Regan & Chandler
The soft forever of a Naxos elopement: a wind-tossed hymn
Itinerary of their Naxos elopement
Due to Leave No Trace policy, the exact location names have to stay undisclosed
Day 1 – Thursday
11.00-11.45am: I’ll meet you in front of your hotel and we’ll drive to the beach
11.45-12.45pm: photoshoot by the beach. There is also a little cedar forest on the dunes around the beach.
12.45-1.00pm: drive to the restaurant
1.00-2.30pm: lunch at this beachside restaurant
2.30-3.15pm: drive to the church
3.15-3.45pm: photoshoot in this stone church
3.45-4.00pm: drive to the town
4.00-4.45pm: Take a stroll and get lost in the streets of this charming little Greek village.
4.45-5.30pm: drive to the city
5.30-7.45pm: Stroll through the city and street food
7.45-8.00pm: Walk back to the car
8.00-8.15pm: drive to the Chapel
8.15-8.30pm: go up to the chapel
8.30-9.00pm: watch the sunset and photoshoot
9.00-9.30pm: drive to your hotel, The Saint Vlassis Hotel – Naxos *** (included)
9.30pm: End of the photography coverage
9.30-11.00pm: Dinner in the restaurant of your hotel
Day 2 – Friday
9.45-10.00am: drive to the ferry and boarding
10.35-12.00pm: ferry ride to Santorini (photoshoot on the boat if possible)
12.30-1.00pm: drive to the hotel and putting your luggages in the hold (the room won’t be ready yet)
1.00-1.15pm: Walk to the restaurant
1.15-2.30pm: Enjoy your lunch by eating gyros, which is the typical Greek sandwich.
2.30-2.45pm: Walk back to your hotel
2.45pm: quads will be brought directly to the hotel so that we can move around the island during the day by quad, it will be more fun and more practical to be able to park and visit the villages
2.45-3.15pm: drive to the village
3.15-4.15pm: discover this charming little Greek village, take the opportunity to stroll through the alleys and small local craft shops
4.15-4.30pm: drive to the parking
4.30-5.15pm: discover this charming little Greek village
5.15-5.30pm: drive to the bakery to have a break
5.30-6.00pm: break in this pastry shop for a snack, take the opportunity to discover, taste, the famous Greek pastries
6.00-6.45pm: drive to one of the parking lots in Oia and dropping off the quads
6.45-8.45pm: stroll through the typical streets of Oia
8.45-9.00pm: walk to the Restaurant
9.00-10.30pm: Dinner in this typical restaurant which offers a magnificent view of the Oia windmill and the city during the sunset
10.30-10.45pm: Go back out of town and wait for the taxi
10.45-11.30pm: taxi to your hotel for the night
Night at Agnadema Apartments *** (included)
Day 3 – Saturday
9.30-1.15pm: getting ready in your room (your hair and makeup artist, will meet you at 9.30am in your room)
12.30pm: I’ll meet you in your room for getting ready shots
1.15-1.30pm: first look
1.30-2.00pm: Walk to the restaurant
2.00-3.30pm: Lunch
3.30-3.45pm: Walk to Fira
3.45-5.15pm: photoshoot in the streets of Fira
5.15-5.45pm: Walk back to the hotel to take the car
5.45-6.15pm: drive to the church
6.15-6.45pm: photoshoot
6.45-7.15pm: driving to the parking
7.15-8.00pm: walking up to the chapel
8.00-8.15pm: Couple photoshoot at sunset
8.15-8.45pm: ceremony
8.45-9.15pm: walking back to the car
9.15-9.30pm: driving to the restaurant
9.30-11.30pm: dinner with a magnificent view of the caldera
10.30pm: end of the photography coverage
11.30-11.45pm: Drive back to your hotel
11.45pm: end of our adventure together
What they have to say about their adventure
If you’re considering elopement at all, do it with Amber! She was fantastic from day 1. Quick response when we initially reached out to her; we had a video call and spoke about everything. She was also so quick to email back about any questions we had along the way, even being time zones away, and was so great with all of the planning! Our elopement in Greece was fantastic! She provided transportation for us and planned all of the restaurants, stops, etc. And the best part… the photos, which I think they can speak for themselves! Overall, highly recommend Amber!!
Reflections on the day
and perhaps the world began
the moment you two stepped into the trembling blue,
a Naxos elopement quiet as breath,
wild as a heart learning its own bright thunder.
regan & chandler,
(i think the sun leaned closer just to listen)
as you wandered those milk-white chapels
and ancient stones curled in the arms of time,
three days becoming a small eternity
stitched in salt & sky.
on naxos the wind wrote poems across your faces;
on the boat (where fear
turned into laughter turned into wonder)
you skimmed the edges of courage,
love beating louder than the waves.
this Naxos elopement grew legs,
grew wings,
grew an ocean-born joy that carried you
from island to island
as if Greece itself were cupping you gently
toward the inevitable gold of santorini.
and oh,
that last sunset,
the one that knew your names
better than any dawn ever could.
a ceremony of fire & quiet,
your promises falling softly into the caldera’s breath,
a Naxos elopement blooming its final light
in the tender hush of a world painted red.
you leave with three sunsets,
three silent miracles,
three memories shaped like forever;
and a love that learned
how to travel farther than distance,
how to stand steadier than sea,
how to say:
i am here, i choose you,
again & again,
a Naxos elopement echoing
into every tomorrow.
Behind the scenes of their Naxos elopement
A short anecdote: Honestly, we were convinced for a moment that our boat was going to sink because it was going so fast through the waves, but then we just burst out laughing and held on like it was the world’s wildest roller coaster.
This elopement won 12 international photography awards
