Emil & Melinda

Wedding in Västerås, Sweden

The bridal party spraying champagne in front of the red wooden venue

Morning

Melinda got ready with her bridesmaids in a bright house with sloping ceilings. Her dress waited by the window while her make-up was done, then the lace veil came out, a bridesmaid opened the champagne, and she sat for a quiet minute in the light.

Melinda’s white wedding shoes on a stone tray, framed by soft fabric

A white heel in the foreground as Melinda has her make-up done by the window

Melinda having her lipstick put on, seen past a curtain

Melinda’s face reflected in a small mirror during her make-up, in black and white

A soft reflection of Melinda beside a ring light, in black and white

Melinda having her hair styled beside a world map on the wall, in black and white

Melinda in a striped shirt having her hair pinned up, in black and white

The wedding dress hanging from a wooden beam under the sloping ceiling, in black and white

Melinda in a striped shirt beside her wedding dress hanging under the sloping ceiling

Melinda in her striped shirt coming down the curved wooden staircase

A bridesmaid doing up the back of Melinda’s dress in a bright room

Hands fastening a bracelet on Melinda’s wrist against the lace of her dress, in black and white

Melinda’s pointed heels on the wooden floor beside the lace hem, in black and white

Melinda in her dress reflected in a tall mirror, in black and white

Melinda’s face half hidden by the lace edge of her veil, in black and white

Melinda under the lace edge of her veil, hands raised to her face

A bridesmaid opening champagne beside Melinda on the sofa

Bridesmaids spreading out Melinda’s long veil across the living room

Melinda sitting by a bright window in her lace dress

Emil and his friends

Emil and his groomsmen got ready together: a navy three-piece suit, a red tie, a white rose on the lapel and a watch he checked more than once. There were a lot of them, and before leaving for the church they raised a glass together.

Black shoes, a watch and a red pocket square on a dark table

Emil and his groomsmen in white shirts getting dressed in a crowded room

Emil and his groomsmen laughing as they put on their jackets

A white rose buttonhole being pinned to Emil’s jacket

Emil straightening his red tie among his groomsmen

Emil in his navy suit fastening his cuff against a black background

Emil checking his watch in his navy three-piece suit and red tie

Portrait of Emil with a white rose on his lapel

Emil seated on a sofa with his groomsmen standing behind him, in black and white

Emil and his groomsmen lounging on the sofa and laughing, in black and white

Emil and his groomsmen adjusting their cuffs in a row, in black and white

Emil smiling behind a row of filled glasses among his groomsmen, in black and white

A groomsman sipping from his glass as the others laugh, in black and white

Emil and his groomsmen raising their glasses together, in black and white

One of the men walking down the wooden steps from the house into the garden

The church

They married in a church with red brick walls, a high wooden ceiling and blue stained glass. Emil was in tears before Melinda reached the front, and again during the vows. Rings, a few more tears, and they walked back down the aisle together past their guests.

The red brick church with its steep pointed roof among the trees

A hand picking up an order of service from a table of programmes

Emil waiting at the front of the church under blue stained glass windows

Flower girls and bridesmaids gathering at the church doors, in black and white

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Flower girls in white dresses at the end of the aisle, in black and white

Guests seated in the pews waiting for the ceremony, in black and white

Melinda walking down the aisle between the pews, in black and white

Emil wiping away tears at the front of the church, in black and white

Melinda reaching Emil at the front, her long veil across the steps, in black and white

The full church from the back, with its peaked wooden ceiling and ring chandelier

Emil and Melinda at the front of the church as the bridesmaids look on

Emil and Melinda smiling at each other with her bouquet of red and white roses

Melinda at the front of the church in her long veil, under the stained glass

Melinda placing the ring on Emil’s finger under the stained glass windows

Emil and Melinda at the front among their attendants beside the organ pipes, in black and white

Emil in tears as Melinda smiles beside him, in black and white

Guests reading their orders of service in the pews, in black and white

A little girl in the pews peeking past a guest, in black and white

Emil’s hand at the lace back of Melinda’s dress, in black and white

Wide view of Emil and Melinda at the altar before the brick wall, in black and white

Emil and Melinda walking back down the aisle past their guests, in black and white

In the fields

The rain held off for a few sunny hours, so we drove out into the countryside. The grass was tall and green, the wind kept catching Melinda’s long veil, and the two of them laughed under it more than once.

Melinda looking out of the open car door, in black and white

Melinda leaning on the car beside a flat field with Emil behind her, in black and white

Melinda leading Emil by the hand through a green field under a big sky

Portrait of Emil in his navy suit and red tie in the field

Melinda holding out her veil as it blows behind her in the field

Emil and Melinda laughing under her veil

Emil and Melinda nose to nose behind the soft veil

Emil kissing Melinda by the water as her veil streams out, in black and white

Melinda looking up at Emil, in black and white

Melinda walking ahead of Emil through the field, in black and white

Dinner in the country

Dinner was at a red wooden country venue, with candles, roses and greenery along the tables. The bridal party sprayed champagne outside, the speeches came one after another, and a few of them made Emil hide his face in his hands.

A place setting with a name card and greenery on the dinner table

Candles and pink roses on the long dinner tables at the country venue

The bridal party laughing in front of the red wooden venue with champagne bottles

Emil and Melinda opening a card as guests gather round them at dinner

A guest giving a speech as Emil and Melinda laugh at the top table

Melinda laughing as Emil leans over to her during dinner

A handmade banner held up behind the top table during the speeches

Emil hiding his face in his hands at the top table

Into the night

After the first dance their friends lifted Emil and then Melinda high above the dance floor, and the party kept going. In Swedish summer it never gets really dark, so the barbecue at 3 am looked just like evening.