Hiya! I'm Jen & my partner Andy are both photographers and filmmakers from little ol Newcastle in NSW Australia. We have been making our way over to the beautiful Aotearoa to settle our hunger to explore and take in nature. We have spent several months over here on and off over the last few years filming and photographing weddings in both the north and the south island. We can easily say, NZ is our second home. We love any chance we get to spend time over here.
We're not a big company. Instead, we're a family. A family that genuinely cares about you and your wedding day. This is why we limit the amount of weddings we shoot to only 20 weddings each year, as this will allow us to pour our heart and soul into every single one. After all, your wedding videos & or photos will be your first family heirloom.
To avoid the disappointment of missing out on our limited availability, please don't hesitate to reach out as soon as you know your wedding date.
• You're not worried about pinterest and tiktok trends - you want your day to be captured as it naturally unfolds without it being a whole posed photoshoot. You want some direction here and there but not anything beyond necessary. Maybe you're uncomfortable in front of the camera and need a bit of guidance or direction here and there, but that is it.
• You love the outdoors and little adventures
• You want someone you trust and someone that just gets you. You don't want random contractors.
• You're a busy bee and find yourself feeling fatigued at all the options and decisions out there! We get it, and want to help where we can through helping you find the right vendors and planning such as timeline building etc. Maybe along with this you want to keep juggling multiple vendors to a minimum and you'd want to book video and photo from the same team.
Investment starts at $4800 with coverage starting at 4hrs. Tailored packages to suit your budget and needs is optional as well. Hop on a free consult call to find out which package will best suit you.
All packages include:
• Photography & Videography
• Drone (if weather and conditions allow)
• Timeline & planning assistance
• Sneak Peeks
• Unlimited edited photos onto an online gallery
• Edited highlight film (varying length depending on coverage)
With optional add ons such as:
• engagement / adventure shoot
• Super 8 & 16mm film
• 35mm film & polaroids
• Second shooter
All payments can be made via bank transfer, credit card or payment plan - just let us know what suits you best :)
COVID - refund on any event cancelled due to covid-19.
- any postponements will be a transfer of a new secured date or a refund if we are not available
+ THE CHOICE & FLEXIBILITY TO BUILD A TAILORED PACKAGE TO SUIT YOU
+ PAYMENT PLANS & Credit Card payments MADE AVAILABLE
+ A STRESS FREE EXPERIENCE
+ STRONG COMMUNICATION
+ A SAFE SPACE WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME
+ A KICKASS GALLERY OF IMAGES & / OR VIDEOS THAT ARE UNIQUELY YOU
Payment Plans & Credit Card Payments are available upon request
You will not be disappointed!
You are booking creatives that are professional, have the many years of experience and care in the field.
Availability to build a tailored package to suit you.
We're here to help & provide guidance & / or recommendations into your wedding planning for if you wish.
Clear & consistent communication throughout as well as a safe space, where everyone is welcome.
Now we plan!
We scout locations, assist & guide you through recommendations, answer any questions that you may have & we will be in touch throughout your wedding planning.
You're booked in, date saved & deposit paid! *happy dance*
We start / or continue our pre-wedding meeting & consultations; whether that be over the phone, email, coffee or maybe a drinky poo - whatever it is that floats your boat!
I understand you may be quite busy & don't have much time, so with that we can keep it simple & easy.
Sit back & relax, you have now received everything from me.
Crack open a beer, pour the champagne or whatever it may be, & enjoy & cherish these family heirlooms you now have!
You're so darn excited to get a little sneaky peak, so I will send you 3 - 5 frames (stills from the video & / or photos - dependant on service you had) within the 8 days after the wedding day.
THE DAY HAS COME, FINALLY!
We arrive nice & early to setup, introduce ourselves to yourself, friends & family & then get right into it!
We will be watching out for every special moment so that you can simply enjoy the day!
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 for creating such incredible memories for us!
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 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. 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. 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. 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!
I can’t seem to find the words to do Jen and Andy justice. I was originally against the idea of videography but Jen and Andy made it so easy for me. They listened to us and understood us. All my fears were unfounded with them. 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.
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!
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
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.
Thank you so so much to you and Andrew, you guys have done such an amazing job. So many people commented on how great you guys were. 🥰 So happy and lucky to have you guys there. You made it so fun 🤩
I LOVE IT! 😍 I can’t thank you guys enough for how you have captured our day
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!)
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.
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.
We watched the full video over the weekend and absolutely loved it! There's so many little bits we missed on the day that we could watch again on the video
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.
through a $1000 deposit paid & signed contract - You're officially booked in & your date is secured! *happy dance*
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.
we arrive early & get right into it!
We will be watching out for every special moment so that you can simply enjoy the day!
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.
I send you your vids online via wetransfer & / or pics through our elegant online gallery where you can easily view, share and download from.