Aria Photography 

Wedding photography packages - 2023/2024

Great to meet you at the Potters expo on the weekend, please scroll down to see more Potters work and our special Potters wedding photography package. If you wish to catch up for a chat or buzz Sharne directly to chat about your
wedding photography feel free to call me on - 0427427427

 

Steph and Ben - Potters 2022

Kind words

Testimonials

“Sharne was the most amazing photographer on our wedding day. She was so professional and knew exactly what she was doing and it showed. We wanted candid style photos which she absolutely delivered 10000%. Our wedding album is full of genuine moments of us and all our guests, which is absolutely what we wanted. The sunset photos are absolutely stunning and are framed on our wall!

I would recommend Sharne for anyone who wants a fantastic photographer who produces high quality photos.

We have not stopped getting compliments on the photos! Thank you so much Sharne (and assistant Clarke) for all your hard work on the day and being so kind and helpful with us and our bridal party and guests.”

— KATE + PATRICK, married at The Farm Yarra Valley, Warrandyte

“Is it weird to say we fell in love with our photographers on our wedding day!? Well that is exactly what happened – Sharne and Clarke are the best you could ever wish for to capture your special day in the most beautiful, natural, authentic and fun way. The photo gallery is simply stunning and transported us back to feel all the love and happiness from the best day of our lives. The memories and emotions of our wedding will always be vivid thanks to Aria Photography. We highly recommend these genuine and passionate photographers – because they love what they do, are amazingly talented and are wonderful people.”

— SUE + CARLY, married at The Burrow, Daylesford

“I can’t even put into words how comfortable, calm and confident Sharne made me feel. I was striving for a relaxing morning and chilled day and she really helped with that so much. My husband said he felt super comfortable too especially considering he’s not a fan of being the centre of attention, and he really appreciated the laughs and easy going nature of their morning too. We were super overwhelmed after walking back down the aisle and everything started feeling hectic with family photos and people hanging around to be included that I wasn’t expecting but Sharne took it all in her stride which made me feel so much better. She also handled the groomsmen and their antics so well. Again, amazing banter.”

— MAIGAN + RYAN, married at The Farm Yarra Valley, Warrandyte

“Oh my goodness.. where do I begin? You two are amazing!!
Our day was sooo much fun, from the moments getting ready through to the dancing at our reception, you guys captured our perfectly & made everything so easy & natural. You both have such a gorgeous presence and work so well along side all other professionals, you were kind considerate and so helpful. I wish I could do it all again, our day felt like a dream and was absolutely perfect thanks to you both. THANK YOU!! xx”

— ABBIE + MIKE, married at Acacia Ridge Winery, Yarra Valley

“You nailed it. I’m f’cking dying these are so beautiful.
Are you kidding, oh my gosh I’m actually crying they are so beautiful. Seeing the photos printed is just magic, these photos are everything. We cannot thank you enough xxx”

— MEL + RUSS, married at All Saints Winery, Rutherglen

“We had the absolute honour of having Aria Photography capture our wedding day! We couldn’t have asked for more passionate or dedicated people.”

— ALANNAH + SHAWN, married at Hamilton Island

Rachel and Michael - Potters 2023

 

We even capture the moments you didn’t see….

We believe capturing candid imagery of your greatest and closest family and friends is just as important as capturing you both in front of that beautiful sunset.

This is one of the big advantages of having two of us capture the day (even those parts you don’t see) in a really natural and candid way. So when you look at your imagery after your big day you get transported back to all the corners of the room even when you weren’t there at the time.

Some of the moments we love to capture on the day (other than your portraits) are parents laughing & crying through your ceremony, hugs and high fives after you just got hitched, candid moments of friends and family at canapés time as everyone comes together and the party begins, laughs and happy tears through speeches and (importantly) all the dance floor craziness.

Your photography package

We like to think we do things a little differently around here. Most other vendors like to offer set hourly packages and whilst thats ok, we prefer to offer one package that we know works really well with your timeline for the day.

We start our coverage from getting ready — we work out this time together prior to the day and then we work up to 3 hours into reception. We have found this is the sweet spot for capturing all the fun, portraits, candid imagery and formalities, along with some dance floor before things get too loose and the cameras get popped away!

Your Potters digital photography package is $4400 ($450 off our standard package price) and includes:

  • 2 professional photographers

  • Full day coverage

  • A lighting + timing consultation

  • Approximately 600 high resolution digital images

  • 3 hours reception coverage

  • Your own private online gallery + slideshow

  • Free travel up to 2 hours from Melbourne metro

  • Pricing above is for 2023 and 2024 weddings

 

We believe your photos should be about your day;
your day shouldn’t be all about your photos

Albums

Our fine art albums are handmade right here in Melbourne.

