Wedding Photographers · Gold Coast / Tweed Heads, Queensland · Services this area

Wattleseed Collective

About

Overview & Vibe

Wattleseed Collective is a wedding photography and film team based on the Tweed Coast, made up of Kevin behind the camera and Teko on video. Kevin grew up in Tweed Heads, spent years working and travelling overseas, and came to weddings sideways after friends started asking him for family photographs. The team has more than ten years of weddings behind it and has photographed hundreds of celebrations between Byron Bay and Brisbane, from beachfront venues to hinterland farms.

Style & Approach

The work combines classic portraiture with candid, documentary coverage and a relaxed feel, finished in true-to-life colour rather than a heavy filter. Kevin describes moving between observing quietly and stepping in to give gentle guidance, so couples are neither directed all day nor left adrift. Finished galleries run roughly eighty per cent colour to twenty per cent black and white, and land at about seventy-five edited photographs for every hour of coverage.

Ideal For

Couples who want to enjoy their day rather than perform for a camera, and who would rather one team handled both stills and film than juggle two. It suits anyone marrying between Ballina and Brisbane, where no travel cost applies, and it works for a partner who dislikes being photographed — an engagement session is built into the longest photography package to take the edge off.

The Need-to-Knows

Photography starts at $1,100 for three hours, with six hours at $1,800 and eight hours at $2,400; an extra hour on the day is $150. Booking photography and film together as the eight-hour combined package costs $4,700 and saves ten per cent against booking them separately. A twenty-five per cent non-refundable booking fee secures the date when the contract is signed, and the balance falls due one month before the wedding. A sneak peek usually arrives the next day and the full gallery in two to four weeks. Dates are taken up to two years ahead, and spring and autumn fill early.

Standout Feature

The guest chat film. The team hands the microphone to the master of ceremonies and gathers messages from guests through the night, building a spoken guest book that sits alongside the speeches and ceremony films. Before the day the team also walks the venue with the couple to see where the light will fall, so the running order is settled in advance. The business has twice won Best Wedding Photographer Tweed Coast and Byron at the Australian Wedding Awards.

Albums & Prints

No details available.

Appointment Policy

Enquiries are made by email or through the contact form, with the date, the hours wanted and whether film is included.
Once booked, the team arranges a walk-through of the venue with the couple before the wedding to plan light and photograph locations.
Dates are taken up to two years ahead; most couples book about a year out, and spring and autumn fill earliest.

Areas Serviced

Based on the Tweed Coast at Tweed Heads, covering weddings from Byron Bay north to Brisbane and across the Gold Coast.
No travel cost applies to weddings between Ballina and Brisbane.
A handful of destination weddings are taken each year, including Fiji and Japan.

Booking & Deposit

A twenty-five per cent non-refundable booking fee secures the date and is deducted from the package price.
It is paid when the contract is signed, and the balance is due one month before the wedding.
Only one wedding is taken per day.

Hours of Coverage

3 to 8 hours of coverage.

Nearby Landmarks

Tweed Heads sits at the New South Wales border beside Coolangatta, with Kingscliff and Cabarita Beach south along the Tweed Coast.
Mount Warning and the Tweed Valley hinterland lie inland, within reach of the coastal towns.
Byron Bay is about an hour south and the Gold Coast immediately north.

Photography Packages

Photography, three hours. Price: $1,100. Description: Professional coverage of the day with unlimited photographs, all professionally edited, delivered in an online gallery. Around two hundred to two hundred and fifty finished photographs.
Photography, six hours. Price: $1,800. Description: Coverage across the longer part of the day, with around four hundred to five hundred finished photographs in an online gallery.
Photography, eight hours. Price: $2,400. Description: Full-day coverage including a thirty-minute engagement session, with around five hundred and fifty to six hundred and fifty finished photographs.
Photography and film, eight hours. Price: $4,700. Description: One team covering both stills and film for the full day, including an engagement session, a feature film of eight to ten minutes, the full ceremony, speeches and the guest chat reel. Ten per cent less than booking the two separately.

Photography Style

candid
documentary
relaxed
classic
timeless
natural

Price Notes

An extra hour of photography on the day is $150.
Booking photography and film together saves ten per cent against booking them separately.
A twenty-five per cent non-refundable booking fee is paid when the contract is signed, and the balance is due one month before the wedding.
Film adds a second videographer at $450 and extra hours at $200 each.

Services Offered

Wedding photography
Wedding film and videography
Engagement sessions
Drone footage where weather and location allow
Pre-wedding venue walk-through to plan light and locations
Timeline planning and vendor recommendations
Destination weddings

Starting Price

From $1,100

Travel & Destination

No travel cost applies to weddings between Ballina and Brisbane.
Interstate and international weddings carry a fee covering basic travel and accommodation.

Turnaround Time

A sneak peek of a few photographs usually arrives the day after the wedding.
The full online gallery usually arrives between two and four weeks after the wedding.
Film takes longer than photography because the editing is heavier.