The usual questions

Authentic and timeless.

Authentic, because I don’t like to interfere with what I’m photographing. I want your wedding to go exactly the way it would have gone without me.

Timeless, because I like an aesthetic that is modern and fresh, but not too tied to the trends of the moment, so that your photos won’t look dated in a few years.

Black and white gives a kind of intimacy that, in my opinion, the same shot in colour rarely has.

A colour photograph, though, if done well, tells you a lot about the place, the season and the atmosphere.

What I try to do is understand which approach suits each photo best. I usually deliver a set that’s as consistent as possible between colour and black and white.

Of course! I’ll make the choice I like best while editing, but you can always ask me for the other version if you prefer it.

Yes. Some full stories are on our Galleries page. If you have something specific in mind, just ask: for example, if you’d like to see a wedding at the venue you’ve chosen and I’ve already worked there, I’ll gladly show it to you through a private link, always with the couple’s permission.

Yes, I do them. But let’s go easy!

The essential classics, with family and closest friends, are always there. A roll call of every single guest, though, no. To be honest, I think it’s fairer to leave those to your friend with an iPhone, and spend your photographer’s time on what they’re really good at: telling the story of your day.

My style comes from documentary photography, but couple portraits are very much part of how I work: natural, fresh, no stiff poses. We take a moment just for the two of you, away from the guests, and it’s often the first time you actually breathe all day.

For the languid gaze and the hand placed just so, I’ll leave it to colleagues who are better at it than me.

Yes! Well… let’s say our English is honest and full of goodwill, maybe not exactly Shakespeare. But don’t worry: we’ll understand each other just fine, with a few words, some gestures and plenty of smiles. After all, our real language is photography, and that one we speak fluently.

There’s no fixed number, and I won’t give you one just to win you over. It depends on your wedding: how long the day is, how much happens, how many people are there.

I carefully choose the photos that truly tell the story of your day and edit every single one. No duplicates, no memory card dumped as it is.

It’s hard to give an exact answer, because every wedding is made to measure: it depends on whether you want the getting ready, an album, where the wedding takes place and so on.

For a full wedding day with two photographers, the range is roughly €2,000 to €2,800: it depends on the venue, travel, getting ready and hours. The exact quote is something we build together. Here’s what affects the price. Extra costs such as long-distance travel or overnight stays are not included.

Almost always there are two of us: Ilaria and me. Two pairs of eyes on the same day, and the chance to follow both of you getting ready without racing from one house to the other. For very small weddings one of us is sometimes enough: we’ll talk it over together.

I live near Brescia, between the city and Lake Garda. I’ve never set myself limits on travel: two backpacks and off we go.

For a long time I was sceptical about drones: I saw them as a bit of an insult to photography. Then I got to know that world, got over my purist view and discovered that a drone gives you an unusual and genuinely moving point of view.

It isn’t a separate service, though: it’s part of the photography, but it can’t be guaranteed in the contract, because everything depends on regulations and on the weather that day.

No. No offence to those who do both, but sometimes I feel a lifetime barely gives you enough time to learn to do one thing well, let alone two!

I do work with many videographers I’ve got to know well over the years, and I’ll be happy to recommend some.

Of course. Just write to me and we’ll set up a call, after work or at the weekend too. If you live abroad, it’s often the easiest way to meet.

They’re usually ready in about two months. My contract gives me up to 120 days for the busiest months of the season, but I rarely need it. And I always deliver in chronological order: whoever got married first, gets their photos first.

I deliver the files on a USB stick or, if you’d rather spare the planet, via WeTransfer or similar services.

First of all, of course, printing is not compulsory.

That said, the possibilities are almost endless: from different kinds of albums, more or less expensive, to boxes of fine art prints on museum cotton paper. Often I’m the first to suggest deciding later, once we’ve looked at the photos together.

Your date is booked only once the deposit, 40% of the total, has been paid. Details about the deposit refund are set out in the contract.