Pablo y Rocío, de la mano, salen por un portón de madera con enredadera hacia un camino de arena

Rocío, con velo largo y un ramo blanco, y Pablo, de chaqué, caminan por el patio empedrado de la finca, ante una fachada rojiza con espadaña

Pablo & Rocío

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Wedding at the Finca La Reunida, Niebla

Pablo & Rocío · Parroquia de San Juan Bautista, San Juan del Puerto (Huelva)

We filmed Pablo and Rocío’s wedding: the ceremony at the Parroquia de San Juan Bautista, in San Juan del Puerto, and the celebration at Finca La Reunida, in Niebla (Huelva).

Ceremony: Parroquia de San Juan Bautista, San Juan del Puerto (Huelva)
Celebration: Finca La Reunida, Niebla (Huelva)
Guests: 250

How it went

Their story

Pablo and Rocío met at a party four years ago. It was a spontaneous meeting and, they say, they haven’t stopped choosing each other since. They married, they say, because they wanted “to keep building their life together, sharing the small moments, supporting each other at every stage and celebrating the love they have created over these years”. The wedding was on a Saturday in October, at midday. A church ceremony at twelve at the Parroquia de San Juan Bautista, “traditional, the way it’s always been”, with the veil rite, readings by family and friends and live music. From there, to Finca La Reunida: 250 guests, a cocktail hour of more than an hour with a live saxophone, dinner and an open bar where the couple danced. Rocío, who had walked into church with the veil over her face, ended the night dancing in a top of white feathers. They keep three moments. Pablo’s: the two of them alone in the church, just before leaving, “a moment of calm, a breather in the middle of so many emotions”. Rocío’s: Pablo handing the bouquet to her grandmother and blowing out the candles with her friends. And the last hours of dancing, when only the true friends and closest family were left. Before all that we filmed their pre-wedding, at night, among the lights of a fair: a moped, a chair on a patch of waste ground and lots of motion blur.

CEREMONY

The ceremony at the Parroquia de San Juan Bautista.

It was a church ceremony, at noon, at the Parroquia de San Juan Bautista in San Juan del Puerto. Rocío walked in on the arm of a man in a morning coat, with the veil over her face. Inside, the veil rite, readings by family and friends and live music. The papers with the words they had written got tangled and Pablo had to improvise: the mix-up, with a few more slip-ups, ended in laughter all over the church.

Absolute respect.

Vista

Rocío, con el velo sobre la cara y un ramo de flores blancas, camina del brazo de un hombre con chaqué por una plaza de casas blancas

JUST THE TWO

Just the two of them. After the “I do”.

At the estate they slipped away for a while to the cobbled courtyards, between brick arches, and along the sandy track that leaves the wooden gate. Rocío, with the cape of her dress in flight; Pablo, in his morning coat, with her bouquet held up to cover his face.

Only the two of you.

Vista

Pablo y Rocío, de la mano, se alejan por el camino de arena; ella mira atrás a cámara con el velo largo al aire

Pablo, de chaqué, se tapa la cara con el ramo blanco de Rocío en alto, en un patio de arcos de ladrillo y paredes blancas

Pablo, de chaqué y corbata oscura, se ajusta el puño de la camisa en un patio de arcos de ladrillo

Rocío levanta el ramo de flores blancas sobre la cabeza, con la capa y el velo al viento, en el patio empedrado

Rocío, con la capa del vestido en vuelo y una sonrisa de lado, anda por el patio de arcos de ladrillo con el ramo colgando

Rocío, de perfil y con la capa blanca extendida, camina junto a unas rocas y macetas de la finca

Rocío, con el ramo en alto sobre la cabeza y el velo largo, en mitad del patio empedrado, frente a unos arcos de ladrillo

PARTY

The party. When it all lets go.

An open bar, with the couple’s dance in the middle and Rocío, in the feathers, at the centre of the dance floor. At the end, only the true friends and the closest family.

The camera dances with you.

