The Local Sweden

'If only I had said no to bridesmaid slavery'

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:10:00 +0200

In the middle of wedding season, love columnist Emilia Millicent shares why even mild-tempered bridezillas can be b*'**es, and why she wishes she'd told one particular bride to buzz off when asked to be bridesmaid.

Top ten tips for planning a Swedish wedding

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:30:00 +0200

Bouquets, rings, the bride taking the groom's name...? Sweden is the country where the church has publicly said it disapproves of fathers walking brides down the aisle. The Local's soon-to-be-wed-to-a-Swede Patrick Reilly gives us his top ten tips for planning a wedding in Sweden without going insane.

Swedes depart church in droves

Thu, 27 May 2010 10:44:00 +0200

Swedes continue to turn their backs on the Church of Sweden with new figures indicating that the longer term fall in members has now started to hit baptisms and weddings.

Bridezilla breaks into shop to 'steal' her own bouquet

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:54:00 +0200

Don't get in the way of a Bridezilla on her wedding day. That is the lesson for a florist in northern Sweden after a bride broke into her shop to pick up her bouquet.

The Linköping marriages that weren't

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:04:00 +0200

Five couples in Linköping entered the dreamy world of matrimonial bliss earlier this year - or so they thought. But they had a rude awakening this week as it emerged that the registrar had no formal licence and that their marriages are not valid.