Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling were married today in Storkyrkan in Stockholm. Det Kungliga Brölloppet, or the Royal Wedding has been the subject of a media circus for many weeks now, culminating in today's tv special. It's Swedens first royal wedding since the king's back in the 70's.
Here is what I will remember about it:
Very, very long. The program was playing on tv before I woke from my fever-induced sleep at 15.30, and is still going strong now at 00.03.
Tv. The whole week was filled with wedding-themed movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral.
This is a pretty big deal. Apparently this is the first time a Crown Princess has gotten married. There are also lots of Victoria/Daniel themed things to buy, like plates, jewelry, chocolates and such.
Daniel Westling. He's a completely normal, non-royal Swede. Back in the day, this sort of thing wasn't allowed.
The hosts. There is one programledare who had one of the strongest Finnish accents I've ever only partially understood.
Pre-wedding concert. Ugh... opera. And Salem Al-Fakir was only vaguely okej.
Hymns, psalms, prayers. In abundance.
Lots of royalty. the Norwegian King, the Danish King, a few foreign dignitaries.
Kärlek, glädje, äktenskap. Words that mean love, joy and marriage respectively.
Long speeches. 'nuff said.
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