I've spent 10 years in the wedding industry. It started in college, assisting a planner in my Michigan hometown—assisted turned into coordinating my own weddings independently, and somewhere along the way it became the work I know better than anything else. I love the excitement (and chaos) of solving a problem and watching something beautiful come together in a single day.

In May 2026, I took a trip to Lisbon, and came home a different person. I immediately began figuring out how to move there. Some things you just know.

Somewhere between falling in love with Lisbon and planning an international move, something clicked. I kept thinking about the couples trying to plan a destination wedding in Portugal from thousands of miles away—no local contact, no vetted vendors, few planners who understood international couple’s perspective. And I'd just experienced firsthand what it feels like to arrive somewhere breathtaking and have absolutely no idea how anything works.

I also know this: the best things in life, the ones that matter, don’t happen alone. A great wedding isn’t just a beautiful venue and a good florist. It’s a village of people who care, show up, and do their part. That’s the kind of support I want to be for you.

That's how the The Portugal Bride Co. was born. 10 years of solving problems, a move to Lisbon I couldn't talk myself out of, and a genuine gap in the market for couples who deserve better, because planning from abroad shouldn’t mean planning blind.

Portugal changed my heart forever, and I know it’ll do the same for you. I’d love to help make sure your wedding there is everything you dreamed it would be.