tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16643518561377000612011-11-11T08:02:16.682-06:00We are here to help you plan your perfect Polish Wedding. We will be posting Polish traditions as well as new modern Polish trends so you can both learn and get inspired!Izabelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209680333249641910noreply@blogger.comBlogger851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664351856137700061.post-6985609129421697002010-02-12T09:28:00.002-06:002010-02-12T09:38:01.178-06:00

Polish Highlanders = Górale (g'oor'al'e)Simply beautiful outdoor photoshoot for one of the traditional Polish Highlander weddings. Stunning colors! I am not sure if there really is much more to add than traditional Polish folk art is beautiful and can be surely used as an inspiration in planning no matter which area of Poland you are from. Photos are taken by Robert from Krakow.

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This is another jewelry inspiration for my brides out there that really don't know what they will wear to complete their bridal look. Of course as always, I am a fan of handmade jewelry and love the idea of having something unique and one of a kind, especially when it comes to your wedding day. Flora Bond collection is vintage looking, almost completely made out of fabric. If you wish to purchase

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Here is another amazing gown collection AgapeEver. Very romantic both couture and bridal dresses are simply breathtaking. You can read more about this fabulous collection on their site. And if you are looking for something original yet very classic you might find in there something just for you.

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Once again I have been slacking on posting but at least this time I have good reason. I was out of town. I actually was in Myrtle Beach for mini vacation/work. Not to further excuse myself from being a slacking blogger, I figured it would be a good idea to post some hair styles for brides to be. I remember when I was getting married it was difficult for me to even find photos of hairdos that I

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I haven't posted an inspiration board in a while. I figured it is about time! So here it is. This is a shade of green that we don't see often. In my opinion is very elegant and it would fit perfect for spring or even winter wedding. It is fresh and most importantly, I have never seen it done in person yet. If you are one of those brides that still haven't found your perfect color for your wedding

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It is still winter but let's become more positive. Spring is just around the corner. Let's talk flowers! A lot of brides that come to me are trying to do many unique things when it comes to corsages and boutonnières. Here is more European approach as far as woman's corsages, especially popular in England. Instead of wearing it on your wrist, wear it high up on your shoulder. Just as boutonnières

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I am fully aware that it is past holidays but I couldn't resist posting this wonderful idea. Maybe some of you could use it next year not only for winter wedding but simply, for one of your holiday parties. It is adorable, if you want to learn how to make one of these cute little things visit NotMartha blog. Enjoy and have fun!And here below a little bit more Polish version of a Gingerbread House

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This wonderful wedding is documented by JAM Studio. So far, this is the first wedding that I am posting by that photography studio. Judging by their work, there will be many and many more to come. Simply, amazing photography. I am not sure if there is a better way of capturing moments of what happened on that day. If you wish, on the JAM blog you can really look at many more beautiful shots from

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I just want to wish all of you Happy Holidays. I hope all of you are able to spend this time of the year with your families. Enjoy each other's company and be sure to get some rest during the following week. Just a little bit about Polish way to celebrate the holidays.Tonight, for all my Polish descent readers, is Wigilia. It is the traditional vigil supper. During the supper, there is

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I found these amazing Polish Christmas cards made by Art Paperina. They are entirely made out of paper with few additions of beads. These are here to inspire you and think about original ideas outside of the box for any kind of card or invitation that you  might be making or ordering. 

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Here are some fun winter decorating ideas and products. 1. Calista Glass Cylinder Tealight Holders - They come in different sizes and run from $14.99 to $17.99 per one cylinder. They are really unique looking and could create neat centerpieces, especially mixed in with flowers. They are available at World Market stores. 2. Birch Pillar Candle - those unique candles come in variety of sizes and

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Here is another wonderful documentary of a wedding by Sylwia Szuder. The wedding happened on August 1st, 2009. The outdoor photos were taken in Krakow's main square. If you would like to see more photos from their wedding day you are welcome to see visit Sylwia's blog. Below you can see on the right, a wonderful hand made sign with wishes and names of the newly weds. It is painted and has

