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Ethiopian wedding at the Dunes Club in Myrtle Beach

Walking away from the beach

I always like it when I get to do a wedding with a different cultural style. This was my first Ethiopian-style wedding at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club up in Myrtle Beach. This wedding was typical, but they had some exciting customs at the reception. The dancing was different from what I’m used to. It got all the family involved and made for some good pictures.

The only problem we had was that the wedding was running almost an hour late, so by the time I got to take the couple’s pictures, we had very little time left. I was told we had to go into the reception after five minutes and had to ask if we could do a few more in front of the club, which thankfully wasn’t a problem. I know the bride wanted more pictures of the two of them on the beach. If you have an elaborate, complex wedding with many things going on, you really do have to plan a lot of extra time for everything. But the shots of the two of them I did get turned out very well. There are also some pictures of this couple in my engagement gallery. I hope you enjoy the pictures below.

Setup for the sand ceremony
Bride walking towards ceremony with father
Happy bride looking at groom during ceremony
First kiss under the flowered arch at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club
Just married
Dad getting a hug after ceremony
Wedding rings resting on the soles of the bride's ivory heels
Wedding party jumping into the air
Groomsmen
Bride and groom in front of the ocean and sea oats at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club
Bride and groom hugging and laughing in the sea oats by the ocean
Bride and groom kissing in the dunes with the ocean behind them
Walking away from the beach
Detail of the wine glasses
Kiss in the sunset
Bride dancing with family in a circle during Ethiopian style dancing at the reception
Guests clapping and dancing around the couple during Ethiopian style dancing
Crowd of guests dancing with arms raised as the reception fills the dance floor
Bride smiling at groom at table
Bride and groom dancing with arms up in a circle of guests at the Dunes Club reception
Groom and bride dancing shoulder to shoulder with guests at the reception
Groom dancing with his head back as the bride raises her arms on the dance floor
Bride dancing with her arm raised in the middle of the crowded dance floor
Feeding each other wedding cake
Bridesmaids and guests reaching up to catch the bouquet at the reception
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