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Hina & Shamshir by rChive | Indian Wedding Photographer Koh Samui

Hina & Shamshir – Indian Wedding in Koh Samui

Wedding Photographer Koh Samui

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. Its about learning to dance in the rain”

// Once upon a time and not so long ago in Koh Samui – in Thai เกาะสมุย the beautiful island off the east coast of Thailand, Hina and Shamshir made their dream come true.
We all know we can write the best chapters in life with love, and this was not plain love, it was destiny.
A beautiful wedding, in this amazing tropical scenery, that was as challenging an experience as a tropical monsoon. A wedding that will be remembered by all, as being very special, leaving us with a quirky smile for a number of peculiarities that we shall not reveal…

// We were overwhelmed by the endless dreamy tropical sandy beaches, the coral reefs lost in tides, in a tantalising composition of turquoise water, among jungles of coconut trees, the island looked like a well-established Hollywood celebrity: outrageously manicured, with lovely blonde tresses so gracefully groomed. No other enviroment could be more suitable for this wedding.

// Meanwhile, and contrary to our plans, the weather was playing silly games around us, but the spirits were kept high. This was indeed a very special day and nothing special is ever common, even when it comes to storms. When destiny is present nothing can stop it from happening.

The Indian Wedding

// And there were beautiful people, colors everywhere, singing that turned wishes to love and love to more wishes. There were vows, bonding families and symbolisms that left us feeling blessed. A word Hina never forgets to utter. There was dancing in the rain and there was rain.

// We shall not forget the kind hospitality and spirit of both their families and loved ones. We were privileged to have been, to have seen, to have captured and to have shared. And to have added yet another couple in our family.

// Note to Hina & Shamshir > The name samui is mysterious in itself. We were told by natives that the word “samui” derives from the Malay word “saboey”, or “safe heaven”. And this is what we keep.

This is a preview post with Images from the heart for those who were meant to be!
Angela & George
rChive (Your) Visual Storytellers

Venue: Shiva Samui

See more of our destination wedding photography at www.rchive.gr and get in touch for your event at info@rchive.gr. We are available Worldwide.

Nota & Dimitris by rChive | Wedding Photographer Ktima 48

Nota & Dimitris

Wedding Photographer Ktima 48

This could have easily been any other post of a wedding in Ktima 48, but no. Ordinary things could not be possible with this one couple.

Extraordinary magic is woven through a phenomenically ordinary life. You only had to look around.

Because in this house they are real

they make mistakes

they say they are sorry

they give second chances

they have fun

they give hugs

they forgive

they do really loud

they are patient

they love

Consequently one can understand why this one wedding will never ever be forgotten. And you can also understand why we are so eager to organize the Day after photo session… We keep secret enterprises and send them sneak peek teasers, our rush of stars and wishes… and so much more!

Here we shall stop revealing, as this is only a sneak peek post. Stay tuned. The whole story coming up soon.

Images from the heart for those who were meant to be!
Angela & George
rChive (Your) Visual Storytellers

Venue: ktima 48

Wedding Planner – Decoration: Live Love The Event Maker

Catering: Dipnosofistirion

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Jenny & Dimitris – Varkiza Resort Wedding Photographer

Alex and Maite – Island Varkiza Wedding Photographer

Sneak peek of Alex & Maite’s wedding photos at Island Gallery – Varkiza

We admit. We have a soft spot for Spain.We toast to the mentality, the generosity, the hospitality and the very well known mediterranean spirit that we share. Of course we are destination wedding photographers, but then again we are more than that. We are Visual Storytellers. This time we chose a poem to describe something that impulsively came to our mind… A pair of pink ballet shoes.

For a most amazing couple and their special wedding day at Island Gallery Varkiza.

“How do I love you?

Let me count the ways.

I love you out of the box, so shiny, pink, and new

I love you with every pique, pirouette, tendu

Second skin of my feet, keeper of my sole

Every step I take, your virtues I extol

The lines you draw, the patterns you trace

At the barre and in the center, you fill a sacred space

Adorned with ribbon like a satin-wrapped prize

Hiding within elegance the pain you disguise

I love you in class, in rehearsal, and on stage

Treasure beyond measure, my spirits you raise

My road to ballet is paved with blood, sweat and tears

You are my companion persistent through the years

Vertical suspension, the summit of my desire

You beneath me, the wings beneath my fire

From toil and struggle, the suffering for your sake

Comes dance so joyous, ever-worthy to create”

If we could see your last pair of shoes, worn out of dancing, we could still dance through every memory, and give these pictures something to keep in your heart. The very special story of a Greek boy and a Basque girl. Alex and Maite, whose story we yet cannot reveal..

