An elopement in Porto
Tiffany and Mark met in their first year of pharmacy school. They spent years as friends, with more mixed signals than either of them can count, before they finally admitted what everyone around them already knew. On the 18th of July 2026 they came to Porto to make their vows, with two friends by their side.
The day started in the city. They got ready at their hotel, stepped out onto the cobblestones and walked through downtown Porto, between the granite buildings around Avenida dos Aliados.
The ceremony took place in the gardens of the Palácio de Cristal, under the trees, with the Douro below. Mónica celebrated it. Tiffany and Mark read the vows they had written for each other and included two rituals: a handfasting, and the Polish tradition of bread and salt with a shot of vodka. Their friend Sebastian brought the rings and the bread.
To finish, we went down to the Ribeira for the golden hour, by the river and on the Dom Luís I bridge, while the city lit up for the evening.
We planned and coordinated the elopement, and created and celebrated the ceremony.
Photography: Lounge Fotografia. Video: We Love Film. Ceremony: Mónica Magalhães.
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