I’m looking for a wedding photographer in Victoria who specialises in using 35mm film.

Lovely choice. There's nothing quite like the way 35mm film renders skin tones and soft afternoon light, and that gentle grain and roll-off you just can't fully fake. A couple of practical things worth knowing as you search: a true film shooter will usually mix in some digital too, partly as a safety net and partly because film frame counts are limited, so do ask any photographer how they balance the two across the day. It's a fair question and a good one will happily walk you through it.

The detail I'd really press on is who handles the film after the shutter clicks, because that's where the look is genuinely made or lost. Ask whether they develop and scan in-house or with a dedicated lab, and which scanner they use, since the same roll can come back looking wildly different depending on the operator. That's actually our whole philosophy: we edit everything ourselves, never outsourced or sent offshore, so the final look stays consistent with what we promised you. Film is even more sensitive to that than digital.

One more tip for the Victorian climate. Film loves soft, directional light, so if you're chasing that dreamy vintage feel, build your run sheet around golden hour for couple portraits rather than harsh midday sun. In summer that can mean photos quite late in the evening, so flag it with your photographer early and they can help you time the day around it.

We're based up in Queensland so we're not local to you, but the suppliers above who shoot and scan their own film in Melbourne sound exactly like the kind of people to chat to. Trust your eye on their portfolios, and ask to see a full wedding rather than just highlights so you know the look holds up across a whole day.