ROAM AHEAD WEDDINGS

VIDEOGRAPHY | PHOTOGRAPHY | SUPER8

Hiya! I'm Jen, the face & owner behind Roam Ahead Weddings. I will be the one that you chat to when you email through, your photographer or videographer & the editor.

My fiancé, Andy is a large part of this business as well. He is a videographer, super8 & drone wizard! More often than not we will shoot alongside each other as he will be your videographer & I will be your photographer.

When you book us in, you get us two, no random contractors.

We've been in this industry for 10 years now, serving Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie and all around the globe. 

Hiya! I'm Jen, the face & owner behind Roam Ahead Weddings. I will be the one that you chat to when you email through, your photographer or videographer & the editor.

Jen & Andy

WHO WE ARE:

OUR MISSION IS..

WE BELIEVE..

OUR APPROACH IS..

  • documentary & non obtrusive
  • friendly & honest
  • fun & nostalgic / vintage / retro
  • adventurous & landscapes
  • cinematic & story-driven

My fiancé, Andy is a large part of this business as well. He is a videographer, super8 & drone wizard! More often than not we will shoot alongside each other as he will be your videographer & I will be your photographer.

When you book us in, you get us two, no random contractors.

We've been in this industry for 10 years now, serving Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie and all around the globe.

  • camping & wildlife
  • our dog / fur-baby / shandy
  • pub schnitty & tacos
  • quiet nights in watching harry potter, lord of the rings, star wars & all those old goodies

Camping & Wildlife  |  Our dog / Fur-baby / Shandy  |  Pub Schnitty & Tacos  |  Quiet nights in watching Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars & all those old goodies
to capture memories that need to be lived on & ultimately serve as your very own personal time machine as we create your first family heirloom. 

All this because time & life as it is, is fleeting. Our parents grow old, we grow old, our children grow. Life passes by & this is your family heirloom. This is something that we consider precious & irreplaceable & we believe that this should be documented correctly.

  • capturing things as they naturally unfold, We will help prompt you here & there but only when its necessary. We strongly believe the best photos & video come from moments that are real & uninterrupted. This approach creates a stress-free environment that is filled with fun & ease.
  • in human connection. This is your biggest day ever. Something we don't take lightly. It is a privilege to be part of someones wedding. The fact that you're here reading this, just baffles me. Thank you for considering us. We strongly believe that you should book in vendors that align with you, people that just get you & will give you the time of day & will put you first. This is your day <3 
  • that you should make your wedding your way instead of feeling the pressure to follow traditions that may not resonate with you.
  • that love is love no matter who you identify as.

THINGS WE LOVE

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie wedding photographer & Videographer

For the adventurous couples that
want a fun, easy & relaxed day

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You provide the moments, and we’ll capture the memories 

FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - FUN - CINEMATIC - NOSTALGIC - UNIQUELY YOU - 

WEDDINGS

$4200 - $7850 with the option to tailor a package to suit your budget

$1000 Deposit TO secure your date

$4200 - $7850 with the option to tailor a package to suit your budget

Couples | Pre-wedding / engagement | Maternity

ADDITIONAL SERVICES INC:

SUPER 8 FILM

GET OUR SUPER 8 ONly PACKAGE. A PACKAGE KEPT SIMPLe, for couples wanting something different, yet still capturing those key moments in a retro and vintage way.

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- Severus Snape

"After all this time?"

"Always."

"After all this time?" "Always."

VIDEOS

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Photos

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What are the Guarantees?

+ THE CHOICE & FLEXIBILITY to build a tailored package
+ PAYMENT PLANS MADE AVAILABLE
+ A STRESS FREE EXPERIENCE
+ STRONG COMMUNICATION
+ PROFESSIONALISM
+ A SAFE SPACE WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME
+ A KICKASS GALLERY OF IMAGES & / or videos that are uniquely you

Working as a wedding planner for over a decade, I knew the one thing I would not compromise on was great photography and videography when it came to our wedding. I spent a long time hunting and reaching out to different providers and spreadsheeting different packages (like the true A-type I am). But something felt different when I stumbled across Roam Ahead. I remember running to tell Aaron “I think we found our people” and it hasn’t stopped feeling like that ever since.

