German Weekend 3 – The Wedding

It rained all day on the wedding day. It was lucky there was a coach to take us to the church or we would have got drenched. We got in, sat down and tried to look as though we knew what was going on. It wasn’t easy, though.

The bride looked beautiful in a classic, off-white flapper number. She was carrying bread rolls (maybe this is a symbol of prosperity and fertility). The groom was immaculately turned out. The service was led by a female Protestant vicar and a male Catholic priest. We couldn’t understand a word, but I tried to sing along with the hymns and follow the readings. One nice touch is that all the cousins took it in turn to read verses from the Bible. There was a flute solo from another talented cousin.

Then it was time for my daughter to scatter the flowers in front of the bride. The trouble was, she refused to do it. Instead, she wanted to save the flowers for Auntie K. She didn’t want to waste them by throwing them away. Luckily, there was a backup plan in the shape of an older cousin who did her duty and spread the flowers. Then we all tramped soggily around the corner to the champagne reception.

Near the end, everyone took advantage of a brief break in the weather to go outside and let off some red balloons – hundreds of them, it seemed – with good wishes tied to the strings. It was very moving.

Next: the reception

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