Planning Abroad - Your Greek Wedding Guide

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Planning
Abroad
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Favours
Bridal Wear
Menswear – Wedding Assistant
Patisseries
When Two Become One
Real Life Wedding 1
Beauty & Nail Therapist
Royal Makeover
Competition
Venue Stylers
Wedding Stationery– Printers
Wedding Show
Real Life Wedding 2
Venues
DJ’s & Bands
Churches
Business Directory
Videographers - Dancers
Photographers
Transport
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An assortment of testimonials from our
readers:
‘Such a great read. Very informative, especially about
the traditions.’
Maria Ioannou, Birmingham
‘I love reading about the real life weddings...so
Interesting to see how other couples did it..’
Liz Lambrou, Margate
‘I wouldn’t have been able to organise my wedding
without it’
Christina Alekou, London
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Front Cover: Photography By Adam
Welcome to the Fourth issue of ‘Your Greek
Wedding Guide. The original and best guide for
the Greek community to help ease the stress of
organising your wedding, engagement or even
christening.
We hope you found our third issue about planning
your wedding abroad informative and useful. Our
readers also enjoyed reading about possible
destinations for their honeymoon, which is also a
vital part of organising their wedding. There are
so many people who are planning their special day
abroad now that we have had such positive
feedback about the advice we offered.
Many thanks to all our readers for your kind
words and we thought that we’d share some of
those wonderful comments with you all below.
We also like to thank all our existing clients who
have continued to support us through these
difficult economic times.
In this exciting issue, we have again got a variety
of clients advertising who cater for your special
occasion. As well as our usual featured ‘Real Life
Weddings’. We have also got an article from The
Very Reverend Seraphim Papathanasiou from St
John the Baptist Church in Harringay, North
London who writes about the importance of
marriage. Also for the first time we are offering a
chance to win a mini makeover and a set of
Eyelash extensions in our competition on page 14.
Just answer a simple question where you can find
the answer in one of our previous issues which
you can view on our website
www.yourgreekweddingguide.co.uk . The winner
will be revealed on our website at the end of May
and in our next issue.
We hope that this issue also provides you with a
good read and useful information as well as
providing you with some of the best businesses
that cater for Greek functions.
We wish you and your partner all the best in
organising your wedding and your future lives
together. Good Luck!
To contact us please email:
info@yourgreekweddingguide.co.uk
We look forward to hearing from you and in the
meantime we hope you enjoy our fourth issue.
Kind Regards
Myrianthos Demetriou
Editor/Managing Director
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London, who would like to advertise in future
issues.
If you would like to advertise your business in
this guide please email:
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When two become one
The team here at Your Greek Wedding Guide are inundated with questions
from couples regarding the meaning of the Christian Orthodox wedding
ceremony and why it is so important to get married in our faith, so we thought
who better to ask than the Very Reverend Seraphim Papathanasiou of St. John
the Baptist Church, London. In the article he explains how religion embraces
marriage but also some useful advice on how to keep a marriage working
forever ...
The sacrament of marriage in the Christian
Orthodox religion is a legal ceremony
whereby a man and woman are joined before
the eyes of God. However marriage is not a
mere contract nor a social bond but one of the
seven sacraments in our religion which
should be taken very seriously.
May you give us some examples from
our scriptures to show how sacred
marriage is in the eyes of God?
God blessed the first humans, Adam and Eve,
and united them as a couple when he told
them to ‘multiply and
proliferate’ (Genesis A. 28).
Jesus also blessed the couple whilst in Kana
(John 2: 1-11).
St Paul described marriage not only as one of
the great sacraments but also ‘a coupling of
perfect bonding - a lifetime devotion that is
unbreakable’.
Could you point out the most
important points in the ceremony?
There are four important points in the
Ceremony these are:
1.The free consent of the couple to enter a
new life together as one
It is very important that both man and woman
are confident and ready to enter into the important commitment called ‘marriage’.
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There is no point in getting married just for
the ‘fun’ of it or because it is expected from
the status quo.
