Beauty, sophistication and elegance are front of mind when Mila and Stephan Flad are photographing weddings. The Canon photographers even find time in their reportage style to integrate bridal boudoir into many of their clients’ big days. “We love to create pictures that show the femininity of our brides,” Mila says. “Every woman is a goddess and deserves pictures that hold her female beauty forever.”

Before meeting Stephan, her husband and business partner, Mila grew up in Siberia, then studied photojournalism and worked as a fashion photographer in St. Petersburg. She moved to Germany and studied communication management. That has surely come in handy in her joint wedding photography business with Stephan, who worked as an event photographer for the most famous music festivals in Germany.

“We are happy when our couples surround themselves with beauty and see the beauty in everything around them,” Mila says, “just like we do.”

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