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Urszula Mateja is one of the most popular Polish gown designers among Polish brides. Her gowns are known to be over the top rich and ornate. She loves using texture and variety of different fabrics to create one complete design. The gowns shown below are from 2008 collection but there is a brand new 2009 collection available on Moda Slubna website. If you are living in United States and would

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In the Polish tradition, not only we greet bride and groom right after they walk out of church but also when they enter the reception site. The history behind it is, that newly weds after the ceremony had an elaborate party waiting for them in groom's house. That's where both of the families had a chance to welcome the newly married couple for the first time in their family house. The welcoming

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This is yet another beautiful wedding from the beginning of this past summer, photographed by Marcin Dryl. Wonderful documentary from entire wedding day followed by an amazing outdoor photo session. As you can tell, weather during their outdoor shoot was completely unpredictable. Photographer as well as couple took a chance and you can see priceless effects. Looking at the wedding day shots, you

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I haven't posted an inspiration board in a while, so I figured it would be a good idea to include on. This is a board that I have done few months ago for one of my clients. I was supposed to keep it a secret and not show it to anyone but since their wedding already happened this summer... here comes the board. It is fun and playful. Bright and pretty bold. One of those color combinations that

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Well, it has come to my attention that my upgraded layout is not working so well. Since I am always using macs I have never really noticed an issue. When I did see layout problems I figured it was an older browser inability to convert the current codes. Well, it happens it isn't so. Since my husband just got a brand new PC I figured I would really check what the site looks like on there. It

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I know it is fall. I am fully aware of that but since I am behind in posting wonderful weddings from this past spring and summer, I can't just skip all of them. This is another one of beautiful weddings photographed by BW Photography. Ola (Alexandra) and Jozek (Joseph) had their wedding in May. Their reception took place in contemporary restaurant Coco. It really is beautifully designed inside

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So all of the sudden wonderful summer became a fall. Maybe I was so busy within these past few months that I haven't really noticed the slow change, now I act surprised. The truth is that I have had more weddings this year than I had in past. Also, so far every weekend of this October I have had a wedding to do. I meant to post this wonderful Botanical Collection few weeks ago already, just in

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Beautifully photographed wedding by Sylwia Szuder. The wedding was on July 11th, 09. Ceremony took place in Old Orangery in Royal Lazienki Park in Warsaw. Traditional Polish reception was in a different location in Folwarku in Rozyca. You can clearly see the joy of the bride and groom. Amazing photos to read more go to Sylwia's blog. 

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Here are just a few outdoor shots from Agnieszka and Robert's wedding. Very charming and humorous, full of energy shots taken by photographers, Ania and Ola from studio Fotokadra. As mentioned on their blog the outdoor session was very rainy and they had to improvise for most of the shoot. Location was at Nadwislanski Park Krajobrazowy. Using Polish props like beautiful Polish Folk scarfs can

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Nicki's  cakes are just precious. There aren't many, that talented bakeries that not only can create delicious desserts but also can make them look like pieces of art. Nicki's Cakes are based out of North Carolina, so any of your brides around the area can feel lucky to have such a great bakery close by. Niki is not Polish but as you can see, she can create beautiful lace designs. Visit her

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Ah, during past few weeks it was hard for me to blog. A lot going on this summer. Mostly, because I am in  a wedding industry and August seems to be the busiest month for weddings. Speaking of that, now there is a lot to post! Many beautiful weddings, many great memories captured on camera. Here is Joanna and Emanuel. Half Polish, half Italian wedding that took place last month in Wroclaw.

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I did promise to post more jewelry. So here I go. In Poland it has been quite a trend in the past few years to use nontraditional bridal jewelry. I do see quite often brides use lace necklace to complete their look. I haven't seen any daring brides in here use anything similar yet. I do think that it is pretty cool and I am assuming it would be much cheaper than using pearls or diamonds. I found

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This is yet another amazing wedding from this summer photographed by Marcin Dryl. Below, I am attaching quite a few of his shots that capture entire wedding day as well as breath taking outdoor shoot. I am a huge fan of his work. Below you can see Magda's bridal bouquet. There are in there quite a few white freesias, white carnations, baby's breath and lavender lisianthus.  

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Truly beautiful collection. Incredible details and of course these wonderful lace patterns.Be sure to check out all of the gowns they are amazing. 