2. The crowning of the couple
As you are all aware during the ceremony
‘stefana’, wreathlike objects are placed on the
groom and brides heads. These are very
similar to the wreathes placed on athletes
heads once they have worked hard,
competed and won an athletic event.
The bride and groom are rewarded for
remaining pure and untouched throughout
their youth and whilst engaged to each other,
they have avoided the temptation of
intercourse and are now being blessed by
God for this.
3. The joining of hands
Once the ‘stefana’ have been placed on the
couples head their hands are united. This
symbolises that the couple must be united
throughout their future life together. This is
the point where two become one. The first
steps as a couple are taken when the Hymn of
Isaiah is sung and the couple walk around
three times for all to see and witness.
4. The blessing
The Psalms, the Evangelical reading along
with the Apostle are full of advice and
guidance as to how the couple should begin
and continue their new life together.
These are written in Ancient Greek but
translations are available for young couples
upon request.
Image: Photography By Adam
Can you please tell our couples why it is
so important to get married in church?
As mentioned previously, the decision to get
married should not be taken lightly. Once the
couple are sure that they want to enter a life
together and promise to do so before the eyes
of God in Church, their physical bond also
becomes a lifetime spiritual bond which is
capable with the blessing and creative grace
of God to fulfil the divine purpose of
marriage which is:
1. To mutually live together, support
each other through the good and bad times
physically, spiritually and emotionally with
ultimate scope the salvation of their souls.
2. To proliferate and guide their offspring
into the Christian Orthodox Religion in order
for our religion and faith to continue for the
ages of ages as it has done so up to now.
The church is the House of God, so where
better to get blessed and begin a new life together but in such a holy place.
And finally, could you give our young
couples some spiritual advice
surrounding Marriage?
between the two and a problem shared is a
problem halved!
2. Both man and woman should try and help
and try to please each other at all times like
when they first met and fell in love.
3. Neither should ever confront each other in
the presence of others. This should be done
in private and at an appropriate time.
4. They should each find the good in each
other and always praise each other and forget
the bad things. Nagging is poison and slowly
kills a relationship.
5. To accept that whatever has happened can
not be changed. Take each day as it comes
and try to remember all that you have and not
all that you could have had.
6. With material things couples should
remember how much they actually have and
spiritually how much they are lacking.
Therefore you avoid getting stressed out!
7. Try to use the word ‘sorry’ as much as
possible and always apologise for the
mistakes you have made.
8. Try to ignore the hypocrisy, the nastiness
and the interference of third parties. Always
support your partner and remind them that
they are the centre of your world and nobody
else matters.
9. Apply the mantra ‘locate your own
mistakes in an argument and try to rectify
them before asking others to do so!’
Many thanks to the Very Reverend
Seraphim of St. John the Baptist,
Wightman Road, London N8 0LY for
taking the time to be interviewed by
YGWG.
1.Once the couple has agreed to get married
the ‘me’ turns into ‘us’. Hence both man and
woman should stop thinking about improving
their individual situations and begin to think
about how to improve their joint situations.
There are no more secrets
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Nefeli and David met in a bar in London in
2005 and it was love at first site. The ever
romantic David decided to propose to
Nefeli at Christmas in 2006. The couple
then concentrated on planning their
wedding and set the date for 20th of
September 2009. They got married at The
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the
Dormition of the Mother of God (Panayia),
Wood Green, and the reception followed at
The Royal Chace Hotel (pg. 26). They
would like to share their special day with
you!
The dress: I searched everywhere
for a dress and finally found the
perfect one at Stevie Gowns
London N18. As soon as I tried it
on I knew it was the one! It was a
brilliant white strapless gown with
crystals on the bodice. The skirt
was a meringue, covered with
scattered crystals. I felt like a real
princess! The train was quite long
and when spread out made the
dress look very grand.
Brides Tip: ‘Make
sure your maid of
honour is by your
side throughout the
day as you will need
her. My maid of
honour was amazing
wouldn’t change her
for the world!’
The Accessories: The floor length
veil was also from Stevie Gowns.
My shoes and tiara where great
finds on the internet. The jewellery I
wore was from Swarovski.
