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Tell us the place and the date — see who is free.

For wedding photographers in Portugal

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the three.

Couples tell our concierge where and when they’re getting married. A person picks three photographers who are free and whose work fits — and shows them whole weddings, not a highlight reel.

Apply — it’s freeNo fee to join. 15% only when you’re booked.
Founding places: 10 of 10 left

Who comes to us

Couples choosing where in Portugal to marry

Not a directory to scroll through. Couples talk to our concierge, and a person replies with three photographers.

  1. From abroad, and from here

    Couples flying in for a wedding or an elopement, and Portuguese couples marrying at home. The site speaks English and Portuguese.

  2. Through a concierge chat

    Place, month, guests, style. They tell us what they’re planning instead of guessing what to search for.

  3. Three, picked by a person

    Free on the date, with work that fits. Each comes with whole weddings to look through, so the couple who writes to you already knows how you work.

Lens & Vows conciergeA real person

Where in Portugal are you getting married?

Sintra, next June. About 80 guests.

Here are three photographers who are free on your date — each with whole weddings to look through.

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The first 50 in Portugal

The first 50 photographers get Premium free

Places go in the order we approve applications. The commission is 15% for everyone — the gift is visibility.

Founding

Places 1–10

Open now · 10 places left

Premium free for a year

Founding photographerA badge on your profile, for good

Early bird

Places 11–50

Opens when the Founding places are gone

Premium free for 6 months

When the free months end, you choose: keep Premium, move to Pro, or stay free. The commission doesn’t change.

Money

15%, only when you’re booked

Couples pay your own price. Our 15% comes out of the deposit they pay through us — you never pay us anything yourself.

Example: a €3,000 wedding

Deposit 30%, by card through us

  • Our commission · 15%€450
  • Yours, from the deposit · 15%€450paid 7 days after the booking
  • The balance, yours · 70%€2,100straight to you, or through us
  • The deposit

    The couple pays 30% by card when they book — that holds your date. We keep 15% of the full price and pay the card fees ourselves. The rest of the deposit is yours, paid 7 days after the booking: a window to put any mistake right.

  • The balance, as the couple chooses

    Straight to you, by bank transfer or cash, on your usual terms. Or by card through us, in instalments — then it reaches you when the couple accepts the gallery. The couple pays for that service, not you.

  • Protection for couples

    What couples pay through us is protected: if a photographer cancels, they get it back and we find a replacement. It makes booking someone they found online an easy yes.

Plans

Plans buy visibility, not a lower commission

Every plan pays the same 15% when you’re booked. Choose one only if you want to be seen more.

What we ask

Three whole weddings

Not a highlight reel. We want to see how you tell a whole day — from getting ready to the last dance — because that’s what couples will look through.

  1. Sign up with your name and email

    A six-digit code, no password.

  2. Tell us about you

    Where you’re based, the regions and languages you work in, your style — and your packages: what couples can book, at your prices.

  3. Upload three whole weddings

    20 to 80 photos from each, as the couple received them.

  4. A person looks through them

    Usually within a few days. We approve you, or tell you exactly what’s missing.

20–80 photos from each wedding, in the order the day happened

Questions

Honest answers

Anything else? Write to info@lensandvows.com

What’s the catch?

There’s no fee to join and no monthly bill. We earn 15% when a couple books you through us, and nothing otherwise. Plans are optional — they only make you more visible.

When do I get paid?

Your part of the deposit, 7 days after the booking. The balance comes straight from the couple, on your terms — or, if they pay it through us, once they accept the gallery.

Can couples take me off the platform?

Until the deposit, you and the couple talk in our chat and your contact details stay hidden — that’s how we’re paid for bringing you the couple. Once the deposit is paid, talk however you like, and the balance can go straight to you.

What if a couple cancels?

Your part of the deposit stays with you — it held your date. If they’ve paid some of the balance through us, what they get back follows our cancellation tiers: the closer the wedding, the more of it stays with you. If you are the one who cancels, the couple gets everything back — your part of the deposit included — and we find them another photographer.

Do I need a company?

No. Working freelance is fine — in Portugal, with your activity registered at Finanças (recibos verdes), as you already have for your own clients. A company is fine too.

Which languages?

The site and the concierge work in English and Portuguese, and most couples from abroad write in English. On your profile, list every language you work in: couples see them, and we take them into account when we pick the three.

Do I have to be exclusive?

No. Keep your website, your Instagram, your own clients and other platforms. We only ask that couples we introduce to you book through us.

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Start with your name and email.

A code by email, and you’re in your dashboard. Fill it in at your own pace — stop and come back whenever you like.

Founding places: 10 of 10 left

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