Blog

Welcome to the Nulyweds blog! Here you'll find informative articles, videos from my YouTube channel, full wedding galleries and behind the scenes loveliness. For more about weddings and Portugal, follow meon the social links below.

Olivia De Santos

Jan 26
3 min

Should You Have a Winter Wedding in Portugal?

As we leave the January cloud and jump into a slightly brighter February, one of the questions I get asked is if it is advisable to have a winter wedding in ...

Olivia De Santos

Jan 19
4 min

How to Keep Wedding Planning When Life Gets in The Way

Work deadlines pile up. Family members can have crises. Or sometimes, you’re just having a rough week. Life happens and I know this more than you know. I hav...

Olivia De Santos

Jan 5
4 min

Destination Wedding Advice from Portugal's Top Vendors

One of the biggest mistakes I made when I first started working in Portugal is thinking that I could apply UK planning concepts to Portugal. ⁠ ⁠ Think that s...

Olivia De Santos

Oct 5, 2019
3 min

The Pinterest Effect: Can You Afford The Type of Wedding You Want?

Photo by Piteira Photography As with the fashion and interior design, Pinterest and Instagram bombards us with glossy, perfected images of beautiful weddings...

Olivia De Santos

Sep 22, 2019
3 min

What is Budget Management?

Oooooh it's been a minute since I blogged but I had a wave of inspiration from the recent enquiries I have been getting and a rash of questions that keep cro...

Olivia De Santos

May 28, 2019
3 min

Top Tips to Getting the Best Wedding Photos

You know I love to harp on about wedding photography being the most important aspect of your wedding day. I will stand by this to my dying day. Your wedding ...

Olivia De Santos

May 24, 2019
3 min

Best Places in Portugal for Your Elopement (Lisbon Edition) ft Rita Santana Photography

The best part about eloping is the pure flexibility of where you host your ceremony. With just the two of you, or a handful of guests, you have essentially f...

Olivia De Santos

May 21, 2019
4 min

5 Portuguese Wedding Traditions You Need to Know

Helloooooooo! So in my deep dive exploration of the Portuguese wedding market, I’ve come across some things that are noticeably different to weddings in the ...

Olivia De Santos

May 17, 2019
2 min

3 Tips to Budgeting Effectively For a Wedding in Portugal

Juicy juicy topic today all about budgeting in direct relation to weddings in sunny, darling Portugal! If you want to get married in Portugal then of course ...

Olivia De Santos

May 14, 2019
3 min

How to Survive Eczema on Your Wedding Day

So the severity of my own facial eczema has become a point of interest in itself over on my Insta stories! I would love to say that I haven’t been wearing ma...

Olivia De Santos

May 4, 2019
5 min

5 Things That Will Go Wrong on Your Wedding Day

So. As a wedding planner, and famously a rather anally retentive person, I would love for every one of my weddings and every wedding in the world to go compl...

Olivia De Santos

Apr 15, 2019
2 min

How Much Does It Cost To Elope In Portugal?

Soooo eloping is a pretty fabulous concept right? Just the two of you in your own private wedding bubble, with a gorgeous personalised wedding ceremony, a la...

Olivia De Santos

Apr 10, 2019
2 min

Destination Weddings: Why Location is More Important Than Venue

Today’s topic is a juicy one and definitely one I have alot to say about! Since starting out as solely a destination wedding planner in Portugal in November ...

Olivia De Santos

Apr 8, 2019
2 min

4 Reasons to Elope in Portugal

Weddings can in all shapes and sizes so what if you want the smallest of all weddings possible: the elopement. The modern elopement is a far cry from the tra...

Olivia De Santos

Mar 31, 2019
3 min

How to Plan a Wedding in Portugal from the UK

Hello to all of you fabulous British couples and a million congratulations on your engagement! If you’re reading this, you are probably considering Portugal ...

Olivia De Santos

Mar 27, 2019
3 min

How to Plan a Wedding in Portugal from Australia & New Zealand

Hello to all of you lovely Australia and New Zealand based couples and a huge congratulations on your engagement! If you’re reading this, you may be thinking...

Olivia De Santos

Mar 23, 2019
3 min

How to Decide on Your Wedding Budget

Money, money, money. Must be funny… HA! Think that is the first time I’ve ever referenced Abba… ever… Moving on. Today’s blog is about how to decide on your...

Olivia De Santos

Mar 20, 2019
5 min

Why Wedding Planners Aren't Just For Celebrities

I have been in the wedding industry for around 5 years. My first wedding was in February 2014 and I started the planning process in 2013. This wedding was th...

Olivia De Santos

Mar 18, 2019
3 min

How to Plan a Wedding in Portugal from Ireland

Hello to all of you wonderful Irish couples and a huge congratulations on your engagement! If you’re reading this, you’re probably thinking about getting mar...

Olivia De Santos

Jan 18, 2019
1 min

How To Stay Sober On Your Wedding Day (But Still Have Fun!)

In this week's video, from one teetotaller to another, I give you my best tips of how to stay sober on your wedding day for whatever reason you need/want to....