Dress to impress! Our wedding is Evening Formal or Black Tie optional, meaning women should wear floor-length dresses or gowns and men should wear formal suits or tuxedos.
To keep our wedding as intimate as possible, only the guests formally invited on your wedding invitation will be accommodated. If you received a plus-one, they will appear when you RSVP.
While we love your little ones, this is strictly an adult-only occasion with very few exceptions.
We thank you for understanding!
Please refrain from taking pictures and videos during the ceremony so as not to distract from the celebration and hinder the work of our photographers and videographers.
The drinks are on us, and the hangover is on you!
Please arrange transportation from the venue if you plan on drinking and not staying at the hotel. We want all our loved ones to make it home safely!
If we do not receive your RSVP by the date provided, it will automatically be marked as "no." We will miss celebrating with you, but we must provide our vendors with a final guest count within the time they have given.
Thank you for understanding!
Transportation will not be provided as our reception is connected to the hotel hosting our room block.
The Koumbara (female) and the Koumbaro (male) are the couples' sponsors.
The Koumbaro swaps the rings three times during the ceremony to symbolize the couple's unity.
The Koumbara exchanges the crowns three times to symbolize the sealing of the union.
The circling of the altar is referred to as the Dance of Isaiah and signifies the bride and groom taking their first steps as a married couple, signifying their commitment to a lifelong union.
The mothers of the bride and groom throw flower petals during the Dance of Isaiah to symbolize a long and happy marriage.
The bride and groom drink from the “common cup” during the ceremony to symbolize their commitment to sharing all aspects of life, both joy and sorrow. They drink three times to emphasize this shared experience further.
Koufeta are sugar-coated almonds that guests are given as wedding favors. They symbolize the sweetness of the couple’s future life together. The white color represents purity, the egg shape signifies fertility, and the hard almond core represents the endurance of the marriage. They are always given in odd numbers to symbolize the couple's indivisibility.
Guests throw money at the couple as they dance throughout the night to symbolize prosperity and good fortune and wish them well in their new life together.
If you would like to participate in this tradition, please feel free to bring singles!
If you would like to be prepared to participate in any of our Greek dancing, please look at the video below for step-by-step instructions!
Disclosure: Another individual made this video for their wedding; however, it perfectly breaks down the steps for anyone learning.
See you on the dance floor!!