Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Well, where to start? Two people growing up on different continents, miles and miles apart (9.803&nbsp;km / 6.092 miles to be more exact) and still ending up at the right place at the right time.

And so it started

In 2019, Carina and (her dog) Chewie crossed half the world, moving from São Paulo to Berlin, that was just the beginning of the adventure of their lives.In 2022, Carina was still struggling to learn German, battling bureaucracies, looking for their 6th house in Berlin and the winter was just too long for this Brazilian. So, she decided to leave Berlin and to look for a new job in another country.What she didn't know was that all her plans were about to change...

Carina

Whereas Carina traveled across the globe to find her love, Etienne "only" needed to travel 600km east, to the neighbor country. Growing up in the south of Netherlands and living there almost all his live, studying and working in the region. His current employer (ASML) gave him the option to work in other factories. He chose Berlin and he had to move to there. After two months of traveling back and forth, ASML provided an apartment to live in and it was ready at the beginning of January, 2022.

Etienne

Modern as the world nowadays is, and especially in a big city, the easiest way to meet new people is by online dating. End of March Carina and Etienne became a match and the first connection was made. The start was a bit dubitable. But they decided there was enough in common to plan a first date, a sunny Sunday in the beginning of April'22. As Carina was also looking for a new place to live, it would be a rather short one and as Covid still had some restrictions, they decided to take a walk in the park and would get to know each other. Even Chewie joined the walk and eased the first meet. Although it was rather short, the spark was lightened and a second date was planned swiftly. This time an Italian restaurant. A bit noisy, but the food and company of each other made up for it!

The first date(s)

Time went by. They traveled around the world, got to know each other very well, as well as their friends and family and they knew that it was a match made in heaven.After moving in together, the next step was to lift their relationship to the next level. As they travelled already a lot, it wasn't a surprise that this proposal was done during a travel, this time to Tokyo. Etienne carefully prepared the event. Time and date were chosen (exactly 2 years after their first date). Even a photographer was arranged, to have a digital memory of this precious moment. One thing he couldn't plan, the answer of Carina. Fortunately, the only hoped-for answer was given: Yes

The proposal

Our Story

WEDDING CELEBRANTOldest friend of Etienne, since they were babies. Very proud to announce that he will lead the ceremony.

Paul van den Bergh

BRIDESMAIDThe older sister of the bride.

Cintya Misobuchi

GROOMSMANThe older brother of the groom and father of the godson of Etienne.

Julien Jumpertz 

BRIDESMAIDCarina's oldest friend, they met in the kindergarten.

Ana Paula Fidélis de Abreu 

GROOMSMANFriend of Etienne for more than 25 years. Have been to many football matches together.

Tom Bootsma 

BRIDESMAIDBride's first intern, who became a close friend, Chewie's top 3 favorite person and most amazing partner to travel with.

Valéria Barbosa

GROOMSMANColleague and friend of Etienne. Have been traveling to the other side of the world together.

Koen de Vette 

Wedding party

Dress code

The official dress code is: Casual/Summer ChicFor women colourful dresses or light summery clothing, as the weather in September is around 26 degrees. As there are a few areas with grass in the venue, we would not recommend stiletto&nbsp;heels. Feel free to bring your sunglasses too.For men Half-suits (without jacket), brighter colours, stylish shoes, accessoires like watches or sunglasses. No-go Please don't use jeans, shorts, flip-flops, sunglasses with mirror-like glasses or white(-like) dresses.Although the location is on a beach in (hopefully) sunny and warm weather, we still want it to be formal. After dinner you can loosen up and make yourself more comfy.After sunset, it can get a bit more cold, so feel free to bring light jackets.

Vestimenta

O dress code é traje esporte. Para as mulheres, por exemplo, o traje esporte pode ser replicado ao usar peças em alfaiataria, vestidos com comprimento midi ou curto. Em Setembro a temperatura média é de 26 graus na região de Tessalónica, não esqueça de trazer seus óculos de sol. Como parte do local do evento é gramado, não recomendados salto fino. Já no caso dos homens, o traje esportivo consiste em calças de sarja, camisas de linho, O ideal é que a produção tenha uma aparência despojada, mas arrumada. EVITE: Por favor evite usar jeans, shorts, chinelos, óculos de sol espelhados e vestidos da cor branca.OBS: após o pôr do sol, a temperatura cai, podendo ficar mais frio, recomendado um casaco leve para os brasileiros.

