Welcome,
My name is Horace Mungin. I am the oldest uncle of the groom.
Today it is my most pleasant duty to bid you all greetings on behalf of the Moses family and the Lewis/Cornelius family – on this very special occasion – the joining together of two families from distant parts of the world.
This is a momentous achievement in itself – but not nearly as consequential as the fact that two young people have offered each other their eternal love before us all and God.
After dinner, the bash was on and the guests romped and celebrated long into the night. The bride and groom spent the night in the wedding suite at Langverwagt Farm. The next week, when the rest of us had returned to the United States, the couple went on a two-week honeymoon at the Misty Beach Hotel in Hermanus, a whaling town off the coast of Cape Town. “We spent our days at Hermanus giggling and going for long walks,” the 23-year-old bride recalled some months later. For her new American family, it was a trip and a wedding we shall always cherish.
Article comments
1 - Ted Mungin
Horace, It was a great wedding and one that I will always remember. A sureal moment though that I also remember was being in the restroom and seeing portraits of some of the white supremacists who supported the old Aparthid system in South Africa. I am glad that Nelson Mandela was released from the prision at Robben Island and he was able to make many changes in the country.Seeing my nepthew marry a South African woman and knowing that the country is free from Aparthia is just wonderful.
2 - Gerri Mungin
Horace: Your description of the wedding brought back such great memories--Some I didn't even know. I did not know what Margot went through to create her wedding gown but it was the most beautiful and creative gown I have ever seen. Well worth all of the work. As you know, we love Margot's family as our own and spent a lot of time visiting them when we went back to Capetown last November. I will always remember that trip. Thanks for your post and for helping me relive those memories
3 - Rashida
Uncle Horace,
Your article was so touching and beautifully written. It was such a wonderful wedding and an excellent time being with family and experiencing South Africa!!
4 - Horace Mungin
Thank you family.