O casamento de Pedro e Aleksandra em Sesimbra, Sesimbra

Em termos de comida, comemos pratos sofisticados e óptimas sobremesas. Nós também tivemos um toque polaco - a vodca polaca com sabor. O que tornou este dia ainda mais festivo foi a música da vida. Nós tivemos um cantor na igreja, um violino na cerimónia da praia e um saxofone durante o almoço. Não nos arrependemos de ter gasto esse dinheiro adicional, porque deu uma atmosfera mágica. O excelente clima e a praia vazia também ajudaram. Nós não tivemos muitos jogos - apenas jogamos o véu e a gravata. Nós também cortamos juntos o bolo, enquanto os nossos convidados estavam segurando sparklers. Como o dia começava muito cedo (ao meio dia), à 1 da manhã todos estavam felizes e prontos para ir para casa.

Geralmente na Polónia um casamento é celebrado por dois dias. Para voltar a ver os nossos amigos e familiares sem ter de se dar outra festa, reservámos um pequeno-almoço no SANA Hotel em Sesimbra. Eles fizeram uma divisão especial só para nós e tivemos um bom encontro.

Eu chorei muito. Não porque eu me estava a casar mas ver as pessoas mais próximas de todos os diferentes períodos de nossas vidas juntas num lugar estava a tocar o meu coração e eu estava sem palavras para expressar a minha gratidão e felicidade.O Pedro estava mais controlado. Os meus discursos foram caóticos e interrompidos por lágrimas. Mas acho que toda a gente entendeu!

Antes do casamento, amigos casados ​​diziam-me que naquele dia eu deveria concentrar-me em mim e no meu marido e tentar guardar na memória o máximo que pudesse. Agora eu sei o que eles queriam dizer: no seu próprio casamento, não se consegue ver todos os detalhes da decoração, nem comer todos os pratos servidos, nem falar com todos os seus convidados. Mas desde que você aprecie os momentos, manterá uma memória incrível, como nós fizemos!

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We started thinking about getting married 1,5 years before THE DAY, but besides buying the dress we didn’t really do much until 8 months before the wedding. We are a Polish-Belgian-Portuguese couple, so we had a lot of paper work on one side and guest-related organizational matters to solve on the other. It was a very intensive period of planning, but the day itself paid off the hard work.

We had a beautiful Polish-Portuguese ceremony in the church of Sesimbra and from there we walked down the streets of the town to reach the beach, where the celebration went on. We wanted to get married on the beach, but since the Christian wedding can´t take place outside of the church, we made another, informal ceremony led by our friend. It was a great idea, because we had an opportunity to say our personal votes. The altar was build on the sand, outside the Portofino Restaurant, that did an amazing job preparing the location. The decoration was beautiful and beach-theemed. They recommended us a great DJ who made everyone dance, from the youngest to the oldest guests. He also made a song mix for our first dance that we learned with Rita from Oeiras Dance Academy. This girl has ideas and a lot of much energy!

In terms of food, we ate sophisticated dishes and great desserts. We also had a polish accent – the polish flavored vodka. What made this day even more festive was the life music. We had a singer in the church, a violin at the beach ceremony and a saxophone during the lunch. We don´t regret having spent this additional money, because it gave a magical atmosphere. The great weather and empty beach helped too. We didn´t have many games - we just threw the veil and the tie. We also cut together the cake, while our guests were holding sparkles. Since the day started very early (at 12 pm), at 1 am everyone was happily ready to go home.

Usually in Poland a wedding is celebrated for two days. In order to see our friends and family once again without throwing another party, we booked a breakfast in the SANA Hotel in Sesimbra. They made a special division just for us and we had a nice get-together.

I cried a lot. Not because I was getting married, but seeing the closest people from all the different periods of our lifes together in one place was touching my heart and I was lacking words to express my gratutide and happinness. Pedro was more structured. My speeches were chaotic and interrupted by tears. But I think everyone got the point

Before the wedding married friends were telling me that on that day I should focus on my husband and myself and try to remember as much as I could. Now I know what they meant: at your own wedding you don’t get to see all the details of the decoration, nor to eat every dish served, nor to speak with all of your guests. But as long as you enjoy and cherish the moments, you will keep an amazing memory, like we did!