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The Suit: David hired his
suit from Tux & Tails
Winchmore Hill N21. He
wore a grey suit with tails,
accompanied by a silver
waistcoat and a silver
cravat.
The Best man/Ushers: Our
best man and three ushers
also hired their grey suits
from Tux & Tails. However
they wore lilac waistcoats
and cravats to match our
theme.
The maid of honour/
bridesmaids: The maid of
honour wore a silver dress
and our three bridesmaids
wore lilac dressed with
silver detail on the bodices
from Littlewoods. The flower
girls wore little white dresses
The venue & music: We
always wanted to have our
reception at The Royal Chace
Hotel and that’s where we had
it! All the staff were very
helpful and we had a lovely
experience. Our band was
none other than Diastello who
played Three times a Lady by
Lionel Ritchie for our first
dance.
The menu: We had prawn
cocktail as a starter followed
by roast chicken with
potatoes and vegetables and
our dessert was yummy
Tiramisu.
Videographer: VGM(pg.36).
He was fantastic. He really
made us feel comfortable
throughout the day!
Groom’s
Tip: Make
sure your
speech is
perfect as
it is one of
the most
important
moments
of the day!
The flowers/decorations/
colour scheme: Our colour
scheme was white, silver
and lilac my favourite
colours! David was good at
just letting me choose and
get on with everything!
Sekret Garden Enfield,
decorated the guest tables
with fish bowls which had
two gold fish each and
decorated with white and
lilac flowers. Zayni
Flowers London did the
buttonholes, my bouquet of
white roses with diamantes
in the buds, the
bridesmaids bouquets Calla
lilies, the head and cake
tables.
The Cake: We had a four
tier cakes with silver hearts
embellished on each side of
each tier. The cake was
spectacular and very tasty
made by Nectar Patisserie
Tottenham. We wanted
something out of the
ordinary for our cake
topper so we had a glass
heart with our names
inscribed in it and the date
of our wedding.
Special Touches: The
whole day was amazing
and we enjoyed every moment. Very special moments was when Leonidas
played the violin at the
reception.
Photos: Many thanks to
Costas Photography for
supplying the images which
appear in this article.
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When YGWG approached Fairytails and asked for a brief
Program of what beauty treatments and therapies a bride and groom
should schedule to have done before their wedding Harri came up
with a whole six month agenda! It is vital to look good and feel
brilliant on your big day so here is what is recommended for a real
royal makeover!
Four to Six months before:
It is vital to start planning the pampering
beauty regimes, grooming and make-up
styles months before the big day. This will
relieve the stresses of the actual wedding
day closer to the time and you will
appreciate it more.
For both the bride and groom find a salon
or spa near you and book a facial and
massage package, both incorporating at
least 5 treatments of each.
For the skin: If you want to have the perfect glowing skin on the day try a deep
cleanse facial every three to four weeks,
which helps all skin types, dull skin, congestion and even in-grown hairs for men!
For more problematic skin
consult a dermatologist.
Massages: An aromatherapy massage is a
great choice as it addresses different
areas with the use of various essential oils
so whether it’s stress reducing, energizing
or relaxing it’s your choice to enjoy.
Hair & Make-up: Brides should
determine their hair style and colour in
advance and then decide on the make-up
colourings to complete the look for the big
day.
Lastly the bride should seek to confirm
appointments with her hairdresser and
make-up artist. At this point any allergies
should also be disclosed to avoid any
unwanted rashes or watery eyes on the
day.
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One month before:
For the skin :If the groom wants the
perfect shave for the big day then a cutthroat shave is ideal. Find out if your local
barbers do these and book an appointment
for a trial. It is quite a luxurious treatment
as it incorporates exfoliation and hot towels
to open the pores, so treat yourselves boys!
Both bride and groom should stop having
ANY type of facials at this point as this
may cause unwanted impurities on the skin
on the big day.
Make –up: The first make-up trial should
now be booked. Try not to book it too far
in advance as skin colour changes and
product application varies according to the
weather.
