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Kerstin and Lars met as members of a folk dance group. During the reception they lead the "Vava Vadmal, a folk dance known as the weaving dance, its music provided by an accordion and a guitar hooked up to amplifiers., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Swedish-Americans are Lutherans or Methodists, emigrating between 1840 and 1910, passing through New York City, to settle the upper Midwest. However, I photograph two Swedish weddings in NYC, one, being a Swedish bride who marries a Norwegian. She wears a white wedding dress. The other couple chooses to wear traditional dress of a particular region. Both brides wear the crown of the Vasa Order, originally a fraternal society for Swedes but now open to all of Scandinavian descent.

At the reception, a young wedding guest is intrigued by the violinist who, in the absence of a band, plays a guitar hooked up to an amplifier. He plays the guitar for dancing while another musician plays an accordion., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Swedish-Americans are Lutherans or Methodists, emigrating between 1840 and 1910, passing through New York City, to settle the upper Midwest. However, I photograph two Swedish weddings in NYC, one, being a Swedish bride who marries a Norwegian. She wears a white wedding dress. The other couple chooses to wear traditional dress of a particular region. Both brides wear the crown of the Vasa Order, originally a fraternal society for Swedes but now open to all of Scandinavian descent.

Lars holds a piece of "kransekake" while Kerstin breaks off a piece for herself. On the table are American cakes and cookies, dessert for the wedding feast., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Swedish-Americans are Lutherans or Methodists, emigrating between 1840 and 1910, passing through New York City, to settle the upper Midwest. However, I photograph two Swedish weddings in NYC, one, being a Swedish bride who marries a Norwegian. She wears a white wedding dress. The other couple chooses to wear traditional dress of a particular region. Both brides wear the crown of the Vasa Order, originally a fraternal society for Swedes but now open to all of Scandinavian descent.

Because the couple met as members of a folk dance group, The Nordic Dancers, in Washington, D.C. many of their guests are accomplished dancers. Lars first learned to dance at age 5 with a group known as Elsa Rex in the Bronx, NY. Two of his friends demonstrate their dancing skill., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Swedish-Americans are Lutherans or Methodists, emigrating between 1840 and 1910, passing through New York City, to settle the upper Midwest. However, I photograph two Swedish weddings in NYC, one, being a Swedish bride who marries a Norwegian. She wears a white wedding dress. The other couple chooses to wear traditional dress of a particular region. Both brides wear the crown of the Vasa Order, originally a fraternal society for Swedes but now open to all of Scandinavian descent.

The newlyweds lead their guests into a tunnel of raised arms because Randolph knows the dances, too. Jeanne's father, making the music, is an accomplished musician and accordionist. After his death, his daughter established the Walter Eriksson Memorial Trust Fund to perpetuate Scandinavian music and musical activities through scholarships and support of music libraries., Katrina Thomas's notes: Most Swedish-Americans are Lutherans or Methodists, emigrating between 1840 and 1910, passing through New York City, to settle the upper Midwest. However, I photograph two Swedish weddings in NYC, one, being a Swedish bride who marries a Norwegian. She wears a white wedding dress. The other couple chooses to wear traditional dress of a particular region. Both brides wear the crown of the Vasa Order, originally a fraternal society for Swedes but now open to all of Scandinavian descent.