The venue

The venue "The Manor" is a secluded villa with pool and near a private beach. When you are with young kids, please make sure to stay clear of the water and keep an eye on them! When you see something out of the ordinary, don't hesitate to intervene! More information on the venue can be found <a href="https://manor.gr/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.

O local

O local do casamento será no "The Manor", um casarão de frente para o mar e com piscina. Se você estiver com crianças pequenas, por favor mantenha-os afastados da água e em segurança. Mais informações sobre o local, clique <a href="https://manor.gr/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aqui</a>.

Language

As we will have family and friends from all over the world, English will be the main language. Especially during the ceremony and all general communication. During the day, please speak in any language which you like to each other!

Idioma da cerimônia

Como teremos familiares e amigos de várias partes do mundo, o idioma em geral será em inglês. Especialmente durante a cerimônia e com a organização do casamento. Ao longo do dia, sinta-se a vontade para falar a língua de sua preferência, tentaremos acomodá-los e integrar o máximo possível os convidados brasileiros.

Phones

Please make sure that your phones are off or on silent and hidden during the ceremony! This precious moment will be covered by a professional photographer. During the rest of the day, you can make pictures yourself.

Celulares

Por favor mantenha os celulares no modo silencioso e guardado durante a cerimônia. Esse momento especial para nós será registrado por um fotógrafo e as fotos serão compartilhadas com os convidados depois. Durante o resto do dia, sinta-se á vontade para fotografar e filmar o quanto quiser.

Speech

If you would like to have a few minutes to speak at the reception drinks or dinner, please let our planner Anneta know so we can plan it in for you. We look forward to it!

Discursos

Se você gostaria de fazer um discurso por alguns minutos durante a recepção ou jantar, por favor informe Anneta - nossa assessora do casamento - para que ela possa planejar o momento com você.

Good to know

How to get there?

The venue will be in Palio, Greece. Nearest airports are Kavala and Thessaloniki. As Kavala (KVA) airport doesn't offer many options, we suggest to fly to Thessaloniki (SKG) and from there to rent a car and drive ~1.5 hours to the area of Palio/Kavala. Booking.com has an option to look for rental cars, we have (good) experience with Goldcar. They offer a free shuttle service from and to the airport to their office.Other options would be a taxi/Uber. Public transport offers a bus connection to Kavala, duration roughly 4 hours (according to google Maps). The exact location is:The ManorM. Merkouri 93Paleo Tsifliki 654 04Greece<a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/koE3GpHu4ZywJK6u8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here for the location</a>

Como chegar no evento?

O local do evento será no vilarejo de Palio, na Grécia. Os aeroportos mais próximos do local são Kavala e Tessalonica. O aeroporto de Kavala (KVA) não oferece muitas opções de vôos internacionais, então recomendemos o aeroporto de Tessalonica (SKG) e de lá dirigir até Palio/Kavala - cerca de 2horas de percurso.Nós locamos carro através do Booking.com e tivemos uma boa experiência com a Goldcar. Eles oferecem um transporte do aeroporto até o local de retirada do carro.Outras opções de transporte seria táxi ou Uber. O endereço do local do casamento é:The ManorM. Merkouri 93Paleo Tsifliki 654 04Grécia<a href="https://www.google.nl/maps/place/M.+Merkouri+93,+Paleo+Tsifliki+654+04,+Greece/@40.9020025,24.3451778,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x14aeb9f9f075676d:0x19f1ef1cf7de3797!8m2!3d40.901953!4d24.3452836!16s%2Fg%2F11c280xnfk?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Clique aqui para ver o local via Google Maps</a>

