Max Sydko Photography
Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing
Prices start at $2,500
Elopement pricing
Prices start at $2,000
Packages
Prices start at $400
About Max Sydko Photography
Max Sydko
Award-winning wedding photographer with over seventeen years behind the camera and more than five hundred weddings photographed. Specializes in candid, cinematic, and emotional wedding photography shot on 35mm film, capturing real moments and authentic storytelling across the Midwest.
What sets Max Sydko Photography apart is the balance between real emotion and an editorial aesthetic. We don’t turn your wedding into a day-long photo shoot. We focus on the moments as they naturally unfold - the laughter, tears, energy, and little interactions that make your story yours. With 17+ years of experience and 500+ weddings across 7 countries, Max brings a calm, observant approach to the day. The result is cinematic, emotional, timeless photography that feels genuine and brings you right back to how your wedding felt.
Services
Services
- Bride-only session
- Engagement session
- Extra hours
- Image editing
- Printing rights
- Same-day edits
- Second photographer
Photo formats
- Digital
- Film
Deliverables
- Digital files
- Digital rights
- Online gallery
- Video
- Wedding album
Max Sydko Photography packages
Engagement Session — 1 Hour
1 hours
Peak pricing $400
A relaxed one-hour photo session with 50 edited photos in the photographer's unique stylization and permission to print photos.
- 1 hour photo session
- 50 edited photos
- Permission to print photos
Engagement Session — 1.5 Hours
1 hours
Peak pricing $500
A relaxed one-and-a-half-hour photo session with 70 edited photos in the photographer's unique stylization and permission to print photos.
- 1 hour 30 min photo session
- 70 edited photos
- Permission to print photos
Reviews
Write a review5.0 out of 5
26 reviews
- LH
Leah Hale
Max took our wedding pictures on July 26 of this year! And he did an amazing job! The weather that day was crazy hot. He was sweating so hard like everyone but still did an amazing job of capturing our Special day! Our pictures look fantastic and we are so happy that we hired him as our photographer!
Max Sydko Photography•Sep 16, 2026Thank you. Yes, it was hot—it was over 100 degrees.
- LM
Lizzy Morgan
I absolutely recommend choosing Max Sydko as your photographer! I booked Max long before my wedding because I was completely blown away by his work, and I knew he was the person I wanted to capture such an important day. We also had Max photograph our engagement session, and going into it, Kenny and I were so nervous that we would feel awkward in front of the camera. Max immediately made us feel comfortable and somehow captured our personalities so perfectly. By the end of the session, we felt completely at ease, and we were blown away by how beautiful the photos turned out. Then came our wedding day. It truly was the best day of my life, and I wish I could relive it over and over again. That’s why I believe choosing the right photographer is so important; they’re the person who gets to preserve all of those moments for you to look back on forever. Max’s work was absolutely STUNNING. We couldn’t believe how beautifully he captured every detail, emotion, and special moment throughout the day. Every single photo feels so genuine and brings me right back to how I felt in that moment. He captured our love and our personalities so perfectly, and I will cherish these photos for the rest of my life. I still get emotional looking through our wedding gallery, and I honestly couldn’t imagine anyone else capturing our day. If you’re looking for a photographer who is incredibly talented, makes you feel completely comfortable, and captures the moments you’ll want to remember forever, choose Max! You will not regret it.
Max Sydko Photography•Sep 16, 2026Thank you so much
- DN
Delina Nguyen
We highly recommend Max for photography needs. We met Max at a wedding expo and really liked his style. Max is prompt with responding and we felt very comfortable working with him. We did our engagement session and had him as our wedding photographer. We had several meetings with Max to figure out details and style. He was good about communicating. When he did our wedding I was so blown away with his work. The details and everything was perfection! He's really good about capturing moments on camera!! He did his job and then some! You can tell he is passionate about the what he does.
Max Sydko Photography•Apr 9, 2026I am very grateful for your trust
- AH
Ann H
Max is an amazing family photographer. He has a way of capturing those little moments of joy that happen in between the posed pictures. I have used him for two family sessions and cannot even describe how good he is. I promise you will not b disappointed. I look at my pictures constantly and love them more every time.
Max Sydko Photography•Apr 9, 2026Thank you so much
- TR
Tahniya Redus
I would give Max 500 stars if I could! You don’t even need to think twice, book him for your wedding! Here is why we chose Max. We got married at the historic Gillioz Theatre and we wanted someone who had experience taking photos in theatres as it is a very different vibe than average wedding photos. Max just so happened to have taken photos at the Gillioz before which made me look more into his work. His work was stunning and I immediately scheduled a meeting with him. At this meeting he showed us more of his work and his custom photo books that you can order. At the end of the meeting we booked him for our wedding and ordered a photo book, we didn’t even have to think twice, we just knew he would be our perfect photographer! Another thing that drew us to Max was his dance floor photos. The way he shoots these photos makes you feel like you are right there in that moment dancing and singing the night away. From start to finish, Max was extremely professional! If I ever had a question he was very quick to respond! We had a meeting a couple weeks before the wedding at the venue and he had us fill out a form where we described the style/mood of photos we were looking for. The wedding day with Max went so smoothly too! He followed our schedule to a T but we never felt rushed or like we were wasting time. He was excellent at helping us pose and finding the best spots for photos. Max caught so many amazing moments that I didn’t even realize he was capturing; he is so stealthy! Never once did I feel taken out of our ceremony while he was taking photos. I’ve said it once before, but this man is seriously a PROFESSIONAL and a master at his craft! Max sent us sneak peek photos just a few days after our wedding and we had all our photos back in just a few weeks! The photos are so amazing and exactly what we envisioned! Our wedding was 3 weeks ago and our guests are still raving about Max, his photos, and his professionalism! Moral of the story, Max is awesome and you will not regret booking him!
Max Sydko Photography•Nov 10, 2025Thank you very much for writing such a detailed review. I really appreciate it.
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