Planning Guide
Honest advice from six years of photographing weddings in Portugal
Portugal Destination Wedding Planning: A 2027 Timeline, Month by Month
When to book the venue, the photographer and the legal paperwork for a 2027 wedding in Portugal, what 40 or 80 guests cost on published prices, and what your guests need from you.
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How to Elope in Portugal: Legal Steps, Places, Costs and Light
Yes, you can elope in Portugal without living here. The two legal routes, the places near Lisbon I'd choose and when, what a day looks like and what it costs.
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The Best Time to Get Married in Portugal, Month by Month and Region by Region
Which month to choose for a wedding in Portugal, region by region: heat, rain, sea fog and busy months, plus sample days timed to the 2027 sunset for May, June, September and October.
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How Many Hours of Wedding Photography Do You Need in Portugal?
About ten hours for a wedding day in Portugal and four for an elopement. Sample days timed to the 2027 sunset, what 40 or 80 guests change, and when a second photographer matters more than extra hours.
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8 Beaches Near Lisbon for Elopements and Engagement Photos, With the Best Hour for Each
Eight beaches near Lisbon for elopements and engagement photos, with the walk, the tide and the hour of light at each, from a photographer based in Cascais.
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Where to Propose Near Lisbon, and How to Keep It a Secret
Seven places near Lisbon where I'd plan a proposal, from the Seteais Palace gardens to the cliffs at Ursa: the light at each, how I stay out of sight and what it costs.
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How to Choose a Destination Wedding Photographer for Portugal: Local or Flown In?
Should you hire a photographer who lives in Portugal or fly yours in? What each route costs, eight questions to ask before you book, and the answers that should worry you.
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First Look Wedding in Portugal: Whether to Do One, When and Where
Should you see each other before the ceremony? How a first look moves a wedding day in Portugal around the sunset, where it works near Lisbon, and the same September day with and without one.
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Lisbon Honeymoon Itinerary: Three Days After Your Wedding in Portugal
Three days in Lisbon after a wedding in Portugal: Alfama at sunrise, Belém off a Monday, Sintra or Cascais for the third day, where to stay by mood and the viewpoints that face the sunset.
Read the postPortugal Destination Wedding Planning: A 2027 Timeline, Month by Month
When to book the venue, the photographer and the legal paperwork for a 2027 wedding in Portugal, what 40 or 80 guests cost on published prices, and what your guests need from you.
Read the postHow to Elope in Portugal: Legal Steps, Places, Costs and Light
Yes, you can elope in Portugal without living here. The two legal routes, the places near Lisbon I'd choose and when, what a day looks like and what it costs.
Read the postThe Best Time to Get Married in Portugal, Month by Month and Region by Region
Read the postHow Many Hours of Wedding Photography Do You Need in Portugal?
Read the post8 Beaches Near Lisbon for Elopements and Engagement Photos, With the Best Hour for Each
Read the postWhere to Propose Near Lisbon, and How to Keep It a Secret
Read the postHow to Choose a Destination Wedding Photographer for Portugal: Local or Flown In?
Read the postFirst Look Wedding in Portugal: Whether to Do One, When and Where
Read the postLisbon Honeymoon Itinerary: Three Days After Your Wedding in Portugal
Three days in Lisbon after a wedding in Portugal: Alfama at sunrise, Belém off a Monday, Sintra or Cascais for the third day, where to stay by mood and the viewpoints that face the sunset.
Read the post