Wedding on Sandsøy

12/27-2008

TONE + OLA = TRUE

A couple years ago a young couple took over one of the farms that had lied fallow for many years (the sheep farm from earlier photos), and this Christmas they got married. It was a wedding out of the ordinary in the name of love with hearts all over the place. When organizing a wedding on an island in the middle of winter, there are many considerations to take. The weather stayed ok, so the guests managed to get to Sandsøy by boat. A man from Sandsøy was the 'chef' the day of the wedding. All the food was prepared the day before by Tone (the bride) and many other family members. The community house was set-up for dinner a couple days before the wedding by family and friends. The church was decorated and the priest-on-maternity leave and her husband, the organist in church, sang during the service. Three women from Sandsøy helped serve during dinner and coffee. The photos were taken on their farm by a girls from Sandsøy, Anita (who took to northern lights photos below). Some music was played by Tony and Charley. The couple spent the honeymoon night in an empty (and cold) house on the island. The family cleaned up everything the day after.

Heart lanterns outside the community house.

The wedding dance. Tone and Ola is a handsome couple. Ola grew up on Sandsøy and Tone grew up in Harstad, the close-by city.

Here they are with their daughter, Matea.

Home-made wedding cake. Who would have known? Beautiful! Made by Ola's two youngest sisters.
Tony and Charley played some music at the wedding.

From the left: Tony, Kirsten, Randi, Tone, Karin. The three ladies standing up sang Tone's speech to Ola. It was very amusing.