Dear friends,

In case you were wondering what kind of party our wedding party will be – and we have noticed that some people do wonder - here is our vision on our wedding.

A wedding is a cultural totem, surrounded with lots of rituals, icons and symbols: the wedding “uniform”, photo session, wedding cake, a special vehicle, a marriage registrar who relates stories about people he does not really know, etcetera... The rituals are of course useful - they indicate how to dress and how to act. We have been to beautiful weddings with all the customary features you can think of. But we do not want that kind of wedding ourselves.

When we were giving notice at the city hall of our intention to marry, we got an “official information brochure” - or rather a glossy leaflet full of marketing slogans for "the most beautiful day of your life", packed with advertisements from real estate agents, florists, party venues, etc… This all feels like artificial emotion to us - we don't want our wedding to be a commercial happening.

For us, getting married is a spiritual, personal event. We are very happy together and want to stay together for ever. And this is how we want to celebrate it:

On Monday morning 2 October, we get officially married, free of cost and only our marriage witnesses and Max will be present. No speeches. We look forward to the purity of it; just the essence.

Then on Saturday 7 October, we want to celebrate our wedding with everyone and have a great party! Leave your “uniform” at home and put on the clothes in which you feel good. Whether your outfit is flamboyant, formal, casual, or messy; when you feel happy in it, it is perfectly appropriate!

We wish for an easygoing, spontaneous party atmosphere for everyone.

And we are looking forward to that incredible variety of very friendly people from all over the place!

Harald en Liesbeth