G & S — Wedding at Geghard Monastery, Armenia

G and S were married at Geghard, the medieval monastery carved partly into the cliffs above the Azat River gorge, and celebrated with their family and friends at Ohana.

The morning was all white walls, glass and sunlight. The bride got ready in an off-shoulder lace gown strung with pearls, while the groom waited in a black suit with her bouquet of peach and orange dahlias.

Back at Ohana, the youngest guests wandered around with white paper parasols, and everyone else danced in the sun with their arms in the air.

I photographed the day on both digital and film. The film frames hold the warmth of the old stone at Geghard and the colours of the bouquet.

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Back of the bride's off-shoulder lace gown with strands of pearls
Bride in her lace gown leaning in a bedroom doorway, a hand at her earring
Bride framed by a glass door, her lace train at her feet
Friend in black kneeling to arrange the bride's train
Bride at a tall mirror with a friend in red, sunflowers and candles at her feet
Hands lacing up the back of the bride's gown
Bride smiling as she leans in a glass doorway
Bride on the terrace of a white villa, a hand at her ear
Bride with her bouquet beside the pool of a white villa
Close-up of the bride's lace bodice and sleeves by the door
Bride in pearl earrings looking out through the glass
Bride standing on the lawn by the pool in front of the villa
Modern white villa against a blue sky
Bride and groom on the villa's glass balcony
Groom holding the bouquet beside the bride on the balcony
Groom sitting on white stairs with the bouquet
Groom looking down in a doorway
Groom with his hands in his pockets by the glass door
Crown held over the bride's veil during the ceremony
Groom wiping away a tear beside the bride at the altar
Bride and groom surrounded by guests inside the church
Bride and groom at the altar, her long veil spread across the floor
Bride and groom walking out of Geghard Monastery under falling petals
Bride and groom smiling as guests throw petals at the monastery
A white dove taking off above the couple at Geghard
Two guests posing against the old stone wall of the monastery
Couple sitting on a bench against a rough stone wall
Couple in red and brown standing by the monastery wall
Bride's long veil trailing as guests applaud outside the villa
Little girl in a puff-sleeved dress holding a white parasol
Guests dancing with their arms in the air outside the villa
Guest in a gold satin dress seen from behind by tall glass windows
Guest in a gold satin halter dress by the glass doors
Little girl in a white dress walking along the path with a parasol
Guest in sunglasses and a red dress checking her phone
Little girl in a white dress beside a parasol on the path
Little girl in white walking with a parasol across the lawn
Two girls in white dresses with parasols on the garden path

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