{"id":599306,"date":"2016-09-07T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=599306"},"modified":"2016-09-01T09:37:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T14:37:06","slug":"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"We Love the Reason Why This Couple Chose Santorini for Their Destination Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599310\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/80\/40\/804047840caecc4c.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-3\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, Holly and Jeremy&nbsp;traveled to Santorini where Jeremy surprised Holly with a magical proposal surrounded by Greece&rsquo;s big blue sky and gorgeous whitewashed architecture. When it was&nbsp;time to&nbsp;choose a&nbsp;destination wedding venue, the couple brought their closest family and friends back to where it all started and celebrated their special day&nbsp;in Santorini!&nbsp;After the couple&rsquo;s emotional first look and&nbsp;almost-successful donkey ride to their reception, Holly and Jeremy&rsquo;s guests were treated to a lovely Greek dinner at the couple&rsquo;s favorite taverna in town. We can&rsquo;t get enough of the emotion and natural light that photographer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thanasiskaiafas.com\" target=\"_blank\">Thanasis Kaiafas<\/a> captured in his documentation of the couple&rsquo;s day!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Holly and Jeremy<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oiasuites.gr\" target=\"_blank\">Oia Suites<\/a>&nbsp;&amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/santorinimou.com\/oia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Santorini Mou<\/a>, Santorini, Greece<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599321\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d4\/94\/d4941b08f96a0270.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-14\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>In 2014, Jeremy proposed to me in Athens below the Acropolis, and afterwards, we traveled to <span class=\"il\">Santorini<\/span>. Those were some our happiest days and we wanted to recreate that experience and share that sense of wonder and magic with those that we love most in the world. Our thirty closest friends and family flew to Athens and we had a big dinner across from the Acropolis and the following day we all flew off to <span class=\"il\">Santorini<\/span>. We were all together for a week. It was incredible. The days were so full of laughter and love and it all culminated in our wedding at a beautiful little taverna that we&rsquo;d fallen for when we first stumbled into <span class=\"il\">Santorini&nbsp;<\/span>back in &rsquo;14.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599322\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/23\/cc\/23ccacb08374479d.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-15\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599328\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/3c\/69\/3c6948e683855655.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-21\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599323\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f8\/e9\/f8e9d2ad09ea3c3a.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-16\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599329\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/74\/6e\/746e9b130c4cac7f.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-22\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599324\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/63\/1b\/631b6b5e8d2b3490.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-17\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599319\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/10\/57\/1057b352c16bde5d.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599325\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/05\/4f\/054ff3b31abc1e64.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599326\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1a\/fd\/1afd9797094020a3.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-19\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>When we first went to <span class=\"il\">Santorini<\/span>, we stayed at a hotel called Oia Suites, which is across the street from a taverna,&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">Santorini<\/span> Mou. That taverna became our happy place. It&rsquo;s owned by a wonderful man named Mihalis, who plays music and seems to be on a mission to make people smile. It was important to us that we have the reception there, and for our friends and family to feel that same sense of joy in that an amazing place.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599309\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/50\/ff\/50ff2c5be527be3f.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599335\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/72\/7b\/727b730368040d23.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-28\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599336\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/3d\/a1\/3da1e8401606c39f.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-29\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599320\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b8\/4c\/b84c2789579b6bbe.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-13\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599330\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c1\/20\/c120c54eff062ff2.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-23\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Without a doubt, the most memorable moment was seeing Jeremy for the reveal before the ceremony. I had been so terribly nervous &mdash; I don&rsquo;t much like being on display as the center of attention. I was scared and anxious, but then I tapped him on the shoulder &mdash; I was in my dress and he in his tuxedo &mdash; and I was overcome with happiness and emotion. It felt private &mdash; even though we later realized we were being watched by our families and a curious man in a speedos who stood creepily at a nearby pool &mdash; but we felt like it was just the two of us alone in the world. And we cried and we held each other and we whispered I-love-yous into each other&rsquo;s ears. And in all the moments after, we felt a certain calm. We were together for then on.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599331\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/92\/28\/922832213bc6bb5c.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599314\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9c\/a1\/9ca1b5956445f6ae.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-7\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599316\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/19\/f8\/19f897dfe432a054.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-9\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599332\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8a\/7c\/8a7c89151cc36d8f.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-25\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599333\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d1\/07\/d107334690b7f790.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-26\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599317\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/37\/85\/37857f1795aaf8ad.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599311\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/26\/86\/26863bc8ff2551d5.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-4\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Our advice:&nbsp;Hire professionals that you trust and that understand you. Both our planner, Maria Sila, and our photographer, Thanasis Kaiafas, completely got what we wanted, both aesthetically and emotionally. Their care and planning allowed us to experience our happiest day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599312\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a3\/73\/a373b5fce1a5b7ac.