ella fotografie

ella fotografie is the studio of Ella, a photographer from Sursee in the canton of Lucerne who photographs weddings, couples, families and businesses. Her footer sums up her reach as "sursee, luzern und ganze schweiz" (Sursee, Lucerne and all of Switzerland), and her wedding price page is short but concrete: two starting prices, and a clear list of what every booking includes.

Who she is

Ella's about page tells a brief career story. In 2018, she writes, the world of photography caught her for good. She left her previous path in commercial work in tourism and started in photography with an internship and then a permanent job at janmaat. In spring 2023 she left what she calls the nest and went independent.

What drives her, she says, is holding on to big moments and the emotions between people, as well as portraying a company and its services and products authentically. Her closing line on that page reads "wenn ich auch dir eine erinnerung für die ewigkeit oder einfach freude an dynamischen, lebendigen bildern geben darf, freue ich mich sehr auf deine kontaktaufnahme!" (if I can give you a memory for eternity, or simply the pleasure of dynamic, lively pictures, I look forward to hearing from you).

The page also has a playful list of what she likes and does not. Among the likes are mild summer evenings, dancing with friends, camping trips, hiking, aperitifs, strawberries, the light of the blue hour, and the tears of joy on the faces of the couples she photographs. Among the dislikes are fennel (listed three times), cold, unfriendliness, wet socks, spiders, narrow-mindedness, Schlager music and the short days of winter. It is a small thing, but it gives a sense of the person a couple would be spending the day with.

How she photographs a wedding

Her wedding page describes her manner in three words: "zuvorkommend. mitfühlend. unsichtbar." (obliging, empathetic, invisible). She aims to make pictures that bring the big moments of the wedding back to life rather than letting them fade.

She stresses that the highlights are not only the kiss after the ring exchange or the cutting of the cake. From putting on the wedding dress to the party atmosphere, she says she records every item on the program and the small moments in between, from A to Z.

On emotion, she acknowledges that nerves make it hard for a couple to feel relaxed on the day. Her answer is to support them as a photographer and to create moments for the two of them alone, where they can simply be themselves. Together, she writes, they make "liebevolle bilder gefüllt mit emotionen" (loving pictures filled with emotion).

Prices and what is included

The price page shows two options:

• Kurze Begleitung (short coverage): from 1 hour, from CHF 650.
• Ganztages-Begleitung (full-day coverage): for example from 7 hours, from CHF 3950.

Both are starting prices. Every wedding booking includes:

• an introductory and advice meeting
• all images taken, edited, with no limit on the number
• every image in color and in black and white
• an online gallery for downloading, for the couple and their guests

From the 7-hour package upward, she adds a USB stick and high-quality prints in a personalized wooden box.

The structure is useful for couples who are budgeting. The short option suits a civil ceremony or a small celebration where only the key moments need covering, while the full-day package suits a wedding from preparations to the party. The unlimited edited images and the guest gallery are standard, which saves a separate conversation about image counts. Below the packages, the page adds one line on what the day should feel like for the couple: enjoying it, taking it all in, being surprised, drying tears of joy, and afterward reliving every moment again and again.

Other work

Wedding photography is one of several services. Her menu lists baby, family, couple, application and portrait, studio, school and business photography, plus gift vouchers. The couples page covers engagement or anniversary shoots and pregnancy sessions, which can be planned indoors, outdoors or both, and booked as a combined package with a baby shoot. She writes that she puts couples at ease with loose directions, so the images reflect them as a pair. On family shoots, she advises on location and timing and suggests planning at least 1.5 hours when the wider family joins.

For a wedding couple, the couple shoot is the practical extra: a session before the wedding lets them get used to her way of directing.

Portfolio

Her wedding portfolio lists ten couples by first name, among them Selina and Raphi, Petra and Roman, Carmen and Res and Ramona and Philipp. The page names no venues, so it shows her style rather than where she has worked.

Contact

Enquiries go through the contact form on the site, by email to hello@ellafotografie.ch, or by phone on 077 468 37 76. The price page ends with "eure anfrage kann ich kaum erwarten" (I can hardly wait for your enquiry).

What the site does not settle

For a couple planning from abroad, the main open point is language. The whole site is in German, written informally in lowercase, and it does not say whether Ella works in English. The price page gives no delivery time for the edited images and no terms for a deposit or cancellation (the site links to general terms and conditions). It does not state how travel outside the Lucerne area is charged, although the footer says she works across Switzerland. It also does not say what an hour between 1 and 7 costs, so couples wanting, say, a half day should ask for a quote.

Who it suits

ella fotografie suits couples in Sursee, Lucerne and central Switzerland who want relaxed, emotional reportage and a clear starting price. The inclusions are generous for the level: every image edited, color and black and white versions, a gallery for guests, and a wooden box of prints on the longer bookings. The short option at CHF 650 makes her accessible for a small civil wedding.

She is a less obvious fit for couples who need confirmation of English before they write, or who want a precise all-in quote for a wedding far from central Switzerland without asking. Both are easy to settle with one message through her contact form.