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Little Wedding Planner

About

Overview & Vibe

Dan works from Healesville, in the heart of the Yarra Valley, and keeps the offer deliberately simple: two wedding packages, both priced openly on his own site, plus a short elopement option. A couple describes him as the master of great candids who felt like an old mate invited to the wedding, which is close to how he describes the job himself.

Style & Approach

Laid-back and timeless, with editing he calls classic and true-to-life so the photographs will not look like a trend from five years ago. He covers the candid moments, couple portraits, family photos, key events and the dance floor, and is quick about the posed parts — fifteen good minutes and you are back with your guests.

Ideal For

Couples who want the whole day covered without a long portrait session, and who would rather see the price before enquiring. The two-hour elopement package suits a small ceremony, and travel within two hours of Healesville is already in the price.

The Need-to-Knows

  • Six hours is $4,750 and eight hours is $5,250; an elopement is $2,250.
  • Expect roughly seventy-five images for every hour of coverage.
  • Your gallery arrives within four to six weeks.
  • A $1,000 non-refundable deposit holds the date, and he books out twelve to eighteen months ahead.
  • Travel within two hours of Healesville is included; beyond that there is a published table.

Standout Feature

The travel pricing is unusually honest — an all-inclusive figure covering flights, taxis, car hire and a night’s accommodation, quoted as a maximum, with anything he saves passed back to you.

Albums & Prints

  • Fine Art Book. Price: From $1,750. Description: A ten by ten inch square book on museum-quality fine art paper, forty pages, leather bound. Fully customisable across a wide range of colours and materials, and he designs it with you once you have chosen the cover and number of spreads.

Appointment Policy

  • Enquire through the site, and a $1,000 non-refundable deposit holds your date.
  • He is available to talk through ideas, timings and questions at any point after booking.
  • He recommends catching up a week or two before the wedding to go over final details.
  • His calendar generally books out twelve to eighteen months ahead.

Areas Serviced

  • Healesville, in the heart of the Yarra Valley, with travel within two hours included in every package.
  • Weddings photographed further afield in regional Victoria, interstate and overseas, at published rates.

Booking & Deposit

  • A $1,000 non-refundable deposit secures your date.

Hours of Coverage

  • [2,8]

Nearby Landmarks

  • Healesville, Yarra Valley - His own base, at the eastern end of the valley.
  • Yarra Valley wineries - Within the travel radius included in every package.
  • Melbourne city centre - Inside the two-hour radius, and the setting for published city wedding work.
  • Victorian High Country - Mountain-top ceremony settings appear in his published work.

Photography Packages

  • Six Hour Package. Price: $4,750. Description: Six hours of coverage with an online gallery, high-resolution and web-resolution images to download, an online print shop, consultations before the wedding, and travel within two hours of Healesville.
  • Eight Hour Package. Price: $5,250. Description: His most popular option, typically running about 1pm to 9pm and covering everything from preparations to the dance floor, with the same inclusions.
  • Elopement Package. Price: $2,250. Description: Up to two hours of photography with the same inclusions and a pre-wedding consultation. Additional time is available at $500 per hour, to a maximum of four.
  • Second Photographer. Price: $750. Description: A second shooter added to any package.
  • Additional Time. Price: $500 per hour. Description: Added to any package.
  • Custom Package. Price: On enquiry. Description: He states custom packages are always an option if neither tier fits.

Photography Style

  • candid
  • timeless
  • classic
  • relaxed

Price Notes

  • Both wedding packages include travel within two hours of Healesville.
  • Additional time is $500 per hour, to a maximum of four extra hours.
  • A second photographer is $750.
  • Travel further afield is quoted as an all-inclusive maximum covering flights, taxis, car hire and a night's accommodation.
  • If he can do the travel more cheaply than quoted, the saving is passed back to you.

Services Offered

  • Wedding Photography
  • Elopement Photography
  • Fine art albums and prints
  • Destination weddings

Starting Price

  • From $4,750

Travel & Destination

  • Travel within two hours of Healesville is included in every package.
  • Regional Victoria beyond two hours is $250.
  • Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Hobart are approximately $1,000.
  • Darwin and Perth are approximately $1,500, as are Fiji, Bali and New Zealand.
  • Each figure is an all-inclusive maximum covering flights, taxis, car hire and a night's accommodation.

Turnaround Time

  • Your online gallery arrives within four to six weeks.
  • He emails the gallery link, including the print store, as soon as the photographs are finished.

What You Receive

  • Online gallery to share with family and friends
  • High-resolution images to download, edited and ready to print
  • Web-resolution files sized for social media
  • Online print shop for ordering prints
  • Consultations before the wedding
  • Roughly seventy-five images for every hour of coverage
  • Prints comfortably up to A2 size

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