We woke up leisurely late and had a light breakfast, picked up dinner supplies and wedding flowers at the open market at Sainte Joseph before some well deserved relaxation before we got dressed and ready to go.
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| The happy and kinda nervous couple |
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| Flowers for the wedding |
About 2 we hopped in the cars and headed for Chateau Hohlandsburg for the wedding ceremony. This time, we took the risk and drove all the way to the top and parked in what I deeply suspect is employee parking, but as we didn't get towed, not that big a deal. We just could not face that long walk up the mountain from the usual parking lot in our wedding clothes. Not fun at all.
The day was bright and sparkling with a cool wind, just perfect for a quick exchange of vows on the battlements overlooking the broad Rhine River valley over to Germany. It wasn't too crowded for a Saturday, so we had just enough private time to share the binding of two wonderful people for the rest of their lives.
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| Jim, Matt, Laura, Aletha |
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| A very serious moment. |
After the vows, we wandered about a bit, finally settling in at the little bistro in the castle courtyard for a bottle of local sparkling wine and some toasts.
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| Toasting! |
While we previously bought dinner for the evening, we decided to head into Old Town to grab dinner out since nobody seemed terribly eager to get to work in the kitchen.
We ended up at a decent little winstub for a big table of all the traditional favorites, with one notable exception. It makes him happy I guess...
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| Yep, French Funyuns! |
It was a very special day and Nita and I are very glad to have been part of it!
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