WE ARE THE PORTOS

REAL MOMENTS.FINE ART

We are a team of wedding photographers who try to find the perfect balance of real moments and fine art. Yes we want you guys to look freakin' hot in your images but we also want your photos to take you back to the raw emotions you felt in that moment. We don't want you to say "The photos are so great. The Portos did a great job telling us to shut up and stand there". We want you to say "These photos are amazing. I remember exactly what we were laughing about or what you whispered in my ear."

Besides one another, we are the best decision you can make on your wedding day. I know that sounds prideful, but that is not a statement we would ever say about ourselves, its what our couples have said to us. We are a team of photographers who are all about connection with our couples. Trends will come and go so we do not want to focus on that, we want to focus on you. Each couple has their own story and personality and that is what the Portos strive to show in our photos!

we are the squad you need.

“Friendship is a deep oneness that develops when two people, speaking the truth in love to one another, journey together to the same horizon."
-Tim Keller

We are Phil and Christa Porto, best friends who, despite our vast differences in personality, upbringing, interests (to name a few), couldn’t image life without each other. We started the Portos as an outlet to our creativity and passions as well as a chance to spend more time together.

Phil (from the perspective of Christa) is an ambitious New Yorker with big plans and daring schemes. Really. One of the things that first attracted me to him is that he wasn’t afraid to take chances and that’s definitely to my benefit. I’m timid and scared of change, but he balances me and is proof that life really isn’t about playing it safe all the time. He loves tattoos (duh), the arts, a good bourbon, our families, and hip hop. He’s competitive, sometimes to a fault, but it’s a positive when it counts. He will work hard to make sure that your event is the best that it can be. He invests himself in people; he’s not interested in working just to get paid. He actually cares.

Christa (from the perspective of Phil) is a home-grown country girl from the corn fields of Cory, IN. Don’t know where that is? Neither did I. First thing that caught my eye was that she was/is a total babe! No, I’m not shallow but there’s not much you can know about someone from a Myspace Top 8. As I got to know her, I couldn’t help but fall for her tough-on-the-surface but soft-on-the-inside personality. She is kind of like the sour patch kids slogan, first they're sour, then they're sweet. I’m a dreamer and sometimes I reside too long on cloud nine and she snaps me back into reality. She loves her family, a good book, Buzzfeed, a glass of wine, mushrooms (yuck), and her stud of a husband. She is the best tag-team partner I could ask for. She sees things that might slip by me, she is the head when I’m busy being the heart, she corrects my grammar, and she encourages me to always give my all. She handles all the things a business needs to stay in business.

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