Wedding photography
in Geelong & the Bellarine.

An hour west, but a different climate of light.

The Bellarine has quietly become one of the strongest wedding regions in the state. The vineyards along the ridge between Drysdale and Portarlington (Jack Rabbit, Terindah, Oakdene, Basils Farm) all sit on the same kind of view: rolling pasture sloping down to Port Phillip, with Melbourne's skyline visible across the water on clear days. It photographs beautifully because the sea breeze keeps the air clean and the light cool.

Geelong itself has shifted with its waterfront, and the heritage industrial buildings around the harbour have started to host weddings well. The You Yangs sit just to the north, giving you a granite backdrop most photographers in the state can't easily access. Couples who want both vineyard portraits and something more raw and elemental can usually get both inside an hour's drive.

Coming from Melbourne, the West Gate gives you a clear hour to Geelong on most weekends, longer if you're heading right out to Queenscliff or Barwon Heads. I plan getting-ready timing carefully so we never feel rushed, and I always have a wet-weather portrait spot in mind, because the Bellarine catches its own micro-storms.