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>I'm just coming from my younger sister's wedding, it >was quite an eventful day as she and her husband >wanted to do it all together when the guests were >there. >It started in the morning with the official wedding at >town hall, taking about an hour, followed by a photo >session in front. >After that, a lunch was booked at a nearby restaurant, >and the church wedding took place in the afternoon. >For the dinner and dance we went to another >restaurant, fortunately it was all not far from each >other. Advantage of living in a small town: No need to >worry about transportation issues, just walk from one >place to the next ... we were lucky it didn't rain! >Both families together, we were 32 people including 9 >children, not counting officials from the city and >church. >As announced, and as welcomed by the bride and groom, >my children were barefoot throughout the festivities. >They were so excited and so cute! As we ate outside on >the warm restaurant terrace at noon, the younger three >of the other family's children decided to join ours >and left their shoes under the table. They put them >back on for the way to church but once we were at the >final place for the evening, the shoes and socks of >these three found their place at the wardrobe as they >remained barefoot for the dinner and the following >party. >Once the dance started, my sister, who had bravely >worn her high heeled sandals together with her wedding >dress (she's a bit conservative in that regard ...) >decided to finally slip them off and danced barefoot. >My wife and me followed immediately, so did the rest >of the children and two more ladies from my >generation, finally the groom as well! In the end the >dance was a wonderfully informal affair with plenty of >happy young and older bare feet (and some pantyhosed >ladies who found it too cumbersome to get rid of that >final layer of fabric under their soles). My children >were all happy and cheerful throughout and it seems >like they also had a nice effect on my brother in >law's nieces and nephews as they socialized; I take it >as a good sign whenever other kids kick off their >shoes after meeting ours! >We didn't bother to put our shoes back on for the >short way home. Our children once more found that >doing it all barefoot was the right thing to do. Once >home we found that dancing on the wax-polished parquet >dance floor had given our darkened soles a lovely >smooth shine ... just one of plenty of wonderful >memories of a day designed to be unforgettable.

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