Lucia & João | Destination wedding in Portugal

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Lucia, João and their friends & family came from all over the world to our little corner of Portugal to celebrate their wedding, and we´re definitely glad they did because we absolutely loved working with these 2 lovebirds. These guys have a special something, like a secret language, a lightness of spirit… it´s difficult to define or describe in words… but it makes them a joy to photograph and it´s also really clear that they´re crazy about each other. We adored this wedding, the laid-back atmosphere, the beautiful setting… and especially Lucia´s family who kept trying to ply us with their special brand of Romanian vodka throughout the cocktail party… I had the excuse of being on antibiotics but Luis didn´t get away so lightly!! Thank you João and Lucia, for being the amazing people you are and for making us a part of your wedding day… we wish you all the best for your future travels and hope to see you again in Portugal sometime. xxx

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Catarina & Rui

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A Catarina e o Rui casaram talvez num dos dias mais ventosos do ano… o vento soprou e soprou… e depois choveu e depois parou… e choveu novamente, e o vento continuou a soprar. Mas nada fez com que estes dois não tivessem o melhor dia das suas vidas, e mesmo com tudo o que a mãe natureza reservou, eles apenas continuaram a sorrir a rir e a divertirem-se á grande. Casaram-se na praia da Comporta, na costa alentejana num dos nossos locais favoritos, o restaurante Ilha do Arroz… e foi um dia cheio de emoção e emoções fortes e estamos tão contentes por termos feito parte dele. Catarina e Rui vocês são um espetáculo, obrigado pela vossa calma e o vosso espirito aventureiro, desejamos muito amor e felicidade para o vosso futuro!! xx Continue reading

Robyn & Nicky | Destination wedding in Portugal

NickyRobyn-32Robyn and Nicky are another couple who have fallen in love with the sun and the sea of this beautiful country and spend as much free time here as they can. They came out from Ireland with family and friends to celebrate their wedding in true Irish style… with lots of love and happiness, laughter and dancing. And even though we´re not religious, we couldn´t help but be moved by Father Joe´s sermon during the ceremony… he spoke of God being all around us, in the waves of the ocean and in the beauty of nature that surrounds us, and that the Catholic church too often makes the mistake of confining God within the walls of the church… when in fact he is everywhere. It was, without a doubt, the most touching religious ceremony we have ever witnessed and can´t help but feel that Robyn and Nicky have a very special friend in Father Joe. Thank you both for including us in this wonderful day, we wish you much happiness in your future adventures and hope to see you again soon in Ericeira!  Continue reading

Annie & Jason | Destination wedding in Portugal

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Annie and Jason… where do I even begin? Their wedding was our first one of 2013 and was certainly a day we will never forget. They first contacted us last year to see if we were available for their wedding, they explained that it was just going to be the 2 of them, an elopement of sorts, and as we chatted about their plans for the day we knew immediately that this was going to be a wedding unlike any we´d photographed before. Neither of them had been to mainland Portugal before but had been following our blog for a while and fell in love with the country through our eyes… which is a pretty big compliment in itself, but the cherry-on-top was when they asked us to pick the location of their ceremony, as they trusted our vision and knew we would find the best spot. No pressure!! You guys, this doesn´t happen very often… that the photographers get to pick the ceremony location, and it was an opportunity we weren´t going to waste! Months of location scouting ensued, to the point that people though we´d moved to Lisbon due to our Instagram feeds being full of scenic cityscapes but finally it was in the magical town of Sintra that we found the perfect place… the chapel ruins in the gardens of the Monserrate Palace. Continue reading

Catarina & Rui | Engagement

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A Catarina e o Rui casam-se este fim de semana na Comporta mesmo á beira mar (na Ilha do Arroz, um dos nossos locais favoritos, yeah!) e queriamos partilhar as fotos da e-session com eles antes do grande dia. Passámos juntos uma bonita tarde a caminhar nas ruas de Sintra e mal podemos esperar para os fotografar novamente no fim de semana, pelo que ouvimos o casamento vai ser maravilhoso e estamos a contar os dias para que chegue… até já!!! Continue reading

Annie & Jason | Engagement

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Annie is a southern belle from Louisiana and Jason is an East Coast boy with his roots in the Azores… neither of them had been to mainland Portugal before but it seemed the perfect spot for the two of them to run away to and elope. We met up with them a few days before their wedding to photograph this session and Annie had mentioned beforehand that both she and Jason loved boating and spent as much time on the water as they could, so it made perfect sense to shoot their engagement session by the water. We emailed so much, back and forth, that by the time we met up with them it felt like we´d known each other for ages and we had the best afternoon wandering the streets of Óbidos, followed by a visit to the lagoon and then, while sharing a seafood dinner after the shoot, Annie handed a prawn head to Jason and said “you gotta suck the brains out, thats the best bit!”… we knew right then that we were going to get along just fine. Their wedding was amazing, such a great way to start the season… but you will have to wait a little bit longer for that, to keep you going until then, these are some of our favourites from their e-session. Continue reading

Harriet & Hugo | Engagement

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Harriet and Hugo are another loved-up couple getting married in our part of the world… they live and work in London town but since Hugo´s family is all here in Lisbon, they decided to head south to Portugal for their wedding, which will be at the Quinta de Sant´Ana later this summer. They came down to visit a few weeks ago and managed (unfortunately) to catch the last of the rainy weather here on the coast, but being the brave and adventurous souls that they are (a trademark of all our couples!) they bundled up warmly and we hit the streets of Ericeira for a windy photo session. Thanks for a great afternoon guys, and we´ll see you again soon! xx Continue reading

Robyn & Nicky | Engagement

RobynNickyEngagement-09Robyn and Nicky have been coming Ericeira for surfing holidays since forever… they have an apartment just around the corner from ours and visit these famous Portuguese waves as often as they possibly can, escaping the rainy Irish weather. So of course when it came time to plan their wedding, this part of the world was a pretty obvious choice. We spent a lovely (and surprisingly sunny!) afternoon with them on the beach a little while ago and are excited to work with them again soon… theirs will be one of our first weddings of 2013 and we are itching to get back into action! Continue reading