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Vasilis & Olga

Rice on the steps, sparks on the dance floor

The bride and groom walk down the marble church steps as rice falls around them.

The rice came down like snow over the marble steps of the church, and Vasilis held out his palm to catch some, as if he wanted proof it was real. Next to him Olga lifted her dress with one hand and laughed her way down. That is the moment I would start their story with, but let me go back a little.

Getting ready, Vasilis fixed his tie in the mirror with a smile. At Olga's, eight women in bright dresses gathered around her for a photo, and she knelt in front of them with both hands up and a big grin. The rings waited on a silver tray among white sugared almonds.

Inside the church, under the frescoes and a huge chandelier, Vasilis and Olga stood behind the tall white candles tied with olive branches. Beside them stood a man in a pink suit, which is not something I see at every wedding.

At the reception they had their first dance on a white wooden floor. Fountains of sparks went up around them, and at the long table the guests raised their phones. Vasilis and Olga danced holding each other close, looking at one another through the falling light.

Two gold wedding rings on a silver tray among white sugared almonds.
A lace wedding dress hangs on a hanger by a balcony door, with a plant and balloons on the floor.
A blue suit jacket and white shirt on a wooden hanger, lying on a pink bedspread.
The bride in a white robe reclines on a bed beneath silver balloons spelling BRIDE.
Five men in a living room; one buttons the groom's shirt while another holds a blue jacket.
Two friends put socks on the groom, who sits on a striped sofa with his legs raised.
The groom in a blue suit poses with a large group of men in a living room.
The bride in a robe with curled hair laughs holding banknotes, in black and white.
The groom in a waistcoat and tie adjusts his watch, in black and white.
The groom smiles as he adjusts his tie in the mirror, in black and white.
The groom in a blue waistcoat and white shirt straightens his tie before a bright window.
A woman in a sequined dress fastens the bride's gown in a bedroom.
Hands fasten the back of a lace wedding dress near a butterfly tattoo.
The groom in a dark suit takes a selfie with two friends, one holding a can.
The bride with wavy hair and a strapless gown smiles in a black and white portrait.
The bride sits barefoot on a bed holding her phone, with white sandals on the floor.
The bride in a lace gown sits on the edge of a bed looking to the side.
The bride in a gown and white sandals sits on a lace-covered bed beneath balloons.
The bride with long wavy hair holds a perfume bottle, in black and white.
The bride kneels with her hands raised in front of eight women in colourful dresses.
The groom in a blue suit holds a bouquet of white roses and checks his watch.
The bride in a robe with curled hair stands before a bright background, in black and white.
The bride in a white robe leans on a balcony railing smiling, with green trees behind.
The bride in a veil and strapless gown stands inside the church, with blurred white flowers in the foreground.
The bride in a lace gown and veil sits in a white car with the door open, smiling.
The groom in a blue suit and the bride with a bouquet stand under a gold chandelier in a church with painted icons.
The bride with long blonde hair looks upward beside a white floral arrangement in the church.
The groom and bride smile at the camera before a lit gold chandelier, she holding white roses.
The bride and groom stand behind white candles under a chandelier and painted church walls.
The groom and bride stand behind a table with wine and sugared almonds, beneath chandeliers and painted icons.
A watch, leather belt, navy tie and cologne on a mirrored tray with pink and white sugared almonds.
The groom in a blue suit with a boutonniere and a wedding crown on his head inside the church.
The bride writes with a pen on a white shoe beneath silver balloons spelling BRIDE.
The groom and bride walk down the marble church steps as rice falls around them.
The groom and bride on the church steps under a shower of rice, with a young boy on the left.
The groom, the bride and friends in colorful dresses raise their arms on the church steps.
The groom and bride wearing wedding crowns stand side by side in the church, a guest behind them.
The bride and groom share their first dance between fountains of sparks.

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