— Volume XXXII —
Spring & summer
twenty twenty-six

— A photographer who shoots on film

The light
before the
vows.

Wedding and editorial photography on film and large format. Shot quietly. Printed thoughtfully. Forty weddings a year, never two the same.

— A note from the
photographer

I shoot on medium format
and quiet 35mm.

I will not pose you. I'll watch the light, find a frame, and trust you to be wherever you need to be. The result is photographs that look like the day, not the catalog version of it.

— Recent work

Volume XXXII

All Weddings Editorial Engagement

— Lila & Henrik · Hudson Valley, NY

ii.

— Editorial · CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER

iii.

— Quiet portraits · Brooklyn studio

iv.

— Mara & Pieter · Tuscany, IT

— Devon & June · Bowery, NY

vi.

— Editorial · BAZAAR ITALIA

vii.

— Engagement · Catskills, NY

viii.

— Sloan & Ezra · Crown Heights

ix.

— Editorial · The Cut

— Aida & Ryo · Maine coast

xi.

— Editorial · Vogue Korea

xii.

— Charlotte & Theo · Provence, FR

— A note about the photographer

Margot Hayes,
shooting weddings
since 2013.

I came to wedding photography from a decade in editorial fashion — Nylon, Vogue Korea, the slower magazines. I bring the same eye to a wedding day that I bring to an editorial shoot: composition first, light second, story always.

I shoot Hasselblad 500CM medium format and a Leica M6 for 35mm reportage. Everything goes through Richard Photo Lab in Los Angeles. The film stock matters; the way I see you matters more.

— Margot

240 weddings2013 – present

Hasselblad 500CM+ Leica M6 35mm

2026 / 2027Booking now

— Investment

Three collections.

I take forty weddings a year, mostly between May and October, mostly in the Northeast and abroad. Travel is welcomed and worked into the package. All collections include digital scans of every frame and a 100-image private gallery for your family.

— Collection i.

The Half-day

For elopements, intimate ceremonies, and the people who don't need 12 hours of coverage to remember how it felt.

Up to 6 hours coverage
One photographer (me)
2 rolls medium format · 6 rolls 35mm
Full digital scans · 200+ images
Online gallery for 1 year

Investment, from$5,200

— Collection ii.

The Full-day

My most-booked collection. Full coverage from getting-ready through dancing. Most New York / Northeast weddings choose this one.

10 hours of coverage
One photographer (me) + second shooter
4 rolls medium format · 14 rolls 35mm
Full digital scans · 600+ images
Heirloom 8×10 hand-bound proof print box
Online gallery for 3 years

Investment, from$8,800

— Collection iii.

The Whole weekend

For multi-day weddings — welcome dinner, ceremony, brunch the next morning. Destination weddings receive a five-day window.

3 days of coverage
Two photographers · me + senior assist
8 rolls medium format · 24 rolls 35mm
Full digital scans · 1,400+ images
Heirloom 11×14 archival print album
Editorial-quality engagement session included
Online gallery in perpetuity

Investment, from$14,500

— As featured in

VogueMartha StewartBridesCondé Nast TravelerMagnolia RougeThe Cut

She moved through our day so quietly I forgot she was there. Then the gallery arrived. Every photograph was the day, exactly as it had felt.

— Lila & Henrik Wendt · Married April 2025, Hudson Valley

— Inquire

I'd love to hear
about your day.

Send me a note with the date you're considering, where you're imagining it, and anything you'd like me to know. I'll write you back within two business days from a real email — never a CRM.

I take a maximum of forty weddings a year and I read every inquiry myself.

A NOTE — I am currently booking 2026 (six dates remaining) and 2027 (open). I respond to every inquiry within two business days, even if it's only to say my date is taken.

The lightbefore thevows.

I shoot on medium formatand quiet 35mm.