Pre-wedding & engagement
Portraits in the most beautiful places
If you would like a pre-wedding shoot, we work out a setting for it together. Many couples spread theirs over several days and several places.
Wedding Photography & Film
My full wedding portfolio is private. Get in touch and I will show it to you personally.
Photography, film or both
Photography
A complete wedding reportage from preparations to the celebration
- PRE-CONSULTATION
- WEDDING PLANNING TIPS
- PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
- CURATION & COLOR GRADING
- HIGH-RES DIGITAL GALLERY
- 2-YEAR CLOUD BACKUP
Film
A cinematic highlight trailer from preparations to the evening party
- PRE-CONSULTATION
- WEDDING PLANNING TIPS
- CINEMATIC VIDEO COVERAGE
- EDITING & COLOR GRADING
- 4K DIGITAL VIDEO PACKAGE
- 2-YEAR CLOUD BACKUP
Photo & Film
Complete photographic reportage & a cinematic highlight trailer
- PRE-CONSULTATION
- WEDDING PLANNING TIPS
- DUAL PHOTO & VIDEO COVERAGE
- TWO-PERSON CREW
- COMBINED MASTER DIGITAL PACKAGE
- 2-YEAR CLOUD BACKUP
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Patrick Schmetzer
On a wedding day, creativity mostly means staying out of the way. The day belongs to two people, not to the camera, and the pictures that last almost always happen in between — a glance before the ceremony, a gesture mid-sentence.
Born in the US, based in Frankfurt. I’ve been taking photos and shooting film since I was eighteen, and doing it for a living since 2014. I cover a wedding in both stills and film myself — shot on the same day, in the same visual language.
How a wedding day works with me
From the first conversation to your finished gallery — four steps, and you know what happens in each.
- 01
The running order, beforehand
We go through your timetable together before it is fixed. From a lot of weddings I know where a plan like that tips over — and a few minutes in the right place save you an hour of rushing on the day itself.
- 02
Coverage that thinks ahead
On the day I keep an eye on the schedule without making it hectic, arrange things with your witnesses, and settle with the venue what runs differently on a wedding day than on an ordinary evening.
- 03
Cinematic color grading
Every photograph and every frame of film is graded in the studio, with care and a look that lasts.
- 04
Your private online gallery
You get access to your protected online gallery and high-resolution downloads to share with the people you love.
At a wedding I am not only the photographer.
I keep an eye on the running order, arrange things with the witnesses, carry water and tissues, and settle with the restaurant what runs differently on a wedding day. Not because any of that is photography, but because a couple who has nothing to organize is actually present at their own day — and you can see that in the pictures afterwards.
Thinking ahead only works with experience. From a lot of weddings I know when it gets tight and what can be solved beforehand rather than repaired in the moment.
What couples say
„Patrick hat unseren Hochzeitstag auf eine Art festgehalten, die uns jedes Mal aufs Neue zutiefst berührt. Wundervolle Aufnahmen und eine unfassbar angenehme Präsenz!“
„Der Hochzeitsfilm ist ein absolutes Meisterwerk! Patrick versteht es perfekt, Licht, Stimmung und echte Emotionen einzufangen.“
✦ Optional add-ons
Before and after the day
Fine-art wedding album
Moments for eternity
A personal album, made by hand, with the moments of your day you will want to open again in twenty years. The details are in your brochure.
After the wedding
Wedding slideshow
Your favorite pictures as an animated slideshow set to music, as one more keepsake of the day.
Your personal
wedding guide
& brochure
Upon getting in touch, you will receive your personal wedding guide brochure containing detailed planning tips, full packages, and timeline inspiration from preparation through the celebration.
Further reading
Wedding Preparation
Why Wedding Photography Should Be a Top Priority
When planning your wedding, countless details require consideration and budgeting. Amid all preparations, capturing lasting memories remains paramount …
Wedding Preparation
10 Things You Should Tell Your Wedding Photographer
Your photographer is your closest confidant on your wedding day, by your side for every heartfelt moment from start to finish …
Frequently asked
- Out of discretion, I show the full portfolio and the wedding films after meeting you, through my protected online portal. Just send me a note through the form below.
- Yes — photographic coverage on its own, or photography and film together, including drone footage, all from one person.
- Absolutely. I cover weddings all over Germany, and destination weddings across Europe — Spain, Italy and Switzerland among them.
✦ Appointment & Booking
Inquire about your wedding
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