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The wedding ceremony for the first Japanese couple was coordinated by Joia Weddings-Alice Wedding. The event took place on the 24th of October, 2013 in FC Barcelona's Camp Nou. Unforgettable!
Wedding anniversaries
A Salvador Dalí’s replica for your guests
Joia Weddings has a new poster!
Barcelona, a city with charm
Photo reportage in black and white
An entrance fee will be required to visit Park Güell
Photo tour in Andalusia
Professional make up and hair dressing
Love Potion - Dalí
Rent in Japan a wedding dress or a kimono for your ceremony
Customized invitations and cards
Great moments need great pictures: Studio Photographs

One of our couples on TV3! (May, 5th, 2012)

2012 Calendar - Festivals and Events in Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Kobe
2012 Calendar - Festivals and Events in Catalunya
Rental Wedding Dresses
Weddings and accomodation in Barcelona
Joia Weddings publishes an article in BODAS DIGITAL MAGAZINE (July, 2011)
Joia Weddings publishes an article in the magazine ACUEDUCTO (May, 2011)
Engagement, wedding and wedding anniversary rings
Is the the photo album important?
Kansai International Airport
Head pieces for brides in Kimono
Ceremonies in Japan. About kimonos
 





The wedding ceremony for the first Japanese couple was coordinated by Joia Weddings-Alice Wedding. The event took place on the 24th of October, 2013 in FC Barcelona's Camp Nou. Unforgettable!


The first Japanese couple that got married in FC Barcelona's Camp Nou have become news in Spain and other countries.
Five online publications, two newspapers and a TV channel have featured that wedding coordinated by Joia Weddings and Alice Wedding.
The fact that this ceremony has become a matter of public knowledge is not detrimental to the authenticity of the feelings or the development of the ceremony. In the words of the groom: "It has been one of the most important days in our life. We will never forget it. The photo tour around Barcelona, the wedding aperitif and later, the wedding in Camp Nou have surpassed our expectations."
Photo: May Zircus
http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/detail/article/wedding-at-the-camp-nou-48-hours-before-the-clasico







Is there any sense in celebrating wedding anniversaries?



Indeed!
To commemorate an anniversary is a way to reconfirm our wish to keep on sharing our life with our chosen partner.
Every joyful celebration is the display of a well lived life.
Your silver anniversary deserves, moreover, a special studio photo.
Photo: May Zircus

















A Salvador Dalí’s replica for your guests


This is the reproduction of a brooch that Salvador Dalí made in 1953. If you are thinking about buying some gifts for your guests, this piece of high quality costume jewlery can make their delights.

On a stand, it can also make a handsome piece of home decoration.












Joia Weddings has a new poster!












Barcelona, a city with charm


Diversity is, among others, what makes Barcelona so attractive. When our couples are interested in having a PHOTO TOUR around the city, the first thing we want to do is to know the couple better to be aware of their expectations. In fact, whatever they expect, it can be found in that city or its sorroundings. Let us help you in making your photo tour memorable.












Photo reportage in black and white


Mr.Daido Moriyama, the well-known Japanese photographer says that photos in black and white are more erotic to him. Perhaps some of us share his way of thinking, we could also say that black and white photos give priority to meaning over aesthetics.

As you can see, each black and white phots taken by MAY (Zircus) is a piece of poetry that looks like lace.

How would you like a wedding or an anniversary photo reportage in vibrant black and white?











An entrance fee will be required to visit Park Güell


It has been established that an entrance fee of 8€ (7€, if bought in advance) will be required to visit Park Güell from October, 2013. Residents will be exempt from the payment though.

Will this measure discourage our newlyweds? Or will the charm of that park be strong enough to keep on attracting our couples for a photo reportage ?


















Photo tour in Andalusia


Joia Weddings offers you the opportunity to have a photo tour in several Spanish cities. The lovely couple you see in the collage had a wedding ceremony in Barcelona after which they wanted us to coordinate a photo tour in Córdoba for them. It was so much fun!











Professional make up and hair dressing


Some of our couples choose very carefully the services they need for their wedding.

We strongly recommend a professional make up and a hair dressing services because they make the difference in the way you feel and in how you look in the photo reportage.

