Engagement Proposal: Candlelight Dinner on Bali Beach

Engagement Proposal: Candlelight Dinner on Bali Beach

Inspiration

During my research about different marriage proposals, I have fallen immediately in lovely with the idea of an engagement proposal on the beach. Because I am a big fan of Bali and it`s location in the Indian ocean, I have combined these both things with each other and have created an unforgettable marriage proposal.

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Who? (with who?)

The guy named Alexander (aged 28) is German and the girl named Yumi (aged 26) is Balinese.

Alex works in a successful event design company in Hamburg, Germany. According to his passed bachelor degree in tourism & event management he has travelled through Asia during several months. His favourite spot was the island Bali (Indonesia). Thus he has spent the last weeks up to his home flight there.

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Yumi has balinese roots and has lived up to her 8th year together with her family on Bali. Today Yumi lives in the capital of Germany, Berlin, and has successfully concluded her study in an graphic & design university. On account of her wanderlust Yumi tries to fly at least once a year to Indonesia to see her family & relatives.

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4 years ago Alex and Yumi were apart of each other on vacation on Bali. On their return flight to Germany both sat side by side in the airplane. Like the destiny so wanted the both have got into conversation and were likeable to themselves from the outset. Experiences have been exchanged, the boy and the girl joked a lot and exchanged after the 12-hour flight, finally, also the mobile phone numbers. After several dates they fell in love and spent their vacations on Bali – also this year.

What?

After a 4-year relationship Alex would like to make a marriage proposal to Yumi.

When?

Alex and Yumi are on their second common vacation on Bali, the island which has brought them together.

Where?

Bali owns some of the nicest beaches worldwide. Where, if not there? With a surprise dinner with candlelight the big moment has come.

Why?

Alex and Yumi are for several years firmly together and still in love thus like on the first day. Alex knows that his respect with Yumi cannot be nicer and he would like to spend the rest of his life with her side by side. He knows how much Yumi loves her family and her native country, so he has decided to propose marriage to her – after preserved blessing of her father here on Bali.

How?

After a romantic dinner on a lonesome beach the both decide on a relaxed walk along the beach. By candles distributed everywhere on the beach the atmosphere is magic. After a few minutes the both come to a way lined up from candles which leads up on a rock. On top Yumi recognizes a heart laid from shells with a ring being arranged in the sand. At the same moment Alex gets on his knees and asks Yumi whether she would like to become his wife.

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After the expected „YES!“ both let the evening end – happy under the stars.

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Key Elements

The key elements can be found in the sea of candles and the togetherness on the beach. Because the island has a symbolic value of the couple, is reflected here the uniqueness and memorability of the idea.

 Other Memorable Engagement Proposals:

Winter Marriage Proposal

The Proposal

Best Marriage Proposal

 

Text by Jennifer Steinweg

Engagement Proposal Concept: Hot air balloon

Engagement Proposal Concept: Hot air balloon

After getting inspired by the stories I read and saw online on memorable engagement proposals like this and this, I decided to create my own version of the story (apparently the concept has been done already). I will share with you, readers, my take on a fictional engagement proposal.

Who

Zandra Luz, a twenty-six year old Spanish lady and Jeff Reyes, a twenty-nine year old Filipino man make a decision that will be remembered forever.

When

On the 18th of October 2015, the long awaited proposal will take place. Since it was the day of the hot air balloon festival, the guy decided to pop the lifetime question on this day.

Where

The romantic proposal takes place in Clark, Pampanga in the Philippines. There will be a number of hot air balloons that will take off that day to celebrate the festival.

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How

Prior to the engagement day, the guy secretly tells his and the girl’s family that he plans to propose on the 18th of October 2015. He gives tickets to both families for the hot air balloon festival without letting the girl know.

At the day of the proposal, the girl has no idea that her family as well as the guy’s family is at the same location as them. The guy makes sure that both families hop on different hot air balloons at the same time as them. The families try to disguise themselves by wearing accessories like shades and hats. The guy makes sure that the girl’s eyes are focused on him.

