We are Graziano & Melinda
Founders of The GUERINIS, a passionate Italian-Hungarian couple and International Award winning wedding Photojournalists based in Italy by Lake Iseo and in Budapest, Hungary and serving also in Austria, but we are available to discuss a work anywhere you need.
How we make your day special
Our wedding photography style is mainly Photojournalism,
but we also like to do creative portraiture. We aim to capture the atmosphere and the true emotions, focusing on telling your story, with special care on the real moments. Yes, that's what we love, it doesn't matter if you’re getting married, if it's a family on holiday or a business person looking for a new portrait. Whatever is the situation, we’re dedicated to giving you images that celebrate your life and that can be an inspiration for your best friends.
Another important motto in our philosophy of work at weddings is "it's your day, not ours", we give maximum importance to the fact that it's your most important day, we want you to be yourselves, without being told what to do. That's why we don't interfere in what's happening during the day (except when we set some portraits, obviously). Standing aside will allow us to capture the most natural gestures and the most spontaneous emotions and feelings.
So whether you book us for your wedding, but also for a portrait session, for a joyful photo session with your family, or for a so-called lifestyle photography service, we will make sure that you will have amazing and emotional real memories to look back on.
Photography is our passion - and we believe to show that through our pictures.
Where do we work?
People often ask us where we are based and where we photograph weddings. The simple answer? Wherever you invite us.
Our lives have always been a mix of places and cultures. Today we like to say we have two homes: Lake Iseo in Italy and Lake Balaton in Hungary. Two lakes in two different countries, both deeply connected to our story and the way we live our lives. Maybe that is why we always feel drawn to places with water, beautiful landscapes and the relaxed atmosphere that lake regions somehow naturally create.
Over the years our cameras have taken us to beautiful places across Europe and beyond, and one of the things we love most about our job is discovering new places and stories through the people we meet.
That said, there are a few regions that have become especially close to our hearts and where we spend most of our time working. Places connected not only to our photography but also to our own story.
Italian Lakes Wedding Photographer | Lake Como, Garda & Iseo Weddings
Northern Italy has become one of our main wedding areas and a place especially close to our hearts. From the timeless elegance of Lake Como and the energy of Lake Garda to the intimate atmosphere of Lake Iseo and Franciacorta, every lake has its own personality and charm.
Lake Iseo is particularly meaningful to us because it is where Graziano grew up and one of the places we call home today. Knowing the area beyond the wedding venues and postcard views makes it feel even more personal. The lake, the mountains, the nearby Franciacorta wine region and all the hidden corners around it have been part of our story long before photography became our profession.
Maybe that is why photographing weddings around the Italian lakes always feels a little different to us. Not simply like traveling for work, but more like returning to places that already feel like home.
Austria Wedding Photographers | Vienna, Graz, Styria & Beyond
Austria will always be deeply personal for us. Graz is where we met and where our journey together began, not only as a couple but also as photographers. It is the place where our story started and where the first steps of our photography journey slowly turned into the work and life we have today.
From elegant weddings in Vienna to vineyard celebrations around Styria and beautiful Austrian lake regions, Austria remains one of our favorite places to photograph. Maybe because every time we return, it feels a little like coming back to where it all began.
Discover our Austrian wedding stories →
Hungary Wedding Photographers | Budapest & Lake Balaton
Hungary is a place full of memories and beautiful wedding locations. From elegant city weddings in Budapest to relaxed celebrations around Lake Balaton, it is a region we always love returning to.
Budapest and Lake Balaton are especially meaningful to us because they are both places where Melinda grew up. The energy of Budapest and the relaxed atmosphere of Lake Balaton represent two very different sides of Hungary, and both feel familiar in their own way.
And while these are the places closest to our hearts, we are always happy to pack our bags and meet our couples wherever their story takes us.
The Team
Melinda
Lara
Graziano
Testimonials
AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHY
In the last years we collected a good amount of International Awards in some of the most world-renowned institutions such as Fearless Photographers, Mywed, ISPWP, This Is Reportage, WPJA, WPS, etc., We are not used to "admire ourselves in the mirror" but to watch all together the International Awards we achieved in the last few years makes us very proud, and with this we also want to thank all the amazing couples that chose us as their photographers, because they are giving us the freedom to surprise them with our experiments and ideas. It's not about the Awards, but as we said we are always looking to try something different and to push the boundaries of our photography, and we believe that the best way to do it is to measure ourselves with the best photographers in the field, moreover these established associations are an endless source of inspiration to us! We are proud of them because they are the result of a lot of hard work.
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- "TOP 100" wedding photographer in the world 2021 on Fearless Photographers association
- "TOP 100" wedding photographer 2021 on This Is Reportage association
- "TOP 100" International Wedding Photographer of the year 2018 at the Artistic Guild of the WPJA (Wedding Photo Journalists Association)
- 100 Editors´Choice on Mywed.com (the largest community in the world of professional wedding photographers with over 60.000 photographers)
- 8 Fearless Photographers AWARDS (over 10.000 entries in each contest), 5 Honorable Mentions, and 8 photos "Best of Italy"
- 1 photo selected between the "Best Wedding Photos of 2015" on Fearless Photographers
- 8 Reportage AWARDS in "This Is Reportage" (the most famous association of just pure documentary wedding photography)
- 5 Story AWARDS in "This Is Reportage"
- 2 Wedding Story credited between the "Best of the Year" 2016 and 2019, and 2 photos credited "Best of the Year" 2015 and 2020 on Mywed.com
- 12 Wedding Stories got Editors' Choice on Mywed.com
- "TOP 50" in 2014 Mywed International Contest (on over 40.000 professional wedding photographers around the world)
- "Finalist" in 2015 Mywed International Contest
- "Finalist" in 2016 Mywed International Contest/Nikon Awards, in the categories "First Dance", "Epic Fail" and "Getting Ready"
- "Finalist" in 2019 Mywed International Contest/Nikon Awards, in the categories "Glances and Looks" and "Getting Ready"
- "Finalist" in 2020 Mywed International Contest/Nikon Awards, in the categories "F*ck off COVID-19", "Cake Cutting", "Getting Ready", "Customs and Folkways", "Wedding Guests", "In the RAW" and "Not So Simple" (on over 60.000 professional wedding photographers around the world)
- 1st place in the ISPWP Winter 2021 contest, category "Covid-19 wedding" - 5th place in the ISPWP Fall 2019 contest, category "Humor", 10th place "Love and Emotions" ISPWP Summer 2022
- 15 Awards for Documentary Wedding Photography in WPJA contests (Wedding Photo Journalists Association)
- 16 Diamond Awards for Engagement Portraits in WPJA contests (Wedding Photo Journalists Association)
- 11 Awards from the Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalists in WPJA contests (Wedding Photo Journalists Association)
- 6 Excellence Awards on "WPS - Wedding Photography Select" (UK based wedding photographers association)
- 3 photos Awarded at the 2017 CEWES (Central European Wedding Show) Hungarian contest
- 3 photos Awarded at the 2019 CEWES (Central European Wedding Show) Hungarian contest
- 1st and 2nd prize at "WeLoveWeddings" magazine 2016 contest (Hungary), category "Funny Moments" (on over 3000 entries)
- 1st and 3rd prize category "Getting Ready", 1st prize category "Touching Moments" and 3rd prize category "Real Wedding - Complete Story" at "WeLoveWeddings.hu" magazine 2017 contest (Hungary)
- Our photos featured in different articles on Huffington Post
