New York engagement photos
Here we found each other; above the crowds on Twenty-third Street And like two wandering souls we wandered into each other again, but for three hundred twenty-two days the ocean separated us the rain rained down on us and the darkness – it engulfed us… But love knows not oceans. And on the three hundred twenty third we found each other again… here, again, here. Here and anywhere on Earth. Kina & Xavi ew New York Photography | New York Wedding Photographer | Travels | Photo Stories | One Day Studio | Aerial Footage | Wedding Video
Croatia Wedding Photography “2015”
Croatia Wedding Photography | Here is a small section of photographs shot in 2015. We have visited all the most beautiful locations in Croatia again and have climbed up the far north – the beautiful land of Island. This year, 2016., will be even more exciting. First what awaits us is Thailand , then Hong Kong – China and a few other Southeast locations. Many thanks for following our work! In 2016 we promise another abundance of photographs capturing new extraordinary locations . Cheers! Vis Wedding Photographer | Destination Weddings | Croatia Wedding Photography | Destination Croatia |Wedding Cinematography | Island Vis Croatia | Bohemian Weddings | Venues Croatia | Amazing Iceland |
Vis Wedding Photographer
Met in Austria, Engaged on the Cook Islands and Got Married in Croatia I know it may sound weird that two soulmates can meet in a night club at a trance party, where usually no one talks to each other, but it really is possible. Exactly these two weird soulmates are now the happiest Mr and Mrs on the whole planet…or, we love to believe we are. Back in 2010, even 6 months after I (Fatime) had moved from Bosnia to an Austrian village as au pair, my host family was still trying to motivate me to go out on my own. After so many failed tries, on the 14.8.2010, I finally decided to take the last train from the country side to Vienna and to return back with the first one in the morning. I went to my favorite club which I loved so much, because it was a club with a planetarium where you could sit and enjoy watching the stars when you got tired from dancing. I came to the club with a great wish to dance all night long. Even though a few people tried to talk to me, my answer was always the same “I´m here to dance”. But then, at some point, this cute guy I had noticed in the que in front of the club, he came to me and we simply started dancing. It felt so normal that one would think we had known each other forever. And I do like to think our souls had been together for much longer before we even met each other. It was such a memorable night I can still remember almost every single detail about it. At some point both of us got tired from dancing and went to find a nice place to sit in the planetarium to watch the stars. We stayed there for hours without really talking to each other, but it simply felt like the right thing to do. Unfortunately, we were “kicked out” from the planetarium around 5am and we had another hour to spend together before my train left Vienna. Somehow I managed to give him a wrong phone number and a day after that was the first time I was incredibly thankful for having such a rare name, which made it easy for him to find me on Facebook J. From then on, it all went just perfect. We started dating on the 28.8.2010, which is still our anniversary day, because we got married on the same date this year. We never really used to talk about getting married, probably because we started living together in the fourth month of our relationship and it somehow felt like being married. If I was to say one thing I always loved and still adore about him…it would be him, being such a great dreamer. He always loved to talk about his great wish for traveling around the world once he finishes his master studies and somehow…that moment came so quickly and, suddenly, we were both packing our backpacks and getting ready for our big adventure. I couldn’t believe we were really going to be gone for about three months, on our own. And, even if it may sound like a big lie, I never, really never even thought he could be intending to propose on me on our trip. But, he was…and that was without any doubt, the most beautiful day in my life, until our wedding day. There are no words in any language I speak, which could explain my enthusiasm and happiness about getting married to a men a woman can only dream about. I enjoyed every single second of getting all done for our big day. We decided to exchange our wedding vows on the beautiful Croatian Island Vis which we loved it so much, because we had our most beautiful and memorable vacation there back in 2011. I was so happy for having the whole freedom of planning the wedding exactly the way I wanted it and that’s the way the wedding was in the end. My perfect bohemian wedding with our closest family and friends. But, let the most beautiful pics made by Danijela from One Day Studio tell you more about this special day. Thank you Danijela for capturing our most beautiful moments <3 With love, Fatime Photographer: Danijela Location: Island of Vis, Croatia Vis Wedding Photographer | Destination Weddings | Croatia Wedding Photography | Destination Croatia | Wedding Cinematography | Island Vis Croatia | Bohemian Weddings | Venues Croatia | Engagement photography | Garden Wedding
