As everyone takes photos of the bridal couple at a wedding and no-one takes photos of all the beautiful dressed guests, I decided to ask my friend Elisabeth Espedal Hoogstrate if she could arrange a photo session before dinner and take photo of all the guests. She did, so here are pictures of our guests and a description of them as it sounded in the dinnerprogram.

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ARNE SOLBERG: FATHER OF THE BRIDE AND FATHER OF VÅRIN EDDY. A HARD WORKING MASTER OF ENGINEERING AT AKER and kvaerner ENGINEERING. A HANDYMAN WHO CAN DEAL WITH ALMOST EVERY KIND OF PROBLEM. is building A SUMMER HOUSE IN holmsbu in his sparetime. ARNE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. A REALIST AND A TINY BIT PESSIMIST, LIKES TO TAKE PART IN DISCUSSIONS.

MÄRIT ERIKSSON: MOTHER OF THE GROOM. USED TO WORK AS A CHILD-carer AND A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER. NOW RETIRED, BUT OCCASIONALLY WORKS IN A WOOL SHOP. CRAZY ABOUT KNITTING. SOMETHING SHE LIKES TO DO WHENEVER SHE CAN. she is one of THE KINDEST persons IN THE WORLD AND ALWAYS MEANS WELL. MARRIED TO ROLAND ERIKSSON.

ROLAND ERIKSSON: THE GROOMS STEPFATHER SINCE THE 1970´S. LOVES SPEEDWAY AND HAS FOR SEVERAL DECADES. HAS WORKED AS AN ELECTRICIAN BUT NOW ENJOYS HIS NEW EXISTENCE AS A PENSIONER. LIKES TO TAKE LONG WALKS TO STAY IN SHAPE.

VÅRIN EDDY: SISTER OF THE BRIDE. LIVES IN AUSTRALIA WITH HER HUSBAND TREVOR EDDY AND THEIR LITTLE DAUGHTER, GRACE. OWNS A WHIPPET AND a SALUKI. A WONDERFUL PERSON WHO PROTECTS ALL LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT. WORKS AS A NURSE AT THE INTENSIVE CARE AT THE HOSPITAL In SHEPPERTON. LOVES MOTHERHOOD.

TREVOR EDDY: THE BRIDES BROTHER IN LAW. MARRIED TO VÅRIN EDDY AND FATHER OF GRACE. has HIS OWN rooftiling COMPANY IN NUMURKAH, AUSTRALIA. HAs BUILT TWO Homes FOR VÅRIN AND HIMSELF AND IS ABOUT TO START WITH number THREE. LIKES FISHING, to GO CAMPING AND WATER-SKIing. VERY HANDY AND MAKES GOURMET DINNERs BETTER THAN MOST. HAS BUILT HIS OWN PIZZA OVEN.

MARIANA BERGSTRÖM: sister of the groom. crazy for horses. has just gained her truck DRIVER LICENSE. lives for her horses and works with horseS. has two salukis and one elsa.

PALLE LINDQVIST: lives with the grooms sister, mariana bergström. drives harley davidson. works at saab in linköping.

HELENE HOLTET: MAID OF HONOUR AND CLOSE FRIEND TO THE BRIDE. KEEPS IN SHAPE BY TAKING LONG WALKS IN THE FOREST AND GOES SKIING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH HER ALASKAN MALAMUTE. NEVER TURNS DOWN A WINE EVENING WITH THE GIRLFRIENDS. A LOYAL FRIEND WHO ALWAYS OFFER HER SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED. WORKS IN NHO. LIVES IN OSLO WITH HER HUSBAND SIMEN OLAFSEN AND THEIR DAUGHTER ISELIN.

GERARD O’SHEA: THE BEST MAN. AN IRISHMAN WHO ACTUALLY SAYS NO TO A DRINK. A SICK SENSE OF HUMOR THAT ONLY THE GROOM GETS. ROTTWEILER BREEDER UNDER THE PREFIX JUST ASK. NOW LIVING IN SWEDEN. A CONTRACTOR WHO TEACHES DOG ANATOMY AND CLASSES WHERE YOU LEARN HOW TO SHOW YOUR DOG. MAGNIFICENT DOG HANDLER. MARRIED TO EMILY ERLING O´SHEA AND FATHER OF ALVA AND KANE.

