Lisbon
Madi and I are in Portugal for Whitney and Tom's wedding (congrats!), which was actually in Sintra. It's my first time out of the country, so it was really cool to have this first leg of our Portugal trip be in Lisbon with a bunch of friends from back home.
Above are 10 of my favorite photos from the Lisbon leg of the trip.
1 — Our first big open view of downtown Lisbon from Lumi Rooftop bar as we were trying to kill some time before check in.
2 — These were our first pastel de nata, from Manteigaria. After trying a few different places, I think they are still our favorite.
3 — A view of the Portuguese flag and Lisbon from the top of Castelo de São Jorge. Madi loved the peacocks here.
4 — A shot of the Equestrian Statue of King José I with the Rua Augusta Arch in the background.
5 — I thought this photo from Jake was cool. It has me in the foreground, with the rehearsal dinner setup in the middle portion of the shot. At the top you can see the National Palace of Pena peaking out of the trees. We didn't get to see this palace up close, but it looks awesome.
6 — My attempt at an artsy shot of the wedding venue.
7 — Madi and I posing at the cocktail hour of the wedding. The Basil Smash drink was a group favorite. And I think our group spent about two hours taking photos at this location.
8 — Scenes from the wedding reception.
9 — This was the first port wine we've ever tried, after dinner at Bono Lisboa—which was incredible and featured the best burrata we've ever had.
10 — They were doing watercolor paintings of couple shots at the rehearsal dinner. This was ours. I appreciate the detail showing my red wine and Madi's rosé—her go-to.