This truly beautiful love story we are sharing with you today and we are certain that you are going to completely agree with us once you have read how Christina and Nicholas met. Their love shines through so beautifully in every single image and Vicky Bekiaridou Photography captured all the heartfelt moments of their romantic engagement session in Kefalonia in the most amazing way.

Captured by Vicky Bekiaridou Photography.

“I like to think that Nick came into my life right when I was supposed to meet him…right when I needed him most. I am a cardiac registered nurse, and I was working on my unit during the start of the COVID pandemic when the world changed in front of my eyes. I work at a hospital in New York, so within days of the world shutting down, my unit was transitioned into a COVID intensive care unit where we fostered the sickest COVID patients who were fighting for their lives. It was then when I made the drastic decision to move out of my parents’ home and find someplace to live during the pandemic so I can protect my family from this sickness that I saw take so many lives from. Within twelve hours of looking, I found a nice little apartment far from home. The nights I had off from work were lonely, so I decided to open a dating app. Little did I know I was going to find my future husband. Nick and I came across each other on this app and it was instant fireworks. Something felt so different about him. It was almost an instinctual feeling that he was meant for me. We would spend that next month talking all day every day. After a hard shift at work I would look forward to calling him on my way home. He helped me cope with the tragedy I saw at work, and he gave me reason to smile and laugh during a period of time where the world was such a scary place. We spent hours on the phone, I’m talking 6 or 7 hours, conversation was just endless with him. His presence brought me to a better place mentally, and he was the best part of my day. We finally decided to meet in real life about a month in to talking. Some would say it was reckless of him to hang out with a COVID nurse during a pandemic! I’m glad he did. I told my best girlfriends just days after we met that Nick would be my greatest love, I just knew”, Christina shared with us.

“Nick proposed on July 8th, 2021. He had asked me if I wanted to meet up with two of our friends in Green Port New York at one of the local wineries in town. He knows I love wine so of course I said yes. We get to the vineyard and our friends are conveniently “running late”. I noticed Nick to be particularly sentimental this day, but I didn’t think anything of it. He is like this and that’s why I love him so much. He has asked me to walk towards the bluff at the vineyard so we can enjoy the beautiful view. Once we got there Nick had politely asked me to sit down at one of the picnic tables…”

“I never truly understood when people had said they blacked out during the proposal speech, but after Nicks speech I can fully understand how it can happen! From all I can remember, Nick takes my hand and says to me “I want to marry you”’ ….this was something we would say to each other quite often, so I responded to him with “I want to marry you too”! Nick looks at me, gets down on one knee and says, “for real this time”.

“Try to enjoy every moment of it. Do not stress the small things because at the end of the day, you’re marrying your best friend”, Christina shared with us.

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Danny decided to make the perfect proposal to Penny at the seafront of Lythos Venue in Rhodes and we couldn’t resist to share it with you! After that Danny went down on one knee, the couple enjoyed together a lovely meal with wine in an utterly romantic setting on the sand filled with white candles and fresh blooms – white roses and olive leaves. You will definitely feel the happiness of these two through the snapshots from this special day!

Captured by Vicky Antonara.

“We are childhood sweethearts that met at work. Danny asked for my dad’s permission to marry me back in our home in Scotland. He went down on one knee and proposed on a private beach setting in Greece, Rhodes. There was a candlelight dinner set-up by the sea and we stayed until the sunset. The set-up was perfect, in a quiet secluded area with beautiful candles and flowers. It was a magical experience, better than anything I had ever dreamed of”, Penny shared with us.

Penny’s advice: “Enjoy the magical moment and take it all in! Relax, the rest will fall into place”.

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A cliffside Santorini vow renewal has always stunning views and this elopement captured wonderfully by Eva Rendl Wedding Photography is no exception! The setting had the most magical backdrops under the wooden arch where Heidi and Jose chose to renew their vows and we are simply in awe with every romantic detail design by Indigo Weddings… “The most special moment from our wedding day was standing with the love of my life on the cliffside of Imerovigli with a breath-taking view of the volcano, Skaros Rock, Caldera and the Aegean Sea at the magical sunset. The Champagne, the stunning views and our endless laughs in complicity.”, the bride shared with us. Enjoy all the romantic moments!