ELISABETH ESPEDAL HOOGSTRATE: CLOSE FRIEND OF THE BRIDE FROM SANDNES-STAVANGER, NORWAY AND TOASTMASTER FOR THE EVENING.. OWNER AND BREEDER OF SALUKI UNDER THE PREFIX DE LUNDUKI. ELISABETH AND THE BRIDE CAN TALK FOR HOURS AND HOURS ON THE PHONE AND STILL NOT FINISHED TALKING. A WONDERFUL PERSON WHO ALWAYS IS THERE FOR YOU. WORKS AT AN eLIMENTARY SCHOOL WITH SEVERAL AMONG OTHERS AS A TEACHER IN FRENCH AND IS THE educational CO-ORDINATE. MOTHER TO ELISA AND SIGURD, MARRIED TO Jan-Willem Hoogstrate.

JAN WILLEM HOOGSTRATE: MARRIED TO THE CLOSE FRIEND OF THE BRIDE, ELISABETH ESPEDAL. ORIGINally FROM THE NETHERLANDS BUT is NOW LIVING IN SANDNES, NORWAY. SOCIAL, MUSICAL AND HARD-WORKING. A CLEVER COOK, INTERESTED IN TENNIS AND SOCCER. ENJOYS LONGS WALKS WITH THE DOGS. WORKS AS A TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC, DRAMA AND DANCE IN SANDNES AND iS A PIANO TEACHER.

HANNE HAARBYE: the brides COUSIN. plays VIOLA at the norwegian opera. INTERESTED in TRAVELING, MOSTLY in asia. lives with marius söbye who also IS a musician. PLAYED AVE MARIA ON VIOLA AT THE CHURCH-CEREMONY.

INGER KARIN HAARBYE: aunt of the bride and mother to hanne and kjetil haarbye. interested in computers and genealogical RESEARCH and has very good gardening SKILLS.

KJETIL HAARBYE: cousin to the bride and son of inger karin haarbye. STUDIES electronicS at the school of engineering in kongsberg. INTERESTED in computers and little details. likes fly-fishing at the summerhouse.

KRISTIN VINDHOL HALVORSEN: THE BRIDE’S COUSIN. DAUGHTER OF ARILD AND LISBETH HALVORSEN. KINDERGARTEN TEACHER WHO LIKES EXTREME SPORTs. LIVES WITH STENE EVENSEN AND MOTHER OF IBEN.

STENE EVENSEN: PARTNER TO THE BRIDE’S COUSIN AND FATHER OF LITTLE IBEN. A FORMER SKIBUM AND SKI GUIDE. NOW A FAMILY FATHER WHO LIKES SKIING. CAN BE SEEN SMILING ON A MOUNTAIN BIKE AROUND OSLO.

LISBETH VINDHOL HALVORSEN: THE BRIDES AUNT AND MOTHER OF THE BRIDES COUSINS KRISTIN AND MAGNUS HALVORSEN. SOCIAL BIO ENGINEER WHO NOW WORKS AS A SCHOOL ASSISTANT. LIKES KNITTING FAST AND ALWAYS.

MAGNUS VINDHOL HALVORSEN: cousin to the bride and son of arild and lisbeth halvorsen. pc-operator and relaxed urban boy. Music is a big interest amd he is a regular guest at the festival in roskilde.

ARILD HALVORSEN: UNCLE TO THE BRIDE. MARRIED TO LISBETH VINTDHOL HALVORSEN AND FATHER OF THE BRIDES COUSINS KRISTIN AND MAGNUS VINDHOL. HALVORSEN. LIKES SWIMMING, COMPUTERs AND WINTER SKIING. MANAGER IN THE IT-BUSINESS WITH A LIKING FOR REODOR FELGEN (FLÅKLYPA GRAND PRIX).

LINDHA CARLSSON: lives with the groom’s nephew, tomas jonsson. workS at a RETIREMENT home while STUDYING. recent owner of PAPILLION puppy bosse.

