About Me – Capturing Your Love Story in Scotland
Hi, I’m Karol Makula (he/him/his)! For over 10 years, I’ve been capturing the magic of weddings, turning once-in-a-lifetime moments into timeless memories. Based in Dalkeith, on the outskirts of the beautiful city of Edinburgh, Scotland, I’m surrounded by breathtaking scenery that constantly inspires my work.
When I’m not behind the camera, I’m a proud husband, a dad to two wonderful kids—a boy and a girl—and the human to our beloved cat, who was our first “baby.” My family is my world, and we love exploring new places together. Traveling across the globe has deepened my appreciation for the diversity of love stories, a passion I bring into my photography.
Capturing Emotions, Details & Timeless Moments
I’m passionate about capturing the genuine emotions and intricate details that make your wedding day uniquely yours. From joyful tears and shared laughter to the quiet, intimate moments in between, I strive to tell your story with warmth and artistry. Using top-tier Nikon equipment, I ensure every image is as stunning and vibrant as the memories you’ll cherish forever.
Whether your wedding is in the heart of Scotland or on a faraway shore, I’m excited to join you on your journey. Let’s create something beautiful together- your love story, told through my lens.
Personalized Experience & A Commitment to Your Vision
What matters most to me is listening to you. I want to understand your vision for your wedding day, which is why I always encourage couples to meet with me for an initial engagement session. It’s a great opportunity to get to know each other, discuss the shots you love, and plan how to make the most of your venue—working with the light and scenery to create stunning photos.
Rest assured, you’ll be working directly with me throughout the entire process. This is my business and my passion. No one else will be involved, ensuring your vision is fully understood and brought to life.
As you’d expect, I’m fully registered and insured. Based in Edinburgh, I frequently work in Glasgow, across Scotland, and beyond. My work has won awards and been featured in wedding magazines and blogs, which is always exciting! But what truly matters to me is being part of so many couples’ unique and beautiful stories.
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Heartfelt Words from Happy Couples
We booked Karol to photograph our wedding in July this year. Karol was incredibly helpful from the start, he was happy to answer any questions we had and arranged a helpful call to discuss plans for the day a few weeks before our wedding. On the day Karol was amazing, we are both a bit camera shy and he made us feel completely at ease. He is a genuine, lovely person and made everyone feel very comfortable. Karol sent us preview photos just a couple of days after our wedding which was amazing, and he provided the rest of our photos in great time. Our photos are absolutely stunning, we couldn’t be happier. He captured everything perfectly and the photos are edited so beautifully. We are so glad we booked Karol and would 100% recommend booking with him if you are looking for a photographer.
Katrina and Nathan, Crossbasket Castle
We had the pleasure of working with Karol for our wedding in Oran Mor, and we couldn’t be happier with our choice! From the initial consultation to the final delivery of our photos, the entire experience was seamless and enjoyable. The communication with Karol was great from the start. He was prompt in responding to our inquiries, thoroughly explained his packages, and made sure we understood everything before moving forward. On the day of the wedding, Karol was an absolute professional. He managed to capture every special moment without ever feeling intrusive. His friendly and calming presence helped us feel at ease, which was crucial on such a hectic day. What really stood out to us was Karol’s creativity. He had a great eye for detail, ensuring that every photo had the perfect lighting and composition. We were particularly impressed with how he managed to capture the candid moments – the emotions, laughter, and joy of the day really shone through in his work. We couldn’t recommend Karol enough. He captured our wedding day beautifully, and we will treasure these photos for a lifetime. If you’re looking for a wedding photographer who goes above and beyond, look no further than Karol.
Natalie & Bobby, Oran Mor
We were delighted that Karol was available to photograph our wedding having seen his amazing work from previous weddings. He made sure that we spoke with him to gain and understanding of what to expect on the day and timings etc. He asked us if there was anything in particular that we wanted such as family photographs and certain locations at the venue so that he could plan and tailor on the day. He took his time to make sure he captured our day to our specifications. On our wedding day, he made us feel so relaxed and comfortable, we forgot we were even being photographed! He captured the finer, subtle details such as jewellery and perfumes whilst we were getting ready and they images were curated beautifully. Karol’s professionalism and attention to detail was outstanding. He made sure he got round all the guests and now looking back at the photographs he really did capture the full day and all the special memories. During the reception and in the evening we were only away from our guests for a few minutes at a time to get our couple photos and ensured we enjoyed every moment. A couple of days after our wedding Karol sent us a sneak preview of about 25 edited photographs from the day whilst we waited for the rest to be edited. We have now received the full album and are beyond delighted with the results. The photographs are candid and truly captured the special moments through out the day. We could not of asked for anything better and these are the memories we will now cherish. Thank you so much again Karol and I could not recommend you enough!
