Josefine and Jamie come full circle for vintage beach wedding

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Updated on: March 8, 2024

“How else does a girl from Sweden and a boy from Australia end up meeting in Lisbon and then going back there to get married?”

“Meant to be” explains why, says Josefine Karlsson of her fateful meeting with beau Jamie Lobb in Lisbon, Portugal. The couple, aged 32 and 29 respectively, met while on a hostel-organised pub crawl. “The bar crawl only included tequila so Jamie and I went off and bought our own mojitos together,” says Josefine. They spent some time exploring Lisbon together, having lunch in Cascais, and stayed in touch afterwards. “Jamie decided to come visit me before going back to Sydney. He asked me to come with him, so I gave up my flat and my job and bought a ticket to Sydney.”

The pair married at their vintage beach wedding on August 5, 2016 with 62 guests. Their wedding location at Arriba by the Sea in Cascais, Portugal was a case of fate. “We had always said that if we were ever going to get married it would only ever be in Portugal. To our delight we found that the restaurant in Cascais where we had lunch when we first met, was now a wedding venue,” says Josefine.

Photos courtesy of Jesus Caballero Photography.

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Josefine’s sparkly rose gold shoes were a Shoes of Prey design.

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“I always knew that I wanted a tea-length dress,” Josefine says of her vintage gown.

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Jamie wanted Josefine to have an opal wedding ring as it is classically Australian. “He had it designed in secret,” says the bride.

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“Our love story really came full circle when we got to get married with all our friends and family in the place that means the world to us – Portugal,” smiles the bride.

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Featured Suppliers:

Brides Accessories Brides Accessories: Mirriam Haskell , Forever Vintage

Brides Gown Brides Gown: Forever Vintage

Brides Shoes Brides Shoes: Shoes of Prey

Caterer Caterer: Casa do Markez

Celebrant Celebrant: Vanessa Quintass , Lisbon Wedding Planner

Ceremony Music Ceremony Music: String duo Valter Freitas , Wedding Portugal

Entertainment Entertainment: Arriba by the Sea DJ , Crow's Nest Dance Centre

Flowergirl Dress Flowergirl Dress: Own attire

Flowers Flowers: My Wedding Flowers Portugal

Grooms Attire Grooms Attire: The Suit Shop

Hair Hair: Hair by Lila Costa

Honeymoon Honeymoon: Scandinavia

Invitations Invitations: Vistaprint

Makeup Makeup: Florbela Sequeira

Photographer Photographer: Jesus Caballero

Rings Rings: Opal Fields

Transport Transport: Arriba by the Sea

Venue Venue: Arriba by the Sea

Venue Decor Venue Decor: Lisbon Wedding Planner

Wedding Night Venue Wedding Night Venue: Air BnB

Wedding Planner Wedding Planner: Lisbon Wedding Planner