About

Overview & Vibe

Jave Lee is a Melbourne wedding photographer working alone on most weddings, which is the whole shape of the service: one person who has met you, present all day, rather than a rotating team. He photographs weddings full time and says so plainly when asked.

Style & Approach

He describes his approach as natural, aimed at authenticity rather than arrangement. Couples who have written about working with him describe being guided into positions that felt comfortable and then largely left alone. Finished galleries come back as a deliberate mix of colour and black and white, roughly seventy to thirty.

Ideal For

Couples who want one photographer rather than a crew, and who like the idea of meeting properly before booking — over coffee or a video call, whichever suits. He also photographs engagements, couples, families and babies, so a pre-wedding session can come from the same hand as the wedding day.

The Need-to-Knows

Expect between 500 and 800 finished images, all retouched and supplied in both high resolution for printing and low resolution for screens, delivered through a private online gallery. The gallery is usually ready in four to six weeks with the final files following the week after. A thirty per cent prepayment secures the date. Collections are quoted on enquiry rather than published, and fine art albums and prints are offered separately.

Standout Feature

He culls rather than dumps — the promise is the best of the day rather than every frame taken, so nobody is handed two thousand images to sort. A second photographer is available when a wedding is large enough to need one, and he says he will bring one in rather than stretch.

Albums & Prints

Fine Art Albums And Prints. Price: On enquiry. Description: Offered alongside the digital collection and quoted by email.

Appointment Policy

Send an enquiry with your date and your ceremony and reception locations.
Meet before booking over coffee or a video call, whichever suits.
Many couples book about a year ahead, though later enquiries are welcome.

Areas Serviced

Melbourne and its surrounds.

Booking & Deposit

A thirty per cent prepayment of the total secures the date.

Hours of Coverage

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Melbourne's wedding churches, gardens and reception halls are the backdrop to most of the published work, from inner-city chapels to grand ballrooms.
No street address is published, so no closer landmark can honestly be named.

Photography Packages

Wedding Collection. Price: On enquiry. Description: Every photograph supplied in high resolution for printing and low resolution for screens and sharing, delivered through a personal online gallery. Further collections are quoted directly.

Photography Style

natural

Price Notes

A thirty per cent prepayment secures the booking, with the balance to follow.
Collections and album pricing are quoted on enquiry rather than published.

Services Offered

Wedding Photography, Shot Full Time
Engagement And Pre-Wedding Sessions
Couple Portraits
Family Photography
Baby Photography
Second Photographer Brought In For Larger Weddings

Starting Price

No details available.

Turnaround Time

The online gallery is usually ready within four to six weeks.
Final files follow the week after the gallery goes up.

What You Receive

Between Five Hundred And Eight Hundred Finished Photographs
Every Image Retouched, None Left Unedited
High Resolution For Printing And Low Resolution For Screens
Private Online Gallery, Easy To Share With Family
A Deliberate Mix Of Colour And Black And White, Roughly Seventy To Thirty

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Melbourne, Victoria

Contact

Website: javelee.com
Phone: +61 421 579 570

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