Danny + Vika {Same Day Edit}

If there was one word to describe Danny + Vika’s day it would be..SURPRISE.

Yes, everyone did know that there would be a wedding, but what they didn’t know was that the day would be filled with lots of personal treasures.

This began about 6 months ago when Danny and Vika decided to surprise their guests with a choreographed tap routine as their first dance. This was
a journey that they embarked on together with neither one ever having any previous experience. They were super dedicated as they spent multiple days and many hours every week practicing.
They first had to learn how to tap, and then they had to learn the choreography for their show stoping performance.

However, their wedding day didn’t begin with a tap dance, but rather with the groomsmen getting a proper “shave” at Peoples Barber shop in San Francisco.

Meanwhile, over at the St. Regis Hotel, Vika was planning a little something of her own… That morning she cut her hair into the cutest over the shoulder style. This was the hair style that she had when the two of them fell in love. She wanted to surprise Danny, so he had no idea until their first look. He was thrilled, as she looked adorable!

Their next secret that they had planned for the guests was revealed when Danny’s parents walked down the aisle with him. They both gave him a big hug and then… his father walked up to the front and took the position of the officiant. It was absolutely perfect.

Then, right after they were pronounced husband and wife, a mariachi band that had been hidden away, came out to play live for the newlyweds as they walked down the aisle together. The guests were shocked.

As I mentioned, they kept their first dance a complete secret from everyone… not a soul, except us, knew about this journey that they had taken with Rosie Radiator of Royce Gallery in San Francisco. So when they came out for their grand entrance, each at an opposite side of the dance floor, there were many confused faces… That is, until the music kicked in and these two began tapping…. Ahhhh, it was amazing!

They continued on with the reception until their cake cutting. Then, with their careful planning, Rosie, their instructor and a crew of dancers, crashed the wedding to do a special performance. And yes, you guessed it… Danny and Vika joined in during the final number.

So, what does this all mean? Well Danny and Vika are two of the most fun people that we have met. They really went out of their way to make their wedding a memorable experience for all of their guests. They wanted their day to be different, unpredictable and exciting. From the very first phone conversation that we had with them, we knew that they were special and that this was a day that we wanted to be part of. We loved how much thought they put into everything and how important it was for them to participate in their wedding. When we first met them up with them at the dance studio we saw their dedication and heart. Together they are always happy… On their wedding day, not only did Dany and Vika always have a smile on their face, but so did everyone who surrounded them.

We live for couples like Danny + Vika, who are kind, creative, fun and so much more. We knew about all of their surprises for the guests, and realized that maybe, just maybe they loved surprises themselves 🙂

So, we decided to surprise them. We did something that we have only done for a few select couples over the years… a surprise Same Day Edit!!! The two who thought that they were so sneaky… were actually SURPRISED themselves!

It was also our pleasure to work once again with Taleen of Simple Little details, as she is such an amazing coordinator and a pleasure to work with. She really assured that it was a perfect day! We also want to give a shout out to Oliver and Cindy Dumlao of Verstyle photography. We haven’t seen any of the images yet, but we will include the link once we have it 🙂 They were very easygoing, creative and fun to work with and we look forward to shooting together in the future.

We feel blessed to have shared in such a beautiful day! We really loved capturing all of their special moments. Below you will find their Same Day Edit and some detail shots that we took throughout the day.

We hope that you enjoy just a taste of their amazing amazing!

Much love
Jennifer Mae, Chris and Christine

Shooting team: Jennifer Mae Watters, Christine Sommers, Chris Watters
Edited by: Jennifer Mae Watters