honest. beautiful. human.

I'm saying things over, I know, but—I’m for real people. You know, for folk who want to be real and stay real. For me, a wedding is so much of bringing all of your best people together and celebrating the simple, and extraordinary, beauty of the commitment you and your forever person are making. It's the experience you'll share on your day that will fill my frames. Everything that only happens on a wedding day.


Truth is . . . I do things different. I'm going to let you be. I'm not going to change a thing about your day: I don't need to. Because everything that happens, however it happens, will be beautiful enough with out me touching a thing. You, will be more than enough. Your life is gorgeous.


When it comes down to it, I just don’t worry about what’s cool, in fashion, on trend; I’m not trying to follow the latest IG craze, sell hype, or be anything but straight up with you. I’m simply going to take beautiful pictures of this time in your life, of all the moments that flash by.


So they'll be true when you look at them, again and again, years down the track.

AS YOU ARE

I'm going to take you at face value. The only thing I'll ever ask of you is for you to simply be yourself. That's it.

Wherever you're from. However you make this thing work for you. Whoever's there with you. Whether the one you get hitched to is of the same sex or the other or neither. You'll have my care every step of the way.

When I work with you, you'll have my absolute respect. You as you are.

WHAT MY COUPLES SAY

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Sweet words. . . .

Alysha + Ashby

These are absolutely amazing, thank you so much!!

When we saw your email come through we decided it was getting a bit late to look through them, so we'd make an evening of it and do it properly. Then decided to look at just one or two. Maybe a quick flick through. Suddenly we were eagerly looking through every single photo and it was midnight before we knew it! 

When you break it down, wedding photography is pretty much about one thing: people. I'll bust a gut looking for every possible creative/expressive way to frame my images but, in the end, my pics are always going to have something human going on in them. That's why I take pictures. Nothing else shares their lives, celebrates, expresses emotion, loves, the way we do; nothing else can make memories like we can. That's hard to beat for making brilliant pictures.

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HOW'S ABOUT PRICES?

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WEDDINGS

beautiful honest real documentary wedding photography

A wedding celebration, however it's done, is as special a day as it gets. It's a big thing to be invited along, and I don't lose sight of that. I'm going to take care of you in every moment I capture. All my wedding packages come with these goodies, as standard:


  • A proper catch up, or two, along with a glass of something, and as much electronic chat as you need.
  • Lifetime access to your own private web gallery with integrated print shop.
  • Professional handling and post-production of your image files.
  • 6 to 8 week turnaround on your images; and a sizeable preview selection within a few days of your wedding.
  • Credit towards a gorgeous wedding album.
  • A relaxed, finding the groove pre-wedding shoot.


Get the full rundown on costs and inclusions right here.

STARTING AT
$3,000

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elopements

intimate relaxed documentary elopement photographer

Keeping things centered on just you two, and maybe a few loved ones, brings the intimacy of the moment to another place. I'll be  bringing a gentle sense of care along with me when gathering the moments of this time. My elopement packages come with these goodies, as standard:


  • A proper yarn, and a bevy, somewhere relaxed, and as much electronic chat as you need.
  • Lifetime access to your own private web gallery with integrated print store.
  • Professional handling and post-production of your image files.
  • 4 to 6 week turnaround on your images; and a decent preview selection within a few days of your wedding.


Get the full rundown on costs and inclusions right here.


STARTING at
$1,000

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couples

candid relaxed couples engagement photography

Want beautiful pics with your chosen love sidekick in an epic locale? Maybe a little lower key? A favourite haunt, somewhere meaningful: grab some snaps, pause for a little coziness . . . . Then we head to the super beaut spot, dial up the romance, grab something epic. Best of both. . . .  


My couples shoots include:


  • 1 hour of photography.
  • A get together to hatch a plan of action and get familiar with each other :)
  • Lifetime access to your own private web gallery with integrated print store.
  • Professional handling and post-production of your image files.
  • 2 to 4 week turnaround on your images, and delivery of at least 100 photos.
price
$550

HAVE A QUESTION?

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Live Your Day

It’s your day. Just stay true, be real, follow your own lead. Whether you're going all out on a wedding extravaganza, escaping the craziness and eloping, or celebrating with only your closest people with a micro wedding, I want you to own your day. I want you to be able to live it without thinking about anything else.


'Cause, in the end, it's only going to be the people that matter. And how you spend this time with them. Just you and your love. Just you and your people.

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