Wedding Photojournalism ~ documentary photography
$1,800 starting price
Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
Service area
Videography services available
Mike Burley
OWNER
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Mike Burley Photography is a wedding photography company operating out of Dubuque, IA. Owner and operator Mike Burley has a rich experience in photography and shares his passion for storytelling with couples looking for exceptional service. Dedicated to telling couples’ own personal love stories, Mike truly gets to know his clients to best depict their personalities through his work.
Mike has spent over 20 years as a photographer and photojournalist. His work has appeared in publications such as The LA Times, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. He takes a photojournalistic approach to document the sincere love and joy felt by couples as the events of their wedding day unfold. Mike is dedicated to allowing his clients to immerse themselves in the experience and remains unobtrusive while capturing the fleeting moments the day brings.
Mike Burley Photography offers a range of services to ensure that your event can be documented just as you had envisioned. Your photographer will be on-hand throughout your wedding day with additional coverage available. The services of a second photographer are offered to ensure that both the pivotal moments and intimate details of your day are highlighted.
Prices & packages
Couples usually spend $2,800
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Destination Weddings
Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
Boudoir
Bridal Portraits
Engagement
Photo & Video
Digital Files
Film Photography
Photo
Printed Enlargements
Printed Proofs
Second Shooter Available
Social Media Sharing
Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
Artistic
Documentary
Dramatic
Lifestyle
Modern
Vintage
Wedding Activities
Rehearsals & Parties
After Party
Wedding
After Party
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Mike Burley
Owner
Capturing the daily life of my community has been my passion for 18 years, through working as a photojournalist and wedding photographer. Learning to become intimately close to my subjects in a short period of time as a photojournalist, I quickly earn the trust of those who've allowed me into their lives doing long term photo stories for publication as well as on a couple's most important day. I work in a world where there are no second chances and preparation is of the utmost importance. I strive to get personal, intimate images while being as unobtrusive as possible.
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5.0
out of 5.07 reviews
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Mike receives glowing praise for his photography services at weddings. Reviewers commend his easygoing nature, ability to capture candid moments, and attention to detail. Mike's documentary style and creativity in making even camera-shy individuals comfortable in front of the camera are highlighted. Clients appreciate his professionalism, flexibility, and the beautiful moments he captured, making him highly recommended for any event.- Top reviews
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Katie R
5.0
9/22/2024
Mike was absolutely amazing to work with. He made everything so easy and did a phenomenal job. We are so appreciative of him and the amazing work he did with our pictures. We would highly recommend Mike to anyone!
Callie A
5.0
5/22/2024
Mike did a great job photographing our wedding! He was easy to work with and captured so many candid moments on our special day.
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Emily B
5.0
8/21/2022
Mike was a wonderful photographer for our engagement and wedding photos! We loved his documentary style, as we're finding moments and emotions in our wedding day that we didn't know existed! He is detail-oriented and was extremely communicative and flexible throughout the experience!
Abby C
5.0
5/31/2022
Absolutely wonderful to work with! He understood what we wanted and how we were camera shy. Had the best attitude all day, took control over some of the wedding party photos and had the best creativity!! Would recommend to anyone!! If we lived closer we would book again for other events!
Alison A
5.0
1/07/2022
Mike's performance as our candid photographer was beyond our expectations. We have never been the type for cheesy posed photographs and my husband rarely lets ME take a photo of him. Mike delivered. He is really easy to get along with and knows exactly how to direct things as needed. The whole wedding party and family on both sides were impressed by how many subtle moments were captured.
Additionally, we were married outside at 2 pm on a humid August day. There is not a single photo taken where we thought, "shoot, it's too bad the sun was right overhead." Every photo is gorgeous.
I've been in a few weddings where photographers were intense (to the point of being rude to anyone who wasn't the bride and groom) or even went as far as moving my limbs (grabbing me without warning?) for the "perfect" photograph. Forget that. Keep it simple, natural, and candid.
I'm being long winded, but seriously, we could not have asked for a better experience.
Mike, thank you SO much.
Olivia R
5.0
1/09/2021
Mike was great to work with and made the day fun.
response 01/13/2021
Thanks Olivia, your group was really outgoing which made for some memorable photos!
John H
5.0
12/09/2019
We decided to have Mike shoot our wedding after seeing his work from my wife's cousin's wedding. Mike was great to work with and was able to capture some great candid shots. He is very dedicated to his job. He had twisted his ankle that morning and rather than cancelling to nurse his ankle up he still came out and got all the photos for us. We would highly recommend him!
response 01/13/2021
Thanks for the kind words, I've healed up since. Hopefully I'll never have to shoot a wedd...
ing on crutches again :)
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