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I have gathered here the answers to the questions that come back in every conversation about a wedding: what a photographer in Warsaw costs, when to book the date, how long you wait for the photos, and what venues put in the fine print of their contracts. I write plainly, also when the answer is not convenient for me.

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Corkage Fees at Polish Wedding Venues: I Checked 65 and I Have Bad News

Marcin Krokowski Sep 4, 2026 9 min read

A corkage fee is what a venue charges for letting you bring your own alcohol. It sounds simple, and it sounds simple in conversation too: “we do charge corkage, but it’s small.” The trouble is that “small” can only be calculated after the wedding. With 120 guests, the difference between 20 PLN and 50 PLN … Zobacz więcej

Barn Wedding: What It Is Really Like, Even at 10pm

Marcin Krokowski Sep 4, 2026 16 min read
Młoda para na tle stodoły

A barn always looks the same online. Golden hour, the doors open onto a meadow, light coming in from the side and falling across the…

Wedding Venues Near Warsaw: Places I Have Photographed

Marcin Krokowski Sep 4, 2026 12 min read
Nakładanie tortu weselnego przez parę młodą

Every list of wedding venues near Warsaw looks the same, because it is put together the same way: someone gathers listings from directories and arranges…

Backstage from wedding photography workshop – Snap Camp

Marcin Krokowski Feb 14, 2022 3 min read
A crowd of photographers takes pictures of a couple sitting under a tree hiding in a blanket

In 2017 I took part in Snap Camp, a wedding photography workshop run by Snap Studio in Kawkowo, a village in Masuria. It was led…