Mike and Katarina's Wedding...Today the wedding is officially over. We had the sunny, Sunday brunch at Karin and Ulrik's summer cottage, said goodbye to almost everyone and are now taking it easy. The last few days have just flashed by. Friday, we had the BBQ to attend, meeting everyone coming to the wedding the next day. Max, Katarina's uncle and professional clown took charge of the grill and grilled up some 30 hamburgers American style. Many people took advantage of the cold ocean and warm sauna to freshen up. After hitting "Harry's Bar", everyone finally got to bed around 2 am.

The wedding was incredible: sunny day, calm ocean backdrop, and a rocky seaside. We walked through a forest to get there. Todd and Miroslav helped me over the big rocks and up to the wedding site, carrying me part of the way and pushing the other part.

Reception was really cool, traditional Swedish style w/ lots of singing, speeches, games, and dancing. Anna, the toastmaster, was awesome and kept things moving along. Roger, Mike's brother and best man/toastmaster gave an excellent speech practiced a few days earlier at the cottage. We ended up dancing and drinking until about 4 am at the recption hall by the seaside. A few hours later the morning arrived very quickly.

Toastmaster