The newlywed couple were greeted by both choirs and cheers as they left the church.
SMASK: A big kiss in front of the guests is completely appropriate.
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SMASK: A big kiss in front of the guests is completely appropriate.
According to VG and Dagbladet, the guests have moved on to Gamle Logen in central Oslo, where there will be an after-party.
NEWLY WEDDING: The bride and groom after they have been married for the second time.
A star-studded guest list is present when Martin Ødegaard and Helene Spilling Ødegaard have their wedding party this weekend.
National teammate Leo Skiri Østigård describes the ceremony as “absolutely brilliant.”
– It’s a lot of fun, Østigård tells NRK.
TEAMMATES: Martin Ødegaard and Leo Skiri Østigård play together on the national team.
THROWING THE BOUQUET: Guess which of the lucky guests got the bridal bouquet?
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THROWING THE BOUQUET: Guess which of the lucky guests got the bridal bouquet?
The wedding took place in Gjerdrum Church, which is the bride’s home municipality.
The groom’s best man, Sander Berge, was curious about the large press turnout, and asked the press to enjoy the good weather. The bride’s best man, Birgit Skarstein, is also present.
ARRIVING: Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Sander Berge arrive at Gjerdrum Church before the wedding of Helene Spilling and Martin Ødegaard.
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ARRIVING: Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Sander Berge arrive at Gjerdrum Church before the wedding of Helene Spilling and Martin Ødegaard.
On Saturday morning, Bukayo Saka was observed driving in a black car out of the luxury hotel Sommero. Later, he and several other football stars arrived at Gjerdrum Church.
Early Friday, Saka was spotted at Gardermoen Airport with Arsenal player Leandro Trossard. They arrived at the airport in a private plane.
SOMMERO: Here Bukayo Saka drives out of Sommero. Probably on his way to church.
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SOMMERO: Here Bukayo Saka drives out of Sommero. Probably on his way to church.
Kai Havertz, who is considered the groom’s best friend at Arsenal, also landed on Norwegian soil on Friday afternoon.
On the evening of the same day, pictures from both Dagbladet and Se og Hør showed that the stars had moved to Svensefjøset in Lier.
The party in Drammen
The party in Drammen
When the news first broke, young fans flocked to the luxury estate. Viktor and Elias were among those who made the trip.
– We hope to meet Ødegaard, Saka and his other friends, Elias told NRK.
But neither of the two friends had much faith that it would happen.
– I don’t think so, actually, it came from Elias.
Viktor followed up:
– There is a 25 percent, or maybe 12.5 percent chance of it happening.
The venue is located no more than a quarter of an hour from Ødegaard’s hometown, Drammen. The main hall at Svensefjøset has a capacity for up to 150 guests.
GREAT CELEBRATION: Svensefjøset had a celebratory party on Friday evening.
Great secrecy
In contrast to the Arsenal captain’s high-profile football life, Ødegaard has kept his love life under wraps. There is also great secrecy surrounding the wedding celebrations.
On Thursday, it was announced that Lillestrøm coach Hans Erik Ødegaard will be in charge of Lillestrøm’s match against Ranheim on Saturday. He will of course be present when his son Martin Ødegaard marries dance professional Helene Spilling Ødegaard.
– It is his decision, but we as a club and I as sports director support him one hundred percent in that decision, Simon Mesfin tells Romerikes Blad.
Become lovers in 2023
Romance rumors began to really sprout when the couple appeared together in public for the first time during an awards ceremony in London in the spring of 2023. When Spilling Ødegaard’s then-partner, Birgit Skarstein, shared a photo of the dancer with an Arsenal scarf, they fueled the rumors.
After that, things went downhill for the star couple. A short time later, they themselves confirmed their relationship when we saw a newly in love couple in an Instagram post with the text: “Life is good.”
RELATIONSHIP CONFIRMED: On June 1, 2023, Norway officially got a new celebrity couple.
Later that year, the text: “It’ll probably just be you and me” was immortalized in each person’s tattoo.
– We love you so much
In August last year, the star couple announced the news that they were going to become parents.
– We can’t wait to meet you, our little baby, they wrote on Instagram at the time. Spilling also moved to London during the fall.
In December they were able to reveal that they had had a boy.
– We love you so much, our little baby boy, writes Spilling in the post, where she also added the date December 1, 2024.
At a press conference for the Norwegian national team earlier this fall, Ødegaard was asked about what it would be like to be a father.
– It’s hard to say. It’s like most people say; you don’t really know what you’re getting into until you’re suddenly there. But I’m really looking forward to it, Ødegaard said in September.
Kept marriage secret
The couple not only had a child and moved in last fall. In November, it was also announced that they had gotten married, but the couple themselves did not share the news.
Documents from the National Register NRK gained access to showed that Helene Spilling had changed her name to Helene Spilling Ødegaard. Martin Ødegaard had changed his marital status to married.