I have found two quotes on Facebook that have spoken to me on a personal level and today I want to share them with you. The first one, originally said by P. Coelho quoted by my former bride Tanja Erkkilä, goes "Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea about their sufferings." The other one (I don't know the origin, written at Facebook by Jesse Odesho) says "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have; you will never, ever have enough."
It's late and I won't go into details on why these quotes speak so strongly to me but what I can say is that I have struggled all my life to like myself for who I am and not only for what I do or achieve. But now, finally, I am beginning to (but I'm not there yet!) to shift perspective and find my own place in this world. My place. Where I want to be. Not because I'm supposed or obliged to but because I have chosen it. I have always, and always will in many ways, wanted perfection but I am now learning that perfection is not just about control and what seems perfect. It's also about letting go. So, this is what I leave you with tonight, a wish that you already have or soon will find what makes you feel home and at ease with yourself.
And, because this is a photo blog more than anything else, I also want to share a first teaser from Britt-Marie's and Per's wedding at Södertuna last Saturday. I was with them the whole day and in a day or two I will post a lot more photos from their wedding.
Good night!
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The bride and groom had planned to get married on the top of Åreskutan but the weather didn't exactly agree so Gabriella and Fredik said "I do" at Åre old chuch instead. But this bride was seriously cool and wanted to do the portrait session outdoors no matter what, so we ended up walking in mud, tripping on slippery stones by the river and photographed for more than an hour in heavy rain under dark clouds!
When I first met with Ati and Ahmad they weren't sure if they would allow me to post photos from their wedding here on the blog but I'm so happy they changed their mind because I completely love them as a couple, their style, their guests, the food at the wedding and the party! And, as a natural result, I also absolutely love their photos because they represent everything I love about this wedding story - the couple's emotions, happiness and love from early morning to late night! So, I photographed for more than 14 hours but at the end, when it was time for me to leave, I felt very relaxed even if my body told me it had to rest from running around with heavy photo equipment all day.
Until a couple of weeks ago I didn't have any wedding booked for August 13 and I felt it was a bit strange because we are in the middle of the high season. But, I think it was written in the stars that this non-booked Saturday was saved for Atefeh and Ahmad who contacted me with only a couple of weeks to go before their wedding day and wanted me to be with them all day and night! What a couple, what a day and what a party! I will without doubt post more photos here in a day or two but for now I want to share a few first ones. All thumbs up for this couple!
This might be the first time I post as many as 88 photos from a wedding here on the blog and it's not only because I spent almost 16 hours with Milla and Andreas on their wedding day but also because they truly have a long love story to tell. They met 14-15 years ago and while listening to all the fantastic speaches during the dinner I understood that this wedding was meant to be. It never was a matter of "if", but only "when". And now it's a fact, the greek goddess looking Milla have become Mrs Nyström!
Those of you who know me in real life or have followed my blog for some time, know that I took a giant step professionally some time ago. I left my daytime work as a tax lawyer to become a full time photographer. I have a small business on my own, run everything by myself and share studio and office with one of my best friends, 
I have been travelling a lot lately and I haven’t been able to update the blog as often as I like to but today I give you one of my longest and most personal posts ever. And, because of that, I have chosen to write in Swedish. If you don’t understand I’m sorry but I also give you some photos from a recent wedding at Rånäs castle to look at anyway. The bride and groom have requested to be anonymous but I can share some inspiration.
Tomorrow morning I have a flight at 6.20 in the morning to catch and I will have another looong day photographing a fantastic jewish wedding in Skåne. So, when I left Madeleine's and Ryan's wedding today at Gryts Säteri I told them they probably would have to wait before I can show them any pictures. But, it turned out that I really couldn't resist spending this Saturday evening looking through the photos I took today. So, Madeleine and Ryan, I want to thank you so much for having me as your wedding photographer and I hope your night will be just as perfect as the day! I will show you and all other blog readers more photos later, but this is all for now. I have to start packing for Sandra's and Micha's wedding tomorrow!
In less than a month Milla and Andreas are getting married at Södertuna slott and time has come to show some of the photos I took at their pre shoot some time ago. They came to me for a pre wedding couple session (which is included in my full day packages) and during our 45 minutes together we had all kinds of weather - cloudy, heavy rain and, at last, some sun. I am sure thought that the sun always will shine for their love, based on what I saw through my camera lens! Milla and Andreas, soon it's your time to become bride and groom!
The weather during my wedding in Austria last week was a bit chilly but yesterday was a totally different story and the summer sun made Jennie's and Fredrik's wedding a day to remember as a day of sun, warmth, beauty, happiness and - above all - love! Their entrance at Engelbrektskyrkan gave me goose bumps and I hope these first photos will give the same effect on them! And Jennie and Fredrik, you have so many photos to look forward to in a couple of weeks!
