Beach Wedding at Viela da Praia: Amanda and Gustavo
WEDDINGG – How did you meet?
Amanda – In Marília, inland São Paulo state. The bride was from Caraguatatuba, São Paulo, and the groom from Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso. We moved to Marília to attend university and ended up living in the same student boarding house. Spending time together every day brought us closer, and we started dating. After two years together, we moved in with each other and stayed that way for another eight years before getting married! We dated for ten years!
WEDDINGG – How did the marriage proposal and engagement happen?
Amanda – It happened at a café in the mountains of Mairiporã, São Paulo. We didn't have an engagement party.
WEDDINGG – What was it like planning the wedding, handling doubts and expectations, and hiring the professionals? Amanda – It was fairly smooth, despite the distance. We live in inland Mato Grosso and our wedding took place on the São Paulo coast. Luckily, we're both very decisive: when we liked a supplier, we didn't even look at others. So we made only a few trips to the coast to book the venue, decorations, catering and photography. Everything else we arranged from a distance through Skype meetings. Hiring a wedding planner helped enormously, too.
Beach Wedding at Viela da Praia: Amanda and Gustavo
WEDDINGG – How did you feel on the wedding day before everything began, and what did you think when you heard your entrance music while the doors were still closed? Amanda – At the start of the day I felt quite calm, strangely enough. I only began shaking and getting really nervous when I went to the Viela window and saw my bridesmaids and groomsmen arriving, along with the groom! Time flies. Before I knew it, I was ready to walk down the ramp with everyone looking at me. I don't remember hearing the music; all I could see was the groom crying so much as he waited for me at the altar, with that magnificent sea behind him. Everything was so beautiful, and people had traveled from so far away that it was an explosion of joy. And then there was the emotion of entering together with my grandmother.
WEDDINGG – What was it like to experience getting married? Amanda – It was incredible, especially because everything happened exactly as we had planned. The decorations were immaculate; every item I had asked for at the meeting was precisely where I imagined it. Everyone praised the food, and we were very happy. We waited a long time to get married specifically because we wanted to be able to do it our way, and thank God that's what happened!
WEDDINGG – What advice would you give from one bride to another? Amanda – It's what everyone who had already married told me: enjoy the moment as much as you possibly can, because it flies by and you wish time could stop so the party would never end!
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WEDDINGG – What décor did you envision for the ceremony and reception? Amanda – Exactly what we had! Romantic décor, lots of flowers, delicacy and details, with suspended decorations for the reception.
Wedding Supplier Checklist Ceremony Venue: Viela da Praia Reception Venue: Viela da Praia Number of Guests: 110 Wedding Planning and RSVP: Mara Duarte Catering: Ostra Photography: Studio Job Video: Studio Job
Photo Souvenirs – Litoral Click Invitations: Papel e Estilo Choir: Instrumental musicians for ceremony and cocktail hour – Musica e Etc Ceremony Décor: Mara Perez Reception Décor:Mara Perez Flowers: Mara Perez Furniture: Viela da Praia Charger Plates: Mara Perez Chandeliers: Mara Perez Sound and Screen: Viela e Musica e Etc Lighting: Viela Band/DJ: Lukas Gabriel (pagode) / Lucas and Priscila (sertanejo duo) / DJ Felix (Viela) Dance Floor: Viela Dance Lessons: -- Special Entertainment: -- Drinks:Conceito Bar Sweets: Ostra Buffet Sweet Wrappers: Forminhas Artes 3G Cake: Lucake Bem-Casados: Oficina do Açúcar Wedding Favors: Flip-flops – Pé de Noiva Wedding Dress: Noiva nas Nuvens Accessories and Jewelry: Swarovski Shoes: Capodarte Bridesmaids' Dresses in Specified Colors? Yes, shades of pink Groom: Camargo Alfaiataria Wedding Rings: Vivara Hair and Makeup: Studio Mariana Sinatra Gift Registry: Camicado/ Fast Shop/Casare Honeymoon: New York and Cancún Children's Entertainment: Uni-duni-tê
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