Wedding Photography for Camera Shy Couples in Melbourne

Well hey there.
If you’ve found yourself here you’re either recently engaged (congrats!!)…
…or you’ve been engaged for a while (still congrats!!) and now in the Wedding Planning stage and have realised you should probably have a Photographer to take some pics.

You may have recently had the following conversations in your head…or out loud…

“YAY - we’re getting married”
“We should probs do some planning”
“Shit - it looks like we should have a photographer”
“FAAARRRKKKKK - we hate having our photo taken”
“Oh man - we look soooo bad in photos”
“Do we really need to have a photographer?”

I’ve got you Boo!
I hate having my photo taken too.
Which is exactly why I photograph weddings the way I do.

Most of my couples start by telling me some version of:

"We're awkward."

"We hate having our photo taken."

"My partner would rather wrestle a crocodile than pose for photos."

"We have absolutely no idea what we're doing."

And every single time, I tell them the same thing:
Perfect. You're my favourite kind of people.
You don't need modelling experience. You don't need to know your angles. You don't need to spend your wedding day pretending to be someone you're not.

My job is to help you feel comfortable enough to forget I'm there, then quietly capture all the good stuff while you get on with having one of the the best bloody days of your life.

You’re Not Bad at Photos.
You’ve Just Been Asked To Look At the Camera.

This is the mindset shift.

Most people think they're awkward because every photo experience they've ever had involved standing still, looking at a camera and wondering what the hell they're supposed to do.

Of course that feels weird.

It's weird for most humans.

The good news is that wedding photography doesn't have to look like that.

I take a documentary-style approach, which means I'm looking for real moments rather than manufacturing fake ones. The belly laughs. The happy tears. The weird little glances. The moments that actually feel like you.

And when we do sneak away for couple photos?
No awkward posing.
No Pinterest recreations.
No pretending to laugh at nothing.
Just a bit of gentle direction, a walk, a chat, and space for you two to be yourselves.