Suncani Hvar – sail away to sunset
Let’s make a quick quiz – which is the sunniest place in Croatia? Hm, hm, hm… It shouldn’t be a hard question since the kids in primary school learn this information very quickly. Yes, well done, it is the island of Hvar! This island is situated off the Dalmatian coast, between islands Korcula, Vis and Brac, it is approximately 68 km long. This is very unusual place. Apart from being the sunniest place in the whole Croatia, it has natural fresh water springs and large fertile coastal plains. The island Hvar is covered with natural pine forests, olive trees, lavender fields and vineyards. It is located at the center of Adriatic sailing routes in Croatia so it has always been an important base for trading, not only in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea but also to and from Italy and all across Mediterranean. Hvar was inhabited in pre historic times and many rulers have changed there during the history – Illyrians, Ancient Greeks, Venetian Empire, Napoleon, Austrian Empire and so on. Each of these cultures have left the impact on the island Hvar, footsteps we can see even today on buildings, architecture, food, drinks… There are many nice places at island Hvar and it is actually a hard job to name just a few. However, sometimes we must do this hard work and pick something out of many fairy stories about the island. So, today we will present Suncani Hvar Hotels. This resort offers many great things for all kind of different tastes. It offers several different hotels, restaurants, meeting rooms and wedding venues. This is leading hotel group on the island of Hvar, and one of the leading hotel groups in the whole Croatia, offering classic and exclusive hotels. Suncani Hvar Hotels could be a great place for your holidays or maybe even wedding or engagement celebration no matter if you are from Croatia or abroad!The resort has several hotels ranging from 2 to 5 stars. Let’s name them – Hotel Adriana is luxury spa oasis and Hvar’s spa boutique hotel. Amfora is grand beach resort, offering cascading pool. Riva is yacht harbour hotel and the trendiest boutique seaside hotel. The Palace Hvar is the hotel with the perfect location and offering the old charm and atmosphere. Hotel Villa Dalmacija has the stunning sea view. Hotel Delfin is a city hotel with the great location and astonishing view to the seaside. And the last but not the least is Hotel Pharos, the ideal place for the summer fun.As we mentioned before, Suncani Hvar Hotels offer wedding venues as well. Since we are experts in wedding photography, this is our field and we can recognize a great wedding spot when we see it. And trust us, we have seen several great wedding venues in Suncani Hvar Hotels. For example – San Marco Terrace at The Palace Hotel. This magnificent terrace is located at the heart of Empress Elisabeth’s Palace. It offers the breeze of history and unforgettable wedding party that you and your guests will always keep in the warmest memory. San Marco Terrace has seating capacity up to 180 pax and reception capacity up to 250 pax, so if you are opting for the big fat Croatian wedding, this is the right place to organize it!But if you have decided for the smaller wedding party, we suggest Butchery & Wine restaurant at Hotel Adriana in Hvar. It offers seating capacity up to 80 pax and reception capacity up to 120 pax and this place is first of all outstanding opportunities for elegant and relaxed wedding party with the view to marina in the centre of Hvar.Don’t worry, there are numerous places for the weddings with 400, 600 or even 800 people in Suncani Hvar Hotels – for example Cascading pool area at Hotel Amfora or Panoramic Terrace at Hotel Amfora. As you can conclude, this Croatian hotel resort offers place for all kind of weddings – small, big, relaxed, elegant, crowded… the decision how many people to invite is up to you, organizers in Suncani Hvar have all other things needed!In the end, let’s not forget meeting facilities. Suncani Hvar has numerous possibilities for business conferences, team buildings, professional gatherings and all other special events. They have the team of hoteliers and other professionals who will help you to organize the best meeting ever. The meeting that will be held in a place surrounded by crystal clean sea and clouded with the frangrances of rosemary, lavender and heather, and hugged with the sunny weather. So, if you have a company, small or big business and need any kind of meetings with your partners, Suncani Hvar Hotels will make you proud with the good organization and splendid background! This hotel resort in Croatia continuously provides many different special offers all year round, for holidays, weddings, spas, business meetings and so on. No matter what your needs are – just a bit of hedonism in your life or a very serious business gathering, this resort is prepared for all your needs. Stay tuned, get in touch via web site, email or a phone and do not miss great opportunities to become a part of Hvar’s fairy tale! Suncani Hvar Hotels team will help you to sail away to the sunset, to dream and to experience things you haven’t until now. Lend your hand, relax and have a confidence because this is the best place to be, the best thing to do for yourself and all your beloved!
