Party leader of the Sweden Democrats Jimmie Åkesson and his future wife Matilda Kärnerup gets married on 28 September in Slottslängorna in Sölvesborg.
Even though Åkesson is not an active believer, he still wants to have a church wedding.
– I have some form of faith, and I think it gives a certain weight to a church wedding, and it’s also a nice thousand-year-old tradition in Sweden. I want “before God and the presence of this congregation”, but the wedding does not have to be in the church, he has previously told Swedish Women’s Magazine.
Going to celebrate with karaoke
In addition to the wedding, the couple will hold a big party, together with 500 invited guests. But guests need to follow a specific rule…
“There will be no opportunity to give a speech to the bride and groom. (Yes, we know that the bride’s father is very sorry about this…) However, you are welcome to perform a suitable song during one of the karaoke sessions given during the afternoon and evening. (We especially look forward to the bride’s father in that situation…)”, Åkesson and Kärnerup write in the invitation, according to The Express.
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The political elite who snub the wedding
Before the wedding, the party leader invited several of his colleagues in the Riksdag, including ministers of state Ulf Kristersson and the Liberal party leader Johan Pehrson. But both have chosen not to attend Åkesson’s wedding.
Kristersson announces via his press secretary that he and Åkesson “are not private friends”, according to The Express.
Rebecka Fallenkvist and Mattias Bäckström Johansson at the wedding. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
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Famous faces at Jimmie Åkesson’s wedding
Among the wedding guests are several well-known faces, not least from the Sweden Democrats. For example, party colleagues are guests Björn Söder, Jessica Stegrud and Rebecca Fallenkvist the wedding.
But it is not only Åkesson’s party colleagues who are there, also the Christian Democrats’ party leader Ebba Busch and the former Folklistan leader John Emanuel is there to celebrate love.
Ebba Busch at Jimmie Åkesson’s wedding. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TTJan Emanuel at Jimmie Åkesson’s wedding. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
Busch is often active on Instagram, where she has 198 thousand followers. In honor of the day, she takes the opportunity to show off the wrapped present that she brings to the bride and groom.
Ebba Busch shows the wedding present to Jimmie Åkesson. Photo: Screenshot/Instagram/Buschebba
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