The Sacramentos
We are an internationally recognized wedding photography and film studio, documenting love across 33 countries over the past 19 years. The World Photographic Cup and SWPP have named our work among the top 5 wedding photographers in the world. Our images have been featured in Vogue, Southern Bride, CARAS, Constance Zahn, Sposi Magazine, Globo, DWP Insider, and Zankyou Weddings. Over 100 international awards tell part of the story.
Three artists. One family. A shared conviction that a wedding is the most sacred covenant two people will ever make, and it deserves to be preserved as something eternal.
Named from the Latin sacramentum: a sacred vow. It was never just a surname. It was always a promise.
500 love stories. 33 countries. 19 years. One vision carried by three.
Sam
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Sam picked up his first camera as a teenager in Brazil and never put it down. Nineteen years later, he has photographed in thirty-three countries, carrying one quiet obsession from Lake Como to Miami to the Swiss Alps: finding the unrepeatable moment that only exists for a breath. As founder and lead photographer, he shapes the visual language of The Sacramentos, a language built on patience, instinct, and the devotion to leave something beautiful behind.
Rayana
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Rayana was born into a family of artists and grew up surrounded by creativity. From Brazil to London to Milan, her path moved through professional sport, international modeling, and film direction before landing where it was always meant to be. As co-founder and creative director, she brings the editorial eye and emotional precision that shape every image we create.
Angelina
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Angelina is the second generation. Raised inside the camera bags and the studio light, she grew up seeing the world through a frame. Today, she carries the torch with the sensitivity of a new era, honoring the ones who came before her and bringing a quiet, modern tone to the work.
International Recognition - Awards
Our work has been honored by the world’s most prestigious photography institutions. At the World Photographic Cup, often called the Olympics of our craft, Sam represented Brazil as a world champion in 2020 and as team captain in 2024. In the United Kingdom, the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers named him Runner Up Photographer of the Year in 2022, after three consecutive years of nominations. In Europe, the Expression Photography Awards holds him as a Master Photographer and sits him as an international judge. Over 100 awards from juries across Europe, Asia, and the Americas tell the rest. In 2025, the United States Government recognized him as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability in the Arts.
On the Main Stage - Speaker
Our work has brought us to the main stages of the industry’s largest conferences. In 2019, Sam was the main stage headliner at Wedding Brasil in São Paulo, presenting to an audience of three thousand photographers. He has returned as a featured international speaker at Photo in Rio and at the Brasília Photo Expo. These are the moments where we step away from the camera and share with those shaping the craft next.
Mentors to the Next Generation
Beyond our weddings, we lead the International Wedding Experience, a multi year education program we founded for professional photographers. Each year it welcomes students from around the world to immersive editions in the United States and Italy, where we teach the technique, instinct, and discipline that have carried our work across continents.