Princess Märtha Louise and Shaman Durek's Wedding Celebrations Are Underway in Norway!

Mar. 15, 2025

Princess Martha Louise and Derek Verrett take part in a pre-wedding event on Aug. 30, 2024.Photo:SplashNews

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Princess Märtha LouiseandShaman Durek Verrett’s wedding festivities have kicked off in Norway.

On Aug. 29, celebrations for the upcoming nuptials ofKing HaraldandQueen Sonja’s daughter to the “6th generation shaman” from California, whose connections include celebrities like Nina Dobrev and Gwyneth Paltrow, kicked off. Princess Märtha Louise, 52, and Durek, 49, are getting married at Hotel Union in Geiranger on Saturday, Aug. 31, and they got the party started on Thursday in the coastal town of Alesund.

Hello!magazineis exclusively covering the nuptials, and the outlet previously announced that the first pre-wedding event would be a welcome party with a “‘sexy and cool’ dress code” in the garden of Hotel 1904.

The fun continued on Aug. 30 when guests boarded a boat for a trip along the Geiranger Fjord, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Photos showed the bride and groom arriving for the outing, with Märtha Louise sporting a black leather ensemble with a colorful shirt and boots while Durek opted for a brown outfit and sunglasses.

Princess Martha Louise and Derek Verrett take part in a pre-wedding event on Aug. 30, 2024.SplashNews

Princess Märtha Louise’s younger brotherCrown Prince Haakon, his wifeCrown Princess Mette-Marit, their 20-year-old daughterPrincess Ingrid Alexandraand their 18-year-old son Prince Sverre Magnus also joined the pre-wedding celebration.

Märtha Louise’s family wasn’t the only royal presence on the guest list. Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands also joined the couple for day two of their wedding festivities.

Hello!said that a “Latin American-themed pre-wedding party” would be held at Hotel Union that Friday.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit attends Princess Martha Louise and Derek Verrett’s pre-wedding event on Aug. 30, 2024.SplashNews

“We are incredibly happy to be able to celebrate our love in Geiranger’s beautiful surroundings,” Märtha Louise wrote on Instagram last year. “It means a lot to us to gather our loved ones in a place so rich in history and intense nature experiences. Geiranged is the perfect place to embrace our love.”

The wedding will have about 350 in attendance, and of her big day, Märtha Louise toldHello!magazine, “It feels amazing to be marrying Durek, and I’m so happy the day is almost here. The surroundings are gorgeous — it’s one of the most beautiful places I know.”

She added, “Even if there are a few glitches, we can still gaze at the stunning scenery.”

(From left) Prince Sverre Magnus, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Prince Haakon, Queen Sonja and King Harald on Norway’s National Day on May 17, 2022 in Oslo, Norway.Per Ole Hagen/Getty

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On Aug. 26, the Royal House of Norway confirmed which family members would attend the nuptials. The court said that King Harald and Queen Sonja, both 87, would attend the wedding in Geiranger. Theannouncementadded that Crown Prince Haakon would attend the event with his wife and children, as would King Harald’s sister, Princess Astrid.

The Norwegian Royal Yacht in Oslo, Norway on May 14, 2024.Per Ole Hagen/Getty

The wedding will be Princess Märtha Louise’s second marriage. She was previously married to late author and playwright Ari Behn, with whom she shares daughters Maud Angelica, 21, Leah Isadora, 19, and Emma Tallulah, 15.

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Princess Märtha Louise and Durek took their relationship public in May 2019 andannounced their engagementin June 2022, revealing in September 2023 that they would marry in Geiranger the following August.

source: people.com