Venue: Island Art & Taste

Wedding Planner: Wedding in Greece

Hair Stylist : Vassilis Diamantopoulos

MUA: Irene Chaleli

See more of our destination wedding photography at www.rchive.gr and get in touch for your event at info@rchive.gr. We are available Worldwide.

Kallia & Yannis – Ktima 48 Wedding Photography

How do you combine the best of Athens Riviera & Sounio into a unique experience for your guests?
Kallia & Yannis came up with a perfect solution.
The couple’s happiest days started with a beach party the day before the wedding at the Aegeon Hotel and ended with a Tour at the Temple of Poseidon in Sounio, late in the evening. Nowhere is the energy of Ancient Greece more evident than at Cape Sounion. The sun was setting on us and the view from the Temple was a breathtaking experience. The idyllic sun down was one of the most iconic sights we have ever seen.
“The first stab of love is like a sunset, a blaze of color — oranges, pearly pinks, vibrant purples…”
Yannis and Kallia, having travelled from London, with friends and families from all over the world, were present this day. Ktima 48, the always impressive location overlooking Sounio Bay. The amazing scenery from the picturesque chapel that never fails to inspire us.
We were privileged to have met them, to have been, to have seen, to have witnessed and to have captured, images from the Heart. We photographed their wedding, as would a friend, one who wished to inspire them, to make them laugh, to make this experience as joyful and as meaningful as the life that lies ahead of them. To secure and to safe keep their memories and laughter for happily ever after.
Here we shall stop revealing, as this is only a sneak peek post. Stay tuned. The whole story coming up soon.

Images from the heart for those who were meant to be!
Angela & George
rChive (Your) Visual Storytellers

Wedding Dress: Celia Kritharioti

Venue: ktima 48

Wedding Planner – Decoration: Fevronia

Groom’s apparel: Hugo Boss

Jewellery: Kessaris

Catering: Dipnosofistirion

See more of our destination wedding photography at www.rchive.gr and get in touch for your event at info@rchive.gr. We are available Worldwide.

Sifnos wedding photos – Vassiliki & Terry

Wedding photos from Sifnos. And so the Story Begins

To hear never-heard sounds,
To see never-seen colours and shapes,
To try to understand the imperceptible
Power pervading the world;
To fly and find pure ethereal substances
That are not of matter
But of that invisible soul pervading reality.
To hear another soul and to whisper to another soul;
To be a lantern in the darkness
Or an umbrella in a stormy day;
To feel much more than know.
To be the eyes of an eagle, the slope of a mountain;
To be a wave understanding the influence of the moon;
To be a tree and read the memory of the leaves;
To be an insignificant pedestrian on the streets
Of crazy cities watching, watching, and watching.
To be a smile on the face of a woman
And shine in her memory
As a moment saved without planning.”

― Dejan Stojanovic

This is your captain speaking. Good afternoon Ladies and gentlemen, welcome onboard Flight V&T with service from Cyprus to Sifnos. We are currently in line for take-off and are expected to be in the air for approximately… a lifetime. We ask that you please fasten your seatbelts at this time and join us in this journey called life. We also ask that your seats and table trays are in the upright position for it is party time. Please keep all personal electronic devices on, including cell phones and cameras and enjoy the ride. Partying is of course not prohibited for the duration of the flight. Thank you for honouring us with your presence. Enjoy our flight.

And so the story begins… for Vassiliki & Terry… Who tasted flight (may we be permitted to rephrase Leonardo da Vinci) and will forever walk the earth with their eyes turned skyward, for there they have been and there they will always long to return.

They took their vows at the beautiful church of Chryssopigi in Sifnos with their beloved family and friends. The party yet another flight lasted all night at Cafe Folie!

We were honoured with their trust (it took us only one phone call) to share and capture this beautiful wedding. Knowing them has been a privilege. Our wishes along the wedding photos we captured will always be with them.

