photographer: Dimitris Vlaikos http://www.aeginaphotographer.com/
Coming out to meet you in October 2012 for a long weekend was exciting but also a little scary having only had one phone conversation and exchanged a few emails but from the moment we arrived everything seemed to go swimmingly. Meeting us at the port, you were both unreservedly warm and welcoming and the island was just as beautiful as we had remembered. Soon realising that you both knew virtually every supplier on the island, your local knowledge was exceptional and our wedding could be as unique as we wanted, we knew without doubt you would be the people to organise our special day.
So nine months of emailing back and forth ensued. We were always made to feel like we were a priority and that we were well looked after with any ideas, queries or decision jitters we had. Every email was responded to in a timely and assertive manner.
We used your contact to deal with the legal side of the marriage in the UK, she delivered to time and was just one of a whole host of suppliers we must thank who through you helped to make sure our day was totally unforgettable.
The reading was conducted with warmth and charm, the caterer’s produced delicious peach Bellini’s and canapés to a high standard. The hairdresser was sweet and very accommodating; along with her team ensuring 7 ladies had great hair in good time (in spite of a few power cuts).
The florist sourced exactly what we were after (despite a fairly vague brief) and made our amazing flower arch from scratch on the day. The boat trip went exactly to plan surprising our family and friends by sailing around the island and through Gaios with a drink in hand and our favourite tunes playing was so much fun. It’s a fantastic memory we will never forget.
Theo and his team at the wedding reception gave us an authentic, tasty and huge wedding feast with more jugs of wine than the 43 of us could even attempt to try and drink!
The band was fab in spite of our concern that we hadn’t listened to them beforehand, just as you had assured us they would be. Theo’s gorgeous venue beside the sea and the party as a whole just felt dream like, it was even better than we imagined it would be, all thanks to all your preparations and effort.
We certainly felt none of the pressure and last minute stress that I’m sure a more traditional wedding bride and groom feel.
Nothing was ever too much trouble and we truly felt you both went that extra mile for us during our entire stay on the island. Delaying the hydrofoil, arranging for our brother in law to use the caterer’s kitchen to make our wedding cake, finding dentists and dealing with the mayor’s office are all examples.
Along with our families we both had super high expectations of what we wanted for our wedding weekend and we certainly didn’t go to Paxos with the mindset that we would have to compromise on anything just because it was abroad. Thanks to you guys we didn’t have to.
Paxos will always have a very special place in our hearts, thank you again for the most wonderful wedding weekend you helped arrange for us.