About

Overview & Vibe

Grace Dovaston works out of a natural-light studio at her home in Warracknabeal, in Victoria’s Wimmera, and photographs weddings across the wheat country, the Grampians and down to Bendigo. The published weddings run from a bush ceremony at the Wander Inn at Wartook to a paddock full of hot-pink bridesmaids under a grey Wimmera sky, and the tone throughout is warm, unfussy and a long way from formal.

Style & Approach

She describes her style as super natural, and is explicit about method: she will prompt you but rarely pose you, aiming for some smiling-at-the-camera frames without making them the point, and otherwise capturing people as they interact. Outdoor sessions are timed for golden hour — the hour before sunset or after sunrise — because that is where she wants the light.

Ideal For

Couples anywhere between an elopement for two and a full day with a large bridal party, and particularly those marrying in the Wimmera or the Grampians who would rather not import a photographer and pay for the drive. The elopement collections are real products rather than afterthoughts, and there is a genuinely small entry point for a ceremony-only booking.

The Need-to-Knows

Three wedding collections and two elopement collections. Mini is up to six hours of continuous coverage, Midi up to eight, and Max is eight hours or more and adds a linen-cover twenty-four page album and an engagement couple shoot. Every collection includes a digital photo gallery, a keepsake USB and a pre-wedding consultation. The smaller elopement is ceremony coverage with a gallery and USB; the larger adds couple portraits on location and the album. Custom collections are quoted on enquiry. Travel is charged at a dollar a kilometre with the first sixty kilometres included, measured from either Warracknabeal or Bendigo, and prints, framed prints and further albums can be bought on top.

Standout Feature

Two bases rather than one. Travel is measured from Warracknabeal and from Bendigo, and both carry the same sixty free kilometres — which quietly makes an enormous stretch of western and central Victoria local rather than a surcharge, in a part of the state where distance is usually the first thing added to a quote.

Albums & Prints

Linen Cover Album, Twenty Four Pages. Description: Included with the largest wedding collection and with the larger elopement collection.
Prints And Framed Prints. Description: Available for purchase in addition to any collection.
Additional Albums. Description: Available for purchase in addition to any collection.

Appointment Policy

Enquire through the website, which is the surest route, or by message on social media.
A reply usually follows within twenty four hours.
A pre-wedding consultation is included with every collection.
A deposit secures the date and the balance falls due the day before.

Areas Serviced

The Wimmera region of western Victoria, including Horsham.
Bendigo and central Victoria.
The Grampians.
Travel further afield is quoted by the kilometre.

Booking & Deposit

A deposit of $100 secures the date.
It is non-refundable but transferable to another date in unforeseen circumstances.
The balance is invoiced and falls due twenty four hours beforehand.

Hours of Coverage

[6,8]

Nearby Landmarks

The Wander Inn, Wartook
The Grampians
Horsham
Warracknabeal
Halls Gap

Photography Packages

Mini. Price: $2,550. Description: Up to six hours of continuous coverage with a digital photo gallery, a keepsake USB and a pre-wedding consultation.
Midi. Price: $3,250. Description: Up to eight hours of continuous coverage with a digital photo gallery, a keepsake USB and a pre-wedding consultation.
Max. Price: $3,950. Description: Eight hours or more of continuous coverage with a digital photo gallery, a keepsake USB, a pre-wedding consultation, a linen-cover twenty four page album and an engagement couple shoot.
Elopement One. Price: $850. Description: Ceremony photographs with a digital photo gallery and a keepsake USB.
Elopement Two. Price: $1,650. Description: Ceremony photographs plus couple portraits on location of up to an hour and a half, a digital photo gallery, a keepsake USB and a linen-cover twenty four page album.
Custom. Description: A collection built to order, quoted on enquiry.

Photography Style

natural

Price Notes

Wedding collections run from $2,550 for up to six hours to $3,950 for the largest.
Elopement coverage starts at $850.
Travel is a dollar a kilometre with the first sixty kilometres included, measured from Warracknabeal or from Bendigo.
Prints, framed prints and additional albums cost extra.
A custom collection is quoted on enquiry.

Services Offered

Wedding Photography
Elopement Photography
Engagement And Couple Sessions
Maternity Photography
Newborn Photography
Milestone And Cake Smash Sessions
Family Photography
Studio And Branding Photography
Children's Portrait Sessions

Starting Price

From $850

Travel & Destination

The first sixty kilometres are included.
Beyond that, travel is charged at one dollar per kilometre.
The distance is measured from Warracknabeal or from Bendigo, whichever applies.

Turnaround Time

No details available.

What You Receive

Digital Photo Gallery
Keepsake USB
Pre-Wedding Consultation
Linen Cover Twenty Four Page Album With The Largest Collection And With Elopement Two

Similar businesses

Bendigo, Victoria

Contact

Website: gdovastonphotography.com.au

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