To take my mind off the tragic things happening in London at the moment, I thought I’d reminisce over Johanna & Sven’s wedding in Finland. You might remember their engagement session in Richmond Park from last year when they still lived in London. The couple have now happily relocated to Johanna’s native Finland, where their wedding celebrations brought together friends and family from Finland and Belgium, where Sven hails from, but also from the UK where they used to live.
Johanna and her bridesmaids got ready at Sokos Hotel Alexandra in Jyväskylä, where her lovely braided do and beautiful make-up were created by Marika from AK Hius & Meikki Akatemia. Johanna’s stunning gown was custom made and her shoes were Perov by Rainbow Couture, while her jewellery was from Vatne Designs.
The ceremony of Johanna & Sven’s wedding took place in the picturesque Korpilahti Church, which was a beautiful setting for the occasion. It had looked like a lovely sunny day, until exiting the church that is, which is when the skies opened up and the rain started pelting down. That became a bit of a theme for the rest of the day (well, Johanna & Sven did want to include something British in their day… :D), with heavy downpours alternating with bursts of sunshine. It did mean that we got to witness the most amazing rainbow ever, mind. Wanha Voimala, and old power plant in Vaajakoski, made for an unusual and quirky reception venue.
Other vendors I feel I ought to mention were the caterers, Punainen Pirtti, and the florists, Ruusupuu. Another noteworthy detail is that all the pretty stationery was made by Johanna herself with the help of her bridesmaid.
It is always lovely to get to go back ‘home’ and this time it was made even more special by getting to be a part of this amazing day. Thank you Johanna & Sven for having me! Gefeliciteerd!
Beautiful!! …and the perfect antidote on a day like today
Amazingly chic wedding! Really awesome photos!!!! and that rainbow! WOW
all of these are just gorgeous…they’ll be thrilled with these!
You continue to be an inspiration to me and many others! This is just stunning!
Love the location! And absolutely perfect detail shots. It set the mood perfectly. Love it!
Beautiful, and what an amazing reception venue!
Eeek! That rainbow, OMG. This is beautiful as all your weddings are, Marianne.
So many detail shots, I love it! Some really inspiring compositions, Marianne.
You didn’t miss a beat – such complete and wonderful photographic coverage. Nicely done!
wow!!! what a beautiful wedding! Great work!!!! :)
I love how gorgeous and effortless these images are.
Stunning work as ever! love the clean crisp clear look of your photos and the portraits under the trees are GORGEOUS!
What a wonderful photo’s! Absolutely perfect!
Outstanding work, as usual :) I love how you really tell a story so beautifully, using both the emotions and details of the day to seamlessly merge into something so awesome.
love the clean processing. really great story telling as well. well done!
I feel ashamed to pick up a camera after looking at one of your posts. Amazing work per the usual :)
You always always always have such amazing work. You did awesome on the church shots!!
so so lovely! always love the tones of your processing – beautifully timeless and it sets off the mood of this wedding just perfectly. so many gorgeous details – moments like stills from a romantic film – and that rainbow! also, i luuurve the bride’s hairdo :)
In my country (Greece) raining on your wedding day means happiness for the couple.
Gorgeousness. Beautiful images. Great storytelling. Love ’em.
Wawh, great photos of a wonderful marriage !!!
What a quaint, pretty location for a wedding!
Stunning church – those painted beams are amazing! And what a beautiful dress, she looks lovely.
Thank you for posting your beautiful work from this lovely wedding! I am married to a Finnish-American and our daughter is getting married…so it was fun to see Finnish wedding!
The rainbow shot is amazing! Is there any way I may buy a copy of it?
Thanks!