What should a 19th-century wedding look like?

Twenty years after being born again, it has been several years since he came to New York, and John has attended several weddings before and after, so he still has some impressions of this. To put it simply, it is actually a religious ceremony. Especially for the West in the 19th century, religion was far more important to them than later generations, and John can be said to have felt this very well.

Of course, this is in simple terms.

If the narrative is more complicated, then there are too many worldly things in a wedding. For example, the wedding dress worn by the lady is often the highlight of the wedding, and the poor are just the poor, and the girl who has a little asset in the family has to spend a lot of thought and money on it when she gets married. Queen Victoria's marriage gave the final definition of a wedding dress - white as snow, expensive as gold! The lace on the wedding dress alone cost thousands of pounds, all by hand.

John wasn't interested in competing with the queen, and he didn't have eight months to wait, so after saving the design costs, he was able to get it all done for more than a thousand dollars. Of course, this number is still huge in this era, but it is no longer a luxury compared to other rich Americans who marry daughters.

But there's a lot more to focus on than just a wedding dress.

For example, the church to be used for marriage, because it had been discussed with his grandfather before going to Europe, so the old Huntelaar had already booked the church for the wedding; For example, after several rounds of research by the two families, a list of hundreds of people was finally determined, including subordinates and colleagues at the level of hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, as well as friends such as Joshua and Funk, and of course, partners such as Tesla...... Even JP Morgan. Also among the invitations of the old Huntelaar.

If it weren't for the marriage in New York, the guests of the Brister family would be a large group!

At the same time, there are many small details that John and Anna need to discuss and decide, such as what flowers to use for the wedding, what music to use, what carpet to use, etc. Thankfully, John had greeted Thomas early. Because he found that the closer he was to the wedding, the less time he had at his disposal......

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In mid-February 1889, the Huntelaar family's mansion was finally completed.

The completion here is not the completion of the main project, but the completion of the whole project, including the completion of the exterior wall and the interior decoration, and even the furniture that has been customized for a long time has been transported in. It took a week for the servants of the Huntelaar family to get the huge house in order.

The Huntelaar mansion on Madison Avenue covers an area of more than 600 square meters and has a total of four floors.

A mansion like the Vanderbilt House Castle on Fifth Avenue certainly can't be compared. But this area was already very large in John's opinion. The whole family is him, grandfather and Anna, and such a house is enough. And to tell the truth, the Huntelaar family is not like the Vanderbilt family, which is not yet ready to spend their money, so under John's strong opposition, the final cost of the house is controlled to a figure that he can accept, but will also feel distressed.

Old Huntelaar was stubborn, and John really had no way to resist it.

For the Huntelaar family newly built mansion. The Bristers and Anna were of course very satisfied, the only thing they regretted was being in Manhattan. They could no longer enjoy the manor-like life. However, the feeling of modern city is a new experience.

As March 18 approached, the atmosphere in Huntelaar's house became increasingly tense......

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March 17, the last day before the wedding.

The Huntelaar family is in a tense atmosphere, and everyone is busy preparing for tomorrow's wedding. The Bristers had moved out two weeks ago. Stayed in the hotel prepared by the old Huntelaar. They are also busy, making final preparations.

"It's just been decided."

Putting down the phone in his hand, Old Huntelaar smiled with a relaxed expression: "Mr. Morgan himself, as well as several New York Electric Company Gollum will attend your wedding tomorrow." ”

"Oh? Hehe, actually, I hope they don't come. ”

Shrugged. John smiled and said softly.

Old Huntelaar understood what John meant, and in fact both of them were very wary of the financial tycoon, and if they could, it was better to limit it to purely business relationships, and not to have any contact in private. It's just that since he has stepped into this world, many things are beyond personal control, and John naturally doesn't dare to have that extravagant hope.

The grandfather and grandson were chatting casually, and the housekeeper Hans hurriedly walked over: "Sir, I have confirmed it finally, there is no problem with the church, and there is no problem with the Aurora that arrived in Hong Kong last week, and the invited drivers have conducted a test to ensure that they can drive normally tomorrow." ”

"Good."

After listening to the butler's report, old Huntelaar nodded with satisfaction, then turned to John and said with a smile: "Cars are used instead of horse-drawn carriages at weddings, and more than ten cars are used at a time, and you are probably the first one in the world, right?" ”

"Hehe, who made me the big boss of General Motors?"

Blinking, John laughed too.

Weddings are naturally inseparable from the use of transportation, but in this era, people have long been accustomed to horse-drawn carriages, at most they rent more luxurious carriages. From the very beginning, however, John decided to use the Aurora, which coincided with his car trip to Europe with Anna. For this reason, he not only borrowed the car of his friend Joshua, but even informed Benz of Karlsruhe in advance that they had prepared ten Auroras to be shipped to New York in advance - the Auroras were not sold now, anyway, and John also planned to leave a few for Heinz General Hospital.

And......

"It's another advertisement for Aurora."

Leaning on the sofa easily, John said with a smile: "Anyway, our North American car company will be built sooner or later, and it is better to advertise earlier." ”

Preparations for the wedding did not delay the rest of the family, and the elder Huntlaar had already negotiated loan agreements with several banks, and the two million dollars would arrive by the end of 1889. In other words, the first bank of the Huntelaar family group can already be put on the agenda. At the same time, preparations for North American automobile plants are also progressing in an orderly manner. The factory is not in a hurry to start construction, the key is the reserve of technicians, and the elder Huntelaar has already published recruitment notices in several newspapers, preparing to recruit at least ten young people to study in Germany.

The construction of an automobile factory within three years is already quite fast.

After all, the situation in North America is different from that in Germany, General Motors already had the first generation of cars such as Benz and Maybach when it was born. If you want to build a factory in North America, you have to start from scratch. In addition, John was never very optimistic about the market size of automobiles, and even hoped to wait for the factory to be inspected after 1895, so he was not in a hurry.

For this idea, the old Huntelaar also thought deeply.

Under the influence of John, the elder Huntelaar also understood how huge the automobile industry would be in the future, and was naturally very interested. Moreover, with the cooperation agreement with General Motors, John can directly use their related patents, and it is much easier to set up......

"Alright, you can get busy first."

Waving his hand to send away his housekeeper, old Huntelaer's eyebrows trembled slightly, and his face smiled at his grandson with a strange face: "John, you are going to get married tomorrow, and generally a groom of your age is either nervous or excited, why do I see that you don't seem to care at all?" ”

"Uh......"

After listening to his grandfather's question, John was stunned.

On the surface, it seems a little puzzled, but John smiled bitterly in his heart: After decades of life combined, what is there to be excited or apprehensive about getting married?

But......

After old Huntelaar's reminder, John's heart couldn't help but jump several times: "Yes, I'm going to get married tomorrow......" (To be continued.) )