FREQUENTLY asked QUESTIONS

FAQ’s

What is your pricing?

As every event is a unique and once-in-a-lifetime experience, I create a tailored quote based on the client’s needs and wishes, so we can fully fulfill the vision of our amazing couples. The pricing information is final including all the accommodation and travel expenses.

For more information please contact us using the contact form on my website. I would love to prepare the pricing guide with all the needed information. In order to fully understand your vision of your wedding day or special upcoming event, please share as many details as possible.

What services do you offer?

Weddings. Elopements. Engagement. Pre-wedding sessions. Honeymoon. Anniversary. Editorials. Fashion.

How long have you been a wedding photographer?

I am shooting weddings for more than 13 years now.

Do you work with a second shooter?

Totally. We are a wife and a husband team working on weddings together for more than a decade now. We grew and learned together, so now we are as one when it comes to feel and understand what the other one thinks and needs during the shoot. We work together as a team to ensure, that our valuable clients will get every important moment beautifully captured and from different points of view.

How many images do we get?

Usually, we deliver at least 50 images per hour.

Do you have backup equipment?

Of course! Our jobs require absolute reliability in every situation! Our photography gear is always doubled, not to mention a wide variety of lenses, that we can choose from depending on our needs. We can switch all of them very easily in seconds.

How many languages do you speak?

Both I and my husband Andre speak 4 languages: English, French, German, and Slovak. Herewith we are able to fully serve clients from all over the world. Drawing from our experiences, not only couples enjoy our multilingual skills, but the guests, who are often times from different parts of the world were happy having us on board as well!

How would you describe your photography style?

I am strongly passionate to create unforgettable beauty for my lovely clients. My style is very elegant, dreamy, and almost painterly, with a strong emphasis on fashion, drawing attention to the beauty, which I find in arts, architecture, and history.

Do you recommend an engagement session?

Absolutely! Not only you get the most wonderful memories from the time before you get married which will never happen again, but we will get to know each other (which is very important, since we will be with you very close all the time).

You will be familiar with the camera and my shooting style, while I use this opportunity to get to know your body language, your couple chemistry, your facial expressions, and the best angles to underline your beauty even more.

When would you arrive at our wedding location?

Your event is our number one priority and we schedule everything around it. That being said, we arrive always ahead of any type of shooting, so we are fully familiar with the location and surroundings. For destination weddings, we always arrive a minimum of a day ahead.

What equipment do you use?

We are well equipped with professional Canon 35mm cameras both film and digital, as well as Contax 645, with a variety of lenses, of course with all the necessary equipment e.g. multiple memory cards, batteries, lights, reflector & styling board.

How do we book?

After contacting me through the Contact Form on my website, you will receive a detailed quote with all the needed information. In case of interest in my services, to firmly book your date, the retainer fee and signed contract are needed.

What is the turnaround time?

The turnaround time is between 4 - 8 weeks. In the full wedding season, this can in some cases prolonged to a maximum of 10 weeks. Since I work with the best Lab ever - Richard Photolab in California, USA, I am fully aligned with their time needed to process my film rolls.

Within the first weeks, the client starts to receive the first images, which are uploaded to the online gallery, secured with a password. As I am working on the images, I continually add more and more to the gallery, and within 10 weeks all the images are finished.

How do you stay on schedule during the wedding day?

For those who know me, besides my artistic approach, I am well known as a perfectionist, who always pays attention to perfect planning and preparation. The preparation for my work is The KEY. This being said, I always work hand in hand with the client’s planner to fully assure that the event flows minute by minute seamlessly so the client can enjoy the day without any distractions.

bride and groom wedding portrait at chateau mcely by nikol bodnarova photography

Are your travel accommodation expenses included in your pricing?

Yes. Since we are very familiar with travels for shootings, especially to Italy, France, and Europe, after you share the information about your upcoming event, I am already able to incorporate our travel expenses into the quote.

The price is hereby final without any additional costs unless the client decides to add on additional services such as etc. wedding albums, .. which weren’t a part of the chosen photography package.

How will we receive our images?

It all depends on your chosen photography plan. The delivery options are either via direct download, or physically per post beautifully send in a hand-made fine art wedding packaging.

How many hours of coverage do couples typically get?

In most cases, our clients book a 10-hour photography coverage.

Can we print digital files ourselves?

Absolutely! You will receive high-quality full resolution images which you can print on your own using the printing service of your choice. It all depends on your chosen wedding plan. Some of them already include prints delivered in beautiful handmade fine art wedding packaging. But even so, you can print absolutely anything you wish from the full resolution images, you will receive, even big posters for your walls.

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