Quinta do Alferes de Crasto
Guide · Ceremony4 min read

A wedding at sunset

The most beautiful light of the day lasts only a few minutes. We show how to plan the day around it: the ceremony as the heat eases, the entrance to the hall at sunset and the golden hour kept for your photos.

The golden hour

In the last hour before sunset, the light turns warm, soft and enveloping. It is the moment when the photos, and the emotions, come to life.

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Ceremony
≈ 4h30 before sunset, with the heat already easing
Golden hour · photos
the golden hour, for the couple’s photos
Entrance to the hall
at sunset ()

The entrance to the hall coincides with sunset: guests avoid the heat outside and the couple makes the most of the golden hour for photos, with the ceremony 4 to 5 hours earlier. Approximate times for the Porto region; we confirm the exact time for your day with you.

01

Count back from the light

Set the sunset time first and design the rest of the day from there, not the other way round. The light does not wait for the schedule.

02

Leave room for delays

Guests always take a little longer to sit down. A 15-minute buffer protects the most important moment from improvisation.

03

Face the ceremony towards the light

Where the couple stands in relation to the sun changes everything. We study the angle so the light works for you, not against your faces.

04

Think about after sunset

When natural light fades, ambient lighting takes over. A good lighting plan keeps the magic of the golden hour going into the night.

“There is one hour each day when everything seems made of gold. Our job is to make sure your ‘yes’ happens right in it.”

Every minute counts

We design your day around the light

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