THE RECEPTION

The reception was held in the park of Altshausen Castle. From the gate we were able to see something of it, but not that much. After a while I went to the press room to have a drink and something to eat. I also helped a photographer identifying some guests at pictures. After a while I unfortunately heard from Verena I had missed seeing several guests and also bride and groom leaving the reception area to have a déjeuner at home. However later I managed to make several very nice photos of guests leaving or arriving. Some even especially posed for me (and Verena) when we asked. That way we managed to get a nice picture of Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis and some beautiful ones of Hereditary Count Damian von Schönborn-Buchheim, his wife Deirdre and their little daughter Isabelle. I had a drink in town and then went back to the castle - no press left. I talked a bit to a security man and then saw some of the bridal children, who seemed to have been sent to the swimmingpool earlier that afternoon. Later on I spotted little Duchess Dorothée and her cousin Duke Carl Theodor playing and running on the red carpet.