Two facts:
In Germany, you get a very nice tax break or reduction when you get married. And what I recently learnt is that if you marry in one calendar year, you automatically get back the whole year in tax, when you file your tax claim at year end, regardless of which month you got married. That's why Germany has quite a few weddings in the Winter time. :)
I lived in 3 different continents before I turned 7 years old.
RE: Engagement Contest #1 "Tell me something I don't know"