Michael Briggs
‘Briggsy’
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Thanks for stopping by & checking out my website.
Hi there, I’m Michael, most call me Briggsy though. I’m a Yarra Valley wedding photographer, husband to my beautiful wife Kelly, ultra proud father to two high energy little ones – Quinn & Klay. (wonder where they get that from!?)
I’m definitely not a – ‘stand in the corner silently, awkwardly & zoom in’, kind of guy.
One of my favourite indirect compliments that I can get from a wedding guest is when they ask me – ‘So, how do you know the couple’!? It’s always awesome to be seen like another wedding guest and friend of the couple, and not just hired help.
I was born & bred in The Yarra Valley
A LITTLE LOVE FROM PAST COUPLES
When we were planning our day, there was never a question in our minds as to who we would ideally want to shoot our wedding. There was already so much we loved about you as a person and photographer, but I have to say your ability to capture so much love and happiness in your images, is something we have admired for a long time.
Getting married on our own property was special within itself, but to have you there to capture the moments was even more special, considering you had been a support to us and our venture since it had started.
Anyway Briggsy, we wouldn’t have had the day we had if you weren’t a part of it. You’re incredible at what you do, you’re humble and you’re a darn good photographer. Thank you for giving us the most special gift of capturing the best day of our lives.
“Briggsy was the perfect fit for us – down to earth, incredibly accommodating, efficient, and above all is a total legend. He gave us enough guidance to ensure that we didn’t look like complete imbeciles in our couple portraits, but never so much so that we looked staged or unnatural.
His photos are stunning and never over-edited – they portray the day exactly as it was. He manages to capture all the little moments too, whilst remaining unobtrusive and totally professional. Apart from his impeccable talent, Briggsy is one of the most fun people you’ll ever meet. The jokes and banter (and bad renditions of Taking Back Sunday songs) were a massive part of what made our wedding so enjoyable. It’s a common thread through all of Briggsy’s reviews, but it’s absolutely true that he ingratiates himself so well with the rest of your wedding guests that everyone thinks he’s an old friend!
Briggsy – we can’t thank you enough for being part of our wedding. You not only captured our day, you made it!”
“Being in the wedding industry ourselves we see a lot of photographers at work and I mean A LOT, so when my husband and I started planning our wedding many thought we would have a tough decision. But NOPE, if anyone has ever seen Briggsy at work you know what I mean when I say he truely stands out as one of the best Victoria has to offer.
He will bring such an incredible amount of positive energy to your day, calm all your nerves but most importantly there is not a photo in our album I am not totally obsessed with. Would give 100 stars if I could!”
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I photographed my first wedding in 2010, so I’ve been around the traps for a while, I’ve seen a few things and have a my fair share of good, bad & ugly wedding stories. Ask me about them over a pint one day, haha.
At the start of 2015 I quit my day job to give this wedding photography thing a red hot crack. I legit don’t feel like I’ve worked a ‘real’ job, ever since then. Being fortunate enough to be able to give up ‘normal’ 9-5 life is an incredibly fulfilling and fantastic feeling, to be supporting my family doing something that I love.
I could never have dreamed that when I first started photographing weddings all those years ago that this would become my full-time job. I still pinch myself every day that this is actually real.
It’s a complete honour for people to let you in, and allow you to be a part of such an important day in their lives.
My photography style is a direct reflection of my personality – creative, relaxed, fun & a little romantic. I believe your wedding day should be a big incredible celebration, where you are spending time with your nearest and dearest. It should never become a photoshoot, where you just so happen to be getting married.
REAL COUPLES
JUST LIKE YOU
My real favourite work is telling the entire story of a wedding day from start to finish, which you can click on a few below just here to see.
I encourage you to check out a few of these below, as I feel that they capture the real essence of my style and how I work on a wedding day. If these stories resonate with you, and having your wedding photographed this way is something you can envision, I’d love to hear from you.
Lastly – it’s also important to note that all of the photos on my website are from real couples, at real weddings. None of them are models. And none of the images on my site are from pretend ‘styled shoots’ – where everything, including the weather, is planned to perfection. These are all couples like you, who were probably just as nervous about having their photo taken as you might be. It’s my job to make the portrait session one of the best parts of a wedding day – not one of the worst.
Photo + Video
Passion. Teamwork. No awkward Shit.
A lot of couples ask if I do video too. I just specialise in photography only, only offering extremley basic videography and content creation services under my brand.
But working with other videographers who are on the same page as I am, is something I’m incredibly passionate about.
The right photographer/videographer combination means you’re going to have an even better wedding day experience, and you’ll get an even better product from both.
Here’s me. (left) Shooting alongside the unique and amazing Glen from Directors Edge.
It’s super important that your videographer and photographer are on the same page as each other. To be efficient, have a lot of fun and a shared goal of creating incredible work together for our couples on their wedding day.
Check out this page here for an extensive list of phenomenal wedding filmmakers.
