How do booking, the deposit and payment work?
Updated November 2026
Your date is only held once the contract is signed and the 10% deposit is paid, after you receive the proposal for the chapter you chose. The remaining 90% can be paid in three ways, and the option you choose is written into the contract.
Step by step
- You send us the date and the venue.
- We reply with availability and a proposal.
- You choose the chapter and receive the contract.
- You sign the contract and pay the 10% deposit. The date is yours.
The deposit
The deposit is 10% of the total and is non-refundable, because holding a date means work for us from day one: customer care, advertising and team.
Three ways to pay the remaining 90%
- Option A: 90% at the start of the wedding day.
- Option B: 90% one week before.
- Option C: 50% one month before and 40% the day before.
Good to know before signing
Chapter prices exclude VAT. If the wedding is more than 100 km from Santarém, the travel cost (0.40 € per km, both ways, plus accommodation if applicable) is in the proposal before you sign. If you do not want us to publish photos of your wedding, tell us beforehand so it is written into the contract.
What if we have to postpone?
We always try to move the booking to the new date, as long as we are free. More in what if it rains, we postpone or someone falls ill.
Send us the date and venue of your wedding. We reply within 1 hour, between 9am and 7pm.