Beautiful people. The guests at our wedding looked amazing - like the pages of a fashion magazine. All of them, whether from country estates or urban professions, are very
dear friends and relatives. Thank you for coming to our wedding and sharing our joy!
In the background, looking anonymous in his shades, is the
man we can thank for most of these images of our friends and relations ...
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Two Nordic celebrities take a moment to sip champagne and
rest their elegant feet - Kaarina Kivilahti (left) and Arja Saijonmaa.
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A prominent couple in Stockholm society Doctor Sten Axdorpf
and Ingemar Åkesson, enjoying the inspiration of radiant Kanthi Beck -
founder of the charity IPS
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Businessman Kaj Nyman
from Finland with his elegant wife Bambi
in a stunning outfit
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| Ulrika Thelander, sales manager for Select Collection in Stockholm, has worked in the company for 20 years, here smartly colour-coordinated with her fiancée Leif Carlsson |
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| Owner of Stjenarps Manor, Count Jan Hamilton with his wife Countess Anna-Karin Hamilton in a bright sunny dress pictured with our good friend dentist Jonas Ryden |
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Count Peter Carl de Belmont bringing his Austrian charm
to our wedding |
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A nice family portrait - Åke's brother Gustaf Wilhelm with his children Carl-Wilhelm (left), Jacqueline and Eric Hellstedt
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| Charming Norwegian Didrik Cappelen, founder of Quintessentally Nordic, in which I have part ownership. Quintessentally is the world's largest concierge company with 64 offices in different countries. We also enjoyed the presence of his beautiful wife Nina at our wedding. |
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| Per Bengtsson with his wife Marie, who wore glamorous champagne coloured brocade |
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| A study in delicate feminine profiles - Hanna Hjälmerhag and Louise Lundius, Select Collection |
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Finnish businessman Peter Nyman and his wife Mervi in attractive
matching floral coat and dress |
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Two of my Select managers meeting on the green lawns - Ilse Nyman (Country Manager Finland - serenely in ivory) andCollette O'connor (Sales Manager UK - stunningly attired in red)
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The
funniest entrance was by Mats Dörring and Johan Cavalli,
who after their
sporting accident demonstrated that
sport isn't always good for the health! |
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Johan Lundin, Swedish National Three Day Event Rider,
with his partner Evelina Carlsson, in a soft grey dress.
Johan is to compete in this year's world championship, |
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Michael Elmenbeck, owner of Bon Magazine (right) with his wife,
designer Marina Kereklido - as bright as a summer's day -
and the smartly attired Sebastian Ljung (centre), husband to Fredrik |
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Good friends from Knivsta,
Affe Dickmark and his wife Bibi, splendid in crisp
black and white with rose
hat and matching purse
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One of my former marketing
managers and still a valued friend, the serenely radiant Catharina Berg Claesson
and her husband Mathias Berg, manager of the Swedish channel TV 4
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From their estate in the county of Västmanland, Didrik and Anna af Buren (in lustrous red), pictured with Inger
Bergström (left), who is my extra mother and confidante
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With shining
smiles to match a shining day, Anders Tofte and his wife Anna Carin, who is a
medical doctor
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Waiting outside the church with sunny smiles,
Åsa Eklund my neighbour and Ilkka Teräs from Finland |
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Emil Dickson and his
wife Sada, wearing a ravishing lilac dress
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Businessman Christer Persson and his wife Anna Looft Persson
eye-catching in a soft red dress |
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The serene Hanna in a vintage-style hat with veil, together with her
fiancee Jan Swärdstedt |
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Dear friends of ours,
Count Claes Hamilton and - looking wonderfully summery - his lovely wife Countess Monica Hamilton, from Stjernarps
Manor in county Halland
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| In radiant cerise, Countess Therese von Rosen with her friend Christa Dörring |
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In
crisp patterned dress, communications expert Helena Ståhl brings her wide
smile to our wedding.
In Swedish 'Ståhlmannen' is the legendary Superman and it
is nice to think of the capable Helena as Ståhlkvinnan (Kvinna = woman) |
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a becoming dove grey dress, Hillevi Wickström pictured together with Ingemar
Åkesson, who sported one of the many colourful ties at the wedding |
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Among guests waiting
outside to shower us with rose petals, Hugo Berch (in the black shirt) with us from his estate Össjö Säteri in the
south of Sweden, and (in the ivory dress) Birgitta Birkenfalk
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An elegant couple
from a beautiful estate at Säbyholm near Halmstad, Knut and Cattie Slettengren
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| At our wedding from their idyllic island Espskär in Finland, prominent lawyer Erik Dannbäck and his charming wife Camilla. Erik is absolutely one of my
oldest friends dating back to when I had a summer job on the Viking Line as a teenager |
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Outside the church, two stylish ladies, brilliant young architect Moa Dickmark
and my dear old friend Ewa Balazs in a charming silver-grey floral dress
with matching shawl |
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| Businessman Carl Hirsch with his bewitching and talented wife Sonja Catani |
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In an artistic floral print, Maria Boström, top stylist at the fashionable salon Axen,
with her partner Jonathan Kalla
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Åke's cousins Michaela Satzger von Balvanyous-Frisk and architect
Christofer Satzger von Balvanyous with his nearest and dearest
Kerstin Wisseng resplendent in summery red |
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eye catching couple, lawyer Lars Cronqvist and his wife Annica, in a dress of
mystical blue |
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| Smart
couple arriving: CFO Select Collection Lars Ohlsen and Mariana Johansson |
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In
really feminine attire, Lena Skogström, live wire in promoting
destinations,
with Doctor Sten Axdorpf |
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In
a pretty dress and shawl, Lotta Hellman, journalist,TV producer and writer,
with her fiancée Bo Matsson |
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As cute as sugar candy,
mother-to-be Madeleine Dickson
with Jonas Barck
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Magnus Olsson with his wife Maria in a champagne brocade
and matching ankle-strap heeled sandals |
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With
us from Germany, Martin Eckert and his wife Marie, in a stunning lime coloured rouched dress
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Martin Laurell of Halmstad Auctioneers with his wife Marie creating a cool and delicate look
in pale olive green |
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| A smiling and elegant couple, businessman Stefan Lentell and his wife Christina Wihlner Lentell, managing director of M-Brain Sweden; together with the fashionable and vibrantly colorful Marjukka Nyberg from Finland, founder and owner of M-Brain |
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Niclas Dickson and Anne Kjaer from Denmark, waiting at the church with happy smiles
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Åke's cousin, the prominent Stockholm personality and restauranteur
Nina von Krusenstierna, with Gillian Stanbridge, Select Collection
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Well known among horse lovers, the legendary rider and stallion owner (stallion breeder) Lene Nissen-Lembke, her brother landowner Bjarne Lembke and big game hunter Jean de Gaunt
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My bridesmaid's daughter Linn Lones (above right) at the champagne reception with her partner
Andre Thuvesson
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As beautiful and delicate as one of their roses, Mia Nevado with
her husband John, owners of Nevado Roses |
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Jim Grundström - one of the masters
behind the beautiful decorations |
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Jumping for joy Sebastian Ljung (left), Fredrik Ljung, Michael Elmenbeck, Jonatan Graf
and Max Albrechtsson |
And now 5th July…
Our first day as
husband and wife ...
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At the Brunch we arranged the day after the wedding
for all the guests at Fjelldalens Manor |
For the pictures of the wedding ceremony on the 4th of July see the blog Just married
