About

Overview & Vibe

Natalie Houlding works from Shute Harbour, ten minutes around the headland from Airlie Beach, and she is the only photographer in this catchment who publishes a street address. Hers is a full portrait studio — newborns, families, maternity, boudoir, even workshops for other photographers — with a wedding line that is priced more openly than anyone else’s in the Whitsundays.

Style & Approach

She calls herself a very non-intrusive photographer and describes her wedding work as a chilled and authentic approach combined with timeless, creative images. The frames back that up: sunset on the boardwalk, a couple on a swing against the flare, festoon lights over the water, bridesmaids laughing under a parasol, and a good deal of black and white sitting beside warm tropical colour.

Ideal For

Couples marrying around Airlie Beach who want the number before the conversation. Three packages are published with hours, image counts and inclusions all spelled out, so you can work out what your day costs before you send a single message — which in this region is unusual. Island couples are covered too, with the ferry surcharge stated up front rather than discovered later.

The Need-to-Knows

Coverage runs four, eight or ten hours at $2,295, $3,295 and $4,995. Every package includes a pre-wedding consultation, getting-ready coverage of both partners, the ceremony decor, the full ceremony from the aisle to the signing, and group photographs; the difference between tiers is locations, reception coverage and the number of edited images — 100, 400 or 600, plus unlimited mid-resolution files delivered on USB without watermarks. Sneak peeks arrive within one to two days. A $450 travel fee applies to island weddings needing a ferry, a $500 surcharge applies over Christmas and New Year, and an $800 deposit secures the date.

Standout Feature

Sneak peeks within one to two days, and a hundred edited images even on the smallest package. For a destination wedding where guests scatter within days, having real photographs to send them before anyone has unpacked is worth a great deal.

Albums & Prints

Prints. Price: On enquiry. Description: Prints can be added to any wedding package, and the delivered files are supplied ready for printing.

Appointment Policy

Book early, because weekend dates go quickly in peak season.
A pre-wedding consultation is included in every package.
The balance is due before the day, or in cash on the day.
She will suggest venues, locations and celebrants once you have booked.

Areas Serviced

Based at Shute Harbour, minutes from Airlie Beach.
Covers Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands.
Island weddings requiring a ferry carry a published travel fee.

Booking & Deposit

An $800 deposit is payable on booking and is deducted from the total.

Hours of Coverage

[4,10]

Nearby Landmarks

Shute Harbour
Airlie Beach
Daydream Island
Hayman Island
Long Island

Photography Packages

Four Hour Photography Package. Price: $2,295. Description: One location photoshoot with the two of you, unlimited mid-resolution files, one hundred edited high-resolution images and ten given extra artistic editing.
Eight Hour Photography Package. Price: $3,295. Description: Multiple location photoshoots and reception photography, with four hundred edited high-resolution images and fifteen given extra artistic editing.
Ten Hour Photography Package. Price: $4,995. Description: Multiple location photoshoots and reception photography, with six hundred edited high-resolution images and twenty given extra artistic editing.

Photography Style

timeless

Price Notes

Wedding coverage runs from $2,295 for four hours to $4,995 for ten.
Island weddings needing a ferry carry a $450 travel fee.
A $500 surcharge applies over Christmas and New Year.
An $800 deposit secures the date and comes off the total.
Extra hours and prints can be added to any package.

Services Offered

Wedding Photography
Elopement Photography
Marriage Proposal Photography
Family Photography
Newborn Photography
Maternity Photography
Boudoir and Portrait Sessions
Newborn Workshops for other photographers

Starting Price

From $2,295

Travel & Destination

A $450 travel fee applies to weddings on Daydream, Hayman, Hamilton or Long Island where ferry travel is needed.

Turnaround Time

Sneak peeks arrive within one to two days of the wedding; no timeframe is published for the full gallery.

What You Receive

Pre-wedding consultation
Getting-ready coverage of both partners
The full ceremony, from the aisle to the signing
Group photographs of everyone who matters
Sneak peeks within one to two days
Unlimited mid-resolution files
From one hundred to six hundred edited high-resolution images
Delivery on USB with no logos or watermarks

Similar businesses

Whitsundays / Airlie Beach, Queensland

Contact

Website: nataliehouldingphotography.com
Address: 2 Shutehaven Close, Shute Harbour QLD 4802

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