Wedding Photography
We’ve got the experience to give you the very best in wedding photography.
The Right Choice
Being your wedding photographer is a big responsibility. You’ll be letting us into your family and possibly your home for the day, and we don’t take that responsibility lightly. We have an important roll to play on the day. We need to help run the schedule, be able to take step up and take charge when needed, but also to become invisible. We aren’t there for our needs, we are there for you. When choosing your photographer, make sure they have the experience and empathy to connect with people.
Each wedding is different but they all tend to follow the same, or similar format. You can break it down into 4 parts.
The Preparation
The wedding party getting dressed up, make up on, getting their hair style etc. This is a time for high excitement and lends itself to a documentary style of photography. Fly on the wall stuff capturing the moments rather than staging or posing for photos. This time also allows for the bridal party to have some more traditional posed photos done, as it could often be the best time tat those people are together all dressed up.
The Wedding Ceremony
Lots of nerves coupled with joy, it really is the most emotional time of the whole day. From a photographer’s point of view, our job is to not get in the way of other peoples day, but to be there and capture those once in a lifetime moments. There’s the arrival at the church, the walking down the aisle, wedding vowels, putting on the ring, the much anticipated first kiss, followed by signing the registry. Some ceremonies only last a couple of minutes, others can run for up to an hour, but the one thing that remains the same is the key moments that we are there to capture. Once the ceremony is complete, its the best time to get group/family photos done whist everyone is together in one place and not yet in party mode.
Formal Photos
These are the photos that we first think of when you say Wedding Photography. Pretty, well posed and structured shots of the bride and groom, and often addition versions that include the wedding party. Set in a pre-planned location, a park or landscape, a street scape, or even the chapel. It comes down to style and taste, logistics and what the weather permits. From a practical point of view these photos need to be done right after the ceremony and before the reception. Once the reception (partying) starts, its almost impossible to get the wedding party back together, so the formal wedding photos need to be done right after the wedding ceremony.
Wedding Reception
Whether it’s in a back yard for a micro wedding, a restaurant, or a formal wedding reception venue, the format tends to follow similar time lines. Pre-dinner drinks, introductory speech, meals, more speeches, cutting the cake and the first dance, all followed by general partying. All these moments of the wedding lend themselves to a documentary style of photography. It’s also a great opportunity for all the guest to have a more formal photo taken of themselves as well. After all, they’ve gone to a lot effort to get dressed up for the event, so why not get their photo taken as well.
Pricing
Each wedding is different, different location, duration, the amount of guess, even the day of the week makes for a different experience. that why we don’t do standard pricing but instead come up with a price that suits your big day. We are flexible and it don’t have to be expensive either. We can do weddings from as little as $1750 inc GST. Call us and let’s have a chat.