Captured by Eva Rendl Wedding Photography.

The bride shares with us: “We had a fall wedding in Santorini. We met in 2015 thru a friend, right after I met Jose Luis I went to Asia on vacations and we were on the phone all night and day long, two months later we started dating and he asked me to be his girlfriend right at sunset by the bayside in South Padre Island, Texas. It was a beautiful sunset, that we will never forget. Six months later on a last-minute surprise getaway to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, He proposed at a beautiful beach called Maraika. I said yes and he also proposed for us to get married many times to celebrate our love. Six months later we got married in McAllen, Texas and one month later we got married again in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. For our 5-year anniversary we decided to renew our vows in Santorini, Greece with a beautiful elopement.”

“Since this was our 5th year anniversary, the wood wedding, I wanted a romantic bohemian theme decoration. Our wedding decoration was a wooden triangle arch that had the Aegean Sea, volcano and caldera as our backdrop. The arch was decorated with pampas, different type of roses and eucalyptus leaves. In order to stand more comfortable on the ground during the ceremony, we had put down some vintage carpets. Everything matched with the natural look of the environment. My wedding dress was a long flutter sleeve crew neck floral beaded mesh gown. I loved the bohemian – romantic look perfect for the Greek vibe. it was nude -champagne color. It was from the designer Adrianna Papell. Our favorite part was the vows by the cliffside where we had a breath-taking view to the most magical sunset ever.”

“I was following the wedding blog Chic and Stylish weddings while I was planning my wedding. I looked all over internet for wedding planners and photographers for our elopement. I wanted to look for inspiration and ideas on the best places to elope in Greece. That is when I found Chic and Stylish Weddings. From Chic and Stylish I found my photographer Eva Rendl Photography, my wedding planner Indigo Weddings Santorini…”

“This was our third wedding and our favorite one by far! Having the stunning views, we fell all the immensity of the sea, the sky with the beautiful sunset, the earth, the fig plants around us, flowers on the wooden triangle arch, the music, the champagne and a unique dew smell.  We were out there on a cliff feeling the intimacy of our love with God as a witness.” The bride’s advice: “Plan with a lot of time in advance so that you enjoy a stress-free wedding.  Do and pick what you like.  It’s your wedding.”

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This is exactly what you picture when you dream of the perfect proposal! Nimlan was waiting for the right moment and the perfect venue to propose to Priya and the result was just breathtaking! With serene panoramic sea views a muted neutral palette and warm red touches, this gallery from Vicky Bekiaridou is a dreamy as they come. Planned by Mythos Weddings, the ultra romantic setting featured cool neutrals and understated beauty with a circle moon decorated with fluffy pampas grass, white orchids and light pink roses designed by Bosonis. A bouquet filled with red roses and modern touches, a low table surrounded by cozy pillows and lots of white candles make this proposal so unique. Singapore Strings performed lively for the couple, offering memorable moments and making the atmosphere even more magical. We simply can’t wait for you to experience the rest with us! Shall we?

“We met at university when we were 18. We were best friends throughout university and after we finished we got together. He proposed by asking my family to book a family holiday to Kefalonia, Greece so I wouldn’t suspect anything. My sister told me one evening she had booked a fancy cliff top restaurant for dinner. I thought Nim was in London the whole time so I’ve was beyond shocked when I got out the car at the top of the most beautiful cliff and saw him standing there with a bouquet of flowers and a string quartet playing our song. It was honestly the most perfect romantic proposal and I was over the moon. The next day his family also flew out and we all celebrated together which was so fun. The day after that he told me he had one more surprise which was that he had booked for us to go to Santorini for our engagement-moon! It was honestly the best 10 days of my life!”, the Priyia shared with us.

“We are currently just at the start of wedding planning but will definitely be using your blogs for inspiration! We found Mythos weddings from Chic and Stylish Weddings. Although I am just at the start of my wedding planning journey, I already can tell it goes so quickly so I would just say to make sure you enjoy every moment and don’t make planning become a chore!”

“Would highly recommend both Mythos Weddings & Vicky for anybody planning a proposal or wedding. Their attention to detail is incredible and everything went above and beyond what I ever imagined for my proposal!”

