One of the German groomsmen was too short for the gown so he gave it to Tom, and it fit. So Tom was a groomsmen. All happened at the last minute...Christoph's wife Heidi and I, thought they looked like Muslim mafia together....
The first set of women come for the groom and his men to make a selection of a bride from.
They bring gifts and bow before the groom to see if they will be selected.
The next set of women are a bit older, but still no bride is selected...
The groom and groomsmen now go look for the bride from the whole bunch |
The bride is found
The groom now takes the bride to the head table and they together preside over the celebration. |
These are the wedding pictures...................
The church, the German and American guests arrived at 10, the groom arrived at 12 and the bride at 12:30
Inside the church
Outside the church at the borehole. Life continues
The choir with traditional instruments. If you look very closely in the L hand side you can see a tube. Christoph and Heidi played a duet in one part of the service. With this large loud harmonized choir, when the brides maids and bride come down the aisle they sway back and forth in the gowns and they look like flowers swaying in a gentle breeze. It is so pretty.... That is our Scottish friends on the R. David wore his kilt for the occasion.
The bride arrives she has the veil over her face
They are pronounced man and wife
The reception has a beautiful ceremony where the bride kneels at the grooms feet and gently feeds him. This is a sign of the care she will always give him. Makes me pause and wonder if I could rapturously look in Toms eyes and agree to this...
Then clothes are changed by the bride and she goes around and hands out wedding cakes made for some of the special guest that influenced their lives. After this is done the food is served and then the gifts are carried in.
They got a living room set from some well wishers, but I didn't see a chicken or goat given... Then we all go home.
It was fun to be included and participate.
FRANK AND QUEEN
APRIL 6, 2013