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For the laid back and adventurous lovers

Hey, I'm Hayles!

I’m a wedding and elopement photographer based out of the beautiful Sydney Australia! I truly believe that your wedding day should be a representation of who you are as a couple. Not what you’re expected to do. I’m all about couples who want to break traditions and bring a sense of adventure to their day! Weddings should be a fun experience and you should look back and say “wow, that was so us”.

 

Learn a bit about me!

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Testimonials

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We found Hayley on Instagram all the way from Washington, DC and knew right away she was the one we wanted to have capture our Elopement. Not only her amazing photos but the way she posted about her clients with such enthusiasm and joy was something we hadn't found anywhere else. From the moment we contacted her via her website, Hayley was kind, responded quickly, and did everything she could to ensure she was going to photograph our big day exactly the way we wanted it to be. When we met her in person, she was such a gem. She made us feel so comfortable and confident in front of the camera. She had wonderful suggestions of backdrops and how to move naturally to get the perfect picture. She was incredibly accommodating and very professional throughout. She got sneak peeks to us mere hours later and the whole album very quickly as well. We are SO thankful for the way she was able to depict our wedding day and we will forever cherish the wonderful photos we have because of her. I would recommend Hayley to anyone, trusting and knowing that the pictures she produces are without a doubt fantastic!!

-Caitlin and Andrew
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Hayley is breath of fresh air. Noah and I tend to be behind the scenes people, so the idea of being in front of a camera was intimidating to say the least. Hayley created a space and an environment that was intimate and somehow still embodied "us". We look back at our time with Hayley and treasure our photos, but we'll always remember how she made us feel. I couldn't recommend her more.

- Ren and Noah
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Daniel and I had the privilege of having Hayley capturing our engagement and wedding.
As someone who personally hates being in front of the camera, I have never felt so comfortable in my life. Even before our shoot, I had built a relationship with Hayley. Her infectious personality makes the whole process calming and fun.
Hayley becomes your biggest cheerleader and advocate. She directs you with out making anything feel staged and helps you to forget that someone’s there with you. Receiving our pictures was the best! Her eye and attention to detail is everything. Her tones pick up the surrounding and create such a classic and timeless memory.
We honestly can not speak highly enough of Hayley and her skills!
Not only doing you get a talented photographer, but a beautiful soul who makes every minute of it enjoyable, leaving you with beautiful memories to last a life time.

-Lauren and Daniel
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Hayley is a phenomenal photographer! Not only did the photos turn out incredible, but she made us feel so comfortable the whole time. I was a little nervous going into it because I felt like it could be awkward to pose but Hayley made it such a fun and easy experience! She’s so adventurous and has so many good ideas for cool shots! Hayley puts a lot of hard work into everything she does, all the way from travelling around to find the best spots in NSW, to editing each photo perfectly! She is excellent to work with! We highly recommend her to anyone and everyone!

- Jaela and Alex
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What an absolute privilege to meet Hayley and have her photograph our beautiful elopement. Hayley worked so hard to ensure she had time for us and honestly, she just made our day, without her, I’m not sure how it could have gone! Honestly! We love a good fun day and that’s exactly what Hayley was willing to do, I think we were laughing with her the entire day and just having loads of fun together.
Hayley got our photos back to us so quickly and we could not have been happier, we laughed and cried while looking through them because she captured all the perfect and hilarious moments in our day! Haha!
Not only does Hayley come and create the wedding day you dreamed of, but you walk away having a friend for life, we have so much time and love for Hayles. Hayley we personally thank you for your company, your friendship and your beautiful soul.

- Raina and Sam
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HAYLEY!

WOW!!! What can I even say!?
What an absolute gift!!!
Wow wow.
We can not thank you enough!

Thank you for capturing something truly special and warm.
Somehow, you preserve the laugh of lovers and the intimate exchange of looks between a bonded pair.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. WE ARE DYING OVER THEM.
Like. The romance. The beauty. The laughter. What evennnn

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!

-Liam and Illiana
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To the beautiful Hayles Brooke Rafton. Words cannot describe how thankful we are for you! From pure adventuring around your homestead/our temporary home, to additionally capturing the pure love we have for one another, giggles and all. You have made us feel relaxed and ourselves, so we could have a genuine time! You run business beyond the paperwork; every aspect you offer clients and things you may not know that are just you, are felt. The importance of your gifting and business is to capture people, and the uniqueness they are rather than forcing a common mould. It's felt in special moments such as wrapping B and I's stage in Australia, the start of of a long term distance relationship and the story that evolves thereafter. Thank you for sharing your time with us: a point in time that will last forever.

- Hailey and Brady
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Shooting with Hayley was such a dream. My boyfriend and I had never taken professional pictures together, and she made us feel like naturals! Hayley is not just talented in her skill, but is truly gifted and captured unique and intimate details of our relationship on film. She made us feel comfortable, gave us space to have fun and helped us create amazing memories. We will cherish these photos forever!

- Lex and Ben
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We’ve had Hayley capture two of the happiest days of our lives; our proposal and our wedding day. Both days were full of emotion, love, tears, and joy, and having Hayley there to capture it was beyond what we could have asked for. She didn’t just take photos for us – she captured memories that we will treasure forever. She didn’t hide in the shadows and treat it as a day of work (though she was so good at capturing photos I didn’t even realize she took!), she celebrated with us and rejoiced alongside us. She was flexible, easy going and was happy to go out of her way to make both of these days so special - including disguising herself and taking sneaky photos in the lead up to the proposal, as well as taking the time she needed to capture quality photos for our wedding...despite the 45 degree day! & she is so quick! We remember after we got home from the proposal, she sent us sneak peeks! What!! & even for the wedding, the very next day we had mail from her and within just a few weeks we had our whole album.
Hayley is one of the warmest, creative and reliable people we know, and for both our proposal and wedding, we knew we had a friend there to capture it.

-Chris and Heidi
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Hayley took our engagement and wedding photos. My Husband who is also a wedding photographer, really struggled to find someone he trusted to take our wedding photos. When we met Hayley it was a no brainer! She is so warm and personable, she's not there to snap away, she captures the moments that you'll cherish for the rest of your life! Hayley cherishes her clients and is involved in their day. She makes the whole process so simple and fun! We really enjoyed our Wedding Day but I would also say that our Engagement shoot is a very very special memory that I will cherish.

-Billy and Skye
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Hayley Rafton is a photography wizard!! Tinette and I absolutely loved having our photos taken with her. We met Hayley literally 5 mins before she took our first photo, but she was amazing during our shoot. She chose a gorgeous location, made us feel so comfortable and was really encouraging throughout our time together! She was great at bringing out our personalities through the shoot and had really creative ideas for shots that showed a mix of fun and intimacy. We are so happy with our photos and can't recommend Hayley highly enough!!

-Tinette and Carl
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No questions asked, choose Hayley. In 5, 10, 20 years, when we look back at our engagement photos we get to see our love and romance because that was the focus of our shoot. We were encouraged and inspired with Hayley. She highlighted the best in both of us. It’s like she took us on one of our best dates ever.

- Jillian and Fabio
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CONTACT

Say hey at
hayleyraftonphoto@gmail.com

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Images by Hayley Rafton