The ceremony itself was memorable, from the seemingly endless time it took from the chiming of the bells to the appearance of Heidi with her father, to the wedding couple�s delicious gestures at the altar. Janne, Kaisa, Maiju (seen above) and I performed the beautiful Swedish folk song "Uti vår hage" after the blessing, which reportedly caused many spines to melt, especially at the culminating verse-
Uti vår hage finns blommor och bär, kom hjärtans fröjd,
Men ut av alla du kärast mig är.

In our meadow there are flowers and berries, come my heart's delight,
But more than all you are dearest to me.

Singing in such wonderful acoustics was not any less impressive to ourselves. Here we can see the happy couple being greeted after the ceremony. This is just seconds before Heidi's shoe came off, which caused a bunch of hysterical women to rush to her aid and slip it back on (it fit perfectly!!) .