Not only did Roam Ahead’s packages tick all our boxes, but we fell in love with Jen and Andy’s authenticity, approachability and their art - their work is the perfect mix of creative, fun and beautifully emotional. Jen has been an absolute dream to work with and cannot think of a better way to describe her service other than incredibly generous. She made us feel like I we were at the centre of their universe as we started planning our day, she spent hours perfecting our runsheet and even staged a stunning engagement shoot so we could get comfortable in front of the camera. Andy is a humble genius who is incredibly skilled and often found dual wielding high def cams and drones alongside old school cameras capturing super8 and 35mm film. Their use of old film was added bonus we couldn’t imagine doing without, bringing an element of nostalgic romance and utter joy!

We found out that Roam Ahead also had digitising service and I dropped in box of old video tapes that they beautifully restored. I can’t begin to tell you how special it was to watch long lost home videos of my family and late father who now feels a part of our wedding. Jen and Andy are both incredibly skilled at what they do and as the day went on they started to feel more like friends. Their clear instruction and calm nature truly brought out the most happy and relaxed versions of ourselves - and this showed, to our guest and in our final photos and videos.

The final products were like nothing we had ever seen. They have a way of capturing special moments that felt like they were only saved in our hearts. We honestly didn’t realise we would end up with so much and we’ve now had many family nights laughing, crying and struggling to pick our favourites!

READ MORE OF ANNA'S GOOGLE REVIEW HERE

ANNA & Aaron

I’ve tried to write this review so many times, but so far I can’t seem to find the words to do Jen and Andy justice.

I was originally against the idea of videography for our wedding, but I could see it was important to my partner so I tried my best to get on board. Jen and Andy made it so easy for me. They met with us in person to get to know us and really listened to us and understood us. All my fears were unfounded with Roam Ahead. They were immensely helpful in the planning process, always happily answering our million questions and giving us great advice.

Come wedding day, somehow we didn’t even notice them. Jen and Andy were unbelievably unobtrusive and somehow captured all the amazing shots and angles along the way still.

At this point, we were already beyond happy. Then we saw the finished product...
We cried as soon as we saw it, then watched it again, and again, and every day for the last couple of months. The amount of effort that had been put into our edits is absolutely phenomenal. The quality of their work is top tier; Jen and Andy are the real deal videographers, editors, and creatives, but it was the heart and vision that blew us away so much.

The time they took to get to know and understand us was immediately evident. We lost count of the small details that were included, which even we would never have thought would be so special. Jen even hid a little Easter egg in there for us that we found and were absolutely blown away by. We are gobsmacked at the extra time and thought that has been put in.

Getting videography made all the effort and expense we put in eternally worth it. We get to remember our day in the most dramatic and amazing way possible any time we want for the rest of our lives, and you just can’t put a price on that.

We’ll never be able to adequately thank Jen and Andy for what they have given us, it’s far too precious.

Brody & Andrew

We stumbled across Jen and Andy who are Roam Ahead Weddings and we were amazed and soo grateful for how professional, calm and wholesome they are. Definitely an easy addition to making your day special.

They captured every special moment and so naturally. Their photos and videos turned out beautiful and really captured every detail.

Mackenzie & Jack

I can’t put into words how incredible Jen and Andy are from Roam Ahead Weddings.
They went over and beyond for us.

Being in the wedding industry ourselves we had high expectations for the photography and videography for our wedding. To say they blew us away would be an understatement. Since receiving our wedding video, we have watched it 5-10 times a day. Crying and reliving the incredible moments that go so fast. Every detail that they captured is out of this WORLD. It really hits the heart and are memories that we can forever look back on.

We are forever grateful that they were part of our day and anyone who books them would not be disappointed. So kind, accomodating and so bloody TALENTED.

Although we can’t go back to our day, the photos and video allow us to feel like we can. Not to mention we received a sneak peak, fully edited and creative video 24hours after our day!!! So much dedication and perfection.

Thank you Roam Ahead for creating such incredible memories for us!

MORG & NATH

So glad we chose Roam Ahead Weddings to capture our wedding day, Jen went above and beyond the moment we booked her! Very happy with our photos and all communication with Jen! I also highly recommend getting the videography too, as it was captured exactly as if we were back there again! 🙌🏻💕

Thanks so much again!

