Anna & Alexey
Wedding · Burki Castle · 40 guests
An October wedding at a Kakheti castle — vows between the vineyard rows in the last warm hour, lemons and yellow florals on the tables, and fireworks over the garden as the closing chord.
- Format
- Wedding
- Venue
- Burki Castle and Cellar
- Region
- Kakheti, Georgia
- Date
- October 10, 2025
- Guests
- ~40
ScopeFull organization by SENTI — concept to completion
Morning in the castle
The castle gave the morning two registers at once. The groom took the stone staircase in a black tux, all shadow and window light; the bride stepped out onto the turquoise ironwork balcony in a sparkling coat, vineyards running to the horizon below her. No styling tricks were needed; the building's own brick, iron and glass carried the frames.
Vows between the rows
The ceremony went into the working vineyard itself, guests standing among the vines, an old tree holding the altar end. We timed the vows for the last warm hour of the afternoon, when October light in Kakheti turns sideways and everything in the frame goes gold. The confetti followed right there, between the rows.
The season on the tables
The palette came from the month instead of a catalog: lemons and yellow florals against white linen, echoing the turning leaves outside. When the location already has a color, the decorator's job is to agree with it, and October in Kakheti is yellow.
Let the season do the decorating, and build the day around the one thing October actually rations — light.
A walk to the old church
Between the ceremony and dinner the couple walked the estate path to an ancient stone church, a pause built into the timeline on purpose. A wedding day moves fast; the walk is where it slows down enough to be remembered.
Dusk, then music
October's early sunset was treated as an effect, never as a limitation. As the valley went blue, lanterns came up on the terrace, and the evening switched registers: a live band with a saxophonist, a first dance on a lit floor, and a fireworks finale over the garden as the closing chord.
