{"id":40893,"date":"2022-12-23T11:59:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T10:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danieletorella.com\/?p=40893"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:30:07","slug":"wedding-at-dead-sea-marriott-in-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danieletorella.com\/en\/wedding-at-dead-sea-marriott-in-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding at Dead Sea Marriott in Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2019 I took one of the most beautiful and exciting trips of my life: <\/strong>Israel, Palestine and Jordan. In Jordan I knew magical places like the treasure of Petra, a place I had dreamed of since as a child, I fell in love with the adventures of Indiana Jones<\/strong> or the endless desert of Wadi Rum from Lawrence D’Arabia, one of the most iconic films in the history of cinema. Never did I think, however, that 3 years later, it would be my work that would make me go back, on the occasion of the wedding of Zayda and Sami, a young Palestinian couple.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After months of emails, texts and video calls, getting to know each other was really special. An afternoon together on the streets of Amman<\/strong>, where a warm, enveloping light made our meeting even more magical. Right away I sensed the strong connection between these two young guys<\/strong> and couldn’t wait for the next day, where I would finally have the opportunity to photograph their wedding at the Dead Sea Marriott Resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the wedding day arrived, I also finally met Zayda’s family<\/strong>. On a sunny morning, I then tiptoed into their beautiful home in Amman and after not even 5 minutes, I got to know the welcome, warmth and hospitality of the Palestinian people. They had welcomed me as one of the family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I discovered a very large and, above all, really close-knit family<\/strong>, which, for someone like me who has always been interested in telling the story of connections between people, was really a welcome surprise. Music, laughter, tears, hugs<\/strong>…everywhere I turned there was a moment that captured my attention and that I, in turn, would forever try to capture with my camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was when we left Sami’s house, however, that the real celebration began<\/strong> and I was catapulted into a ceremony that was very unusual compared to those I have been used to photographing in my 13-year career: the Zaffeh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Zaffeh is an Arabic musical wedding march with bagpipes, drums and Dabkeh dancers<\/strong>. It starts at the groom’s family home and then heads to the bride’s family home, where the couple celebrates with their loved ones, before heading to the reception venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zayda and Sami’s families are the meeting of so many cultures: English, Palestinian, Turkish, Puerto Rican, and Jordanian. Both of them, however, were born Palestinians, and being very attached to their roots<\/strong>, they decided to celebrate their wedding on the Dead Sea, because the absolute closest place as the crow flies to their country.<\/strong> And so it was that as we headed to the Dead Sea Marriott Resort, I was totally enraptured by the incredible landscapes of what is by far, the lowest place on earth. Minus 435 meters<\/strong> above sea level. Unbelievable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a breathtaking sunset, the party continued at the Dead Sea Marriott Resort<\/strong> with wild dancing, typical Arab food, and really a lot of fun. Rarely have I seen people having so much fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What I have told you about was one of the strongest experiences since I have been doing this work<\/strong>, and I am more and more convinced that becoming a destination wedding photographer<\/strong> was really the right choice for me. Why? Because this way I never get bored. The people, the traditions and the landscapes are always different.<\/strong> Every time is a different adventure. An unforgettable adventure, just like the ones I dreamed of as a child watching Indiana Jones, but this time, the main character is me!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Se questo matrimonio al Dead Sea Marriott Resort vi \u00e8 piaciuto, scoprite un’altra location fantastica in cui sono stato di recente: Santorini!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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