Planning a destination wedding in Portugal is about more than choosing a beautiful venue — it’s about creating a day that feels effortless, emotional, and deeply personal.
We are Maria & Sandy, a wedding photography and videography team based in the Algarve, specialising in elegant destination weddings across Portugal. As partners in life and behind the camera, we document weddings with a natural, cinematic approach — combining refined photography with emotional wedding films that truly reflect your story.
Our work blends documentary storytelling with artistic direction. From quiet morning preparations overlooking the ocean to candlelit celebrations under the Portuguese sky, we capture every moment with care, intention, and sensitivity.
Whether you are searching for an Algarve wedding photographer, a wedding videographer in Portugal, or a seamless photo and film team to document your entire day, we offer a relaxed and discreet experience designed around you.
For couples travelling from Ireland, the UK, Germany, Canada, and the United States, we understand the rhythm of destination weddings. You can be fully present with your family and friends, knowing your memories are preserved in timeless photographs and cinematic films.
Explore our photography and videography services below to discover how we can tell your story.
Wedding in Tavira
Sean & Maycie
DOCUMENTARY
At the heart of our work is a documentary approach. We are drawn to the quiet, unscripted moments — the in-between glances, spontaneous laughter, the way light falls across a room just before the ceremony begins.
As wedding photographers and filmmakers in the Algarve, we don’t believe in forcing moments or interrupting the natural flow of your day. Instead, we observe with sensitivity and intention, allowing your story to unfold organically in front of us.
We look for emotion rather than perfection. For connection rather than poses. For the subtle gestures and fleeting expressions that truly define your wedding day.
There is something deeply beautiful in the everyday — in the way your hands meet during the vows, in a parent’s quiet tear, in the joy shared between friends at sunset. These are the moments that matter. These are the moments we preserve.
Our goal is simple: to create photographs and films that feel honest, alive, and timeless — true to the atmosphere, the people, and the emotions that made your day uniquely yours.
EDITORIAL
Alongside our documentary approach, we bring a refined editorial eye to your wedding day. Inspired by contemporary fashion and modern visual storytelling, we understand how light, composition and movement can elevate an image without ever making it feel staged.
At the right moments — during portraits, in beautiful architectural settings, or when the light is at its most flattering — we gently guide you to create images that feel effortless yet sophisticated.
Our goal is not to create something artificial, but to enhance what is already there. Natural elegance. Honest emotion. Thoughtful composition.
The result is a collection of photographs and films that feel both authentic and elevated — images that hold real memories, yet carry a timeless, editorial quality.
