Perfume Genius & His Partner Alan Wyffels Marry in Intimate Ceremony: ‘Ever Heard of Holy Matrimony?’

Perfume Genius mightiness beryllium aiming for Glory with his upcoming European tour, but close now, the lone splendor he’s basking successful is that of his caller marriage.

In a station to his Instagram connected Wednesday (Sept. 17), Mike Hadreas announced that helium and his longtime partner, Alan Wyffels, had tied the knot successful an intimate ceremony. Through a carousel of photos posted to the app, Hadreas and Wyffels tin beryllium seen saying “I do” astatine a Los Angeles County Clerk’s office, implicit with a makeshift wedding arch and boutonnieres connected their suits.

“ever heard of beatified matrimony ?????” Hadreas wrote successful the caption of his post.

Hadreas and Wyffels person been unneurotic since 2009, and the 2 person regularly worked unneurotic connected Perfume Genuis songs. Wyffels co-wrote and played aggregate instruments — including piano, flute, synthesizer and much — connected songs from Perfume Genius’ past 5 albums, including Too Bright, Set My Heart connected Fire Immediately and Ugly Season.

Fans of Perfume Genius volition besides admit Wyffels arsenic the nonstop inspiration down the singer’s 2017 opus “Alan” disconnected his critically lauded medium No Shape, which helium wrote arsenic a loving tribute to his partner. “Thought I’d hide/ Maybe permission thing concealed behind/ Never thought I’d sing outside,” Hadreas sings connected the moving track. “You request me/ Rest easy/ I’m here/ How weird.”

The quality comes conscionable up of Perfume Genius’ upcoming autumn circuit crossed Europe successful enactment of his caller album, Glory. Kicking disconnected successful Paris connected Oct. 30, the dates volition spot Hadreas execute successful cities including Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam and London, earlier helium closes retired his circuit with 5 dates successful Australia.