Wedding in Dubrovnik Nataliya & Lowell
Wedding in Dubrovnik | Nataliya and Lowell are two spouses who left their mark on the hot stone of the monumental city of Dubrovnik. As the sun was slowly getting down into the sea, in the middle of the city walls, two souls connected into one. Colleagues, mentors, mutual motivators full of support, before all – friends, and today, finally, husband and wife – they decided to give each other their hands in marriage forever in the Dubrovnik wedding venue. After the initial wonderment of the guests concerning the idea of going all the way to Croatia for a celebration, family of the couple realized the value of unique destination weddings in Dubrovnik. The blend of culture, beauty of environment and Mediterranean climate in the city under the protection of UNESCO truly makes an unprecedented scenery. Dubrovnik weddings have been gathering enamored ones from all over the world for many years, as many have realized that the most important day of their life deserves to be spent in so praised tourist city. After enjoying the world-renowned Sheraton hotel, the newlyweds to be dressed up and headed to the old town. There is no better moment and place to recall common moments of love than during long romantic walk in Dubrovnik‘s main street Stradun. But there is a moment we all live for. The moment we step toward the eternal community with the person we recognize as the one we want to grow old with. For Nataliya it was especially emotional because she remembered her late father Alex. As her mother held her hand tightly and led her to the altar, Alex was with them in their hearts, proud that his daughter is stepping towards a trusting man like Lowell. Nataliya and Lowell said the fateful “yes” in the historic core of a centuries-old town, after which they were crowned with a laurel wreath, as the old Dubrovnik tradition imposes. Dubrovnik wedding planner knows he has succeeded in his efforts around the ceremony when he sees pleased family members and friends smiling and giving standing ovations to the newlyweds. After the ceremonial formal part, the wedding moved to one of the luxurious Dubrovnik terraces that are characterized by the breathtaking sea view. Nataliya and Lowell celebrated the foundation of their family on the walls of Dubrovnik, under the palm trees and the candle lights, long into the night. The happy couple held a welcoming speech inviting their guests to respect the old Ukrainian tradition. They encouraged their friends to give toasts and to raise their glasses together at any time in honor of a joined future of a husband and wife. The evening continued in a joyful relaxing atmosphere charged with emotions in the rhythm of the music and dance of the guests in front of the untiring eye of Dubrovnik wedding photographer. Finally, as Lowell’s father emphasized, the essence of weddings are family and friends. And when people who we love gather around us in a place that radiates the serenity and beauty of history such as Dubrovnik, the magic of two joining into one can begin.
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 |
Dubrovnik Wedding – Eva and Greg
Eva and Greg Dubrovnik Wedding | Eva and Greg met thousands of miles away from one other. They spent time over the period of a year simply writing and exchanging thoughts on everything from mediocre importance like favorite foods and the news or of monumental importance like kids and religion. Their words and their conversations turned into something more. This courtship separated by countless miles became commitment. A commitment from Greg to travel to Germany and a commitment from Eva to risk everything on this lumbering monster of a man. (lol) The first time they met in Germany during most would say the surroundings were unfit to stoke the fires of everlasting love. Words like cold, harsh, unforgiving were used to describe the weather and surroundings that fall and winter, but Eva and Greg’s love broke through. They suffered annoyance and happiness from the typical hurdles new couples’ experience, moving in together, learning each other’s rhythms, and encouraging each other’s passions. Inevitably Eva and Greg came to a major decision in their relationship. Could they trust each other enough to welcome a new member of their yet to be solidified family? The answer was yes and they chose the Dogo Argentino. The Dogo Argentino is a beautiful headstrong dog that was developed in Argentina. The breeder wanted a dog that would exhibit steadfast bravery and willingly protect its human companions to the death. This was really the true point at which Eva and Greg made an eternal commitment to one another. Cooper their now two and a half year old boy continued to teach Eva and Greg the meaning of trust, unconditional love, and forgiveness the essential parts of any marriage and it is from his commitment to be