The big fat Germany wedding
What can I say? Another delish breakfast at the Seigmann residence with the whole family. Cathrin gave Hans Peter a hard time about forgetting the fleishsalat which Andy was very much looking forward to. We are so relaxed we hung out in bed until we got ready for the wedding. At the Sonne by 130 to walk to the church with everyone including the bride and groom. We greeting their friend who we hung out with the prior day. "The flip flop guy" they called out to Andy now that he was in a proper tie and suit. LOL. They are all very nice people. We ate a pretzel to prepare for the long day. Is a German wedding, of course there are pretzels. Rahel looked like a princess in her dress. Her mom lined everyone up, family first then friends, and we walked to the only church in Vorstetten.
It was a small church and very old. This was the first mass I've sat through since Paul and Lynnette's wedding. I didn't understand a word during the ceremony but there was a small band who played 'kiss me' in English which was a nice surprise. After the ceremony Cathrin gave us the card she bought for us to give to the newly weds and we quickly ran to the card to sign it. We missed the procession back to the Sonne where we had champagne. After some pictures and drinks, we went to a building where Andy's grandpa Rudy had his 90th bday. We had coffee and lots of cake and sat with Amelie, Gabi and Gutz. At first we had the wedding cake which was lemon and the other piece was a nugot. Well that wasn't enough so Andy got us a huge piece of Black Forest cake and it was delish! The schnapps in it was pretty strong, especially the cherries that were soaked in it.
It was only 4 and I was getting excited for dinner Rahel said there would be a lot of food, bring it. The champagne and cake was making me tired, the coffee had no effect. Finally around 630 we headed back to the Sonne for the evening. It's a very old restaurant in Vorstetten that could barely hold the 68 guests and barely her dress. We sat across from Amiele and one of Rahel's step brothers and his girlfriend. The girlfriend looked pissed off to be there. She had bright red dyed hair and didn't engage with anyone. Andy assured me everyone spoke English so I tried to have a conversation with the couple. It didn't go so well. Whatever I can talk to Andy, wait, he's talking to the dude next to him. There was no way I would get in a word with the cackling girls next to me. By this point I've gotten pretty good at not partaking in conversation so I'll sit and drink my beer.
Time for the food! Oh the food was amazing and a lot of it. First we started with a tomato soup, then came a huge slice of liver pâté with fruit and lettuce. Next were the main dishes (yes plural). First was the fish plate of salmon and monkfish in a truffle butter sauce, then came the beef. I truely could have stopped eating feet the fish but why when the food is so amazing? The dessert consisted of chocolate mousse, coconut and a strawberry ice cream. Of course we are drinking wine the whole time.
The DJ gets started and they play some games throughout the night along with some toasts. They played the shoe game andRahel's dad gave a speech which made everyone cry. Later Andy translated that he was thanking her mom for rising Rahel and doing a wonderful job running the restaurant. I cried. Rahel's mom Ulrike is a very friendly and strong woman so I was very happy to hear her dad give her props.
The night was long, we ate dessert around 1. We danced and drank and talked. It was smoking hot in there which promoted drinking water and I changed into my flip flops. At one point during our dancing, Andy decided to add some jumps to his moves which almost knocked himself out. No shit. He had maybe 3 inches under the hallway frame and hit his head hard in the solid wood. Me being the deeply concerned person I am, laughed my ass off while trying to make sure he was OK for the next 15 min. He was, more dancing. I went through several spurts of energy, finally around 415 I couldn't take it and we headed home. We said our goodbyes to Rahel who still looked stunning, and Timo, who was drunk and doing a poor impersonation of my laugh. Haha. They are wonderful people and I'm so happy for them. We got home around 445 with Amelie and passed out. So glad we were able to come out for the wedding, and truely unique experience.