A beautiful ceremony at the temple in Åtvidaberg

Who are you? 

Annica and Kristoffer, aged 34 and 40 respectively, live together in a house in Åtvidaberg with their two children, Stella, aged 4, and Hugo, aged 10 months. Annica currently works for a charity that raises awareness of mental health issues and is studying to become a social worker. Kristoffer works as a trade union representative.

What was your favourite memory of the day/weekend? 

Above all, marrying the love of my life, but also how fantastic the whole day turned out to be. From morning until late in the evening, everything went smoothly

Did you organise any activities for the guests?

When the guests arrived at the venue before we got there, we’d set up a table with ‘Pimp your prosecco’ – quite simply, a sparkling wine buffet with lots of accompaniments. We’d also organised a mingling game to help people who didn’t know each other get to know one another. We’d written brief details about each guest, along with their seating arrangements, on small cards, and the guests had to find the person who matched the description. That, combined with the sparkling wine buffet, was a huge success. 

How would you best describe your wedding? 

For us, it was absolutely magical and dreamlike. We constantly kept in mind what we ourselves wanted to get out of the day and planned accordingly, which meant the wedding turned out exactly as we’d hoped – if not even better. 

What was on the wedding menu? 

We had a buffet organised by the catering staff, which consisted of:
Starter buffet:
Antipasti skewers, goat’s cheese balls with herbs, pizza rolls with spicy salami, garlic and pesto, puff pastries with gorgonzola cream and roasted grapes, salami with parmesan cream.
Main course buffet:
Our own white potato salad, our own green potato salad, melon skewers, chicken skewers, double-marinated pork fillet, cold sauce with basil, garlic, lemon and honey, seed crispbread, Brie
cheese. Dessert buffet:
A cake buffet with seven varieties of cake (love cakes, toffee cakes, chocolate slices, raspberry tarts, Dumle cakes, syrup sticks, chocolate squares on a coconut base). Find your catering supplier.

Is food something you place a lot of importance on? 

We’re quite big fans of finger food ourselves, so when we received the menu suggestion above, it felt like it suited us perfectly. The fact that the guests went to fetch their own food meant that several of them sat down on a bench by our table and had a bit of a chat; it felt really lovely and relaxed. We also chose to have a cake buffet for dessert, as cakes are my favourite. We served wedding cake later in the evening instead.

What are your top tips for planning a wedding?

Choose three words to symbolise the whole wedding and try to let those words guide your planning. Make sure you enjoy both the planning and the day itself. We tried to pause and be as present as we possibly could throughout the day. We also got a lovely tip from our photographer to write a letter to each other, which we handed over and read together during the first look – it was absolutely magical! Also, choose your photographer carefully so that, looking back, you can relive the experience and feel those emotions all over again when you look at the photos.

Is there anything you wish you’d done differently? 

No, we’re so happy with the whole day. It was absolutely fantastic!

Any ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ you’d like to share?

Do’s: Build in some breathing space in your schedule to allow time for things that might run over. Go through every little detail of the day’s events and delegate tasks so you don’t risk missing anything. Hire a wedding photographer who can capture the magic in their photos! Relax, enjoy yourselves and have fun!
Don’ts: Don’t try to do everything yourselves – ask friends and family for help, and outsource whatever you can, so you can be as present as possible. Don’t stress!

What did you wear? 

I wore a lace and tulle dress and Kristoffer wore a blue suit. My dress was by Helena Granby Design and Kristoffer’s suit was by Erla of Sweden. Find your dress, Find your suit

Was there a dress code for the guests? 

We set the dress code as ‘summer smart’, as the most important thing for us was that our guests should feel smart and comfortable.

Anything else you’d like to share with us? 

It’s absolutely fantastic to be able to bring all your friends and family together and experience the day as a group. It’s one of the happiest memories of our lives!

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