First
the Chapel
Somerset Chapel has arched windows facing east and west, so it takes the morning and the evening light. The May River Chapel is smaller and sits over the salt marsh.
See both chapels
the Palmetto Bluff Wedding photographer and filmmaker
Ten Years On The Bluff
Two chapels, long lawns down to the May River and oaks older than the village. My job is to put you in the right one at the right hour.
I have been photographing and filming weddings at Palmetto Bluff for over 10 years, and I am proud to be an official preferred vendor of Montage Palmetto Bluff. Montage calls it a 20,000 acre community between Hilton Head and Savannah, and about 400 of my 450 weddings have been on this stretch of coast.
10+ yearsAt Montage Palmetto Bluff, as a preferred vendor
450Weddings photographed in 14 years
400Of them in the Lowcountry, about
Filmed On The Bluff
the Films
Your Photographer
hi, I am Vitor
I lived on Hilton Head for many years, and the Lowcountry is my specialty. In 14 years I have photographed 450 weddings, about 400 of them here. I have filmed dozens of weddings at Montage Palmetto Bluff, and photography and film are available together or separately.
I will make you look beautiful, and I will get you back to your people.
Then
the Lawns
The May River Lawn and the Boat House Lawn sit under big oaks on the water. Shade at noon, gold at five, and the river behind every portrait.
Every lawn and its guest count
Then
the Tent
The Village Green holds up to 500 under a tent beside the Wilson Mansion ruins. A sailcloth tent glows when the sun gets low, and I always try to catch it from outside before the guests go in.
Tent sites and ballroomsAnd Up The Road
the Marsh
Moss, dock and marsh are the reason this part of the coast photographs the way it does. These are from Oldfield, a few minutes up the road.
What a Bluff wedding costs
Ten years of weddings at Palmetto Bluff taught me where the light falls at four o'clock on each lawn and how the Montage team runs a day, so on your wedding day you never have to think about any of it.
Where You Could Say It
the Spaces
- Somerset ChapelUp to 185, 1,750 square feet, arched windows facing east and west
- May River ChapelUp to 120, 712 square feet overlooking the salt marsh
- May River LawnUp to 350, an oak lined lawn on the river
- Boat House LawnUp to 300, under large oaks on the river
- Sunrise LawnUp to 400, 10,000 square feet with two firepits
- Village GreenUp to 500, 18,000 square feet beside the Wilson Mansion ruins
- Moreland GreenUp to 300, a marsh lawn with a permanent stage
Plan Around The Light
when is your Date
In May the sun sets around 8:15 PM on the May River. I would start your portraits around 7:15 PM, while the light is still soft under the oaks.
Kind Words
"Vitor is incredibly passionate about his work."
Keila And Jameson, Palmetto Bluff
"He has a wonderful and artistic eye, and we love his use of natural light."
Mallory Jones
Your Date At Palmetto Bluff
Tell me where on the Bluff you are getting married and I will tell you how I would photograph it.