During my trip to Iceland this summer I took more than a few photos. The majority of them came during a wedding in Reykjavík, where my wife’s cousin, Birna, married her long-time fiancé, Einar.
I may have mentioned it before, but Icelandic wedding traditions are somewhat different from Canadian (at least judging by what I’ve seen and heard here in Victoria). For one, I would say the majority of Icelandic married couples had at least one child before getting married. Another thing is that people usually get married somewhere inside, more often than not in a church. The Icelandic weather gods don’t take bookings for good weather very seriously, even during the summer. There are a number of other differences, but let’s not waste words on that right now.
So Birna and Einar, who are the parents of two lovely girls, got married on July 7, 2012 in Háteigskirkja church in Reykjavík. I photographed their wedding, and my second shooter during the ceremony was Ragnhildur Aðalsteinsdóttir, a journalist in Iceland and a former Student of the Year at Western Academy of Photography. Having her shooting with me at the church really put my mind at ease.
After the ceremony I met the newlyweds at the river Elliðaá in Reykjavík, since our first option of Klambratún Park was occupied by a frisbee golf tournament. The father of the bride was (as per job description) a bit stressed while we were shooting, as he didn’t want people to wait for too long at the reception hall. Everything went fine and after the formal shoot I went ahead to the reception hall and waited until they got there.
The newlyweds and their guests danced well into the night after a great dinner and homemade entertainment.
Thanks, Birna and Einar, for letting me be part of your big day.