They each drink Stjørdalsøl from a Numedal Ølbolle, the beer run is complete

The musket is fired making sure no one falls asleep

The couple eats porridge from another bowl with spoons carved by
Marie's cousin Eric Hendrickson. The spoons and chain started as a single board.

Then a fiddle played and colorful dancers entertained the crowd

By all means, take a seat, and what valley does your bunad come from?

You can now kiss the bride

Then it was time for lots of pictures - Paul should have been there for this one

The Happy Couple

The cute sisters

Me and relative Jes Ole Bålerud in Flesberg bunads
mine post-1830 his pre-1830

These are all Flesberg bunads

This is a group picture of all our relatives that were in attendance. There were Norwegian relatives from Nord Trøndelag, Numedal, Sigdal, Valdres, and Land. And there were 12 of us from the US in attendance.

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