at their sides, that they too strengthened their commitment to each other. Within a year of bringing Cooper into their lives Greg knew it was time to ask for Eva’s hand in marriage. He nervously spent a day with Eva’s father Siegfried, mother Doris, and Brother Johannes to ask permission and was thankfully given it without incident. Soon after Greg planned to take Eva back to the U.S. and ask the big question, but hardship struck at the worst time. Greg’s Grandfather passed away and Eva was quickly thrown into a scenario where she would have to experience Greg at his worst and also his Father Richard, Mother Michele, and brothers Rick and Mike’s worst of times. Eva carried Greg’s sorrow and fear as her own and through the sadness of this event, the beauty of two people promising their unspoken matters of the heart gave everyone glimmer of hope. The Wedding was set but, “Why Dubrovnik?” one would ask. Eva a German Woman and Greg an American Man had no connection to this city, no history with the Croatian people. Their decision mimicked the tale of their love. They simply fell head over heels in love with the city after only one trip there. Their first visit walking in the old town, dipping in the Adriatic Sea, and sharing the unforgettable sunsets together mimicked exactly what the perfect wedding should have. Dubrovnik has natural beauty and is a constant reminder of the countless couples who devoted their love to one another through time. They declared their love in front of family, friends, God Almighty, and yes also Cooper eternally and forever on September 24th 2015. Vis Wedding Photographer | Destination Weddings | Croatia Wedding Photography | Destination Croatia | Wedding Cinematography | Island Vis Croatia | Bohemian Weddings | Venues Croatia | Engagement photography | Garden Wedding Location: Dubrovnik Croatia Hotel Excelsior Church Your Wedding Photographer
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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
Intimate Dubrovnik Wedding
Intimate Dubrovnik Wedding | For a very long period of my life I have been asking myself in concern – what if I meet a man of my dreams and it turns out he loves huge classical, traditional weddings? But then after a while, I realized that’s impossible! Guess what, I was right! My dreams about the perfect wedding have always been like this – sea, beach, sun, happiness, relaxation, smiles, no pressure, no obligations, no tradition, no fear, no prejudices… I really, really don’t like statements like: ‘That’s a tradition!’, ‘That’s the way things work!’, ‘That’s the rule’ and ‘Everyone does this, we have to do it, too!’. So in the end, we had the smallest wedding possible. Why? We both wanted a very small wedding. A wedding under the open sky, beautiful sights all over, lots of flowers, many candles.. We’ve been working on this for about half a year. All have been pretty complicated, not only for us, but also for some of our guests. Nevertheless, it was a dream come true and I would like to share it with you. When it was time to decide on the wedding destination, it was very easy to agree that Dubrovnik is the perfect destination for our wedding story. Why? Simply because.. it is a beautiful town. This probably sounds cheap, but it really is one of the most gorgeous places on Earth. It’s million times more beautiful place to get married than, for example, very popular Maldives. Maldives, like most of the other famous places in the world offer only the white sandy beaches while Dubrovnik offers much much more. You can have your own god mother and god father, not a hotel personnel that will work this assignment for you. In Dubrovnik your wedding is legal, not just a paper signed by the hotel wedding planner which you have to validate someplace else! Don’t know if you knew this before but on Maldives, you can only have your wedding photos taken there, but if you want a valid wedding, you have to do it someplace else! Don’t get me wrong. We can’t wait to go to Maldives, for our honeymoon! 😉 Our special day started just as an ordinary day would, without the anxiety, early hair do, make up, running around trying to fit the schedule. No, no way! Our wedding day started with a simple breakfast followed by the fun on the beach. Around 1 pm, the photographer called asking where to meet us. He was very, very surprised and shocked to realize that we’re at the beach, swimming and sunbathing. Yes, that was our plan – to get the photographer who will capture us the way we are, without hours and hours of putting on make up and trying to strike the perfect pose. From the beginning, we had a really great feeling about the photographers we’ve chosen. They seemed very trustworthy and just the right kind of people for my plan! We finally met at 2:30 pm, after just one simple hotel hairdressing. Make up continued in a room, in front of the cameras. I admit, I was a little nervous back in that moment! The make up artist took too much time for everything and it made me nervous because all I wanted was just a little make up and a natural look. But in the end, she did a great job and I have to congratulate her. Even the strong sun didn’t do any harm to my make up! Soon my beautiful flowers and my wedding bouquet arrived. What a thrill! Honestly, it was the most beautiful romantic bouquet I have ever seen! Peonies, small roses, house leeks… I adore house leeks, they protect us, they are decorative, in great green color fit perfectly into my pastel bouquet. And when the time came to put on the most important dress of my life I realized, no woman should marry without the real wedding dress. That dress gives the perfect feeling! When I first saw this one dress made by Mihano Momosa, from Novi Sad, Serbia, I knew right away that one day I want to get married in one of his dresses. The best part is that both of us worked on the perfect dress just for me for the most beautiful day of my life. Our wedding rings were locked in the padlock, symbolizing padlocks people put on bridges locking their love for each other, for all eternity. Yes, it is exactly what you think! I believe that we will chain our love in Zurich, at the river Limmat, place where my love ask me to marry him. Our wedding rings were designed according to our wishes and hand made only for us by my friend from childhood. I fell in love at first sight to the place where we got married, too. When we got there and saw everything ready for the wedding, I cowered. I was stepping slowly with my god mother and then I saw my loved one waiting for me. I will never forget her words on our short path: ‘I will kill you because of this!’ Maybe this sounds funny now, but I knew what she meant because everything was so beautiful, romantic and full of emotions in the air that it was hard to believe we were are actually there. You think you are in the movie and have to make an effort not to cry! And very soon, we became Mr and Mrs. It is the best feeling, belonging to someone, not by birth, not by blood, not by nature but by your personal choice. Wishing to unselfishly give all you have! The most beautiful moments in life are usually hard to describe, but I have tried to express all the beauty and emotions. It is almost impossible to find just one word to describe all the emotions and happiness we had. We often want to go back to that day and feel everything
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.
Stunning Wedding on Island Vis, Croatia
After we have posted video „Vis Wedding – Tanja&Rafa“, we didn’t have the chance to thank you for all these wonderful comments, messages and supportive emails. We fell in love with this amazing place and this beautiful couple. You must visit Vis! And now, enjoy the story told through our photos! Rafa and I wanted an intimate and relaxed wedding, under the blue sky, surrounded by trees, sea and closest family and friends. As we had many guests traveling from abroad (from 19 different countries!) we decided to make it into a little holiday getaway and sail everyone onto an island. Vis island is one of those well-kept Adriatic secrets. It has been a military base for many years, closed for tourists, and as a result of this seclusion, it resisted over-development and mass tourism, and remained a simple and authentic fishing and winemaking paradise. This peaceful oasis of raw, unspoilt natural beauties and rich history, 2 ½ hours boat ride from Split, and worlds away from the tourist hustle and bustle, was perfect for our little circus of love! WARM-UP Since our families never met, we organised a beach gathering a day before the wedding for everyone to get to know each other. We chose a private little beach in Stoncica bay, with abundance of shade and a sandy area for children to play in. It was a pure fun day of laughter, indulging in sea, sun and delicious local grilled delicacies from a beach restaurant, under the palm trees. THE CEREMONY Probably one of the first things that you will see when you sail into bay of Vis, is a small, gorgeous peninsula with a Church and a Franciscan Monastery from 16th century. This is where we got married. Inside the walls of a little stone church of Saint Jere, built inside the remains of an ancient roman theatre.We kept the Church very simple and romantic, with colourful wild flowers tied around benches and candles lied down on the stone floor, leading up to the altar. We had the cutest little two-year-old flower girl, Sophie, who was carrying a heart-shaped wooden sign hand carved by my brother, saying: “Tio Rafa, here comes the love of your life”. My father walked me down the aisle with melodies of Jack Johnson’s “Angel”, played on ukulele by my close friend Matko. I didn’t know about this part, it was a surprise organised by my Maids of Honour and Matko… Hearing this very special song to us both, and seeing Rafa just staying there, calm and patient as always… waiting for me to join him at the altar, and into the life… I swear – time just stopped for a glimpse of a second. I felt like I took one deep breath in and didn’t exhale until I touched his hand and made sure this is real. Incredible moment to cherish forever. We managed to find a lovely Colombian priest who actually lives in a tiny village, deep inside Dalmatian hinterland. We talked him into coming with us to the island, and performing the ceremony in half Spanish half Croatian. This was a surprise for all guests, especially our Colombian family who were in disbelief when don Carlos started the ceremony in local Colombian accent. Rafa and I said our vows in both languages, which was a nice gesture and was appreciated by our families (as mine speaks only Croatian, and Rafa’s only Spanish) OUTFITS The dress is made of a beautiful vintage-like Spanish lace that we re-styled, added sleeves and cut the front (brand: Novia d’Art, model: Pekin, rented from Glamour Sposa in Split). After midnight, I changed to a short, cream, backless lace dress (brand: ASOS) that allowed more freedom on the dancefloor. Rafa was wearing Ted Baker’s mix and match – navy chinos, a light blue jacket, a delicately patterned grey waist coat, with a simple white shirt. He also had a pink handmade bow tie, sewn by our friend Rob (brand: Hound London). Maids of Honour were wearing identical short, lacy daffodil yellow dresses (brand: ASOS). Best Men were wearing traditional Colombian guayabera (white linen, plated shirt) and cream chinos. JEWLERY Rings were made two days before the wedding by my cousin, a talented jewellery maker from Split. They are both identical in shape and size, polished light gold, with engraved dates on the back and a special word for both of us. I wore vintage gold earrings that I got when I was born from my Godmother. Around the neck I had a beautiful golden Burning Sun necklace with a very special meaning about strength and eternity, given to me by my two amazing Maids of Honour on the day of the wedding. SHOES For the ceremony, I had simple sandals from Accessorize and boys were wearing white Startas – legendary Croatian handmade canvas trainers. Girls also changed into Startas later on, for the dancefloor, but in red colour. FLOWERS I was wearing a white gypsophila flower crown made by a local Vis florist. This incredible lady did a great job and made all the flower arrangements for the day. All flowers were picked from the island, mix of wild and grown, different shapes and sizes, very colourful, happy and summery. THE VENUE http://www.fortgeorgecroatia.com/ When we first saw Fort George, there was no doubt in our minds that this is where we want to hold our wedding celebration. This absolutely magical 200 years old, medieval English fort is built on a hill, hidden behind thick pine trees, somewhat 3km from the town Vis. It overlooks nearby islands and boasts breath-taking views of endless Adriatic sea. On the top of the fort is a massive stone floor terrace where we had our welcome reception where we served finger food, our homemade “rakija” aperitif drinks and with Klapa singing. Later on, the guests were moved to Garden area, a beautiful green patio under the starlight and pine trees. Centre point of the venue is an incredible drained stone pool
Wedding Photography Croatia 2013
Wedding Photography Croatia | …jadranska obala, otoci, gore i jezera..sela, metopole, gradovi..pa čak i zadivljujuće lokacije izvan granica lijepe naše..smijeh, suze radosnice..zagrljaji, strastveni poljupci..prvi plesovi, tajanstveni pogledi..ljubav! Mnogo kilometara i mnogo emocija pratilo nas je tijekom cijele 2013.godine i sve to zabilježili su nasi fotoaparati. Da bi ovim slideshow-om podjelili s Vama barem dio toga sto smo prosli, morali smo odabrati samo mali dio od tisuća i tisuća fotografija. Nadamo se da nismo pogriješili s izborom i da cete uzivati u ovih 6 minuta iskrenih emocija i stvarnih trenutaka. Vaš One Day Studio tim *** …Adriatic coast, islands, mountains and lakes…, villages, capitals, cities…even stunning locations beyond the borders of our beautiful Croatia…laugh, tears of joy, hugs, passionate kisses, first dances, misterious looks…love! A lot of kilometers and emotions have accompanied us during the whole 2013 year and it has all been captured by our photo cameras. In order this slideshow could show you at least a tiny part of everything we’ve been through, we had to choose only a small part from thousands and thousands superior photos. We hope we made a good choice and that you will enjoy these 6 minutes of sincere emotions and real moments. Love, One Day Studio team Croatia Wedding Photography 2013 from OneDayStudio – Croatia Weddings on Vimeo.
