Today's couple Cynthia and Jan met during college at the birthday party of a mutual friend. While on holidays in Sintra, Portugal a few years later, Jan got down on one knee in the centre of the beautiful Palácio da Pena to ask Cynthia to be his wife. Their beautiful wedding in Porto was attended by close family and friends from Belgium and beyond and as you will soon see, it was one fabulously stylish and chic day, captured effortlessly by the team at Gloria Aguiam.
From the bride;
"The best decision we made was to have a destination wedding. We often go to Portugal and during the holiday when we got engaged, we took a trip to experience the Porto wine festival. Walking the city streets, we accidentally came across the Yeatman and joked about having the wedding there. When we arrived back in Belgium we looked into the venue online and fell in love. We did visit a few more venues around Lisbon and Porto- it was difficult to make a decision because there are just so many beautiful venues in Portugal. We finally decided to get married in Porto at the Yeatman because we loved the venue and its beautiful view. Our guests could also fly to Porto with Ryanair (so the tickets wouldn't be too expensive) and could have a city break. Porto is so diverse- there is something for everyone, no matter what their interests are. Some people went to the beach, others visited museums, others went to a natural park close to Porto- all enjoyed themselves, and on the Friday night before the wedding, we treated them to some culture with a boat cruise on the Douro with Fado music! For us, the most challenging part that came with getting married abroad was trying to figure out how many guest would be able to make it. We used a planner though so it helped a lot. Because I'm Chinese, we wanted to include some Chinese elements throughout the ceremony but we didn't have a specific theme in mind. We just went with the atmopshere of the place. The most memorable moment for me was the amazing night view of Porto during the dinner and while we were cutting the cake - it was stunning. The best advice we can share is to use a wedding planner if you decide to get married abroad. It's also important to choose a location that is easily accessible for the guests and somewhere that they can have a nice time besides on the wedding day." Photography; Gloria Aguiam | Ceremony and Reception Venue; The Yeatman | Wedding Planner; Portugal Wedding Planners | Florist; Lurdes | Cake; The Yeatman | Stationary; Baeyens (Belgium) | Wedding Dress; JPC (Belgium) |Groom's Suit; Boss (Belgium) | Shoes; Loriblu (Italy) | Wedding Celebrant; Joao Silva | Hair and Make Up; Pretty Exquisite | Music; Jukebox
