Wedding Friday

Ok, so seeing a wedding is always an impressive event, even if you're not invites. Today, I saw not one, not two but 6 weddings. Each wedding was..unique in it's own right.

The Greek Wedding:

We arrived too late but we met this wedding as they were having their champagne reception under some trees in the sunlight. The Bride was wearing white, however they were all different types of white. Her shawl was pure white, her boddess a creamy white and her skirt was a yellow white. It was an..interesting combination. The Groom wore a suit that was a least two times too large for him, but he had immaculate curls so that forgave everything. They had hired a woman to play an accordian, she wore a head band and looked like something from Braveheart and sprang about. Half way through a song she started shouting and another woman appeared , put down her shopping basket and took the accordian. The Groom was smoking constantly and the Bride kept burning her hand off his cigarette when she wanted to hold his hand. His cigarette was nervously close to her dress, however I still haven't decided if it would have been a good thing or a bad thing if it did catch fire....provided she wasn't in it.

The Red Wedding:

This couple did not vote for the champagne reception so they were quickly marched out of the Rathaus(Town Hall) and into their cars. The bride wore a bright red dress with a red veil which made the whole outfit look rather sinister. Her Groom was difficult to recognise and she marched out holding hands with two men. I don't know what's legal in Germany but I was impressed. The Mother of the Bride wore a long white dress which looked much like the Greek Bride's dress but all in the same colour. That wedding was a bit confusing to observe.

The White Wedding:

The Bride of this wedding wore traditional white and a nice long dress, the Groom was identifiable. But the Bride or Groom did not win the prize. A small boy at the reception got more attention than the Bride or Groom. And rightly so, He ran about the place with a heart shape balloon and he was wearing pixie wings. The photographer ignored the couple and ran after his cupid-pixie.

The Second Red Wedding:

Don't you hate it when you turn up to an event and someone is wearing the same thing as you? Especially when it's your wedding. So we had a second wedding with a different bride but the same red dress. Oh dear. Again, the Groom was not clear to the eye but presumably he was in fact there. The wedding came and went pretty quickly like the red wedding before. All very suspicious.

The Silk Suits Wedding:

Everyone down to the two mothers of the Bride and Groom wore silk white suits. The Bride on the otherhand arrived wearing a meringue which she let trail around in the gutters. The Groom wore black and looked out of place. The Bride needed a two small boys in white, silk suits and one small girl in a sil, white dress to carry her trail and also to help her into doors by holding up the hoop of her dress.

The Teacher's Wedding:

Once the Meringue Bride disappeared into the church, 30 children arrived to the courtyard. One of which I wanted to steal, he wore a navy knitted vest, white shirt and the smallest tie I have ever seen in my life. But the sweet thing was he was carrying a small guitar which strummed as he walked. Every child had a sign with writing on it: "how many legs does a catepillar have?" and other questions. Their pockets were bulging with poppers. Two women organised the children into lines and sent in two boys into the Rathaus. The boys came flying out, shouting "they're coming! they're coming". Out of the Rathaus comes a Bride who is wearing knee high, brown, suede boots, a mini, skin tight wedding dress and a long white trench coat. The Groom wore a morning suit. The children erupted in cries, cheers and bangs (the poppers). And my favourite little man stepped forward and started strumming away on his guitar, bless.

So Friday seems to be a good day to get married. I looked it up but there doesn't seem to be a tradition to get married on a Friday but I'm going to ask locally and see if they say other wise!