From the beginning of the wedding planning process, we knew that we wanted to have a great photographer for our engagement and wedding photos, and Monika exceeded all expectations in every way possible. We looked at quite a few different photo...graphers in NYC, and so many of them have too many starkly white photos, others saturate their images with way too much color, and others impart their own style of photography with odd camera angles and such. Monika does none of this; she's an extremely talented wedding photographer who captures every moment beautifully, rain or shine.
She was kind enough to join us in Governor's Island for our engagement photos, which we were both nervous and excited about; neither of us are naturally photogenic and posing for photographs can be intimidating, especially with our high expectations. Monika was great when it came to making us comfortable and look better than we thought we could in photos. She is patient and generous with her time, and after our engagement photos we were sure we made the right choice for our wedding photographer!
On the wedding day she and her second photographer were true pros, making the most of the limited time frame on a truly dreary, cold, rainy September day. So many people have said to us that you can't even tell how terrible the weather was for a wedding day on a rooftop farm, which is truly an amazing compliment! Some of our favorite photos are of us hunkering under an umbrella among the wet and rainy flowers; Monika is great at adapting to her surroundings and making the best of the weather, lighting, and scenery. Time management on your wedding day is key, and Monika was great at getting people where they need to be and pushing through family photos (so that we had more time to actually party) while still capturing great pictures that our families will treasure for a lifetime.
If you want to get one part of your wedding day set in stone, hire Monika, and you won't be disappointed. There will be so much stress leading up to the day, dealing with the caterer, seating charts, weather situations, delayed flights, last minute changes, etc. But Monika was there for us the whole way and we are so grateful for that! She's an amazing photographer and the nicest person you'll ever work with for your wedding day. This experience makes me want to hire her again to take photos just for fun!
Monika, thank you so much for helping to make our wedding day everything we could have hoped for and more!