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599337\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/af\/07\/af07e97cb24430bc.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-30\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599334\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/20\/b9\/20b9a1366f2b49f7.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-27\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599343\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/09\/95\/0995ee0e05590208.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-36\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599344\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/4f\/11\/4f11cf48eab2f50d.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-37\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599342\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/19\/77\/1977d6f6838bc204.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-35\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599345\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/de\/ca\/deca9f7aff00f8d2.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-38\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599346\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/79\/32\/79325585d33fe074.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-39\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599338\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b5\/cf\/b5cf02ebce0f4d0a.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-31\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599340\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ec\/f8\/ecf8e8b149dc62ca.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-33\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599341\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7f\/e9\/7fe94a60c295ca17.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-34\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>My husband really wanted a donkey to ride from the ceremony to the reception. It was the one detail that he seemed strangely passionate about. So, we got one &mdash; she was adorned with the most beautiful flower crown and the handler, who spoke no English, posed patiently for pictures with our guests. The original plan was to ride the donkey directly into <span class=\"il\">Santorini<\/span> Mou, but, donkeys are stubborn. So, we both sat on the donkey outside the venue as the handler tried to make her go through the entrance. They had to stop traffic because the donkey was sticking out into the street and passersby started taking photos of us. We waited on the donkey for a good five minutes before it was decided that we would just jump off and walk on in. It wasn&rsquo;t as dramatic an entrance as we were hoping for, but at least we weren&rsquo;t hit by a car.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599351\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c6\/4f\/c64f23317b89b01c.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-44\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599353\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c4\/59\/c45982362aa9102a.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-46\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599350\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/3e\/81\/3e81b57c8709e33e.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-43\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599348\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/45\/16\/45161cdfaa49c17f.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-41\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599349\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a3\/26\/a32653670550d33d.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-42\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\">\\<\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Processional &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FuvWc3ToDHg\" target=\"_blank\">Beach House &ndash; Myth<\/a><\/em><br>\n<em>Recessional &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zwFS69nA-1w\" target=\"_blank\">Bright Eyes &ndash; First Day of My Life<\/a><\/em><br>\n<em>First Dance &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d0mt0N5-LLw\" target=\"_blank\">Beach House &ndash; Levitation<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599354\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/15\/3b\/153ba528b4933a6d.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-47\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-599352\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/55\/f2\/55f2fe04612e0ce0.jpg\" alt=\"we-love-the-reason-why-this-couple-chose-santorini-for-their-destination-wedding-45\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"goldbox\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thanasiskaiafas.com\" target=\"_blank\">Thanasis Kaiafas<\/a><br>\nEvent Planning &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tietheknotsantorini.com\" target=\"_blank\">Tie The Knot Santorini<\/a><br>\nCeremony Venue &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oiasuites.gr\" target=\"_blank\">Oia Suites<\/a><br>\nReception Venue &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/santorinimou.com\/oia\" target=\"_blank\">Santorini Mou<\/a><br>\nFloral Design &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bettyflowerssantorini.gr\" target=\"_blank\">Betty Flowers<\/a><br>\nCatering &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spicybites.gr\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Spicy Bites<\/a><br>\nCake &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santorini-wedding-cakes.com\" target=\"_blank\">Megalochori Pastry<\/a><br>\nInvitations &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatktdoes.com\" target=\"_blank\">What KT Does<\/a><br>\nMakeup Artist &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beauty-santorini.com\" target=\"_blank\">Renia Bladaki<\/a><br>\nHair Styling &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/bellasantorini.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bella Hair Stylist<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/bhldn.com\" target=\"_blank\">BHLDN<\/a><br>\nRentals &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/weddingsandwhimsy.com\" target=\"_blank\">Weddings &amp; Whimsy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Holly and Jeremy, and a huge thanks to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thanasiskaiafas.com\" target=\"_blank\">Thanasis Kaiafas<\/a>&nbsp;for sharing this lovely wedding with us! Love the idea of a destination wedding that involves donkeys? Then you&rsquo;ve got to see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/festive-fabulous-mexico-destination-wedding-san-miguel-de-allende\/\" target=\"_blank\">this festive and fabulous Mexico destination wedding in San Miguel de Allende!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-gabby.jpg\" alt=\"xoxoGabby\" width=\"97\" height=\"47\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two years ago, Holly and Jeremy&nbsp;traveled to Santorini where Jeremy surprised Holly with a magical proposal surrounded by Greece&rsquo;s big blue sky and gorgeous whitewashed architecture. When it was&nbsp;time to&nbsp;choose a&nbsp;destination wedding venue, the couple brought their closest family and friends back to where it all started and celebrated their special day&nbsp;in Santorini!&nbsp;After the couple&rsquo;s emotional first look and&nbsp;almost-successful donkey ride to their reception, Holly and Jeremy&rsquo;s guests were treated to a lovely Greek dinner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1072,1075,1234,1083,1081,1005,1269,1096],"tags":[1103,1109,1099,1113],"class_list":["post-599306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chateau-or-villa-wedding","category-destination-wedding","category-greece-wedding","category-historic-venue-wedding","category-intimate-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-sophisticated-wedding","category-waterfront-wedding","tag-light-blue","tag-light-pink","tag-sage-green","tag-white"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599306\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}