Lisbon and wherever the day takes us
I photograph weddings, galas and gatherings for people who would rather live the night than pose through it. Warm, unhurried pictures of what actually happened, in your hands in about ten days.
Selected work
A slice of the last two seasons. Drag, swipe or use the arrows, and tap any frame to see it full size.
What I photograph
Every booking is quoted properly rather than squeezed into a package. These are the starting points.
From the first zip of the dress to the last song nobody wanted to end. I stay for the whole day and photograph it the way it actually unfolds.
Keynotes, panels, launches and the useful chaos in between. Discreet on the floor, quick on the turnaround, briefed on who matters in the room.
Birthdays, anniversaries, christenings and long dinners under string lights. The evenings that never get photographed properly, photographed properly.
How it runs
Send the date, the venue and roughly how the evening runs. I reply within a working day with availability and a straight answer on cost.
A call, a walkthrough of the location where possible, and a simple running order so nobody is looking for the photographer during the speeches.
Quietly, mostly from the edges, stepping in only for the group shots you asked for. You get to attend your own event.
Edited, ordered and private, in around ten days. Download everything, share the link, order prints whenever you are ready.
Elise Aurelle
Lisbon, Portugal
About
Eleven years ago a friend asked me to bring my camera to her thirtieth. I spent the night mostly in corners, and the photographs that came out of it were not the ones anyone had asked for. They were her father figuring out the playlist. Her sister crying at the toast and laughing two seconds later. That is still the work.
Since then I have photographed weddings in five countries, two hundred corporate evenings, and more long dinners than I can reasonably count. I work quietly and from the edges. I will move a chair if it is ruining a frame, and I will absolutely tell your uncle where to stand for the family photograph, but that is as directorial as I get.
What you get back is the night in order, warm and slightly unpolished, the way you will remember it in ten years.
Fast glass and available light. No flash in your face during the speeches.
Full galleries land in about a week and a half, sneak peeks the next morning.
Eighteen countries so far. Travel within Portugal is always included.
Kind words
We barely noticed her working, which is exactly the point. Then the gallery arrived and there was my grandmother laughing at something off-camera, my brother wiping his eyes during the toast, the whole evening in order. I have looked at it every month since.
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Contact
The date, the venue and roughly how the night runs is plenty to start with. Every enquiry answered within one working day. If your date is already taken I will happily point you towards someone good.
