As the ceremony was right on the water—and because she wanted one—the designer wore a magnificent, trailing robe-style wedding coat made from two second-hand duvets featuring faded florals with “an almost sun-bleached” effect. “There was just enough [material] to make the sleeves out of the things that I cut away from the actual coat,” Bergqvist says. The patterned robe complemented Löfgren’s custom Rave Review suit, which was created from retro curtains.
The lovebirds met eight years ago, when they were both studying at Beckmans School of Design in the Swedish capital, and dated for a year before going steady. “I think I fell in love with his [Skånish] accent, actually,” says Bergqvist, who explains that she has family in the South of Sweden and has a predilection for the dialect. “When we first met at this party in school, that’s what I liked at first.”
The “something old” in weddings must be accompanied by something new, and that came in the form of the proposal. It was Bergqvist who popped the question. “I never really dreamt about getting married or having a big wedding because it feels too traditional,” she explains. “But then I realized it feels very natural to get married to him and also it felt super natural for me to propose to him because I’m taking a lot of initiatives in general, and it felt so much fun to do it just because it’s so boring to live without celebrating things. Also, when I’m working so much, it feels like life just goes on without celebrating and appreciating family life.”
She started planning the proposal a few years ago and landed on the idea of doing so in Chernobyl, a city the couple had once visited, thinking that it was “so absurd to propose to someone in Chernobyl [which] is not a romantic place at all.” Travel arrangements were made and friends were informed of the impending event, but on arrival Bergqvist realized the setting didn’t suit her purposes. In the end, home is where the heart is, and Bergqvist proposed in a restaurant over dinner. “I was so nervous before, and started crying when I asked him,” she remembers. “He was super surprised; he actually thought I was joking because I don’t think he expected it at all since I’m not that kind of tradition-driven person, but then he was totally up for it and so happy.”
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