Sweet Wedding in Hvar
Our love story began when we met 8 years ago at a friend’s barbeque on a rare, sunny bank holiday weekend in England. After releasing we had quite a few mutual friends and lots in common we began chatting, dated for 6 months and then soon moved in together. Unknown to me, In 2014, Anthony decided that he wanted to propose to me. After searching for the right ring for a while, he found a jewellers in the Lanes in Brighton who were able to help design and make the perfect ring, Anthony decided that the perfect time to ask me would be later on that year, on our holiday in Sardinia. And so, on the evening of the 4th September 2014, on the beautiful island of Sardinia, whilst enjoying a drink on the terrace of our hotel overlooking the marina, Anthony got down on one knee and asked a shocked and unsuspecting myself to be his wife. Luckily for him, I said ‘YES’! Both of us had always spoken of getting married abroad, and so the planning began! Anthony and I spent a number of months researching different destinations across Europe for our special day, however we wanted to choose somewhere at least one of us had visited. My Mum and I had holidayed in Hvar a few months before myself and Anthony got engaged and both instantly fell in love with the island. We came back to England telling Anthony about how stunning the island is and how he had to go! After hours of searching the internet, we soon realised that the beautiful Croatian Island of Hvar was the perfect setting for our big day. We found the venues for our ceremony and reception and booked it! The date was set for the 4th September 2015. Anthony and I arrived in beautiful Hvar a week before the wedding, we only had one day to ourselves before all of our 50 guests began to arrive! We had such a wonderful week with all our families and friends. Every day we sunbathed, swam in the sea and drank cocktails by the pool. The next thing we knew we were all waking up and it was the day of our wedding. That morning we all went for a light breakfast and then all of the boys were shipped off to a different hotel room. We met with Danijela & Zvonimir for the first time after breakfast to talk through the running of the day! We had been in contact prior to the wedding day, but after seeing all of their work we were both confident that we were in excellent hands. By this time we were all a few shades browner with our own little collection of mosquito bites! Our ceremony began at 4pm on the 4th September 2105 in the courtyard of St Marks – an old Dominican Monastery. The venue was so pretty and was exactly what we both wanted. St Marks is the most beautiful church and courtyard in Hvar, located just off the main square. It really is amazing and perfect for such a special service. Luckily the day began with bright sunshine and then turned slightly overcast, we didn’t mind though as it had been so hot all week, I think all of the men welcomed the cooler weather with open arms seeing as they were all wearing suits! Anthony, both of our Dads and all of the groomsmen party wore matching black tuxedos with black bow ties and all looked so smart. Both of our Mums wore different shades of pink and my bridesmaids wore long, nude maxi dresses with sandals. My wedding dress and veil were designed by myself and custom made for me by a lady called Blanka from a bridal boutique in Brighton. Our Florist did a brilliant job of all the bouquets, men’s button holes and flowers for our ceremony. To decorate St Marks we chose all white Hydrangea and Roses with some greenery which looked so simple yet so lovely. For mine and the bridesmaid bouquets I was undecided for a while, but in the end chose cream and pale pink roses with greenery. The Ceremony was taken by two local registrars. One lady spoke in Croatian and another translated what she had said into English, this lasted around 40 minutes in total. Straight after we said our “I do’s” we stayed at the venue to all enjoy Champagne and have photographs taken. Following this all of our guests headed to the very glamorous Bonj les Bains beach club where Pimms and canapes we awaiting them. Just as Anthony and I had finished having our photos taken we started to feel light droplets of rain, so we walked a little faster and arrived at the reception venue luckily before the heavens opened! I had arranged with the the local lighting technicians for them to drape fairy lights on the ceiling of the top floor of Bonj les Bains, which was something they had never done before. We were both unsure how it would look, but the risk paid off and everyone commented on how nice they looked. We all sat down for the meal and within 5 or so minutes the light rain had turned into a massive storm. The venue is sheltered however is open at the sides therefore by this time wind and rain was soaking mainly us on the top table! The staff were really fast to act and bought lots of umbrellas to us to keep us dry, shots of Jager were poured for everyone and the storm passed within 15 minutes…..Thank goodness!!!! Only to leave us with NO POWER! So, we along with our 50 guests all ate our three course meal by candle light. The food was delicious, for starter we chose linguini with melted cherry tomatoes, fluffy sliced prosciutto in a buttery wine sauce. For the main meal we chose grilled seabass fillet, dauphinoise potato with grilled vegetables, and for dessert
Weddings in Dubrovnik
Weddings in Dubrovnik | The air, the sea, the clouds… everything is different and special in town of Dubrovnik, like the romance is all around the town and it makes Dubrovnik as a perfect place for a perfect wedding. Let’s face it – even the bad weather cannot spoil the good time people have in this town! So, why not think of the wedding in Dubrovnik? Weddings in Dubrovnik are very popular. Couples from Croatia, region of Balkan but also from the whole world come into this town to marry in such a romantic place. Dubrovnik is a town at Adriatic Coast and is often called pearl of Adriatic. It surely looks like a pearl, settled on the coast, with historic buildings, especially protection walls that date back to the Middle Ages and today they are UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. Nowdays Dubrovnik is recognized as the most prominent touristic destination in the biggest world touristic guides as one of the nicest places not only at Adriatic Coast but in the Mediterranean region. It offers beautiful beaches and stunning views, so planing the wedding in this town is the great step to the new life. The town also has numerous churches where couples can get marry but also many art buildings and restaurants where you can organize great wedding ceremony. Dubrovnik is a place where the past and the present meet in the mysterious and, most of all, charming ways. The town has been exposed to numerous influences throughout the history and those were human influences (most of all battles and wars) but also nature influences, like strong winds and huge waves from the sea. However, Dubrovnik remained the same, place where your dreams meet with the beautiful nature of the sea and the stones. Most of all, it becomes the place for a wedding of your dreams. Through the history Dubrovnik has always been the town of poets and poetry. This makes the whole story even more beautiful because – what is more romantic than the wedding in the town where many famous poets were born? All this makes Dubrovnik wedding something that couples in love and their beloved guests will remember for the rest of their lives as one of the nicest events. So, let it be, let the dreams come true! The sea that sits in front of the Dubrovnik and its beautiful protection walls is like a huge mirror where couples in love will see their great love. It seems like the sea reflects their love and mutual feelings and the sky and clouds above accept the same picture. No wonder that the best Croatian wedding photographers simply adore making photos in this town since this is one of the kind place where the nature, history and married couple’s love form such a beautiful and unique picture! Wedding in Dubrovnik is a special event and it leaves nothing to a chance. There are numerous people who will work hard to make your special day really – special, in the true meaning of this word. The great idea is to make weekend wedding in Dubrovnik. This way you will have the wedding in one of the most romantic places in the world, and your guests will be able to see one of the touristic most popular town on Mediterranean. What ever are your reasons for organization of the wedding in Dubrovnik, the truth is it will be the event of your life. You will feel like living your dream for at least couple of days since this is one of the rare places in the world that offers such a romantic and warm feeling. Dubrovnik is like a huge stage where you can be a great star in your wedding story! This is one of wonderful weddings in Dubrovnik 🙂 S&V from OneDayStudio – Croatia Weddings on Vimeo.
