10 — Small Weddings & Elopements
Newcastle elopement &small wedding photographer
Intimate, unhurried coverage for elopements, micro weddings, and registry ceremonies across Newcastle, the Hunter Valley & Port Stephens — from $995.
Small days, big meaning
A Newcastle photographer for the wedding you actually want
Not every wedding needs a guest list of 150. If you're planning something intimate — just the two of you on a clifftop, a micro wedding with twenty people who matter, or a registry ceremony followed by portraits on the harbour — you don't need ten hours of coverage or a package built for a ballroom. You need a photographer who understands small days and treats them with the same cinematic care as a full-scale celebration.
As a micro wedding photographer Newcastle couples come to for small, unhurried days, I meet you wherever the light is best — a Newcastle beach at sunrise, a Hunter Valley vineyard row, a courthouse steps — and stay for three hours of honest, documentary coverage. Every image, fully edited, delivered within 48 hours. No travel fees anywhere in NSW.
Built for small days
The Elopement Style package
Three hours of coverage, designed for elopements and micro weddings. All-inclusive — no travel fees, no hidden costs.
Elopement Style
- 3 hour package
- 2 × A3 prints
- All images from your day
- 60 highlight image edits
- Slideshow of highlights to music
- Online gallery
- Fully edited + B&W versions
- Instant digital delivery
- See all your images within 48hrs
- No travel fees
What counts as small?
Every kind of small wedding
Elopement, micro, intimate, registry — the labels vary, but the intent is the same: a wedding sized for the people who matter most.
Elopement
Just the two of you — sometimes a handful of witnesses. A clifftop, a beach, a vineyard row. No guest list, no seating plan, just the promise.
Micro wedding
Up to 20 guests. A scaled-down celebration that keeps the ceremony and the toasts but skips the banquet hall. Intimate by design.
Intimate wedding
20–50 guests. A real reception, a real first dance, but small enough that you actually speak to everyone who came.
Registry & courthouse
A civil ceremony at the Newcastle Registry or a courthouse, followed by portraits wherever the light is best. Legal, simple, yours.
Need more than three hours?
The Streamline package
If your micro wedding includes a small reception — getting ready, the ceremony, drinks, and a first dance — six hours gives you the full arc of the day without paying for time you won't use. From $1,750 for six hours of all-inclusive coverage.
- 6 hour package
- 2 × A3 prints or 24" × 16" canvas
- All images yours
- 60 highlight image edits
- Slideshow of highlights to music
- Online gallery
Where to say it small
Small wedding venues in Newcastle & the Hunter
Spots that suit a handful of guests — or just the two of you — across Newcastle, the coast, and the vineyards.
Newcastle Beach
Sunrise elopements on the sand — the harbour wall blocks the wind.
Hickson Street Lookout
Clifftop ceremony with the ocean behind you, Glenrock reserve.
Merewether Surfhouse
A small reception above the baths, floor-to-ceiling ocean.
Chapel Mon Coeur
A French-style chapel in the Hunter Valley vines — seats 40.
The White Barn Pokolbin
A rustic barn for micro weddings, surrounded by vineyards.
Newcastle Registry
The Newcastle Marriage Registry on Bull Street — civil and simple.
Genuinely all-inclusive
What's included in every package
No hidden costs, no surprise add-ons, no travel fees — anywhere in NSW. Even the Elopement Style comes with the lot.
Questions
Small wedding FAQ
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Full pricing
All packages & prices
From $995 to $5,195 — elopement to all-day, two-photographer coverage.
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Let's plan your small wedding
Whether it's a sunrise elopement on Newcastle Beach or a micro wedding in a Hunter Valley vineyard — send an enquiry and I'll help you choose the right coverage. No pressure, never spam.