Tamsin and Sam, Balbirnie House Hotel
We cannot recommend Karol highly enough! From the moment we first contacted Karol, he was incredibly personable, professional and accommodating. He listened to our brief and understood exactly what we were looking for in our wedding photographs. On the day of the wedding, Karol was an absolute pleasure to work with. He put us and our guests at ease, and captured every special moment of the day with incredible skill and attention to detail, resulting in truly stunning photos. We have been so impressed with the after-wedding service we have received from Karol, nothing has been too much trouble. He went above and beyond to ensure that we were completely satisfied with our final pictures and wedding album, and we couldn't be happier with the way everything turned out! Overall, we would highly recommend Karol to anyone looking for a talented and professional photographer. We are so grateful for the beautiful memories you captured for us. Thank you so much for everything!
Mhairi and Sean, Douneside House
We had no hesitation, within the first meeting that we knew we found who we wanted to be at our special day. Karol made us feel at ease through the whole process and we had a wonderful time during our pre-wedding photo shoot. Karol continued to make regular contact when required and answered the many questions we had. Karol arrived at the venue relaxed and had everything under control. We both felt at such ease knowing our day was being captured. Karol's structure to the photos suited our day perfectly where we never were away from our guests for too long. Karol was a true gent and made an important part of the day seem very relaxed. Karol was extremely quick with the delivery of our photos, and WOW. It was the best email I have ever woken up to - the photos were dreamy and we could not have asked for more.
Lana and Mathew , Broxmouth Park
I wish I could give Karol 20 stars! Absolutely amazing photographer and persona. We could not be happier with our photos! He is fantastic, helping us to catch moments without you even knowing what he is doing. He instructed us perfectly for all the set photos and the results were amazing! He captured our essence, joy and craziness in the atmosphere of the day. He can’t be more fantastic at finding opportunities for beautiful images and make you feel at ease instantly. We are very grateful for his attention to detail, it was fantastic when we received our pictures, definitely over taking our expectations! We absolutely recommend Karol Makula.
Yanina and Ross, Glasgow City Chambers
We just wanted to thank you once again for all your amazing work on our wedding day. You captured our day so perfectly and have given us photos that will help us to remember every part of our special day forever. We have shared the photos with family and friends and have received so many compliments on how wonderful they are at capturing the emotion of the day. We now have the difficult task of choosing our favourite for our wedding album. We wish we could do it all over again and we wouldn’t hesitate in choosing Karol as our wedding photographer. Can’t thank you enough!
Alicia and Daniell, Mar Hall
It's difficult to put into words how delighted we are with the way Karol managed to capture our wedding day. He worked tirelessly to capture all the little details that we felt made our day so special. We selected him after being very impressed with his portfolio and we were convinced he was the photographer for us from the very beginning. He didn't disappoint and everyone who has viewed our photographs are blown away by them. His discreteness and gentle approach throughout the day was amazing and we barely noticed him photographing most of the time so we now have very candid and natural shots, allowing us to look back on the day as it was. Exactly what we wanted. We just can't thank him enough. Such a talented man and a genuinely lovely person. We would highly recommend him.
Antonia and Ryan, Pratis Farm
From the moment we met Karol we instantly knew we had found the photographer for us. He made us both feel at ease from the first meeting so it was very easy to relax with him. He was very professional yet at the same time was not over the top. We were both uneasy in front of the camera and had an engagement shoot with Karol, this allowed us to relax more and get used to having him around. The photos from this shoot were beautiful which made us even more excited for the wedding photos. On the day Karol was perfect, he came to my aunt's house and you wouldn't even have known he was there. We received our wedding photos shortly after the wedding and were over the moon with the results, he captured the most important aspects of the day and the results were out of this world.
Lesley and Iain, Lochside House Hotel
We were very happy with the photos of our big day and think you only need to look at his website to see that he captures some gorgeous shots. He got all of the big snaps that we needed, several beautiful portraits and family groups, but also captured several genuinely touching moments that we had remarked on during the day and were then surprised to see had actually been captured for posterity. A friend holding hands, a whisper at the right moment, a reassuring hug. Not big set pieces, but candid moments that capture are, I think, the mark of a really good photographer. Finally it is all packaged up beautifully in a keepsake usb stick, with excellent post production values. We were thrilled with the photo package we received and think it represented fantastic value.
