Wedding Experiences of West Michigan
By Kristina Michelle Studios

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Beautiful, Elegant, Timeless and Pristine.
That's what your wedding day should be!

Let's talk today about your wedding plans and what you want your ideal wedding day to look like!

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The Ultimate Wedding Experience

tELL ME mORE!

In person, via phone or zoom call we cover everything there is to cover pertaining weddings!

Contract and retainer are turned in to hold wedding date. Client portal is activated to keep track of payments and wedding planning events.

Engagement or Bridal session is scheduled, planned and executed. Final images can then we used towards invites and guest book designs.

Communication is kept along the way but 6 weeks prior we complete all final details and questionnaires for the big day!

The big day is here! We usually arrive a little early to get our bearings and with your timeline in hand, we help guide you through each step of the day!

Post production typically takes 4-6 weeks and 6-8 during peak times. Adjustments, color correction, artistic touches and blemish control is done on all your images.

You will get to see your full gallery for the first time. A digital platform link will be added to your Client Portal.

We will use your choice of your images to design and lay out your wedding day story in your album. Our albums are the perfect timeless piece for your wedding memories!

Cherish your images, your new marriage and your wedding day experience for all days to come!

What your wedding experience entails

Booking/client portal

Consultation

Engagement  or Bridal session

pre-wedding checklists & Questionnaires

wedding day!

Post-production

Image Reveal

Album Design

Forever & Always

Featured on:

when you love and laugh abudantly, you live a beautiful life

tO FULL WEDDING PORTFOLIO

Gallery of beautiful moments

Standard Experience collections

Start at $1899

Includes one of our layflat albums & choice in coverage needs and engagement session option.

Luxury Experience collections

Start at $2999

Includes one of our luxury albums with matching album box, engagement session and option for 2nd shooter.

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All collections include timeline and event planning. Final images are delivered via digital platform with downloads and all albums are custom designed per client with all your favorite images.

I am in the business of building clients better relationship with themselves by way of self empowerment and self love with their own Luxury Photography Experience.

I am a mom, a wife and a friend to many. I am also an autism mama and I couldn't love it more as my son helps to bring more passion into this world! 
I too struggled many many years with self esteem issues, guilt and after effects of abuse. No one should live a single day in this world without loving themselves fully and without truly appreciating the amazing soul that they are!

So.. this is why I have now dedicated my life to empowering and inspiring clients just like you to take back ownership of their persona and this life! Empowering experiences with photography can really change someone's life.

You are a total Rockstar and you deserve that life changing experience. See yourself in a new light and allow the chance to fall deeper in love with yourself again!

Your
Photographer
Kristina Dekraker

"WHAT CAN I SAY? SHE'S AMAZING. DON'T WHAT WHAT THE HECK YOU'RE DOING WHEN IT COMES TO POSING? SHES GOT YOU! THINK YOU'RE NOT PHOTOGENIC? SHE'LL MAKE YOU PHOTOGENIC! THE WOMAN KNOWS WHAT BRIDES ARE AFRAID OF AND WHAT THEY WANT AND KNOWS WHAT'S FLATTERING AND WHATS UNFLATTERING. NOT TO MENTION A SUPER FUN GAL! SHE WAS JOKING AND LAUGHING WITH US THE ENTIRE TIME. TIMELY RESPONSES. PROFESSIONAL, AND CAN READ A ROOM. BOTTOM LINE, HIRE SANDY PRINTS PHOTOGRAPHY. YOU WONT BE SORRY. :)"

-DEANNA

"THANK YOU FOR NEAUTIFULLY CAPTURING OUR WEDDING DAY! OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE ALL VERY EXCITED FOR THE PICTURES. WE GREATLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU AND APPRECIATE HOW GENUINE AND PERSONABLE YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS!"

-AMBER

CLIENT LOVENOTES

"I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS SHE DID FOR US AND I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE WEDDING TO SEE THOSE PHOTOS AS WELL! SHE IS WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH. I WILL RECCOMEND HER TO EVERYONE!"

-RACHEL

"KRISTINA WAS AMAZING AND WE FELT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH HER SO IT WAS EASY TO GET GOOD SHOTS! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!"

-AMY

"KRISTINA IS SO FUN AND AMAZINGLY TALENTED. WE LOVE OUR ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HER SHOOT OUR WEDDING!"

-JENNIFER

"VERY SWEET AND IS ON TIME WITH EVERYTHING. SHE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB!"

-KATE

Client Testimonials

Testimonials from our clients

may the love and happiness you feel today shine through the years

Believe in the magic of love!

A perfect marriage is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other

FAQS

I'm worried about my venue being dark. will the photos turn out okay?

You are not alone in this worry! Many and probably most churches really lack in the nice lighting department! I use professional quality gear that is able to capture in low light settings like a church. I do the absolute best I can given the circumstances of the setting. Most of my work is on the light and airy side but for dark ceremonies, I do try and find a middle ground between keeping professional grain quality and brightness of the images to maintain quality or work for myself and client.

How many images do we recieve? and what is the typical turn around time?

Every wedding is different and every client has a different idea of what is important to have captured. We cannot give an exact number because of this but we do try and maintain a range of 50-100 images per hour. But do note, if you have an hour or 2 of downtime during your day, less images will be captured during that time frame and thus affect the total. Your images will be sorted and undesirable images will be excluded as we create your final gallery.
Turn around time is typically 4-6 weeks and during peak wedding season it can be 6-8 weeks. We have never delivered a wedding past 8 weeks and communication is always maintained with the client about updates.

Do you have backup equipment in case of equipment failure?

We absolutely do! For larger events, it is typical to see myself or colleagues shooting with dual cameras. This has many benefits but one of those is also about file handing. For many of our events where both cameras are not needed, our spare is kept tucked away as a back up in the event of an emergency. If equipment failure were to happen, our goal is to quick switch out cameras with little to no disturbance of the capturing of the event.

Will we have download and print rights to our images?

This is a very important question to cover! All of our wedding packages include one of our luxury albums and in addition, a digital gallery is also delivered to the client with the entire downloadable gallery. We do use a platform that is tied to our print lab to make ordering prints and products more convenient. It is not a requirement to use out labs if not desired. Your images will include a print release for images 8x12 and smaller. Due to our choice of maintaining our quality of work in larger prints, we do require that ordering prints larger than 8x12 is done though us. It is our passion to make sure your beautiful artwork is held to the upmost quality.

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(616) 635-4483 | hello@kristinamichellestudios.com

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Kristina Dekraker

Owner of Kristina Michelle Studios

Phone: 616 635-4483

Email:
hello@kristinamichellestudios.com

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