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Joanna & Greg — Two days at Malhadinha Nova

Two days at Herdade da Malhadinha Nova: a welcome barbecue, blue cowboy boots, portraits with a horse and dinner beneath the trees. Joanna and Greg in the Alentejo, photographed by The Daniels.

Joanna and Greg gathered their favourite people at Herdade da Malhadinha Nova on 25 and 26 June 2026. Two days in the Alentejo, with a welcome barbecue, blue cowboy boots and an evening around one long table.

Joanna in a lace wedding dress beside a brown horse on a sunlit path.

01 / The place

Herdade da Malhadinha Nova

Vineyards run into pale, open fields. Horses graze beside the water. Around the whitewashed buildings, the pool and shaded terraces offer a different view of the same landscape. Malhadinha Nova gave this wedding a strong sense of place, with room for the people and their stories.

Aerial view of the white buildings and vineyards at Herdade da Malhadinha Nova.
Black and white aerial view of horses grazing beside water and vineyards.
Black and white view across vineyards and the open Alentejo landscape.

02 / 25 June 2026

The day before

The day before the wedding began with a barbecue: shared tables, terracotta cups, live music and friends greeting one another. Joanna wore a short white dress; Greg, a patterned shirt. Later, we walked into the vines for a few portraits as the sun dropped behind the buildings.

Swimming pool beside whitewashed buildings at Malhadinha Nova.
Colourful floral pattern on a parasol at the welcome gathering.
Welcome barbecue table with terracotta cups, plates and potted herbs.
Joanna greeting a guest beneath strings of outdoor lights.
Three musicians performing outdoors at the welcome gathering.
Joanna and Greg sitting together on a low wall at Malhadinha Nova.
Joanna and Greg together in the late afternoon light.
Joanna and Greg walking between rows of vines on the day before the wedding.
Joanna and Greg riding a quad bike on a rural path at dusk.

03 / 26 June 2026

Blue boots. Lace. A little dust.

On the wedding day, Joanna paired her lace dress with pale blue cowboy boots. Greg wore a dark jacket with jeans. Those choices sit naturally alongside the stables, the dusty paths and the open countryside. Some of our favourite frames came from their time with a horse: close portraits in the shade, then the three of them walking out into the light.

Lace wedding dress hanging above pale blue cowboy boots against a concrete wall.
Black and white photograph of Joanna’s wedding dress and cowboy boots.
Joanna’s white and orange bouquet, lace dress and blue cowboy boots.
Joanna beside a brown horse inside a shaded stable.
Joanna and Greg walking beside a brown horse along a tree-lined path.
Joanna’s blue cowboy boots beneath her dress, beside Greg’s jeans and boots.
Black and white portrait of Joanna and Greg walking through the vineyard.
Joanna and Greg smiling as they walk beside the vines.

04 / After sunset

One long table

The evening gathered around a long table beneath the trees. White flowers and strings of lights ran through the scene; guests lifted their napkins as Joanna and Greg arrived. By night, the table became a line of light in the dark.

Joanna and Greg arriving at the outdoor dinner table.
Guests lifting napkins around the long wedding dinner table.
Black and white view of guests at dinner beneath strings of lights.
Aerial night view of the illuminated long wedding dinner table.

The Daniels / Photography

The whole story

Photographing both days let us follow the whole change of pace: the first greetings, portraits in the vines, blue boots on the path and everyone together after sunset. A wedding at Malhadinha Nova, told through the landscape and the people who filled it.

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