German Wedding

It was a cloudy Saturday and sense of gloom plagued the scenery in Weitingen. I woke up late and experienced the before described weather. Today I would participate as audience in a German wedding. With no gift in hand I had to act quick. Wolfgang drove me to a flower shop that, when inside, took over one's sense of smell with various scents of magnolia, frangipani, gardenia, and other life changing flowers. I decided to buy a violet orchid for the bride and groom, Nicole and Uwe. Nicole is Erika, my host mother's, niece. The wedding was supposed to take place the year prior, but Nicole's dad had unfortunately passed away so the wedding was put on hold. In the meantime Nicole and Uwe conceived a child name Leina.

I'm glad I brought a suit to Germany because it sure came in handy for this event. The weather cleared up and the sky became soft and blue as we were driving to the church. It's interesting, the German wedding is done a little differently than the way we do it in America. There are no bridesmaids or groomsmen and at different times throughout the ceremony the bride and groom actually sit down. In addition to the wedding ceremony, little Leina was baptized. I didn't really understand the German during the ceremony, but I could, for the most part, make out what was going on.

After the ceremony everyone drove to a different venue for the after party. En route everyone honked their horns and made a ruckus throughout the different neighborhoods. The party was a good time. Amazing food and an open bar. One can't have to many complaints with such a good situation. And then I blacked out, I think it was around 5am, the party started around 5pm, oops.