Cinco Elementos Eventos

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

A chemist may call it a ground state.A poet will call it fate. A poet and a chemist walk into a classroom...And after five years, two countries, three states, silence, reuniting, a pandemic, and a PhD., they decide to walk down the aisle. We've already done it once, and now we get to do it again, but bigger this time. Join us in Brazil for André and Bianca Get Married Pt. II: It Was Always You.

André and Bianca Get Married...Again!

Our Story

FIRST THINGS FIRST: You will need a Tourist Visa. Please see the Q&amp;A page for more information--the very first question! Do you have <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/download" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WhatsApp?</a>Useful for international travel, this is also the best method of phone/text communication in Brazil, a must-have.For example, how you will communicate with ANDRÉ via this number:(646) 617-6220 TRAVEL! For pricing and logistics, we recommend separate flights: from US to São Paulo (US → GRU), then São Paulo to Curitiba (GRU → CWB). Every time we have traveled there, we fly American Airlines/United. However, if you prefer, or find a better deal, from another airline, by all means. This is just a suggestion from semi-frequent fliers!

When you enter Brazil, you arrive at Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo--the largest in the country. All signs will have an English translation and workers will make an effort to understand and help you. We recommend at least 3 hours between your international arrival in GRU to your flight to CWB. Delays are not uncommon in the US-GRU trip. So this should give you ample time to deplane, go through immigration, collect your checked luggage (if any) and check it again for the domestic flight. After landing, follow the signs for immigration. After that retrieve your checked bags and go through customs ("nothing to declare" = "nada a declarar"). You will then exit into Terminal 3, the international sector. From there, walk over (15-20 min) to Terminal 2 by following the signs and find the section with the airline for your domestic flight. Check your suitcase again and head over to boarding!&nbsp;

São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport

For the second leg of the trip, it's a 1 hour flight from São Paulo (GRU) to Curitiba (CWB). For this, we fly LATAM. The link is provided for this airline. For any questions, please contact André, who will walk you through it. You won't have to do this alone!The exact airline doesn't matter much, though LATAM usually has the best hours/price combination — just know that these are local companies and, as such, the websites will take a while to load.

LATAM Airlines

Recommended nearby hotel, Murcure Batel will have easy access to food, transport, and leisure, close to the Liston family. Also an option for international folk with none/limited Portuguese. Use WhatsApp to contact them directly!

Mercure Curitiba Batel Hotel

Alternate close-by and accommodating hotel, this is where some of Andre's own out-of-town family will stay when they come to visit! Same things apply--near food/necessities, the family, and best reached by Whatsapp.

Novotel Curitiba Batel

Close to the Liston home, with easy access to food, transportation, and leisure. It is also known to cater to international clientele. The phone number is best reached through WhatsApp!

Radisson Hotel Curitiba

Travel

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Q + A

This is where we took our engagement photos! Free to the public, and gorgeously green year round.

Jardim Botânico de Curitiba

I adore this place, and highly recommend checking it out. A large indoor market that has been around for a long time, amazing food vendors

Mercado Municipal de Curitiba

Things to Do

Dress Code

Cash Fund

A new business venture, a big move, a beautiful honeymoon, or maybe just a nice dinner out. We don't know what the future holds, so in place of physical gifts, we ask that you contribute to a cash fund if you can! If you can't, know that your presence in our lives is gift enough. All the love!

We don't know what's next...

Um novo empreendimento, uma grande mudança, uma linda lua de mel ou talvez apenas um jantar agradável. Não sabemos o que o futuro nos reserva, então, em vez de presentes materiais, pedimos que, se possível, contribuam para um fundo em dinheiro! Se não puderem, saibam que a presença de vocês em nossas vidas já é um presente maravilhoso. Com todo o nosso amor!

Bianca & André

Bianca & André

Photos