Lichaa & Lucy
What you told me
Before anything about packages, here's the day as you described it on our call — so you can see I was listening, and so everything that follows is built around your wedding, not a template.
Video only — in step with your photographer
Peter Tanous is a mate and one of the good ones — I know him well. We shoot in step with the photographer all day, so you're never pulled two ways. My films and his photographs will feel like the same day, told twice.
You'll know your shooter — it's me
You said it matters to know who's actually there. I'll be shooting your wedding personally, start to finish. On the day, your film crew are the people you'll spend the most minutes with — so it should be someone you've already met and clicked with.
Classic, but modern — and unmistakably you
Fun, loving, happy. Candid and in-the-moment, not stern model poses. How we shoot stays consistent; how it feels at the end comes from your music and your energy — so it reads as your day, never a carbon copy of someone else's.
Something to sit down and watch — with your kids one day
You put it perfectly: not an Instagram story you scroll past, but a film you'll actually sit down and re-watch years from now. That's the heart of this proposal, and it's what the documentary is for.
A 6–8 minute highlight, never choppy
Long enough to breathe, short enough to share. Cinematic and emotional — we let the scenes tell the story rather than cutting it to pieces. If you ever want it longer, we can stretch it toward 8–10 minutes later.
Full ceremony, the formalities, your dancing — plus the farewell
The full ceremony, the reception formalities and real-time dancing you love, with the bouquet toss and the farewell send-off kept in. We leave out what you don't want — no forced room reveal, no long photoshoot montage.
Every edit — and all the RAW footage
Every finished film, plus every single clip from every angle, delivered on a hard drive that's yours to keep. No footage quietly deleted, nothing held back. What we captured, you own.
The flow of your day
Everything about coverage and collections works back from this. Here's how 3 April is shaping up — and where the day quietly needs managing so you stay present in it.
Getting ready — both homes, minutes apart
You're up and down the road from each other, which makes the morning easy. We start roughly two hours before you leave for the church — that's the sweet spot for the pre-dressing moments: the boys together, the girls, robes and champers, and Lichaa's extended family arriving. Two videographers means both homes are covered at once.
Ceremony — and the grounds after
A ceremony rather than a full mass, so we mentally hold about 90 minutes for the ceremony, the signing and the walk-out. Straight after, we use St Brigid's grounds on the left for immediate-family photos — a lovely, unhurried start before the city.
Greetings, handled
The moment you step out, everyone wants to congratulate you — and that's where a day quietly runs late. We manage it gently: a group shot at the bottom of the steps gathers everyone at once, then immediate family around the side, and away you go. No rudeness, no rush carried into the middle of the day.
Photoshoot — location handled, weather covered
You're heading into the city anyway, and it's some of the best architecture in Sydney — the street outside Doltone, Hyde Park directly opposite, and plenty of covered pockets if there's light rain. I'll send galleries and lock a location with you, with a wet-weather plan ready. In early April the light fades sooner, so we keep this window realistic.
Reception
Guests arrive at 6, canapes and mingling for about half an hour, seated around 7. With 150–200 guests it's a warm, easy room — a short walk-in straight to the floor, then into the formalities, the dancing and the farewell. We wrap around 11:30.
Most couples set three times — prep, ceremony, reception — and leave the in-between to chance. The in-between is where the day is won or lost: the greetings, the travel, the fading light. When I send your quote I'll include a full timeline, and we fine-tune it together (and with Peter) about 30 days out.
Final timings and the photoshoot location will be refined together as we get closer to the day.
Why two videographers
You already felt this on the call — two cameras from the start makes sense. Here's exactly where the second shooter earns their place, and the one point where it's the difference between collections.
Two homes, one morning
Your preps run at the same time, minutes apart in Sylvania. Two videographers means both mornings are covered properly — Lucy's, and Lichaa's with the family arriving — with nobody staged or waiting.
The ceremony, in full
St Brigid's is a proper ceremony to document. Multiple angles let us hold both your faces through the vows while a second shooter roams for the real reactions — the looks from the pews, the moments you'll never see live.
The photoshoot
Through the city and Hyde Park, two of us work different points of view at once — wide and intimate, front and behind — so the in-between of the day has the same depth as the ceremony.
The grand entrance
Your walk-in and first moments on the floor are a two-angle moment — caught from both sides as it happens, once, with no second take.
How the ceremony is actually shot
This isn't one camera left running. For a ceremony like yours we position three to four cameras — two long lenses trained on each of your faces through the vows, a waist-height wide holding the whole scene and the priest, all locked and unobtrusive. That frees a shooter to move for the creative, in-the-moment shots.
Those locked angles are what let the documentary cut between viewpoints in real time — so the finished film feels edited and alive, not like raw footage you have to sit through.
