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

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

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 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 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

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

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....

Olivia De Santos

Jan 2, 2019
1 min

How To Choose Your Wedding Destination

In today's video we talk about how to decide on your wedding destination. Narrow down those options of where you could potentially get married and make most ...

Olivia De Santos

Dec 27, 2018
1 min

A Personal Message (Video)

Here is a video about what I have planned for my YouTube channel in 2019 to bring you more content on getting married abroad! Thank you for tuning in to my c...

Olivia De Santos

Dec 23, 2018
1 min

Why I Don't Post On YouTube

This video is a wake up call to myself and a self reflection on why I have been so inconsistent on publishing content on YouTube.

Olivia De Santos

Nov 30, 2018
1 min

Why You SHOULDN'T Get Married in Portugal

Bit of a weird topic to come back to your very inconsistent, fledgling YouTube channel but hey, I'm a wild card. So here I have 3 reasons why you shouldn't g...

Olivia De Santos

Nov 2, 2018
1 min

How to Plan The Perfect Wedding Styled Shoot That Gets Published

In this video, I share my top tips on how to create a wedding styled shoot. Having been published in Love My Dress, Nu Bride, Rock My Wedding, Perfect Weddin...

Olivia De Santos

Oct 28, 2018
1 min

How to Find Your Perfect Wedding Planner

In this video, we talk about how to find the perfect wedding planner for you. Your wedding planner works with you throughout the entire planning process whic...

Olivia De Santos

Oct 6, 2018
1 min

How to Find Your Perfect Wedding Videographer | Interview with Adam Wedding Films

In this Wedding Wednesday video, I interview Adam from Adam Wing Films all about how to find your perfect wedding videographer. We walk through the step by s...

Olivia De Santos

Sep 28, 2018
1 min

How To Find Your Perfect Wedding Photographer | Interview with Marni V Photography

In this Wedding Wednesday video, I interview Marni from Marni V Photography all about how to find your perfect wedding photographer. We walk through the step...

Olivia De Santos

Jun 20, 2018
6 min

Harry & Meghan: Why Their Wedding Matters + My BBC Experience!

Hello everyone and happy Wedding Wednesday! Can you believe that for once I’m actually publishing a blog on time??? What is the world coming to! I really enj...

Olivia De Santos

Jun 18, 2018
5 min

Would You Show Your Tattoos on Your Wedding Day?

Hello everyone, Happy Wedding Wednesday! Today we’re talking about tattoos and whether or not your should dare to bare on your wedding day. I am a huge tatto...