page_title: Wedding of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby
section_title: Wedding
hierarchical_section_title: Wedding of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby / Wedding
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Кафедральный собор Осло
context_page_description: The wedding of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby took place on 25 August 2001 at Oslo Cathedral. It was the first royal wedding to take place in Norway since the marriage of then-Crown Prince Harald to Sonja Haraldsen in 1968. Because of the background of the bride, the wedding was frequently referred to in publications as "unconventional" and "uncommon," and Mette-Marit as a modern-day Cinderella.
context_section_description: Haakon and Mette-Marit married on 25 August 2001 in Oslo. The ceremony lasted one hour, and the bride wept throughout the entire ceremony. Mette-Marit wore a dress of white silk crepe with a 20-foot long veil, while Haakon wore a black army uniform with a red sash and medals.
  In a break of tradition, the groom waited outside the door of the church, as Mette-Marit wanted to walk down the aisle alongside Haakon instead of on her father's arm. Oslo Bishop Gunnar Stålsett told the couple "You have not chosen the easiest path, but love has triumphed," bringing tears to Mette-Marit's eyes.
  Her son served as a page boy during the ceremony, while Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark served as Haakon's best man. Betina and Emilie Swanstrøm, Kamilla and Anniken Bjørnøy, and Tuva Høiby served as Mette-Marit's bridesmaids.
  The ceremony featured music from Norwegian jazz musician Jan Garbarek, as well as text readings from Haakon's sister Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
  Upon their marriage, Mette-Marit became known as Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit. After the ceremony, the couple appeared with Mette-Marit's son Marius on the balcony of the royal palace in the midst of cannons firing and bands playing.
caption: Oslo Cathedral where the wedding ceremony was held
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