The guy messages both families that the moment has arrived. Up in the air while fascinated by the beauty the couple see on the horizon and below them, the man pretends to take a photo of the girl beautifully leaning against the corner of the hot air balloon with a stunning backdrop. The guy kneels down to position himself to blurt out the big question, “Will you marry me?” The girl readily poses for the photo thinking he’s about to reach for his camera behind him. At the back of her mind, she has not an ounce of clue that what is about to happen next may change the path of her life. She’s excited thinking about how the photo will turn out with a backdrop she’s always wanted to capture with her as the subject. What she doesn’t know is that the guy kneels down and looks behind him not to grab his camera, but instead the gem he’s been long wanting to put on the girl’s finger.

He pops the question and the girl says “yes” in absolute shock and happiness. “I know how important our families are to us and I didn’t want this memorable moment to be shared just by the two of us. Look around you,” says the guy. The girl scans her horizon and sees both her and the guy’s families waving and she hears shouts of joy. Just like the hot air balloon experience, it was a peaceful, slow, steady, unexpected proposal.

 

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Why

The couple love to seek adventure and experience new things together. They both enjoy photography. The girl has always wished to hop on a hot air balloon as she enjoys viewing things from a high angle. The guy decides to fulfil her wish she’s waited to experience. Now, not only was her long time wish granted, but she was able to spend the experience with the love of her life, her husband-to-be.

Text by: Tara Morales

Engagement Proposal – Mardi Gras, New Orleans

Engagement Proposal – Mardi Gras, New Orleans

The proposal, another aspect of the wedding that the bride dreams about, however the groom stereotypically dreads! Wedding proposals may follow traditions such as, the prospective groom asking the brides father for her hand in marriage before hand or the potential groom getting down on one knee. Each aspect to the lead up of the proposal, much like your wedding is personal.

Many proposals that have grasped the attention of the online world have done so because they are totally unique. Uniqueness is created through the proposals revolving around the personal aspects on which the couples relationship is based

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Inspiration 

Inspiration proposal 1

Inspiration proposal 2

Inspiration proposal 3 

The proposals above all have one thing in common, they have been thoroughly planned to suit the couple relationship, each have unique factors and they shows what a relationship can develop from and develop into. There is also an incredible blog called ‘How He Asked’ , this blog shares stories of how couples got engaged and is well worth a read. And ladies, I advise that you have your tissues at the ready when researching proposals!

Proposal 1 stimulated my initial proposal idea through reconnecting the engagement concept with an old memory and whereby the memory holds a strong aspect importance within the couples relationship.

Who? and Why?

My proposal concept is for Liam (26) and Jayne (23) a couple who met at Greenhead College, England through their mutual love of music, Jazz music in particular. Six years on, after meeting in Jazz Band Liam has decided to fly them out to New Orleans, where Jazz Music originated and where their favourite Jazz musician, Louis Armstrong was born.

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Where? and When?

Liam has booked to visit New Orleans over the period of Shrove Tuesday and the beginning of Lent so that they can experience the largest Mardi Gras Festival, alongside experiencing the musical atmosphere and the historically Jazz orientated state.

Screen Shot 2015-02-23 at 22.46.58The Maison Bourbon Jazz Club is a venue highly recommended on the Mardi Gras website for excellent views of the Carnival from the club’s expansive balcony which extends onto Bourbon street and St. Peter street. Here James will reserve a table for the two of them to enjoy the Carnival passing by and the buzz it creates as well as sharing and reminiscing about their love of Jazz music and how it brought them together in the first place.

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How?

One of the many traditional aspects surrounding the Mardi Gras is for items, mainly beads to be thrown off the floats into the gathering crowds, this is said to represent ‘virtual out-of-body experiences.’ The Maison Bourbon Jazz Club has been reviewed as “although not being on the ground level, we still managed to catch beads, confetti and other items thrown off the floats.” Therefore James will ‘pretend’ to catch a item thrown from the float and turn around to pass it on to Jayne, however as he does so he will get down on one knee to propose. These items caught that are said to represent the ‘virtual out-of-body experience’ will be handed alongside the engagement ring (providing she says yes!).

Text by Rebecca

Proposal Concept: The Great Gatsby

Proposal Concept: The Great Gatsby

Inspiration:

When someone asks me: “If you could go back in time, to which era would you like to go?”, my answer is always the 1920’s. I really like the dresses, the dances and the music in that time. I am also a fan of the movie The Great Gatsby in 2013. The Soundtrack is awesome and also the whole outfits are beautiful and fit perfectly in the twenties.

