Beautiful and natural wedding photography that captures your love story... with no weird poses or star jumps!
We believe that even the most beautiful wedding photograph is only as good as the moment it captures, so we’re passionate about getting to know our couples; what makes you smile, laugh, and what you found in each other that convinced you to spend the rest of your lives together!
- We won't ask you to do star jumps or look wistfully into the distance. We might ask you to say lovely things to each other though
- We create pictures with heart. Iain will make you forget the camera and just focus on each other; it's the reason why our photos look natural and real
- We tell the whole story: Jo was a journalist for 10 years so she'll use her sneaky journo tricks to get to the heart of your story
- We're smiley... and organised and genuinely here to help. We want you and the people you love to have a great experience and beautiful photos of it.
Our packages start at $2900 and they all include a Queensberry Wedding Album and a USB of high res images.
If this sounds like what you're looking for, we'd love to hear from you.
About
We have been married 13 years and photographing weddings even longer than that! Iain is the whizz behind the camera and designs your beautiful wedding album, while Jo uses her ex-journalist skills to tell your unique love story. We have two crazy kids who we adore, but are quite happy to leave with Grandma while we work on weekends. We love travel, yoga (Jo), running (Iain) and feel so privileged to be a part of our couples' lives every weekend.
Iain & Jo Sim
Business Owner
Iain and Jo | We tell love stories
Ultimately, the most important thing is that you choose somebody who you feel comfortable enough with to drop your guard on the day and be totally yourselves. This is what will result in the best, most natural and meaningful pictures, but here’s some questions to help you choose that person:
1. How would the day run from start to finish?
Planning out a great schedule together will give you a smooth, stress-free day, and ultimately a much better set of pictures.
2. Who is the actual person who will photograph my wedding?
If you’re going to entrust the responsibility of capturing your wedding day to somebody, it’s very reasonable to ask to meet them, see their portfolio and discuss your day with them to see if you connect.
3. When will we get our pictures and products?
We’ve all heard the stories about couples not getting their pictures for two years. It should never happen, and you can make sure that’s not you by discussing the whole process from booking right through to collecting your pictures.
4. What’s in the package and what might we purchase after the wedding? Are those prices locked in when we book?
A lot of couples choose to book their photographer with a base photography package and then purchase wall prints and album upgrades afterwards. This is smart as it allows you to see your pictures before committing to putting them all over your walls.
5. Who produces your albums?
There’s a big different between cheap albums and locally hand-made masterpieces that will last forever.
6. How do you reduce the risk of images being lost, damaged etc?
Even the best cameras can fail, memory cards can corrupt and lenses can be dropped, so serious professionals who’s livelihoods depend upon their photography will have plans in place to cover these situations.
7. Can you show me some examples of pictures taken in poor lighting conditions?
Gorgeous, natural light is always best if possible, but even the best photographers can’t convince the sun to stay up in the sky past sunset! Natural light just isn’t always available, and a professional wedding photographer should have the skills, experience and equipment to quickly create natural-looking light when necessary.
8. How will you handle my overbearing mother / drunk uncle / paparazzi auntie or my slightly-jealous-of-all-the-attention-I’m-getting bridesmaid?
The best wedding photographers have the kind of personality that can get the best out of people even in stressful situations.
Good luck!