Wedding Celebration Halkidiki
Wedding Celebration Halkidiki – From Russia to Halkidiki Danai Resort – wedding photographer at Halkidiki
As a wedding photographer I serve all Greece and places such as Halkidiki, Santorini, Mykonos, Monemvasia, Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes. – wedding banquet Halkidiki –
This post is from a wedding banquet that took place at the exceptional Danai Resort at Halkidiki!
Halkidiki is one of the destinations that is rising at the moment and becomes a Top destination for weddings and events.
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The photographs of Brides and Bridal party Portraits and Wedding Banquet and the story bellow them
The event
Olga and Vladimir came from Russia and wanted to organise a wedding banquet in order to celebrate their wedding.
Their choice was the well known Danai resort at the second leg of Halkidiki peninsula.
It proved to be an excellent choice as Mr Gaetan (events director at Danai resort) and his team organised everything to perfection!
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Brides and Bridal party Portraits
We had a portrait session with Olga prior to the celebration.
Vladimir joined just for 2 minutes and a couple of photos.
The bridesmaids, together with Olga, started the celebration as soon as they arrived.
Champagne please and say “cheers” 🙂 !!
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The Party
Russian speaking VJs amused the couple and their guests.
A band that came all the way from Russia gave a beautiful performance!
Partying, dancing and …. cake cutting!
Not to forget….. a Greek wedding photographer capturing the moments of this wedding banquet!!
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Photography: me of course 🙂
Venue: Danai Resort
Wedding dress: Crystal design couture
Wedding shoes: Jimmy Choo
Grooms Suit: Ermenegildo Zegna
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INFORMATION ABOUT HALKIDIKI (OR CHALKIDIKI)
Chalcidice or Chalkidike or Chalkidiki or Halkidiki (Greek: Χαλκιδική, Chalkidikí, [xalciðiˈci]), is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the Region of Central Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula, but not of the regional unit. The capital of Chalkidiki is the main town of Polygyros, located in the centre of the peninsula.
Chalkidiki today is a popular summer tourist destination.
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An intoxicating combination of blue and green
Shaped like Poseidon’s trident and sticking out into the Aegean Sea, Halkidiki is a treat for visitors. Lush green forests that reach right down to the beach; golden sunlight reflected in the turquoise waters; a traditional style with a rich gastronomic and cultural heritage. Endless coves, unique architectural sites, perfectly preserved Christian monument and a host of unexplored treasures all add their own rich touch to the unique canvas that is Halkidiki.
Among this intoxicating blend of blue and green, the visitor will find major hotel complexes built to the highest standards, particularly on the first of the three “legs”, cosmopolitan Kassándra. Here there are also traditional seafront guesthouses, little hidden treasures and marinas along the coast at Sithonia, as well as some unique archaeological sites. These include Ancient Olynthus. Stágeira, the birthplace of Aristotle and, of course, Mount Athos, a unique Christian monument, untouched by the passing of time and a living monument to Byzantine culture, standing in the midst of untouched nature.
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Earthy Paradises
Halkidiki is also home to many earthly paradises for those who love mountains. Paths for mountain biking and walking cut their way through the forests of pine, oak, fir and chestnut trees. Here you can feel the pure air refreshing every cell in your body, and crystal clear refreshingly cool water gushes from dozens of hidden springs for you to quench your thirst. If you’d like to stay in the mountains, check out the traditional guesthouses at Holomóntas and in other areas up on the mountain slopes.
Of course, anyone who wants to truly feel the vastness of the Aegean and O.D. on adrenaline at the same time needs to devote a little time to some serious sea sports! Windsurfing, kitesurfing, diving, water skiing and many other sea sports activities are all on offer for you here – and the facilities in Kassándra and Sithonia are excellent. Every July a major swimming event takes place here at Toronéos, one of the world’s largest events at 26 km. The competition attracts swimmers from all over the world.
Also, during summer, a lot of remarkable artistic festivals take place in many parts of Halkidiki. Music provides the main focus, but the performing arts are also prominent, and every summer the region’s open-air theatres play host to some major presentations.
This area is so well known – yet at the same time much of it is as yet undiscovered. Let’s have a look around it – there’s as surprise at every turn!
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Getting here
Thessaloniki is the starting point for any trip to Halkidiki. You can reach Thessaloniki by plane, train, car or ship. The port of Kavála, which enjoys frequent ferry connections, is also nearby.
GEOGRAPHY
The Cholomontas mountains lie in the north-central part of Chalkidiki. Chalkidiki consists of a large peninsula in the northwestern Aegean Sea, resembling a hand with three “fingers” (though in Greek these peninsulas are often referred to as “legs”) – Pallene (now Kassandra), Sithonia, and Agion Oros (the ancient Acte), which contains Mount Athos and its monasteries. Chalkidiki borders on the regional unit of Thessaloniki to the north.
Its largest towns are Nea Moudania (Νέα Μουδανιά), Nea Kallikrateia (Νέα Καλλικράτεια) and the capital town of Polygyros(Πολύγυρος).
There are several summer resorts on the beaches of all three fingers where other minor towns and villages are located, such as at Yerakini (Gerakina Beach), Neos Marmaras (Porto Carras), Ouranoupolis, Nikiti, Psakoudia, Kallithea (Pallene/Pallini, Athos)
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TOURISM
Chalkidiki has been a popular summer tourist destination since the late 1950s when people from Thessaloniki started spending their summer holidays in the coastal villages. In the beginning tourists rented rooms in the houses of locals. By the 1960s, tourists from Austria and Germany started to visit Chalkidiki more frequently. Since the start of the big tourist boom in the 1970s, the whole region has been captured by tourism In the region there is a golf course, with plans for four others in the future.
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