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Manolis & Christina

A wedding in white naval uniform

The bride holds the face of the groom in white naval uniform, nose to nose, with the sea behind them.

The groom's patent shoes were waiting on the wooden floor, polished so well they reflected the two shield shaped cufflinks resting on top of them. This was Manolis and Christina's day, and Manolis was not going to wear a suit: he married in his white naval officer's uniform, gold stripes on the shoulders.

The church was covered in frescoes from floor to ceiling, with a large chandelier hanging in the middle. As the wedding crowns were exchanged above their heads, Christina held her bouquet of white roses, and a row of men in white uniforms stood beside them. I also caught the moment the priest touched Manolis's forehead to make the sign of the cross.

Outside, among the trees, an officer in a peaked cap and white gloves raised his sword over the groom. Manolis smiled with his head bowed, and the guests around already had their phones up, which is fair enough: you do not see that at every wedding.

On the beach, with the sea and the mountains behind them, Christina sat on Manolis's knee and her dress spread out over the sand. She held his face in her hand, he had closed his eyes, and her hair fell across his white uniform.

Black patent leather shoes on a wooden floor, with two gold shield shaped cufflinks resting on them.
A white naval jacket with gold buttons, epaulettes and a black bow tie hangs in front of autumn leaves.
Close-up of gold-striped epaulettes, a black bow tie and a gold badge on a white naval jacket.
The groom sits on a sofa holding a cup while a man in a blue suit kneels and holds his foot.
A man in a grey suit adjusts the groom's suspenders in a bright room with large windows.
The groom in a white shirt smiles with his arm around a bearded man in a grey jacket.
Hands fasten a white naval jacket with gold buttons over black trousers with a yellow stripe.
The groom in a white uniform sits on a sofa as a man in sunglasses crouches by his shoe.
The groom and a man in white naval uniforms stand before a sofa and bright windows.
The bride in a white robe stands on a staircase beside wooden poles.
Three women help the bride into her strapless gown in front of a bed with white drapes.
Women adjust the bride's gown in a bright hotel room.
Two women fix the smiling bride's hair and ring.
The bride writes on a shoe sole while two boys and a woman look on behind her.
The bride sits on a white sofa holding up white heeled sandals with rhinestones.
The bride holds hands with an older woman on a balcony with plants.
The bride walks down the steps of Coco-Mat Hotel Nafsika with two women behind her.
Two women hold the bride's train as she goes down the hotel steps.
The bride gets into a black car with beige seats as a woman holds her veil.
The bride sits in the back seat of a car looking down.
The bride smiles through the open window of a car with beige leather seats.
The bride and the groom in a white uniform stand beside a guest in a silver gown inside a church covered in frescoes.
The priest holds the wedding crowns over the bride and the groom before guests and painted church walls.
The priest raises the crowns above the groom, with the bride and the best man beside him under a chandelier.
The priest places a crown on the groom's head, the bride beside him and officers in white uniforms behind.
The priest holds the groom's hand as a man in a grey suit exchanges the wedding crowns in a church full of frescoes.
The bride and the groom wear crowns in the church as the best man reaches over them, with guests looking on.
A bouquet of white roses, eucalyptus and fern held by the bride in a satin gown.
The bride and the groom stand with candles and wedding sponsors before the ceremony table in a frescoed church.
The bride and the groom seen from behind before a white marble iconostasis, with the priest and photographers nearby.
A white strapless mermaid wedding dress hangs from wooden poles above a staircase.
A satin wedding dress hanging on wooden poles, seen from below in a white room.
Close view of the strapless bodice of a satin wedding dress on a hanger beside a wooden pole.
Two gold wedding rings resting on a green leaf against a soft bright background.
A makeup artist applies false eyelashes to the bride, whose hair is set in rollers.
Black patent leather lace-up shoes on a whitewashed wooden floor.
The bride with eyes closed as a hand applies lipstick to her lips with a brush.
The bride in a white lace robe with long dark curls looks to the side.
The bride smiles looking upward, wearing a white lace robe, her dark hair in loose curls.
Black and white portrait of the bride seated in a white nightgown under a pendant lamp beside a wooden pole.
Black and white shot of the bride in a white nightgown, her hand on a wooden pole under a lamp.
Black and white portrait of the bride seated in a white robe, looking down beside wooden poles.
The bride in a white sheer robe and slip walks down a staircase beside wooden log posts.
The groom fastens the collar of his white shirt beside a bright window.
A woman in a green dress adjusts the sleeve of the groom in a white naval uniform.
The bride walks up stone steps toward a church between officers in white uniforms holding swords.
