Hello there, we are Manos & Georgia! We are based on the island of Crete, but we don't stop travelling all around Greece and Europe. We try to combine documentary with cinematic style. On your wedding
Our philosophy
Our philosophy is to document and tell the story of the couple, their family and friends as it is unfolding and not intervening with it. We don’t want to just capture the clothes or the faces of the day, but we want to capture the original atmosphere and the feelings that emerged that day. Of course we will photograph all the details you worked and searched so hard for, but believe us, as the years pass, it will be the laughs, the hugs, the tears and the crazy moments you’ll want to relive! This is why we try to keep staged photographs at the minimum and encourage you and everyone around to just be yourselves. At the end of the day, you are not getting married to get photographed, you are getting married to celebrate your love and we are just there to capture it!
A piece of advice
There is a plethora of wedding photographers out there and a lot of different styles. First, choose which style best suits your needs and aesthetics. For example, if you want a staged, over-glamorized photoshoot, we are not the ones for you and we’ll both be disappointed from the outcome. After you’ve come to a decision about the style, search the appropriate photographers, see their work and try to meet with the ones that clicked with you to see if their is a connection between both parties. This is extremely important, since you choose a person (or a couple) to become part of one of the most important and intimate days of your life, so it better be someone with whom you’ll feel at ease. This is why we always meet with the couple either in person or via skype.
If you want to discuss anything further or if you feel a connection with our work, you are very welcome to send us a message!
FAQs
Where are you based?
We are based in Crete, Greece. We are available and happy to travel for weddings all over Greece and Europe, though.
Do you travel?
Yes, we do it with pleasure! If your wedding is away from Crete, the only additional cost is our travel and accommodation expenses.
How long have you been shooting weddings?
We have been photographing weddings as a couple for over 7 years now.
How long before we receive our photos?
The average turnaround time is 8-12 weeks. This can be less for weddings in spring and early summer and a (very) little bit more for fall weddings. To help you with the waiting, we do send a small teaser a week after your wedding day.
How do we book you?
To reserve your date with us a non refundable deposit and the signing of a contract is needed.
Do you offer albums?
Yes, we do and we, in general, strongly suggest that you print your photos, be it an album or anything else.
How many photos will we receive?
There is no fixed number of photos that you receive, it strongly depends on each day. For a full wedding day the minimum is 1000 photos.
How long before we receive our photos?
The average turnaround time is 8-12 weeks. This can be less for weddings in spring and early summer and a (very) little bit more for fall weddings. To help you with the waiting, we do send a small teaser a week after your wedding day.
Can we have all the photos you took on our wedding day?
No, part of our job is to go through all these thousands of photos and pick the best for you. With over 1000 photos we rarely had an issue of something missing.
Do you give out the raw files?
Again, no.
Could we have a couple shoot?
Of course, and we really suggest that you do. This way we’ll get to know each other better and it really helps with being more relaxed on your wedding day.
Do you also do video?
No, we don’t. But we can reccomend videographers we work very well with.
Do you shoot with film?
Yes! We will shoot a couple of bnw films on your wedding day for our own fun, but we do provide a more complete package, which also includes color films. Feel free to ask us for more information.
What is your approach?
Our approach is an organic one. We encourage both the couple & the guests to be themselves, so that we are able to depict the character and the uniqueness of each day. For this reason, we try to keep staged photos at the minimum possible and become part of the celebration, providing a guest's view gallery, which will hopefully help the couples relive the feelings of that day over & over again.
Will you both shoot our wedding?
Yes! It is always the two of us.:)
Do you work with a shot list?
No. We find this to be restrictive and not allowing us to be as creative and spontaneous as we’d like to be. The only list we will ask for is the family/group combinations you would like us to shoot.