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Wedding

Traditional fairy tale island wedding with a modern twist.

How it all began...

"We want a traditional wedding with a bit of a twist." What that means, of course we knew, we had everything in our heads, but how to convey our vision to someone who should organize it for us? How to convey to someone the atmosphere that we want at the reception, in the church, at the wedding venue and what was already flickering in us, what we already felt deep inside, all those small details that were just coming together in our minds for that day like a puzzle... that's how we decided - we will organize everything ourselves!

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What a wonderful journey it was!

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Relaxed and unburdened organization does’t mean, as it sounds at first, "disorganization", quite the opposite. The environment that is used to certain rules and a mandatory sequence of events at a certain event such as a wedding, makes it a little bit difficult.

 

Here are some snippets in "thumbnails" of our organizational journey:

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"Matea, what do you mean you won't try on a single wedding dress, for God's sake!!??" my godmother asked me.

"No, I won't, I want my wedding dress to be the only one I will wear!" I answered.

 

"Have you practiced the first dance?" our friends asked us.

"We haven't, we don't even know which song is going to be our first dance, it will be whatever."

And so we had a few first dances on the wedding day. How good is that!

The Venue

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The location of the event conveys a kind of vibe that the newlyweds want to convey. This is how a fairy tale was created in a mystical setting under the branches of an old oak surrounded by tables made of raw Brac stone and surrounded by wooden benches and chairs. The stone steps that led to the entrance were lit by lanterns with wax candles, and the light bulbs spread throughout the space were like a "starry sky" and created the impression of a fairy tale.

Decoration

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A stone table is a "tablecloth" in itself, especially since it is a well-known stone from the island of Brac. Carefully chosen details which supplemented raw stone tables were an old decoration of our grandmother’s and mother’s, called merle which are hand-crocheted antique tablecloths. Fresh springs of flowers in small and different vases, stone holders for table names and wax candles in glass holders made the environment magical.

The wedding cake

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At first it seems that this is not a classic tiered wedding cake, but if you look a little closer, you will see that this cake is actually a three-tiered cake! It is a traditional Italian wedding cake, Millefoglie in translation "a thousand layers", and considering the engagement on the island of Capri in Italy, we wanted those memories to be part of that day (details that can be included in your story, something special for you) . The very size of the cake circle, whose diameter was 85 cm, already caused a wow effect among the guests. It was served on a sinija (a wooden tray on which soparnik is placed, a traditional dish from the town of Poljica near Split made of thin dough filled with sliced ​​Swiss chard and baked under onions), which was also served as an appetizer. Even greater enthusiasm was achieved by the fact that the newlyweds carried the cake themselves, and the guests lit the way with thin sprinklers, thus creating a fairy-tale scene. The layers of the cake are arranged alternately in rows of puff pastry and pastry cream, and fresh berries are added on top. A complete surprise for all present was the part when the newlyweds took an old wooden sieve and sprinkled the top of the cake with powdered sugar, and a few heads that were nearby. This cake is certainly the only wedding cake that disappeared in an instant!

Sweet corner

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The sweet corner contained traditional sweets, mostly dry cakes typical for the Dalmatian region. In order to give the guests an even closer look at the meaning and history of each dessert, but also a link for newlyweds and certain desserts, such as Capri cake or Lički strudel, short stories describing each one have been placed next to them. In the end, the most important thing was that everyone had a sweet tooth time!

Wedding gifts

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Why rustic bottles? Because our families have been producing brandy enriched with plants harvested in the garden around the house for decades. Hand-filled homemade fruit brandy with the addition of rosemary and peppercorns, packed in rustic bottles as a perfect thank-you gift for guests. Toast to love with the memory of a wonderful day! Hand-filled homemade fruit brandy with the addition of rosemary and peppercorns, packed in rustic bottles as a perfect thank-you gift for guests. Toast to love with the memory of a wonderful day!

Champagne tower

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Why champagne at the beginning of the wedding and not at the end with the cake? To emphasize the solemnity of the moment, the arrival of the newlyweds, the beginning of lunch/dinner, and also because champagne is an excellent aperitif.

Polaroid photo corner

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If you want to crate spontaneous photos, include polaroid camera which will bring a dash of old fashioned flare. Make the polaroid camera goes from guest to guest and catch the true vibe of the atmosphere. Also, you can place a photo corner where guest can post a polaroid photo in album and write some note to you. This is going to be a "scrapbook" from all of your guests to you. Let the letters spell love!

Whiskey & cigar corner

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Why cigar corner with whiskey? "Homage" to the Dalmatian custom of stopping with a friend, toasting with a "Španjulet" (cigarette) and having a chat.

Seating arrangements

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Why Sherlock, Barbara, Tiffany, Capri, Sokolgradska, etc.? Places that have a special meaning for you so that you can imbue your wedding with details that are important to you. Name the tables symbolically after places that mean something to you, such as neighborhood cafes in different cities where we drink our morning coffee and read the newspaper or the name of the street where we lived at the same time a few years before we met. Let your guests be part of your story!

Wedding boquet

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From the riot of white hydrangeas that arrived the day before the wedding, I pulled one out and said "This hydrangea will be my bouquet!". Completely unexpectedly, instead of a bunch of olive branches, we arranged a bouquet of only one flower. The jute-wrapped stem and the added ribbon of lace that ran down the bouquet made it rustic and connected to the whole story of the wedding decorations like the merles that were on the tables.

Jimmy Choo wedding shoes

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"My future husband can't have Jimmy Choo shoes and I don't!" I said with a laugh. And so the search for my shoes began... a memory and a reminder of something we have in common. What can't be bought!

Change of outfit 

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"Give us feathers, extravagant shirt designs and disco music!"

Music & DJ

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"Little party never killed nobody!" You know it is a good party when you end up on the DJ desk.

Thank you note

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“September is the month of harvest, harvest in all aspects of life. As was the sowing, such will be your harvest. now is the time for the harvester to feed what has grown up." It was a quote that we wanted to connect the month of September with what nature gives - a harvest like our harvest that day was a harvest of love. At the same time, a reminder to us dear people of the essence of love, and a thank you for their sincere love and support for us.

Custom wedding invitation & wedding map

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A font that stood out in the “sea” of ​​others and a basic background, a combination of simplicity and elegance, enough to convey what it is intended for - to invite our dear people! Here we decided to accept "modern" possibilities and thus send the invitations in the online version.

Confetti holders

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Handmade confetti holders filled with rice and olive branches for sprinkling the newlyweds after leaving the church.

Garlands of margaret flowers

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Two wooden chairs on which the bride and groom will sit and a wooden, worn bench on which they will kneel. On the back of the chairs, only wreaths of daisies are hung, and the whole church is "decorated" with nothing or everything that is already in it. Wooden benches, marble altars and stone pillars, what more can be added.

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