The Gate Crashing

One of the games at the gate crashing.

One of the perks of marrying young, before having made any serious money, is that you look (and probably are) too broke for the bridesmaids' party to bother making any attempts at extracting even a pittance from you. The games were pleasantly delightful - for the bridesmaids to watch! We were made to sing, dance, and do whatever else the bridesmaids felt would really make my weaknesses shine through. They say the purpose of gate crashing is to test the resolve and commitment of the groom in wanting to marry the bride. In retrospect, it was perhaps more a test for her than it was for me. After all, if a girl would still marry you despite full knowledge of how bad you are at dancing and singing, I guess it must be true love.

We even had the fortuity of experiencing the traditional straight-laced Swiss hospitality when the hotel manager came up to us and said "Swiss law prohibits guests from emitting noise above 70 decibels". Admittedly I am taking some narrative liberties with his words, but I remain faithful to his message.

A big shout out to Marco, Shank, and Albert for being such great sports during the gate crashing!