Katy and Will, The Barn at Harburn
Karol was absolutely outstanding! From the moment we met him we knew he was the photographer for us, he was so professional, friendly, approachable and made us feel completely at ease. Our pre wedding shoot gave us a taster of what was to come on our wedding day and after seeing the photos we couldn't wait for the wedding. On the day Karol was brilliant, he was totally calming and captured everything beautifully while being totally unobtrusive. We have now received our official photos and are completely blown away, they surpassed all our expectations and we couldn't be happier with the images. Would highly recommend Karol to anyone looking for fun, natural, beautiful, relaxed pictures.
Kathryn and Craig, Norton House Hotel
When I first looked at his work I very wrongly assumed he was female, much to the humour of my then fiancé, who couldn’t contain his laughter when I phoned Karol and thought he was perhaps answering the phone for his wife. I knew straight away from looking at his work that he was the photographer for us; he has a beautiful, romantic and soft touch to his photography. He was quick in responding, friendly, warm- nothing was ever too much to ask. At one point in the church ceremony I actually whispered to ask my bridesmaids if they had seen him as I was convinced he hadn’t turned up! Of course he had and he captured our day incredibly. This is a man that truly loves his job and will go above and beyond for his clients to ensure they have photos, and memories, they will cherish for a lifetime.
Chloe and Chris, Crieff Hydro
We chose Karol as our wedding photographer because we absolutely loved his photos. We're over the moon with our photos. Not only were we so happy with the photos, but Karol was the most wonderful person to work with. He was super organised and quick to respond whenever we had a question. He was patient with us. And on the day he was sooo helpful and calm and happy. We couldn't have wished for a better photographer...he truly was wonderful. Thank you, Karol. You helped make our day super special while keeping us with smiles on our faces.
Hazel and Manuel, Dalhousie Castle
After an extensive search for wedding photographers, we stumbled across Karol's website and we were instantly taken by the quality of his wedding photography. It was the best decision we could have made. He did a fabulous job on our wedding day. He was very professional, easy-going and we always felt completely assured that the wedding photographs would be great. He did not disappoint! Our wedding photographs were absolutely stunning. We would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a wedding photographer.
Pryianka + Niall // Duntreath Castle
When we decided to get married we knew we wanted a small and intimate wedding but didn’t want to compromise on our wedding photos. I must have looked at over a hundred different photographers but couldn’t see any with a style that suited us. Then I found Karol. He sent me a link to some photos he had taken of a previous wedding he did. As soon I saw them I knew Karol was the one. Karol was perfect throughout the whole process, he was always on hand to answer any questions we had even though we were living over 300 miles away. On the day he made us feel at ease and acted professional at all times. He listened to what we wanted and portrayed what we wanted in the photos. When we received the photos back we were so impressed with them, they were exactly what we were hoping for and more. Every photo captures the moment and brings back all the emotions of the day. I can’t begin to describe how pleased we are with the photos, thank you Karol.
Louise and Stuart, Edinburgh City Chambers
Karol was the first and last photographer that we met with for our wedding as we knew straight away he was the one for us! We picked Karol as we liked his ‘candid’, not staged style and that’s exactly what we got. I don’t even remember seeing him during the ceremony (which is a good thing! As he still took the most amazing photographs). Most importantly I think though, Karol is a really lovely guy who was brilliant on the day and relaxed throughout. He knew where and when he wanted his shots already so the whole process went smoothly and very quickly, so he wasn’t keeping us from our guests too long. The photos from his sneak peek look fantastic, and would absolutely recommend Karol to anyone looking for a wedding photographer.
Melissa and Caroline, The Barn at Harburn
We saw Karol’s photos on a friend’s Facebook page and loved them, so we approached him to see if he was available for our date! He was! He planned a meeting pre wedding to have a look through his portfolio and to discuss what we would like before finalising the booking which was great as we were reassured that he was such a lovely and professional guy! He captured so many amazing moments from our day and apart from doing our couple shoot we barely noticed he was there. He was so lovely and checked we didn’t want anything else before leaving. Our photos arrived quickly and we absolutely love them all! He caught the day perfectly and we couldn’t ask for anything more! Great guy. Highly recommended.
Amy and Chris, Boturich Castle