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WEDDINGS

Documentary wedding photography, across cultures and traditions.

 

My approach to weddings is guided by my background in documentary and arts photography; deliberate but unobtrusive, alert to atmosphere and light, finding the small, incidental details as well as the bigger moments of the day. I'm as comfortable directing stylised portraits as I am working candidly in the background, framing the details and character that encapsulate your celebration.

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I'll help guide you through the day and the lead-up, providing support where needed. I am down to earth, organised and communicative, genuinely listening to your ideas whilst providing both logistical and creative feedback. Whatever ceremony or tradition your day involves, I take the time beforehand to understand what matters most and how it unfolds.

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Coverage is digital, with the option to add medium-format film alongside it.

4 hours - $2500

Suited to smaller, intimate weddings (up to around 60 guests), or the key moments of a bigger day.

8 hours - $3900

For a full day of celebration.

Additional hours - $350/hr

​To extend your day.

Larger weddings

For weddings over 150 guests, multiple locations or multi-day celebrations, I'll put together a quote based on your day.

Other wedding celebrations - $900 (2 hrs)

Pre-wedding events, engagement parties, and similar.

Travel

Based in Naarm/Melbourne, with travel included up to 90 mins from 3199. Additional rates for further travel.

Get in touch - I'd love to hear about your celebration.

Nak + Liz

"You know it's Rachel's work the moment you feel it. Her photographs don't simply show the day. They hold its emotion, quietly and completely. She guides you through her vision without ever taking the day from you. She listens first, to how you imagine it, to the mood you're chasing, then delivers something far beyond what we'd hoped for. It was a true privilege to have our wedding captured through her artistry."

Photographer, Artist + Visual Storyteller 

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