We ask everyone to install WhatsApp on their phone. There is an announcement chat where we will be communicating important information during the party. There is also a group chat where everyone can talk.
We ask everyone to install WhatsApp on their phone. There is an announcement chat where we will be communicating important information during the party. There is also a group chat where everyone can talk.
We invite you to get to know the other guests!
Amanda is Emily's sister who lives in Los Angeles. She recently welcomed home Baby Summer!
Staying at: The Farmhouse
Attending:
Family Dinner ✅
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @amanda_michelle08
In Lisbon/Sintra area 16-26 June.
Erik has been Mario's best friend in NYC since 2018! Erik is the most enthusiastic man we know, and we are so happy to live walking distance from him! Fun fact: Kat is the one who introduced us!
Alexis is his lovely girlfriend and she just moved to the same neigborhood, welcome Alexis, we cant wait to see you and Erik all the time!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @bigtime_berg
📷 Instagram @alxsbsoto
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-28 June.
Izzy is Emily's youngest nephew! He loves to skateboard & draw. He can also wheelie a bike.
Joseph is Emily's oldest nephew! He loves to sing & he plays the piano, he even does choir competitions.
Staying at: The Farmhouse
Attending:
Family Dinner ✅
In Lisbon/Sintra area 16-26 June.
Kat and Emily have been friends since college and traveled to India and Italy together. She was a guest of the first edition, and we're so excited she's joining for the 2nd edition! She's an professional photographer so with a little luck she'll snap a good pic of you :) Kat is getting married to Jeff in October, and you'll never guess where it is... Portugal!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
In Portugal 18 June - TBD.
📷 Instagram @kgroft
📷 Instagram @sirgraze
Lauren and Emily used to work together at VS and they've been friends for 10 years! You could say they are celebrating their 10 year haha. She just got married to Cesar in Jamaica! We were fortunate enough attend and had an absolute blast! Cant wait to see you both in Portugal :)
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @Laur_ron
📷 Instagram @ceazetheday
Maarten is Mario's dad and Angela is his girlfriend, they live together in Amsterdam. Maarten is an avid runner who composes music, and Angela is an excellent chef! Fun fact: Angela owns a home in Portugal and they both speak Portugese!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Family Dinner ✅
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-23 June.
📷 Instagram @angelahoudijk
Maria is Mario's younger sister, she is engaged to Robert and they live together in The Netherlands. Together they've created this funny little guy named Timothy Ace! Their wedding is only a few weeks before this party so they will still be in the honeymoon phase! Fun fact: Maria has completed a 6-year apprenticeship in glass blowing.
Staying at: The Farmhouse
Attending:
Family Dinner ✅
Friends Night ✅
In Portugal 19-27 June.
📷 Instagram @robertvermeulen
Pierre met Mario when he had just sold his first company and decided a wise way to spent it was to get a helicopter license. Mario was happy to teach him and they've friends since. He married the lovely Sophie last year, and their 3 day wedding was the inspiration that we needed to create this party!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @pierrevalade
📷 Instagram @sophieholubinka
Tijmen has been Mario's best friend since he moved from Haarlem to Hengelo in 1996, we love playing board games together and neither of us are sore losers at all, we swear! Tijmen met Okky in Indonesia and they live together in The Netherlands, Tijmen is a lucky man because Okky is really into cooking!
Staying at: The Farmhouse
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @tijmeneijkelenkamp
📷 Instagram @maria_eij8
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-25 June.
Alex lives in Manhattan and got to know Mario at a festival. We love going to shows with him and are so happy we're becoming a part of his crew! You'll see Alex stay till the very end on Saturdays afterparty!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-22 June.
📷 Instagram @djskralex
Allie lives in Brooklyn and is a therapist by day and parties by night! Fun fact: she loves goats, which we found out after our original invite. Especially for her we put another one on the website, see if you can find it.
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @allie_funk
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-23 June.
Ari is a guest of the original party. Emily has been friends with her since college. Ari established her own clothing brand directly after graduating, and it is a huge success!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @arianneelmy
We met Ayushi through a common friend who unfortunately couldn't make it. (worst timing to get pregnant Becca!) Mario and Ayushi play tennis at Central Park quite regularly as they both live close. Oh yeah and did we mention she's a single doctor?
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @Montefalcoamor
In Lisbon/Sintra area 20-29 June.
Bert is Mario's stepfather when he was a teen and somehow never died of a heart attack. Fun fact: he is a cartoonist and has made many caricatures of Marios big nose ;)
Staying at: The Farmhouse
Attending:
Family Dinner ✅
📷 Instagram @bertcartoons
Bianca and Emily have been best friends, since they were teenagers living in Los Angeles. She lives in New York and recently passed the bar exam! Before she relocated to NYC she lived in Paris and Armenia.
