The German friends of Derek and Nicole decided to pull a prank on them. They (will the help of us
American's) blew up 200 balloons and put them into their cabin bedroom. Here is the end result. As an added bonus, the Germans (not us), filled 5-8 balloons with water. So if Derek and Nicole just started popping them at random, they were in for a wet surprise.
They also filled the shower with balloons. We also flipped everything in there cabin 180 degrees. When I say everything, I mean it. Anything that wasn't bolted down was flipped. We forgot to take pictures of our
handy work.
Derek and Nicole were married in a castle. It was very beautiful.
Here is the outside of the castle. To the left is where they had a
champagne reception after the wedding
ceremony.
Derek and Nicole posing for the photographer.
Alicia, Heather, Liz, and Kelsey posing in front of the castle.
Chad, Me, Mike, and
Jarvey taking our turn.
Heather and I
The room where the
ceremony was performed. It was done in both
English and
German by Nicole's childhood friend, Marina.
The room was very cool. It was a large library.
Derek and Nicole exiting the library...with a lead pipe and Col. Mustard
There is a
German tradition of cutting a log after you are married. It signifies overcoming your first obstacle together. They started out with the idea that it would be easy to cut the log in half, but soon realize that they would have to put some muscle into it.
Now they are getting down and dirty.
Yeah, they did it! Derek grabs a kiss from his new wife and raises his leg like a girl.
For their guest book they had everyone take a picture with a picture frame around their heads. This is our picture.
Another tradition they have is to cut a heart out of a
bed sheet. Whoever finishes their half of the heart first will be the dominate person in the relationship. Nicole received a very large set of scissors, where as Derek received a pair of scissors that you get when you are in
pre-school. The kind that can't cut a piece of paper.
After it is cut out, tradition demands Derek carries her through the heart.
Alicia and Mike at the reception
We were seated with 2 other
German couples. The two ladies were in the same Masters program as Derek. Speaking with them was interesting considering they all learned
English in different places. Samuel spoke British
English(pictured above), Sven and Marina spoke
Australian English, and Ruth and Sebastian spoke German
English.
Ruth and Sebastian
Derek and Nicole's first dance...
umm actually it was their second if you count the dance in
Onalaska as their first.
One of Nicole's friends trying a two legged take down of Mike. This picture is from the end of the night. Numerous beers, wine,
champagne, and shots later. Very fun night.
The German friends of Derek and Nicole decided to pull a prank on them. They (will the help of us American's) blew up 200 balloons and put them into their cabin bedroom. Here is the end result. As an added bonus, the Germans (not us), filled 5-8 balloons with water. So if Derek and Nicole just started popping them at random, they were in for a wet surprise.
They also filled the shower with balloons. We also flipped everything in there cabin 180 degrees. When I say everything, I mean it. Anything that wasn't bolted down was flipped. We forgot to take pictures of our handy work.
Derek and Nicole were married in a castle. It was very beautiful.
Here is the outside of the castle. To the left is where they had a champagne reception after the wedding ceremony.
Derek and Nicole posing for the photographer.
Alicia, Heather, Liz, and Kelsey posing in front of the castle.
Chad, Me, Mike, and Jarvey taking our turn.
Heather and I
The room where the ceremony was performed. It was done in both English and German by Nicole's childhood friend, Marina.
The room was very cool. It was a large library.
Derek and Nicole exiting the library...with a lead pipe and Col. Mustard
There is a German tradition of cutting a log after you are married. It signifies overcoming your first obstacle together. They started out with the idea that it would be easy to cut the log in half, but soon realize that they would have to put some muscle into it. 
Now they are getting down and dirty.
Yeah, they did it! Derek grabs a kiss from his new wife and raises his leg like a girl.
For their guest book they had everyone take a picture with a picture frame around their heads. This is our picture.
Another tradition they have is to cut a heart out of a bed sheet. Whoever finishes their half of the heart first will be the dominate person in the relationship. Nicole received a very large set of scissors, where as Derek received a pair of scissors that you get when you are in pre-school. The kind that can't cut a piece of paper.
After it is cut out, tradition demands Derek carries her through the heart.
Alicia and Mike at the reception
We were seated with 2 other German couples. The two ladies were in the same Masters program as Derek. Speaking with them was interesting considering they all learned English in different places. Samuel spoke British English(pictured above), Sven and Marina spoke Australian English, and Ruth and Sebastian spoke German English.
Ruth and Sebastian
Derek and Nicole's first dance...umm actually it was their second if you count the dance in Onalaska as their first.
One of Nicole's friends trying a two legged take down of Mike. This picture is from the end of the night. Numerous beers, wine, champagne, and shots later. Very fun night.
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