THOMAS JONSSON: the groom’s nephew . educated cook, now working at securitas. lives with linda karlsson in rimforsa. recent dog owner.

TERES BERGSTRÖM: the grooms niece who WORKS WITH HORSES AT HER OWN COMPANY– equitana. completely mad for horses, has several dogs at home.

JOHANNA NORGEN: FRIEND TO THE GROOM. SOCCER PLAYING CHILD PEDAGOGUE FROM MJÖLBY WITH ONE FOOT MORE OR LESS VOLUNTARY IN THE DOG WORLD. HAS TURNED DOWN AN OFFER TO PLAY IN THE HIGHEST SOCCER LEAGUE IN SWEDEN. LIKES SCHLAGER.

VIKTORIA ENGSTRÖM: VERY CLOSE FRIEND TO BOTH NICKLAS AND INGUNN WHO PREFERS TO BE CALLED TOJAN OR MRS CLOONEY. TRAVELS TO DOG SHOWS ALL OVER SWEDEN. A CHILD PEDAGOGUE WHO LIVES WITH MR. BIG. LOVES SCHLAGERMUSIC AND COSMOPOLITAN.

MAREN ELINE FARMEN MALTHE-SØRENSEN: CHILDHOOD FRIEND OF THE BRIDE. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER. POSITIVE AND HAPPY. KNOWS MORE ABOUT THE BRIDE THAN THE BRIDE WOULD LIKE. DAUGHTER OF MAREN AND IVAR FARMEN. MARRIED TO Anders Malthe-Sørensen AND MOTHER OF JOSTEIN, MINA AND AURORA.

ANDERS MALTHE-SØRENSEN: MARRIED TO MAREN ELINE FARMEN MALTHE-SÖRENSEN. A BOAT, FISHING AND SUMMERHOUSE ENTHUSIAST WITH MANY CHILDREN. PROFESSOR AT THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY IN OSLO. A CARPENTER WHO IS VERY PRACTICAL. TALK RUSSIAN RELUCTANTLY AND PREFERS pc, BOOKS AND HOME CINEMA AS ENTERTAINMENT.

OLE FARMEN: childhood friend to the bride. brother of maren eline and son to maren and ivar farmen. a happy and active father of two who thinks that there’s not enough hours a day. GETS involveD in almost everything. is THE co-leader of the total home makeover of the family house in lillehammer. likes to play games, is aN experienced DIVER AND INSTRUCTOR. has moved from one leading position to another over the years and is now heading from Plumbing to electricity.

ANETTE HUUSE FARMEN: MARRIED TO THE BRIDES CHILDHOOD FRIEND, OLE FARMEN. ENJOYS THE NATURE AND SPENDING TIME WITH THE FAMILY. MOTHER OF IDUNN AND ERIK. POSITIVE, CARING AND SOCIAL, LIKES SUN, BATH AND BOOKS. IS THE CO-LEADER OF THE PROJECT OF A TOTAL HOME MAKE OVER OF THEIR HOUSE IN LILLEHAMMER. IS A DOCTOR AT THE HOSPITAL IN LILLEHAMMER.

MAREN FARMEN: FRIEND OF THE SOLBERG FAMILY. A NURSE WHO WENT TO SCHOOL WITH THE BRIDE’S MOTHER. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MATCHMAKING OF THE BRIDES PARENTS. HAS WORKED IN AFRICA AND ON AN OILRIG IN THE NORDIC SEA. LIKES TO HANDLE MULti TASKS AT THE SAME TIME, NEVER SAYS NO. TRULY POSITIVE AND ENERGIzED. MARRIED TO IVAR FARMEN AND MOTHER OF MAREN ELINE FARMEN MALTHE-SÖRENSEN AND OLE FARMEN.

IVAR FARMEN: friend of the solberg family. went to school with the father of the bride. a master of engineering who has worked in brazil and kazakhstan. never turns down a discussion.

ANNE-METTE PEDERSEN: childhood friend and classmate to ingunn. always happy and positive. likes laughs about the days back then over a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. got away with more than the rest of us as kids by using her innocent smile. works with car FINANCING . mother of two and lives with trond liltvedt.

