Travel Agent: Marina Kaplan of Infinity Travel (732) 851-5150
One of the most exciting and wild weddings of the year, this destination wedding took us from freezing New York to the sunny and beautiful Punta Cana on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic. Eighty plus guests, mainly yuppie crowd from Brooklyn’s young and budding Russian community, including a pack of gorgeous models, Russian, Dutch, and American – friends and colleagues of the bride, all settled in Ocean Blue & Sand resort.
When it comes to decor, allure to pastel colors seem to prevail around the Caribbean hospitality community. It’s easy on the eyes and festive at the same time, and most importantly for us wedding photographers – it makes for fabulous backdrops, and gives extra character to our photographs.
This was a perfect beach wedding – white sand, great-looking couple dressed in all white, a pleasant breeze playing with white cloth that enveloped the Chuppah – all of it contrasted pleasantly with the turquoise water of the Caribbean Sea, and shone diamond-like in sparkling tropical sun.
The ceremony was a mixture of traditions, performed in English by a secular officiant, a friend of the family, while simultaneously being translated into Russian by the officiant’s assistant. Elements of Russian, Ukrainian and Jewish traditional wedding elements were used in unison, quite harmoniously despite their apparent differences.
As sun was setting over the white sanded beach, the newlyweds danced to the sounds of a local Bachata band. Music sounded passionate and tender with the swift sounds of spanish guitar set to the beats from güira and tambora.
The timing of the ceremony was spot-on perfect, culminating right at the golden hour, sun rays warmly caressing the newlyweds.
PS: At the Punta Cana international airport one can see a huge photograph stretching across the entrance/exit to the city, welcoming tourists to the island. Sponsored by Ministerio de Turismo de la República Dominicana, the poster featured our very own bride, Natalia Komissarova, photographed in a beautiful tropical setting, welcoming visitors to the Dominical paradise.