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @bibolik
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-23 June.
Cecilia is Emily's mom, who lives in Los Angeles. Cecilia is an amazing cook, and makes some of the best guac you will ever taste! She loves to peloton and listen to podcasts in her free time.
Staying at: The Farmhouse
Attending:
Family Dinner ✅
📷 Instagram @cecilia.matamoros.bono
In Lisbon/Sintra area 16-26 June.
Charlie is Mario's stepfather and has the soul of an old rockstar. He is a talented metalworker who creates beautiful custom gates. Fun fact: he has made a few paintings in our home!
Staying at: The Farmhouse
Attending:
Family Dinner ✅
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-24 June.
Gayatri lives right by us in the Upper East Side, she was born in India and went to college in the UK. We just went to Ireland together to celebrate her birthday and we can't wait to do another trip together! Fun fact: Mario recently broke the electrics in her appartment, so you see, even superheros trip up once in a while ;)
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @gayatri_kapur
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-23 June.
Mario and Gio met during training at Delta, where Mario convinced him to move to NY. Best decision he ever made haha. Gjoneto is from Italy and likes to travel.
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @giio.pr3
Henriette is Mario's mother, and goes by Jet. She lives in the picturesque town of Gouda in The Netherlands, and is a nurse. At the original party she performed breakdance in a Tupac outfit, what will she do this time?!
Staying at: The Farmhouse
Attending:
Family Dinner ✅
In Lisbon/Sintra area 18-24 June.
Jen is lovely friend! She has the same taste in music, and we've gone to many shows together. We can't wait to party together again!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @somm_worldwide
In Lisbon/Sintra area 20-22 & 26-29 June.
Mario knows Jochem from the days of helicopter instruction! Jochem was working for KLM and on his overnights in NY he wanted to rent a helicopter to fly around the city. Since then we've met many times in Amsterdam and NY both, and we cant wait to celebrate together!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
In Lisbon/Sintra area 20-22 June.
Justin and Mario have been friends since elementary school in Hengelo, where Justin lives. He was a guest of the first edition and we can't wait to party with him again!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
In Lisbon/Sintra area 18-27 June.
Justyn's heritage is from Trinidad and he loves to dance! He lives in Brooklyn now, where he throws the most epic rooftop parties! If our party is half as fun, we'll have done a good job!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @justynrich
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-24 June.
Mario is Kaspers oldest friend, we met when he was two years old! They hung out constantly as teenagers in Hengelo! Fun fact: he's been on The Bachelorette.
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @kasperpaalman
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-22 June.
Melissa and Emily have been friends since college, the met during a design internship at Bibhu Mohapatra. They used to cook together every week when they lived in Brooklyn.
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @melwasse
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-29 June.
Emily has known Monique since college. Monique is from Northern California. She recently got engaged, and lives together with her fiancé and their dog in Charleston.
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @monique_askeland
📷 Instagram @stefanosgr5
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-23 June.
The Netherlands might be the tallest country in the world, but Nedu will give them us a run for our money! He is a chess coach and brings the vibe! Thanks Nedu for coming!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
In Lisbon/Sintra area 18-24 June.
Mario met Pelle in Curacao in 2012 and they've been friends since! He is a guest of the original edition, and we can't wait to see him again! Pelle is world traveler, but is always happy to come back home to Amsterdam. He's always up for a good party!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @pelle_van_de_logt
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-23 June.
This is a man of many talents, we're honored to have him! He lives in NY and works for Google.
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @ryanw_042
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-24 June.
Samantha is Emily's oldest sister. She lives in Los Angeles with her two sons: Izzy & JD. In her spare time she competes in salsa and bachata dance competitions!
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Staying at: The Farmhouse
Attending:
Family Dinner ✅
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @matamoros_sam
In Lisbon/Sintra area 16-26 June.
T grew up in LA and moved to New York a few years ago - she loves the city, but misses the West Coast's sandy beaches (obviously she's never been to the Hamptons).
Update: she's finally gone to The Hamptons and is addicted now.
Staying at: The Summer Retreat
Attending:
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @talleecastl
In Lisbon/Sintra area 19-23 June.
Tess is Berts daughter and we have lived in many of the same towns! Hengelo, Amsterdam, New York and Los Angeles. She moved from the Netherlands to the US and became a model and an actress. We're excited to be reunited again in Portugal!
Staying at: The Farmhouse
Attending:
Family Dinner ✅
Friends Night ✅
📷 Instagram @tesskartel