Wedding Photographers · Melbourne, Victoria · By appointment

Kandi Lane Photography

About

Overview & Vibe

Kandi Lane Photography is Emma’s studio, based in Melbourne’s south east and working right across Victoria. She has been photographing weddings for more than twenty years, and the pitch is refreshingly plain: five clearly priced packages from four hours to twelve, unlimited photos on the day, and travel anywhere in the state at no extra charge. The work is warm and unfussy rather than styled to within an inch of itself.

Style & Approach

She describes her style as candid and romantic, and is explicit that she is not there to direct every moment but to capture what is real — the quiet moments and the loud ones. The result is relaxed and natural, shot unhurried, with full colour correction and close-up retouching on every frame rather than a heavily filtered look.

Ideal For

Couples marrying anywhere in Victoria who want one photographer for the whole state without a travel line on the invoice. The venue-by-venue knowledge is unusually deep across Ballarat, the Mornington Peninsula and the Dandenong Ranges, each of which has its own guide on the site, and there is a videography option with the same team if you want motion as well as stills.

The Need-to-Knows

Photography collections run from $1,900 for four hours to $4,900 for twelve, and every package includes a preliminary meeting, unlimited photos, full editing, fifty prints and a custom engraved USB. Galleries are quoted at an eight to ten week turnaround. A complimentary engagement shoot is included with all packages, conditions apply, and booking photo and video together saves ten per cent across both.

Standout Feature

The pricing is published in full — five named tiers with their hours, inclusions and figures all on one page — which is rare enough among wedding photographers to be worth the trip on its own, and it sits alongside a stated no-travel-surcharge policy for the whole of Victoria.

Albums & Prints

Mini photo book. Included with the four-hour Light Touch collection.
Books and albums. Offered at ten per cent off with the six-hour collection and above.

Appointment Policy

Every package opens with a preliminary meeting held over Zoom or Teams.
Couples local to Melbourne can meet in person over coffee instead.

Areas Serviced

Melbourne - the studio base, in Melbourne's south east.
Yarra Valley - named in the studio's own site-wide footer.
Dandenong Ranges - named in the footer and given its own guide page.
Mornington Peninsula - named in the footer and given its own guide page.
Ballarat - given its own guide page on the site.
Geelong - named among the regions travelled to from Melbourne.
Regional Victoria - travelled state-wide with no travel surcharge.

Hours of Coverage

4 to 12 hours of coverage.

Nearby Landmarks

Fitzroy Gardens - a Melbourne ceremony location the studio photographs and names in its own image files.
Cloudehill Gardens, Olinda - described by the studio as one of the most magical wedding settings in Victoria.
Marybrooke Manor - a Dandenong Ranges venue named in the studio's own image files.
Cave Hill Creek - a Ballarat-region wedding venue the studio photographs.
Sovereign Hill - a Ballarat venue named in the studio's own image files.
Daly Waters Rose Garden - a Mornington Peninsula venue the studio photographs repeatedly.
Dromana Estate - a Mornington Peninsula winery named on the studio's own pages.
Batesford Hotel - a Geelong-region venue named in the studio's own image files.

Photography Packages

Light Touch. Four hours of coverage at $1,900, suited to elopements and intimate ceremonies, with fifty prints, a mini photo book and an engraved USB.
Best Friend. Six hours at $2,800, adding three mounted prints and ten per cent off books and albums.
Love This. Eight hours at $3,400, covering getting ready through to the reception.
Full Heart. Ten hours at $4,150, described as complete day storytelling.
Ever After. Twelve hours at $4,900, the full day start to finish.
Custom packages are available where none of the five tiers fits the day.

Photography Style

candid
romantic
relaxed
natural

Price Notes

Booking photography and videography together saves ten per cent across both packages.
A complimentary engagement or couples shoot is included with all packages, conditions apply.
Custom packages are put together where none of the published tiers fits.

Services Offered

Wedding Photography
Wedding Videography
Photo And Video Packages
Engagement Sessions
Super Eight Wedding Films

Starting Price

From $1,900

Travel & Destination

Travel across Melbourne and regional Victoria is included at no extra charge.
For locations a significant distance away the cost is flagged upfront.

Turnaround Time

Galleries are quoted at an eight to ten week turnaround, with delivery sooner where possible.

What You Receive

Unlimited Photos Taken On The Day
Full Colour Correction On All Images
Close-Up Retouching
Fifty Four-By-Six Prints In A Presentation Box
Three Mounted Eight-By-Twelve Prints On Six Hours And Above
Custom Engraved USB In A Presentation Box

By appointment

Contact

Website: kandilane.com.au
Based in: Melbourne, Victoria

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