Wedding make-up should last at least 10
hours without a touch up so keep it on after
the trial and monitor how long it lasts.
Talk to your make-up artist and voice your
concerns, if any.
Semi-permanent eyelashes: For all brides
semi-permanent eyelash extensions have
arrived.! They are great and last between
six to eight weeks , so great for the
honeymoon too. They are made at different
lengths and thickness so they are easily
adjustable for a natural look.
Massages: A couple more massages to
relieve the tension and stress building due
to all the organising would go down a treat
at this point!
Several days before:
Ladies try getting your eyebrows threaded.
This is an Ancient Asian technique where a
thread is used to pull out the hair and gives
a much cleaner, more arched and shapely
eyebrow.
Both the Bride and Groom should try and
fit in their last massages and spend some
time together…. Alone!
You should both try and get a manicure
and pedicure. Yes boys, a manicure can do
wonders for those hardworking hands!
Girls a great chip free nail varnish is
recommended. These usually last for up to
a month and this is very important if you
are going on your honeymoon straight after
your wedding. Your nails will look just as
nice in all your honeymoon photos even if
you are on an action packed break! Bio
Sculpture gels are highly recommended
and they are fabulous as they can be applied over false tips but also on your feet…
Indulge.
General Tips for the big day:
For the Groom:
If you choose to shave at home avoid
shaving rash by using shaving foam not
shaving cream. Try to use a new razor with
lots of hot water and shave in the direction
of the hair growth. Alternatively go to a
barber and sit back and relax whist it is all
taken care of for you!
Try not to use solariums or fake tan on the
big day. If you need that last minute tint
make sure you book yourself a professional
in order to avoid orange streaks. Also make
it very subtle as a tan tends to look muddy
in photographs.
Try to avoid extreme new hair do’s just
before the big day as it can be a little too
risky.
Finally just remember you don’t need to
have any extravagant treatments before the
big day as your Bride loves you for the
person you are!
For the Bride:
There are three areas of the face that can be
accentuated with make– up, whether it is
your beautiful big eyes, your greatly arched
Eyebrows, or your luscious big lips, only
TWO can be emphasised. If you are going
for the glam look around the eyes try to
avoid a dark shade of lipstick. On the other
hand if you choose the ‘Marilyn Monroe’
look, with thick eyeliner and scarlet lipstick
then the eyebrows must stay natural.
Your wedding make-up and style should
match your personality. Wedding make-up
should make you stand out from the crowd
but most importantly you should remain
looking like you! Your Groom doesn’t want
to see a ‘stranger’ walking down the aisle.
Team up with your maid of honour or a
bridesmaid to keep your lipstick and
make-up close at all times for the touch up’s.
Above all enjoy your day!
Many thanks to Harri from Fairytails for
providing us these great beauty tips!
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Competition
WIN! A full set of eyelash extensions and a mini make– up
session courtesy of Fairytails by answering the following
question:
Who’s name does the bride write under her
shoe on the day of her wedding?
A. The Groom’s
B. All the single ladies
C. The Parents
E-mail your answers to:
info@yourgreekweddingguide.co.uk
Please include your name and contact number with your
answer. The lucky winner will be contacted on the 1st of
June 2011!
Terms & Conditions:
1.
The make-over consists of a full set of eyelash extensions and an hours, day or
evening make-up session all worth £110.00.
2.
The treatment is undertaken at Fairytails Studios based in Southgate London
3.
All entries must be submitted by 29.05.11. Entries after this time will not be
counted.
4.
This prize can not be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer
5.
An appointment must be made with Fairytales before attending the session.
6.
A pre-consultation will take place to determine any allergies
7.
All applicants must be over 18
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Angelina & Emilio met when
Emilio started working at her
dad’s shop in Brighton. They
hated each other when they first
met! However as they say
opposites attract and they
gradually started liking one and
other. Emilio popped the
question after a meal at
Angelina’s favourite restaurant
and a romantic stroll along
Brighton beach. He stopped right
by Angelina’s favourite place in
Brighton -The West Pier- got
down on one knee and asked the
important question. Needless to
say Angelina accepted! The were
married at St. Michael and All
Angel’s Church in Hove and the
reception followed at The Grand
Hotel Brighton.
