Current Icelandic Weddings

Nancy Villante

Traditions

• Icelandic wedding drink, Mead.– Way back in the Viking era it was a legal requirement to

drink Mead for a full ‘moon’ or 30 days after a marriage.(honeymoon)

• Traditional Icelandic wedding cake– called Kransakaka– almond in flavor, made of ascending rings to form a cone. It is filled with chocolates or

candy inside.

• Friday – goddess Frigga

• Wedding traditions of the Lutheran church (98% of Icelandic population

Kransakaka• Make sure that you do the final kneading of the dough in a large pot

over low heat. It´s a pain, but it´s worth the work. The heat does wonders for the sugar, resulting in moist kransekage with the most amazing crust.

• 6 egg whites2 kg almond paste (best to special order from baking places)500 g powdered sugar

• Preparation• Put everything in a large stand mixer with a dough hook and mix until

sugar is incorporated. Transfer to a large pot over medium low heat and continue to knead dough for 20-30 min.

Dough should be smooth, add powdered sugar if needed. Cool dough, shape according to directions on kransekage forms.

Locations

• Destination

• Church

• Outdoors

Brúðkaup

• Icelandic vs United States

• Icelandic culture in weddings

Mrs. Elinbjort JonsdottirMr. Tryggvi Pall Fridriksson

Dress

Brandon Williamsson

Asatru

All Orientation Weddings

• June 2010- same sex couples can now have a full wedding in Iceland.

• The Prime Minister of Iceland, Johanna Sigurdardottir, married her partner.

• There are a range of choices for the ceremony.

Worth Checking Out!!!

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIIKHFN0svc&feature=related

– Wedding song video directed by an Icelander

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utwU4pOhWqs

– Please watch: destination wedding of icelandshort film.

References• http://www.flickr.com/people/audunn/

• http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/KRANSAKAKA-1260410#ixzz1Td7LmG9Y

• http://charlestonweddingstudio.com/kransakaka-icelandic-wedding-cake/

• http://www.formalbride.com/wedding_traditions.htm

• http://www.travelbee.co.uk/iceland.htm

• http://www.icelandtouristboard.com/index.php?page=p13

• http://www.nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/index.php?sid=59&ptid=3