This is a preview of VASSILIKI & TERRY wedding in Sifnos

Very much more coming soon

Wedding Ceremony: Cryssopigi Sifnos

Pre-wedding party: Lazarou beach

Grooms Preparation: Astra Verina

Brides Preparation: Exampela

Venue: Cafe Folie

Images from the heart for those few some that were meant to be!

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Yiannis & Yianna Wedding, The Cats’ Wedding in Symi Island | Wedding Photographer Symi

s.Yiannis & Yianna Wedding, The Cats’ Wedding in Symi Island | Wedding Photographer Symi

Two Cats

One up a tree
One under the tree
The cat up a tree is he
The cat under the tree is she
The tree is witch elm, just incidentally.
He takes no notice of she, she takes no notice of he.
He stares at the woolly clouds passing, she stares at the tree.
There’s been a lot written about cats, by Old Possum, Yeats and Company.
But not Alfred de Musset or Lord Tennyson or Poe or anybody
Wrote about one cat under, and one cat up, a tree.
God knows why this should be left for me
Except I like cats as cats be
Especially one cat up
And one cat under
A witch elm
Tree.

Mid-August. High season for a wedding photographer! Approaching the port of Symi, we had the overwhelming feeling of entering a perfectly painted image of a traditional scenic village. We have to admit we remained agape throughout our stay, unable to resist the superb spectacle of the town stretching its impeccable architecture, where all of the buildings were listed on the slopes of the surrounding hills. The port of Symi looked like it might have been photoshopped, the colours that surrounded us a breathtaking sight. Last but not least. No words could describe the beauty of the sea that surrounds the island where the horizon unfolds until the shores of Turkey.

And yes, there was something definitely going on there. This was the Cats’ Wedding!

What a funkier way to start a wedding than a daily boat cruise around the island. It was an amazing group. There were drinks, good food music and a whole lot of shaking going on. everyone had a ball! Capturing the spirit of the day, we photographed performing acrobatics, onboard, underwater and in the air!

On the day itself, our Cats from Amsterdam, started the day in separate houses, as is traditional. The groom and his men prepared themselves in Pedi, and our bride and her party prepared up in the Horio, the higher village. At a set point in the afternoon, Yianna left the house in a beautiful flowing white gown created by Maria Konidi.

She boarded a specially decorated boat, a caique, a traditional sponge diving boat, to meet Yannis at the church in Pedi led by musicians. The groom was also accompanied by musicians, a slow walk to the church. Of course, there was a lot of “penemata” fοr both… A traditional ritual loyally kept by Yiayia Varvara, the favoured Persona Grata of the event.

A beautiful ceremony took place, where they exchanged their own personal vows before their families and loved ones.

The reception (more a party to remember) was held at Pedi beach hotel overlooking the harbour with its twinkling lights, and the boats coming in and out. Cannot reveal more as we promise to surprise you with images when the time comes<

Sounds perfect to you? It was for them, and also for us, beautiful images, precious moments, inevitable memories made from the Cats’ wedding, in Simi.

And as we are no ordinary wedding photographers. These are no ordinary cats!

So happy to be part of this wedding, to have felt, to have shared to have captured. We thank you for the fun and the trust. We thank you for sharing genuine smiles, but even more we thank you for the sincere friendship. Our wishes will always be with you.

This is a preview of Yiannis & Yianna, The Cats’ Wedding in Symi

Very much more coming soon!

With love

Angela & George

arChive – Your Visual Storytellers

A beautiful story that talks about love. Stay tuned!

Images from the heart for those few some that were meant to be!

Venue: Pedi Beach

Wedding Planner: My Best Wishes Event

Wedding Gown: Maria Konidi

Wedding Photographer Symi

JB & Katerina -Destination Wedding Photography in Rhodes – Greece

“Sometimes the slightest things change the directions of our lives, the merest breath of a circumstance, a random moment that connects like a meteorite striking the earth. Lives have swiveled and changed direction on the strength of a chance remark.”

In Rhodes, the crossroad of the Mediterranean, between the Aegean Sea and the coast of the Middle East, the meeting point of three continents. And it was meant to be. Katerina and Jean Baptiste

Katerina and Jean Baptiste… you’ve truly found love, then given it a wing to fly, and it has chosen to stay, because it was meant to be!