Engagement shooting on Vis Island
For many people engagement is one of the most important events in their lives. It is as important as the wedding itself so having any kind of memory of it is very heart warming and important. We would be delighted to make as many memories of your engagement as possible. The memories we can create for you are photographs and videos. There are thousands of great places to celebrate your engagement in, but today we would like to tell you a great story about Vis. It is the farthest inhabited island in Croatia, settled in the large Bay of Saint George and it has a very long history. It was established in the 4th century and for a long time has been the economic center of the area, as well as the military base. Island was long ruled by Old Greeks and also Republic of Venice. All rulers have left a great mark on the island which can be seen even today and it’s a great scenery for the engagement shooting. The last but not least important fact is that Vis island was once also the most important headquarter of Marshal Josip Broz Tito. Let’s also say that the Fort George is one of the most recognizable heritages of Vis island. It is settled at the hill close to the town Vis and it was built in 1813 by English army who saw this place as the great strategic spot. Today, this is the place where you can make all kinds of parties; engagement and wedding parties, all kinds of music and art events and even festivals. This is the place where you can enjoy domestic food and drinks, but also the atmosphere which is one of the kind. So, if you are seriously thinking about the place for your engagement party, why not think of Fort George? We must not forget the Blue Grotto as well. This is the cave located on the small island Biševo, very close to the town Komiža on Vis island. It is one of the most beautiful and recognizable natural spots in Croatia due to glowing blue light which appears at a certain time of the day, usually between 11am and noon. The cave offers great scenery for unforgettable photographs. Vis island is often described as a small part of heaven. It’s the place you simply must see when you visit Croatia and when you come once it is certain you will wish to come again. HERE you can see beautiful wedding on Island Vis
Short history of the wedding photography
Wedding photography is the form of photography related to weddings. It usually covers events a few hours (sometimes even few days) before the couple gets married and the ceremony itself, from the beginning until the very end. The art of the wedding photography evolved since the invention of the first permanent photograph in 1826 by Joseph Nicephore Niepce. Actually, the first official wedding photograph in the world might be from the wedding of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria in 1840. It is interesting to know that at first people didn’t pose for their weddings. On the contrary, they would rather pose in some nice clothes before and after the wedding and it was usual in the first part of the 19th century. In that old times it also wasn’t common to hire a photographer for the wedding. This tradition ended around 1860s, when more and more couples in love wanted a great memory of their big day and they started to hire professional wedding photographers. They would pose in the wedding clothes and photographers would also follow the whole ceremony. But it was a hard work since the photography equipment was very heavy and had so many parts at first. That’s why the first wedding photographs were mainly studio made. In the 1880s the technology became lighter and wedding photographers would follow the couple, their guests and even take photographs of the wedding gifts. And here we are at the beginning of the 20th century. This is the time when the color photography became available. But not to easy! The color photography was far too expensive and also very unreliable so the most wedding photographs were still made in black and white technique. After the Second World War the lightning and roll techniques became available and it was very common for photographers to come to the wedding, make photograph and sell them later, both to the married couple and the guests. It was still the time of the lowquality photographs, but the technology was growing really fast. We can say that the real modern wedding photography as we know it today, started in the 1970s when the wedding photography developed intodocumentary style, meaningdocumenting everything before, during and after the wedding,making memorable albums that will bea great reminder of the wedding for the rest of our lives.
Weddings in Croatia
Weddings in Croatia | Welcome to Croatia! This is the small country in South East Europe, the place where the Mediterranean and the East meets in spectacular ways. Here you have it all – the plains, meadows, mountains, islands, the sea…All you have ever wished for in such a small region, and everything is so close, just a few hours of driving! If you are planing the wedding, why not to consider this country as your dream place for that big day? Croatia has plenty of natural beauties, but also nice hotels and antique buildings that will please all your needs. The country has rich history that you can get to know through old roads, churches, ancient walls and many other buildings. Also, there are countless astonishing places in nature and all of them can be a perfect scenery for the great wedding in Croatia. Croatia can become a nice place for the wedding since it has so much to offer. For example, on the mainland there are many old castles that can become a nice venue for the romantic wedding. Castles always have some story to be told and they also have romantic rooms, furniture and gardens which surround them. If there were some interesting love stories that took place in a particular castle, it is certain that you will read about it somewhere. So, maybe the love story from the past times could be a good starting point of the great ideas for your wedding! The region of Slavonia in Croatia is often recognized as a region with rich castles and interesting stories. Just to give you an example, the castle Pejačević in Virovitica is the baroque castle settled in the centre of the town and it is very important historical monument, still in excellent condition. If you just take a quick look of this castle, it will thrill you and captivate your heart. Imagine wedding photographs in front of this castle! The park in front of it is green and with many nice trees and plants which perfectly fit with the old monument. All this can be a great scenery for the perfect wedding in Croatia! Nevertheless, most people will tell you that recognizable symbol of Croatia is the sea. Croatian part of Adriatic Sea and coast has hundreds of islands and peninsulas (yes, you have just read well – hundreds of them!) so finding the right place for the wedding in Croatia is not a difficult mission. Most places at Croatian part of the Adriatic Coast and on islands are very romantic. Their characteristics are narrow streets, small houses, very close to each other, churches that, like an officer, watch over the whole region, and the great view of the sea. These places also offer the peace that you can not experience anywhere else. Most of seaside places are just perfect scenery for photos and no wonder the best Croatian wedding photographers will choose exactly the place by the sea to take the best photos in their careers. By the sea there are also cities which can offer you the beauties of nature and also facilities of civilization at the same time. For example, some of the cities on the Croatian coastline are Dubrovnik, Rovinj, Rijeka, Split, Šibenik, Zadar and many others. All these cities have monumental churches which date back in the history and that can become the right place for the romantic wedding in Croatia. Dubrovnik is worldwide known as the best touristic place in the whole Croatia. It is famous for the Old City walls and the view from walls is something that people remember for the whole life. Rovinj is famous for the old church with the very high tower. Split is recognizable by old, rocky streets built by Ancient Romans. So, as you can see, each place by the sea has a great potential of becoming your perfect wedding venue! It is only up to you where your Croatian fairytale will take place.
