One July morning an email came in from a Russian lady called Elvira, asking me to call her about organising a sunrise wedding in August. Not much time I thought!! Only one month to pull this together and in the busiest and hottest month of the year in Marbella!!

I have to say I was initially pretty relieved when Elvira explained that there would be just 20 guests attending the wedding and her dream was to have a sunrise ceremony on a beach. But then came the first problem…persuading a hair and make-up artist to start work at 4am to get Elvira ready for those all-important sunrise photos on the beach! Happily, the wonderful Anita and Tracy from Marbella Hair and Make-up, rose to the occasion and agreed to take the job on. All we needed was a great photographer, as the photos were super important for this bride and groom. Stepping up for the early morning challenge was Radka Horgath, who was totally game for the early morning, in fact she was positively bubbling over with excitement as she said the rising sun gave such magical light and it was rare to have the opportunity to photograph a bride and groom at sunrise.

We selected Dantonelas Beach Club for Elvira and Vadim’s venue – the bride and groom really had to trust us as they would not see their venue until the day before the wedding! Working from photos of the bride’s dream ceremony decoration, Deseos Florists created a dreamy, romantic soft pink wedding pergola.

Following the ceremony, which Celebrant Antonio Sanchez conducted in Russian, the sun rose over the beach club. We arranged a sumptuous wedding breakfast in the garden overlooking the sea. After breakfast, the entire group changed in to swimwear and enjoyed a lovely day at the beach club, relaxing on VIP beds, swimming and of course enjoying champagne!

We really loved this wedding; because of the hour, the beach was deserted, the temperature was perfect and it was totally peaceful and private – incredible considering it was August on the Costa del Sol!

Elvira was a truly beautiful bride in her stunning dress. The morning was full of love and laughter, we were so happy to have been able to make this dream come true…and in record planning time too!!