TONE LISLEVAND: CHILDHOOD FRIEND OF THE BRIDE SINCE THE AGE OF SEVEN. LIVED CLOSED TO THE BRIDE WHEN THEY GREW UP BUT NOW LIVING IN CONNECTICUT, USA. VERY FUNNY AND LIKES TO KICK UP A ROW. LAUGHS HER HEART OUT OVER MEMORIES FROM BACK THEN. MOTHER OF JULIAN.

CECILIA STAAF: lives with the grooms good friend patrik gustavsson. social hairdresser in linköping. mother of jenna.

CHRISTIAN CHANTRE: VERY CLOSE FRIEND TO THE GROOM FROM PAINTERS SCHOOL WHO ALSO SPEND TIME WITH NICKLAS IN AUSTRALIA. INTO MUSIC AND MUSICAL. LIKES A GLASS OF HOME MADE RED WINE. NOW LIVING IN STOCKHOLM WHERE HE HAS HIS OWN PAINTING COMPANY. LIVES WITH NINA FRIFELDT..

MARIA KARLSSON: lives with the close friend of the groom, mats carlsson. nurse who once used to play ping-pong at a high level. likes outdoor LIFE AND long walks, hER number one PRIORITY is hER family.

MATS KARLSSON: very close friend to the groom from the time at the painting school. tile-constructer. lives on the countryside next to linköping with his wife maria carlsson and their two children mathias and alexander. heavy metal is playing on the stereo. "mackan" loves hockey and red wine. PROBABLY the happiest man alive.

MATS NÄSLUND: a hard working biker, works at saab in linköping. have worked on several different locations over the world. feel free to ask about churchill in north-america. hard rock is essential but not music in general. father of nikki and alva, lives with imse.

IMSE CARLSSON: lives with the groom’s close friend mats näslund. studying to become a ´doctors SECRETARY. works at kindergarten. spends a lot of time at the bike-club and with her children nikki and alva.

PETTER SCHIVE: married to the brides close FRIEND ANNE catherine whist. sporty and social, works as a telecom consultant. happy about nature and dogs. father of helene.

ANNE CATHRINE WHIST: GOOD FRIEND OF THE BRIDE FROM VETERINARY SCHOOL. ENGLISH SETTER OWNER WITH A SMALL SCALE BREEDING. LIVES IN OSLO WITH HUSBAND PETTER SCHIVE AND THEIR LITTLE DAUGHTER HELENE. VERY FUNNY AND ARE NEVER AFRAID TO ACCEPT A CHALLENGE.

MARIA APELL: friend to the bridal couple, a biker-girl. SKILL FULL in the kitchen. is always there for you when needed.

ANETTE LINDBLOM: good friend and almost neighboUr TO the bridal couple. owns afghan and chihuahua. finds it easy to laugh. workS at the local newspaper.

CATHARINA ENGLUND: CLOSE FRIEND AND PUPPY BUYER TO THE BRIDE AND GROOM, LIVES IN ALINGSÅS. HAs STUDied ALMOST EVERYTHING, BUT STILL DOESN’T KNOW WHAT SHE WANT TO BE WHEN SHE GROWS UP. LAUGHS HER HEART OUT WHEN NICKLAS IMITATES "LASSE KONGO". MARRIED TO HENRIK FRITZ AND MOTHER OF TWO.

HENRIK FRITZ: married to catharina englund. works at the furniture company "mio", loves his job. INTERESTED in sports, especially handball, coaches his son’s TEAM. likes to cook and is very good at it. also likes whiskey.

BERIT LARSSON: CLOSE FRIEND AND ALMOST NEIGHBOR TO THE BRIDAL COUPLE. WORKS AT SAS AND SPENDS MOST OF HER TIME IN HER NEW MOTORHOME ON HER WAY TO DOG SHOWS.

MARIE BRANDÉN: CLOSE FRIEND TO THE BRIDAL COUPLE. OWNER OF NINE SALUKIS, THREE HORSES, FIVE SHEEP AND SEVEN GOATS. SALUKI BREEDER UNDER THE PREFIX BADAVIE. THE BRIDAL COUPLES HARDEST COMPETITOR IN THE SHOW RING. PROTECT ALL LIFE AND WOULDN’T EVEN HURT A FLY.

