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A Palace Ceremony

Loures, Portugal · Palácio de Queluz

Rather than designing against the landscape, we design with it. By building the ceremony around the backdrop and reimagining traditional seating layouts, every ceremony feels one of a kind.

Aerial view of the boxwood garden ceremony layout at Palácio de Queluz Aerial view of the palace grounds and gardens Palace facade with fountain and formal garden Front facade of the palace with fountain courtyard Palace facade viewed from the ceremony garden Top-down view of the boxwood garden maze and ceremony aisle Ceremony aisle lined with chairs facing the palace Wide view of the empty ceremony chairs along the aisle Close-up of ceremony chairs with floral arrangements White and blue floral arrangement detail along the aisle Tall white floral arrangements in urns on pedestals Ceremony chairs with guest place cards attached Seating chart displayed on a garden pedestal Guests walking through the palace grounds with parasols Guests strolling past the palace with white parasols Guests mingling in the garden before the ceremony Guests smiling under parasols before the ceremony Guests laughing together under white parasols Guest couple seated together under a parasol Groom walking down the aisle greeting guests Wide view of guests seated with umbrellas facing the palace altar Wedding party walking past a statue toward the ceremony Solo portrait of the groom smiling before the ceremony Guests in sunglasses and colorful dresses seated under umbrellas Wedding party couple walking down the aisle Groom portrait walking past the blue and white palace facade Groomsmen standing in a row at the altar Flower girl walking down the aisle toward the fountain Bridesmaids in colorful dresses standing with parasols Bride walking with her father past the garden fountain Vertical aerial view of the full garden maze ceremony layout Bride and groom exchanging vows on the round platform Vertical aerial view of the ceremony aisle and palace Top-down aerial view of guests seated along the aisle with umbrellas Top-down aerial view of the full garden maze and fountains Groom smiling while holding his vow card during the ceremony Bride reading her vows at the microphone Groom kissing the bride's forehead at the microphone Officiant guiding the couple through the ring exchange Bride and groom's first kiss as guests applaud Bride and groom exiting the aisle as guests throw petals Vertical aerial view of the couple exiting the ceremony aisle Bride and bridesmaids walking through the gilded ballroom Detail of the gilded ceiling and painted panels in the ballroom Bride and groom portrait against a blue and yellow azulejo tile mural Detail of a gilded oval portrait painting in the palace hallway Bride and groom beneath the crystal chandelier in the ballroom Bride and groom silhouetted in the ballroom doorway Bride and groom smiling against the azulejo tile mural Bride and groom dancing in the tiled palace room