NANI, is one of our best professionals.

Thank you, for enhancing the charm of our couples!












Love Potion - Dalí


If you do not want to exchange rings, there are other things that can make your vow exchange ceremony original and memorable. We propose this Dalí’s reproduction that can be used as a piece of costume jewelry or as a piece of decoration: LOVE POTION

Make it artistic! Make it different!












Rent in Japan a wedding dress or a kimono for your ceremony


Thanks to the agreement between Bridal House Oe and Joia Weddings, we are pleased to offer you a wide range of bridal gowns and kimonos.

The service we received in our last wedding in Kyoto was impeccable! Both, the couple and ourselves were delighted with the excellency of their services and products.

Bridal House Oe, made some comments on that wedding in their blog.











Customized invitations and cards


Mr.ANDRÉS RODRÍGUEZ, one of the best graphic designers in Spain, has honored us by accepting the task of creating all customized material (electronic version and for printing) that we may need for our couples, whether it is an invitation for their guests or a card informing family members and friends that they have just got married. Our JOIA WEDDINGS team is made by multilingual and multicultural people that together with Mr.Andrés Rodríguez offer you the possibility to have all you need in the language or languages you need it and in a very unique design. Please, feel free to ask about the range of our services:
info@joiaweddings.com












Great moments need great pictures: Studio Photographs

 

May (Zircus Foto)’s Studio Photographs never stop mesmerizing our couples.

What they have in common is that peculiar Velazquian touch and the playful dialogue between  light and shadow. Yet, the final result is always unpredictable as the photographer never interferes, he simply observes the couple expressing themselves and captures the right moment. Studio Photographs are a real temptation when two people are at the peak of their relationship or when they want to celebrate a long lived life together.








One of our couples on TV3! (May, 5th, 2012)


The charming couple we had coordinated a wedding for and whom you can see on minute 46, was very lucky indeed. Firstly for having been able to marry at a very special  venue in Barcelona,  and secondly for having been able to have a few pictures taken at their favorite stadium. However that was not all as in the evening , the same couple went back to Camp Nou to witness a heartwarming farewell for the already legendary FCB’s Pep Guardiola.

http://www.tv3.cat/3alacarta/#/videos/4082610








2012 Calendar - Festivals and Events in Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Kobe

4º sábado de enero
1月第4土曜日
4th Saturday of January
 

Festival de la quema de hierbas en la colina de Wakakusa-yama
若草山の山焼き(奈良)
Grass-Burning Festival on Wakakusa-yama hill

A finales de Enero- Febrero
1月末〜2月
From the end of January to February
 

Celebraciones del Año Nuevo Chino en Nankinmachi

神戸南京町の春節祭
Nankinmachi Chinese New Year Celebrations

20 de Enero - 20 de Marzo
1月20日〜3月10日
January 20 - March 10

Exposición de bonsais de ciruelo japonés

長浜盆梅展(長浜)

Japanese Plum Bonsai Exhibition
1-14 de Marzo
3月1〜14日
March 1-14

Omizutori (Ceremonia de extracción del agua sagrada)

お水取り(奈良)
Omizutori (Sacred water drawing ceremony)

10-20 de Marzo
3月10〜20日
March 10-20

Higashiyama Hanatoro (Espacios decorados con farolillos y arreglos florales)

東山 花灯路(京都)

Higashiyama Hanatoro (Lantern-lit roads with floral decorations)
11-25 de Marzo
3月11〜25日
March 11-25

Gran Torneo de Sumo en Osaka

大相撲 春場所(大阪)
Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka

30 de Marzo – 1 de Abril
3月30日〜4月1日
March 30 - April 1
 

Gran Feria de Antigüedades en Kyoto

京都大アンティークフェア

Antique Grand Fair in Kyoto

Abril
4月頃
April

Temporada de floración de los cerezos

桜の見頃
Season of cherry blossom
25 de Marzo - 7 de Abril
3月25日〜4月7日
March 25 - April 7
  Representaciones de danza tradicional de Geikos y Maikos
北野をどり(京都)
Dance Performance
by Geiko and Maiko
1-30 de Abril
4月1〜30日
April 1-30
 

