Marty – By the Sea

wedding in the woods

15 June 2013, Orange, Connecticut
Camp Cedarcrest, by the Wepawaug River

6.15.13 ~ Orange, Connecticut — Dima waiting patiently

6.15.13.5839 — Grandma Nina and Vladimir, father of the groom, waiting patiently

6.15.13.SusanKwan.larisatim — Larisa and Tim ~ photo by Susan Kwan

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6.15.13.5892 — Larisa reading her vows

6.15.13.5901 — Dima reading his vows

6.15.13.5913 — a kiss

6.15.13.5933 — matron and maid of honor, Alyssa and Alicia

6.15.13.5952 — Larisa & Dima…Tim & Barbara

6.15.13.5959 — our dear friends from Macedonia, Bojan and his sister Ana

6.15.13.6150 — Larisa

6.15.13.6153 — Dima

6.15.13.6159 — Larisa made the dress with help from her friend, Brit; Janet and I went to New York City to help Larisa pick out the fabric

6.15.13.6168 — Svetlana, mother of the groom

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6.15.13.6177 — tradition is that the person getting the bigger bite “controls” the marriage

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6.15.13.6198 — best man, Dave

6.15.13.6205 — Tim, father of the bride

6.15.13.6217 — Vlad, father of the groom

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6.15.13.6247 — Aunt Delorma, who has been a mother to both Tim and me, and a very special grandaunt to Larisa

6.15.13.6262 — the lights of my life, Nate, Larisa and Jon

6.15.13.6274 — cousins Erica, Larisa and Erin

6.15.13.6265 — cousins Nate, Jon, Larisa, David, Erica and Erin

6.15.13.6305 — Larisa and me

6.15.13.6311 — Tim and Larisa

6.15.13.6299 — Nate and Larisa

6.15.13.6398 — Nate, Tim, Dima, Larisa, Barbara and Jon

6.15.13.6411 — Larisa and Eliza

6.15.13.6318 — Toby and Larisa

6.15.13.6473 — Drew, Janet and Tim

6.15.13.6444 — my favorite picture!

Shea helped me out with a lot of the picture-taking, and Svetlana made all the lovely decorations. Dima & Larisa created an amazing wedding and reception, in a perfect setting, and we could not have asked for better weather. A very special day for all of us to remember forever.

An interesting side note – all of the women in the bridal party and the mothers and grandmothers and grandaunt have names that end with an “a.” Larisa; her attendants, Alyssa, Alicia, Erica and Lisa; the mothers, Barbara and Svetlana; Dima’s grandmothers, Nina and Anna; and Larisa’s grandaunt, Delorma.