{"id":617091,"date":"2017-02-16T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=617091"},"modified":"2017-02-17T08:44:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T14:44:39","slug":"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo\/","title":{"rendered":"Uniquely Natural Portuguese Wedding at Areias Do Seixo"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617119\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/94\/34\/9434b1816490788e.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p>As soon as Ruth and Declan laid their eyes on Portuguese eco-boutique hotel&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.areiasdoseixo.com\/hotel-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Areias do Seixo<\/a>, they knew they had found a little slice of heaven on earth. Ruth and Declan&rsquo;s&nbsp;Portugal destination wedding started with a gorgeous church ceremony at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guiadacidade.pt\/pt\/poi-convento-de-santo-antonio-do-varatojo-20375\" target=\"_blank\">Convento de Santo Ant&oacute;nio do Varatojo<\/a>&nbsp;and was followed by a reception at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.areiasdoseixo.com\/hotel-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Areias do Seixo<\/a>&lsquo;s otherworldly open-air reception garden.&nbsp;In true Portuguese fashion, the couple gifted all of their guests a bottle of port at the end of the night. We are so in love with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jesuscaballero.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Caballero Photography<\/a>&lsquo;s documentation of Ruth and Declan&rsquo;s day, including all of their stunning reception detail shots.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ruth and Declan<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guiadacidade.pt\/pt\/poi-convento-de-santo-antonio-do-varatojo-20375\" target=\"_blank\">Convento de Santo Ant&oacute;nio do Varatojo<\/a>&nbsp;&amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.areiasdoseixo.com\/hotel-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Areias do Seixo<\/a>, Lisbon, Portugal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617095\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/97\/e6\/97e6bfc6c404fadb_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>During the&nbsp;planning process, going to view the venues was most important to us, as often photos don&rsquo;t always give you the best idea of the venue and they don&rsquo;t give you a feel for the place properly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617096\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e0\/94\/e0947e90350b1435.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617099\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/63\/3d\/633dfe9affb4b5e6.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617100\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/cb\/c3\/cbc3e789a2c6a6ad_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-6\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617107\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8e\/b9\/8eb9c1a09d2f4f9a_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-13\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>The church ceremony was very special to us, especially the processional where we met each other at the church altar.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617101\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/2b\/16\/2b16584df6827b1d_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-7\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Processional: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qDlCM_Mwtys\" target=\"_blank\">Mo Ghile Mear &ndash; Mary Black<\/a><\/em><br>\n<em>Recessional: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0NFV8dHrZYM\" target=\"_blank\">One Day Like This &ndash; Elbow<\/a><\/em><br>\n<em>First Dance: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-eCh3y5VROM\" target=\"_blank\">In My Life &ndash; The Beatles<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617102\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/63\/05\/6305979550318c2a_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-8\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617103\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ef\/5a\/ef5a75f6c27754ce_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-9\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617104\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d2\/ee\/d2ee5c1f8e82cf0e_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>It was beautiful to walk out to one of our favourite songs and to see all of our beautiful friends and family and be greeted by the beautiful confetti rose petals.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617105\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f4\/d4\/f4d4ce61db2ecf7f_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617106\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/91\/19\/911977bd2b7a68c7_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617108\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/63\/e5\/63e55f26baf6a113_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-14\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617111\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/29\/53\/29533664038df0cf_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-16\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617114\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9b\/0e\/9b0e0f02839e6ce2.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-19\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617115\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e9\/b8\/e9b8e35ff5e27400.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-20\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617116\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6a\/86\/6a86b286ef3c6775.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-21\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617113\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/fe\/df\/fedf9938a19a8242.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617117\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/83\/68\/836865e9016781c9.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-22\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617118\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7a\/7d\/7a7d24ecc38376c3_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-23\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617126\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/77\/3c\/773c024827786470_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-31\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>The reception venue was out of this world and when we found it, we thought that we found just a little bit of heaven on earth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617133\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/61\/cb\/61cb6fc03444bbe5_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-38\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617121\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/2b\/9b\/2b9bdd25ae1f0f0d_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-26\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617125\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/65\/f8\/65f86a18c9162813_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-30\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617122\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/4a\/6b\/4a6bbeef0b8dfe23_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-27\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617127\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6f\/7c\/6f7ca543a1cc74f7.