Thank you for the priviledge to have shared, to have witnessed, to have been your Storytellers!

With Love
Angela & George

arChive – Your Visual Storytellers

Destination Wedding photography

Images from the heart for those few some that were meant to be!

Event Planning: My Best Wishes Events
Wedding Gown: Vassilis Zoulias
Δεξίωση: Rodos Park Suites & Spa
Dj: Yannis Sartzetakis

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“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky,is by no means a waste of time”.

Remember when you used to lie on the grass and see things in the clouds?

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Mesmerized we remained after our second in a row trip to the island of Rhodes. The Old town still leaving its strong effects on us, as we strolled within the medieval walls exploring twenty four centuries of history. Fascinating medieval fortress-like buildings, the bastions, gates, narrow alleys, old houses, fountains, tranquil and busy squares making us feel like we had stepped back in time. The palace of the Grand Master, the cobblestoned Street of the Knights, packed with medieval inns that used to host the Soldiers of the Order of the Knights, one could almost hear the sound of the horses hoofs disappearing in the sunset. Images emerging from the strong impact of a variety of cultures and civilizations, Could not ignore the amazing Turkish district with the Mosque of Mustafah Pasha and the Yeni Hammam. The twelve hour boat trip back to Piraeus held for us yet more surprises. The magic spell of a constantly changing, sky we barely managed to keep up with.The clouds were so challenging to our solitary eyes. Spring breeze carried them back and forth dividing them into hundreds of forms and shapes. A strong lighting, then thunder, brought back life to our idle thoughts.

To quote on our favourite Henri Bresson “A photograph is to put on the same line of sight, the head, the eye and the heart”. We did just that, and wish to share it with you. We hope to keep on carrying you away…

images from the heart.

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Wedding Photographer Syros // Evangelia & Isidoros

Wedding photographer Syros

/ Lost in timeless serenity /

This time it’s Syros for arChive. The island where Greek tradition and western influence come to a harmonious marriage. And as this is Greece, beautiful beaches will forever delight the sea and sand lovers.
Ermoupoli, “the city of Hermes”, evidence of a glorious past still holds everything a Greek island should have.
The most striking feature of the island is the Venetian influence. Unique for the Cyclades is the medieval quarter of the Roman Catholic community and the fortress-like cathedrals. Ano Syros, a beautiful village hanging at the top of the hills with picturesque narrow streets, traditional whitewashed houses, archways and open spaces with a breathtaking view of the island, it is indeed a place to remember.

We spent hours scouting around the village and fell in love with it.

Wedding in Syros

/ Catholic & Orthodox Ceremony /

Orthodox and Catholic communities give breath to the island. Hence the double ceremony that took place in Syros for our lovely couple. Evangela & Isidoros, chose the groom’s hometown to take their vows. In an atmosphere of peace, reverence and respect both Catholic and Orthodox ceremonies were carried out with utmost sentimentality. We shared laughter and tears, the couple’s joys and hopes. And then there was dance, there was singing and there was happiness to last a lifetime.

“It takes two to tango…”

We dedicate this quote to Evangelia, for reasons she alone will understand.

“The Tango is the ultimate communication between two people. It begins with an embrace, an initial sharing of affection, yet stresses individual balance. The mastering of one’s individual balance is what allows two bodies to dance as one, along with a technique that is clean and uncluttered, a form that is pure, a line that is classical and an elegance that is sublime.”

Miguel Angel Pla

And it always bur always, takes two to tango. The perfect two. Have a good life.

Having completed this journey, we were left richer and happier. Full of inspired images and beautiful feelings that will remain precious to us for ever and ever!

Bride’s preparation: Dolphin Bay in Galissas beach
Wedding Gown: Jenny Packham
Reception: Dolphin Bay in Galissas beach
Catholic wedding ceremony: Panagia of Faneromenis
Orthodox wedding ceremony: Agia Paraskevi church

Guest star: Katerina Polemi

See more of our wedding photography in Greece in www.rchive.gr and if you like what you see, get in touch info@rchive.gr. We’ll come for you on every corner of this earth!We are arChive Visual Storytellers and we are here to share, care preserve and change the way you perceive wedding photography.

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