Photographers - Algarve area

Linda Potgieter · Post by **Linda Potgieter** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 2:14 pm

Thank you for the various replies. We are hoping to finalise with Flamingo, which was our 2nd choice initially. We are also battling to finalise the chapel booking in Carvoeiro (little challenges along the way are inevitable, I guess) so if anyone knows of names and/or contact details of churches in and around the town, again I'd be grateful.

The message board has been helpful - thanks goes to the Webmaster.

Linda

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 9:42 am

I wish you luck with the "padre" from Lagoa, he's NOT the most easy person to deal with!!!!

fred · Post by **fred** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 4:27 pm

When is the wedding? If it's September we'll come along and give you a cheer!!

Gerry Cullen · Post by **Gerry Cullen** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:11 pm

Hi linda, just a quick shout to wish you and yours all the best for your big day. You didn,t tell where or when the ceramony was to take place( smart girl the last thing you need is a load of us arriving full to the ears with black russians,getting all maudlin then starting a row, mind you it is a wedding so if you change your mind let us know) but i guess its soon .One thing my mam,god be good to her,said to me before igot married,after she accused me of ruining that loverly young girls life,was .When in the lions field hunting lions ignore the rabbits,but when in the rabbits field hunting rabbits watch out for the lions.
Any way i,m sure i,m speaking for all of us on the forum when i say our thought, prayers and best wishes are with you on your big day have a great time.

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:22 pm

Nice thoughts Gerry, pity about the budgie, what soups does it like? Mike, Chislehurst.

Cabecinha p · Post by **Cabecinha p** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 1:55 pm

you sholud think better about your wedding dinner before you end up in Flamingo

.... don´t get your wedding party spoilt .... you could do much better, believe me

Gerry Cullen · Post by **Gerry Cullen** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 2:21 am

Go niri on bothar leath
may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows your dead

Graham · Post by **Graham** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:54 am

Sorry - I have to disagree about the Flamingo - the setting is absolutely stunning for a wedding reception, and I find the food particularly good compared with the 'saminess' that other restaurants in the area have. I think you have made a great choice and will have a wonderful time.

Perhaps it would have been more useful if Cabecinha would explain exactly what he/she finds to dislike about it

Let us all know how it goes (any chance of getting Steen to post some piccies??)

Graham

maddi · Post by **maddi** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:37 pm

Personally I think it would have been more useful if Cabecinha hadn't said anything at all knowing that the venue had already been booked.

That sort of thing is the last thing you need on the build up to your "big day". I am sure that it will be brilliant for you and I wish you all the very best.

Maddi

pinkiebluesky · Post by **pinkiebluesky** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:28 pm

cabecinha means little head, maybe he has a little brain to go in it?

maddi · Post by **maddi** » Thu Sep 04, 2003 12:29 am

Bravo

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:07 am

I see my enquiries about Carvoeiro ignited quite a discussion, to say the least.

Thank you for your suggestions, concerns, warnings, etc. We arrived home last night after an awesome 2 weeks in Carvoeiro.

(You're right Maddi, had O Flamingo been a total disaster, it's certainly not something I would have wanted to hear a few days before my wedding.)

However, let me be the latest & greatest update on O Flamingo - we had an absolutely brilliant dinner party. Petra and Roland, the owners, were most obliging and the food was excellent and in total abundance. We were set up outside on the patio by the pool and the photos are beautiful.

We had an awesome wedding at the chapel on the hilltop, and were blessed with a very special wedding all 'round, from the pastor to the DJ to the photographer to the reception. Pastor Greg Eckler married us, superb and heart-warming service, just what we wanted. Robby Richardson did the music, real stand-up guy. (They're both Christian DJs on the local "Kiss FM" radio station and are a real hit with the community.) And Vitor Rocha did our photos. I highly recommend all 3 professionals for any similar function.

Thanks again for all your comments. Some have been helpful, others...well, a little impetuous, I guess. I may post some pics on the site a little later to share what was a really special occasion.

If anyone visiting Carvoeiro or the area in the future would like some info on good restaurants & the like, I'm now in a position to point you to some places with exceptional service & piri piri chicken

Thanks & Regards
Linda Potgieter

heini · Post by **heini** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 9:40 pm

Linda, I am glad you had the wedding of your dreams. Please post photos, we all want to be part of it. btw, where in SA do you live? We spent some time in Capetown, our dream town ,and in Namibia.

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