Wedding Photographers · Hunter Valley, New South Wales · Services this area

TRL Photography

About

Overview & Vibe

TRL Photography is Dhavve Manoharan — Dave to most couples — a wedding photographer based in Port Macquarie on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. He works with couples who tense up the moment a camera appears, and builds the day around conversation rather than instruction. Three wedding packages run from a two-hour elopement through to ten hours of full-day coverage, and he takes a limited number of weddings each season so every couple gets his full attention.

Style & Approach

The approach is documentary and relaxed: less posing, more talking, and enough time for a couple to forget the camera is there. He built his method around making the freezing-up go away, which is why the frames that carry his work are the unguarded ones — a ring going on, a kiss on a garden bench, a bouquet held up against autumn leaves. His weddings range across the hinterland, the beaches and the rural properties of the Mid North Coast.

Ideal For

Couples who want the day to feel like a day rather than a shoot, and who would rather be talked with than posed. The two-hour package suits elopements and micro weddings where it is just the two of you; the five-hour option covers the ceremony and reception; the ten-hour package carries the getting-ready chaos through to the dance floor. It also suits couples marrying inland or up on the tablelands, who often pay a surcharge elsewhere.

The Need-to-Knows

Packages start at $1,000 and run to $2,900, with coverage from two to ten hours. Enquiries are answered within 24 to 48 hours, and a welcome guide covering pricing and packages arrives by email along with a link to book a call. Couples who take the ten-hour package receive an engagement shoot at no extra cost. Weddings elsewhere in Australia are possible by arrangement.

Standout Feature

Travel is not charged for weddings held in and around Port Macquarie, Armidale and Newcastle, or across the New England and Hunter Valley more broadly. That is an unusually wide no-surcharge radius for a regional photographer, and it puts a Mid North Coast photographer within standard reach of both the tablelands and the vineyards.

Albums & Prints

No details available.

Appointment Policy

Enquiries are answered within 24 to 48 hours.
A welcome guide covering pricing and packages arrives by email, with a link to book a call.
A limited number of weddings is taken each season, so dates within the next twelve months are worth confirming early.

Areas Serviced

Based in Port Macquarie on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.
Regularly covers the New England and Hunter Valley regions, including weddings in and around Armidale, Port Macquarie and Newcastle.
Available for bookings anywhere in Australia by arrangement.

Hours of Coverage

2 to 10 hours of coverage.

Nearby Landmarks

His published weddings name Byabarra, South West Rocks, the Mid North Coast hinterland and the Blue Mountains.

Photography Packages

The Essentials. Price: $1,000. Description: Up to two hours of coverage, for elopements and micro weddings that are small, intentional and just the two of you.
A Short Tale. Price: $2,100. Description: Up to five hours of coverage, for couples who want professional photography through the ceremony and reception.
The Full Story. Price: $2,900. Description: Up to ten hours of coverage, the all-day option that carries the getting-ready chaos through the reception to the dance floor.

Photography Style

documentary
relaxed

Price Notes

Packages range from $1,000 for two hours to $2,900 for ten hours.
Until 30 September 2026 the ten-hour package is offered at $2,500, a saving of $400, with a complimentary engagement shoot.
Travel is not charged for weddings held in the New England and Hunter Valley areas, including Armidale, Port Macquarie and Newcastle.

Services Offered

Wedding Photography
Elopement And Micro Wedding Photography
Engagement Photography
Couples Portrait Photography

Starting Price

From $1,000

Travel & Destination

No travel charge applies to weddings held in and around Armidale, Port Macquarie and Newcastle, or across the New England and Hunter Valley.
Weddings elsewhere in Australia are possible by arrangement.

Turnaround Time

Hunter Valley, New South Wales

FirstLook Stills

Mark Roa Vergara photographs weddings out of the City of Maitland in the Lower Hunter Valley, and his galleries read like the region itself — vineyard rows at dusk…

By appointment

Contact

Website: trlphotos.com.au
Services: Hunter Valley, New South Wales

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