29/07/2025
One of our favorite frames from Hailen and Yeโs incredible wedding day at โ yeah, thatโs right, the cover photo of this post! ๐ซ
We had just wrapped up their portrait session, hearts still full from their vows (which made us laugh, cry, and feel all warm and fuzzy inside), and even squeezed in a quick ice cream break courtesy of . The sun was dipping behind the towering redwoods, and everything was going so perfectly, we were just so amazed at everything weโd already been able to capture.
Then came a super fun bridal party entrance, with all the wedding guests standing up and waving napkins with crazy energy, and our couple finally settling down to enjoy their wedding dinner!
But then, we turned around and saw one of those this-is-why-you-live-in-California sunsets happening. ๐
The kind that turns the sky into a painting, the kind that transforms chill photographers and videographers into caffeinated squirrels. ๐ฟ๏ธ
We had a heated debate amongst ourselves, knowing full well wedding photographer etiquette dictates we shouldnโt do this thing: โShould we really ask them to head out AGAIN? They, literally, just, sat down for dinnerโฆโ
But: After watching the sky turn to full-on fire ๐ฅ , we decided: Yes. Yes, we absolutely should. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
So I walked over and said, โLookโฆ we know you just sat down. But weโre about to risk our friendship with you to ask for one more shot. Itโs SO worth it. Regret, you shall not have, dear padawans.โ
They exchanged one of those โwe knew this would happen, they are always occupational hazardsโ glances, and back out we went โ to the same spot they had said their vows.
And thatโs when we caught this frame: silhouetted against a glowing sky, wrapped in the warmth of the dayโs final light, the perfect ending to a perfect day. โค๏ธ
A few months later, they had us send them a giant A1 canvas printed at our photo labs, of this photo, from Singapore all the way to California, to hang on their living room wall. ๐๐
๐ธ: Darren
๐ฅ: Xinyi & Benny