Ana & Vitor

The place

Porto & Douro

Porto’s granite and river, then terraced vineyards along the Douro — wine estates, harvest light, long dinners.

June is one of the easiest months to marry here.

The light

How the light falls there

In the valley the steep slopes put the river in shadow before the sky goes dark, so the last sun lies on the upper terraces — a good photographer plans the portraits up the hill. In Porto, dusk over the river and the bridges is the classic moment.