Macalister Photography — Weddings
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Tell me about
your day.

Even if the plans are still fuzzy. A date, a town, the rough shape of the day — that’s plenty to start. I read every enquiry myself.

Reply within 48 hours, NZT. No automation, no nurture sequence.

What happens next

No silence. No funnel.

  1. 01

    Within 48 hours, I reply.

    With availability for your date, the full pricing guide, and the album range. Written by me, not a sequence.

  2. 02

    If we’re a fit, a 20-minute call.

    Relaxed. Video, or coffee if you’re local. I’ll hear your plans, answer your questions honestly, and we’ll both get a sense of whether this is going to work.

  3. 03

    If we’re not, I’ll point you to someone who is.

    I shoot about twenty weddings a year, by choice. If yours isn’t one of them, I’d rather help you find the right person than waste your time.

For the camera-shy

What if we're not comfortable in front of a camera?

Almost everyone says that. I said the same thing before my own wedding — it might be worse now that I'm a photographer. What I've found is that the people who say they're camera-shy are usually fine once the day starts, because I'm not watching them waiting for poses. I'm documenting what's already happening.

For the couple portraits, I give gentle direction — where to walk, how to hold each other — so there's never a moment of just standing there wondering what to do with your hands. And if I've taken five photos with a weird look on your face, I'll never show them to you. I keep shooting until I've got the good one.

Your unobtrusive, yet comforting presence was unexpected. Everyone commented on your ability to be everywhere without being visible. You put so much of your heart into our day. Truly incredible.
— MichelleSUDBURY, WELLINGTON