Where and When?

 

The Wedding Ceremony will take place on the 1st of March, 2014 at 2 p.m.

at the Valsølille Church (Valsømaglevej 132 - Valsølille - 4174 Jystrup).

 

The quests are kindly requested to be at the Church by 1:30 p.m.

 

The church is rather small, but there should be room for all at a pinch, small

children sitting on their parents laps. Following the tradition, the family of the

bride sits on the left side and the family of the groom at the right side of the

church. However, considering the size of the church, we do not however drag you out

should you find a seat at the "wrong side".

 

What?

 

Following the tradition, the bride will be escorted into the church by her father, after all the guests have arrived and been seated. Following the Danish tradition, before the wows the bride will sit next to her father – and the groom sits next to his best man. After the wows have been exchanged, the groom and the father of the bride will exchange seats. This is a symbol showing that it is now the responsibility of the groom to take care of the bride.

 

The ceremony is a Danish ceremony, however held in English. In a Danish wedding ceremony the only thing the bride and groom have to say is "yes" twice - the priest does the rest. The ceremony will be translated to Finnish and Danish in a booklet.

 

After the wedding ceremony, and after the newlyweds have left the altar to the back of the church, all guests exit the church following the closest family of the newlyweds. The guests will be given rice to throw on the newlyweds as they exit the church. Once all guests have exited the church, the newlyweds exit as well giving the guests a chance to cast the rice on them.

 

Following the Finnish tradition, and taking into consideration the time of the year, newlyweds will run from the Church straight to their wedding car, which transports them to have their Wedding pictures taken. Thus, unlike in the Danish tradition, the congratulations will be first done at the reception.

 

The quests will then either use the organised bus transportation or their own means of transport to go to Sonnerupgaard Gods, where the Reception as well as the Party will be held.

 

Did you know..?

 

Throwing rice was originally an English tradition meant to guarantee the fertility of the newlyweds and wish a prosperous life to them. Also, in an old Finnish tradition the bride's mother-in-law would throw grains or breadcrumbs on the bride when the bride arrived to the house of the wedding (which was usually the house the bride would after her marriage live in). To this day rice (or sometimes grains) are thrown on the newlyweds in Finland not only outside the church but also when they arrive at the venue of the party...