Vista

Rocío baila con un top de plumas blancas y un vaso en la mano, con los brazos en alto, entre luces de colores y sus invitados

More stills

The day

Vista

Una mujer con gafas de sol y un hombre con gafas y un rosario al cuello, de camiseta blanca, posan al atardecer en un descampado

Rocío y Pablo, de negro y blanco, junto a un coche, en una foto movida de noche, con una farola al fondo

Pablo y Rocío, a punto de besarse, en una foto de larga exposición movida, de noche

Rocío y Pablo, junto a una moto, de noche, con la portada iluminada de una feria al fondo y las luces en estela

Pablo, de camiseta blanca y con un rosario en la mano, sentado en una silla de madera en un descampado, al atardecer

En blanco y negro, Pablo sentado en una silla sobre un montón de tablones y Rocío de pie, apoyada en ellos, bajo la portada iluminada de una feria

Photography

Photographs by Gonza Lagares

Vista

PhotographyGonza Lagares ↗

Where it happened

The places

Ceremony

Parroquia de San Juan Bautista

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Celebration

Finca La Reunida

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Why here

Why get married at Finca La Reunida, in Niebla

Pablo and Rocío married in church in San Juan del Puerto and celebrated at Finca La Reunida, six kilometres from Niebla. This is what the estate offers according to its bodas.net listing, and what we saw ourselves.

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An estate for 250 guests, and more

According to bodas.net, the estate has an indoor hall for up to 700 diners and “plenty of outdoor areas” to celebrate, from the civil ceremony to the party. Pablo and Rocío had 250.

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Courtyards of brick arches and white walls

Our venue guide describes it as a century-old estate with restored gardens. At their wedding what we filmed most were the cobbled courtyards, the brick arches and the wooden gate with its climbing plant, with the October light falling on the dress.

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Six kilometres from Niebla

The estate is at kilometre 6 of the Niebla road, a town still enclosed by its medieval walls. From San Juan del Puerto, where they had the church ceremony, it is about twenty kilometres to Niebla: twenty-four minutes by car.

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A midday wedding in October

Ceremony at twelve and celebration from two in the afternoon. In October the midday light is still strong and the afternoon stretches without the heat: room for photos alone, a long cocktail and an unhurried open bar.

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An hour and ten from Seville

From Seville airport it is 80 kilometres, an hour and ten by car; from Faro airport, 144, about two hours. For guests from abroad, the easy way is to land in Seville and book a coach, as they did with Autocares Griñolo.

The team

Who made this wedding

Venue: Finca La Reunida
Photography: Gonza Lagares ↗
Video: Gearmedia ↗
Catering: Catering de Tena Ortiz ↗
Flowers & decoration: Floristería Ventura Arte Floral ↗
Cake: Dulce Cake SJ ↗
Outfits: Pronovias
Wedding car: Mercedes
Guest coaches: Autocares Griñolo
Groom’s suit: Bund
Live saxophone: Salva Saxo

Questions

What people ask us about this wedding

What was Pablo and Rocío’s wedding at Finca La Reunida like?

A midday wedding: a church ceremony at twelve in San Juan del Puerto and then 250 guests at the estate in Niebla, with a cocktail of more than an hour with a live saxophone, dinner and an open bar. Their frames, on this page, are grouped by act: the walk into the ceremony, the two of them alone at the estate and the party.

How many guests fit at Finca La Reunida?

At Pablo and Rocío’s wedding there were 250. According to the estate’s bodas.net listing, the indoor hall takes up to 700 diners, and there are several outdoor areas for the civil ceremony, the aperitif, the dinner and the party. For this year’s conditions and the capacity of each space, ask the estate.

Can the ceremony be filmed at the Parroquia de San Juan Bautista, in San Juan del Puerto?

At Pablo and Rocío’s wedding, yes, no problem: we filmed and photographed the ceremony. The parish church, built around 1500, is late Mudéjar in style, with three naves and Baroque additions, according to tourist guides. Before each wedding it is worth asking the parish priest what is allowed and from where.

Do you notice the camera on such an intimate day?

Pablo and Rocío worried about exactly that: they felt uneasy having a camera close, “afraid of feeling watched and not enjoying it naturally”. Afterwards they said they forgot “completely that we were filming” and were themselves all day. There are two of us, we move among the guests and we arrive while you are getting dressed, so that by the time the ceremony begins you no longer see us.

Did they have a pre-wedding?

Yes, and at night: a moped, a wooden chair on waste ground and the lights of a fair behind, with motion blur and black and white. Some of their frames are at the end of this page.

Who worked on this wedding?

Finca La Reunida provided the venue; Gonza Lagares, the photography; Catering de Tena Ortiz, the catering; Salva Saxo, the cocktail saxophone; Ventura Arte Floral, the flowers; Dulce Cake SJ, the cake; Pronovias, Rocío’s dress; Bund, Pablo’s suit; and Autocares Griñolo, the guests’ coach. The video is ours. All of them, in “Who made this wedding”.

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We asked them what they would tell a couple unsure whether to hire a videographer for their wedding.

“We’d tell them yes, without a doubt. Photographs are beautiful, but video gives you something different: the voices, the laughter, the hugs, the words, the music and the emotions just as they happened.”
— Pablo & Rocío

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