EPISODE 711 MARTIN and NATALIE’S WEDDING — SEEMS MY READERS LIKE WEDDINGS, A SEQUEL
alan skeoch
Jan. 7, 2023
Martin and Natalie Leuthi are happy type persons…the kind that try to see good in everyone.
they planned their wedding they wanted everyone to have a good time.
I am trying to replicate their thinking…
worm my way into Martin’s brain. First off, he is a Swiss = Canadian…or Canadian – Swiss
depending on your preference. Both nations have their idiosyncrasies in my opinion. The Swiss
side of Martn is his attention to detail. He is so good at detail that he now builds jet turbines where
the tolerances are fractions of the human hair. The Canadian quirk in his personality is that
he is a happy person, at ease with people. He exudes confidence and fellowship.
And that is why their wedding was such a memorable event.
Did he break the wedding up into components? I think so.
First = The Stag.
“Alan, do not forget the dog?’
“The dog?”
“I was giving a speech at my stag and a dog came up behind me, raised its back foot and pissed on my leg.”
“Are you joking?”
“Nope , here is the picture to prove it.”
“Can I use the picture?”
“Sure. It was a kind of reverse baptism the way I see it.”
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Second – Transportation
“Why did you rent that ancient bus?”
“People are often late for weddings,,,the bus will get us all to the church on time.”
Third – Location
“We chose a spot in the centre of Switzerland. If people are coming they can use
the wedding as a starting point for a tour.”
“nobody does that.”
“My sister Gabriela and your son Kevin are planning that for you…holiday in Flammerans.”
“Joke?”
“Wait and see”
Fourth – The Church and the Minister
Nolan and Morgan Skeoch led the wedding procession
“Remember the sermon before the wedding, Alan?”
“I do…the minister had two wooden gears in his hand.”
“Remember the gears fitted together?”
“Sort of sexual image I thought at the time.”
“Precisely and that was his point….a smooth running car depends upon
the gears…same applies to weddings.”
“And Morgan and Nolan were given a chance to shine…hint to everyone
that Natalie and I planned to have a tubule of kids…and soon.”
Fifth – The Reception
Martin greeted everyone from a place on high
Everyone got a Swiss Cow
“What do you remember about the reception, Alan?”
“You gave everyone a cow….we still have ours over the fireplace.”
“What could be more Swiss than a cow?”
“Chocolate bar.”
“ the cow was more memorable.”
“And remember how we greeted people?”
“Yes, you leaned out the window with arms extended.”
“Like the Pope at the Vatican”
“Precisely, we are not Catholic but can learn from the papal greetings of the faithful.”
“Is that why we were housed in a convent?”
Sixth – The Food and Drink
“Sometimes people drink too much at weddings.: dangerous.”
“:But you had lots o f wine.”
“More food than wine….I think we had three meals rather than one meal…
stuff People full of food and accidents are less likely.”
Seventh = The Damce
Eigth = Something Special – The Boat Cruise
The sunflowers must have some kind of meaning…I missed that. Perhaps a reader knows.
And the ALPHORN…
“Something special for all age groups….kids to grandparents…nothing nicer than
an afternoon on a Swiss Lake with the Towering Alps in the distance…more food
available but less wine. “
“The boat cruse kept us all together.”
NOW WHAT IS MOST MEMORABLE? IS IT THAT DOG???
alan skeoch
Post script
Natalie and Martin now have three children, two dogs and a cluster of semi wild turtles living in
a small pond in their back yard at Arisdof, Switzerland.