Wedding venues in Val d’Orcia IN SHORT This guide covers wedding venues in Val d’Orcia in southern Tuscany, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Venues hold 30 to 200 guests, and the nearest airports are Florence, Rome and Pisa. The best months are mid-May to mid-June and September to mid-October, and foreign couples usually book 18…
Elopement in Europe: Six Countries Compared for Couples Planning from Abroad IN SHORT This is a guide to eloping in Europe, covering Italy, Iceland, Austria, Scotland, Greece and Denmark. Denmark has the easiest legal process, with five business days and no residency requirement, and budgets range from 2,000 to 25,000 EUR. The guide covers where…
No residency needed, but the certificate of no impediment takes about seven weeks and lasts only four months. The paperwork and planning, step by step.
Wedding at Åsgård Mariefred: a photographer’s guide QUICK FACTS Location: Strängnäs municipality, on Gripsholmsviken bay facing Gripsholm Castle at Mariefred, about one hour from Stockholm Capacity: up to 130 guests indoors, the dining room seats 100 with an adjoining room for 30, more outdoors Booking model: the whole property goes to one party at a…
Wedding at Dalarö Skans: a photographer’s guide QUICK FACTS Location: Stockskäret islet off Dalarö, Haninge, in the Stockholm archipelago, about 45 minutes from central Stockholm plus a short boat crossing Capacity: 60 to 120 guests in Glashuset, the glass reception room, and up to 170 with a marquee Ceremony: on the fort or in Dalarö…
Wedding at Jordberga: a photographer’s guide QUICK FACTS Location: Jordberga estate on the Söderslätt plain in southern Skåne, on road 101 between Anderslöv and Skivarp Capacity: up to 300 guests for a reception, 150 seated for dinner in Herrskapsstallet. Parkvillan holds around 50 for a smaller wedding Accommodation: Parkvillan on the estate has 10 rooms…
Wedding photographer cost in Stockholm: prices and what is included A wedding photographer cost in Stockholm is normally 35,000 to 80,000 SEK including VAT for a full day of 8 to 10 hours, and 40,000 to 100,000 SEK or more for full coverage of 10 to 12 hours. I’m Karin Lundin, and my own full…
Wedding day timeline: how to build the photo schedule QUICK FACTS What this covers: how to shape the day so the photography fits without taking the day over Sunset in Stockholm: 22:08 at the summer solstice, 21:13 on 1 August and 19:52 on 31 August Best time for portraits: the last hour before sunset, or…
Getting married abroad as a Swedish citizen: the paperwork step by step QUICK FACTS Applies to: Swedish citizens registered as residents in Sweden Two legal routes: a Swedish marriage officiant abroad (requires the Swedish impediment check, hindersprövning) or a ceremony under the destination country’s own law (often requires a Certificate of No Impediment, äktenskapscertifikat) Forms:…
Wedding at Södertuna Slott: a photographer’s guide QUICK FACTS Location: Södertuna Slott (castle), 646 91 Gnesta, in Sörmland, on Lake Frösjön Distance: about 40 minutes by train from Stockholm to Gnesta, then roughly 2 km to the castle Capacity: from intimate gatherings to 120 guests (the Stallet venue) Accommodation: 67 rooms and 134 beds on…