Highland Vows

We refused the white wedding tent. The ceremony took place on an open stone terrace facing Mount Kazbek, with no backdrop, no chairs, and no microphones. The vows were exchanged in three languages.

A private lodge above Stepantsminda, closed for the weekend. The ceremony at sunrise on the terrace; lunch at altitude; the evening down in the valley.

We scored the entire ceremony to a single brass ensemble — four players, no amplification. Between each vow, the brass dropped out and the room held silence.

Ceremony — twenty-two minutes, no officiant; the couple led their own vows. Music — four-piece brass ensemble, no amplification. Florals — native alpine grasses only, no cut flowers. Logistics — 4×4 transfers for every guest, plus medical and altitude support.