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Hi! How lovely that you decided to visit Antero’s and Jenny’s wedding site. By pressing these kinds of blue boxes along the way, you will find all the relevant practical information regarding our important day.

In addition to handy info, you will also find a short story about how we got here. Hope you like your stay!

PS. if you are in a hurry, you can jump right to the RSVP here.

In 2013 Jenny was still living in the Netherlands. At the same time, Antero lived in Helsinki and was busy getting to know the irregular and different life of a fresh startup employee. A lot of time was spent with new colleagues also off work hours. One of the pastimes was playing an online game called League of Legends together.

At the same time in Holland, Jenny started playing the same game, lured by her brother Jonas and his spouse Tiu. They had already played together with Antsa and his colleagues and Jenny was just the newest addition to the team. We soon became a tight group gaming together most evenings and weekends. In very simple terms, League of Legends is a five player game where three of the players play solo and only two play together as a duo.

In these roles, Jenny and Antero found they complemented each other. Antero supporting and protecting so Jenny could dedicate her time to attack.

Jenny moved back to Finland in the summer of 2014 and moved to Kruusila, to the Friendship Inn. The Inn is founded and run by Jenny’s brother’s wife’s family. In addition to providing accommodation and course venue services, the Inn hosts a midsummer celebration for approximately 100 guests. Antero ended up there, invited by his colleague Antti. We had known each other for almost a year by then but neither of us thought that meeting each other would lead anywhere.

During midsummer we did not actually spend that much time together. Both of us still noticed each other and thought it might be worth getting to know each other better. So, without delay, Antero asked Jenny on a date quickly after midsummer.

During midsummer, we noticed that we had more than video games in common. Rock climbing was something that both of us enjoyed doing. That is why, when Antero casually asked Jenny on a date for a cup of coffee, Jenny remembered talking about climbing and suggested a date in a more active environment. So we spent our first date sweating and grunting at Pasila’s Boulder Cave.

We had practiced trust and co-operation while gaming but the real test came when we moved to rope climbing a few dates later. This sport is generally practiced in pairs where one climbs while the other belays. In other words the belayer makes sure the rope isn’t too slack and the climber has a counterweight to fall on. You quite literally have the other’s life (or at least limbs) in your hands. The flow of working together we found during gaming, seemed to work on the climbing wall as well.

Only a couple of months after dating, we started planning our first trip together. Someone might think it is a bit of a risk to go on a three week trip to Thailand after knowing each other for only a few months. On the other hand, it is hard to find a better way to really get to know each other. At this point it was becoming clear that neither of us was particularly careful or afraid of commitment. The same rhythm we had found while playing, climbing and dating, continued while traveling. Adventure was surprisingly easy, despite the usual hardships.

Inspired by this positive experience, we traveled quite a lot that same year. We visited Jenny’s friends in the Netherlands in the spring. In the summer, we decided on a week’s notice that we would drive to Norway for 1,5 weeks. We did not plan that trip at all but made it up as we went. Before the end of the year, we took a trip to Portugal to celebrate Jenny’s mother’s Maikki’s birthday.

We didn’t live together yet, but it was clear that we would have no problem creating a home together.

In the beginning of 2016, after months of enticement, Jenny finally moved to Helsinki to Antero’s new apartment. Life together rolled along comfortably, even if the start of us living together was the hardest challenge of our relationship so far.
While traveling, we had of course spent many weeks at a time together. We took it to a whole other level when we both were entrepreneurs and worked from home from dawn till dusk. It was draining in a completely different way. We would not recommend it.

Despite hardship, we never questioned our relationship, but rather questioned the choices regarding entrepreneurship. In the end, the situation solved itself when Jenny started a new job in the fall of 2016.

Throughout living in Antero’s apartment in the city, Jenny dreamed of being closer to nature. As we were back on more solid ground, looking for a dream apartment together seemed like the best solution.

To our surprise, we found the potential apartment of our dreams after just a couple of days of looking. We did not actually have more time than that since we were leaving on vacation and our buyer was eager to move in after we came back. The final decision to buy an apartment was done in Ao Nang, Thailand, after seeing our new home once. On Valentine’s Day 2017, we moved to our current home in Viikinmäki on north-eastern Helsinki.

Experiences like this have shown us that we like to make decisions quickly, albeit analytically, instead of ruminating on something for weeks on end.

Speaking of slow decision-making, Antero really took his time proposing to Jenny. Antero played with the idea of proposing already before moving to Viikinmäki. He worded his plans first to his friend Matti on our couples’ summer roadtrip to France in 2017.

In the end, Antero found a great excuse to postpone the proposal, due to his allergy to clichés. Of course Jenny would not want to be proposed in a picturesque small fishing village in the south of France while the sun set.

Half a year later, Antero pulled himself together and set a deadline like a professional. As planned, he cooked a three-course candlelit dinner at home, and bent the knee. Jenny said yes.

So the deal is that we are getting married. Yay! If you have ended up on this page, we have, most likely, invited you to celebrate this day together with us. Come and cheer us on when we say “I do” and celebrate the next chapter of our adventure together.

When?
Saturday 15.6. at 13:45 (wedding ceremony at 14:00). The party will go on until 1:30.

Please RSVP by 15.5.

 

All food will be lactose and gluten free with a few exception such as the bread. Most of the starters are veggie and vegan friendly except for some of our own local favorites. Please let us know of all diet restrictions and allergies as you RSVP so we can take them into account.

Take note: We will only celebrate among adults this time.

We have quite a lot of stuff already. We own pretty much anything we could ask for and probably more than a few things we don’t need. This is why we ask you to leave the gifts in the store aisles.

The most important thing for us is to have you over. We are looking forward to your company and having fun together. If you still want to grace us with more than your presence, you can sponsor our next adventure (our honeymoon) with a sum of your choice.

Beach formal a.k.a summery dressy

Being practical and determined pagans, we decided to hold the ceremony and party under the same roof, next to easily accessible public transport at Ravintola(restaurant) Keilaniemi, Keilaranta 5, 02150 Espoo.

You can get there easily by subwaya(metro), just get off at Keilaniemi and walk 230 meters. There is also plenty of parking space in the office buildings nearby. They will not need them until Monday.

We love speeches and performances and would love to see as many as possible. We try to arrange time for spontaneous acts but if you happen to know that you want to say something, perform the dance of your tribe or sing the song of your people, please let us know in advance. me@häämme.fi

This way our master of ceremonies will be able to allocate the time and space for your spectacle.