O'Neill Photographics
Helpful wedding planning tools and local advice built from more than 20 years of photographing weddings throughout Dunedin and Otago.
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After photographing hundreds of weddings since 2001 we've learnt that the best wedding days aren't the ones with the biggest budgets—they're the ones that are well planned. Over the years we've developed our own systems to help couples organise timelines, family photos and the countless little details that make a wedding day run smoothly.
We've decided to share those resources with every couple. Whether we're photographing your wedding or not, we hope these free tools make your day a little less stressful and a lot more enjoyable.
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Use our free tools and guides to make your wedding planning feel calmer, clearer and more organised.
Build, organise and print your family photo list.
Family photos are often the busiest part of the wedding day. Our planner helps you enter guests, create sensible family photo groups, reorder the list, estimate timing and print a clean running sheet for your photographer.
Local wedding advice from more than 20 years of experience.
Our Dunedin wedding guide brings together advice on venues, photography locations, weather plans, timelines, family photos and practical planning tips from hundreds of weddings photographed throughout Dunedin and Otago.
Plan your portraits around the best light.
Select your wedding date and one of our featured venues to estimate official sunset, golden hour and when the sun is likely to disappear behind the surrounding hills.
Coming soon
We're continuing to build practical resources that solve real wedding planning problems.
In development
Create a realistic wedding day timeline that leaves space to relax.
Planned
Keep track of the details from booking through to the wedding day.
Planned
Ideas and backup plans for Dunedin's unpredictable weather.
Planned
Build a realistic timeline around your ceremony, family photos and reception.
Why we're doing this
Photographing weddings has always been about more than taking beautiful images. We help couples build timelines, organise family photos, choose locations, adapt to the weather and keep the day running smoothly. This Planning Hub is our way of sharing that experience with every couple planning a wedding.
As we build more tools we'll continue adding them here, making this a place you can return to throughout your wedding planning journey.