There are thousands of weddings on Santorini every year… people from all over the world dream about getting married on this magical island. They come to experience the mystical landscape and the mesmerising vistas … their visit often fulfilling a life-long dream. Hundreds of thousands of photos get published annually… but it’s very rare that you would get a glimpse of a “local” wedding… especially an “Oia local wedding”. Lucky for you your friendly cave dweller happened to attend one last weekend…..
as you would expect Oia put on a splendid showing for one of it’s
favourite sons… looking stunning in the autumn sunlight!
the young couple chose a tiny church that is perched high on the cliff…
with a view that would make every woman gasp/cry/sigh… all at once!
the bonbonniere (“koufeta” in Greek) were all ready for the guests…
and the tiny church was decorated simply and elegantly…
for it’s part in the fairytale…
suddenly the young couple appeared…being led into the church by the
groom’s brother and his fellow musician…
the ceremony in the tiny but truly beautiful church was understated & elegant…
a fitting simplicity in such a traditional island-village setting
rice & rose petals await the happy couple as they exit the church…
as if in total harmony with the proceedings Oia put on one of it’s best
autumn sunsets…making the view from the church courtyard
absolutely breathtaking
the happy couple emerges to a chorus of cheers…
and a cloud of rice and rose petals…
you’d have to agree with me… one of the advantages of getting married in Oia
is that you don’t have to go far to have a sublime setting for your family wedding pics… no??
by all accounts the happy couple danced the night away at the family home till 5am… long after your correspondent was catching zzzzzzz’s in his cozy cave ; ))
Hope you enjoyed a glimpse of a “local” wedding… a rare privilege indeed in this tiny community perched high on the Santorini cliff face…..my best wishes to these lovely people and sincere thanks for allowing us to share the event with them !!!
PS: before you send emails… I DO NOT organise/plan weddings… I DO NOT know how you can book the little church or the priest or the florist. So there… Actually… correction… I do know how you can contact the florist. But that’s IT !
PPS: Hi to all the blog readers that dropped by to say hello during summer…
; )))
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