Apart from loving to support local suppliers, we believe in providing a product that will last many generations. Quality and supporting local is our credo.
We totally understand albums are an investment, but believe it’s important to see your photographs in this way. There is nothing like reliving your day in tactile printed imagery and passing that down to your kids.

We offer you the opportunity to save 20% on your album if you purchase one with our digital package up front.

Your album investment is $1650 if purchased up front, or $1950 if you purchase your album post wedding.

Your album package includes:

  • 10 x 10” Fine Art Australian made Album

  • 15 Spreads (30 sides)

  • Choice of linen, silk or premium leather cover

  • Your choice of album cover colour

  • Your names embossed into the cover

  • How your album process works - We start you off with a draft album design, we then keep drafting until you are 100% happy to go to print. We do all this through an online link so you can easily look over your album together in your own home. We can have your album in your hands within 3-4 weeks of final approval stage.

 
 

Our A La Carte Collection

Those little finishing touches to personalise your wedding day memories.

  • Thank you postcards — $3.95ea

  • Parent Album —  $795ea — A mini replica of you album

  • Extra reception — $350 (per hour, per photographer)

  • Extra album pages — $150 per spread

  • USB w/ box + prints — $350 (10 feature prints)

  • Tea ceremony — $1650 (3 hours coverage - 2 photographers)

  • We have a store attached to your online gallery where you can purchase beautiful fine art prints, frames and albums after your wedding if you choose to have us print your images in a prof. lab, otherwise you are welcome to download these yourself and print at your end

All weather — rain or shine

Let’s be honest, rain on a wedding day is frustrating! Of course we wish it wasn’t an issue for you, but frankly it’s the only thing you can’t control on your day.

We have photographed in every weather condition imaginable. From searing 45 degree heat to torrential rain on a cliff top on Hamilton Island. Every one of those weddings has still been amazing!

At the end of the day, while we can’t change the weather, you guys are going to be married! That’s what matters.

Sweating the small stuff adds pressure and unneeded stress to you both on the day. You are still going to get great images, even if the weather isn’t playing nice. Some of the greatest images we have taken have been in the rain or with stormy skies. Rainy days make for the best sunsets.

 

Your day will be just as amazing. We’ve got this.

Next steps

We like to make things easy. About half our couples these days book online with us — just click the book online now button below to email us and confirm your booking. You’re also more than welcome to schedule a Zoom/phone chat with us first. Just click the book Zoom chat button below and we can go from there. We cannot wait to chat with you about capturing your day!

NOTE: To lock it all in we take a $1000 deposit to secure the date. As we receive a huge amount of enquiries, we are unfortunately not able to hold dates without a deposit.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Yes! I have personally shot over 400 (almost 500) weddings and can absolutely capture your day solo, however I love what a second photographer brings to your wedding day coverage and highly endorse having one.
    Weddings under 60 don’t really need a second photographer. Weddings 60-150 a second photographer isn’t essential but it adds another element to being able to capture other parts to your day I am not able to get to. Weddings over 150 definitely need a second for us to cover the day really well as capturing family and friends is super important to us.

  • Yes we can provide you with video as well, we can either quote you this with your photography or help you find a videographer with a similar vibe and style amongst our talented pool of friends so you have a team you are suer comfortable with on the day. our video package starts at $2800

  • Do many people really love having their pic taken? I am very happy to be behind the camera most days not in front of it lol. We have many ways to help you both feel super comfy with us on that day, so much so that by the time we get to the portrait part of the day things will feel really natural. We provide loose direction to you during portraits, to put you in great light (we’re nerds for great light) and also to ensure you’re images feel as natural as possible. No cheesy shit here, only timeless, fun and natural imagery.

  • We sure do. If the past year has taught us anything it’s that we are now experts in the art of postponing. We are happy to work closely with you to postpone your date to another that we are free on with no additional charge for up to 12 months post your original date. If we aren’t free for your new date we have a contract in place that protects you that we will provide an associate shooter, one that is on our team already and one with at least the same or more experience than your existing team to shoot your day. We take this part very seriously, we trust our team to shoot our own weddings. We are super happy to say we have transitioned many dates very smoothly with great outcomes for couples over this past 12+ months.

Emily and Nathan - Potters 2022