Dubrovnik Wedding Photographer
Weather forecast was tricky those days… During the morning, we arrived to sunny Dubrovnik. It hasn’t been long when suddenly it became like someone just turned off the light. The sky was overclouded and it was raining, even hail was falling. If you ask me, it’s not a problem at all…each wedding is special because of something so why this wedding shouldn’t be special because of a summer storm? I think the bride wouldn’t agree on this. Luckily for her, everything calmed down very soon and the weather became ideal for enjoying with friends and for taking photos. Danijela Your Dubrovnik Wedding Photographer: Danijela Sola Wedding place: Dubrovnik Croatia, Hotel Excelsior Equipment : Nikon D3, Nikon D800
Hvar Wedding Photography
Hvar Wedding Photography | Most people like when they are at warm and sunny place. If you come to Croatia you have to visit the warmest and the sunniest place in the country and that would be island of Hvar. This island has the highest number of sunny hours in the whole Croatia so most people remember it as the sunniest place there. The island of Hvar is the favorite destination for many tourists and when they once come there, they usually return again. Also, the island is very romantic place, with many old building and stunning views, so for many couples in love, it becomes the perfect place for the most romantic event in the whole life – a wedding day! The island of Hvar is often recognized as the most beautiful island not only in Croatia but in the whole world. It is also recognized as the most desirable destination for beautiful weddings in the Mediterranean region. Here you can find many hotels that will meet your needs for the wedding from your dreams. There are hotels with astonishing gardens and terraces and also halls and rooms that will provide everything for the perfect wedding day. The stuff members are experienced and well trained so anything on your wedding day will not be adrift and everything will go smoothly. Weddings in Hvar are especially popular amongst foreign tourists. Most of them are simply thrilled by the warmth of the climate and also by the beauties of the nature. The island is recognized by the lavender, the plant with the spirituous scent, so what do you think about the wedding bed of lavender in stead of the bed of roses? Great idea, don’t you think? The best news is – Hvar has much more greater ideas to offer. There are two towns on island of Hvar and also several municipalities. The biggest towns on the island is Hvar and Star Grad. All of them have a long history and they offer many old building and churches to see and to use as a perfect scenery for the weddings. For example, the town of Hvar was the naval base of the Venetian Empire and this is the guarantee of the long and interesting history that can be told even from your wedding story! The island has typical Mediterranean climate and the vegetation, so beside the scent of the lavender, the great pine trees are also something that will take your breath away and make you to remember this great place for the lifetime. The highest peak of the island is Sveti Nikola and the view from this peak is breath taking. Here we simply must mention that the best Croatian wedding photographers rank the island of Hvar as the most ‘photogenic’ place in Croatia! All this makes island of Hvar as the best place for the weddings. Through the years it became one of the most popular destinations for the weddings. The sea and the sun sometimes meet in the mysterious and delightful ways and it happens on island of Hvar. So, if you think of your wedding that will be in near or far future, consider wedding in Hvar on island of Hvar! The town of Hvar is the art centre for centuries. For example, there was settled one of the first public theaters in Europe. It has been inhabited in pre historical times and through the history many colonization forces were here, old Greeks, old Romans, Bisantiums, and so on. Every of them left some kind of trace that is visible even today and all this makes the great mixture for all senses and Hvar as the perfect place for the weddings. At the end, here is one more information for you – the most famous citizen of the Hvar is Igor Tudor – football player. One more reason to make Hvar for your wedding place. Here you can see one of the beautiful weddings in Hvar!
