Michael Briggs Photography

Jump on to my ‘contact’ page to get in touch and obtain my pricing guide. You can view this instagram reel of minehereto see why I removed my pricing from my website.

No. I only specialise in photography. However, I can’t stress the importance enough of choosing a videographer & photographer whose styles and ethics complement each other. You don’t wantthishappening. (jokes) But seriously, check out mythis pageon my website for plenty of excellent options. I’ve worked with all of them a lot, we have a lot of fun, have very similar styles. And we always have an end goal of creating amazing work for our couples together on a wedding day. Having a videographer around who wants to keep stopping the day and set up every single shot and can really salt my game. Besides, I reckon it’s all the imperfect stuff, that actually makes everything perfect. There are also a few videographers (who I won’t list publicly) that I basically refuse to work with, because of ethics or because our styles are so misaligned. So PLEASE ask me about videographers, if you’re looking at booking someone, not on my list.

Yes! Although I’m aYarra Valley-based wedding photographer. I love being enabled to jump on a plane or go on a road trip to capture a wedding! I’ve been lucky enough to photograph a few interstate weddings per year.

Majority of the time I do work on my own. I personally find this keeps things the most candid and unobtrusive. Also, a lot of the time there is videographer (or two) at the wedding as well. Therefore for 90% of weddings, having 4 cameras follow you all day can be pretty irritating & weird, for every party involved.Having said that, I like to take a lot of photos of guests on your wedding day. If you are having a large number of guests (150+), I would recommend hiring a second photographer to assist in covering this. Also, if you are both getting ready a significant distance away from each other or the venue and it’s not logistically possible for me to cover that on my own, a second photographer (at a cost to you) may be required.However, I always recommend everyone getting ready as close to your wedding venue as you can. From experience, spending a couple of hundred dollars on an Airbnb nearby makes an immense difference on the day, to help with keeping things as relaxed and stress-free as possible.

As a creative person, I love going into a wedding without having any expectations or predisposed ideas. As every wedding & couple is unique, I find that if anything is too pre-planned for the photos, that you may miss the opportunity to create real moments, that are yours, and not someone else’s. You also never know what the sun/weather/light is going to be doing at any time on any given day (especially in Melbourne!)Somewhere you may have thought wouldn’t work well for photos, may have this amazing window of light at a specific moment, and vice versa. However, if it would make you more comfortable to do a site visit with me before your wedding, of course, I would be happy to.

Unfortunately not. Wedding dates regularly book out on average 15 – 18 months in advance for photographers and I give priority and lock in those who pay a deposit first. Even if you have emailed me, and I was available at the time, that certainly doesn’t mean that I will be forever available for your date. The only way to be sure to book me in is to pay a deposit & sign a contract as soon as possible.

Absolutely! It’ awesome to meet face to face before your wedding day. It gives us a chance to get to know each other better, and importantly, makes sure we are the right fit for each other, as we’ll be spending a lot of time together on the day. There’s a couple of great bars & cafes in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne I like to meet up at. We can then chat about your day over a coffee or beer. (depending on the time of day, haha)If you would preferably do everything via Zoom, phone or email, that’s completely cool with me too.

Yes, I do, these sessions are great because it gives both myself and you guys a chance to get to know each other a little more before the big day. We usually take about 1 – 2 hours and the best time is to start around an hour or so before sunset. You will get about 30 – 50 edited photos in high res, in an online gallery a couple of weeks after the shoot. Some couples like to use these images on save the date cards, or even in a guestbook, for the guests to sign at the wedding.

Simply pay a $1000 deposit of your chosen option via bank deposit or credit card, and I am officially yours for the day! I also have an online booking form for you to sign and fill in details.

Even though I’m a one man band, I have the most amazing network of photographers at my disposal. Many who I could call upon the last minute to shoot for me, if we needed.Look, it has happened in the past. Remeber Covid!? I’ve had other amazing photgraphers shoot for me under my brand, and I’ve shot for many other amazing photographers under their brand. We’ve got you, don’t worry. #communityovercompetition

Super common and question and concern! I’ve got your back here. It’s 100% on me to make sure my couples are comfortable and happy in front of the camera. Some couples require more direction than others, and it’s my job to vibe very quickly on how my couples are feeling. There’ll be music playing, lots of banter & shit talk. I also have lots of prompts/guides/questions I ask couples to get them to worry less about the photos, and more about having fun with each other. If you check out my instagram reels or tiktok there’s shitloads of behind the scenes footage of me at work, to give you a better idea of how it all goes. 🙂

Absolutely! Jump onto my ‘guides ‘heading on the menu above and check out my favourite suppliers. Assembling an ‘A’ team on your wedding day is integral to everything just running smoothly and you two having the most amazing day.

Your images will be uploaded to a beautiful, user-friendly online gallery for you and your family to view and download in high resolution and share your pictures as you please. If you are getting an album, it will be received a few weeks after the album proofing is complete.

I do not supply unedited ‘RAW’ photos of every photo taken during the day. To me, the actual sorting and editing process is just as much a part of the job as the actual wedding shoot itself. Which all makes for the final product in my own unique style that you will receive. The discarded photos are not usually worth keeping anyway; test shots, people blinking etc. While I have complete confidence in the quality of my images taken straight off the camera; would you ask your waiter for raw chicken at a restaurant?

You will receive a minimum of 400 edited photos, but sometimes up to 900 or so. This amount varies depending on each day, the amount of time covered, the weather, what was happening, the number of guests, how good your friends are at dancing etc.

I will always send you a couple of edited ‘teaser’/’preview’ photos the next day after your wedding, so you’ve got something to view and share straight away. On average, the rest of the edited images will be supplied in an online gallery around 4 weeks after your wedding date. This depends on the time year also, if you are getting married in peak wedding season (October – April) – they may be longer. If you are getting married in winter when there are fewer weddings, probably a fair bit quicker

My editing process is reasonably light and not over the top like some photographers I have seen. I don’t like that vibe of heavily retouched images that change the way people or the day actually looked. Colours are corrected and adjusted to maintain a consistent feel throughout all of your photos taken during the day. Some images I might intentionally under (or occasionally over) expose in-camera because I know what kind of feel & detail this can give me in post-production (see below). All your images are treated individually and given a bit of that extra ‘pop’ using Lightroom.

Expect roughly 10-15% of your wedding photos to be delivered in black and white. Copies of every image in both colour and black and white are not supplied.