The best origin stories have a precise coordinate, and Everlast Studios can name theirs: halfway across the Nullarbor. It was 2012, and Peter and Lauren Toth were mid-way through a two-year lap of Australia in a 4WD and caravan — shooting photos and writing articles for 4WD Action along the way — when the lightbulb went on: "Imagine if we could take photos for a living!" They've never looked back. Within the first 18 months of launching Everlast Studios, the couple had booked over 80 weddings.
Today the family-owned, husband-and-wife studio shoots weddings across south-east Queensland — Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, Redcliffe, the Gold Coast — and down to Byron Bay and Coffs Harbour, plus destination weddings further afield. The style they describe is consistent across every page: candid, creative, fun and unobtrusive, documenting the day "in a way that will last for generations to come". Their proudest line is the trophy shelf: the studio recently won Gold at the Australian Bridal Industry Awards as what it says is the number one photographer in Queensland.
Married to the job — literally
The Toths' own love story reads like one of their clients'. They met at school in years 8 and 9, spent seven years as best friends, were engaged four months after finally dating, and married that same year — a day they remember fondly despite the DJ playing the wrong songs and the venue "accidentally" tossing the last of the cake. Their own wedding was captured on film in the mid-2000s, and the video, dated as it now is, remains one of their most cherished possessions. It shapes how they shoot: "Being in love isn't just a feeling; it's a choice you make every single day," they write, crediting role models like Lauren's parents, married almost 50 years.
They don't shoot alone any more — a hand-picked team of photographers and videographers works alongside them — but all editing is done in-house by the Toths themselves. And they travel: San Francisco, New Zealand, Fiji, Fraser Island, the Whitsundays, even Mt Isa, usually with an extra day or two tacked on to explore, because, as they put it, it's not just about the job; it's about the adventure.
What it costs, in plain sight
The studio publishes its Brisbane photography pricing in full: five hours' coverage with one photographer for $2,550, eight hours for $3,550, or eight hours with two photographers plus an 11x11" leather-bound, 20-page album (valued at $1,150) for $5,600 — every package with edited high-resolution photos, an online gallery, a pre-wedding consultation and a three-week turnaround the studio guarantees. Extra hours run $350 per hour per photographer, a second shooter adds $750 to $900, and discounted packages are offered for Sunday-to-Thursday weddings and elopements.
Beyond weddings, the studio's range covers photography and videography portfolios, engagement shoots, corporate headshots and content creation, along with guides to the venues they shoot most — from Tiffany's Maleny to Kingfisher Bay Resort on K'gari. Enquiries and bookings run through the contact page.