The Big Day

The inside of St. Jakobus Church, tastefully decorated for the wedding. The church dates from the 1100's.

The outside of St Jakobus Church in Moldenit, shortly before the wedding.
Another angle of the church exterior.
The happy couple, plus Tim (Best Man) and Sina (Maid of Honor) in the receiving line after the ceremony.

The ladies had lots of fun decorating Johann's car.

And so it is finally upon us. We made it to the wedding ceremony. St. Jakobus is a Lutheran church, and the service was a Lutheran service. The wedding ceremony was conducted almost entirely in German, making it a bit difficult for the English-speakers to participate fully. In spite of that, it was easy to follow what was going on.

It was a windy day. There was a brief rain shower in the early afternoon, but by the time the wedding rolled around, the sun was shining.

Afterward, we piled into various cars and headed over to the Waldschloesschen for the reception. It is a tradition in Germany for the wedding caravan to travel through the streets of town tooting its horns.