Andre & Melanie's Wedding
This past weekend I met Riccardo in Germany (he was returning from Italy, where he'd been working for the past week) for our friends' Andre and Melanie's wedding.Andre and Melanie decided to hold their ceremony in the German version of City Hall; in fact, it was much nicer than expected: a quaint, historic building and a well-decorated, tasteful marriage room. The actual marriage was very short; there was no wedding party, as this is not the custom in Germany.
After the ceremony, the 40-ish guests drove across town to a riverside B&B where the reception was to be held. It was another beautiful historic building, beautifully decorated for festivities such as these and located directly along the Alte Rhein (an original part of the Rhein river, before it was diverted). We enjoyed some fabulous food and drink at the outdoor cocktail party, before heading to the rivershore for some photos.
The reception consisted of a fantastic German/Mediterranean dinner and some interesting games. One especially fun idea was where pieces of a Gustav Klimt painting were randomly assigned to guests, who throughout the evening, had to paint their swatch on a canvas, to comprise part of a recreation of the painting - quite a thoughtful gift for the couple!
Finally, a requisite dance of the Macarena, and we took our leave. Congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs. Ahlheim, and thanks for having us!!Sunday, we had a gorgeous birthday-brunch with Riccardo's family. It was a belated celebration of his 30th. It was great to spend some time with his family - it's been almost six months since the last visit! But we are still looking forward to a longer, more restful visit with them this summer (hopefully!).
It's a good thing we don't do this weekend-travel too often, because it's now Tuesday and I'm still recovering from exhaustion.
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