Sweden To Host Drive-In Wedding

Auto enthusiasts in Sweden will get a double dose of true love in July, when the country’s first “drive-in wedding” will be staged at a gathering of car lovers in Vasteras, in Central Sweden. The wedding, which 36 couples have already registered for, will be performed by about ten priests from the Church of Sweden.

Jerker Asterlund, one of the organisers of the event and a priest, said he was motivated to put the novel group wedding together because weddings are too commercialised and the Church of Sweden has no interest in promoting that. Instead Asterlund wants to promote a low cost, simple approach to tying the knot. He also wants to remind people that the Church of Sweden can be a part of celebration and happiness and is not limited to just crises and catastrophes. The mass wedding will take about seven minutes to complete and will feature a parade of classic cars from the 1950s and 1960s.

In addition to the parade, the mass wedding will feature a gospel choir and in keeping with the 1950’s and 60’s theme, one of the participating priests will sing Elvis tunes to entertain the attendees. The organisers have also erected a Las Vegas-style neon sign that reads “Get Married.”

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