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Katerina and Sotiri’s engagement photoshoot is filled to the brim with breathtaking views from Zakynthos Island. With the electric light blue waters from the popular beach of Navagio and other dreamy places from island at the background, Wedding Love Memories captured every special moment from this lovely engagement session. We can’t get enough! Scroll on to see what we mean by these gorgeous photos.  

«We met through mutual friends but it was our love for working out that initially sparked our friendship! Sotiri had asked me out on a gym date and we really bonded over our love for fitness. Our friendship blossomed into something more mature as we got to know each other and found that we shared similar values around the importance of family, our love for Greece, and most importantly, we both knew every lyric in all of the Pantelidis songs. Fast forward 5 years later, Sotiri got down on one knee during our 2020 trip to British Colombia, Canada where he proposed on a bridge that looks out to a breathtaking panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains. I had no idea that he was going to propose to me in British Colombia, seeing as we were supposed to go to Greece that summer…but Covid-19 was quite the curveball that summer! As he was getting down on one knee, I had a million thoughts racing through my mind, such as whether or not he was pulling a prank on me, in which case I would’ve killed him, and also trying to simultaneously battle my fear of heights, as we were 100 something meters off the ground! All these thoughts fled my mind when he presented a stunning ring and asked me to marry him. I nervously replied, “Did you ask my dad?” and then proceeded to cup my trembling hands together as I was terrified that the ring would fall between the cracks of the bridge. Thankfully all went smoothly, and together with the encouraging cheers of the nearby tourists and Sotiri’s brother who was playing the role of a photographer that day, I finally responded, “YES!”», Katerina shared with us.

«Love4Weddings, EverAfter και Chic and Stylish Weddings has helped us plan our dream wedding in Greece by getting inspiration for style, location, and a robust collection of vendors. We’re still in the early stages of planning so no vendors nailed down yet».

Bride’s advice: «To all the new brides-to-be: congratulations! This is such an amazing time in our lives. There’s so much awesome inspiration out there, especially on Love4Weddings! You’ll experience some great bonding moments with your future husband, family, and friends. Wedding planning takes a lot of work but doesn’t have to be stressful. Stay organized and try to do break everything into small tasks. Coronavirus has definitely forced us to simplify some of our visions but in a positive way, it’s allowed us to focus on the most important aspects of the wedding…the traditions, our loved ones, and the religious ceremony or “Mystirio” as we say in Greek, that represents the union of two people».

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What a better place for Sophia and George to have their prewedding shoot than this historical place in Preveza next to the Ionian see. The talented team of Pompon Story has created a romantic setting with white candles in gold bases, incredible cocktails with beautiful blossoms inside the glasses and sweets in vintage plates. The unique peach blooms of roses, dahlias and eucalyptus by Elpida Salouka were perfectly decorated all the rest of this amazing scene. Pompon Story shared with us: «This prewedding styled shoot was based on the thought that love prevails, the most beautiful message, that a real couple could give to all those who decided neither to cancel nor to postpone their wedding in 2020, after all that strange and difficult circumstances that the world have been through lately. A celebration of love of a real couple in a prewedding photo shooting, having been held in their homeland in Preveza, Εpirus Greece with a nostalgic and romantic character yet a timeless feeling, starting from the river Acheron and ending in the Pantocrator castle, along the coast of the Ionian Sea». The prewedding shoot of this beautiful couple was a dream! Enjoy it!

Sophia shared with us: «We met 10 years ago, in a bar through mutual friends. George asked me to marry him during a trip to Venice. I used to visit the site Chic and Stylish Weddings where I found many ideas for the decoration of my wedding. My advice to future brides is: «Find the right wedding vendors in order to avoid some possible mistakes so as to have the best result for her most important day».

