Think romantic, relaxed, colorful and that is exactly what you will see at the beautiful wedding of Alena and Andre in Portugal! The lovely couple celebrated their love with their beloved ones in the beautiful venue of Quinta de Segade with the prettiest and bright flowers creating the most romantic ambiance you ever see! As the bride shared with us «Since it was a summer wedding in the venue with large green area, I wanted a colorful bouquet with mix of textures and seasonal flowers which Portugal has plenty to choose from… ». We simply can’t wait to share with you every detail, all captured so beautifully by Pedro Filipe Fotografia!
Captured by Pedro Filipe Fotografia.
«We met at the University, and he proposed in Italy. », the bride shared with us.
«Some names of the flowers in the bouquet were vuvuzela garden rose, ranunculus, chamomile, delphinium, snap dragons, clematis, matthiola. I also had a smaller additional bouquet to throw. The decoration of the venue was also colorful. Since the venue has a lot of flowers and trees by itself, it was already looking beautiful. The decoration of the tables was colorful again – Limonium plus greens like eucalyptus, etc. These flowers do very well in hot climates and even at the end of the party look fresh. The ceremony was in the church. This church was not very big in size and had a lot of light, we liked it a lot.»
«As decoration we choose simple white yet beautiful ranunculus and some greens like eucalyptus. During the reception we and our guests enjoyed green open space of the venue with lots of light and vivid colors. »
Favorite part of the wedding was part of the games, where the groom and his friends needed to solve some tasks to get the bride back! It was a fun moment with music, laughs, dances!
alena, bride
The bride’s advice: «I recommend starting booking venue/ photographer / makeup much in advance! At least, in Portugal, wedding market is very hot! While checking options, I recommend using Excel to keep track of visits, contacts, etc., it helps not to keep track of everything. Also, it is a nice idea to set a qr code to ask the guests to upload pictures/videos they took during the wedding. This qr code can also be used by you, once pictures from photographer are ready and you want to share them with the guests. When it comes to pictures/videos, I recommend choosing both, it is a great memory to have a video that you can watch later on. »
Also, I recommend creating a wedding website with all the necessary information for the guests (timing, location, dress code, what to do in the city for guests traveling from other locations). It is also very convenient to keep track of RSVPs and food preferences with the help of the website.
alena, bride
«My wedding dress was classic and minimalist. It was at first hard to choose which one to go for, however, once you try many options, you understand which one is yours! »