I'm a Hawke's Bay Wedding Photographer and Videographer, and have been living here in Hawke's Bay since 2014. I live in the suburb of Napier South, Hawke's Bay.

My pricing starts from $900 per hour with two hour minimum for elopement and intimate weddings. Contact me for full pricing.

There is a booking fee of $800 to secure a wedding date, 40% of the balance is due six months before the wedding and the remaining balance is due before the wedding. For non wedding sessions, payment is due before the session.

I charge a set travel fee per region for simplicity. My price guide details charges for travel for various parts of New Zealand. Travel is itemised in your invoice up front before you book or pay for anything so there are no hidden or unknown costs.

Of course! Use the contact form below and lets work together. However the date isn't secured until you pay the booking fee and I will always let you know if someone else enquires for your date if you are still deciding or haven't paid the booking fee.

For each wedding I deliver a sneak peek of 50-100 images within 7 days. If your date is in peak wedding season (November to April) the final online gallery delivery usually takes 6-10 weeks.

Generally I shoot by myself. I have been shooting weddings for 13 years and have confidence in shooting alone and getting great coverage. You still may book a second photographer, the cost for this is in my price guide.

If you have Wedding Photography and Videography combined packages, I will generally shoot video and will hire an experienced professional photographer to shoot photography. All my associates are experienced wedding photographers in their own right and have their own websites and portfolios you are able to view before you commit to anything.

Yes, of course I think it is a great idea. It's important that you feel comfortable and relaxed around me, and that you believe I am the right person to entrust to photograph or film your wedding.

All photographs are copyright of Michael Schultz, though you have licence to store your imges digitally, upload to all social media outlets, store the images, email and print as many as you like for personal use.

You sure can! You can order prints directly from your online gallery, select the print size, at any time, 24 hours a day. The order is fulfilled by a professional photo lab. With most of my wedding options, you get 25 5x7" prints included which I personally print on my own in-house Canon Pro-1000 professional photo printer, presented in an heirloom keepsake box. I can't vouch for the quality of the printing unless we print for you but I use a calibrated screen to ensure colour accuracy in my process.

Generally set aside 1h15m, excluding travel, for bridal portraits. Some of that with your bridal party, and some without for about the last half an hour. Also I usually like to do sunset or post sunset (blue hour) couple photos, weather permitting, for about 10 minutes as this is my favourite light of the day. You will often see this light on my website and Instagram. It's a purple/pink/dusky/glowy/soft/romantic light you get after then sun goes behind a hill or horizon, that I find lovely.

Yes they are, my gallery gives you the option to download images at full resolution or web resolution for social media use for your convenience. My camera is a late generation high megapixel camera, even printing very large the images will look great.