A Wedding Proposal For

Andrew & Cat

Saturday 23 January 2027
St Gerasimos, Leichhardt Doltone House, Darling Island Photo & Film by CineMotive
From Our Conversation

What You Told Me

It was lovely to talk — and a genuine pleasure to be back with your family after Kelly & Josh. Here's what I took away, so this proposal is shaped around your day, not a template.

The Two of You

Organised, easygoing

A calm, decisive pair who've enjoyed the planning so far. That makes my job simple: capture the day as it naturally unfolds, with gentle guidance only where it helps.

Your Photography

Romantic & candid

Editorial, relaxed, unposed — with a clean, timeless edit. Cat's leading the look; we'll pull the exact feel together from your inspiration before the day.

Your Film

Cinematic storytelling

A film with a bit of fun and a real story to it — not something you'll ever feel you have to sit through. We'll settle pace, music and dialogue together at your planning session.

On The Table

Album & pre-wedding

You'd love an album, and a pre-wedding session is worth having as an option. An after-party's on the cards too — we'll leave that off for now and revisit closer to the day.

Saturday 23 January 2027

The Flow of Your Day

A working timeline built around your churches and venues. We'll refine the finer timings and the photoshoot location together as the day gets closer.

11:00 AM – approx. 1:00 PM

Groom Preparations

Beacon Hill — with the boys and family, the same home where Kelly got ready
11:30 AM – approx. 1:30 PM

Bride Preparations

The Darling, The Star — the intro to your film, with Cat, the girls and her parents
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Ceremony

St Gerasimos, Leichhardt
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Photoshoot

Around the CBD (location to be confirmed — I'll bring options, plus a wet-weather plan)
6:30 PM – 11:30 PM

Reception

Doltone House, Darling Island (Southside) — approx. 150 guests

Final timings and locations will be shaped together as we get closer to the day.

The Coverage I Recommend

Two Teams, Where It Counts

Each team is a photographer and a cinematographer. Because both of you get ready at the same time in different places, two teams in the morning is the natural starting point — then it's a question of how far the second team runs.

01

Both mornings, at once

One team with you at Beacon Hill, one with Cat at The Darling — so neither preparation is missed, then both flow through to the ceremony.

02

Through the photoshoot

My recommendation: keep the second team through the photoshoot for those extra angles and candids — this is where a second lens earns its place.

03

One crew at reception

Darling Island is an easy room to cover. A single crew handles it beautifully — I run multiple locked cameras plus one in hand, so it's more than covered.

The honest take: a second team at reception really only adds the grand entrance from behind and a couple of first-dance angles. For your room, that spend is better kept elsewhere — so the tiers below step up the second team through to the ceremony, the photoshoot, or the grand entrance, and you choose how far feels right.

Your Wedding Film

Ways to Relive Your Day

The same day, told at different lengths — from a quick share to the full archive. You'll settle the exact pace, music and dialogue with me at your creative planning session.

01 · THE EXCITEMENT

Teaser Film

45–60 seconds, within two weeks

A short, punchy recap of the day, in vertical and horizontal — while everyone still wants to see it.

02 · THE EMOTION

Highlight Film

5–8 minutes, cinematic

The one you'll share most — the story of your day at a glance, shaped around your vibe and your music. Exactly the kind of edit you described.

03 · THE EXPERIENCE

Episode-Length Film

30–40 minutes · your perfect middle ground

More depth than a highlight, more watchable than a full-length film — the best of the ceremony, speeches, entrances and dancing, beautifully paced. The one for couples who won't sit through hours.

Explore →
04 · THE MEMORIES IN FULL

Documentary Film

Up to 3 hours · Standard & Extended

The full record — multi-camera ceremony minute-for-minute, the speeches, the dances. It gains value with the years; the film for the day you want all of it.

Explore the doco edits →
We Know Your Venues

Where You'll Marry & Celebrate

We've told wedding stories at both of your venues before — so on the day we already know the light in the church, the angles in the room, and the rhythm of each space. Here's a little of our work at yours.

Your Ceremony

St Gerasimos, Leichhardt

A Greek Orthodox teaser, filmed here

A short taste of the church itself — the crowning, the walk around, the light through the space we'll be working in on your day.

Your Reception

Doltone House, Darling Island

An evening in your room, photographed

The waterfront light, the entrances and the dance floor — exactly the room you've booked, so you can see how the night comes together on camera.

Familiar rooms, fewer surprises — more time spent on the moments, less on finding our feet.

Choose Your Coverage

Three Collections

Every collection is built on the same craft — the difference is how far the second team runs and how completely we tell your film. Nothing's locked; we'll fine-tune whichever you lean toward.