The bride with a bouquet embraces the groom outside a stone church, with guests around them.
The groom and the bride walk hand in hand between guests in a church courtyard.
The groom in a white naval uniform stands behind a lit candle and white flowers.
The priest reads at the ceremony table, with the couple behind him in a church covered in frescoes.
The priest stands at a table with wine as the couple and the best man wait beside candles.
The priest touches the forehead of the groom, who wears a white naval uniform and a black bow tie.
The priest touches the bride's forehead with his fingers, next to the groom in a white uniform.
A woman in a silver dress exchanges the rings on the couple's hands inside the church.
The bride with a bouquet and the groom face a woman in a silver dress beneath a chandelier.
The groom, the bride and the maid of honor stand before frescoes during the ceremony.
The priest holds the wedding crowns with ribbon above the bride's head, beside the groom.
The priest holds the wedding crowns above the groom under a dome with colorful frescoes.
The best man exchanges the crowns above the heads of the groom and the bride.
The groom and the bride wearing crowns hold hands in front of a lit candle.
The priest gives the groom wine to drink from a glass held with a red cloth.
The priest gives the crowned bride wine to drink from a glass held with a red cloth.
The priest leads the couple around the table, with the best man behind them and lit candles.
The bride and groom stand before the altar of a church with painted frescoes, candelabras and white flower arrangements.
The bride smiles holding the groom's hand beside the priest, beneath colourful church frescoes.
Black and white shot of the priest holding a Gospel beside the bride and the groom in white uniform, holding hands.
The priest holds a gilded Gospel beside the groom in white uniform and the bride with her bouquet inside a church.
The bride with long dark hair and a veil looks back over her shoulder smiling, inside a church.
The bride and groom walk down stone steps under an arch of swords held by naval officers in white uniforms.
The groom and bride laugh under crossed swords as rice falls, with guests around them.
Naval officers in white uniforms hold swords over the bride and groom while rice is thrown.
The groom in white uniform smiles beside an officer, while the bride with her bouquet stands behind lowered swords.
The groom lifts his leg in front of an officer holding a sword, as the bride and guests watch.
An older woman touches the face of the groom, who holds a black shoe, among smiling guests.
The groom does a push-up on stone steps before the bride, as sword-holding officers and guests look on.
The bride and groom stand beneath crossed swords of naval officers on stone steps with trees behind.
An officer in a peaked cap and white gloves raises a sword over the groom as guests film on their phones.
An older guest in a dark suit hands something to the groom, with cypress trees and guests around.
An older guest smiles beside the groom, who holds banknotes, with orange-leaved trees behind.
The groom in white uniform and the bride with her bouquet laugh among naval officers, a stone cross behind.
The bride and groom smile in a courtyard with guests, trees and a tall stone cross in the background.
The bride leans toward the groom seated on steps, before a stone wall lined with naval officers in white.
At night, the groom and bride are playfully pulled by two guests on stone steps with naval officers behind.
The bride poses at night on stone steps among naval officers in white uniforms, caps and swords.
Officers in white naval uniforms lift the groom in their arms in front of stone steps at night.
The groom in a white naval uniform rests his face against the bride in front of a stone wall.
The groom in a white naval uniform rests his face against the bride in front of a stone wall.
The bride in a strapless gown and the groom in a white uniform kiss in front of a stone wall.
The groom and bride walk at night under string lights, beside a table with golden birdcages and candles.
The groom and bride walk hand in hand into a hall, with sparkler fountains glowing behind them.
The groom and bride kiss at a hall entrance, with sparklers shining in the darkness outside.
The groom and bride on the dance floor in haze and purple light, before a table with guests.
The groom and bride dance holding hands in a dimly lit hall with candles on the tables.
The bride kisses the groom on the cheek on the dance floor while guests sit at a candlelit table.
The groom in a white naval uniform and bow tie sits on a tree stump in front of pine trees.
The bride tilts her head back sitting on the groom's knee, with the sea in the background.
The bride in a mermaid gown stands on a fallen trunk under pine trees near the sea.
Black and white portrait of the bride in a mermaid gown posing among dry tree trunks.
The groom reclines on a leaning pine trunk and holds the bride's hand in a forest.
The bride sits in the foreground in a forest, with the groom in a white uniform blurred behind her.
The groom in a white uniform sits by a pine trunk looking at the bride, blurred in the foreground.
The bride sits on the groom's knee on a sandy beach, her dress spread out, with the sea and mountains behind.

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