Midsommar

During the Midsommar weekend, Christian, his parents, and I went up to Mysebo, his mother's parents' summer home.  That was a bit of a mouthful... Although the weather wasn't so great, the rain did stop for a while.  I got some nice shots of the celebration; a post on Mysebo will come tomorrow (I think).

Also...these pictures look better than usual because my wonderful boyfriend and his generous and sweet parents got me a new lens for my camera as a graduation present (I just got my masters!)...however, I'd also like to think it's because all of my photography practice is paying off

I did partake in a bite of sill (definitely not my favorite), but did don a flower crown and generally enjoyed the merriment.  Here's an article to explain more about the holiday: http://www.thelocal.se/7665/20110622/
 

Svampen

The day after the wedding, a few of us went to Svampen, a water tower in Örebro that has existed since the late 1950's.  It's a fun place to visit because you can see the entire city from the viewing area, and there's also a cafe.  We had some fika, and just enjoyed a lazy Sunday afternoon.  Doesn't Christian have such a gorgeous family?

Christian's cousin Sara, she's so sweet and pretty :)

Svampen, which means "mushroom" in Swedish

Anton (Christian's cousin) and Charlotte

yet another self portrait

view from the top

Stefan, Christoffer (Christian's cousin), Henrik (Christian's uncle on his father's side), and Christian

Swedish flag

view of the church

Wedding Preview

On Saturday, we attended Hanna and Erik's wedding, it was such a beautiful day full of love and happiness.  It was really touching to see how overjoyed they were, and to have their family and friends celebrate in their special day.  The one thing I wish was different was that Christian was a better dancer (I love him, but he stepped on my toes multiple time).  I took over 1,400 pictures...so I'm going to pick a select few photos in a couple of different batches.  I'm so honored that I got to be a part of their special day!
Also, big thanks to my friend Mats who let me borrow his telephoto lens and his 50 mm that took great pics in dim lighting :)

they entered on a horse and carriage  

sHanna had such a beautiful bouquet (and a truly gorgeous ring)

They both had rice stuck in their hair after this

Vilmer was such a cutie!