jan + magda’s party on palace grounds in the renown belvedere restaurant . . .
with elegance and divine taste in every way . . .
regal + formal details (LOVING the repeating circular shapes in images below!)
rich polish traditions
as Magda has explained… from Polish wedding traditions: “The couple is to taste a small piece of the bread and salt and later drink from two glasses. One of the glasses should have vodka, the other water and no one is to know who gets what, until they sip. These glasses need to be thrown behind their back and should break for good luck.”
However, I could tell which glass had vodka ( it looks thicker
)… Jan got to drink the hard liqueur…
and yes!!!! ~ unending magnetic chemistry.
as well as utter adoration
. . . flowing both ways and all around
[ flowing implying the A-D-O-R-A-T-I-O-N as well as the vodka
]
and here’s clare’s family who traveled from australia to be with magda + jan on this day :
and ladies + gentlemen, now introducing dress #3. flounce, frill + feathers.
love it!
love, too the king-sized royal sparklers on the served-after-midnight cake
a happy, most delicious of days!
but WAIT.
one more photo session:
though they were packing to leave on their honeymoon, magda + jan agreed to join us for one last spin around old town.
and that crazy, quirky, engaging jan ~ he picked up flowers ~ lots of flowers ~ on his way.
it sort of makes us sad to have come to the end of our polish installment. well, ALMOST the end . . . . jan + magda’s highlight slideshow is still in development. the final piece!
a local pianist + inventor (+ yoga instructor + all-around talented guy, pack matthews) is recording an original piece to accompany this classically lovely, perfectly poised pair whose hearts (and fans!) stretch ’round the world.
check back soon for that highlight show.
you’ll be the first the know!
4 comments
Ashley - I have so enjoyed seeing all of these gorgeous photos. I am sad that they have come to an end too. You ladies really blew me away with these. Seriously amazing!July 29, 2009 – 8:06 am
Magda - Amy & Kim & Annika, so sad it was the last installment! We really enjoyed your blog over the last week. Although we have been apart, we discussed the photos during our daily (morning for Jan, evening for me) Skype calls and we felt like our wedding day was still going on
Thank you for extending our memories in such a beautiful day.
As said before, being photographed by you is such a unique experience (yes, better than any spa treatment!). We felt like celebrities especially with all these confused children on a trip in Wilanow, French, Italian and German groups of tourists in the Old Town, Joe persuading passers-by to stay away from us, your amazing energy and your “laughing and chatting” of course!
Over the last seven days I have been replacing my morning coffee with checking out your blog and it worked perfectly! Seeing your pictures was like a shot of caffeine, but so much healthier!
We hope that one day we will get honored to be photographed by you again!
Love,
Magda & JanJuly 30, 2009 – 3:53 am
Deacon Joe Bambenek - You did an incredible job Amy, Kim and Annika of capturing an amazing, fairy-tale weekend. Looking at the photos this past week has brought many, many smiles to my face… and I am so pleased that Jan and Magda will be able to have such treasured memories for a lifetime!
Will you be selling a DVD of the music + photo highlight show?July 30, 2009 – 11:17 am
Jennie - I have loved each installment–such joie de vivre, such brilliant colors and images. I have really enjoyed seeing each and every one. Thanks for sharing them with us!July 31, 2009 – 8:09 am