(all pictures are low res, for high res click here)
The wedding day began with me and
Peaboy wondering about the weather
,
and if we should go with Plan A (Riffelberg) or Plan B (a local chapel). After
much debate, it was decided to go with Plan A, even if it were raining... :-)
Anyway, I had other things to do, as I had to make sure everything was ready for
the after wedding events, so I checked in officially to the
Zermatterhof. Turns out the room was
ready, so I got a sneak peak at our honeymoon suite and the 3 terraces,
but more on that later.
Finally, the festivities were beginning. Our photographer Shawna
was ready
,
and Peaboy had the rings.
Now only if the weather would cooperate -- we took a few photos inside in hopes
the rain would stop.
.
There was no stopping the rain, but we had to go as our horse
drawn carriage was waiting.
Turns out the carriage was to take us for a tour of the village and to meet the
civil servant who would do the official wedding ceremony, but believe it or not
we got stuck in a traffic jam in Zermatt! We were 10 minutes late, so the tour
would have to wait. Our driver took us to the
the main square in front of the central church where the rest of the group was
waiting for us.
The carriage dropped us off, and we met with the civil servant who officially
wed us.
After this service, we finally got a chance to tour the village in our horse
drawn carriage, where there were tons of tourists offering their best wishes in
about 5 different languages (anyone know Japanese?) .
.
After our tour, which included a run in with goats
,
we headed to the train station
to depart for Riffelberg. At the station, we viewed a model of the Riffelberg
hotel and chapel.
.
Before long, our train showed up and we were on our way
...Ellen
used this time to change into more comfortable boots.
Within 20 minutes, we were above the tree line
and that's when it really started raining.