After deciding to do a wedding with the movie as a theme I also liked the idea of doing a proposal with that influence as well. And what could be better than using the movie Theater when the film is released.

Who? (with who?)

Henry (28) is a graphic designer who lives together with his long term girlfriend in the near of Hannover, Germany. Henry and Grace met 6 years ago at the hands of common friends. They noticed directly, that they have the same interests and opinions. Grace (27) works as a decorator and always has an eye for the details and small things in life.

What?

Henry is going to propose to Grace at the Cinema.

When?

Both are huge fans of the 1920’s and go  to the cinema to see the new movie of the classic the Great Gatsby.

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Where?

The ASTOR Grand Cinema in Hannover, Germany.

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Why?

The couple is very enthusiastic about the era of the 1920’s. When the film The Great Gatsby hits the theaters both are excited to see the movie, which takes place in the twenties. Henry wants to propose to Grace for a long time and was always wanting for the right moment. Now seems to be perfect because it united the passion of them and the idea is promising to be an unforgettable moment in both of their life.

How?

Days before the cinema showing Henry reserves seats for the movie. The unusual of the cinema is that you can order your drinks and snack and a waiter will bring your orders to the seats. Henry already talked to the staff of the cinema and let them in on his plans about the proposal.

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After the advertisements and just bevor the movie begins a waiter enters the cinema hall and brings two glasses of champagne along with some popcorn. One popcorn back is empty and inside of it is a ring case hidden. When the waiter comes with the tablet and Grace picks the back up, sees the ring and then Henry will get up and down on his knee to ask her, if she wants to spend the rest of her life with him and marry him. Meanwhile they have the whole attention of the other guest and when she says yes other waiters through confetti. Subsequently everyone takes back their seats and Henry and Grace can watch the movie as the start of a long life together.

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Text by Sophia Jürgens

Engagement Concept: Above the Clouds

Engagement Concept: Above the Clouds

SKY DIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA

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Inspiration

I was searching for a special way of proposing to your beloved person. I came across the idea of doing sky diving.

Who?

Anna is 25 years old and from England. She works in a marketing company in London. She loves travelling and exploring countries.

John is 26 years old and from Manchester, England. He works successfully in a company handling renewable energy. Before he started studying he worked for half a year in South Africa as a tour guide. He is really open-minded and loves adventures.

John and Anna met when they were on a Safari in South Africa. John was the English tour guide and Anna was one of the participants. As they were both from England, they started a conversation. Anna was also really interested in the animals and the nature they have seen. As they got along very well and both of them did not have any plans for the night, they went out for dinner. They talked and laughed the whole night. Anna had to leave in 3 days, but they spent all the days left together and John showed her around the area. John was supposed to stay in South Africa for another 3 months. They stayed in contact all the time and when he came back, they started to date. This was 5 years ago, now they live happily together.

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When?

For their 5th anniversary in summer.

Where?

Anna and John were flying back to the place they met, South Africa.

How?

John surprised Anna with sky diving, which she always dreamed of doing. Although both of them are absolute adventure lovers, she has never done it before.

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So Anna was already really excited about the sky diving and she did not even know what was waiting for her after landing. On the ground there was a sign saying: ’Anna, will you marry me?’, which she could already see when she was approaching the ground.

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John will be the first one to land, so that he is able to propose properly when Anna arrives.

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All this is documented as a video by the instructors, who of course knew about the proposal so that Anna will land at the spot where the sign is.

Afterwards they will celebrate their engagement by having a pick-nick in a lonely place of South Africa’s nature accompanied by a beautiful sunset.

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Text by Nina Pieper

Wedding Theme: Bella Italia

Wedding Theme: Bella Italia

 

BELLA ITALIA:

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Concept:

A wedding with the topic Bella Italia is perfect for Italy lovers or a couple which is in another way related or fascinated by the country. Italian mentality is well known for its passion, importance of family and love. So why not marrying in such a country?

The whole marriage should contain Italian elements such as red wine, antipasti or an Italian live band. The decoration includes flowers and candles in natural colours combined with other natural elements. Also the outfits of the bride, the groom and the bridesmaids are inspired by these colours.

