I'm travelling back and forth to Sweden for work (and family visits) a lot this spring, and one of the lovely jobs I have done so far was a christening ceremony in the church of Gamla Uppsala - the oldest part of Uppsala, famed for its Viking king graves. There has been a church on this site since the 9th century, and the church of today was commenced in the 10th century. It was an honor to get to photograph a ceremony there and the day was sunny and crisp, with the promise of spring just round the corner.
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The ceremony was beautiful with a lot of music and little E behaved impeccable during the ceremony and didn't cry once.
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Following the ceremony there was reception nearby and little E's mother had baked the most amazing cookies and cakes for the guests. It was such a great day and such a pleasure to be there and capture it all.
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