Before the day

Prepared, so you never see the preparation

After the enquiry comes a conversation, and a call if it helps, to understand the shape of the day: where it is, who is coming, what matters most to you and what you would rather not have photographed at all.

On the day itself Mikayla arrives at the venue early. Where the venue allows it she photographs the place before the main event, and uses that time to assess the strongest shooting locations, where the light will fall and where the best compositions are likely to be. It is a habit of preparedness rather than a performance, and it means decisions are already made by the time you need them.

Bride checking her hair in a small hand mirror by the window

Bridesmaid helping the bride into her shoes by the window

Bride standing at a leaded window holding her bouquet, in silhouette

Three engraved hip flasks for the groom and best men on a rainy windowsill

On the day

Mostly observed. Occasionally directed.

Mikayla's preference is to step back and let people interact naturally. The ceremony, the confetti, the speeches and the dancing are photographed as they happen, from wherever the picture is, without asking anyone to do anything twice.

There are moments where a little direction materially improves the result, and she gives it plainly when it does:

Early in the day
A few minutes of quiet guidance at the start, so you know what to do with your hands and can stop thinking about it for the rest of the day.
Family and friend groups
Larger groups are organised quickly and kindly, so they take minutes rather than the best part of an hour.
A specific composition
Now and then a picture needs you to stand in a particular place for the light. She will say so, make the frame, and step back again.

The point is that you do not need to know how to pose, and you also will not spend the day being posed.

The first kiss at the end of the ceremony

Bride and groom with their children and grandchildren on the decking

Couple during the ceremony with family behind them

Bride and groom walking out through confetti in bright sunshine

Afterwards

Previews first, then the full edit

A set of preview images is sent after the wedding. The final editing typically takes around one to two weeks, after which the full set of finished photographs is delivered as a digital folder, along with a custom USB drive to keep.

Colour or black and white is decided picture by picture, on what each one needs.

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