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If swiss romance are words that make your heart sing, today’s prewedding shoot beautifully captured by Eyewitness Stories will take your breath away! Those two lovebirds choose to have their prewedding shoot in Bern the majestic medieval capital of Switzerland exploring the picturesque places and enjoying all the beauty of the ancient architecture along with their photographer. The magnificent natural views were the ideal backdrop to express their love and enjoy every single moment of this lovely shoot. We can’t wait for you to see this romantic elopement, so check out the beauty below…

From Eyewitness Stories: “I had a chance to travel to Central Europe last February to meet John and Vanessa. They live in Bern the majestic medieval capital of Switzerland and were preparing for their summer wedding on the beautiful Greek island of Antiparos. We spent four wonderful days together outside Bern, in Geneva, Montreux and Zurich photographing their love, to create their wish book that would show to their loved ones their lives in Switzerland. The book was loved by the couple’s guests and gave them the opportunity to write their wishes, each in their own way and thus create a wonderful album whose value increases over the years.”

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We are sharing with you today such a beautiful couple’s shoot in Santorini that will take your breath away! The couple shared with us: “Our very first shoot ever was magical. We were out at dusk. All dressed up in white and ready to bring out the Greek model in us. A requirement for any sunrise shoot on Santorini. The streets were empty. Not a cruise or tourist horde within sight. We didn’t have our morning dose of caffeine yet, but both of us were looking forward to this romantic experience. Thanks to the beautiful sunrise and our enthusiastic, charming, and fun photographers, Christina & Stathis from Studio 123 we were able to shine and have the early-bird-version of us captured on camera. The chemistry that they eventually caught on camera still carries us away to that memorable summer day”.

Enjoy this gorgeous shoot in Santorini captured beautifully by Studio 123 Photography

The couple shared with us: “Our eyes met during a team-building event, organized by Spotted by Locals, on a boat that floated on the canals of Amsterdam. We arrived in this lively city with an open mind, an open heart, and the most charming version of ourselves. At that moment, neither of us understood the magnitude of the ripple effect that our encounter had caused. We had no idea how our lives would change, eternally, after this newly found love started to grow”.

“Our favourite moment was when the sun started to rise. The bright, white unique structures in Oia were flooded with a warm glow, as the Caldera slowly came to life. In awe of it all, we felt comfortable being our goofy, loving selves in the streets of Oia”.

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Today’s anniversary photo shoot has a wonderful love story behind it that you will love! The two lovebirds from Kiev chose to keep alive all the unique moments and emotions from their first anniversary making a lovely photo shoot with lots of laughs, teasing and beautiful snapshots. “…at our first anniversary we travelled to Greece and had a nice shooting there. I found Manos… and it was a perfect match! Not only the photos are great and emotional, but we’ve also spent great time together while scouting through Plaka, discussing Greece, cats and TV series.” Enjoy every special moment of this wonderful couple through the following photos, captured beautifully by Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+!

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

The couple shared with us: “We’ve met at work and at first we were ignoring each other. But then, after a year or something we started to talk, to drink coffee together and walk around our business center. That’s how we’ve got to know each other and little by little fell in love with each other.”

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

“He proposed on our first date anniversary. It was at home, without any show off or extra people involved, only two of us – very intimate and touching.”

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

“When we had our honeymoon, we were at another country and organized a photo session there. So I decided that it could be a nice tradition. So at our first anniversary we travelled to Greece and had a nice shooting there. I found Manos just by reviewing profiles in Instagram and it was a perfect match! Not only the photos are great and emotional, but we’ve also spent great time together while scouting through Plaka, discussing Greece, cats and TV series.”

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

Photography : Manos Skoularikos +Capturing Moments+

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We are more than excited to share with you a pre-wedding shoot of the famous and accomplished martial artist JuJu Chan and her other half, Antony. The shoot took place on the gorgeous island of Cyprus. JuJu Chan was simply stunning in GALA Montenapoleone wedding gowns! Juju visited Cyprus for first time to shoot a new multi-million movie called JIU JITSU with Nicholas Cage, Franks Grillo, and Tony Jaa. JuJu Chan is a Hong Kong American actress, singer, Taekwon-Do athlete, Kung Fu actress and well known for her kicks and nunchaku skills, resulting in the media referring to her as the “Female Bruce Lee”. She won many medals in Taekwondo and many action roles in famous films and Netflix series. She is simply a fighter!

Enjoy the following beautiful images and be patient until the movie release!

