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should prepare a list of questions, and a photographer should provide their package options as well as recommendations from their years of experience photographing weddings. You tend to know right away if the client and photographer will or will not work well together.” It is important to look at the packages available to discern which works best for you. Different packages may include options for how long the photographer will be on site, which can range from four to 12 hours, as well as how many pictures of the wedding day you receive, and how soon. Mikoloyck said most wedding photographers will deliver fully edited wedding picture collections eight to 12 weeks after the wedding. However, different photographers will deliver photos in different ways. Some might deliver “all the greats,” while some might limit the number of photos their client receives. Some provide one or two versions of the photos with similar edits to let the client select their final gallery. “I think it is so important that a client expects to sign a contract and to ask spe- cifically what the photographer’s backup process is to ensure that all digital files are preserved,” she said. “In addition, within the contract they will find turn- around times, cancellation policies, day- of expectations, data loss processes, etc.” She said during her consultations with clients, Mikoloyck will also ask the couples what they envision for their day.
“I really prefer to shoot in the moment,” she said. “But I am in constant contact with my couples, so if there is something that comes up that they know they absolutely have, I’m like sweet, screenshot it, send it to me and I’ll keep a collection of those for them.” For her own personal photography style, Mikoloyck likes to showcase natural lighting and the colors, both inside and outside the venue. “I try to deliver a wedding collection edited in such a way to preserve the natural colors and lighting of the day, while also providing a handful of images that showcase the incredible and very unique beauty of their big day,” she said. “The best advice that I can give is to not only view the highlight reels that a photographer shares to their website and social media but to also view full galleries of completed collections to see each photographer’s style.” One of Mikoloyck’s new favorite photos to take is to put the mother of the bride under the veil with her daughter. “I just wanted to make sure that we captured something super special between the bride and her mom,” she said. “That’s my new favorite thing to do. I would love for somebody else to see that and be like ‘oh my gosh, I want that with my mom.’” Itineraries are also a very important part of the day to keep everything running smoothly. “They are a must,” Mikoloyck said. “I now create a timeline with the client for
every wedding I shoot. Things are going to go wrong and it’s better to anticipate a little drama. It just really helps us make sure that not only do we stay on time throughout the day, but more so that all the photos the couple wants to get, we ensure time to do that.” For destination weddings, Mikoloyck encourages couples to look at the country’s working laws if it is outside the U.S., as well as the venue’s policies. “At some resorts or wedding venues, they provide a photographer for you and you don’t have a choice,” she said. “Sometimes if you choose to bring a photographer, whether they are local to that destination or not, they’ll even charge a fee.” At one wedding Mikoloyck photographed, she was only able to shoot the reception, not the ceremony, because the venue had a designated photographer. It is important to make sure that the couple has a wedding photographer they trust and to make sure that all the details are sorted out before their big day so they can focus on their partner and those there celebrating them. “My favorite part of photographing weddings is spending the day with the friends and family of my clients,” Mikoloyck said. “ While I focus mostly on the wedding couple, I am also working directly with their loved ones, aged anywhere from just a few weeks old to 95 years old. There is so much joy within a wedding day, and I am so honored to be their memory keeper.”
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