Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill: June 8, 2013


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MGrant, here's another yippee for NO Cameo tiara. I hate that thing.
 
The arrival at Drottningholm was cute. I hope that this was not the official picture though.

I wonder with whom Stephanie and Guillaume were hanging out since they were not on the deck with the other crown princely couples.
 
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My guess is that the official pictures were taken prior to the carriage ride.
 
Do you think that the speeches willl be published?
 
I am bummed it's all over now. :( I hoped we would have gotten speeches and a dance like Victoria and Daniel.
 
princess carmen said:
grevinnan said:
It appears from the photos that Princess Charlene is not wearing any jewelry at all. Perhaps there was a mishap with her belongings. Even if she would have chosen no tiara, she would normally wear earrings.[/QUOTE

I don't think there was a mishap she has gone to events with no jewelry not even earrings before.
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I thought I saw a side shot of her toward the end of the broadcast that showed her wedding headpiece. It isn't a tiara but I'd like to think she at least wore something to show she feels honored by her position and happy to perform its duties.
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Maybe a little OT but the chapel is stunning. Such a nice location for a wedding. (better than Victoria's imo)
 
A truly magnificent day!!!! this proved that no one does pomp and pageantry better than the swedes .... loved every minute of it , the bridal entrance was spectactular
 
Biri said:
Princess Madeleine of Sweden weds American financier beau watched by audience of royal guests | Mail Online

And the King led his daughter to the altar, how sweet! (It's visible on the video).
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Like many other swedes, I think the whole "lead the bride to the altar"-thing is one of the crappiest traditions that we've imported. It's tradition in Sweden that the bride and groom walk down the isle together. When Victoria got married, it was a big debate her about that thing. She lost a lot of popularity here (that she regained, but still) because of it.
 
Charlene is not wearing any hair piece or jewelry. I think she is wearing her wedding ring thats it.
 
I"m sorry people feel it's crappy. For me it was special moment with my dad the first man I ever loved. Taking me to the man I would spend the rest of my life with and the other man that I loved.
 
princess carmen said:
I"m sorry people feel it's crappy. For me it was special moment with my dad the first man I ever loved. Taking me to the man I would spend the rest of my life with and the other man that I loved.
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Did he walk your brothers down the aisle as well? (If you have any). If not, why?
 
Muhler said:
They just explained on Danish TV that the tradition with myrtles came to Sweden (and then to DK) from England. It was apparantly a Victorian fertillity symbol.
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Myrtle have a longer history than the Victorian one, it was sacred to both Aphrodite, the Greek goddes of love and procreation, and to Demeter, the Greek goddess of harvest and a mother-goddess, so it's history as a fertility symbol goes back a very long time. Myrtle was already used in Roman wedding rituals. Myrtus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
xenobia said:
Did he walk your brothers down the aisle as well? (If you have any). If not, why?
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When it is simply a tradition that the brides family plans the wedding and the groom waits for the bride at the altar. Basically it is the grand entrance of the bride at least here. In Jewish weddings the grooms parents walk him down the aisle as well as the brides parents walk her down the aisle.
 
Are Guillaume and Stephanie attending the festivities at Drottningholm?
 
princess carmen said:
I"m sorry people feel it's crappy. For me it was special moment with my dad the first man I ever loved. Taking me to the man I would spend the rest of my life with and the other man that I loved.
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Different countries have different wedding traditions, Anglo-Saxon and American wedding traditions are taking over more and more from the traditional wedding traditions in other countries, and not all people want to see their cultural heritage disappear into the American wedding hegemony.
 
princess carmen said:
When it is simply a tradition that the brides family plans the wedding and the groom waits for the bride at the altar. Basically it is the grand entrance of the bride at least here. In Jewish weddings the grooms parents walk him down the aisle as well as the brides parents walk her down the aisle.
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I've never been to a jewish wedding, just watched the on TV and such, but I think that's a much better tradition. When it's only the bride who is being led down the aisle, the origins of the tradition (that women were inferior to men, and always had a man as their guardian) are hard to ignore. At least to me. I like our scandinavian tradition better, with a wedding ritual that reflects that men and women are equal.

But we're allowed to have different opinions and ideas. To each his own.
 
xenobia said:
I've never been to a jewish wedding, just watched the on TV and such, but I think that's a much better tradition. When it's only the bride who is being led down the aisle, the origins of the tradition (that women were inferior to men, and always had a man as their guardian) are hard to ignore. At least to me. I like our scandinavian tradition better, with a wedding ritual that reflects that men and women are equal.

But we're allowed to have different opinions and ideas. To each his own.
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True, different opinions make life interesting.
 
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xenobia said:
I've never been to a jewish wedding, just watched the on TV and such, but I think that's a much better tradition. When it's only the bride who is being led down the aisle, the origins of the tradition (that women were inferior to men, and always had a man as their guardian) are hard to ignore. At least to me. I like our scandinavian tradition better, with a wedding ritual that reflects that men and women are equal.

But we're allowed to have different opinions and ideas. To each his own.
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But the woman gets her own back by making the groom wait :lol:
 
Meraude said:
The British (as well as the Swedish and Danish) royal myrtle is not a sprig from the myrtle queen Victoria had in her bouquet, here is the true story about the royal myrtle: Osborne Myrtle in Royal Wedding Bouquet – My Isle of Wight

The Swedish royal myrtle is as far as I understand a sprig from the Osborne myrtle, it came to Sweden with crown princess Margareta, a grand-daughter of queen Victoria, and it came to Denmark with queen Ingrid.
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I stand corrected...thanks!
 
cepe said:
But the woman gets her own back by making the groom wait :lol:
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Well, let's just say that I will forever hold my peace on this issue if the king escorts Carl Philip down the altar when he marries Sofia Hellqvist... :whistling:
But on topic: I think it's more okay when the wedding is a mix of two tradition. In this case it was obvious that the whole ceremony was especially designed to reflect both american and swedish traditions. I do like that large parts of the ceremony was in english, since I don't think that Chris can understand or speak swedish.
 
xenobia said:
Like many other swedes, I think the whole "lead the bride to the altar"-thing is one of the crappiest traditions that we've imported. It's tradition in Sweden that the bride and groom walk down the isle together. When Victoria got married, it was a big debate her about that thing. She lost a lot of popularity here (that she regained, but still) because of it.
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I absolutely disagree. It's a beautiful and tender tradition for a father to escort his daugther to the alter.
And I'm glad King Gustav didn't bow to the feminists this time.

I know you in Sweden frown upon the tradition of the father escorting the daughter to the alter, fortunately that tradition is in no danger of being abolished here in DK.

Should my own daughter decide to get married in a church I will be beaming like a lighthouse on speed next to her down the aisle.
 
Muhler said:
I absolutely disagree. It's a beautiful and tender tradition for a father to escort his daugther to the alter.
And I'm glad King Gustav didn't bow to the feminists this time.

I know you in Sweden frown upon the tradition of the father escorting the daughter to the alter, fortunately that tradition is in no danger of being abolished here in DK.

Should my own daughter decide to get married in a church I will be beaming like a lighthouse on speed next to her down the aisle.
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Unless she doesn't want you to, of course.
 
xenobia said:
Well, let's just say that I will forever hold my peace on this issue if the king escorts Carl Philip down the altar when he marries Sofia Hellqvist... :whistling:
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Shouldn't it be the Queen who escorts her son down to the altar in this scenario? :whistling: :ROFLMAO:
 
Love the singing children and how they formed the aisle runner with garland!

Love, love, love it! Sweet touch!
 
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