From there, it was on to Ricarda’s, where the ceremony space was its own kind of architectural moment. Two soaring white pillars crossing overhead like an abstract chapel, draped in white fabric that framed the altar of blush and white florals below. As Raquel walked down the aisle to “Is This Love” by Luke Burr the room seemed to hold its breath. Shooting straight down the aisle from the back captured the full scale of it with the crossing beams overhead, the glass wall behind, the city just visible beyond.
Raquel and Callum’s favourite moment of the day came just after, when they turned to face their guests while the officiant walked the aisle telling their story. “We both just blacked out,” they said, “completely overwhelmed with emotions that the day was finally here. It was overwhelming, beautiful and peaceful all at the same time.”
As the sun went down, the courtyard transformed to pink and lavender uplighting on the exposed brick, string lights and candlelight replacing the daylight, blush and peach florals glowing on tall black stands. We captured the toasts from across the table, guests raising their glasses in the foreground, so you feel like you’re sitting right there with them.
Then came the part they’d been anticipating all day, the dance floor. Under that same crossing white structure, now lit in magenta, the room let go of every formality. Their first dance, to “Say You Won’t Let Go” by James Arthur, was the song from the very beginning of their relationship, and dancing to it here felt like the whole story circling back. A couple of guests raised the Spanish and Portuguese flags mid-party, a small, personal flash of family heritage.The mezzanine above gave the whole scene its scale displaying a sea of people, candlelight on the tables below, the couple somewhere in the middle of it all.
Congratulations, Raquel and Callum. Watching this day unfold was a reminder of why we do this work. Thank you for trusting us with something so personal, for the dancing, the toasts, and every unscripted moment in between. Here’s to a marriage as full of joy as your wedding day was.