Where to stay

We have several options for you to stay around our location. <a href="https://www.booking.com/hotel/gr/lucy.nl.html?aid=356980&amp;label=gog235jc-1FCAsoXEIEbHVjeUgcWANoO4gBAZgBHLgBF8gBDNgBAegBAfgBAogCAagCA7gCw4WquAbAAgHSAiQ5OThkMWU1ZS05NWQwLTQ1MzgtOThhOC0wZjY3N2Y3MjA2NjfYAgXgAgE&amp;sid=1722444d48e85b4e78a6dc1c0fe887e9&amp;age=0;all_sr_blocks=19042905_88566885_0_1_0;checkin=2025-09-19;checkout=2025-09-21;dest_id=-819810;dest_type=city;dist=0;group_adults=2;group_children=1;hapos=1;highlighted_blocks=19042905_88566885_0_1_0;hpos=1;matching_block_id=19042905_88566885_0_1_0;no_rooms=1;req_adults=2;req_age=0;req_children=1;room1=A%2CA%2C0;sb_price_type=total;sr_order=popularity;sr_pri_blocks=19042905_88566885_0_1_0__28000;srepoch=1728742088;srpvid=888063626d0a05d3;type=total;ucfs=1&amp;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hotel Lucy</a>, KavalaThis is a beach hotel in Kavala, about 10 minutes from the venue. <a href="https://www.booking.com/hotel/gr/octo-luxury-apartments.en-gb.html?aid=318615&amp;label=New_English_EN_DE_21457878025-wkMFKe93H0btZ4NGlSiTNQS640938664073%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap1%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap%3Aneg&amp;sid=1722444d48e85b4e78a6dc1c0fe887e9&amp;checkin=2025-09-19;checkout=2025-09-21;dest_id=-824532;dest_type=city;dist=0;group_adults=2;group_children=0;hapos=1;hpos=1;no_rooms=1;req_adults=2;req_children=0;room1=A%2CA;sb_price_type=total;soh=1;sr_order=popularity;srepoch=1728742007;srpvid=ca846338f7dd0b01;type=total;ucfs=1&amp;#no_availability_msg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Octo Villas Complex</a>, IraklitsaAppartments about 7 minutes by car from the venue (opposite direction of Kavala). <a href="https://www.booking.com/hotel/gr/porto-palio.nl.html?aid=356980&amp;label=gog235jc-1FCAsoXEILcG9ydG8tcGFsaW9IHFgDaDuIAQGYARy4ARfIAQzYAQHoAQH4AQKIAgGoAgO4As-GqrgGwAIB0gIkMmQyZmQ4OWYtMzZmZC00ZWY3LWFjYjAtODE5NzI5Y2NiYTA52AIF4AIB&amp;sid=1722444d48e85b4e78a6dc1c0fe887e9&amp;age=1;checkin=2025-09-19;checkout=2025-09-21;dest_id=-825392;dest_type=city;dist=0;group_adults=2;group_children=1;hapos=1;hpos=1;no_rooms=1;req_adults=2;req_age=1;req_children=1;room1=A%2CA%2C1;sb_price_type=total;soh=1;sr_order=popularity;srepoch=1728742232;srpvid=5cb763a85fbb00fb;type=total;ucfs=1&amp;#no_availability_msg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Porta beach hotel</a>, PalioHotel is roughly 10 minutes by foot from the venue, on the same street as The Manor. <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/19540375?search_mode=regular_search&amp;check_in=2025-09-19&amp;check_out=2025-09-24&amp;source_impression_id=p3_1728741826_P3_5beokbEbD1rUb&amp;previous_page_section_name=1000&amp;federated_search_id=b310bd28-e127-48da-85c1-fb6440a3160a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helanthios Villa</a>, PalioAppartments in a Villa, roughly 15 minutes walking from the venue. Be aware, the walk from The Manor towards the villa is uphill.We have stayed in this location and we were very happy. Minimum stay is 3 nights.

Travel & Stay

Q + A

Photos wedding day

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Wedding plannerAnneta PapadatouPhone: +30 693 712 1094Mail: imevents.org@gmail.com Venue"The Manor"M. Merkouri 93, Paleo Tsifliki 654 04, Greece

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First of all, thank you for considering a gift! As much as we like to be blown away and being surprised by your creativity to find a perfect gift for us, we appreciate the most a gift of cash. This will be a massive support to our future plans of buying our own home together!

Gift registry

Here are dome suggestions of stay per our previous trips to Thessalonik area.In case you are planning a longer stay and extend your vacation, we can recommend the amazing beaches on the Chalkidiki area. There are many resorts and hotels options. We stayed in the Nikiti part, where you can find more affordable options and they ate not busy.The beaches in the Thessalonik area are usually cristal water, with calm waters, perfect for small children and to relax.We will provide shuttle from 2 places in the wedding day, Lucy Hotel and Octo Villas area.

Goldcar Thessaloniki Airport

We did not stay in this hotel, but we rented the sunbeds. The location is great and just in front of the beach, very calm water and practical as it is walking distance to the wedding venue.

Porto Palio Beach

For those who prefer to stay close to the city and are not much interested on the beach, our planner suggested this hotel and we will have a shuttle from here to the wedding venue.

Lucy Hotel

Travel and Stay

Registry

Entree dish

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Main dish

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Carina & Etienne

Carina & Etienne

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