Herr und Frau Aydt

 Julian hears me sing a love song...TO HIM..
To Make You Feel My Love
Adele

In Monterosso..the first pic we saw of ourselves..after the wedding..

 With "our" Wedding Planner Extraordinnaire..Melina!

Reading and crying..over the "wishes" sent from Janice, Glenn, Brian, and Joey..my siblings..

Anna..

My little daughter..WOW..how i love her!..Every moment with her is sheer joy, love, happiness...and sunshine..

The day we all became a family:)

I love this picture of Anna!!

How Cool Am I?

Anna signing the Parchment!

Thank You Oma und Opa for all your loving care for our little girl..during the days of our wedding.

The four of us were giggling uncontrollably..and our poor baby...was crying!:)

Justin said to me "I will hold an umbrella for Oma anyday!:)

Lynnie Pooh!!

This woman..my trusted, loyal, cherished friend...means the world to me!..

Lynn is truly the best Moh a Bride EVER had..She came to Germany...all the way from Canada...to be at my side as i married my wonderful Julian!...She helped me, supported me, ok..let's be honest..LYNN KEPT ME SANE!!..she told me to smile, she took a million pictures to record our gorgeous wedding..she shone light on every moment, creature and person she came into contact with..she told me not to cry..told me how lucky i am...kept me positive..spent a ton of time with Anna to give my husband and I time together, fixed my makeup (every time I cried)..and (without me even knowing it) convinced me her dress shouldn't be red:)..hehe..

I love you Lynnie

Lynn and I took a horse and buggy ride around the Eifel Tower..and in 30 minutes drank a bottle of champagne..hehe..let the giggling continue:)

PARIS!!..omg..

July 19th..on our way to Innsbruck Austria

she and i...as sisters and best friends experienced, love, motherhood, friendship, marriage and five countries..side by side..and "full on"...

here we are in Venice, Italy

with "our" little girl!

 she definitely shared "motherhood" with me..in a way..only a soul sister can:)

 she is the most beautiful woman i know!..inside and out!

Cinque Terre

she put up with my family..hehe:)

 she loved my children as her own!!

 she is just beautiful!..and i love her!!

Polterabend at the Kleinterzuechterverein..aka the place of the small animals:)

Ohhhhh...this German tradition is soooo much fun:)

Apparently...friends and family come to wish you a happy life and marriage..and they smash dishes...to give you to opportunity to prepare for "domestic" life together..(or something)..
so they smash..and you sweep together..to help you prepare for married life!

Julian and I arranged the location, food, music and drinks..

Usually this celebration carries on into the wee hours of the morning..but because we held ours on a Thursday evening..It went until only 1am..

people arrived all through the evening with ceramic dishes..to say hello, congratulations, and SMASH dishes..
it was a blast!

lynn and i were quite amused by the event!

picking up sneitzel and wurst from the butcher

 the first guests

 my sister in law (to be) Lydia:)

 partners in crime..Anna und Emilie (cousins)

ok..a broken dish or two..no big deal!

I am checking to see if he is good husband material???

Oh..this is fun!..such a cute tradition!!

and they came, and came...and smashed and smashed!!

and I met old friends of Julian's..some he hadn't seen in years!!

and ALL the kids got in on the fun!

ok...really!..that was fun..but..!!..

a gift from Julian's godmother..Tante Brigitte...BEAUTIFUL!..we love it:)

our DJ's..Aaron and Phillip

my husband to be..is still smiling..hmm..a good sign..and still sweeping too!! Impressive!

Maurice sent us googles..to protect our eyes..hehe:)..Thanks Maurice:)