Our Story

Every couple has its own story, and we even have two! Depending on whom of us you ask, we either met at the cafeteria at the University of Basel or during a seminar on family law, in the beautiful Swiss mountains. However, we both agree that it was at the latter where we first chatted with each other. Discussing rather delicate political issues, neither of us would depart from their opinion and so we did not exactly start off as best friends. Who would have thought, back then, that we would be planning our wedding 6 years later...

"Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator." - Wendell Phillips

Soon, we had to reconsider our first impressions. We went on a few dates and realized that the other was not as stubborn as they had appeared. We would sit and talk for hours and had interesting, absorbing conversations, even if we didn’t always share the same opinion. So we started out as friends. We stayed in touch while Nicole was in Geneva and when she returned a year later, we were both happy to see each other more frequently. After a couple of trips to the movies, a lot of coffee and that special soccer game, we couldn’t deny that along the way, we had become more than just best friends.

	"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend." - Albert Camus

After only a few months, we went on our first trip, which took us to Madrid. Discovering new places and things together is one of our greatest passions. And Mejillones a la Marinera, which we had for the first time on a fantastic night in Madrid, is still one of the many dishes that we love to cook and enjoy together. Since then, we have travelled together near and far. We kept each other warm in the cold in Lapland and splashed about in the refreshing water at 48°C in Oman. We are so happy and grateful that we have been able to see all these beautiful places and to share our joy with each other.
 

"Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy, you must have somebody to divide it with." - Mark Twain

We got engaged while we were on a holiday in Yucatan in spring 2009 and instantly began to discuss getting married in Sonoma County. We had travelled the region the autumn before and fallen in love with it at first sight. Seeing our dream getting closer and closer to its fulfillment is incredibly exciting and we are so happy to be able to share this excitement with you.

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