THE STORYTELLERS / WORKPALACETE SEVERO · PORTO, PORTUGAL

DAIRE &
CAROLANNE A micro wedding at Palacete Severo, Porto. A photographic edit.

Daire sitting beside the tall windows of a dim room at Palacete Severo, Porto — 001 / 051

Daire adjusting his jacket in bands of window light — 002 / 051

An empty sunlit room and a long table at Palacete Severo — 003 / 051

A candid moment as Carolanne prepares in the room — 004 / 051

Carolanne preparing, reflected in the room mirror — 005 / 051

A quiet glimpse into the room through a partly open door — 006 / 051

Carolanne appears beyond a dark doorway — 007 / 051

Carolanne standing in her wedding dress near the doorway — 008 / 051

A woman reflected in the glass near the tall windows — 009 / 051

Carolanne entering the room with a guest — 010 / 051

Guests seen through an open doorway — 011 / 051

Guests sitting together, obscured by a blurred figure — 012 / 051

An almost obscured figure behind the doorway — 013 / 051

Sunlit guests, partly obscured and soft — 014 / 051

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A woman reflected in the surface of a glass table — 016 / 051

Daire and Carolanne smiling with a family member — 017 / 051

A woman holding her hands to her face during the ceremony — 018 / 051

Daire standing in a doorway as Carolanne enters — 019 / 051

A distant view into the ceremony through tall doors — 020 / 051

Daire and Carolanne facing one another — 021 / 051

Signing documents at the wedding table — 022 / 051

Guests greeting and embracing after the ceremony — 023 / 051

Two older guests, one raising his hand towards the camera — 024 / 051

An older guest momentarily blocking the lens with his hand — 025 / 051

Women exchanging smiles in front of a large mirror — 026 / 051

A man reflected in a mirror behind a woman in a red dress — 027 / 051

Carolanne beside a framed portrait of a child — 028 / 051

A quiet corridor receding into shadow — 029 / 051

Figures standing at the bottom of a dark staircase — 030 / 051

Carolanne on the stairs, with Daire interrupting the foreground — 031 / 051

Daire and Carolanne beneath a stained-glass arched window at Palacete Severo — 032 / 051

A view through a window towards the quiet courtyard — 033 / 051

Pigeons crossing the pavement — 034 / 051

Daire and Carolanne crossing the garden beside a pool where a swimmer floats — 035 / 051

Carolanne framed by an arched doorway and patterned tiles in the Palacete Severo courtyard — 036 / 051

Carolanne walking through a dark passage — 037 / 051

Daire and Carolanne seen through a doorway in high contrast — 038 / 051

Guests talking and laughing outdoors — 039 / 051

Daire and Carolanne smiling together in the courtyard — 040 / 051

Daire and Carolanne holding hands, seen closely — 041 / 051

Daire and Carolanne standing against a dark wall — 042 / 051

Carolanne in silhouette by the window — 043 / 051

Branches and walls in the courtyard — 044 / 051

A passing view of shoes and feet against stone — 045 / 051

A close, partially obscured portrait of Carolanne — 046 / 051

Daire and Carolanne walking amongst trees — 047 / 051

Hands held against a bright background — 048 / 051

A hand reaching for a bottle on a low table beside a white dress — 049 / 051

Daire and Carolanne laughing on a green sofa with drinks in hand — 050 / 051

Daire, Carolanne and their guests, small figures in the Palacete Severo garden beneath tall trees — 051 / 051

A NOTE ON SMALL WEDDINGS / BRUNO COSTA

At smaller weddings, I can move more quietly. There’s time for the obvious moments, but also for the people drifting into the background, an empty room, or a hand passing across the lens. I like not knowing which photograph will stay with me until later.

Daire & Carolanne. Palacete Severo, Porto, Portugal.
Photographed by Bruno Costa for The Storytellers.CHECK AVAILABILITY ↗ · NEXT STORY → MÓNICA & PEDRO · BACK TO WORK · © 2026 THE STORYTELLERS

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