Wedding photos from our Norwegian wedding are now available!

This is us at the party after church
And this is everyone who was present at the party
You can see the entire album here - or by clicking on either of the two photos.

Kidnapping and 'torture'
I guess you will see posts on my friends' blogs about this in the near future.
According to good Norwegian tradition the bride and groom will be kidnapped by their friends and severely humiliated before the wedding. As my friends did not have a lot of chance before my wedding it came now - before the blessing in June.

Kelly, Debra, Joe and Amanda all knew what would happen. So when my friends showed up with determination and stern faces they were not shocked.
I was, however.

I will publish more photos - and videos of the event when I get this from my friends.

In short, I was kidnapped and they had me do all sorts of things. Play with toys in a toy store, "Play" the flute (I can't play to save my life) at all the outdoor restaurants in Karl Johan's Street (Central street in Oslo). They had me interview people with incredibly stupid questions - and a sausage as a microphone...

And then, to top it off we played laser tag and paintball. At paintball I was given a protective vest, mask and a bunny mask. No marker (weapon). I was told to run, and the others were given markers.
And instead of paintballs they were loaded with rubber balls. Which hurt more than paintballs.

Despite the vest protecting my torso, my friends are good shots and sometimes decided to aim at unprotected areas. Hence I have over a dozen bruises like this:

Ok. This one is the worst one, but you can definitely see them all. And believe me, I could feel it when I was shot! Ouch!
Next time we play paintball I am wearing pants, long sleeved sweater AND a gun. Thank goodness for that vest though. Without it I would have many dozen bruises.

Stay tuned for more updates.