With Kaan, you Kaan-ot go wrong! Terrible attempt at a pun but absolutely amazing photographer…read more When my fiance and I were shopping around for photographers for our wedding, we had a few names in mind but met with Kaan and KB Productions first. Not even joking, after we met with him, we were sold. He took the time to show us some of his work and videos and talked to us about whats important to us and how our day looks and what we would value the most out of their work. There was never any sales pressure and it felt more like a meet and greet to see if we would be able to work together.
We contracted his team for our wedding for 14 hours with 2 videographers and 2 photographers, over 4 different venues (hotel getting ready, hotel for tea ceremony, park for wedding party photos, church for the ceremony and restaurant for the reception). Along with this package came a free engagement session. We had already had our engagement pictures done but we figured it would be nice to just have another set as well. Due to timing though, we ended up doing the session a week before the wedding. We weren't expecting to get these photos back until after the wedding but Kaan was able to get us the pictures within 48 hours because he knew that we wanted to use one or two of the pictures blown up at the tea ceremony and reception. It was also a great opportunity to see what worked for us as a couple and Kaan's style as a photographer.
The team was very organized, they had asked for a schedule of the day so that they could be properly prepared and also who were the important people so they knew where to keep most of their focus when they needed to. In true bride style, we were running behind in the morning so we weren't quite ready for the team when they got to the hotel room but they made the most of it by taking beautiful pictures of the dresses, shoes, rings, flowers and all other essentials laying about. I appreciated that they didn't just sit idly by waiting for us but were looking for things they could shoot both with stills and video. Kaan asked if there were any changes to the day or anything else that he needed to know. I asked him to let me know after the tea ceremony was over if we had time to chat with the family or if we needed to go. He let us know how much time we had afterwards and then very politely reminded us when we needed to go so we could get away from family who were more than happy to keep talking our ears off hehe.
The pictures of me in my dress are breathtaking (with the editing they did of course). I also didn't even remember that they took pictures of my mom helping me with the sash on my dress or just small moments like that while getting ready which I am grateful that we have digitally forever. The pictures we took in the park, I was a little skeptical about because it was RAINING AND CLOUDY! The pictures we got back, you wouldn't even be able to tell that it was a dreary day. The video you can though, you can't really hide the wind heh. But just amazing the work we received back because the weather was really not cooperating with us. The pictures at the church were gorgeous and natural. We appreciated all the family photos we took afterwards even though I know Kaan's team was STARVING.
When we got to the reception, my feet were pooped so I was hiding away until the reception fully started. I had thought that Kaan's team were snacking away due to shear hunger and exhaustion at this point but they kept going! They were taking pictures of the guests having fun and hanging out, which I really appreciate since let's face it, I really didn't have time to spend with everyone who came to the wedding unfortunately. We have gorgeous shots of the speeches and first dance, cake etc. The wedding video that they produced is amazing. The pictures overall were great and a really good mix of classic, serious, fun and of course goofy. Of course I'm biased because I'm in most of it but it really is something that I will cherish for years to come.
One thing I really appreciated was the fact that the team stayed after the 14 hours were up. Like most weddings, the reception was running a bit behind so the first dance, cake cutting and bouquet toss were delayed. They still stayed after the time alloted though because they knew these were super important moments. Likely embarassing moments for my new husband and me, but hey, moments we wanted captured for life ha. Kaan and his team were very patient with all the random delays and issues that came up during the day and dealing with frazzled brides on the day of is a challenge in itself. They were respectful and creative and we will appreciate it for the rest of our lives as we look at the photos and watch the video.
