Intimate Wedding in Algarve, Portugal | Raquel + Mariana

Me and Raquel have been close friends since we were in high school, and when she introduced me to Mariana, we immediately developed the same kind of friendship. A few years later, and they call me with the big news: they were getting married. Of course I was trilled with the news, and obviously waiting for them to ask me to be the photographer of their wedding. Fortunately, they wanted the same 😮‍💨🤩

The wedding day was, honestly, one of the most beautiful I’ve experienced. Seeing my two dear friends so happy, with their families and friends around, was something very special. Some of their close friends were my close friends as well, making it even more special to be photographing this wedding. I cried so much during the ceremony, that at some point, I couldn’t even see properly through the camera 🫠

Summer Wedding at Pine Cliffs Resort | Teresa + Manuel

Teresa and Manuel both grew up spending their summer vacations in this very location, Pine Cliffs Resort, in Algarve, Portugal, so I suppose it didn’t take them very long until they decided where they were going to celebrate their wedding. 🏖️

I was looking forward to it from the day we signed the contract, both because I’m actually from Algarve, so it would feel very familiar to me, and also because I always heard about how beautiful this resort is, so I immediately started to imagine the infinite photographic possibilities I was going to have. 🤩

It didn’t disappoint, that’s for sure. It was a 12+ hour wedding that felt like 2 or 3 hours. The ceremony was one of the most emotional I have ever photographed. The bride's sister gave a beautiful speech at the beginning, which resonated with the entire family and closest friends.

Wedding at Hotel Club d’Azeitão | Mariana + Bernardo

Mariana and Bernardo have been two good friends of mine for 10 years, and since the day they became parents of Tomás, I became their family photographer. Until the day they asked me to be their wedding photographer! 🥹

The whole wedding day was full of special moments. The moment when the bridesmaids had their first look to Mariana’s wedding dress. The moment when Mariana gave a little piano concert before going to the church. The moment when the groomsmen made a hilarious entrance into the saloon. The surprise concert that the bride’s sister, Joana, planned, where she and all their friends sang Disney songs with personalized lyrics to the bride and groom. It was a really really emotional and happy day where I felt part of their family. 🫶

Wedding at Quinta do Vale, Lisbon | Filipa + Miguel

Pipa and Miguel's wedding had a very special touch for me: practically my entire family was there. Capturing a day as special as my cousin Pipa's wedding, with all the people we love most present, was gold on blue.

The wedding day was very happy and full of beautiful details. The presence of the bride's father's car, a Fiat 124 Spider from the 70s. The joy on the bride and groom's faces throughout the ceremony. The reading of the votes. Placing the votes in a box with a bottle of wine from Madeira, Miguel's homeland. The wet rain appeared during the ceremony and made for some very beautiful photographs. My mother's birthday 🫶. The drawing of Piruças, the bride and groom's dog, made by Carolina, Pipa's niece. The (almost) running over of one of my machines while Pipa parked the car better for the photos. 😅