About

Overview & Vibe

Shae Estella has photographed weddings for more than a decade from the Sunshine Coast, and takes only about thirty a year. The work has been carried by Vogue, Martha Stewart Weddings, Hello May and Together Journal, and it reads that way: composed, unhurried and quietly styled, with a fashion editorial’s eye for how a room and a dress actually look. She works from Byron Bay up to Noosa, and takes a handful of weddings overseas each year.

Style & Approach

Documentary at heart with an editorial finish. She describes it as unobtrusively documenting the day and letting it speak for itself, then guiding portraits toward something that feels edited rather than staged. Analog thirty-five millimetre film runs alongside digital on the destination collections. The result is romantic and candid without tipping into either posed formality or pure reportage.

Ideal For

Couples who care about how the pictures will look in five years rather than five days, and who want the day shaped a little rather than simply recorded. It suits a Noosa or Maleny wedding as readily as a weekend in Puglia, and it suits couples working with a planner, since planner-led parties are explicitly part of what she takes on.

The Need-to-Knows

A $500 non-refundable retainer secures the date, with thirty per cent of the balance due three months out and the remainder a fortnight before. Expect between five hundred and nine hundred edited images from a full day, delivered by online gallery four to six weeks afterwards, with a curated preview inside seventy-two hours. Local rates are shared privately; the published figures are for all-inclusive destination collections.

Standout Feature

The albums are treated as the point rather than an upsell. Six fine art designs were developed in collaboration with Blue Bird Invitations in luxury bookcloth with deboss detailing, and she says plainly that her style is built around albums and framed prints instead of images that live on a screen. It is a rare thing to find stated that directly.

Albums & Prints

Fine Art Wedding Album. Price: On enquiry. Description: Six designs created with Blue Bird Invitations, in luxury bookcloth with deboss detailing.
Fine Art Prints and Framed Works. Price: On enquiry. Description: Museum quality prints and framed pieces designed to be displayed.

Appointment Policy

Couples book a video chat or a meet-up at a local cafe through an online calendar before booking.
The enquiry form returns date availability and a pricing guide.
Interstate couples are met on a yearly trip to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.

Areas Serviced

Based in the Sunshine Coast region, with local weddings covered anywhere from Byron Bay to Noosa.
Interstate weddings are taken on regularly, with yearly trips to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne to meet couples.
A limited number of international destination weddings are accepted each year, with travel included in those collections.

Booking & Deposit

A $500 non-refundable retainer secures the wedding date.
Thirty per cent of the balance is due three months beforehand and the rest two weeks before the wedding.

Hours of Coverage

[10,10]

Nearby Landmarks

Noosa Main Beach
Noosa National Park
Glass House Mountains
Maleny
Mount Coolum

Photography Packages

Two Day All-Inclusive Destination Collection. Price: $8,000. Description: A one hour engagement shoot or welcome dinner coverage the day before, up to ten hours on the wedding day, analog film and drone coverage, two planning sessions and all travel included.
Three Day All-Inclusive Destination Collection. Price: $10,000. Description: Three hours on day one, ten hours of wedding day coverage, five hours of day-after coverage, a next day preview gallery, analog film and drone coverage, and all travel included.
Videography and Content Creation. Price: On enquiry. Description: An additional service that can be added to any collection.

Photography Style

documentary
editorial
candid
romantic
timeless

Price Notes

A $500 non-refundable retainer secures the date.
Thirty per cent of the balance falls due three months before the wedding and the remainder two weeks before.
Payment is by bank transfer or credit card.
The destination collections include all travel with no additional fees.
Only about thirty weddings are taken each year.

Services Offered

Wedding Photography
Destination Wedding Photography
Engagement Sessions
Videography and Content Creation
Fine Art Albums and Prints
Corporate Photoshoots
Branding Photoshoots
Photography Workshops
Lightroom Presets

Starting Price

No details available.

Travel & Destination

The destination collections include all travel with no additional fees.
Local weddings from Byron Bay to Noosa are covered as standard.

Turnaround Time

The full gallery arrives four to six weeks after the wedding.
A hand-curated preview gallery arrives within seventy-two hours.
The destination collections deliver the full gallery within two weeks.
A faster turnaround is available when a wedding is being featured in publication.

What You Receive

Between five hundred and nine hundred edited images from a full day
Secure online gallery with high resolution and social sized downloads
Hand-curated preview gallery within seventy-two hours
Analog thirty-five millimetre film images scanned and delivered digitally on the destination collections
Drone coverage where the location permits
Website and mobile app to view, print and share worldwide

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Contact

Website: shaeestellaphoto.com

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