ABI & STEVEN

We stumbled across Jen and Andy who are Roam Ahead Weddings and we were amazed and soo grateful for how professional, calm and wholesome they are. Definitely an easy addition to making your day special.

They captured every special moment and so naturally. Their photos and videos turned out beautiful and really captured every detail.

Mackenzie & Jack

Highly recommend Roam Ahead Weddings! They did our wedding in November last year and Jen & Andy were nothing short of amazing!!!

As photography teacher myself, I was after a certain aesthetic and very picking about who I wanted as my videographer and photographer. The infusion of the drone footage, with the 'to die for' super 8 film and their overall infectious energy made our wedding videos better then I could imagine!

Also Jen was absolutely awesome to deal with, super quick on the reply, worked within my budget, always available for help and just made me feel like I was in good hands!

Don't hesitate go with your first gut instinct!

Jess & Jeremie

I’ve tried to write this review so many times, but so far I can’t seem to find the words to do Jen and Andy justice.

I was originally against the idea of videography for our wedding, but I could see it was important to my partner so I tried my best to get on board. Jen and Andy made it so easy for me. They met with us in person to get to know us and really listened to us and understood us. All my fears were unfounded with Roam Ahead. They were immensely helpful in the planning process, always happily answering our million questions and giving us great advice.

Come wedding day, somehow we didn’t even notice them. Jen and Andy were unbelievably unobtrusive and somehow captured all the amazing shots and angles along the way still.

At this point, we were already beyond happy. Then we saw the finished product...
We cried as soon as we saw it, then watched it again, and again, and every day for the last couple of months. The amount of effort that had been put into our edits is absolutely phenomenal. The quality of their work is top tier; Jen and Andy are the real deal videographers, editors, and creatives, but it was the heart and vision that blew us away so much.

The time they took to get to know and understand us was immediately evident. We lost count of the small details that were included, which even we would never have thought would be so special. Jen even hid a little Easter egg in there for us that we found and were absolutely blown away by. We are gobsmacked at the extra time and thought that has been put in.

Getting videography made all the effort and expense we put in eternally worth it. We get to remember our day in the most dramatic and amazing way possible any time we want for the rest of our lives, and you just can’t put a price on that.

We’ll never be able to adequately thank Jen and Andy for what they have given us, it’s far too precious.

Brody & Andrew

Highly recommend Roam Ahead Weddings! They did our wedding in November last year and Jen & Andy were nothing short of amazing!!!

As photography teacher myself, I was after a certain aesthetic and very picking about who I wanted as my videographer and photographer. The infusion of the drone footage, with the 'to die for' super 8 film and their overall infectious energy made our wedding videos better then I could imagine!

Also Jen was absolutely awesome to deal with, super quick on the reply, worked within my budget, always available for help and just made me feel like I was in good hands!

Don't hesitate go with your first gut instinct!

Jess & Jeremie

Jen from Roam Ahead is super easy to deal with and her photos are amazing! We ended up getting video footage as well and so thankful we did, being able to relive the day has been super fun.

We aren't really comfortable being in front of a camera but Jen and Andy made the whole experience relaxing and enjoyable, and the shots they captured are truly works of art!!

Thank you so much both of you for being apart of our special day.
We appreciate all the hard work and time you put in to our photos and videos.

Thank you!

EMMA & MATT

We cannot thank Jen & Andy from Roam Ahead Weddings enough for their incredible Videography services.

They are true MASTERS OF THEIR CRAFT! We were blown away by what they captured of our wedding day and how amazing the quality is.

Not only is Jen the most beautiful, kind, supportive human but she 1000% cares about making your day super special. She went above and beyond. Amazing communication and delivered an exceptional product that brought us to tears of happiness.

Thank you for everything guys, we could not recommend you highly enough. You will not regret booking with Roam Ahead!!!!!! X

TEGAN & RYAN

It was such a pleasure to have Jen and Andrew as our wedding photographer/ videographer.
Jen is wonderful with fast and thorough communication, as well as amazing with the camera! I cannot recommend Roamahead weddings enough, everyone of my guests have also raved highly about how lovely they both are (as well as the important things; STUNNING SHOTS!)

