23/09/2026
From the US to the hills of Sintra, Olivia & Jon’s wedding celebrations began in the soft light of a late afternoon at Penha Longa.
Their closest people had crossed an ocean to be there. And before the wedding day itself, there was this: the first embraces, long conversations, glasses raised, laughter carrying through the old stone walls, and the simple joy of finally being together.
These are the gatherings we love so much.
Because a wedding is never only the ceremony, or the portraits, or one single day.
It is also everything that happens around it: the people arriving, families reconnecting, friends meeting, stories being shared, and that quiet anticipation before everything begins.
And in Sintra, with that late afternoon light falling over the hills and everyone finally in the same place, there was nothing more needed.
This is why we love welcome events!
They give the people you love more time together.
And, in the end, that is so much of what a wedding is about.
Wedding planner: Portugal Wedding Planners
Venue: Penha Longa Resort and Penha Longa Catering
Photography: Destination wedding photographers in Portugal & Europe
Videography: Vitor Gordo | Portugal
Rentals: bc planning & rentals
Floral design: Portugal Wedding Flowers
Music: Your Jukebox