MARC LINNÉR: CLOSE FRIEND TO THE GROOM. FLAMBOYANT AFGHAN OWNER AND BREEDER UNDER THE PREFIX AWABARI. AN ARTIST WITH FINGERS AND SCISSORS WHEN IT COMES TO DOG COAT. A MODEL WHO LIKES TO BE ON STAGE AND HAS EVEN RELEASED A COUPLE OF ALBUMS.

BETH ENGSTRÖM: close friend to nicklas and the mind behind most of the swedish dogshows. would never turn down an irish coffee. mother of victoria engström. lives with eight pugs.

SIMEN OLAFSEN: FRIEND OF THE BRIDE. MARRIED TO THE MAID OF HONOR. OWNER OF AN OLD WOODEN SAILBOAT, WITCH WAS USED AT THE BACHOLORETTE PARTY WHERE SIMEN ATTENDED AS CAPTAIN OF A SHIP FILLED WITH CHAMPAGNE DRINKING AND STRAWBERRY EATING LADIES. FATHER TO CECILIE AND ISELIN.

BIRTHE HAUGLAND: co-student to ingunn at NORWAY’S veterinary school. always nice, positive and supporting. recently started her own veterinary practice. lives with ulf and mother of my and noah.

CAROL WAYMIRE: friend of the bridal couple from california, usa. BREEDER of saluki under the prefix wisdom. carols dogs ARE behind many of the most winning salukis in sweden the past years. is visiting europe for the first time.

RAY LINDHOLM: close friend to the GROOM. beagle- and gordon setter-owner and breeder under the prefix champhurts. SIGHThound judge who has judged in many parts of the world. likes to take a glass of wine out on his porch in tystberga.

HELEN GIBSON: friend and puppy buyer of the bridal couple. likes shoes, shopping AND CHAMPAGNE. breeder of some of the most SUCCESSFUL AFGHANS in the world under the prefix karakush. runs together with her husband leigh a boarding-KENNEL for dogs. a hound judge who judges in scandinavia for the first time this year. married to leigh gibson.

LEIGH GIBSON: friend and puppy buyer of the bridal couple. breeds AFGHANS together with his wife helen under the PREFIX karakush. runs a boarding-KENNEL for dogs. very successful dog-handler OF many breeds.

HENRIK MARTELIUSSON: lives with the brides friend margerete inderberg. a swede who has moved to norway. a team leader for siemens. is very into computers and keeps in shape by training.

MARGRETE INDERBERG: friend from the veterinary school. likes wine and never turns down a night with red wine. found love in THE swede, henrik Marteliusson and lives with him and TWO cats in oslo. works as a veterinary in namsos.

CECILIA BROHLIN: friend to the bridal couple. former BALLET-dancer. now a dog-show person. owner of 9 american akita under the prefix echo star’s. lives with mirko lundén.

MIRKO LUNDÉN: friend to the bridal couple. just as into the dog-show BUSINESS as the bridal couple. breeder and owner of 9 american akita under the prefix echo star’s. lives with cecilia brohlin. owner of two petrol stations.

GRO B. HENRIKSEN: FRIEND TO THE SOLBERG FAMILY SINCE FOREVER, USED TO LIVE NEXT DOOR. RESPONSIBLE FOR INGUNN´S INTEREST IN THE SALUKI BREED SINCE SHE BOUGHT INGUNN´S FIRST SALUKI IN 1983 AS A THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AFTER HER SALUKIS FOR 6 MONTHS. FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER AND JOURNALIST, LIVING IN HOVA, MARIESTAD.

HANNE TENVIK: friend and puppy BUYER to the bridal couple. nurse and teacher with many opinions and lots to talk about. married to Arne Robert Bergli and mother to aurora and julie.

ARNE-ROBERT BERGLI: friend and puppy buyer of the bridal couple. janitor and FAMILY FATHER . married to hanne tenvik and father of julie and aurora.

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