Adrian & Anika
Your day, in your words
You found us through Instagram and a nudge from Elvis, your MC — who knows the kind of night you're building at Novella. Three hundred guests, a Croatian morning, and a day you want to feel present inside of, not managing from the sidelines.
Here's what I heard mattered most — and it's what every collection below is shaped around.
Relaxed & candid
Natural over posed — the warm, old-European feel you love, with real moments as they happen. You're happy to take direction, so we'll guide gently and let the day lead.
A Croatian morning
Semi-traditional — the boys arriving to collect you, the texture of two family homes waking up at once in Panania and Bossley Park. A team at each so nothing in the morning is missed.
Formalities, then everyone relaxes
First dance on the way in, the traditional way — then speeches and cake, and the room opens up. Your words: get them done, then let everyone enjoy the night.
One connected team, photo & film
Photography and cinematography working as one crew across the day, so your gallery and your films tell the same story from the same moments.
How the day unfolds
A working shape of the day so we can plan coverage around it. We'll refine the exact timings together closer to the day.
Groom preparations
Bossley Park — through to approx. 12:30 pm
Bride preparations
Panania — through to approx. 1:00 pm, a semi-traditional Croatian morning
Ceremony
St Anthony of Padua Croatian Church, Summer Hill — to approx. 3:00 pm
Photoshoot
Location to be confirmed together — approx. 3:30–5:00 pm
Reception
Novella on the Park, Abbotsbury — 300 guests, entrances and first dance on arrival
Wind-down
Give or take half an hour — settled closer to the day
Final timings and locations will be refined together as we get closer to the day.
Two teams, so the morning and the entrance both hold
With two homes getting ready at the same time and a 300-guest reception, one crew can't be in two places. Two teams — a photographer and cinematographer each — means a full morning at both houses, and multiple angles as you walk into the room. From there it's one question: how far the second team runs into the night.
Morning to midnight
Your lead team stays from the morning preparations right through to approx. 12:00 am at the reception — the constant thread across the whole day, on every collection.
Where the second team finishes
Both teams start together in the morning. What changes between collections is how deep into the night that second team carries the multi-angle coverage.
To the entrances & first dance
Your grand entrance and first dance covered from both sides, then Team 1 carries the rest of the night.
Through the formalities
Both teams stay for entrances, first dance, speeches and cake — every formality double-covered before the floor opens up.
The films — and how they let you relive it
We capture everything on the day regardless. The difference between collections is how we edit it back for you — from a short showpiece to the full record. Here's each, with a real example.
Teaser Film
A 40–60 second clip in your hands within two weeks — the first taste of the day while everyone still wants to see it. Included in every collection.
Highlight Film
Your showpiece — a cinematic edit shaped around your vibe, your music and the moments that matter. You chose five minutes; plenty to hold the story and easy to share.
Episode-Length Film
A 30–40 minute cut you can sit down and watch with family — the bigger chunks kept, the fast-forward bits trimmed. The middle ground between the highlight and the full documentary.
Documentary Film
The deepest record — full ceremony, entrances, speeches, cake, first dance and dancing brackets at real length. On the Extended edit, preps and your Croatian morning traditions too.
Full Wedding Galleries
Your films tell the story in motion — your gallery holds every frame of it. Here are two full weddings, edited the way yours will be, in colour and black & white.
Three starting points, all yours to customise
Each is built around the day you described — the same two-team morning, shaped by how you want to relive it. Every line is spelled out, so you can see exactly what changes as you move up. Any collection can be tailored to you.
The Essentials
- Two teams — photographer + cinematographer at both homes
- Team 1 to ~12:00 am · Team 2 to entrances & first dance (~8:00 pm)
- Full wedding photo gallery — colour + black & white, no cap
- Sneak-peek photos (20–30) within two weeks
- Teaser film (45–60 sec, vertical + horizontal)
- 5–6 minute Highlight Film
- Standard Documentary Film — up to 2 hours
- RAW photo + video footage on your hard drive
- Radiant Leather Album — 14″×10″, 40 sides
My Story
- Two teams — photographer + cinematographer at both homes
- Team 1 to ~12:00 am · Team 2 to entrances & first dance (~8:00 pm)
- Full wedding photo gallery — colour + black & white, no cap
- Sneak-peek photos (20–30) within two weeks
- Teaser film (45–60 sec, vertical + horizontal)
- 6–8 minute Highlight Film
- Extended Documentary Film — up to 3 hours, incl. Croatian morning traditions
- RAW photo + video footage on your hard drive
- Radiant Leather Album — 14″×10″, 40 sides
Complete Collection
- Two teams — photographer + cinematographer at both homes
- Team 1 to ~12:00 am · Team 2 through the formalities (~10:00 pm)
- Full wedding photo gallery — colour + black & white, no cap
- Sneak-peek photos (20–30) within two weeks
- Teaser film (45–60 sec, vertical + horizontal)
- Pre-wedding photo session
- 6–8 minute Highlight Film
- Episode-Length Edit (30–40 min) — your perfect middle ground
- Extended Documentary Film — up to 3 hours, incl. Croatian morning traditions
- RAW photo + video footage on your hard drive
- Radiant Leather Album — 14″×10″, 40 sides
A few extras, if they're right for you
The things you flagged on our call — here as options, not pressure. Add any to a collection, or leave them; we can always revisit closer to the day.
Same Day Edit
A 4–5 minute film cut and premiered on the night, then extended afterwards with your reception formalities to become a final highlight. It can replace your 5-minute highlight, or sit alongside it purely for the night.
Social Content Creator
A dedicated creator capturing vertical, share-ready moments — 3 curated Reels (up to 30 sec) with a 24–48 hour turnaround, plus all raw clips. The social version of the day, ready while the confetti's still down.
Pre-Wedding Shoot
Time together in front of the camera before the day, so nothing feels new when it counts — and lovely images for save-the-dates.
You experience your wedding three times
The day itself is one of them. The planning is another. And the years afterward are the longest.
In the planning
We map the morning, the church, the photoshoot and the room together — so the flow holds and you're not managing the day while you're living it.
As it happens
Two teams present for every minute — the Croatian morning at both homes, the ceremony from every angle, the entrance and the night. Nothing missed while you're in it.
In the years after
The gallery, the films, the album — the parts you'll return to long after the day, when the small moments turn out to be the ones that mattered.
Some moments reveal their value only with time.
How it all reaches you
Everything arrives through your own private online gallery — open any time, with full download and sharing — plus your RAW photo and video files on a hard drive you provide.
To secure the date
A $2,000 booking deposit holds Adrian & Anika, 22 October 2027, exclusively for you.
The balance
Due 10 days before the wedding. Deposit by card or EFT; a cash final balance earns the 10% Elvis referral rate.
Ready to move
Use Select & Customise on any collection above to accept and tailor it — or send me a question first.
No rush, and nothing owed to look. Whenever you're ready — John, CineMotive.
