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Wedding Photographers · Sydney, New South Wales · By appointment
Alex Carlyle
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About
Overview & Vibe
Alex Carlyle is a Sydney photographer who shoots weddings alongside commercial, fashion and live music work, and the fine-art training shows. She holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts in Photo Media and a Diploma in Fine Arts, and she frames a wedding the way a picture editor would - bright, clean and composed, with the colour held back rather than pushed. Her wedding work sits under its own heading on her site and has its own price guide, updated for 2026.
Style & Approach
She describes it as cool and candid, shaped by a creative documentary sensibility - photographing intuitively rather than directing, and going after the quiet glances and unscripted moments instead of the set pieces. Her own summary of the look is bright, clean and timeless, classic elegance with an in-the-moment feel. In practice that means a lot of black and white, a lot of available light, and the occasional deliberately strange frame - a double exposure, a long blur across a red-lit dance floor - that a more conventional shooter would not have kept.
Ideal For
Couples who want an editorial gallery with an artist behind it, and who like the idea of a photographer whose eye was trained on fine art and fashion rather than on weddings alone. She is a natural fit for city weddings and for anyone marrying abroad, since she keeps separate Australian and European price guides and lists Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan among the places she works. Her site says plainly that she stands for marriage equality, and same-sex couples appear throughout her wedding galleries.
The Need-to-Knows
Coverage is sold by the hour: six hours at $4,950, eight at $6,050, ten at $7,150, with travel fees and additional expenses quoted on top and customised quotes available. Every package includes a pre-wedding consultation, up to two rolls of film at her discretion, and full editorial colour grading. Expect roughly 100 images per hour of coverage as high-resolution, print-ready files in a curated online gallery with colour and black & white side by side. The gallery is delivered within eight weeks. A deposit holds the date and the balance falls due a week before the wedding; international couples are still billed in Australian dollars.
Standout Feature
The dated price guide is the thing worth noticing. Most photographers at this level gate the number behind an enquiry form; she publishes a full fifteen-page guide with the hourly ladder printed on it, and maintains a separate European edition. If you want to know what you are spending before you make contact, you can.
Albums & Prints
No details available.
Appointment Policy
- Enquiries are made through the online form, by direct email or by phone; there is no published studio address to visit.
- A deposit is required before a wedding date is held in the calendar, and once it is paid the date is yours.
- The remaining balance falls due one week before the wedding date.
Areas Serviced
- Sydney - her base, in her own words 'based in Sydney, available worldwide'.
- Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan - the places she lists herself as available.
- Europe - covered by a separate European price guide maintained alongside the Australian one.
Booking & Deposit
- A deposit secures the date - no figure is published, and the balance is due one week before the wedding.
Hours of Coverage
- 6 to 10 hours of coverage.
Nearby Landmarks
- Sydney Opera House - its forecourt and steps appear in her own wedding frames.
- Sydney Harbour Bridge - photographed behind a couple at dusk in her 2026 guide.
- Sydney Harbour - the foreshore and marina recur across her wedding galleries.
Photography Packages
- Six Hours Coverage — $4,950. Pre-wedding consultation, six hours of comprehensive coverage, up to two rolls of film at the photographer's discretion, and full editorial colour grading in her signature style.
- Eight Hours Coverage — $6,050. The same inclusions across eight hours, delivering roughly 800 high-resolution, print-ready images in a curated online gallery.
- Ten Hours Coverage — $7,150. The same inclusions across ten hours, for a full day from preparations through to the end of the reception.
Photography Style
- candid
- documentary
- timeless
- classic
- elegant
- natural
- romantic
Price Notes
- Travel fees and additional expenses sit outside the package prices and are quoted separately.
- Customised quotes are available on request for arrangements outside the three published tiers.
- International couples are billed in Australian dollars regardless of where the wedding is held.
- If she cannot attend through illness or injury she undertakes to send a photographer she trusts whose style is similar, arranged as a standing safeguard rather than on the day.
Services Offered
- Wedding photography, sold by the hour with its own dated price guide.
- Commercial, brand and product photography for businesses.
- Fashion and editorial photography.
- Live music and on-set photography, including tour work for high-profile clients.
- Fine art prints, sold separately.
Starting Price
- From $4,950
Travel & Destination
- Travel fees and additional expenses are not included in the package prices and are quoted separately. A separate European price guide is maintained for weddings held in Europe.
Turnaround Time
- The final gallery is delivered within eight weeks of the wedding.
What You Receive
- A Curated Online Gallery That Can Be Shared With Family And Friends
- High Resolution, Print-Ready Files
- Around 100 Images Per Hour Of Coverage
- Both Colour And Black And White Versions Throughout
- Up To Two Rolls Of Film Alongside The Digital Coverage
- A Pre-Wedding Consultation Before The Day
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Contact
- Website
- alexcarlyle.com.au
- Based in
- Sydney, New South Wales