Some photos

When I moved to Austin, I got myself a digital camera, making it simpler to allow others to trace my ways in this new country. So this is the place for the friends at home to see where I have been...

Clicking on an image will produce a larger version. To see earlier or later pictures, use the menu bar at the right, which is sorted reverse chronological, i.e. newest sets of pictures at the top.

Wedding I (June 11th, 2005)

This is part 1 about our wedding: the day before and getting ready. What should I say, look at this cute couple :-)

While I was practicing the parts of the ceremony that I had to do (and joking with my parents), Jill was already busy getting ready:

All this dressing up of course requires some family help (left me with my brother-in-law Simon, right Jill with my sister Sigrid in red and our good friend and officiant Ellen — isn't that dress gorgeous, by the way?):

Finally, everyone's ready, so next step: taking pictures with our families. Of course no pictures together, because American tradition seems to be that the groom can't see the bride before the ceremony starts :-) On the left, first a picture with me, my parents, my sister Sigrid and her husband Simon; at the bottom me and Simon. On the right, Jill and her parents, and Jill with her sisters Caitlin and Beth: