Wedding in Chania

Hi all,


I have finally had a moment to breathe, relax and think about posting some of the magical weddings organised over the last couple of months! I love that each wedding is so unique, for instance I planned two weddings in Chania, Crete, that couldn't have been more different.

Today, I am showing you some details and the setting for this wedding, the bride's choices were inspirational and I was so happy to have a wedding filled with peonies that are by far my favourite flower! A really fresh and pretty spring wedding!

The couple rented two villas in the mountains outside Chania and we set up the ceremony in the lower villa garden and the reception in the upper garden! The setting was beautiful, the gardens were in full bloom and the view stunning!




The bride's funky orange shoes complimented her chosen reception decor!


The rose petal aisle became the feature of the wedding and was quite spectacular, the florist used more than 4000 rose heads to create it and I think the effect was enchanting!!!



This is one of the peony floral stands that marked the area where the couple stood for their wedding, they were absolutely breathtaking!



As the guests had flown in from all over the world and the group was quite small, I suggested that the couple have one long table rather than several so that everyone could have the priviledge of sitting with the bride & groom, I think the set up worked very well!


We set up paper lanterns and ribbons in the trees, there was a light breeze that afternoon and it looked so pretty!


The wedding cake was really pretty, a very simple white cake with pink peonies on the top, the bride had chosen vanilla cream and fresh strawberries for inside, very light and fresh!


Finally my favourite image from the wedding is this, I think you can see the excitement as the bride and her bridesmaids walk toward the ceremony, I really love the shade of blue in their dresses, it was the perfect compliment to the Greek island setting amongst the lush garden of the villa!


All pictures were shot by the very talented, Annie Aggelopoulou, you can find her at : http://www.photo.aa-informatics.gr/

Etsy Greek Designer

Hi everyone,

Sorry for my long absence, it is wedding season and I am completely overwhelmed with planning and carrying out weddings this month! So posts will be scarce!

So, while surfing on Etsy (www.etsy.com), if by any chance you do not know what Etsy is, please get yourself across there and look at the selection of handcrafted ideas for your wedding, it is truly a great website! So, I happened across some Grecian inspired wedding dresses that I hovered on before reading that the designer is Greek and located in Patra, imagine my surprise to see this!

So, I think Tami deserves a mention and shout out for putting Greece on Etsy's wedding dress website! And her dresses are worth looking at as well and retail at less than 500 $ each, so a real bargain!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6825191

Hotel in Samos, Doryssa Bay

Today's post regards a hotel that I have fallen head over heels in love with! I think it may have some of the most minimal yet luxurious rooms, I love that it is built in the style of a traditional village and that they have ensured that they used environmentally friendly products during construction.

I feel the end result is quite lovely and would be perfectly suited to a couple planning their wedding in Greece or wanting to honeymoon somewhere very relaxing and private!

The hotel is able to host events by their lovely pool or even right on the sandy beach, so a very exciting new idea for those looking for the ideal place to host their wedding reception!

Luxury Hotel in Rhodes

I have lived in Rhodes for most of my life and have visited most of the hotels on the island a few times, I am scarcely impressed, however the hotel, Spirit of the Knights, was a very pleasant surprise!

Located in the heart of the Medieval city, as soon as you enter the courtyard you are captivated by the serene atmosphere, there is running water, chairs to relax in and a beautifully kept garden!

The rooms are in a word, luxurious, beautifully restored to it's original glory, this hotel is really worth visiting, the beds, oh the beds, they look so comfortable I was really restraining myself from jumping on them and trying them out!

Each of the six suites has it's own personal character and details that make it stand out, I really would be spoilt for choice if I had to choose a room, the great thing is that I wouldn't be dissappointed with any of the options!

Really worth visiting if you want to spend time on Rhodes and steer clear of the hoards of tourists!

See the picture gallery by clicking on this link, http://www.rhodesluxuryhotel.com/index.php?target=gallery

Annie Aggelopoulou- Wedding Photographer

Annie is a special person, when I arrange for my clients to meet with her, they book her, full stop. She is incredibly calm, collected, elegant and extremely talented. She shoots in film only and is partial to black and white. The feel of her developed photographs have a vintage feel to them, some can be grainy, I simply love her!

She is the photographer to choose if you want someone who will blend in to the background and



simply do her job without anyone noticing her! I also think that a good wedding photographer must be a romantic at heart, and that she is, she can really capture the sentiment of your day, I think this is so important!

Antonis Giannelis- Wedding Photographer

Hi all,


I have decided to post on my favourite wedding photographer's in Greece!

Starting with Antonis, a loyal associate, a very kind man, eager to please, imaginative, creative, he is one of those photographer's who will loose track of time and end up with 5000 images of the wedding if I don't remind him that the couple might want to get a move on with their timeline!

Antonis is an award winning member of the WPJA (Wedding photo journalist association) and I consider his work to be universally appealing with a good mix of reportage and posed shots!

I am including some of my favourite images of his work below:

Christos Costarellos-Wedding gowns

Hi All,

I am showcasing another Greek designers wedding gowns as inspiration for what a bride might like to wear when planning her destination wedding in Greece (or anywhere in the Meditteranean for that matter).





I love that this dress is so reminiscent of a Greek Goddess, yet so fresh due to it's bright colour, I think this would be such a beautiful choice for a beach or garden wedding, so simple and chic!


















This gown is a beautiful colour, not scarlet (ok, I am going to have to admit that I HATE red at a wedding, I know this is quite a popular choice, but I feel that scarlet roses look vulgar against white) This orangey-pinky hue is a different matter however! The gold belt makes sets it off and a light tan, flat gold sandals and long flowy hair (or perhaps an up do with plaits incorporated) would be gorgeous!










I think this might be my favourite gown in Costarello's current collection, the use of yellow, cream and black is perfect and the shape is so flattering!


















The final gown I have chosen is one that most resembles a bridal gown ( please feel free to comment if you think I have gone off on a tangeant and am now thinking that any long gown can also double up as a bridal gown), I love that he has used black against the pure white gown, I know this is frowned upon for a wedding, this is probably what draws me to the gown and makes me love it even more! I also feel that it is slightly "Vera Wang", does anyone else get that feeling?

Love the styling with the black stacked shoes (will have to post a looooong article on bridal shoes, these are a pet hate of mine) and flowing hair again!