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The Dress: My dress was a Hollywood Dream’s
design straight from their factory in North London. It was
the first dress I tried on and as soon as I put it on, I knew
it was the one! It was a Cinderella style dress made from
ivory taffeta silk. The bodice was sweetheart cut, strapless
and covered in jewels. The skirt of the dress was very full,
with beads and gatherings.
The Accessories: The tiara was a ‘Silver Swarovski
Crystal Clear Handmade Bridal Tiara’ made with clustered Swarovski crystals. It was bought from ‘Goddess
Handmade Tiaras’ online. My earrings and necklace
were all from Swarovski.
My shoes were ivory satin ballet shoes, bought from
www.dancedirect.com.
The Suit: Emilio’s outfit was hired from Moss Bros.
He wore a grey Lingfield
morning suit accompanied with a white shirt, ivory
waistcoat and pale gold silk cravat and handkerchief.
Groom’s
Tip: Don’t
worry too
much about
your speech
as I wrote one
and
didn’t use it!
Bride’s Tip:
Shop around
on the
internet as
you can find
great deals
for items that
are in the
shops, but
cheaper!
The maid of honour/bridesmaids:
The Band: Fantastic Greek band called ‘Cleopatra’.
Our maid of honour looked stunning. She wore a rich
plum colour dress with gathering to one side and a
crystal jewelled strap.
We had 13 bridesmaids. The four older girls wore an
ivory, just above the knee fitted dress from Coast.
The four junior bridesmaids wore a dress from
www.1-special-day.co.uk. It was an ivory satin ankle
length dress. This dress had spaghetti straps and a three
tiered tulip skirt with diamante flower patterns to the top
layer. The five youngest bridesmaids also wore a dress
from www.1-special-day.co.uk. The dress was also
ivory with a fuller skirt.
Colour schemes: We had a colour theme of gold
and coral. We chose the roses before
anything else. I love the colour coral and the gold is such
a rich colour for a wedding, they went great together. We
also had a small unintended ‘bling’ theme going on.
Everything had crystal or diamantes on it.
The Cake: My Godfather made our cake. He has a
bakery in Finchley called ‘Parkway’. The cake had 5
tiers. The top layer was fruit cake and the rest was
chocolate cake. The cake itself was ivory. It had
scattered coral roses and a shimmery gold waterfall
coming down one side. For the cake top we chose an
ivory figurine of an intertwined couple.
The Favours: My Godfather also made our favours.
We had five delicious biscuits in an ivory organza bag.
On the organza we put an ivory ribbon with ‘Emilio &
Angelina ~ 5th September 2010’ written on it. My
wonderful cousin sewed 450 of the ribbons onto the bags
by hand.
The lead singer’s name is Michael.
The Flowers: We had two florists working
together for the flower arranging; my aunty from
Norbury who has a florist called ‘All Occasions’ and
another girl from Brighton who works from home called
Tasha. The main flower in the
arranging was a coral rose called ‘Great Demetra’. The
bouquet was made solely from this flower with a little
greenery. Inside every rose was a diamante pin. Emilio’s
button hole was also made using this rose. The centrepieces were made solely from the coral rose. The flowers
for the head table and the church were very vibrant. The
mix of flowers and colours was amazing.
Special Touches/ Funny moments: The ceremony
started with an organist playing ‘Canon’ by Pachelbel as
the bridesmaids walked in. when they had entered, the
organist began to play the wedding march as I walked in
with my dad. We both felt so nervous until we were
standing side by side, we looked at each other and started
laughing. The archbishop conducted the service which
was special. Everything was going so well until I had to
run to the toilet in the middle of the ceremony. Our
guests thought I was leaving Emilio at the altar.
Everyone shared a sigh of relief, when I came back.
(nothing ever runs smoothly, but it was quite funny)!
