Mike Zawadzki Photography

I had a ton of photographers on my potential list, but Mike was #1 and after speaking with him we didn't bother scheduling calls with anyone else. I'm so glad we found him!  He is incredibly creative and fun to work with.  He can work with any lighting and wasn't intimidated at all by our incredibly dark venue and made sure to share full albums with us of other dark venues he had shot at to make sure we were comfortable before booking.  Our videographer "whooped" in excitement when he found out Mike was our photographer because he is wonderful to work with and is so talented.  In our engagement photos, Mike expertly captured the most beautiful golden hour moments with the sun setting behind us.  On our wedding day he realized the angle of the venue and woods would prevent us from getting any of the sun set SO HE MADE HIS OWN SUN WITH A BULB (seriously, see the picture, that's his assistant standing in a bush with a bulb)!  I tell everyone that Mike is a magician and I mean it.  In addition to being a master of his art, he is also just a great person to spend the day with and you NEED that on your wedding day!  Mike also gives the best posing direction.  I looked at his albums and thought, "okay these people are models, I won't look like that but it'll still be great" but every time he showed me previews of the pictures I was blown away that we looked like models too!  Lastly, I had a pretty loud, rambunctious, exuberant, and large (8) bridal party and Mike handled us with the perfect amount of playfulness and assertiveness to make sure it was a blast for everyone, but we got the shots we wanted!  I was worried we would be too much but Mike has seen it all! I can't recommend Mike and his team highly enough.

I loved Mike's work from the moment I saw it, but as an indecisive bride it took me a while to finally pull the trigger. Mike was so patient with me, he never pushed me to book and spoke with me multiple times working within my budget, and figuring out my vision for the wedding. This man has a patience of an angel. We did an engagement shoot with him first and the pictures blew us away, he is a perfectionist with a vision and his work really shows that. During the stressful wedding day he again was very patient and got all of the pictures I requested and more. The pictures turned out AMAZING and he got them to us 6 days after the wedding. Do not hesitate and book Mike and his team, his work is truly incredible.

If you want to have walls full of stunning photographs that perfectly capture your wedding day— this is it. Not only will Mike’s photos melt your heart, but he & his team were by far the most professional, most personable wedding vendors to work with. His communication was consistent and clear from our first inquiry, and after our engagement session we felt as if we were old friends and couldn’t wait to see him again for our wedding. Mike & his team were a peaceful presence on our wedding day, perfectly navigating family dynamics while keeping us all smiling and on schedule. His portraits captured so much of my husband and I’s love & playfulness, and he immortalized so many precious & fun moments throughout our day— moments that we would never have seen without these photos! There are not enough words of praise for Mike and his captivating photographs really speak for themselves. We cannot wait to pass these photos down in our family for many years to come, as there is no doubt these timeless images will one day become heirlooms to our children and grandchildren.