Weddings

Juliana Ribeiro and André Lima’s Traditional Portuguese Wedding

  • juliana ribeiro wedding
    Photo: Nuno Palha
    1/21

    It’s funny because for my job I organize and plan a lot of events, but for my own wedding, I didn’t want to plan anything, so my mom organized everything—and it was perfect. Which is why she deserved the “best mother of the bride” title; some elements of my wedding were a surprise even to me!

  • juliana ribeiro wedding
    Photo: Nuno Palha
    2/21

    Since my veil was essentially the cape of my dress, I didn’t know what I was going to do with my hair. I found this vintage headpiece, and loved it because it was composed of beads and it felt very Renaissance.

  • juliana ribeiro wedding
    Photo: Nuno Palha
    3/21

    My wedding felt like going on vacation with my best friends and family. Since we all flew into Lisbon a few days before, we had lots of fun touring the city. My bridesmaids joined me as I was getting ready, and even though it was early, we were already celebrating with champagne!

  • juliana ribeiro wedding
    Photo: Nuno Palha
    4/21

    The cape was my favorite part of my look because I used my mother’s veil with my great-aunt Niza s hand-embroidery on top. It felt really special, and it’s something that will hopefully get passed on to future generations of my family.

  • juliana ribeiro wedding
    Photo: Nuno Palha
    5/21

    Because I was five months pregnant and I knew my wedding was going to last all night, my shoes had to be super comfortable. I loved these Manolo Blahnik heels because they had a small flower detail yet were simple and elegant.