Northwest Indiana Serbian Wedding - Wes Craft Photography

East Chicago, St George Serbian Orthodox Church

Mici & Jack met about 8 years ago. About time right? The met at work and after a night of Karaoke the rest was history.
We photographed Mici’s cousin’s wedding exactly a year earlier on a similarly hot Summer day. Serbian weddings are a full day party that begins hours before the ceremony. Guests arrive at the Bride’s house for a Skup (pre-ceremony party) where there is food, drink, friendship, family, music, and dancing before departing for church in a massive caravan of honking horns and waving flags.
All the photographs here are by us, husband and wife photography team, Wes & Necia Craft. Enjoy these highlights from the day. There are many more were these came from that we will share in the weeks to come. We’d love for you to visit that gallery and order prints of your family’s photos (we’ll share the link with Mici & Jack to share with you).

Locations: East Chicago, St George Serbian Orthodox Church

Guests arrive for the Skup, a pre-ceremony party at the bride's family's house.

Guests arrive for the Skup, a pre-ceremony party at the bride’s family’s house.

G gets to know the Serbian side of the family.

G gets to know the Serbian side of the family.

Rosemary is pinned on all wedding guests.

Rosemary is pinned on all wedding guests.

St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, East Chicago, IN

Guests enter St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in East Chicago IN

These brothers!

These brothers!

Mici and her father enter the church.

Mici and her father enter the church.

Jack sees his wife approaching.

Jack sees his wife approaching.

The rings.

The rings.

The binding of the hands

The binding of the hands

You know what's happening here. I feel for these kids. The ceremony was over an hour long and standing room only.

You know what’s happening here. I feel for these kids. The ceremony was over an hour long and standing room only.[/caption

[caption id="attachment_4879" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Mici’s father directed the choir after walking his daughter down the aisle. It was very special for everyone there to listen to the music with that in mind.

Jack checks out the ring. Nice fit.

Jack checks out the ring. Nice fit.

This is how you do it.

This is how you do it.

Coins are thrown into the crowd after a Serbian Wedding Ceremony

Coins are thrown into the crowd after a Serbian Wedding Ceremony

Kids got rich.

Kids got rich.

Guests took to the lawn to dance and do shots of cognac after the ceremony.

Guests took to the lawn to dance and do shots of cognac after the ceremony.

We photographed Jovi & Kristiana's wedding last year. We had to capture an iconic leaping line dance photo.

We photographed Jovi & Kristiana’s wedding last year. We had to capture an iconic leaping line dance photo with them again!!

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