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I've been trying to create a pretty good list of Polish songs for weddings but it is not easy. There are specific styles of music and different generations that simply enjoy dancing and listening to different things. I tried to include some timeless hits and some newer singles that came out recently. It should be a  pretty good mix of everything. Hopefully, some of you can pick out at least few

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I decided that so far, I never really focused on jewelry. As far as I remember finding right jewelry was one of the most difficult parts of completing my fashion look as a bride. I couldn't find anything that would fit my gown, that would be unique and in a pretty decant price range. Simply, I had a really hard time finding anything original. So once a while, I will be posting some new ideas as

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One more beautiful wedding taken this spring by Andrzej Mielcarek!Here is a bunch of photographs from Marta's and Michal's wedding day. Marta had a bridal bouquet made out of pink peonies. She also had few buds tucked in her hair.As always, there it is, beautiful full of charm outdoor session. 

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I found these and I absolutely love them. They are romantic, original, simple yet very interesting. Go to San Patrick's website and see his latest collection of gowns for 2010. You just might find what you've been looking for. I love that gown in the upper right corner. Ah if I had my wedding in 2010 this could be the one. :) 

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One of the Polish wonderful ceramic artists, Kasia made those wonderful ceramic hearts herself. All of them are different as you can see. With help from well known online scrapbooking designer - Nowalinka, together they created those wonderful had made wedding invitations.  I think they are beautiful - I especially love the hearts!

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This wedding took place this past May in Poznan, Poland - just want to add that it's my home town. Every time I look at that top left photo my heart gets a little warmer. You can see Stary Rynek - The Old Market Square  after sunset. Those photographs are really full of charm, Andrzej Mielcarek did a wonderful job. 

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Simply sunning gowns. I found this designer and I figured I must share his designs with you. They are extremely original and sophisticated. They are both available in Europe and in US.I just wonder what price range are they in, all thru they don't seem to be way out of average budget. TOP: 9615 BOTTOM: 9613TOP: 9604 BOTTOM: 9607TOP: 9602 BOTTOM: 9603

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I found this wonderful Polish photographer Antoni Laskot, and I must say I am impressed. This is one of his many couples that he shot, Agnieszka & Marek. He planned for them a unique outdoor shoot with red balloons. It kept the photos very consistent and surrealistic.  Their wedding took place on May 30th, 2009 in church of St. Kathryn in Warsaw (Kosciol Sw. Katarzyny w Warszawie.)

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I decided, this is a perfect time to post this. With wedding trends constantly changing, it is hard to say what is a good look for that special day. Hats, I can officially say now, seem like they have been completely forgotten in wedding fashion. You beg to differ? I dare you to name a bride that has recently worn a hat for her wedding day. Maybe some of you can come up with few names, possibly

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Beautiful wedding photographed by BWPhotography. The ceremony took place in church of St. Francis from Assisi (Kosciol Sw. Franciszka z Asyzu) in Gdansk. The reception was in local Holiday Inn. I love how during the preparations at home guys are doing shots... how typical. 

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Polish people are antsy! Right after church ceremony, guests are expecting to congratulate bride and groom.  In Polish tradition, we bring flowers and gifts to the church just to honor that special moment. Usually, you will see a large crowd surrounding bride and groom while their witnesses are trying to hold on to bunches of flowers that couple just received. It takes quite a bit of time for

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I am doing a fuchsia Polish wedding in a week from today. A lot of times people do ask me what would be a good color to mix with fuchsia or hot pink so I decided to make not so usual color combination. Mixture of our hot pink with warm pale yellow, with additions of burgundy and touch of silver. I think this combination could be good for spring, summer or even fall. I love the heart shaped

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I love lace and those of you who ready my blog must already know that by now. There is just something delicate about them and maybe the fact that they are usually hand made makes them even more precious and special. Both featured this week on Style Me Pretty and Hello Lucky show some ideas how you could incorporate them in your house or for your event. In Poland you can get them for really good

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This is just another outdoor session taken last spring by Marcin Dryl. I just can't get enough of his photographs. They are full of charm. 

