Inês & Jason — Palácio do Correio-Mor · Lisbon

Seven years together, four of them long distance, three continents and a pandemic in between. Inês and Jason finally brought everyone together at Palácio do Correio-Mor, an 18th-century palace in Loures, just outside Lisbon, once home to the kingdom’s chief postmaster.

I filmed it the way I film every wedding: quietly, close, without directing. Painted ceilings, tiled walls, soft Portuguese light through tall windows, and a room full of people who had waited a long time for this day.

The feature film is built around a reading of E.E. Cummings’ i carry your heart with me. A fitting line for two people who spent years carrying it across oceans.

Short Film and Feature Film by Duarte WV, Portugal wedding videographer.