Liz Guirgis & Lucas Sansone · Sunday, 11 October 2026
For Liz & Lucas — a celebration shaped by Coptic traditions and captured with the intention you described.
Shaped around what mattered most in our conversation, from the traditions Liz values deeply to the natural, editorial approach you both connected with from the beginning.
Understanding Your Day
The coverage should follow the shape of the day, not interrupt it.
The Morning
Liz doesn't want the energy of the morning dominated by coverage.
The focus is on arriving once everything is nearly ready, capturing the dress, family interactions, and the moments immediately before the day begins.
The Ceremony
The ceremony holds the moments that matter most. The veil lifting at the entrance, the crown ceremony, family photographs at the altar, and the kneeling moment viewed through the iconostasis all need to be anticipated rather than simply documented.
The iconostasis image in particular deserves intention. It's one of those photographs that only exists because someone understood its significance before the ceremony began.
Deckhouse
Keeping portraits around Deckhouse allows the day to remain relaxed and uninterrupted.
The wharf, surrounding grounds, and evening light provide enough variety without adding extra movement to the schedule.
Three Things We Want To Protect
The right coverage should protect the feeling of the day, not just record what happened.
Editorial, Without Performance
The work you connected with, from Cassandra Ladr to Plein Air, sits between guided and unforced. Editorial doesn't mean overly posed. It means creating space for natural interactions while shaping the frame with intention.
The Meaning Behind The Moments
The Coptic traditions and family moments woven throughout the ceremony are strongest when they are anticipated, not simply documented — ensuring the meaning behind them is preserved as thoughtfully as the moments themselves.
The veil lifting at the entrance is one example — a moment that belongs to them alone before the ceremony begins, and one that deserves to be held with the same care as everything that follows.
Thoughtful Coverage
We don't believe in overbuilding a wedding day. The right level of coverage protects the moments you'll return to most, while keeping the experience natural and uncomplicated.
How We'd Cover This Day
Two teams where it matters most, then a simpler structure once the day settles.
Why Two Teams Matter
The ceremony needs more than one point of view. The iconostasis angle, simultaneous family reactions, the crown ceremony, and the kneeling moment all unfold at once, and they cannot be held properly from a single position.
This is the structure behind the kind of Coptic work you connected with. It gives us the ability to move with the ceremony without making the coverage feel intrusive.
Where We Can Simplify
Two teams are most valuable during the ceremony and portraits, where multiple perspectives genuinely matter. After this, coverage can simplify depending on the package you choose, ensuring resources are focused where they make the biggest difference.
Package Options
Three ways into the same day.
Scaled to how much of the day you'd like preserved — from the moments that matter most through to the full archive.
Essential Story
$7,200
Designed for couples wanting thoughtful, streamlined coverage with a single dedicated photo and video team carrying the day in one consistent voice.
- One dedicated photographer and videographer covering the day from bride preparations through to approximately 10:00pm.
- Full Wedding Photo Collection — a complete, professionally edited gallery in both colour and black & white.
- Sneak peek photos — 20–30 preview images delivered within two weeks, perfect for sharing while everything is still fresh.
- 3–5 minute highlight film — a cinematic edit shaped around your personalities, music, and the moments that matter most.
- RAW photo and video footage — all original files alongside your edited work, delivered on your provided hard drive.
Full Story
$12,000
The experience that best reflects what we discussed, balancing intentional photography with film coverage that feels natural, watchable, and complete.
- Two photographers and two videographers for the ceremony — both partners covered from morning preparations, with teams converging at the church to protect every meaningful perspective.
- Full Wedding Photo Collection — a complete, professionally edited gallery in both colour and black & white.
- Sneak peek photos — 20–30 preview images delivered within two weeks.
- Pre-wedding engagement session — a relaxed session to build camera confidence and make the wedding day feel effortless when the cameras arrive.
- 3–5 minute highlight film — a cinematic edit shaped around your personalities, music, and the moments that matter most.
- Episode film (30–60 minutes) — a story-driven version of your wedding, preserving the key moments in a way that feels emotional, engaging, and easy to revisit.
- Drone coverage at the church (where permitted) and the Deckhouse, adding a cinematic layer to your film.
- RAW photo and video footage — all original files alongside your edited work, delivered on your provided hard drive.
Complete Legacy
$15,000
For couples wanting the full story preserved — every speech, every angle, every moment — held in archive as much as in highlight.
- Everything included in Full Story, with the second team staying through the reception entrance and first dance bracket — capturing the couple's arrival into the room and the dancing energy of the night from two angles simultaneously.
- Documentary film — full edits preserving morning preparations, the complete ceremony, reception entrances, all speeches, and the first dance. A complete archival record of the moments you'll want preserved exactly as they happened.
- $500 credit toward a tangible heirloom — redeemable across our album and wall-art collections.
Included Across All Options
Editing refined in a pre-wedding creative session with our studio manager. Lifetime online gallery access for viewing, downloading, and sharing. All deliverables prepared with the same care, regardless of the option you choose.
See The Work
A closer look at the work that shaped this proposal.
These examples reflect the balance of intentional photography and meaningful storytelling we discussed during our conversation.
Coptic Wedding Gallery
A full gallery demonstrating the traditions, ceremony moments, family interactions, and quiet details unique to a Coptic Orthodox wedding day.
The Episode Film, Explained
Sitting between a highlight film and a full documentary, the episode format preserves the moments that matter most in a way that remains engaging and easy to revisit. The page below explains the format in detail, along with examples of the storytelling style.
Next Steps
Take some time to sit with everything.
Once you've had a chance to sit with it, let me know which direction feels right and we'll secure the coverage that best fits your day.