Day V

The official part of the day starts with the departure of the DS Loetschberg from Interlaken at 14:25 which brings us to Giessbach, where the civil ceremony takes place in the old Grandhotel by the waterfall. While the rain is kind of holding out until we get there, the flood-gates are opening up short afterwards and for the rest of the day so that the Apero has to take place indoors and on a partially covered balcony. As part of the apero, the guests are releasing helium balloons into the rainy sky which carry cards with (hopefully) good wishes to be returned by any finder.

The 8 course dinner takes place in one of the main ballrooms and with less than 30 people is a comfortably informal affair. Since all the guests are staying at the hotel, the evening simply fades out slowly at the hotel bar.