BRITT & JOSH

Jen and Andy shot our wedding in April 2022. After having a stressful time trying to find a photo/video team we stumbled across Roam Ahead. They made the whole process a breeze from booking to the actual day and their communication was A++. On the day they made us all feel very relaxed and the quality of the photos and video that we received are next level amazing. All of the special shots that we wanted were achieved as well as some fantastic candid shots also.

You absolutely won’t be disappointed booking this magic dream team and would for all future events.

Katie & trent

I can’t put into words how incredible Jen and Andy are from Roam Ahead Weddings.
They went over and beyond for us.

Being in the wedding industry ourselves we had high expectations for the photography and videography for our wedding. To say they blew us away would be an understatement. Since receiving our wedding video, we have watched it 5-10 times a day. Crying and reliving the incredible moments that go so fast. Every detail that they captured is out of this WORLD. It really hits the heart and are memories that we can forever look back on.

We are forever grateful that they were part of our day and anyone who books them would not be disappointed. So kind, accomodating and so bloody TALENTED.

Although we can’t go back to our day, the photos and video allow us to feel like we can. Not to mention we received a sneak peak, fully edited and creative video 24hours after our day!!! So much dedication and perfection.

Thank you Roam Ahead for creating such incredible memories for us!

MORG & NATH

So glad we chose Roam Ahead Weddings to capture our wedding day, Jen went above and beyond the moment we booked her! Very happy with our photos and all communication with Jen! I also highly recommend getting the videography too, as it was captured exactly as if we were back there again! 🙌🏻💕

Thanks so much again!

ABI & Steven

Jen from Roam Ahead is super easy to deal with and her photos are amazing! We ended up getting video footage as well and so thankful we did, being able to relive the day has been super fun.

We aren't really comfortable being in front of a camera but Jen and Andy made the whole experience relaxing and enjoyable, and the shots they captured are truly works of art!!

Thank you so much both of you for being apart of our special day.
We appreciate all the hard work and time you put in to our photos and videos.

Thank you!

Emma & Matt

You sit back, whilst we scout locations, assist & guide you through recommendations, answer any questions that you may have & we will be in touch throughout your wedding planning.

PLAN

step three

through a $1000 deposit paid & signed contract - You're officially booked in & your date is secured! *happy dance* 

BOOKED IN

step two

email through an enquiry with your details, and we will see if we're available and if so, we will schedule in a chat over the phone, zoom or in person - whichever suits you.

GET IN TOUCH

step one

I send you your vids online via wetransfer & / or pics through our elegant online gallery where you can easily view, share and download from.

DELIVERY

step six

I send through some pics (if you had photography) or some stills out of the video (if you only had video) within 78hrs of shooting.

SNEAKY PEEKY

step five

we arrive early & get right into it!
We will be watching out for every special moment so that you can simply enjoy the day!

The Big Day!

step four

How It Works

How It Works

email through an enquiry with your details, and we will see if we're available and if so, we will schedule in a chat over the phone, zoom or in person - whichever suits you.

GET IN TOUCH

step one

through a $1000 deposit paid & signed contract - You're officially booked in & your date is secured! *happy dance*


BOOKED IN

step two

You sit back, whilst we scout locations, assist & guide you through recommendations, answer any questions that you may have & we will be in touch throughout your wedding planning.

PLAN

step three

we arrive early & get right into it!
We will be watching out for every special moment so that you can simply enjoy the day!

THE BIG DAY!

step four

I send through some pics (if you had photography) or some stills out of the video (if you only had video) within 78hrs of shooting.

SNEAKY PEeKY

step five

I send you your vids online via wetransfer & / or pics through our elegant online gallery where you can easily view, share and download from.

DELIVERY

step six

How It Works

How It Works

Don't Miss out!

we only shoot 20 weddings per year where our availability is going fast. 
2025 - BOOKED OUT!
2026 - 45% booked out

secure your date with a $1,000 deposit + signed contract.

We work by a First come, first serve basis.

SECURE YOUR DATE HERE

WELCOME TO THE FAM!

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