The whole marriage is supposed to convey the Italian lifestyle, which means an atmosphere of lightness and passion. This is especially reflected by the wedding venue and the fact that the whole party takes place outside in the garden of the hotel with a breath taking view on the Tuscany country side.

Invitation cards:

The invitation cards are simple but still elegant and suitable to the topic of natural colours and elements.

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Venue:

The wedding will take place in the country side of the Italian region Tuscany.

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The exact place is called Asciano a hill town in the province of Siena. Asciano provides a medieval character and is surrounded by a beautiful countryside with pure nature. To capture the nature at its most beautiful time the wedding is supposed to take place in summer (june or august).

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The wedding ceremony itself will take place in the Sant Agata Church in Asciano. An English speaking priest is also available.

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If you are not catholic it is also possible to marry in the beautiful town halls of Pienza, San Giovanni d’Asso or in the Hotel Casa Bianca itself.

Pienza:

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San Giovanni d’Asso:

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Hotel Casa Bianca:

The tuscan style of the hotel and the belonging garden are perfect for an italian summer wedding.

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Wedding attire bride:

The dress is supposed to be playful but at the same time quite simple. Here are some suggestions:

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Hairstyling:

I imagine the hairstyling of the bride as easy looking and with a use of natural elements and colours. Flowers in the hair which can be also find in the decoration of the venue, would create a nice image.

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Make up:

Of course the makeup depends on every persons taste, but I would prefer it to be quite restrained, so that the dress is in focus. Especially for the lips I’d suggest a light colour, as you will see below.

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Wedding attire groom:

Me personally, I prefer a dark suit, which is why I chose the following suits. The left one is more fitting the topic of nature and natural colours, but I also think the suit with the bow tie is chic and suitable for an Italian wedding.

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Bridesmaids:

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For the bridesmaids I would suggest light colours which can be found in the decoration aswell. The dresses should not be more spectacular than the wedding dress.

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Different colours but the same cut of the dress or the other way around make people recognize who are the bridesmaids, but it still ensures that the bridesmaids are seen as individual supporters of the bride.

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Food:

 

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   As it is an Italian wedding antipasti can’t be missed. Olives, scampi, bruschetta, parmesan,…

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An Italian food lover needs to have a proper dessert. In the following you will find tiramisu, ice cream and much more. Of course the ice cream will be served by a real Italian iceman.

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 Beverage:

On a hot summer day the wedding guests need a refreshment. What could be better than an ice cold drink?

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To welcome the guests there will be prosecco or a fresh raspberry tea offered.

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 For dinner the couple and their guests will enjoy a local wine. Of course there are also other drinks offered.

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After dinner there will be the possibility to drink a coffee, an espresso or/and a Limon cello.

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Homemade Italian cream sodas:

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 Wedding cake:

Italian wedding cake inspired by the region the wedding takes place, Tuscany. The berry cake is a typical Italian wedding cake, although it does not look like a typical wedding cake.

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Decoration:

This picture reflects exactly the atmosphere I would like to create. Slight and frisky.

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A little gift for the wedding guests.

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The floral decoration is supposed to be with natural colours such as green, rosé, beige, cream and white. Most of the flowers are roses, which are especially suitable for a wedding, as they are the flowers of love.

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 Music:

Singing waiters:

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The actors are dressed as waiters and first serve the dinner as the other waiters do and slowly they start to act strangely and become crazy waiters. They are experienced artists in theatre, music and entertainment. Their show consists of a mix of songs, comedy, juggling, acrobatics and numbers with fire. It’s a great surprise for every wedding guest!

Set List:

New York New York – Frank Sinatra
Diana – Neil Sedaka
Mack The Knife – Frank Sinatra
Come Fly With Me – Micheal Buble
Soul Man – Blues Brothers

Just A Gigolo – David Lee Roth
Someone Like You – Adele
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
L-O-V-E – Natalie Cole

There will be an Italian live band, which will attune the guests on the evening program. They will also accompany the wedding dance.

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The wedding dance:

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After 23 o’ clock, there will be a DJ, which will play any kind of music.

Entertainment:

The wine tasting can be done during the whole day. There will be an expert provided, who gives you advice on your choice of wine.

