Your wedding day should be unique, and reflect you both as a couple. Always remember that the time you share with one another, your family and friends is a once in a lifetime event. Embrace every moment and put simply, make it your own. Below you will find a rough guideline of how my packages can work. These packages can be altered to fit your wedding day.
This package is for those who want their whole day captured. The details, the pre ceremony nerves, the day, the party, the memories.
The eight hour package is completely customisable to suit your wedding. Although here is the most common guide.
I like to spend around 50-60 mins with the first bridal party and about 60-75 mins with the second bridal party. Although these durations may change due to the size of the bridal party etc. Ideally it’s nice if the two sides are getting ready somewhere close to each other. If there is anything specific you would like to be captured at these times, we can chat in the lead up.
I always try to arrive at your ceremony space 30 minutes prior to kick off. Most ceremonies tend to go for around 15-30 minutes and I always recommend receiving some love and congratulations from your guests on conclusion, with family photos to follow.
Then bridal photos usually take around 35 – 45 minutes, and I tend to save photos of just the two of you for sunset.
Here is a potential timeline:
This package is for those who want only the main formalities captured on their wedding day.
The five hour package is completely customisable to suit your wedding. Although here is the most common guide.
I recommend the 5 hour package to commence 30 minutes prior to your ceremony time. That way I can capture some shots of your set up before guests arrive. A usual ceremony goes for 15-30 minutes and after you guys have sealed the deal with a kiss, made your way back down the aisle to receive some love and hugs from yours guests.
I suggest family photos to follow. A usual timeline for bridal party photos are around 35- 45minutes. Although this can be adjusted to suit your likings/wedding timeline/location/amount of people involved in bridal party.
If weather/time allows, sunset photos are a great option. Depending on ceremony time, the five hour package will more than likely allow myself to capture most if not all the main formalities.
Here is a potential timeline:
Extend your coverage for $700 per additional hour. Available for either of my packages and can be added on at any time – upon booking, in the lead-up, or even on the wedding night itself.
Enhance the memories by adding a Super 8 video to your package. This is shot on 8mm film and professionally edited into a 2-3 minute piece with photos scattered throughout. Choose your own music or entrust me to choose for you. Super 8 can be added to your package at any time before your wedding.
Please note, I’m a one-man show. This means that if you choose to add on Super 8 video, you will have more captured overall but certain moments of your day will be captured on video or photo, as opposed to both simultaneously.
Cindy & JordanPrivate Property“A true expert in his field, in every way possible. Ryal has the most welcomed loving and down to earth energy. He is clearly an incredibly talented photographer, and behind the camera he offers immediate comfort and perfect cues. It was an ease being photographed with his genuine lighthearted banta, and strong eye to capture the magic shot straight away. I didn’t notice him once during our wedding ceremony, and enjoyed his company during the slower parts of the day. It was like having a friend I’d known for years there. I am very grateful to have met you Ryal and beyond blessed to have my wedding day captured so magically, thank you”
Ellie & TimBootmakers Cottage“Ryal was absolutely incredible. In the lead up to the wedding he helped us structure our day and provide recommendations which really helped put our mind at ease. On the day his presence was so calming yet professional, he really made my husband and I feel less awkward around the camera and we had endless comments from our family and friends about how great he was on the day! The photos we received absolutely exceeded our expectations. Could not speak more highly of Ryal and would recommend him to anyone!”
Han & TaylorFergusson Winery“We cannot recommend Ryal highly enough! He was our wedding photographer and has the most amazing eye for moments and details. We already have our preview pics - less than 13hrs after the wedding was over - and we are blown away by the photos. Ryal brought awesome energy to our wedding -it really felt like he was just another one of our mates and hyped up everyone and made them feel comfortable and relaxed. He managed to both blend in when needed, and take control of the chaos of group pics. Thank you for making our special day one to remember!”
Kate & DeclanWillow and Stone Estate“Ryal was incredible. I already had high expectations for him (I had stalked his wedding photos for about two years prior) and he exceeded all of them. His work is incredible, he makes everyone feel comfortable in front of the camera and he is just a genuinely lovely person. I cannot recommend him more! Our photos are beautiful, he was extremely easy to communicate with in the lead up to the wedding and he ended up making our wedding day so much more enjoyable!”
Lani & AdamProvenance Wines“It's difficult to put into words how talented Ryal is. We had been admirers of his work before we got engaged, so much so that we booked our wedding date based on his availability!
The photos he produced are beyond incredible and will be cherished by us, our family and friends for many years to come.He brought such a fun vibe to our wedding day, he had us feeling so relaxed and 'ourselves', and by the end of the day felt like he was another one of our friends celebrating with us.”
Loz & JordanTerindah Estate“Ryal was able to capture all the details and emotions of our day in such a beautiful way. Ryal brought the perfect combination of fun energy, lots of laughs and calm to our day. All of our wedding party and guests loved him and could not speak more highly of Ryal and his work. Ryal also delivered our images so quickly - with heaps of preview pictures the day after our wedding and our full gallery just 3 weeks after our day. We have had so many compliments on our photos and we're so thankful to Ryal for photos that we will treasure for the rest of our lives. We honestly could not have imagined our day without Ryal and would highly recommend him to all couples!”
Rach & TomThe Peak“Ryal, you were everything we could’ve dreamed of and more! You have this incredible talent and infectious energy that made us feel like we were your best friends getting married (…we were low key devo when you moved on and continued photographing other weddings after ours). The photos you captured were nothing short of perfection! Thank You will never be enough for making our day so special, and for giving us something we will cherish forever!”
Lil & DeanMt Duneed Estate“An incredible human and photographer, it's hard to put into words Ryal's incredible part in our wedding! In the lead up we were a little nervous to have so many photos taken of us on the day, but Ryal has such a relaxed and fun nature that most of the time we were just chatting and laughing and forgot he was snapping away at the time... and it shows through in the incredible final product! We have to make a special mention of his ability to wrangle our huge guest list for a whole group photo, capturing the love of our guests across the day, and the fastest turn around ever in receiving our preview pics first thing the next morning and the full album after only a few weeks.”
Tara & NemMelbourne“The most amazing experience having Ryal photograph our wedding day! He was so easy to work with and made us feel so comfortable to be ourselves on the day - not to mention the most amazing pictures to look back on for the rest of our lives. He also worked seamlessly with our videographer (Ben from These Wild Eyes) all day and night. Worth every dollar!!”
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