The couple exchanged vows surrounded by striking oil paintings and an awe-inspiring domed ceiling boasting impressive hand-painted murals. The day unfolded with a traditional ceremony in the castle’s chapel. “We decided right at the start that we wanted to celebrate in a castle or a palace.” With its elegant architecture, breathtaking murals and refined finishes, Hetzendorf Castle was dubbed the perfect backdrop for the affair. “We love tradition and we wanted to celebrate our wedding in the most traditional way,” Evora says. Eventually they got engaged on New Year’s Eve in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When it came to planning their wedding, the pair could think of no place more appropriate than Vienna, the city that brought them together. A chance meeting at a student bar in the heart of Vienna, Austria, when Evora was visiting the city with a friend led to a whirlwind romance and a seven-year long-distance relationship that spanned continents. You could say that fate brought Evora Lomba (30 and a controller) and Jakob Leinsmer (31 and a lawyer) together.

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