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The cigars on the cigar bar can be enjoyed throughout the whole day.

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The photo booth can be used during the whole day. Especially in the evening there will be created great memories of your wedding.

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 The lights will ascend to the sky before the DJ starts to play.

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Transportation:

The couple will go to the church with an old car, such as an old beetle. Back to the Hotel the bride and groom will take a Vespa or a Piaggo Ape.

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Text by Nina Pieper

Wedding theme: Vintage with a Twist

Wedding theme: Vintage with a Twist

A wedding is an event that has been going on for centuries now. Probably, it will never die down since love is a feeling possessed by all of us in one way or another whether it be a friendship kind of love or a romantic one. In this post, I have put together a “vintage” themed wedding with a twist (the venue) which will hopefully be an inspiration for you readers.

Let’s start with the wedding invitations. The couple love photography and they wanted to incorporate their interests in their wedding. One way to do this is to personalize the wedding invitations which speak of the couple. I chose a camera shaped DIY invitation card to symbolize their love for taking photographs.

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Hearing the word “vintage” one would think the wedding will be held in an old building, barn, or outdoors. This one’s different. It’s very modern. After hearing their love story, I found out that the bride-to-be loves heights. The height freak in me got excited and knew exactly which venue I would recommend to the couple. It was perfect since the venue is located in Spain where the girl comes from. I knew they wanted their wedding to be held in either Spain or the US so I eagerly asked them if they were interested in renting a ROOFTOP space in Hotel Pulitzer in Barcelona or in the Canary Hotel in California. The couple were stoked with the suggestion and impatiently waited for me to show them a photo of the possible locations.

Canary Hotel

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Hotel Pulitzer

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Since the entire wedding revolves around vintage, the couple wanted to rent a 1960s car for their wedding. They wanted to keep their wedding simple and intimate so they strictly told me not to decorate the venue extravagantly. Wood was a given since it’s vintage themed. The colours for decorations will be not be vibrant, but instead cool and toned down like peach and baby pink keeping a pastel colour palette.

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Grey lanterns with pastel coloured candles lit inside will be scattered through the floors. Depending on the weather, some nights can be chilly so I suggested that we put knitted scarves neatly hanging on some chairs so guests will stay warm if needed.

The aisle will have a touch of vintage too with short logs on either side of the aisle.

 

 

 



The girl wanted to stick to the traditional white wedding gown colour, but wanted to add a touch of pastel colour to tie in with the decoration colours. The guy’s favorite colour is grey so he wanted his groomsmen to wear a grey vest while he wears a white suit with a grey inner collared shirt. The girl wanted to join in with the grey colour and would ask her bridesmaids to wear grey too.

 

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I decided to go for a buffet, since food is a must and is a huge part of their culture. Lots and lots of it. Keeping the theme of vintage consistent, the buffet table, wine glasses, and decorations on the food tables have an element of vintage too. They wanted their wedding reception to fall during the night so one main decoration item was lights.

 

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A few peach flowers on top of a thin wooden tree trunk base will be used as the decoration for the table centrepiece.

 

 



Dancing, releasing of lanterns into the air at the rooftop, and games are a definite program in this couples’ wedding. Since they love adventure and photography, a treasure hunt using cameras will be a game activity organised to entertain the guests and have fun!

 

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Text by: Tara Morales

 

Suvi Tanssi – For the Love of Dance

Suvi Tanssi – For the Love of Dance

Suvi Koponen is a dancer and lives in Helsinki. She works in the field of dance and physical education. Dancing has been a part of her life for the last 25 years. The experience in the national team dance competition in Finland was her inspiration to establish a professional dancing studio. Suvi Koponen teaches, among other things, the following types of dance: Latin Dance, Dance Classes, Bailatino, Body Care & Stretching and Couple Dance. Besides Suvi Koponen is a personal trainer and helps people who would like to get an improved physical feeling.

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A lot of couples take teaching lessons for their upcoming wedding. With the help of Suvi Koponen every couple is able to have a romantic and harmonic wedding dance.

We are happy to welcome Suvi Tanssi with a special wedding dance workshop at our wedding fair on 15th of May!

 

Tervetuloa!

 

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Text by Jennifer Steinweg