The 18-hour schedule for Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Shaman Durek Verrett’s lavish wedding has been revealed – with the big day featuring a red carpet arrival, a gala dinner and a bar with a 3am closing time.
Princess Märtha Louise, 52, and her fiance Durek Verrett, 49, who announced their engagement in 2022, are tying the knot today at a ceremony at Union Hotel in the coastal Norwegian town of Geirangerfjord.
A schedule giving guests detailed instructions of how the day was shared by a guest, showing how the day would start with breakfast at 8am and wrap up when the bar closes in the wee hours of the next morning.
Attendees boarded a shuttle bus from the Grande Fjord Hotel at 11:45am from which they ‘walked from the main entrance to the red carpet’ where ‘press (was) present’.
At 1pm, the hour-long ceremony will take place in a tent at Vinje Farm before an afternoon tea in the hotel garden and foyer until 4:30pm.
Princess Märtha Louise, 52, and her fiance Durek Verrett, 49 are tying the knot today at a ceremony at the Union Hotel – and the day’s hectic 18-hour schedule has been revealed
The couple gave guests detailed instructions of how the day will play out, starting with a breakfast at 8am and wrapping up when the bar closes in the wee hours of the next morning
At 5:30pm attendees will enjoy a cocktail in the garden before their gala dinner from until 8:30pm.
The festivities will take a short break for half an hour after dinner before a cake ceremony then the bridal waltz at 10:45pm.
‘The party begins’ way into the night after the first dance at 10:50pm.
The schedule provided no details of what the party entails but punters will be fed a ‘light snack’ at 1am and will continue celebrating until the bar closes at 3am.
Tomorrow is the final day of Märtha Louise and Durek’s wedding as they wrap up the festivities starting with breakfast from 8am-10am.
After breakfast, guests will be taken on another shuttle from Grande Fjordhotel back to the Hotel Union for a brunch with warm and cold dishes until 1pm before checkout.
From there, the bride and groom have provided buses from guests respective hotels at Alesund airport.
Attendees boarded a shuttle bus from the Grande Fjord Hotel at 11:45am from which they ‘walked from the main entrance to the red carpet’ where ‘press (was) present’
At 1pm, the hour-long ceremony will take place in a tent at Vinje Farm before an afternoon tea in the hotel garden and foyer until 4:30pm
Tomorrow is the final day of Märtha Louise and Durek’s wedding as they wrap up the festivities starting with breakfast from 8am-10am
According to Hello! the dress code for the three-day festivities – which included a drinks reception at Hotel 1904 in Alesund on Thursday as well as a party last night – is ‘cool and sexy’.
Princess Märtha Louise took to Instagram last year to reveal the wedding location.
She wrote: ‘We are incredibly happy to be able to celebrate our love in Geiranger’s beautiful surroundings. It means a lot to us to gather our loved ones in a place so rich in history and intense nature experiences. Geiranger is the perfect place to embrace our love.’
The ceremony is at Hotel Union in Geiranger village, a four-star hotel that has a spa, indoor and outdoor pools, its own nightclub and even a vintage car museum.
Shaman Durek announced in June that Parish Priest Margit Lovise Holte would be officiating their marriage.
Reverend Michael Beckwith, who has appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul podcast, was also reportedly involved in the nuptials.
Martha, who describes herself as ‘spiritual’ and claims to be a clairvoyant, got into a relationship with Durek after overcoming the loss of her first husband, Ari Behn
Märtha, who describes herself as ‘spiritual’ and claims to be a clairvoyant, got into a relationship with Durek after overcoming the loss of her first husband, Ari Behn, who died by suicide in 2019.
But things have not been easy for Märtha, as she was forced to leave her role as a working member of the royal family because of her fiancé’s controversial views.
Durek stated that he believed that childhood cancer is caused by unhappiness in a book he wrote.
He published ‘Spirit Hacking’ in 2019 in the US, but publishers banned it in Norway over the unsubstantial claims.
After reading a translation of the book from its original English, the publishing house said at the time they were shocked by a number of unproven statements made by Durek in the book.