Now that we have a little bit of a break from guests (my parents are in Barcelona until Friday and will then be back until they fly back to the US on Sunday), I thought I'd try to get a little caught up with what's been going on! On June 11th, Julian and I went to his friend Pascale's wedding. Julian, David (Julian's best man), and Pascale all went to Kindergarten together, so they've been friends for quite a while! The wedding was absolutely beautiful! It was in Baden-Baden, which is famous for its 5 star hotels and spa resorts. The day started out rainy but by 1pm everything cleared and it was a perfectly sunny warm day. There was a church ceremony at 2pm, followed immediately by a champagne (real champagne... both Pascale and her now-husband Nicholas are half French) and appetizer session just outside the church.
Pascale and her dad
Balloon release during the champagne/appetizer party
After a 2 hour break, the cocktail hour started with more champagne and then moving inside for the dinner.
I had some trouble finding an evening gown but I ended up buying this one just a week before the wedding!
Julian and David
First dance for Pascale and Nicholas
Our table
The dinner was unbelievable! Seven courses of fantastic fancy food. Dessert didn't wrap up until about 1am, since they did speeches, dances, and mingling in between. Afterwards, we all went downstairs to the club portion of the building for the party. Julian and I stayed until about 3:30, but we heard the next day that other people (including the bride and groom!) stayed until 5am!
Overall I was very impressed by my first German wedding and we had a great time. I think this one was more formal than typical, but it was really neat to see all the similarities between German and American weddings, and also see the traditions that are different.
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