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Ciara + Declan. Spring Wedding in Tavira, Portugal

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This beautiful spring day started out in Vilamoura with Ciara at the Tivoli and Declan at a villa a few blocks away.   The morning was full of excitement, perhaps too much excitement because every once in a while there was a little bottle of “Calming” spray that kept making it’s appearance!

The day was magically perfect.  And with only one near dress disaster* quickly remedied by the bride’s mum, – and some calming spray.

{*it’s a secret.}

Ciara and Declan were married in the most beautiful church with blue tiled walls and a grand piano.  The cocktail hour was inside Tavira caste walls, a gorgeous garden in full bloom.  Just a few steps away was the reception at the Pousada de Tavira.  The dinner was al fresco style in the courtyard of the Pousada, it was lit by candles that made the whole evening glow.

The guests came form all around the world to share in the joy.  Ciara and Declan are both form Ireland but love to travel and their friends came from as far as Texas where Ciara studied for a year, to Australia.  It was a night full of love, beautiful memories and magical wishes for an amazing future.

Later on that night The Six Irish Men band got everyone on the dance floor, and these Irish, well they can dance all right!  From the flower girls fantastic impromptu river dance performance to the men’s end of night dance floor pile up (after perhaps one too many beers), it was a crazy party!

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…just a few blocks away…

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…meanwhile back at the hotel…

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Matt and I were in the midst of taking some pretty, romantic portraits of Ciara and Declan when they both spontaneously burst in to laughter – I turned to Matt to see what was so funny?….Matt?…Matt?…. Two brown Doc Martins peaked from the top of the hedge, Matt had fallen into the bushes after leaning on a hedge a little too hard! HA!

Looking at Ciara and Declans faces I can only imagine it happening in slow motion.  After a quick, full recovery, we continued….

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Wedding Planner: Algarve Wedding Planners | Ceremony:  Igreja da Misericórdia Tavira | Reception: Pousada de Tavira | Video: JM Wedding Cinematography | Cake: Benedita Dias | Flowers: Gina Oura Flores Bouquet | Band: Six Irish Man Band | DJ: Tim Fortune

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