‘Wedding Photojournalism’ - Documentary Style

Wedding Photojournalism is different from traditional Wedding Photography because it’s more of a modern approach that concentrates on documenting and capturing all the emotion, fun, candid, and awesome moments from your wedding. The images taken are mostly unposed, unprompted and natural, revealing the true story, heart & soul of your wedding! In later years these photos will become absolutely priceless for you and your family.

Father Handing Over the Bride - Marybrooke Manor, Sherbrooke, Dandenongs, Australia.

Cooling Off - Main Beach, Geelong, Australia.

  
    Minimal PosingThe majority of Wedding Photojournalistic imagery does not involve setup posing - E.g. bridal parties jumping in the air, fake smiles, mock cake cuttings or awkward pseudo-fashion photos. Instead the images are far more interesting because they are 100% genuine, showing what really happened on your amazing wedding day!

*Bride and Groom About to Make their Entrance*

Grandparents zipping past the Newlyweds. — *Grandparents Zipping by the Newlyweds.*

Bride and Groom decide to cool off under a water sprinkler. — *Bride and Groom Cooling Off.*

A Mothers tears of joy as she sees her daughter in her dress. — *A Mothers Tears of Joy.*

Have More Fun and Enjoy your Wedding Day!

Your wedding will be filled with fun and excitement, drama, suspense and genuine love. It is truly one of the most epic days of your life! My style of Wedding Photojournalism allows you more freedom and time for you to really enjoy your day because my team & I do not take over and start bossing you and your bridal party around. I promise not to drag you away from your guests for a lengthy and over the top photo shoot, only to have everyone becoming 'over it all'.

An overwhelmed Groom. Emotions flow just before his Bride arrives.

  
  Behind the Scenes
With so much happening at weddings, I always aim to capture things going on that Brides & Grooms were never privy to. After the wedding they are always surprised and glad to have recorded what their family, friends and suppliers were up to during the wedding.

A Father looks out a window as his daughter and her new husband leave in a taxi.

The cakes arrives just in time through the backdoor.

  
  NO Filters or Special Effects!
Wedding Photojournalism does not involve applying 'vintage' and/or 'washed out' filters. These type of effects are really just a fad, already becoming outdated. It's much better to leave the moments captured as true to how it was on the day, so they remain a genuine record for generations to come.
See examples below:

Original image below - Captured and left natural. As close as possible to how it really looked.

Same image but altered - Certainly NOT 'Wedding Photojournalism'.

A gorgeous day in the Dandenong Ranges - Melbourne, Australia.

Filter called 'Yesteryear'. Yellowish & faded effect - Yuck!

A weird angle applied just for the sake of it? - Silly.

Filter often referred to as 'Vintage'. Looks washed out.

Filter called 'Antique Sepia'. Brownish old look - Boring.

  
    Wedding Speeches
When you listen carefully to speeches at weddings they are very genuine, and I am always looking to capture raw emotions. It is a time for Mothers, Fathers, Brothers, Sisters, other family members and close friends to express publicly their true inner feelings and best wishes. When the speeches start all the commotion slows down, and  attention is focused on the true reasons for having the wedding. Speeches can certainly be very funny and entertaining too, especially when the Best Man has the floor.

Bride making last minute changes to her speech.

The Groom looking up as his Father talks.

  
Children at Weddings
Whilst this can be a debatable topic, to have or not have Children at weddings, I find it hard to imagine one without at least some children, especially those closest to the Bride and Groom. 
  Children's enthusiasm is boundless and they totally adore everything the Bride and Groom does. They get the opportunity to dress up,  and at weddings always look great thanks to their parents who do a wonderful job. Children on the day can be fun, warm and endearing, and I seek to capture them in as many moments as possible.

  
  Details Recorded
During the entire wedding day I also keep an eye open to photograph detail shots of dresses, rings, shoes and more. All of these details are really important and I am keen to record them. I also look for other inconspicuous items that perhaps you may never think of much on the day, but in years to come they will mean so much.

  
What About Some Formal Family & Bridal Portraits?
Even though technically speaking the style of Wedding Photojournalism does NOT include formerly posed imagery, there will be times where Mums, Dads and Grandparents would like a few family, group and bridal portraits. These images are actually an important part of the overall documentary record and so I am very happy to take them which I do so efficiently and painlessly for all concerned.