About

Overview & Vibe

Lavan Photography is a Melbourne team shooting weddings and wedding film together, working from Ashburton across the city and five Victorian regions. The tone they set is unhurried and unposed — their own words are that the day should flow while they stay out of the way of it. Sixty-six weddings are published in full on their site, from rooftop receptions in the city to a beach ceremony on the Great Ocean Road.

Style & Approach

They describe their photography as relaxed and spontaneous, modern and natural, blending art with photojournalism. Light is worked as they find it: candid moments in naturally lit settings, with an unobtrusive habit meant to catch real expressions rather than arranged ones. The result is aimed at being timeless rather than of a particular year.

Ideal For

Couples who want photography and film from one team and would rather not brief two suppliers. It suits anyone marrying outside the city too — the Yarra Valley, Geelong and the Bellarine, the Mornington Peninsula, the Dandenong Ranges, Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges all carry published weddings. Intimate celebrations are catered for separately, and same-sex weddings are a stated specialty with three published stories of their own.

The Need-to-Knows

Photography starts at $2,200 and film at $2,600, both GST inclusive, and booking the two together takes $400 off. Images arrive edited in high and low resolution with no watermark and no restriction on printing or sharing, alongside a keepsake box of prints, a wooden USB and an online gallery that stays open for six months. A second photographer is $150 an hour and albums begin at $650. No number of hours is quoted, and no delivery time is stated.

Standout Feature

The published portfolio is unusually deep for a studio of this size: sixty-six complete weddings, most running past a hundred frames, so a couple can see an entire day at their own venue rather than a curated handful. They also photographed the 2016 Brownlow Medallist’s wedding.

Albums & Prints

Custom Handcrafted Wedding Album. Price: From $650. Description: Custom-made and handcrafted, designed to be kept and handed on.

Appointment Policy

Email hello@lavanphoto.com.au to ask for packages and prices or to arrange a meeting.
Request the small and micro wedding collection by getting in touch.

Areas Serviced

Based in Ashburton and working across Melbourne and its suburbs.
The Yarra Valley, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, the Mornington Peninsula and the Dandenong Ranges, each named as a region they photograph regularly.
Daylesford, the Macedon Ranges and the Great Ocean Road, evidenced by published weddings rather than by a service claim.

Hours of Coverage

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Ashburton sits about 13 km east of the Melbourne CBD, between Camberwell and Chadstone in the eastern suburbs.
The studio is within an hour's drive of the Yarra Valley wineries to the north-east and the Dandenong Ranges to the east.

Photography Packages

Wedding Photography Package. Price: $2,200. Description: One professional photographer, every edited image in high resolution ready for print and in low resolution for sharing, no watermark and no copyright restriction, a custom keepsake box of printed photographs, a handcrafted wooden USB and a private online gallery open for six months. GST included.
Wedding Videography Package. Price: $2,600. Description: Two professional videographers with a multi-camera setup, professional audio recording, a personalised cinematic highlight reel of around five minutes, a long edit covering the ceremony and reception, a wooden USB and complimentary drone coverage where conditions permit. GST included.
Small And Micro Wedding Package. Price: On enquiry. Description: A budget-conscious option built for intimate gatherings, offered for photography, film or both, with the collection sent on request.

Photography Style

documentary
candid
natural
timeless
relaxed
modern

Price Notes

Both headline prices include GST.
Booking photography and videography together takes $400 off.
A second photographer is $150 an hour.
A full-length edit of about an hour of finished film is $650.
Albums start at $650.

Services Offered

Wedding Photography
Wedding Videography And Cinematography
Small And Micro Wedding Coverage
Same-Sex And LGBTQIA+ Wedding Photography
Second Photographer, Charged Hourly
Drone Coverage Where Conditions Permit
Custom Handcrafted Wedding Albums

Starting Price

From $2,200

Turnaround Time

No details available.

What You Receive

All High-Resolution Edited Images, Ready For Print
All Low-Resolution Edited Images For Sharing Online
No Watermark And No Copyright Restriction
Custom Keepsake Box Of Printed Photographs
Handcrafted Wooden USB
Private Online Gallery Open For Six Months

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Melbourne, Victoria

Contact

Website: lavanphoto.com.au
Address: 49 Karnak Road, Ashburton, VIC 3147

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