{"id":193221,"date":"2016-11-18T21:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/love-gold-angela-robert-shine-orthodox-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T19:15:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T08:15:21","slug":"love-gold-angela-robert-shine-orthodox-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/love-gold-angela-robert-shine-orthodox-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Love is gold: Angela and Robert shine at Orthodox wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Angela Benson had always wanted a wedding dress inspired by a well-known dessert!<\/p>\n<p>She got her wish with a gorgeous Justin Alexander\u00a0gown she found at <a title=\"Brides of Beecroft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/Sydney\/BridesofBeecroft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brides of Beecroft<\/a> in Epping, Sydney. The strapless bodice with beading was matched by a \u201cbig crazy skirt,\u201d the 32-year-old bride describes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted a skirt that reminded me of meringue and this certainly did. It was the first dress I tried on and also the last,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>Angela\u00a0married her beau Robert Semkoski, 33, at the Macedonian Orthodox Church in Rosebury, NSW, followed by a reception at Doltone House in Sylvania Waters. The Orthodox wedding\u00a0on July 2, 2016 was celebrated with 205 guests, and had a golden theme. \u201cMy bridesmaids&#8217; dresses were in rose gold sequins so I decided to follow the gold colour\u00a0palette through the whole wedding with my <a title=\"Wedding decoration suppliers for you\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDecorations\/\">candelabras and candles<\/a> on our bridal table,\u201d smiles Angela.<\/p>\n<p>Angela\u00a0says she loves how she\u00a0and Rob can be themselves together. \u201cWe goof around all the time and it just works. Rob makes me laugh when I\u2019m angry and he is so calm and doesn\u2019t take much seriously,\u201d she reflects.<\/p>\n<p>The couple took a month-long <a title=\"Europe honeymoon deals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/honeymoon\/packages\/location\/europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">honeymoon through Europe<\/a>, visiting Dubai, Holland, Macedonia, Austria, Malta, Greek Islands and Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Collective Studio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.collectivestudio.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Collective Studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116089 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_002\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116087 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_001\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116092 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_004\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116099 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_008\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116097 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_007-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_007\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116101 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_009.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_009\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The high-neck <a title=\"Bridesmaid Dresses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/Bridesmaids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bridesmaids&#8217; dresses<\/a>\u00a0shimmered\u00a0with rose gold sequins.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116105 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_011.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_011\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116107 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116103 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116111 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_014\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116109 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_013\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116115 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116118 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_017\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_020.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_020\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116120 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_018\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116124 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_019\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116232 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_SBS_018.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_SBS_018\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116236 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_SBS_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_SBS_019\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116131 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_023.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_023\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The bride walked down the aisle to a <a title=\"Wedding Music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingMusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four-string quartet<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116132 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_024.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_024\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116237 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_SBS_020.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_SBS_020\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116240 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_SBS_021\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116144 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_029\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116151 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_032.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-116148 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_031-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_031\" width=\"550\" height=\"824\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116154 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The bridesmaids looked stunning and the <a title=\"Formal Wear\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/FormalWear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">groomsmen<\/a> looked sharp!&#8221; praises Angela. &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t change a thing.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116156 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_034.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_034\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116161 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_035.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_035\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116260 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_SBS_029.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_SBS_029\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116171 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_037-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_037\" width=\"601\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116174 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_038.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_038\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116177 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_039.jpg\" alt=\"Angela_Robert_Orthodox-Wedding_039\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-116179 aligncenter\" 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