Things looked black on this brides wedding day . Dressed in his sooty working clothes and with his face and hands still begrimed with soot , Kurt Jungling , a Berlin chimney sweep , was married at a register office to Fraulein Berta Schuhmacher . To announce to all and sundry that it really was a special occasion , however the bridegroom condescended to wear a silk hat . Photo shows , Kurt Jungling , the chimney sweep bridegroom , and his bride receiving the congratulations of officials after their wedding . 30 November 1935