After cutting one of 13 cakes with various fillings, Milena and Greg feed each other cautiously. All the cakes have white icing, decorated with pink roses or red and white lilies. No guests are present; this is a photo opportunity for their videographer and hired photographer.
Katrina Thomas's notes: Serbian society centers around the Orthodox Church, as does the community in Milwaukee, where I photograph two weddings in a splendid cathedral, built in 1956-58, in which couples celebrate both the nuptial rite and the reception. One couple belongs to a folk dance group and elects to wear national dress, keeping many old-world customs at the home of the bride before the church ceremony as well as later during the reception in the church hall.