The project was sponsored by grants from The Sons of Norway, Minneapolis and The Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. Bucheit decided to create a bridal crown because of her own Norwegian heritage and the influence of the culture on her work since she has been in Lanesboro for the past three years. In addition, the professional metalsmith and jeweler with a master's degree from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, traveled to Norway this summer to study bridal crowns. Bridal crowns are still a big tradition there and people still get married with them. Some museums will lend out crowns although that is not condone.
Brides are welcome to rent it for the day.
Some of the crowns date back to medieval times. During the two-week course, she was the only American student in the class which teaches the largely oral tradition of metal working techniques. The Lanesboro crown will be owned by the community and it will be housed in Cornucopia. The rental and borrowing information will be handled at the Cornucopia. It will also be curated by The Sons of Norway, said Bucheit.