"In Germany today, we have two basic religions, Protestant or Catholic (see Roman Catholic), so the services in the churches are basically the same as in North America," says Ingrid Scherer-Mohr, director for Canada of the German National Tourist Office. "We also have the lovely, old-fashioned, old city halls where emperors were crowned most of these buildings are about 400 years old, including the one in Frankfurt for civil weddings." According to Scherer-Mohr, there are about 10,000 castles and palaces in Germany, and many couples get married in old castles that have been transformed into hotels with wedding chapels. "Couples will have their service in a castle chapel and then the reception in the same castle. Germany has some 60 castle-hotels, many of them still run by some noble families."
As for the wedding ceremony, "It is still very popular to have the flowergirl and little boy throw real flower petals on the path down the aisle. On the way out, as they leave the church, these children precede the bride and groom. We never throw rice."
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