My Civil Wedding

February 2, 1970

My marriage to Hans-Michael Schäfer began on February 2, 1970, with the civil ceremony together with his family in Herzberg, Germany.

Since it was winter, it was expected that I wear a BLACK suit! Together with Michael's mother, Melitta, we shopped around Göttingen trying to find something fitting. I would have preferred blue, or any other color... but BLACK? We did find a cute mini-skirt with blazer combination.... which still hangs in my closet today, 38 years later!

Michael didn't have a suit so he wore his pilot's uniform. Later we found out that he should have asked his company for permission first! oooops