Nick & Elena – A Greek Orthodox Wedding at Claridge’s

At another wedding, a bride apologised for the chaos during preparations. There were seven people.

Elena’s preparations involved about fifty guests, lining the stairs, filling the halls and kitchen, a feast of Greek food and two musicians. She also had a little baby girl to look after. So that was chaos.

But I love chaos.

A Greek Orthodox ceremony, then a reception at Claridge’s, where the dancing went on deep into the night. Everyone danced, particularly the older men, with an energy and abandon that was something to behold.

Elena told me the songs were actually quite sad. You wouldn’t have known it from the dancing. And the bit where they stuck money on each other’s foreheads was a photographer’s dream.

Nick’s parents used to own the Dover Street Wine Bar, which proved useful when it came to booking a phenomenal band.

A big, lavishly celebrated day. Nick and Elena could not have been warmer.