On Wednesday, I was invited to the movie premiere of “21 ways to ruin a marriage”. What a great evening we had… Movie was feelgood funny, new and old friends were all around – an evening of laughter and friendship it was.

The dress code for the event was, of course, a wedding dress.

The fairest of all the brides amongst the cast & crew was our lovely Duchess Hannele with her vintage inspired lace wedding dress, soft white Dior boots and a three-string pearl necklace.

Chic, sophisticated, feminine. Accessorized with the warmest smile.

Make-up artist extraordinaire Hannele Herttua with a bona fide fashionista and make-up artist in the making, Jemina Pouttu.

The rest of us dressed up – or down – in a very unwedingly fashion. The queen of the fashionistas in attendance was, once and again, Heli Kajo. She had a quirky turquoise bag to go with her fuscia top and gold jewellery. Cool bold colors that I could never pull off… And Heli always does.

Black pailleted dress, Givenchy suede over the knee boots, vintage silver and marcasite earrings (a gift from Pipsa!), and a Chanel bag was as weddingly as I got.

One of the truly lovely people I got to meet that evening was Laura Reunanen, who had just published her first album the day before! She was so kind and even gave me a copy of her cd – Café de Abejas: Mascot Moth – and I must say… I haven’t stopped listening to it since.

And could you imagine, this lady has actually composed “Les Fleurs du mal” by Baudelaire into chanson. My imagination wouldn’t ever have reached those highs… But in fact, my husband gave me that very book by Baudelaire for Xmas…  Now I have just the music to listen to, when I dive into his poetry. Incredible.

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True class: lace dress Zara, pearls Kristiina Metsi, lace cuffs Moonalia, boots Dior.

Then there was the afterparty…

With complimentary wedding cakes, perfectly styled for each of the impossible marriages of the film.

Vesa Vierikko and director Johanna Vuoksenmaa having a blast

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The cakes were too yummy… This is what the table looked like when we were through with them..

The beautiful Jemina had real problems at the afterparty… There was such an interest for her phone number that our table was surrounded by quite a buzz throughout the evening… Not to mention the bombardment of text messages, after her number was discovered…

Jemina’s shimmery Celine purse from Luxbag

Hannele and Torsti.

Such an aura of love there is, around and between these two… Just being around them makes one feel warm.

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Pipsa my lovely! The one, the only, the indomitable. The heart and soul of every party.

AND a shoulder to cry on when the world roughs a little person up and down and all around.

Eeva Hautamäki & Hannele Herttua.

I get you, Johanna Vuoksenmaa. After this movie, I too wanted to kiss Armi Toivanen.

Or Riku Nieminen, if I’m quite honest… Never ever again will I associate that man with Munamies 🙂 .

Sorry dear readers outside Finland, there are things that just don’t translate…

I’ll finish with this scene – one of the funniest in the movie. Sorry, no translation….

EILA: Mites isäs otti tän, kun siitä ei oo nyt kuulunu mitään? Se on yleensä joka kesä, kun mä oon vieny matot ulos, niin napannu ne ja pessy ne jossain vaiheessa, mut nyt ei oo tapahtunu mitään, vaikka ne on ollu siellä jo pari viikkoo.

SANNA: Etkö sä halunnu, että se jättäis sut rauhaan?

EILA: Ei nyt kaikkia traditioita tarvii silti katkasta! Vaikken mä isääs enää rakasta niin kyllä mä hänestä välitän”

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