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Here are few of many photos taken by Pawel Kaniuk from Sylwia & Pawel's Wedding day. You can see downtown Warsaw on on of the pictures, Starowka. The interior of the church that Sylwia and Pawel had their ceremony in, is absolutely amazing. It is the Church of St. Cross, Kosciol Sw. Krzyza, here is the photograph of the altar itself. And for those that are really curious this is what it looks

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For some reason one of my favorite parts of the wedding has always been the moment where the bride and groom walk out of the Church after the ceremony is over. There is many special ways in which we glorify this moment but there is one specific one that we stick to in Polish culture. Instead of having guests throwing rice or petals in the air, Polish guests throw money! (Let me just clarify that

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This is another wonderful wedding photographed by Marcin Dryl. It took place last July. I love hanging Polish flags in the church. Photography by Marcin Dryl. 

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This wedding took place last summer in Wroclaw, Poland. Being half English and half Polish, explains more modern approach to the outdoor ceremony.Photography taken by Witold Spisz 

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Ok, so true this post might be a little bit more for the men than women, but frankly if you are Polish you do enjoy your beer. At our wedding we had two Polish beers available in the bar. It is quite a nice addition to the Polish wedding, especially for men. For those guests that never tasted any Polish beers, at the end of the night at least they walk out with a new experience. In US the most

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Address Embosser!Yes this is the coolest thing ever. If I would've only know about it before!For those that are trying to save few bucks and are printing standard invitations without special inks or engravings, this might be a really neat way to make your invitations more custom. Very elegant and simple to use - something a man would be able to do! ( Or at least we would hope so). There is also a

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Malgosia = MargaretKrzysiek = ChrisHere are few photographs from an outdoor session taken by Marcin Dryl from a wedding that took place last June. I found these extremely beautiful and romantic. The late afternoon sun and the traditional rural setting creates something magical! 

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Here in the United States, fireworks are used mostly for 4th of July. In Poland, they are used for pretty much any occasion that is worth celebrating. New Years season seems to have by far the most of attention but anytime there is opening of a local super market, some kind of a concert or party, fireworks are there. I have seen them used quite often at the weddings. They are not cheap but for

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This wedding took place last May. With May being just around the corner this is a great introduction to this wonderful month. I absolutely love Ola's hair. Not only how it was put up but also the color, I think it matches her great. She looks like a Barbie!Photographed by Marcin Dryl. 

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A lot of brides have hard time picking their wedding colors. Some thing that specific colors only should be used for given seasons. Blue seems such a cold color that usually it is recommended for winter months. I wanted to create a board that would show blue as a spring color. It is light, it is romantic. In my opinion there is nothing wrong with using blues to balance out the warm weather.

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Directly below we have a formal part of the wedding. A little bit lower there is few photos from the outdoor photo shoot that was a lot more spontaneous. Photographs taken by Sylwia Mucha. 

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Flower head pieces are really iconic for Polish culture. In Polish history girls and young women always wore them for special occasions. They are not only a symbol of freshness and youth but also a beautiful addition to any outfit. They are usually made out of commonly found flowers growing on the fields. Which is why they are so colorful!  Today, often they are forgotten. I've made before flower

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Ah could these be any more beautiful and romantic? This is another May, 2008 wedding shot by Marcin Dryl. A lot of his couples decide to just shoot outdoor because his dates are extremely book. All these photos really make me miss all the greenery outside! 

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Another one of my creations. I included some of wonderful Polish folk designs that could be also incorporated. Fruits, are always wonderful to add. For all of you that have your wedding during summer season, fresh cherries are so fun to use! There is something very magical about this color combination. 

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Beautiful documentary style photography from WhiteSmoke Studio. They are full of charm!When you click on the link you can see more photos from that wonderful wedding in down town Warsaw. 

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As described by a photographer very spontaneous and energetic couple. In case you wonder, the car in the photos is an old model of Citroen. 

