Newcastle, New South Wales
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Larissa Cluff Creative is a Newcastle wedding and lifestyle photographer who also works as a designer.
Wedding Photographers · Newcastle, New South Wales
Sweet Valencia Photography
About
Overview & Vibe
Sweet Valencia is Miajane Kelly, a Newcastle photographer whose whole pitch is the small stuff. Her opening lines are about goofy smiles, whispered good-nights, and a toddler’s face lighting up at bubbles, and the work follows: seventeen real weddings published in full, from bride prep through ceremony to the last of the light. Photographer, mother, indoor plant enthusiast, and self-declared salt and vinegar chip addict.
Style & Approach
She documents rather than directs, aiming to catch people being themselves and treating the ordinary moments of a day as the point rather than the filler. Where direction is needed she says she gives it gently, on the reasoning that nobody relaxes on command and the good frames only arrive once they have. During a session she follows the couple’s lead and matches their mood.
Ideal For
Couples who would rather be followed than posed, and who want the whole day covered instead of a highlights reel. She also invites couples somewhere that already means something to them, so a first-date picnic spot or a family camping ground is fair game rather than a stock location. Alongside weddings she photographs couples and engagements, families, maternity and newborns.
The Need-to-Knows
Enquiries go through the contact form, and there is a newsletter for anyone wanting to keep in touch first. No collections, prices, hours or turnaround times are published anywhere on the site, so those are worth asking about in the first message. The wedding galleries are published in full sets rather than as selected highlights, which makes it unusually easy to see how she covers a whole day.
Standout Feature
The depth of what she shows. Individual weddings run to thirty and forty frames apiece, and several are broken into bride prep, groom prep, ceremony and portraits as separate galleries, so a couple can see the shape of an entire day before making contact. Her published work includes a wedding at Raffertys Resort on Lake Macquarie.
Albums & Prints
No details available.
Appointment Policy
- Enquire through the contact form on the site.
- A newsletter is offered for couples who want to keep in touch before booking.
Areas Serviced
- Based in Newcastle, New South Wales.
- Published wedding work includes Raffertys Resort on Lake Macquarie, Customs Plaza in Newcastle and the Stockton sand dunes.
Hours of Coverage
No details available.
Nearby Landmarks
- Based in Newcastle, within reach of the harbour, Customs Plaza and the Stockton sand dunes across the river.
- Published wedding work extends south to Raffertys Resort on the shore of Lake Macquarie.
Photography Packages
No details available.
Photography Style
- documentary
Price Notes
No details available.
Services Offered
- Wedding Photography
- Couples And Engagement Sessions
- Family Sessions
- Maternity And Newborn Sessions
- Lifestyle And At-Home Sessions
Starting Price
No details available.
Turnaround Time
No details available.
What You Receive
No details available.
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Contact
- Website
- sweetvalenciaphotography.com.au
Newcastle, New South Wales
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