There are no rules when it comes to weddings, you can have them as big or as small as you want them. Micro weddings are becoming more and more popular, while others choose HUGE affairs with hundreds of guests. Allie and Patrick chose an intimae relaxed day for their destination wedding in Portugal, which suited them perfectly. They opted for close friends and family, a great location and delicious food, and let Patricks grandma act as officiant, the rest was pure wedding magic. It was all captured perfectly by Matt and Lena Photography.
Relaxed, intimate, family-oriented with incredible food!

Allie and Patrick were married on 21st September 2023 at Hortas do Rio, Carapeteira, Algarve, Portugal. ‘We traveled to Portugal to hike along the Algarve coast with Allie?s family for a week. Little did Allie know that Patrick also intended to propose somewhere along the trek. Patrick ended up finding a deserted beach with a small cave that was perfect for an intimate and private proposal. Afterwards, we celebrated with Allie?s family at Hortas do Rio (which inspired us for our ultimate dream wedding location).  After just spending one night at Hortas do Rio after getting engaged, we knew it would be the perfect place to have an intimate wedding ceremony. It had the perfect amount of rooms for 12 people, gorgeous grounds, and incredible food. We had 10 guests and it  took about a year to plan. Filipe, the owner of Hortas do Rio was our defacto wedding planner, and he was f...