About

Overview & Vibe

Weddings By Heston is a Geelong wedding photographer working across the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast, with published work at Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove and along the Geelong waterfront. The approach is one photographer, one full day, no clock-watching: the coverage is described as no-limit and shaped by the couple’s own timeline rather than a fixed block of hours. Photography and video are both offered but priced separately, and if a couple books both, a dedicated videographer works alongside him while he handles all the editing so the two match.

Style & Approach

Digital as standard, with 35mm film available as an add-on — and he is refreshingly unromantic about why he shoots it: every frame costs money, every click matters, and you cannot spray a thousand photographs and hope one sticks. It slows the day down enough to notice what is worth remembering. The work leans candid and natural through the day, elegant and polished for the portraits, and finishes with optional late-night flash that he cheerfully calls paparazzi-style.

Ideal For

Couples around Geelong and the Bellarine who want one photographer for the whole day and would rather not count hours. There is a lot of practical guidance published for couples who feel awkward in front of a camera — a full sample run sheet from one o’clock with the groom through to a nine-thirty finish, advice on choosing a well-lit room to get ready in, and a plain request to keep the family photo list short and meaningful.

The Need-to-Knows

The Deluxe no-limit collection is $5,100 and generally covers eight to nine hours, delivering 600 to 900 high resolution images. An $800 deposit per package secures the date and is not refundable, though it carries over if a date changes and a new one can be aligned. Extra hours are $500. There is no travel fee within a fifty kilometre radius of the Geelong CBD. Sneak peeks arrive within twenty-four hours and the full gallery generally lands four to eight weeks later, depending on the season. Raw or unedited files are not provided.

Standout Feature

The album is a real object rather than an afterthought: a ten by ten inch, twenty page spread chosen together, bound in a material of your choice from sixty-nine colour options — velvet, linen, cotton, leather or vegan leather — with your names and date embossed and the whole thing delivered in a custom made box, for $1,700.

Albums & Prints

Fine Art Wedding Album. Price: $1,700. Description: A ten by ten inch, twenty page spread chosen together from your favourites, in a high quality material-optional book with up to sixty-nine colour options, custom embossing of your names and wedding date, and a custom made box. Optional extras include handmade torn pages, black or white ending paper, a black or linen book box, magazine or thick pages, and velvet, linen, cotton, leather or vegan leather.
Fine Art Prints. Price: Not published. Description: Produced on 100 per cent cotton, acid-free, museum-grade matte paper with a delicate watercolour texture, on professional printers with an exceptionally wide colour gamut. Made not to yellow, fade or crack with time.

Appointment Policy

A meeting is scheduled with you and your partner to discuss your plans and the day you have in mind.
Once you are ready to book, a client portal link is sent carrying the invoice, questionnaires and contract.
He checks in forty-five days before the wedding to work through the run sheet, and again seven days before to finalise it.

Areas Serviced

Weddings By Heston is based in Geelong, Victoria, and photographs weddings across the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast.
There is no travel fee within a fifty kilometre radius of the Geelong CBD.
The Deluxe collection carries no travel fee anywhere in Victoria.

Booking & Deposit

An $800 deposit per package is required to secure the wedding date, and it is not refundable in the event of cancellation.
The date is not fully secured until the deposit is paid and invoices are sent.
If the wedding date changes and a new date can be aligned, the deposit carries over.

Hours of Coverage

[8,9]

Nearby Landmarks

The Geelong waterfront and Eastern Beach, with the painted bollards along the promenade
Barwon Heads and the Barwon Heads bridge, about half an hour south
Ocean Grove and Thirteenth Beach on the Bellarine's ocean side
Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale at the mouth of Port Phillip
The Bellarine vineyards around Drysdale, Curlewis and Portarlington

Photography Packages

Deluxe No Limit Coverage. Price: $5,100. Description: Coverage for the entirety of the day from getting ready through to the dance floor, dictated by the couple and their timeline and generally running eight to nine hours, with no travel fee within Victoria, 600 to 900 high resolution images, an online digital wedding album and access to the online store.
Optional Add-Ons. Price: Quoted on request. Description: A custom designed fine art wedding album, 35mm film photography, frames and prints, additional days of shooting, and Leica shooting.
Wedding Videography. Price: Priced separately. Description: Video is treated as a separate service with no package deal; when both are booked a dedicated videographer works alongside him and all editing is done by him so the style matches across both.

Photography Style

film
candid
natural
elegant

Price Notes

An $800 deposit per package secures the date and is not refundable in the event of cancellation, though it carries over if a date changes and a new date can be aligned.
Additional hours beyond the collection are charged at $500.
Photography and video are priced separately and there is no combined package rate.
Unedited images, videos and raw files are not provided.

Services Offered

Wedding Photography
Wedding Videography
Thirty-Five Millimetre Film Photography
Wedding Albums
Fine Art Printing
Content Creation

Starting Price

From $5,100

Travel & Destination

Anything within a fifty kilometre radius of the Geelong CBD incurs no travel fee.
Beyond that radius, travel fees depend on the location.
The Deluxe collection is listed with no travel fee within Victoria.

Turnaround Time

Sneak peeks are forwarded within twenty-four hours of the wedding day.
The full gallery is generally delivered between four and eight weeks, depending on the time of year.