Garching a.d.Alz

We made a quick trip back to the long Castle because Luke and Devan had not seen it yet. This time we went down into Bergenhausen and walked around a bit. I was enamored once again with all of the cool doors and and these pastel colored buildings.
The castle was less crowded this morning so it was nice to see it that way. We came back and got ready and jumped on the shuttle at 1:00 sharp to head to the wedding..
What a beautiful and fun celebration it was!
It was a gorgeous, sunny and very hot day.. The wedding was held in a very cool old barn. The bride and the groom both looked radiant and it was a thrill to be there with all of the Bavarian neighbors, friends and relatives who came to their celebration. There was a good representation of those of us from the US as well! Dan officiated the ceremony and it was very touching. Westin gave his vows to Marina in German, and Marina gave her vows to Westin in English. It was the most romantic wedding I've seen. After the official ceremony there were party games and guessing games with facts about the bride and the groom. We all enjoyed a great dinner in the barn with fire roasted trout, wienerschnitzel and German spatzle. And sides. One of Westin's neighbors made a wedding cake that was chocolate apricot and it took her 2 days to make it. It was probably the best tasting cake I've ever had. There was also a potpourri of homemade cakes in addition to the wedding cake that filled a table. German beer and merriment were had by all. Then the band, two brothers and three others took the stage and played a variety of Austrian rock, American rock, hard rock,nd German folk songs . We danced as much as we could given the heat in the barn. Marina's mother dance the whole night, I don't think she ever sat down. It got so hot that Kristy jumped into the kids pool and drank beer from a snorkel. The band loved the wedding guests and had to be asked to stop playing at 1:30 in the morning.Read more