About

Overview & Vibe

Mario Colli has photographed weddings on the Gold Coast for more than twenty years and puts the number at over 630. He works alone, takes a limited number of weddings a year, and turns away every other enquiry once your date is held. The whole site is built around venues he knows well -- ten of them have their own guide.

Style & Approach

Romantic, timeless and editorial, in his own words, with a natural and relaxed feel. Refined and intentional rather than posed -- he says plainly that he will not stand you in unnatural positions for forty-five minutes. Full-day collections include analogue 35mm film alongside the digital coverage.

Ideal For

Couples marrying at an established Gold Coast, Tweed or hinterland venue who want a photographer who has worked it many times before. Also good for elopements: at $1,200 for an hour and a half he covers small ceremonies most full-service photographers will not quote for.

The Need-to-Knows

Elopements from $1,200; full weddings from $3,500 at six, eight or ten hours; photography with video from $5,300. Every collection includes a fine-art album, planning support, full print rights with no watermarks, and travel within two hours of the Gold Coast. Galleries arrive in four to six weeks, a little longer in peak season.

Standout Feature

The album is in the price. Almost every photographer in this list sells the album separately, usually for four figures -- here a bespoke fine-art album comes with every collection, and he designs it with you after the gallery lands. Combined with travel being included, the quoted figure is closer to the final figure than most.

Albums & Prints

Bespoke Fine-Art Wedding Album. Price: Included in every collection. Description: Designed with you after the gallery is delivered, rather than sold separately.

Appointment Policy

A coffee catch-up before the day, or a Zoom if you prefer.
Enquiries answered personally within 24 hours.
An electronic contract and retainer hold the date, and he turns away other enquiries for it.
He takes a limited number of bookings each year.

Areas Serviced

Based on the Gold Coast, and booking across the Gold Coast, Tweed Coast and Brisbane.
Regular work in the Sunshine Coast hinterland and at Toowoomba.
Select destination weddings, including Thailand and Italy.

Booking & Deposit

An electronic contract and a retainer secure the date.
Once it is paid he turns away every other enquiry for that day.
The retainer amount is not published -- ask when you enquire.

Hours of Coverage

3 to 10 hours of coverage.

Nearby Landmarks

Gold Coast weddings at the Intercontinental Sanctuary Cove, Evergreen Garden Venue, Cowbell Creek and Austinvilla Estate.
Across the border at Summergrove Estate and Ancora on the Tweed Coast.
In the Sunshine Coast hinterland at Maleny Manor and The Old Dairy; at Toowoomba, Preston Peak Wines and Gabbinbar Homestead.

Photography Packages

Elopement Coverage. Price: From $1,200. Description: One photographer for an hour and a half or three hours, with the full gallery back in three to four weeks.
Wedding Photography. Price: From $3,500. Description: Six, eight or ten hours, with 35mm film and a fine-art album included on full-day collections.
Photography And Videography. Price: From $5,300. Description: Half-day and full-day options, built around the shape of your day.
Custom Collection. Price: Sent on request. Description: He states plainly that collections can be tailored rather than taken whole.

Photography Style

romantic, timeless, editorial, natural

Price Notes

The $1,200 entry price is for an elopement; a full wedding starts at $3,500.
Two figures are published for photography with video, $5,300 and $5,500 -- confirm which applies.
An album, planning support and travel within two hours are already in the price.
He takes a limited number of weddings each year.

Services Offered

Wedding Photography
Elopement Coverage
Photography And Videography Collections
Engagement Sessions
Family Portraits And Wedding Content Creation

Starting Price

From $1,200

Travel & Destination

Travel within two hours of the Gold Coast is included in every collection.
That reaches Brisbane, the Tweed, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
He also travels nationally and internationally, quoted per wedding.

Turnaround Time

Your gallery arrives within four to six weeks.
Expect the longer end in peak season and the shorter in off-peak.
Elopement galleries come back in three to four weeks.