“Mert captured our wedding day in North Cyprus. The images he captured are amazing and beautiful.”
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Cyprus Wedding Photographer · Destination weddings · Since 2017
I prefer to document a wedding day as it naturally unfolds, rather than stage it. My approach focuses on genuine moments, real emotions, and spontaneous details, captured with a timeless aesthetic.
200+
Weddings documented
14
Countries travelled
24h
First frames delivered
2 months
Full gallery, guaranteed
5.0
107 Google reviews
A wedding isn't a photoshoot. It's the one day your whole life shows up in the same room.
My job is to document the craziness, the emotion and the fleeting things that happen in between the parts you planned. Authentic and candid, with gentle direction only where it helps — never a camera in your face.
Camera-shy? Most couples are. I was too. That's exactly why nothing here looks staged. Natural light, golden hues, contrast that lets the colour breathe — and a day you actually get to live through.
Mert Gardiyanoğlu — Lefkoşa, Cyprus
Selected work
“Every time we see our photos, we relive that day, and we are so happy we worked with you.”
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Read the full review“He made us feel so comfortable from start to finish, had such amazing ideas, and captured our day perfectly.”
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Read the full review“His talent, attentiveness, care, work ethic and guidance produce wonderful photographs. We could not have entrusted our wedding photos to anyone else.”
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Read the full review“Mert captured our dream wedding perfectly from start to finish.”
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Read the full review“Working with Mert was one of the highlights of our wedding day. … Every picture taken enabled us to relive our special day.”
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Read the full reviewHow it works
Four steps, no chasing. You always know what happens next.
01
Send your date
One short form. I reply within 24 hours with availability and the full price list — no call required to get a number.
02
A coffee or a call
We go through the day hour by hour: venues, light, family politics, who cries first. Then a contract and a deposit hold the date.
03
The day itself
I arrive early, meet the people who matter, and then disappear into it. You get married. I work.
04
Frames, then everything
A sneak peek within 24 hours while you're still buzzing. The full edited gallery in 2 months, downloadable and shareable forever.
Collections
I take a limited number of weddings a year so no two dates ever compete for attention. Saturdays in peak season go first.
Essential
From the ceremony to the celebration, the day's most important moments
- Single photographer
- Up to 6 hours of coverage
- 500+ edited high-resolution photos
- Couple portraits
- Family and close-friends photos
- Venue and detail shots
- First 50 photos within 24 hours
- Private online gallery
- High-resolution digital delivery
Signature
From getting ready to the last dance, your whole wedding story
- Single photographer
- Getting-ready coverage
- First look / couple portraits
- Family and group photos
- Ceremony
- Venue, décor and detail shots
- First dance and celebration
- 1000+ edited high-resolution photos
- First 50–100 photos within 24 hours
- Private online gallery
Destination
Anywhere in the world, your whole wedding story
- Single photographer, 2–3 days
- Welcome dinner / arrival shoot
- Full wedding-day coverage
- Next-day couple portraits
- 2000+ edited high-resolution photos
- First 100 photos within 24 hours
- Fine Art album, 30 spreads
- Private online gallery
- Travel arranged by me
Who's behind the camera
Mert Gardiyanoğlu
I'm a documentary wedding and elopement photographer based in Cyprus. I grew up with these weddings — the allamata, the church, the six-hour reception — and I've spent the last nine years learning how to photograph them without ever getting in the way.
Beyond weddings I shoot engagements, couples, family, maternity and newborn — almost always on location, almost always in natural light. And I travel: there's nowhere near or far we wouldn't go.
Questions couples actually ask
How would you describe your style?
Authentic and candid, with gentle direction for portraits and group shots. I don't rely on posing. The editing leans towards golden hues and contrast that make colour pop, and it shifts a little with the season.
We're camera-shy. Is that a problem?
It's the most common thing couples tell me, and I'm camera-shy myself. Nothing is staged, nothing is forced, and there's no long list of formal set-ups to get through. Relaxed photos of relaxed people.
Do you travel outside Cyprus?
Anywhere. Near or far, there's no destination we'd turn down — tell me where and I'll put together a travel package for it. New places and new faces are half the reason I do this.
How does travel get charged?
Industry standard: travel and accommodation for the photography team are covered by the couple. Everything is agreed and itemised in writing before you sign — no surprises on the invoice.
What else do you shoot?
Elopements, engagement sessions, couple and individual portraits, family, maternity and newborn. All on location of your choice, mostly in natural outdoor light rather than a studio.
When do we get the photos?
A sneak peek of 20–30 frames within 24 hours, and the complete edited gallery within 2 months. It's written into the contract, not a hopeful estimate.
Step 01 — takes two minutes
Is your date free?
Send the date and where you're getting married. You'll get availability and the full price list back within 24 hours — no obligation, no sales call.