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Home > Newman Photography

Blue and yellow DIY Jewish beach wedding in Crete, Greece

29/09/2015 by Karen

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How about we all jet off this morning to Crete to revel in the big blue and yellow day of Meline and Damon? These two are just the cutest pair and their couple portraits are so full of warmth and affection that I’ve snuck a fair few into this post.

It’s the first time I’ve blogged a Jewish wedding from the beautiful Greek island of Crete, and the first where the bride is wearing yellow! There’s so much to love about this delicious destination wedding — the ceremony took place on the beach right by the shore, under a stunning talit chuppah overlooking the breathtaking sea views, and there are lots of creative DIY touches throughout the festivities that you’re going to love.

The couple decided to do away with many wedding traditions in favour of creating a day that reflected them as a couple as well as making it an amazing experience for all their friends and, family and I have to say that looking at the wonderful photos by Newman Photography (one of our much-loved Smashing Suppliers) it definitely made for a very special destination W-Day.

I’m totally in awe of Meline’s yellow wedding dress. The girl totally rocked that sunshine shade! She actually wanted to get married dressed up as an Elf princess or Princess Leia from Star Wars but Damon thought that was a bit too cheesy… In the end she went for this absolutely magnificent yellow gown, and in my mind it’s the perfect accompaniment to that scenic backdrop of blue skies and sandy beaches.

Get ready for an intimate, laid back wedding with sublime weather and an even more sublime couple.

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how we met

Meline, the Bride: We met on the lawn on the University of Pretoria campus in South Africa over 10 years ago. I was embarking on a veterinary degree and Damon a mathematics degree (such nerds!). Damon had an apartment right next to the campus so people would hang out there a lot. We were friends for a few months before we got together. A few months later we moved in together and the rest, as they say, is history…

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Michal & Samuel | Intimate Israeli-Swiss Wedding at Kibbutz Ein Gev, Sea of Galilee, Israel, with the bride and groom in flip flops!

29/04/2014 by Karen

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Michal and  Samuel met whilst traveling across  South America and dated long distance for some time,  flying back and forth between Switzerland (where Samuel is from) and Israel, until they decided to make a life  together  in Tel Aviv.

For their wedding they  wanted everyone to have an amazing, relaxed time and didn’t want anything too formal or stuffy. Their focus from the start was on food, drink and intimacy  and they  held their wedding where Michal grew up, and her parents still live, in a kibbutz in the north of Israel called Ein Gev  on the shores of the Sea of Galilee (or Lake Kinneret as it’s known in Israel).

It’s an amazing  kibbutz all about family and togetherness, with a  communal, peaceful and  natural atmosphere. This is the exact ambience that they wanted  for  their wedding, and is very much in the spirit of who they are. Michal in her own words even “went for the most untypical bride shoes – flip flops. April on the beach… who needs anything more?!”
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Samuel’s close family and friends flew in  from Switzerland, and  with the couple wanting  to bring a mixture of Israeli  and  Swiss culture to their wedding, Samuel’s family brought over Swiss wine, cheese and  meats for the party  (all spread out and packed in their suitcases)! They also had what I personally think is a  genius idea of an ice cream bar for dessert.

It’s a beautiful authentic wedding with the chuppah  taking place  just after sunset. Michal,  the Bride, is here to tell you all about it, along with images from the fabulous  Newman Photography.
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