Photography : studioKARAMANOS

Photography : studioKARAMANOS

JuJu Chan shared with us: “Boringly, Antony and I met through a mutual work friend while he and I were in a film postproduction office waiting for different meetings. Both being in the same business (me an actress and him a director) we exchanged contacts professionally. Weeks later he called me for a job. I enjoyed working for him, so I then had him hired to direct my second music video, and from there we kept working with one another for years. It wasn’t till much later, when we were both single, that we began having feelings for one another. Sorry… no love at first sight for us. But certainly, love was built through strong friendship first.”

Photography : studioKARAMANOS

Photography : studioKARAMANOS

“This is my first visit to Cyprus, I was here shooting a new Hollywood action film called JIU JITSU with Nicholas Cage, Franks Grillo, and Tony Jaa. We were here for over a month and I absolutely love it! So far, I’ve found everyone that I’ve met here to be super friendly and generous. And there’s so much beauty to be found on this wonderful island. I enjoyed exploring around the Old Town in Nicosia, found so much interest in the history of Paphos, loved the food and party life in Limassol, and of course Ayia Napa was sooooo gorgeous. I’ve shown the pre-wedding photos Antony and I had taken there to my friends in Hong Kong and they’re so jealous, haha.”

Photography : studioKARAMANOS

Photography : studioKARAMANOS

“The people at GALA Montenapoleone, George, Marilena and Theodora, were all so wonderfully helpful. And they had so many wedding gowns to choose from that were absolutely gorgeous! I loved the fact that they made sure everything fitted me beautifully and with plenty of accessories to choose from. They were super helpful during the shoot as well, and it was them who brought the entire team together of extremely talented professionals. By the end of the shoot they’re like family to us. As an actress I’ve worked with top photographers internationally and our photographer, Loukas Karamanos, is certainly up there amongst the top of them with his very creative and stunning photography. He was climbing all around the rocks and caves to find the best angles to take our photos, whisking us around to catch the perfect lighting. As you can see, I have very short hair, so there’s not a lot I can do with it. However, my hairstylist, Mehran Hassanpour, managed to come up with a very original and new look for me which I love so much. And he’s so much fun! My first day shoot makeup artist, Irene Tophalli, did a beautiful evening look for me. While my makeup artist on the second day made a name for himself in the fashion industry in England, with his credits including makeup for the BAFTAs. He’s Sotiris Lovaris. I loved the way he was able to make me look both glamorous yet natural. It’s a great talent. Antony looked dashing in his suits by Kristo Avraam, and I thought my bouquet by Harris Potsou & Xristos Poliviou at Luciana Wedding Creations was all of beautiful, original and appropriate for my look and the locations we were shooting in. All in all, it was beyond anything I could’ve dreamed of. Special thanks goes out to Atlantica Sea Breeze and Atlantica Aphrodite Hills for hosting us at their gorgeous resorts, and of course Visit Cyprus for helping so much too.”

Photography : studioKARAMANOS

JuJu is an accomplished martial artist, known for her kicks and double nunchaku skills, resulting in the media referring to her as the “Female Bruce Lee”. She represented Hong Kong in Taekwondo, winning medals for her team. Her big break as an actress came when she won a role on CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON: SWORD OF DESTINY, where she was able to show-off her fighting skills. More recently, she plays one of the leads in Fruit Chan’s directed feature film called THE INVINCIBLE DRAGON, and her new NETFLIX Global action series WU ASSASSINS is set to release on August, 8 2019. In WU ASSASSINS, JuJu plays the femme-fatale bodyguard of a triad boss, a role she considers unique given most ‘top enforcer’ characters in films are men.

More than just the faces that make up this mainly Asian lead cast – Wu Assassins is about family – blending the experience of growing up in an Asian-American household with the traditional, nostalgic and culturally specific complications that go with it.

Viewers will be mesmerized by the complex stunt work and martial arts in Wu Assassins.

JuJu is a fighter not only in the literal sense but in her self-determined commitment to be a positive and powerful role model for young Asian women. She has been a longtime supporter of Habitat for Humanity, and she’s focused on children-oriented charities with the message of standing positive and strong and being focused on believing in oneself. She has almost a quarter million followers on facebook covering lifestyle, film, fashion, outdoor sports and martial arts.

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