Love, held in the light
For couples, engagements, proposals, elopements and weddings. Days shaped around the two of you and the place that already feels like yours. Unhurried, cinematic, and made to feel like memory rather than a performance.
Book Your SessionThe Process
1. Let’s Get to Know Each Other
Write when you are ready. Tell me who you are, what you hope to capture, and how you're envisioning your session. Share a little of the places you love and who will be in the frame. I will write back within 48 hours with our next steps.
2. The day is yours
Once we've confirmed your date, a contract and invoice is sent for your approval. When those are completed, we're officially booked in. We protect the time so the session can unfold at an easy pace, whether it is a short sunset or a longer story.
3. The quiet details
We talk through the location, light, outfits, and mood until the feeling of the day is clear. This can be done either by email, chat, or over a video call. I offer style notes and I listen first. The aim is that you arrive feeling comfortable and excited so the session unfolds naturally.
4. Finding the Feeling
In our chat, we settle the practical details. Timing, meeting points, travel, weather plans, and anything else that helps the day run smoothly. These notes stay in the background on purpose, so when we meet you can be present rather than managing a list.
5. Your session takes place
The session itself is unhurried and full of movement. Instead of stiff posing, I offer direction so your connection and personality can show. I watch the wide land and the small glances while you take your hands off the process and simply be.
6. Your gallery comes home
After your day, I choose each frame by hand and edit in a cinematic style that feels like a memory. Within 4 weeks, your gallery arrives online, ready to live with. If you have added film rolls or polaroids to your package, those pieces come home with the work as well.
Cinematic Couples Sessions
Unhurried time for the two of you, in a place that already feels like yours. Soft direction, room to move, and photographs that still feel like the day when you look back, rather than a performance of it.
Proposals
Perfect for surprise proposals and thoughtfully planned engagements, with time to settle the feeling of the moment and photographs that still hold it when you look back.
Elopements
For couples who would rather keep the feeling than host a crowd. An unhurried elopement, in a place that already belongs to you, with photographs that still feel like the day itself.
Weddings
A full wedding day, held with care from the first conversation to the last dance. Portraits for the two of you, the party as it actually unfolds, and a gallery you can return to long after the flowers and guests are gone.
SESSION ADD-ONS
+ Extra roll of film: $120
+ Two extra rolls of film: $200
+ Polaroid pack (8 images): $60
+ Additional hour: $250
+ Priority delivery (1-3 days): $250
+ Travel Fee: $0.85/km for areas over 50km from Airlie Beach.
“Working with Hayden was an amazing experience! She helped pick the location for the proposal and took stunning photos. Thank you for making our day so special!”
Maya & Seth
