A Greek island escape was the perfect setting for Emma & Matt’s emotional vow renewal with grey and olive details on a secluded Meganisi beach.
We felt incredibly blessed, happy and loved every minute of it; it really was an unforgettable evening!
Emma and Matt have been married for 17 years and have a daughter together. Following Matt’s diganosis earlier in the year they planned a family holiday in Lefkas, and looked forward to the summer.
Matt’s illness taught us as a family a number of valuable life lessons to truly realise what is important and precious to us; to make every day count and to live our best life. From this day on we chose to live by this to get us through what had become our new life in fighting this terrible disease.
Having had the most perfect wedding day we didn’t want to recreate another similar day and hadn’t planned on a vow renewal until we stumbled across Claire’s website. The elegance and simplicity of each event she has created, the very personal touches and of course the stunningly beautiful choice of locations made us think we could have a different type of ceremony. We instantly knew this was a perfect opportunity to celebrate our lives together, something really special and unique with the wow factor.
Inspired by a beach elopement, we chose to take a boat from Lefkas to the neighbouring island of Meganisi. A hidden and secluded bay, surrounded by pine and olive trees, was the backdrop for our special moment to renew our vows at the waters’ edge.
Writing a vow renewal ceremony is an enjoyable task as it is heart warming to hear why couples love each other and how their relationships have grown. I ask them to write a few personal words about what they mean to each other and encourage the whole family to be part of the ceremony.
Emma told me; It really made us think about our life together, reflect on each other’s qualities, what we truly value in each other, our relationship and remind ourselves why we fell in love in the first place.
The details
Inspired by Emma’s Jenny Packham gown with silver beading, the decor mood of their vow renewal was grey with olive details. Soft fabrics and tones of the dresses and decor, brought out the lush green of the olive bouquet and floral details. It was all design to blend wonderfully with the natural enviroment of the beach.
A note from Emma & Matt…
Our wedding day back in 2002 was a day to celebrate our marriage with our family and friends. Our beach vow renewal was an intimate event with our daughter; just the three of us. Sharing the photos with family and friends afterwards, we were touched by other people’s reactions, views on ‘How amazing it looked’, ‘Wow’,’So so special’, ‘What a beautiful thing to do’, ‘How did I plan all the little details in a matter of weeks?’ Well, this was all down to the talent, creativity of Claire at Lefkas weddings in truly creating a dream come true for us.
My biggest congratulations on this next chapter of your love story, Emma & Matt!
Do you love the idea of planning a vow renewal but not sure where to start? Contact me to discuss how we can plan it together.
The Wedding Team:
- Event Planning & Design: Claire at Lefkas Weddings
- Photography: Maxeen Kim Photography
- Olive Details: Gourioti Flowers
- Dinner Venue: Seaside Restaurant, Lefkada