Collections shown at your 10% referral rate
Option One

The Essentials

Everything that matters, beautifully covered
$10,500$9,450
Referral rate
  • Two teams (photographer + cinematographer each)
  • Team 1 — morning preps through to ~11:30pm
  • Team 2 — morning preps through to end of ceremony (~3:30pm)
  • Full Wedding Photo Collection — unlimited, colour & black & white, private online gallery
  • 5–6 Minute Highlight Film
  • Standard Documentary Film (up to 3 hours)
  • RAW Photo + Video footage on a hard drive
Select & Customise
Recommended · What I'd Choose
Option Two

Your Story

The coverage I recommended on the call
$12,200$10,980
Referral rate
  • Team 2 continues through to end of photoshoot (~5:30pm) — the extra angles
  • Team 1 — morning preps through to ~11:30pm
  • Full Wedding Photo Collection — unlimited, colour & black & white, private online gallery
  • Sneak Peek Photos — 20–30 previews within two weeks
  • Sneak Peek Film — 45–60s teaser, vertical + horizontal
  • Pre-Wedding Photo Session
  • 5–6 Minute Highlight Film
  • Extended Documentary Film (up to 3 hours)
  • RAW Photo + Video footage on a hard drive
Select & Customise
Option Three

The Full Collection

Every moment, every angle, the complete film
$15,900$14,310
Referral rate
  • Team 2 continues through to end of reception grand entrance (~7:30pm)
  • Team 1 — morning preps through to ~11:30pm
  • Full Wedding Photo Collection — unlimited, colour & black & white, private online gallery
  • Sneak Peek Photos — 20–30 previews within two weeks
  • Sneak Peek Film — 45–60s teaser, vertical + horizontal
  • Pre-Wedding Photo Session
  • 8 Minute Highlight Film
  • Episode-Length Film (30–40 min) included
  • Extended Documentary Film (up to 3 hours)
  • RAW Photo + Video footage on a hard drive
Select & Customise

All three link through to the same quote, where you can switch options and add extras. Take your time — nothing's locked until you're ready.

Make It Yours

Optional Extras

Everything here can be added now or decided after the wedding — no rush, and no pressure. Your gallery stays live throughout.

Your 10% referral rate applies to the three collections above. Optional extras below are at standard rates — the album price is already a fixed catalogue saving.

Radiant Leather Album — 14"×10"

Reserve with $500 now to lock your album in at $1,700 — a $500 saving on the $2,200 catalogue price. The remaining $1,200 is invoiced separately at the design stage, once you've flagged your favourites.

Available on every collection
$1,700$500 to reserve

Episode-Length Film — 30–40 min

Your perfect middle ground — the ceremony, speeches, entrances and dancing at their best, beautifully paced. Included in The Full Collection; add it to either other collection.

Add to Essentials or Your Story
$2,500

Upgrade — Standard to Extended Documentary

Lift the full-length film into the complete archival edit: extended preps and up to 10 min of cultural traditions, the photo session, special performances, longer dance brackets, the bouquet, garter and a farewell montage. The film that gains value with the years.

Essentials only — the others already include Extended
$850

Pre-Wedding Photo Session

Not about posing — simply time together before the wedding, so nothing feels new on the day. A relaxed hour out; a coffee, a walk, the beach. Included in Your Story and The Full Collection.

Add to The Essentials
$850
Why This Matters

You Experience Your Wedding Three Times

Once in the dreaming, once in the living, and then — for the rest of your lives — in the reliving. What we make is for that third time.

i.

Before

The planning, the anticipation, the pre-wedding session — the slow build to the day, and a chance to feel at ease in front of the camera.

ii.

The Day

It moves fast, and you'll be present in it — as you should be. We're the quiet ones in the background, catching what you can't stop to see.

iii.

For Life

The photos and films you'll return to at every anniversary — with the people who were there, and the ones who'll wish they had been.

Some moments reveal their value only with time.

How It's Delivered & What's Next

Yours to Keep, Forever

Every finished photo and film arrives in your private online gallery first — to review, comment on and share — then everything, edited and raw, comes home to you on a hard drive.

Online First
A private gallery you can view, download and share anytime — live for as long as I'm in business, with a clever people-search to find everyone.
Then On Drive
Every edited photo, every raw photo, both finished films and every raw video clip from every camera — all on a hard drive to keep.
Backed Up
Please make your own copies too — a hard drive is a keepsake, not a backup. I'll always hold mine as well, just in case.

To secure your date, a $2,000 deposit is all it takes, with the balance due ten days before the wedding. Once you're booked, we'll set up your planning session and creative questionnaires — and start shaping the day together.

View & Accept Your Quote

It was so good to be back with your family after Kelly & Josh — I can't wait to do this with the two of you.

John · CineMotive
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