The Doltone Hyde Park room is an easy one — a short walk-in, straight to the floor — so once the entrance is done I can hold the reception on my own with a multi-camera setup. That means the second videographer's finish time is the real lever between the three collections: end of church, end of photoshoot, or right through the reception formalities.
Ways to relive the day
Three films, each doing a different job — the quick thrill, the shareable emotion, and the one you'll sit down with in twenty years. Shot the same way, by the same people, including me.
Teaser Film
A 45–60 second trailer, cut to a track I choose for the two of you, delivered within two weeks while the day is still fresh. Vertical and horizontal, ready to share the moment it lands. This one's my creative outlet — you get to sit back and be surprised.
Highlight Film
Your day distilled to its best moments — long enough to breathe, short enough to send to family and friends. Cinematic and emotional, with the pacing and any dialogue settled together in your creative session. Never choppy; we let the scenes carry it.
Documentary Film
This is the one you asked for — the film you'll actually watch with your kids one day. The full ceremony, the reception formalities, and your dancing in real time across multiple angles, with the bouquet toss and the farewell kept in. Built around your day, with the parts you don't want left out.
Also available if you ever want it — an Episode-Length Film, the 20–40 minute middle ground between the highlight and the full documentary.
Three ways to book it
Same crew, same care across all three — what changes is how far the second videographer runs and how deeply you relive the day. All prices shown at your Referral rate, thanks to Peter.
The Essentials
- Two videographers from the morning preps
- Second videographer to the end of the church ceremony~3:30 PM
- Teaser Film — 45–60 sec, within 2 weeks
- Highlight Film — 5–6 minutes
- Standard Documentary Film — up to 2 hrsGetting-ready highlights, full ceremony, reception reveal, formalities & 5 min of each dance bracket
- Private online delivery + hard drive with every edit & all RAW footage
The Full Story
- Two videographers from the morning preps
- Second videographer through to the end of the photoshoot~5:30 PM — the full first half of your day, twice-covered
- Teaser Film — 45–60 sec, within 2 weeks
- Highlight Film — 6–8 minutes
- Customised Documentary FilmStandard documentary — getting ready, full ceremony, formalities & 5 min of each dance bracket — plus the bouquet toss and the farewell send-off
- Private online delivery + hard drive with every edit & all RAW footage
The Complete
- Two videographers from the morning preps
- Second videographer through the reception formalities~9:00 PM — two angles across the whole night's key moments
- Teaser Film — 45–60 sec, within 2 weeks
- Highlight Film — 8–10 minutes
- Episode Film — 30–40 minutes
- Extended Documentary Film — up to 3 hrsEverything in the customised doco, plus extended getting-ready & cultural moments, photoshoot highlights and 10 min of each dance bracket
- Drone coverage — establishing shots at the church
- Private online delivery + hard drive with every edit & all RAW footage
Nothing here is locked — every collection is a starting point we fine-tune together before the day.
Optional extras
You don't need any of these — but you raised the episode yourself, so here's how to add depth to any collection without jumping to the top tier.
Episode-Length Film
The 20–40 minute middle ground — condensed to the core moments of each part of the day, with the full ceremony and speeches carried inside it. Sits on top of The Essentials or The Full Story.
Extend the documentary
Want more of a moment that's already in your film — more dancing, a longer stretch of the ceremony or speeches? We add it in 15-minute edited blocks, so you lengthen exactly the parts you care about.
A longer highlight, or drone
If you later want the highlight stretched toward 8–10 minutes, or aerial establishing shots at the church, both are simple to add — and both come built into The Complete. We'll price whatever you choose into your collection.
Every extra is optional and can be added later — nothing needs deciding now.
In every collection
Me on your day
I'm shooting your wedding personally, start to finish — the person you've already met.
Two videographers from the morning
Both homes covered at once, and the multi-camera ceremony setup on every collection.
Teaser Film, complimentary
A 45–60 second trailer within two weeks — included no matter which collection you choose.
Everything on a hard drive
Every finished film plus all the RAW footage, every angle — delivered and yours to keep.
Planning & creative sessions
A full day timeline, a detailed questionnaire ~30 days out, and a creative session for your music and edit style.
Location & vendor help
I'll sort your photoshoot location with galleries and a wet-weather plan — and I'm here for any vendor question along the way.
Delivered within 2 weeks of the wedding, while it's all still fresh.
Reviewed on a private link, then delivered in full resolution — up to 3 months.
Your date is free — and so am I
I've confirmed Saturday 3 April 2027 is open and I'll be shooting it personally. Take your time with the three collections above — every price is at your Referral rate, thanks to Peter. When you're ready, a $2,000 deposit secures the date, with the balance due before the wedding. Any questions at all, just reply — I'm a night owl.
