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Weddings · Portraits · Editorial

Light, held still

I'm Aurelia — a natural-light photographer for couples and brands who want unhurried, honest images, not poses. The work is the promise; scroll and see.

The photographer holding a film camera, framed by a softly lit doorway

About

Hello — I'm Aurelia

I started in a darkroom and never quite left the patience of it. I work in available light, shoot a little on film, and stay out of the way so the day can happen. What you get back isn't a highlight reel — it's the in-between: the held breath before the vows, the laugh nobody posed for.

I travel for the right story and keep my calendar deliberately small, so every couple and brand I take on gets the whole of my attention.

— Aurelia

12 yrs Behind the lens
180+ Weddings shot
Film + digital How I work

Session packages

Plainly priced, no surprises

Three ways to work together. Every package can be tailored — tell me what the day looks like and I'll quote it honestly.

The Sitting

$480 / portrait session

  • 90-minute session, one location
  • 40+ edited high-res images
  • Online gallery for 12 months
  • Print-release license
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Most booked

The Day

$2,900 / wedding day

  • Up to 9 hours of coverage
  • 600+ edited high-res images
  • Engagement session included
  • Hand-finished heirloom album
  • Second shooter on request
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The Commission

From $1,200 / editorial day

  • Half or full-day brand shoot
  • Art-directed shot list
  • Commercial usage license
  • 48-hour selects turnaround
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In their words

Trusted with the once-only days

She disappeared into the day and came back with the version of our wedding we actually lived. Not one stiff frame.
Mara & Tomas — Wedding · Coastal Maine
The portraits finally look like me — warm, a little unguarded. Friends keep asking who shot them.
Devi Okafor — Portrait sitting
Our brand shoot was calm and fast and the selects landed in two days. We have used the images everywhere since.
Lior Ben-Ami — Editorial · Studio Forma

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Let's hold your date

Tell me a little about the day. I reply to every enquiry within two business days — and if I'm booked, I'll point you to someone good.

Based in Lisbon — available worldwide Email hello@aureliastrand.example Booking 2026 & 2027 now
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No payment, no obligation — just a conversation.