Representaciones de danza tradicional de Geikos y Maikos
都をどり・
京おどり(京都)
Dance Performance
by Geiko and Maiko

1-24 de Mayo
5月1〜24日
May 1-24
 

Representaciones de danza tradicional de Geikos y Maikos

鴨川をどり(京都)
Dance Performance by Geiko y Maiko

15 de Mayo
5月15日
May 15
Festival “Aoi Matsuri”
葵祭(京都
Aoi Matsuri Festival
14-17 de Julio
7月14〜17日
July 14-17

Festival “Gion Matsuri”

祇園祭(京都)
Gion Matsuri Festival
24-25 de Julio
7月24〜25日
July 24-25

Festival “Tenjin Matsuri”

天神祭(大阪)
Tenjin Matsuri Festival
5-14 de Agosto
8月5〜14日
August 5-14
  Nara Toka-e (Iluminación con velas en Nara)
なら燈花会

Nara Toka-e (Nara by Candlelight)
7-10 de Agosto
8月7〜10日
August 7-10
 

Festival de cerámica Gojo-zaka, Kyoto

陶器まつり(京都)
Kyoto Gojozaka Pottery Festival

16 de Agosto
8月16日
August 16
 

Gozan no Okuribi (Fogatas en cinco colinas de Kyoto)

五山送り火(京都)
Gozan no Okuribi (Mountain Bon Fire)

15-16 de Septiembre
9月15〜16日
September 15-16
 

Festival de Kishiwada Danjiri

岸和田だんじり祭(大阪)
Kishiwada Danjiri Festival

5-7 de Octubre
10月5〜7日
October 5-7
 

FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP JAPANESE GRAND PRIX SUZUKA 2012

F1日本グランプリ(鈴鹿)

22 de Octubre
10月22日
October 22
 

Festival “Jidai-Matsuri”
時代祭
(京都)

Jidai-Matsuri Festival

3 de Noviembre
11月3日
November 3
 

Festival “Shitennoji Wasso”

四天王寺ワッソ(大阪)
Shitennoji Wasso Festival

22-26 de Noviembre
11月22〜26日
November 22-26

19 Festival de Cine Europeo en Osaka
第19回大阪ヨーロッパ映画祭
19 Osaka European Film Festival
A mediados de Noviembre- a principios de Diciembre
11月中旬以降
From mid-November to the beginning of December

Temporada de las hojas coloradas

紅葉

Season of red leaves

A mediados de Diciembre
12月中旬
 

Kobe Luminarie
神戸ルミナリエ

A mediados de Diciembre
12月中旬
Mid-December
 

Arashiyama Hanatoro (Espacios decorados con farolillos y arreglos florales)

嵐山 花灯路(京都)
Arashiyama Hanatoro (Lantern-lit roads with floral decorations)








2012 Calendar - Festivals and Events in Catalunya

10-12 de Marzo
3月10〜12日

March 10-12


Rallye Internacional de Coches de Epoca
国際クラシックカーラリー (シッチェス)
Sitges Vintage Car Rally

25 de marzo
3月25日

March 25

  Marató Barcelona
バルセロナマラソン

Barcelona Marathon

1-8 de Abril
4月1〜8日
April 1-8

 

Semana Santa

聖週間
Holy Week

23 de Abril
4月23日

April 23

Día de San Jordi

サン・ジョルディの日
Sant Jordi’s Day

Alrededor del día 7 de junio
4月7日前後

Around June 7

 

Corpus Christi

聖体祭(シッチェス・未定)

Del 14-16 de Mayo
5月14〜16日

May14-16

  Sónar 2012
ソナー・バルセロナ2012
Sonar Music Festival Barcelona 2012

A finales de Junio - Agosto
6月末〜8月

From the end of June to August

Grec Festival de Barcelona

グレック・サマーフェスティバル(バルセロナ)

Grec Summer Festival

A mediados de Julio - Agosto
7月中旬〜8月

From mid-July to August
 

Festival del Castell de Peralada

ペララーダ城音楽祭(ジローナ県)

