Wedding games

I have had the pleasure of having been invited to some German weddings, and I have to say they know how to throw a party and organize games and activities. Maybe it has to do with the kind of friends we have, but often they are very creative. Here are three examples of how they manage to bring fun to the party.

1. A personalized wine cellar

The idea is simple: collect the e-mail addresses or telephone numbers of everybody who has been invited to the wedding, and ask them to bring a bottle of their favorite drink. Ask them to put a personalized sticker or picture on the lable of the bottle, and make or buy a wine rack in which to collect all the bottles during the party

Everytime the bride and groom open a bottle, they will remember the person who gave the bottle.

2. The BeWelcome / Hospitality Tile

Smash a big tile (50cm on 50cm) in pieces (as many pieces as there are couples present at the wedding) and give each couple one tile. The bride and groom get a wooden frame (also 50 x 50) and they have to collect the pieces by visiting the other couples during the next year

3. Handy-men

Every couple that has been invited, should perform some task for the bride and groom. This could be a task they choose themselves, or one that they have to pick blindfolded. The tasks could be for example baking a cake for the bride and groom, or washing the windows, or taking them to the cinema.

Tom Waits!

We found the perfect opening song for our wedding: Little Trip (to heaven) by Tom Waits. Both Claudia and I are big fans of him, and the lyrics fit very well to our wedding preparations. Furthermore the song is easy to dance to :)

a short excerpt:
"I don't need to take no trip to outer space
All I have to do is look at your face
And before I know it I'm in orbit around you
I thank my lucky stars that I found you"

Looking for a First Dance Song

We are getting married (again LOL) on March 27th, and we are looking for a good First Dance Song (aka Wedding Dance Song). We don't care too much for those traditional songs (I would Die for You, Unchained Melody, ....) but are looking for something a bit more alternative.

Do you have some good suggestions? Please keep in mind that the lyrics should at least radiate happiness. So no "One" by U2, "Everybody Hurts" by REM or 'Papa was a Rolling Stone' :)

Oh, and I heard somebody got married with "Please Release me, let me go...", I can assure you: that is NOT a good opening song!

Getting Maried...Again

Claudia and I got married almost 2 years ago, but we decided to do it again. Not that we got divorced or anything, but last time it was a very small, sober ceremony. When we got married in Aachen we just invited our parents and brothers. But this time we want to share our happiness with everyone we love. So if you happen to be in Grimbergen on March 27th, why not drop by for a drink?

The schedule so far is :

- Church service at 4 pm in the Grimbergen basilica
- From 5pm till 6.30 pm an intimate reception service at my mum's shop, Abdijstraat 17 (100 metres from the church)

Please let us know if you will attend this. We'd love to see you