Rui work begins with a blank sheet, and all his weddings are like a script of a love story
Like a book ... A BOOK OF LOVE!
With characters, actors, arguments and readers!
A creative vision of a love story trough the eyes of the creator.
Rui loves to travel, loves the sea, and he loves all kind of entertainment shows but with a special love for Cirque du Soleil. All these influences are part of his creations. For Rui there are no limits on how he creates a wedding. He always aims for outstanding weddings that exceed expectations.
He is the Founder and Creative Director of the international wedding project Pop Up Weddings Destinations and the Founder and Education Director of WeddingLab by Rui Mota Pinto were he developed a mentoring program for Wedding Planners, trains and consults wedding. professionals and venues and speaks worldwide in conferences and professional meetings.
Rui is the most awarded Portuguese Wedding Planner and he is an active member of multiple international associations and communities. Impact Creator at Belief Wedding Creators, President of the Portuguese Chapters of the I.A.D.W.P. and IWPA , member of ABC, certification jury at NWC and member of IADWP
At the age of 19 Rui opened is first event and marketing company, starting doing small weddings. 5 years later. he went to New York to specialized himself in Wedding.Planning and since then he dedicated is career exclusively to creating outstanding weddings.
Today he is an internationally awarded wedding planner and his concept weddings are recognized all over the world.
Since 2019 Rui is also mentoring wedding planners with is Mentoring Program, training wedding professionals in his own educational project and in the international Hosts Academy and consulting wedding professionals and venues, as well as speaking in conferences, seminars and professionals meetings sharing his experience and knowledge.
“I do not believe in impossible ideas. Sometimes they just need to be adapted or reorganized. But everything is possible”
Rui Mota Pinto is the most awarded Portuguese Wedding Planner and his Concept Weddings have been recognized all over the world in the past years as a reference of creativity, excellence and irreverence.
1 time for Best Decoration Company at World Destination Weddings and Romance Travel Awards | 19 times at the International Belief Wedding Creators Awards | 3 times at Local Rounds at International Wedding Awards | 3 times at Country Rounds at International Wedding Awards | 5 times at ZIWA Wedding Awards from Zankyou You| 8 times at casamentospt Awards
Knowledge and experience are the key for you to have an amazing day, filled with creativity, safety and security.
Rui is always improving my skills, learning and updating my knowledge to offer you the best day you can imagine. Because you deserve the best of me!
Internacionaly Certiied Wedding Planner | Wedding Tourism Specialist | I.A.D..W.P Portuguese Chapter President | Tourism Renaissance World Tourism Summit Ambassador| Mentor at Hosts Academy | I..W.P.A Portuguese Chapter President | Wedding Council New York Certification Jury | Featured at DWP | Featured at Arabia Weddings | Featiured at New York Times |
Certified Wedding Planner by Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC) | Belief Wedding Creators Impact Creator | Certified Wedding Planner by National Wedding Council | UNVEILED Founding Member| I.A.D.W.P member | I.W.P.A member A.B.E.R. G.T.O. Associación Honorary Member
Two + Us Portugal Ambassador