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-32\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617124\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f1\/0e\/f10e682515ac6190.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-29\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617130\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/71\/32\/7132075a2a76f8a9.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-34\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617123\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ff\/a3\/ffa310754ffeb0b6.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-28\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617129\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/11\/c8\/11c8de8a3604448e_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-35\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617131\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ef\/50\/ef5094853d7432d6_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-36\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617135\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/5f\/a3\/5fa3efd09c6bd790_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-40\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617134\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e7\/a3\/e7a332d972b233bc_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-39\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617136\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/84\/95\/8495054928925f8e.jpg\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-41\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617138\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/81\/1c\/811c45b62be8a856_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-43\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617139\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/77\/5f\/775f0e861dc7b6be_w1000.avif\" alt=\"uniquely-natural-portuguese-wedding-at-areias-do-seixo-44\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"goldbox\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/jesuscaballero.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Caballero Photography<\/a><br>\nEvent Planning, Floral Design, &amp; Officiant &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/thevowsportugal.com\/\">The Vows<\/a><br>\nCeremony Venue &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guiadacidade.pt\/pt\/poi-convento-de-santo-antonio-do-varatojo-20375\" target=\"_blank\">Convento de Santo Ant&oacute;nio do Varatojo<\/a><br>\nReception Venue &amp; Catering &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.areiasdoseixo.com\/hotel-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Areias do Seixo<\/a><br>\nLive Music &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meltingpotfolkband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Melting Pot Folk Band<\/a><br>\nInvitations &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/smittenonpaper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Smitten on Paper<\/a><br>\nMakeup Artist &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MartasousasilvaMAKEUPARTIST\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marta Sousa Silva<\/a><br>\nHair Styling &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carladoliveira.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carla D&rsquo;Oliveira<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daughtersofsimone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daughters of Simone<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/heartaflutterbridal.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heart Aflutter<\/a><br>\nBridal Accessories &amp; Bridesmaids&rsquo; Apparel &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/asos.com\" target=\"_blank\">ASOS<\/a><br>\nGroom&rsquo;s Apparel &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harveynichols.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harvey Nichols<\/a><br>\nGroomsmen&rsquo;s Apparel &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.next.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Next<\/a><br>\nRings &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsamuel.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">H. Samuel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Ruth and Declan, and a huge thanks to Junebug member&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/best-wedding-photographers\/Portugal-photography\/Jesus-Caballero-Photography\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Caballero Photography<\/a>&nbsp;for sharing their wedding with us. Can&rsquo;t get enough of this totally magical Portuguese venue? Then you&rsquo;ve got to see <a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/dinner-two-areias-seixo-sweetest-elopement-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\">this sweet dinner-for-two elopement under the stars, also shot at Areias do Seixo!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-gabby.jpg\" alt=\"xoxoGabby\" width=\"97\" height=\"47\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As soon as Ruth and Declan laid their eyes on Portuguese eco-boutique hotel&nbsp;Areias do Seixo, they knew they had found a little slice of heaven on earth. Ruth and Declan&rsquo;s&nbsp;Portugal destination wedding started with a gorgeous church ceremony at&nbsp;Convento de Santo Ant&oacute;nio do Varatojo&nbsp;and was followed by a reception at&nbsp;Areias do Seixo&lsquo;s otherworldly open-air reception garden.&nbsp;In true Portuguese fashion, the couple gifted all of their guests a bottle of port at the end of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1346,1075,1076,1079,1535,1081,1082,1529,1005,1269],"tags":[1116,1597,1099,1097],"class_list":["post-617091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church-wedding","category-destination-wedding","category-elegant-wedding","category-garden-wedding","category-industrial-wedding","category-intimate-wedding","category-modern-wedding","category-portugal-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-sophisticated-wedding","tag-gray","tag-lavender","tag-sage-green","tag-yellow"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617091\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}