The approachQuiet pictures for loud emotions

For 15 yearsFrom window light to the last dance

Black and white portrait of a bride in an off-shoulder dress by a window, soft light through curtains – wedding photographer Steffen Böttcher

TravellingAcross Germany and Europe

ExclusiveOnly ten weddings a year

Steffen Böttcher – Wedding photographer in Germany & Europe

Bøttcher Wedding · Plau am See

Bride in an off-shoulder lace dress sitting in a whitewashed wall niche in bright Mediterranean light

Newlyweds walking hand in hand along a wooden jetty out onto a lake, backlit by the setting sun

Bride and groom walking on the lawn beside the ivy-covered Grunewald church in Berlin, the bride in a long veil, the groom in a light suit

Steffen Böttcher

Life is about saying Yes.

Black and white couple portrait: the groom seated in an armchair, the bride standing against the window light beside a grandfather clock

Bride in a lace top and tulle skirt beneath a stone arch in Mediterranean sunlight

Couple forehead to forehead in front of a tall window, photographed through a gap in dark curtains

Couple in sunlight, the bride’s long veil blowing in the wind, agaves in the background

Bride with a flower crown and wildflower bouquet in front of colourful mosaic columns at the Ernst Fuchs Museum in Vienna, the smiling groom blurred in the foreground

Weddings

Selected weddings

The wedding stories are written in German – the pictures speak for themselves.

Hochzeit im Standesamt Wismar und im Alten Pferdestall Fahren

Ostsee

Hochzeit in der Predigerkirche Erfurt

Thüringen

Hochzeit in der Grunewaldkirche Berlin und auf Schloss Diedersdorf

Berlin

Hochzeit im Ernst Fuchs Museum Wien

Österreich

Hochzeit in der Klosterruine Allerheiligen

Schwarzwald

Heiraten auf Schloss Ulrichshusen

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte

Hochzeit im Hotel Cap Rocat auf Mallorca

Spanien

Raised between studio and darkroom, at home in the lake district.

I’m Steffen Böttcher, a wedding photographer from Plau am See in northern Germany. My father was a photographer, so I spent my childhood in his studio and darkroom. For more than 15 years I have photographed weddings in northern Germany, across the country and abroad.

My pictures combine documentary storytelling with the calm of a fashion shoot: natural light, clean lines, very little staging. I work quietly, yet I’m always where the moment happens.

Because I take on no more than ten weddings a year, I prepare each one personally, including a visit to the venue if you like. I’m happy to work in English.

Black and white portrait of Steffen Böttcher, wedding photographer from Plau am See, laughing with folded arms against a dark background

Studio: Plau am See
Experience: 15+ years
Weddings a year: 10 at most

Where I photograph

Mecklenburg Lake District & the Baltic coast · Hamburg · North Sea & Sylt · Berlin · Saxony & Thuringia · all of Germany and destination weddings in Mallorca & Ibiza, Austria and Italy.

Packages

Four packages

Start

6 hours

€2,100

Six hours of wedding coverage. Each extra hour €200.

Small

8 hours

€2,450

Eight hours of wedding coverage. Each extra hour €150.

Most popularFull

12 hours

€2,950

Twelve hours of wedding coverage. Each extra hour €100.

Germany Full Cover

No time limit

€3,450

Wedding coverage without a time limit. Travel within Germany is included.

Every package

All pictures edited · Delivered within 7 days · Online gallery

Hand-bound wedding photo book in a grey linen slipcase, a couple portrait from a wedding at Cap Rocat on Mallorca on the cover

Optional

The photo book

The finest pictures of your wedding in a hand-bound book printed on beautiful paper. Up to 200 pages and up to 30 × 38 cm.

€950

Questions

Good to know

All FAQs

How much does it cost?

Six hours cost €2,100, eight hours €2,450 and twelve hours €2,950. The Germany Full Cover package, with no time limit and travel within Germany included, costs €3,450. The hand-bound photo book is €950.

Do you speak English?

Yes. I’m happy to plan, talk and photograph in English, including with international guests.

Do you photograph weddings outside Germany?

Yes. Every year I photograph a few destination weddings, for example in Mallorca, Ibiza, Austria or Italy. Travel outside Germany is quoted separately.

When will we receive our pictures?

Within 7 days. You receive all pictures fully edited in an online gallery.

Your day.

Send me your date and venue. I’ll reply within one working day with my availability.

Phone+49 177 732 49 53

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