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Since I recently posted amazing wedding cakes by Ana Parzych, I decided that I must follow up with a post on Polish Wedding Cake Traditions. So here it is.Wedding cake is a symbol of sweetness. Traditionally, the groom is supposed to cut the first piece of cake and share it with his bride. In return, the bride should then cut a piece off and share it with her husband. The rest of the wedding cake

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Two weeks ago I had a pleasure of helping out in organizing a local Polish Folk Dance Festival. We had about 800 people that showed up. A lot of families and surprising amount of teenagers. Dancers had elaborate costumes from different regions of Poland. I wasn't expecting that big of variety. Being there for entire day I was able to see the dancers practice before the show started and I was able

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Justyna and Michal had their wedding in July. Their photographer Marcin Dryl however, had their date already booked so that is why there are only on location outdoor shots. They are beautiful!

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A beautiful May wedding. I love the picture of the calendar! Photographs taken by Marcin Dryl. 

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In the past few years, in Poland there has been a big trend of wearing wedding gowns that are not white. Usually they off-white colors. Not anything extreme but different enough to be noticed. Variety of shades of cream, champagne usually with metallic finish. I think it is slowly wearing off and new trends from western Europe are becoming fashionable. I say, when it comes to wedding gowns, if it

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Asia and Mariusz had their wedding in May, yet weather didn't allow for them to have their outdoor session on their beloved wedding date. They had to reschedule and the results are below. I am sure looking at their photographs afterwards, they did not have any regrets. These shots are truly wonderful, and worth rescheduling in my opinion.Photography by Marcin Daryl.

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I will go in depth about Polish wedding cakes later on. I found this Polish descent owned bakery in NY and they do gorgeous wedding cakes, just had to share it with all of you. Probably the highest quality cakes I have seen in a long time! Be a judge yourself. Beautiful photos as well. 

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"Introducing Pearl by Milkmaid Press, a line of fast, affordable designer wedding invitations on exquisite pearl paper"Very simple, yet elegant. They have few pieces in variety of colors to pick from that are already designed and ready for you to plug in your information. They also have a custom section where they can create anything you could ever want. I am sure they wouldn't mind putting few

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I posted already months that are traditionally in Polish culture, preferred for weddings. Let me cover now a little bit about day of the week in which the marriage and wedding will take place because they have specific meanings as well. Monday (Poniedziałek - p'ony'ej'aw'ek) - it is believed to bring to couple health. Tuesday (Wtorek - ft'or'ek) - couples married on that day of the week will be

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I found this dress online and I love it. It is very romantic and very Polish looking despite that it is designed by Stewart + Brown company. It is kind of short for bridesmaids dress but it is good to be layered over something and has potential. It comes in raw and black color. 100% hand crochet organic cotton

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Inviting guests for a Polish wedding in a traditional way might not be the simplest task to do. Usually, the importance of quests attending, plays a role in how they are being invited. Today, those guests that are expected to show up including relatives, your closest friends and your parents closest friends are invited by hand delivered invitations. In past that invitation was not only hand

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Ok, first of all let me start by saying that Fat Tuesday in Poland is actually on Thursday.Tłusty Czwartek (tw'oosti(h) chv'art'ek) = Fat Thursday. I am not really 100% sure why there is this difference. If you are Polish living in American, it actually gives you a reason to eat baked sweet goodies for most of the week before Lent starts. Pączki (po(n)chk'ee) are the signature pastries for this

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As soon as I saw this wedding, I just had to post it. Marek & Karolina's wedding looks absolutely amazing. These photographs capture the true essence of spring in Poland. I don't know the exact location, I just know it took place somewhere in south possibly close to Zakopane. I will try to find out more!Thank you Kinga & Pawel for these wonderful shots! Kinga & Pawel Photography are based out of

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I had a pleasure talking to Adam Czap. Our conversation started a little funny based on his Polish sounding name. I showed interest in his work and just wanted to know more about his background. So as it turns out, Adam is not as Polish as I expected him to be. He did however tell me that he had a pleasure last year of shooting a Polish wedding. Below photographs are from that exact event. Nick &

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I like to think that spring is just around the corner. Well, probably we still have here in Michigan few weeks of cold, unexciting weather, but I won't let this bother me. I am already planning weddings for summer. I am thinking of all these wonderful things to do outside. Can't wait for everything to get green and blooming. So here I am attaching few spring wedding shots that I find

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Traditional Polish colors are red and white. We embrace them and we are proud of them. So it is not a coincident that most of the Polish wedding that I plan are red. Maybe part of it is that red is such a universal color that it is good to use any season. And now since Valentines is coming up I figured it would be a nice way to post something a bit more on current topic. I decided to do few red

