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Let’s plan your day together
Before the wedding we sit down — in person or online — to map your timeline, your must-have shots, and the details that keep the day calm.
The Plan Is There to Create Freedom
I am fairly strict about timelines when we create them.
On the wedding day, I am much more flexible.
That may sound contradictory, but it’s exactly the point. If we’ve thought properly about the day beforehand — how long things actually take, when the light changes, where people need to be and where we have breathing room — then a small delay doesn’t become a disaster.
Someone runs late? We adjust.
The weather changes? We make another plan.
Family photographs take longer than expected? We know where we can recover the time.
A good timeline isn’t there to control your wedding. It’s there to stop the wedding from controlling you.
Pre-Wedding Consultation
A 30-minute conversation before your wedding makes everything run better on the day. Here’s what to expect — and how to prepare.
What We Cover
The consultation runs 30–45 minutes. No slides, no pressure. We talk through the practical things that affect how your day photographs — so nothing is left to chance.
Your Timeline
When does prep start? When is the ceremony? How much time for couple portraits? We work through the sequence together and flag anything that needs adjusting.
Your Venue
Even if I’ve been there before, I want to know your specific layout — ceremony spot, portrait locations, reception setup. We discuss where the light falls at key moments. The official sunset time isn’t always the useful photography time — mountains, buildings and venue orientation can change that considerably. That’s the sort of thing we want to know before the wedding.
What Matters to You
Every couple prioritises differently. Some want extended couple portraits; others want candid coverage. We align on what’s most important so I know where to focus.
Your Family Photographs
Group photographs are simple when they’re planned, and surprisingly good at eating time when they’re not. We work through the important combinations beforehand so we can photograph them efficiently and get you back to your guests.
Your Couple Portraits
You don’t need to disappear from your own wedding for hours to get good photographs. We decide what matters to you, work out how much time makes sense, and build the portraits into the day rather than making the day revolve around them.
The Things You’re Worried About
If there’s something about the wedding that’s making you nervous, bring it up.
A difficult family dynamic. A tight schedule. Weather. A venue concern. Feeling uncomfortable in front of the camera. A groom who hates photographs. A complicated group-photo list.
After more than 500 weddings, there’s a good chance I’ve dealt with some version of it before.
And if I haven’t, we can still make a plan.
What to Bring
✓ Your draft timeline (even rough)
✓ Venue name and layout if you have it
✓ Any inspiration images you’ve saved
✓ Approximate guest numbers, and any family/group photograph combinations that matter to you
✓ List of must-have shots or moments
✓ Any questions or concerns you’ve been holding
If you don’t have any of this yet — no problem. We can build it together during the call.
When to book the consultation
Ideally 3–6 months before your wedding. But if your date is close, a call the week before is still worth doing — even a short briefing prevents most day-of surprises.
Couples sometimes arrive at this conversation with an enormous amount of wedding information floating around in their heads.
Times. People. Suppliers. Family. Sunset. Travel. Photographs. The ceremony. The reception. And seventeen other things somebody told them they absolutely must remember.
My job is not to add another list. It’s to help turn all of that into something workable.
The best outcome is that we finish the consultation and you think:
Okay. We have a plan. This is going to work.
Then, on the wedding day, you can get on with the important part.
Getting married.
Let’s chat
Planning is part of the service
The pre-wedding consultation is included for my wedding clients — it’s part of the service, not something you book separately. It helps me understand your priorities, use the light properly, and build a realistic timeline. Most importantly, it gives us enough preparation to be flexible when real life happens.