We’ve learned over the years that every celebration is different and comes with its own set of unique needs. Because of this, we quote every wedding and event on an individual basis. That said, our full-service wedding collections begin at an investment of $12,000 for Lina Shteyn as Lead Photographer and $20,000 for Ira Lippke as lead photographer. Contact us for a more specific outline of your investment once we know more about your needs.  We are currently offering special pricing for Weddings in Europe so ask us about a custom quote!

Once you’ve selected your date and we’ve determined your package, we will prepare and send a photography proposal for your review. We ask that you return your signed contract within about a week to ensure your date remains available. Once we receive your contract and the 50 percent photography retainer, your wedding date is officially booked! The final balance is due four weeks prior to your wedding date. You can always expand your package if your plans develop but the most important thing is to have your date reserved on our calendar.

Travel IS included for all weddings in NYC and throughout Europe since these are our home locations and we want to make it as easy as possible for our clients. That said, we love to shoot all over the world and as each wedding is unique we would like to learn about your destination and celebration before we discuss travel plans. We then customize a quote based on the location, size of the team and number of shooting days. The travel quote is added to your selected collection and we handle all of our own travel arrangements unless otherwise specified.

We have a pool of talented photographers and assistants and can build the perfect team for your event. We’ve documented large events with five photographers and four assistants working overnight to have images ready for publication the next morning, yet an intimate elopement or family affair might only need one lead photographer. A second photographer is typically recommended for weddings with 100 guests or more and for certain venue layouts.

We always plan to arrive on location at least the morning prior to the first event we’re shooting. This allows for any travel delays and gives us time to get acclimated to the area, including scouting the wedding and shooting locations. During scouting, we often begin taking location and “scene” shots, which help narrate the complete story of your wedding.  

In 20-plus years of shooting weddings, I have yet to have an emergency that’s prevented me from shooting. That said, it is still something we plan for. Leading up to a wedding, we plan our lives carefully to ensure our health is in top form and that we have ample travel time. Should unforeseen circumstances prevent us from attending your wedding, we have a collective of talented photographers who cover for each other. We will do our best to arrange a replacement photographer of equivalent caliber and style and your pricing would be adjusted to their rate. Alternatively, we would return your full investment and allow you to make your own arrangements if you so choose. 

Typically, we curate 80 to 100 final images per hour of coverage, so 11 hours of coverage will usually have around 1,000 images. We shoot significantly more than that to make sure we get your best expressions and decisive moments. Part of our bespoke service is to spend significant time curating these into chapters, indicating our favorites and adjusting them to beautifully tell your story.

We present all of the curated images to you in three ways:

PROOFBOOK: This is rare these days, but I believe that there is a unique experience of viewing your images printed. It’s great to view them on your phone or computer, but there’s something substantive to having them all printed in chronological order and archived in an easily accessible and tangible way. So we create a custom large 11x14 hardbound proofbook of each event for your enjoyment and to physically archive the event for future generations.

ONLINE GALLERY: Divided into chapters, this gallery is connected to a professional lab that can quickly print and mail high-quality prints to you and your guests.

DIGITAL FILES: These are ready to be shared via email or social media. If you need high-res files just let us know. All the images that you choose for your album will get what we call the “royal treatment” from our Senior Photo Editor and then each album we make also comes with a harddrive with all of the high-res files from the event, including the recently retouched album choices.

Individual images that you order as prints from the online gallery or those you’ve selected to appear in an album layout will receive the “royal treatment,” which includes blemish removal, under-eye touch-up, distracting hair removal and/or slight cropping. Our preference is for all images to look natural and unretouched so any adjustments we make are minimal, leaving your photographs looking clean, beautiful and representative of your celebration.

We also offer cosmetic retouching for specific requests. These may include wardrobe, hair and makeup adjustments, head swapping, background alterations or any elements beyond basic retouching. 

Our work is focused on creating exquisite art using the finest methods and quality products. With a passion for the details, we carefully curate and present each and every project we photograph. Turnaround times for engagement and portrait sessions average 4 to 5 weeks. Turnaround times for wedding images is 8 weeks.

We also offer cosmetic retouching for specific requests. These may include wardrobe, hair and makeup adjustments, head swapping, background alterations or any elements beyond basic retouching. 

Staying on schedule is one of the most important factors of our work. We plan carefully with your wedding planner or coordinator to create a custom minute-by-minute photo timeline for each event. Adhering to our photo timeline ensures that we are able to capture every incredible moment and detail of your celebration in optimal lighting conditions.

We have a very hands-on approach to setting up a wedding day timeline—our goal is to ensure that you have the best natural light for every part of your celebration. We also prefer to help build the timeline together with your planner and designer to gives you plenty of time to capture all of your desired portraits and photographs throughout the day with buffers to ensure you have a smooth and enjoyable experience. We believe the backbone of the day should be the experience of the wedding covered with a photojournalistic approach. Then some elements are art directed and styled detail shots with a fun and romantic editorial fashion shoot. The end result yields a beautiful balance of people, details and emotion that tells the full story of the Day.

It doesn’t take much to understand why people choose to plan destination weddings. (Full disclosure: I myself got married on a beach in Brazil rather than in New York where my wife and I live.) Many couples choose a destination for a wedding because they find their personalities reflected in the geography of Provence or the architectural wonders of Portugal. They seek to break the barriers of traditional weddings by going to a new and exciting place or return to the place where their love first bloomed. Destination weddings are easier to customize and enable couples to create unique new traditions. Other couples find that overseas weddings provide the opportunity to have an intimate event in which they spend more time with their core guests and build bonds and memories. Finding a local photographer in a foreign country presents distinct challenges, including communication, work style and the like. There are many advantages to booking someone whose business is oriented to destination events—and who speaks your language and knows exactly what you want.

Even though most studios offer 8 hours of coverage, we believe this is not enough. To tell a wedding story well we start with 10 hours of coverage, and you can easily add more coverage if you'd like.