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This is kind of a funny subject. Because apparently in Polish tradition bridal shoes really matter. The story says, that you can't have open toe shoes for your wedding day because your wealth and money will fly right thru them. My family was really concerned about me having my shoes closed toe. Ladies, you have no idea how hard it is to find good looking white or ivory shoes with closed toes. Not

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Witnesses are very important when it comes to Polish Weddings. They show up both at the church and civil ceremony. Just as it is in US both of them are usually best friends or family members of the bride and/or groom. There are few responsibilities that witnesses need to fulfill. They need to organize bachelor/bachelorette party, help in preparations for the wedding, take care of wedding bands

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In past, picking the date for the wedding was done on the night of the engagement. It was a process where entire family was involved. I wish things were that simple today. Between arranging availability of all your vendors it becomes quite a headache. Traditionally, in Poland even today couples pick their wedding date based on the months that have a letter "R" in their spelling. It is suppose to

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Above photographs are taken by Jarek from Zakopane. Those show a really traditional folk wedding in Southern Poland. 

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Today, we are quite distant from life that our ancestors had in Poland. It is quite interesting to hear, that for those that lived in villages there was pre-engagement period that took time before the official engagement. Often, families that had children that were ready for marriage, painted their house window shades and frames around windows with blue paint. That way everyone in the village

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Every culture has its traditions, especially when it comes to weddings. I always knew that Polish had a lot of them but I never really knew how many till I got engaged myself. Hearing all the stories from my parents friends and both of families made me realize two things. One was that Polish traditions can be really fun to incorporate! Two, that Polish people are extremely superstitious and

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So now after I explained a little bit about Biesiada, I can finally post the pictures from this past weekend. Our local Polish radio station called "Radio Dla Ciebie" ( which translates into "Radio for you " ) had their own promotional Biesiada. I am attaching few pictures so you can get an idea of what it looked like. We had folk dancers Dunajec, dancing away to few traditional folk songs. The

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Let me start  by simply explaining what it means. Biesiada (bee'sea'da) = feast, entertainment, banquet.Biasiada in Polish means = uczta, zgromadzenia, przyjecie, wesele, etc.It is actually an old traditional way of throwing a party. For many it has a different meaning and it has a different theme attached to it. For example it can be focused more on music, or poetry, food or even a host of the

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I imagine, if you were to have a perfect winter wedding in United States you would probably want it to be in Colorado. Landscape looks similar to Polish Tatry it is cold but sunny for the most part. This picture taken from Ski Tip Lodge at Keystone looks next to perfect. All thru the wedding there wasn't Polish, I still think it would be a nice location if you wanted something with a little bit 

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Here we see a little bit more Polish Folk!Pictures are taken by Andrzej Grygiel from Ellen photography & videography in Rabka-Zdroj, Poland. Those photos above are also taken in winter, they are digitally altered delivering different feeling, kind of dreamy in my opinion. All those are taken by Agnieszka from Szczawnica. Above photographs are taken by Krzysztof from Gliwice. 

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So the weather today in Michigan is perfect. It is freezing but it is beautiful. Perfect snow and a lot of sun, it makes me want to ski even thru I am not a huge fan of that sport. When I saw these pictures taken in Polish mountains it reminded me of today's weather. Looking at those, how can you not fall in love with an idea of a winter wedding! Those shots are taken by Pawel from Bielsko Biala. 

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I figured I would start with the basics. Polish Wedding = Polskie ( p'olsk'ee'e ) Wesele (v'es'el'e) or   Polski( p'olsk'ee ) Slub (sl'oop)Both of the phrases have very similar meanings. Polskie Wesele  = Polish wedding party Polski Slub = Polish marriage ceremony The photo above is taken by Tomek z Gostynia. 

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I've been thinking, what is the best way to introduce all of you to this blog. I don't think it is necessary to write a lot because it is after all a simple idea. I will just let you know that I finally broke thru and realized that who I am and what I do, is what I should always support and fully embrace. I create and I love helping people. I love beautiful things and I am 100% Polish, yet for

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