FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS YOUR STYLE?
Natural and relaxed wedding photography is our thing! As storytelling photographers, we aim to creatively and beautifully document the authentic story of your wedding day. We do that by unobtrusively photographing candid moments as they happen, without intervening. The end results are timeless images that speak for themselves – totally awesome and unique just like you and your wedding!
WHAT DOES YOUR WEDDING COVERAGE INCLUDE?
Everything… bridal prep, groom prep (where possible), ceremony, portraits, reception, first dance, party time… the complete experience. We provide full day wedding coverage; with no time limits. We want to be there to creatively capture the full story of your incredible day as it unfolds. Every wedding is a bit different, so we’ll talk through your timeline and venue before you book and make sure the coverage fits it.
HOW MANY IMAGES WILL WE RECEIVE?
Our goal is to tell the complete story of your day in the most impressive way. In doing so, we favour quality over quantity. We would rather give you 600 hundred “omgahhmaazing” photographs, than a few thousand “average” ones. Our couples usually receive 650 to 1200 images, which are all edited personally by us with great care and creativity.
WHEN WILL WE GET OUR WEDDING PHOTOS?
We aim to WOW you with a couple of “sneak peeks” within a day or two of your wedding. Overall, our creative commitment to you extends well after your wedding day. It usually takes about 6 - 8 weeks to expertly edit all of your images, produce your slideshow and deliver your online gallery. We don’t like to keep our couples waiting for too long… as we know how excited you’ll be to see your gorgeous pics!
CAN I BOOK A WEDDING FILM WITHOUT PHOTOGRAPHY?
Yes! You can now book a wedding film on its own. If you've already got a photographer sorted, we're happy to work alongside them. Standalone films are from $3,000 for the Wedding Highlights Film and $3,900 for the Narrative Highlights Film.
CAN I HAVE BOTH PHOTOGRAPHY + FILM?
Absolutely, and it's a lovely way to capture the day. Our combined coverage starts from $6,800 (your photography package plus your chosen film). One studio covers both, so it's seamless on the day.
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FILMS?
The Wedding Highlights Film (4 to 6 minutes) is set to music and captures the best of the day, plus your vows in full. The Narrative Highlights Film (6 to 8 minutes) tells the fuller story start to finish, and includes both your vows and speeches in full.
DO YOU DO ENGAGEMENT SHOOTS?
We sure do! In fact, we offer all our wedding clients who have booked our full day photography package or a narrative highlights film a free pre-wedding / engagement shoot. We find it’s a great way to get to know you both ahead of the big day!
We are well known for our natural and relaxed wedding portraits and fun documentary style photographs. We achieve this time and time again, because our clients already know us when we turn up on their wedding day. They have hung out in the hills or at the beach and have been photographed by us before. After the shoot they soon find out they look damn good in their engagement pics and this gives them heaps of confidence. This makes the whole wedding day super chilled, because our clients know what to do, they trust us and they know what to expect from us. We are not just ‘The Photographers’ to them… we are their mates Rob + Andie :)
Dogs are also welcome to join!
DO YOU HAVE A DRONE?
Yes! This is a fun and impressive inclusion to our wedding photography coverage. Drone photography in NZ requires that we have permission from your wedding venue to fly above their premises… so within legal guidelines and with safe weather conditions we’re good to go! Our DJI drone is great for capturing cool group shots, a birds eye view of your wedding venue and arty portraits that will impress your mates.
DO YOU USE FILTERS?
Hell no! But we do have our own unique ‘wediting’ style and colour palette. When shooting we make the most of natural light, and we personally edit each individual photo with great care and creativity.
ARE YOU LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY?
As allies, we welcome all Rainbow couples who want to get married. We are proud supporters of the Pride Pledge, and we actively champion LGBTQIA+ inclusion and visibility.
DO YOU TRAVEL FOR WEDDINGS?
All the time! Although we are wedding photographers based in Canterbury, we do travel a lot. We have photographed luxury weddings in cool locations all around the world and are up for shooting destination weddings in Australia and the Pacific Islands too. As for New Zealand weddings, nowhere is too far! We like to get up to the Bay of Islands and down to Dunedin too. Our NZ wedding packages start from $4,000 and our travel costs are included within the Banks Peninsula and Christchurch area.
DO YOU WORK WITH UK + OVERSEAS COUPLES?
Absolutely! Plenty of our couples book us from the UK and Europe. We're happy to sort everything by email and video call, and we'll work around your time zone so you're not stuck on a call at 3am.
HOW FAR AHEAD SHOULD WE BOOK?
Most of our couples book 12 to 18 months ahead. We limit the number of weddings we take on each year so we can give each one the full attention it deserves, which means the popular dates go early. If your wedding is coming up soon, get in touch anyway. It's always worth asking!
HOW DO WE BOOK YOU?
To secure your date, just get in touch via our CONTACT FORM. We simply require a booking fee to lock in your big day with us. Too easy!
Please note: We limit the number of weddings we take on each year so that we can give each wedding the full attention it deserves. We recommend getting your date booked in as soon as poss!
Cheers + chat soon x