BTW... Notice Susannah... I posted the pic... had to do it ;).. shhh don't tell anyone
Tomorrow... Slovenia blogs begin...
Love this pic... (even funnier that the man selling ice cream at midnight next to me was taking pics of me as I was standing there... I think he may have thought I was Susannah... or just another crazy American posing with odd items!!
Yippee... what a cool first!!
Okay so... tomorrow I'm off to Slovenia... am hoping to have internet and stick with my daily blogs... but can't promise... hold on though... I will catch you all up when I get a chance.
May you all have interesting but fun "firsts" show up in your life this week!!
Love,
A
that is pretty awesome! all of the pics look amazing...such a beautiful place!
(05.18.09 @ 10:54 AM)You are my hero!!! SO COOL!!!!! Bring one home, I want to see it in real life! xoxo
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Oh my goodness... so I haven't finished going through the pics.. .but WHAT an amazing day. I love Macedonian weddings... it was the longest day full of tradition after tradition... just a quick recap:-Family & Friends of the Bride meet at her house for quality time before the BIG EVENT
-The groom arrives with his family, crazy friends ... and a BAND singing and screaming all the way down the street... at which point they LITERALLY broke the door of the Brides bedroom as her brothers "bargain" with him for $$ .. then a big party breaks out (they aren't even married yet)
-Then we all parade to the courthouse (which is an experience in and of itself).. where they are married in the eyes of the law by a man with the craziest mustache I've ever seen and a cigarette hanging out of his mouth...
-Then outside the GORGEOUS Orthodox church over 130 guests wait while the couple and her father enters the church-- they exchange rings, crowns, and go for a "journey"...
-Next the reception which went long into the night... I mean morning.. I didn't leave till well after 2am.. these Macedonians know how to throw a party... the reception was chocked full of tradition after tradition... I can't even go into all of...
I'll post more pics later of course... but here are just a few of the beautiful happy couple.. pics of the crazy lovely traditions will be posted soon.. don't worry.. you can't miss the 20 men breaking down the door!!
Andrea ~ absolutely gorgeous shots!! S looks amazing!!! Send her my love :)
(05.18.09 @ 06:02 AM)andrea,
amazing pics! so bummed i couldn't be there. it was great to skype with you for a minute on saturday. again, you captured the day & susannah beautifully. jen
Andrejka, wondeful pictures - I can't wait for more... It was great seeing you at the wedding. I want to buy some of theb pictures later. Please let me know how to do it when they are all posted. All the best
Hans Fischer
I'm a friend of the Petrie family, and saw the pics from the wedding. Absolutely stunning! The pictures capture the magic and the love that is in the air! You truly have a talent!
Much love and blessing's to the bride and groom.
Hey you! Beautiful pictures of Sus's wedding. Wish I could have been there :(...She looks radiant but I need to see more!
love,
Jodie
Thanks so much for such great pics. Susannah made a beautiful bride...and her man, Vkatko , stunning. The picture on the steps where V is a step above S...shows S's scallops on her veil. Thanks. Patricia sure wishs she could have been there. These pics help, a LOT!........blessings to the newlyweds..from Lexington, Kentucky...
(05.28.09 @ 01:45 PM)After a lovely lunch with my personal tour guide/handler Vasko, he took me to all the sites I will be shooting for the wedding... what an amazing city with amazing history. This is going to be some wedding!!
There is a very interesting juxtaposition here between Macedonia's ancient history with a very very new government. I am amazed by how aware the young adults are here and how the government appears to be very much controlled by a younger generation (the Prime Minister is only 37 and many of the members of Parliament are barely 30)... I must say the people I have run into have been extremely well educated... extremely hospitable... and extremely funny... there is definitely a lot of laughter around.
This is my kind of place...
Here are a few pics from the day...
Until tomorrow my friends!
Love,
A
Here are a few pics from the day!!
As I had mentioned... my goal over the next month is to post at least a pic everyday of my journeys throughout Macedonia, Slovenia, Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France...So, after a very long day of travel... I made it safe and sound to the Holiday Inn in Skopje, Macedonia (the finest hotel in the city I might add)... and really I must say it actually is the nicest Holiday Inn I've ever been in... not sure if that is saying much though...
So a quick recap of my 16 hours of travel ... LA to London (met awesome event planner from LA... check out her website... Sophia, it was great to meet you... Laurel/Nicola... AWESOME event company)
Then... London to Belgrade, Serbia... 4 hour layover... 600 something (assuming not dollars) for a ham sandwich and a coke...
Must say I felt like I was back in Cleveland... surprising I know... but all over Serbia were woman dressed, talking and acting just like my 104 year old Stara Mama (Slovenian Grandma)
Serbia to Macedonia... ahhhh I made it...
Stay tuned... am just finishing up Day 2 and will try and right about it first thing tomorrow morning... it was quite a day!!
Just a reminder ... "Do something everyday that scares you"... I sure have jumped outside my comfort zone and am loving it!!
Love,
A
You rock Andrea!!! So glad you're going to keep us all up to date with your adventures...can't wait to check in and see what you're up to. Love ya!
xoxo
Great quote to live by there A.
Stay safe and have fun over there, should be interesting to see what kind of adventures you get into.
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