Socceroos star Jackson Irvine was forced to delay his wedding on the back of two boozy days celebrating his club's promotion.
St Pauli captain Irvine partied hard after Monday's (AEST) 3-1 win over Osnabruck which sealed promotion to the Bundesliga, including necking a 'shoey' with Australian teammate Connor Metcalfe.
The excitement was understandable after the club's 13 year absence from Germany's top flight but Irvine made one crucial mistake.
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The 31-year-old was due to marry partner Jemilla Pir in Denmark on Wednesday (AEST) but turned up without an important document.
"When you've been drunk for two days and forget to take your passport to your marriage appointment," Pir wrote on social media, accompanied by three clown emojis.
"Let's try again tomorrow. (Party tonight is still on)."
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It was indeed second time lucky as Pir later shared happy snaps of the newly weds.
"I've never felt anything like it," Irvine said after gaining promotion.
"I'm completely overwhelmed. It's just incredible to see how much it means to people, not just us. This is why I came here. I wanted to achieve something for the fans and give the people something and we've done that by getting promoted.
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"We've all invested so much, week in, week out, and it's a huge honour to be captain of this team, something I don't take for granted.
"We had belief going into the game. We were prepared. We wanted to give our utmost and leave everything on the pitch and all of us gave everything to seal promotion. It was the only way we were going to go up."
At the final whistle, St Pauli fans stormed the field at the club's Millerntor Stadium – a short walk from Hamburg's famous red light district – getting the party underway beneath a clear blue sky.
"I'm so happy for the team, for the whole city. We've earned it," St Pauli manager Fabian Hurzeler said.
"I'm very, very happy to be able to coach this team. The success comes from hard work."
The pirate skull and crossbones is synonymous with St Pauli, popularised by fans who identified as punks.
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It was first carried by squatters who lived nearby and became a hit when the supporters opened an independent fan shop in 1989.
The club eventually purchased the licensing rights in 2000 and co-opted it as an official emblem.
Supporters are still left wing, known to sympathise with the poor and less fortunate in society, though divisions among fan groups have emerged this season because of Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.
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It is St Pauli's sixth promotion to the Bundesliga after 1977, 1988, 1995, 2001 and 2010.
The club lasted just one season on its last appearance before it was relegated in 2011.
Next season will be its ninth among Germany's best, and it will be the first time that the cult club from Hamburg will play in a league above city rival Hamburger SV.
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Germany is also enjoying success in Europe's top competitions this season.
Borussia Dortmund will take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final on June 2 (AEST) while Bayer Leverkusen play Atalanta in the Europa League decider on May 23 (AEST).
The Conference League final will be played between Olympiacos and Fiorentina on May 30 (AEST).
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