From the moment I entered the church until the opening dance it was a race.
The ceremony passed super fast. The music especially the soprano were really good. We are still not quite sure of what was played but it sounded nice. The readings were beautiful especially because it was family reading. I was frozen for half the time of the ceremony but happy.
Due to the rain we couldn't go outside for the group pictures which we did inside. There was some confusion at the end of the ceremony as we should have walked outside but again, because of the rain we couldn't. People, including us were not sure what to do.
We were congratulated by the people who attended the service and then had some pictures of just the two of us in the church once everybody has left.
We then had a scary ride in the Bentley which was not heated therefore we were cold but the worst was that there was a lot of condensation on the windows. In other words the driver couldn't see much and we felt seriously not safe. Again, I deviated us from the path suggested by the GPS to take a route that would not be blocked with traffic. Once we got to the highway it was better. Still we arrived 25min late for the reception.
The reception passed by super fast. It was a challenge to manage to speak to everyone and get all the family and group pictures done. The catering team was making sure we would always have something to drink and eat. I guess that's because they knew we would barely eat over the dinner.
Suddenly it was dinner time. Prior to our entrance, Alice helped me with removing my vest and veil. In the meantime Joy was making sure people were finding their table.
Again, everything went super fast as we tried to eat and talk to people at all tables and listen the speeches and do the game and maybe enjoy ourselves.
The other stressful moment after the church was the opening dance. That's simply because the two of us are poor dancers, even more when together. Aurelie had given us the advice to change sense of rotation every now and then not to get too dizzy. Given our slow speed, that was unlikely to happen.
Once the opening dance was over, we relaxed and really enjoyed the rest of the party. I was very positively surprised to see so many people dancing. One of our fears was that people would not dance and go to bed at midnight. The DJ did pretty well given the challenge of having to entertain a crowd made of Germans, French, International and three generations.
PS: we received the pictures on Saturday morning. Wolfram is busy with them but these are some from the selection of our photographers. Maybe not perfect but they give a feel of what happened.
The ceremony passed super fast. The music especially the soprano were really good. We are still not quite sure of what was played but it sounded nice. The readings were beautiful especially because it was family reading. I was frozen for half the time of the ceremony but happy.
Due to the rain we couldn't go outside for the group pictures which we did inside. There was some confusion at the end of the ceremony as we should have walked outside but again, because of the rain we couldn't. People, including us were not sure what to do.
We were congratulated by the people who attended the service and then had some pictures of just the two of us in the church once everybody has left.
The reception passed by super fast. It was a challenge to manage to speak to everyone and get all the family and group pictures done. The catering team was making sure we would always have something to drink and eat. I guess that's because they knew we would barely eat over the dinner.
Again, everything went super fast as we tried to eat and talk to people at all tables and listen the speeches and do the game and maybe enjoy ourselves.
Once the opening dance was over, we relaxed and really enjoyed the rest of the party. I was very positively surprised to see so many people dancing. One of our fears was that people would not dance and go to bed at midnight. The DJ did pretty well given the challenge of having to entertain a crowd made of Germans, French, International and three generations.
PS: we received the pictures on Saturday morning. Wolfram is busy with them but these are some from the selection of our photographers. Maybe not perfect but they give a feel of what happened.
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