Hi legends, we're Matt & Jess, pleasure to meet you!
We are a husband and wife team, who have specific telepathic communication skills so we never get in each others way... *cough* not really but we SWEAR being married comes in handy.
We're currently based in Brisbane but service everywhere in Australia. We started our dream business in 2020 and haven't looked back. I know us Aussies love to say 'Livin the dream mart', but for us we genuinely feel like we're living our dreams every time we get to call this work.
We have a huge passion for photography & videography and love capturing raw candid moments that make you feel all sorts of emotion when looking back on them.
While we're not behind the cameras, we love family time and chasing our little toddler around, she keeps us nice and nimble for your wedding day. We both love sport - especially basketball and AFL (Go the Brissy Lions!).
A little about Us
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We're Matt & Jess!
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Why are we different?! There are so many wedding photography and videography companies out there. No doubt, there are some amazing vendors out there who can do an amazing job for your day. But we feel we seperate ourselves by just being US.
WE are the brand, you'll deal Matt & Jess from the very first email, to the last message we send with your full gallery. We are another bridesmaid and groomsmen on the day. Whilst we stand back and capture those candid moments, we'll also get involved, be your HYPE CREW and your shoulder to lean on through a long day.
Why are we different?!
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"We're absolute SUCKERS for a good romcom, anyone who say's they aren't are LYING TO THEMSELVES. We both still get goosebumps after watching 'Eat, Pray, Love'.
We met playing the sport that we both love (Basketball), little 8 year old Matt & Jess were running around at our local basketball association, not knowing the love story that would eventuate when we got into our twenties.
We're laid back people who love the simple things in life, good food, good company and getting to bed by 7pm.
You can probably tell already we've both got a weird love for romantic stories, mix this in with our creative love for photography and film and you can see why we love what we do.
We’re all souls wandering this beautiful earth, with a different story to share. No tale is one and the same. And that’s why WE LOVE documenting love stories (and hopefully yours too!)”
"the My big fat creek wedding movies are iconic"
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We sat at a cafe talking about a wedding we'd just attended the night before, spoke about every little moment and what we loved most about those little moments. We saw how much fun their photographer was having, laughing and dancing along with the couple, seeing how much of a positive impact they had on the couple the whole day. We thought to ourselves, why can't we do this? What an amazing job, to bring so much joy and happiness to a day already filled with so much.
What inspires us, is hearing every one of our couples dreams for their day. Hearing every little detail, moment, that's going to come to life on their day. Knowing we get to capture every intricate detail, giving it to them to look at and watch on repeat, even show their kids and grandkids as they get older. This is enough inspiring to last us a last time.
“Every wedding, every shoot, We see the world through a whole new lens. Your story will be different from the last, and this ignites Our passion all over again.”
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Our approach to your day is to not only be your photographer and videographer, but to be your wing men and women, your right hand assistant on the day. Not only do we capture moments, but we help set up these moments. ensuring everything from the prep to the last dance is running SMOOTH AF for you both!
For full day packages we'll always start with the prep, capturing every intricate detail before moving on to the ceremony. At the ceremony we'll blend in like a guest, you won't even know we're capturing EVERYTHING!
At your couple/bridal photos we'll get the music pumping, champagne popped, vibes HIGH. We see this time as a heap of fun, we'll put you in situations to evoke natural candid fun moments to capture them.
Your reception is where you both get to let your hair down and have a drink and a boogie. We'll capture every formality along with some ripper dance moves from uncle Dennis.
Rain, hail or shine, We won’t miss a beat.
"Matt and Jess are AMAZING! Both them as people and what they provide, we couldn’t be happier.
My partner and I can both get a bit awkward when it comes to photos but they made us feel so comfortable and at ease making us laugh and we were able to have heaps of fun with both our engagement and wedding photos. I was left in tears with the moments that they captured for us on the day.
You will not be disappointed with Focus First Studios so do yourself a favour and lock them in before you miss out!"
Lauren & Todd
"Matt and Jess were amazing right from the beginning. Their communication was prompt and once directed to their packages, there was multiple to suit most budgets. Throughout the planning, Matt and Jess were so supportive of our vision and accommodating of all our plans. The wedding day was an absolute breeze with fantastic communication and punctuality. We were all made to feel so comfortable in front of the camera and made the day run so seamlessly. They captured our most cherished moments and all of our guests and families were so impressed with Matt and Jess. The amazing communication didn't stop after the wedding, with regular check-ins regarding our full wedding gallery due date. We will be recommending Focus First Studios to everyone and can't thank them enough for capturing our most memorable day."
Sonja & Steele
Taylor & Ben
"There are no words that could express how happy we are that we chose Matt & Jess to capture our photo and video for our special day. Their talent is unmatched and not only are we blown away by our albums, every friend and family member is blown away at how amazing the quality is of their work. Aside from their talent these two are a total VIBE.
It was such great fun hanging out with them for the day. We hope to have them capture all of our special moments going forward."
