Swedish Wedding, Huntington, NY, 1977

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.