Perelada Castle Festival

Julio - Agosto
7〜8月

July-August

 

Festival Internacional de Pau Casals

パウ・カザルス国際音楽フェスティバル(タラゴナ県)

Pau Casals International Festival

Alrededor del día 23 de Septiembre
9月23日前後

Around Sept.23

Fiesta de La Mercé 2012
メルセド祭(バルセロナ)

Barcelona, La Mercé Festival 2012

Octubre - Noviembre
10〜11月

October - November

  FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE JAZZ DE BARCELONA

バルセロナ国際ジャズフェスティバル

Barcelona International Jazz Festival







Rental Wedding Dresses


If you go to Barcelona to get married, you don’t even have to worry about the wedding dress. Choose one among the wide collection of beautiful dresses we will show you and we will have it ready for you upon your arrival. Renting a wedding dress can save you a lot of money, time and room in your suitcase!!

 

 







Weddings and accomodation in Barcelona (in Japanese)

(Lodging in Barcelona and Extension in collaboration with Joia Weddings)







Joia Weddings publishes an article (in Spanish) in BODAS DIGITAL MAGAZINE (July, 2011)

Barcelona, Kyoto and Osaka, unforgettable places for the most important events in your life.








Joia Weddings publishes an article (in Japanese) in the magazine ACUEDUCTO (May, 2011)

 







Engagement, wedding and wedding anniversary rings

The artisans who give support to JW will create the rings you need. You can even suggest your own design.

The rings we propose are: Kaguya (in white or yellow gold or in platinum, with a line of diamonds all along the circumference of the ring) and Kibou, a wide concave ring engravated with a kanji. The one you see in the photograph means “ai” (love) but you can choose other kanjis so as the ideogram fits the spirit you want to give to your marriage.

If you need more information, with no commitment, please, feel free to get in touch with us.







Is the the photo album important?


Couples who want the best for themselves don’t want to go without anything that can enrich their wedding and their memories. Therefore, they want a photo album with craftwork and technology to the service of tradition. They expect a graphic designer to do the layouts so as the quality of the shots is enhanced by the way photos are presented. A good album is a lifetime piece. Whether on your bookshelf or coffee table your relatives and friends will certainly enjoy it. A photo album is a heartwarming and inspiring memory you will turn to in good and in difficult times.

If you need more information, with no commitment, please, feel free to get in touch with us.

 







Kansai International Airport


If you are going to get married or celebrate a wedding anniversary in Osaka or Kyoto, we recommend you to land at Kansai International Airport

This airport is one of the most beautiful in the world and one of the most expensive civil engineering projects ever known.

Designed by Renzo Piano, the same architech who designed Pompidu Center in Paris)  and constructed on an artificial island, it was inaugurated in 1994.







Head pieces for brides in Kimono



With a ceremonial kimono in white (Shiromuku), the appropriate headpiece is a wig on the top of which a white hood is worn. This hood or “Wataboshi” conceals partially the face.

With a ceremonial kimono in bright colors (Irouchikake) a wig is also used but instead of a hood, the “Tsunokakushi” is worn. This headdress is to conceal the horns of jealousy.



However, the number of brides who, without distinction of the kimono they wear, favor a more natural and comfortable headdress, prefer natural flowers, decoration made with fabric or lacquered head pieces.








Ceremonies in Japan. About kimonos


An unforgettable ceremony deserves an unforgettable outfit. The choices of the groom are quite limited, but the bride can choose among the following:

Ceremonial kimono in white (Shiromuku). This kimono is all in white symbolizing that the bride is ready to blend into the colors and lifestyle of her new family.

Ceremonial kimono in bright colors (Irouchikake) Richly embroidered, it can be considered the most luxurious kimono.

Ceremonial kimono with long sleeves (Hikifurisode) This kimono is worn in a way that it drags a little on the ground. Samurais’ daughters used to wear this kind of kimono when they got married.


Formal kimono
(Irotomesode) This kimono is used on occasions that require a very formal outfit. However, as it is easier to wear and much more comfortable, it is a favorite among the brides who choose Japan to reconfirm their wedding vows or to commemorate a wedding anniversary.


 


 

 
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