We had a long but nice dinner in the Arlosh Hall, also in Harris Manchester College. Here we are led in by the hall master David, who took excellent care of us and the food and everything else.
We hope that people enjoyed the food and wine and the international company alike.
Here at the top table: Jørgen, Titti, Sandor, Silvija, Andreas, Erzsebet, Andreas Sr, and not visible on this photograph Ivana and Gabi.
Andreas Sr was the toast-master; Titti wished our guests welcome before the dinner, and after the main course we had the speech session: first my father, then Andreas, then his best man Jørgen and my sister and matron of honour Gabi, then Andreas's mother and father, then his godfather Kaare, then his sisters and then our friends Irene and Blaga. They were all short and very touching; in particular Andreas gave a speech in serbocroat that made me, and most other people who could understand what he was saying, cry.
Some of the guests during a break between the courses - Gabi
and Øystein, Kaia and Jan (Bassen).
Here are our two wedding cakes: first the traditional one,
i.e. the heavy one, and then the "light" one - both very tasty.
Andreas and his new mother in law are getting on well.
Nenad with Aina, and
Oystein with Barbro.
Most of the Norwegian women, including Andreas's mother Titti, were in Norwegian national costumes. These beautiful and colourful dresses are usually worn in Norway for very festive and distinguished occasions - weddings, christenings, the national day (May 17) and sometimes Christmas. They are often passed on through generations, and each contains a huge amount of hand work in form of embroidery, hand-woven materials and jewelry. In addition to looking great they are very valuable and *very* warm, and certainly too hot for the ceilidh, but the Norwegian ladies danced anyway.
This is an overview of the hall, then Maren, then aunt Mette and Pera, then Kari and Paul:
Sanja and Vemund, and Maja:
The photos from the following party, with a string quartet, cutting of the cake, the waltz, and the ceilidh are here. The main page is here.
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Silvija Seres, October 2000