Although I arrived at Altshausen by train very early, around 8:30, I wasn't the first one of the press to arrive. I picked up my press card and some information, including the order of service, and then went to have a look at the press stand just in front of the entrance of the Schloss- und Pfarrkirche Sankt Michael (Castle and Parish Church St Michael). Most of the about 460 guests arrived around 10:00, including many interesting royals. Some of the guests didn't arrive until when the bride and groom were already inside, and some even managed to show up halfway the service. Unfortunately most of the guests didn't stand still for photos, as it had been the wish of the family that the cortège would be able to walk to the church as natural as possible, thus without stopping for photos. However the ones who were not in the cortège and came via the carpet from behind us, were often very willing to pose. Photographing the cortège walking towards the church was pretty difficult, as the guards were even standing right in front of our noses, so all the photographers left the stand to make photos from between the guards and sometimes even ran over the carpet, standing in the way of other colleagues. Happily on the way out of church the boss of Seeger Press had arranged that the guards would not stand in front of us anymore so we would have a clear view. Later I heard that it hadn't been the intention to have the guards in front of us and that there must have been a misunderstanding at the guards.
Photos: Netty Leistra