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Gretchen & Geoff

Sintra’s Garden Charm

A moment from the ceremony. Garden-style atmosphere. Aisle with floral arrangements and grass. Theater-style altar. Bride, groom, bridal party, and guests.
Bringing family and friends together in a beautiful garden setting.

Traveling from the United States to Portugal, Gretchen & Geoff chose the romantic hills of Sintra for their destination wedding. Surrounded by lush gardens and timeless architecture at Quinta da Bellavista in Sintra, they created a celebration that felt intimate, elegant, and deeply personal.

With nature as the backdrop and their closest family and friends by their side, the day unfolded with effortless charm—bringing together the beauty of Portugal and the warmth of a gathering centered on love, connection, and shared experiences.

Gallery

Black and white photo. Close-up of a couple, face to face, with a old garden as background.
Portuguese old palace view with gardens, historic facade featuring tiles and statues and a lake. Couple photo.
A man and a woman talking during an event, next to the welcome sign. View from the building's entrance
A close-up of the decor at a cocktail party in a historic Portuguese palace. A set of iron cocktail furniture. A balcony featuring traditional Portuguese tiles in shades of blue.
People at the terrace of an historic portuguese palace. The building's facade as background, featuring traditional Portuguese tiles in shades of blue, statues, and architectural details. Welcome event cocktail.
Black and white photo. Bride and groom posing in the fontain of the gardens of a historic portuguese palace, Marques da Fronteira, with the buiding as background.
People at the terrace of an historic portuguese palace. The building's facade as background, featuring traditional Portuguese tiles in shades of blue, statues, and architectural details. Welcome event cocktail.
Bar arrangement with grapes, lemons, blueberries and roses. Bar and bar menu in blue.
Coctail event furniture and decor. Garden-style furniture in a terrace of a historic portuguese palace with tiles and statues.
Black and white and artistic close-up of a bride putting perfum.
Groom and groomsmen chilling around the table, with beers, all dressed alike in beige suits.
Natural shot of a bride with her colored and delicated bridal bouquet in spring colors.
Close-up of wedding ceremony garden chairs and aisle organic arrangements in light pastel colors.
Groom lifting his bride into his arms. The ceremony altar in the background. Black and white photo.
Aereal view from Quinta da Bella Vista, Sintra, Portugal.
Wedding ceremony with garden-style decoration. Sintra, Portugal. Iron mint green chairs in the grass. Altar in the theatre, with a c-shape floral installation at the floor in pastel colors.
Wedding ceremony moment with garden-style decoration. Sintra, Portugal. Iron mint green chairs in the grass. Altar in the theatre, with a c-shape floral installation at the floor in pastel colors.
Aereal view from cocktail hour in Quinta da Bella Vista, Sintra. Wedding cocktail at the garden.
Couple in wedding attire centered in the frame, with their arms around each other. Bride with her head resting on the groom's shoulder.
A close-up of the bridesmaids' bouquets featuring delicated spring flowers in pastel shades, resting on a garden table.
Bride and groom kiss during cocktail hour with the bar as background. The bride is sitting on the bar. Black and white photo.
Wedding guest outfit details.
Couple wedding session. Bride and groom walking near to the pool with Sintra's mountains as background. Black and white photo.
Bride talking with guests during cocktail hour.
Wedding cocktail garden lounge. Iron furniture in neutral colors.
A fun moment among the guests and the bride and groom, with everyone laughing and wearing sunglasses.
Aerial view from Quinta da Bella Vista greenhouse, while the wedding dinner is taking place.
A candid moment of the guests raising their glasses, illuminated by the glow of the candles, during wedding reception at Bella Vista's greenhouse.
Close-up of a garden-style with pastel colors wedding dinner decor. White flowers and pastel tapered candles centrepieces.
Candid fun moment of to guests toasting as if they were a couple with their arms linked, while wearing personalized scarves on their heads in the traditional old-fashioned style.
Candid fun moment during bride and groom great entrance at wedding dinner. The guests standing and waving their personalized blue silk scarves. Greenhouse ceiling with vintage green lamps and glass globes hanged.
Wedding reception in a greenhouse placed in Portugal. Garden-style decor with long tables and light pastel colors. Centrepieces with bud vases and spring flowers. Ceiling decorated with hanging glass globes with candles and vintage green chandeliers.
A perspective shot of the long tables at the wedding dinner perfectly aligned. Garden-style wedding with light pastel colors. Centrepieces with bud vases with delicated flowes, pilar candles and tapered pastel candles. Peach glasses, green cutlery, white ceramic and rattan charger plates mixed, floral hand painted dinner and bread plates.
Bride and groom with Como Branco's planning and styling team in the wedding dinner location.
Aerial view from a greenhouse in Portugal during a wedding dinner where is able to see what is going on through the glass roof.
Event Design

Como Branco

Venue Welcome Event

Palácio Marquês da Fronteira

Venue Wedding Day

Quinta da Bella Vista

Photography

Krista K Photography

Video

The Vernacular

Sound & Light

Rituais

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