Destination Wedding Photographers Based in Portugal

MEET RUI & SAVANNAH

The husband-and-wife team behind The Lopes Photography, documenting editorial destination weddings across Portugal, Italy, and Europe. Our work has been published in Vogue Arabia, Vogue Australia Weddings, and seen in Tatler and British Vogue. We photograph a maximum of ten weddings per year.

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RUI LOPES & SAVANNAH LOPES

founders & lead PHOTOGRAPHERS

Savannah is from Southern California, Rui is from Lisbon, and our story began in Portugal before becoming both a marriage and a creative partnership.

That personal history shapes how we photograph weddings. We understand what it means to plan across countries, bring families together in a new place, and trust a creative team to preserve not only how everything looked, but how it felt.

On a wedding day, Savannah brings an instinct for styling, atmosphere and emotional detail. Rui brings calm direction, technical precision and a quiet ability to read a room. Together, we create work that feels editorial without losing the real energy of the celebration.

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Rui and Savannah Lopes, husband-and-wife destination wedding photographers based in Portugal — The Lopes Photography

BASED IN PORTUGAL & AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE

SOME THINGS WE LOVE

Beyond weddings, our shared eye is shaped by travel, architecture, interiors, fashion, quiet mornings, long walks, good coffee, and places with a strong sense of atmosphere.

Savannah is drawn to design, styling, music, and details that feel personal rather than expected. Rui is drawn to movement, light, observation, and the kind of calm presence that allows people to feel at ease in front of the camera.

Together, we are most inspired by celebrations that feel considered, personal, and alive — never overly staged, never generic.

 
Rui and Savannah Lopes, destination wedding photography team based in Portugal, available worldwide — The Lopes Photography

Between the both of us, we speak/understand: English, Portuguese,spanish, French & Hindi

Why We Understand Destination Weddings Personally

Before photographing destination weddings for couples around the world, we planned one ourselves: across cultures, countries, and families. Rui is from Portugal, Savannah is from Southern California, and our wedding brought together two families, two languages, and two very different ideas of what a celebration should feel like.

That experience stays with us on every wedding day. We understand what it means to trust a creative team with something deeply personal. We know the particular weight of planning across countries, managing family expectations, and hoping that everything you envisioned actually translates into photographs.

It is why we approach every couple's day with the same care we would have wanted for our own.

Rui and Savannah Lopes, co-founders and lead photographers of The Lopes Photography, destination wedding photographers based in Portugal
 

Our Approach

 

Our approach is guided, calm, and intentional.

Built around years of photographing destination weddings across Portugal, Italy, and Europe for international couples.

If you would like to understand how we work, from the first conversation to the final gallery, visit our full approach page.

 

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ANGUS & MOLLY
ANGUS & MOLLY

"Five stars feels like far too few to give Savannah and Rui of The Lopes Photography! The duo truly made our day as stress free as possible with their timelines, tools, amazing recommendations, and general understanding of everything we wanted. They helped us so much with things beyond the scope of photographers. We engaged them as our very first step in the planning process and we wouldn’t have had it any other way - they helped us develop a vision for our big day and then helped make it happen!"

TRINITY & ELIJAH
TRINITY & ELIJAH

“If you're looking for a Portugal wedding photographer team & that are going to make your wedding/elopement/etc look like your dream Pinterest board Savannah and Rui are your people!…Throughout the year, they communicated with us constantly and made sure we got the exact curated vibes we wanted, and made the whole event a lot more stress free! On the day of, they made everything easy, breezy and overall were just really fun to work with.”

FREDDIE & SARA
FREDDIE & SARA

“Rui and Savannah were the photographers for our Sept wedding in the South of France. We were immediately taken by their website. There is nothing cookie cutter about their vision and you could tell the distinct style of each couple. We were so lucky they were available for our wedding. They spent the time getting to know us from the moment the process started. They made sure to know exactly what we wanted, what we didn’t want, and even gave us what we didn’t know we wanted in the end. They made our wedding day come alive by capturing not just the wedding itself, but the mood."

CHRIS & JESSICA
CHRIS & JESSICA

“The Lopes Photography surpassed all of our expectations for our destination wedding in Taormina, Sicily. From the very first meeting, you could immediately feel the high level of professionalism Savannah and Rui demonstrated in their work. Throughout the entire process, from meetings to questionnaires, they were very collaborative and informative, going far beyond the realm of photography.”

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