The menu: For starters we had a caramelised red
onion and goat’s cheese tart with sun ripened tomatoes
and chilli sauce, followed by roast fillet of Scotch beef
with accompaniments. For dessert we had Valhorona
bitter chocolate tart, cookie ice cream and white
chocolate sauce. Truly scrumptious!
Photos by:
Bride’s
beauty tip:
Sleep as much
as you can. It
is better than
any other
product on the
market!
Evagoras
Mandrides
(pg.37)
www.evagoras.
co.uk.
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for all the
lovely images
used in this
article.
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Wisdom ( St. Sophia), Moscow Road, London W2
4LQ, Tel: 020 7229 7260 Fax: 020 7243 6144
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Ruckholt Road, Leyton, London E10 5NT
Tel: 020 8539 1425 & 020 8558 2199
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Trinity Road, Wood Green, London N22 8LB
Tel: 020 8888 2295 & 020 8889 1122
Fax: 020 8881 4455
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Kentish Town Road, London NW1 9QA
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Tel: 020 7703 0137
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and St. Michael
Golders Green Road, London NW11 8DA
Tel: 020 8455 7510 Fax: 020 8458 4752
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Camden Street,London NW1 0JA
Tel: 020 7485 2149
The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas
60 Godolphin Road, London W12 8JW
Tel & Fax: 020 8743 3968
The Greek Orthodox Church of the Twelve Apostles
Kentish Lane, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Herts AL9
6NG, Tel: 01707 650 147 Fax: 01707 647 146
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The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Barnabas
Finsbury Road, Wood Green, London N22 8PA
Tel: 020 8888 2295 & 020 8889 1122
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The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Demetrios
Town Road/Logan Road, London N9 0LP
Tel: 020 8803 4411
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The Greek Orthodox Church of St. John the
Theologian
184 Mare Street, London E8 3RD
Tel: 020 8985 5803/2900
The Greek Orthodox Church of Ss Constantine &
Helen 69a Westow Street, Upper Norwood London
SE19 3RW, Tel & Fax: 020 8653 6824
The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Lazarus and St.
Andrew the Apostle
Rutland Road, Forest Gate, London E7 8PH
Tel: 020 8472 2075 Fax: 020 8472 2164
The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nectarios
Wycliffe Road, London SW11 5QR
Tel: 020 7228 4278 Fax: 020 7924 4113
The Greek Orthodox Church of St. George
Borough Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT2
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The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Panteleimon
660 Kenton Road, Harrow, Middx HA3 9QN
Tel & Fax: 020 8206 0004
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BIRMINGHAM
The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition
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8 Arthur Place, Summer Hil , Birmingham B1 3DA
Tel & Fax: 0121 236 3274
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Magnet Centre, Park Approach, Erdington,
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Tel: 0121 326 7221
Tel & Fax: 01273 675 396
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Westwood Heath Road, Coventry, CV4 8GP
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39-41 Dover Road, Folkstone, Kent CT20 1JZ
Tel: 01303 275 821
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St. Peter’s Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 5DP
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3 Berkley Street, Liverpool L8 1XB
Tel: 0151 709 9543
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Harehill Avenue,Leeds, LS8 4EU
Tel: 0113 249 0814
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Tel: 0116 291 6518
MARGATE
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Michael 8 Westbrook Cottages, Margate, Kent
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Bury New Road, Salford, M7 4EY
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The Greek Orthodox Church of the
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Recorder Road, Norwich, NR1 1NR
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May your marriage always be
blessed with the pure and
profoundly loving feelings
drawing you so closely
together now: extraordinary
communication, listening and
understanding, putting
yourselves in the other’s place, as
well as expressing your own
needs; eagerness to compromise,
because you love so much, you
want to give whatever is needed,
wanted, for happiness; and deep
commitment to do whatever it
takes to maintain the strong bond
present on your wedding day. May
your marriage always be blessed,
now and forever.
By Joanna Fuchs
Image by: Photography By Adam
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The flowers: We chose lilac roses
throughout from the bouquet ,the
buttonholes, the flowers held by the
bridesmaids to the table decorations.
For the reception we decided not to
decorate the tables outside as the
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decided only to decorate the venue inside
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