A Union of Two Cultures
A LOWCOUNTRY SETTING AND GERMAN TRADITIONS COMBINE
IN THIS COUPLE'S DOWN-HOME WEDDING

When a North Carolina girl meets and marries a native German, the ensuing wedding is bound to be distinctive.  This was the case for Monica Munn of Charlotte and Bernd Schreml of Germany.  Their union called for a unique celebration, quintessentially Southern but peppered with colorful German folk traditions.  Even the couple's wedding invitations, printed in two languages,  symbolized the melding of their cultures.
     Though their courtship took place in Germany,  Monica wanted a Southern

by Nancy Staab / Photography J. Savage Gibson

 

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