mandag, februar 22, 2010

Rush at the civil registry office!

We seem to be following a trend: fixing an appointment at the civil registry office (read: Standesamt / Byfogden) is not something you "just do"..
Six months in front of the date you would like to marry, you can save the date. August being an "it-month" to get married in combination with awful opening hours led to this strange situation on February 22nd in Düsseldorf: the both of us, tired as one would expect at 07.10h in the early morning, standing in a freezing cold queue in some side street behind 40 (!) other couples that wanted to reserve the same date as we did...
Thanks to great connections (*sending a big hug to Gerresheim @ Mathias big sister Kerstin*) we were able to reserve our date of choice: Friday August 20th, 14.00 hours!


PS: the office opened at 07.30h (sharp), at 07.40h all appointments on Saturday were gone, at 08.10h all appointments on Friday. We were the third couple reserving a date on Friday :)

We proudly introduce: the maids of honor and best men


Mathias with his two best men: Martin to his left and Hans Jürgen to his right.
Here enjoying a whiskey tasting last week. Both are great guys and real friends that we hope to keep in our lifes for many years to come!


Vera with her best ladies: Vanessa to the left and Chika in the middle. Here seen during Carnival 2006, by many the memory of the night where Chika was hunted by the Mexican guy :) True ladies that are so important to us and that will be the perfect maids of honor!