Attorneys Anna and Eli met at a Halloween occasion that Anna hosted and Eli tagged alongside to with mutual buddies. They instantly hit it off, and dated for 3 years earlier than getting engaged on the Jefferson Memorial.
Their wedding ceremony—which they described as their Huge Fats Greek Vegan Wedding ceremony—featured a “fall within the Mediterranean” theme and a totally vegan menu which included hummus, pita, and stuffed grape leaves, plus arborio risotto, blackened tofu, and extra. For a shade scheme, they selected sage and olive inexperienced and fig purple, impressed by Eli’s mom’s fig tree—a descendent of her grandfather’s fig tree from Sicily. Decor included contemporary figs and different fruit on the tables as a part of the centerpieces. Additionally they carried a leaf motif from Anna’s robe by way of different parts of the day, together with the paper items.
Anna’s favourite element was the procession: In Greece, she says, it’s common for the bride to stroll to the church accompanied by her household, bridesmaids, and conventional Greek musicians. In order that they did simply that. Anna met Eli in entrance of the church, they usually walked in collectively to start their Greek Orthodox ceremony the place they partook in Eli’s favourite a part of the day, the Dance of Isaiah.
On the reception, signature drinks included Yuengling, in a nod to Eli’s Pennsylvania roots, and Ouzo, they are saying, “to get your Greek on.” Following the reception, they hosted an afterparty at Cellar Taverna with Greek music, dancing, and “in fact,” they are saying, plate smashing.
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