A wedding, witnessed slowly.

Most of a wedding day is not the kiss or the speeches. It is the quiet between — your mother fixing your collar, your father trying not to cry yet, the friend who hasn't seen you in five years finding you in the hallway. I photograph those rooms first. The ceremony is where the day decides what kind of photograph it wants to be; I'm in position when it does.

My instinct is documentary. I don't run long lines of posed portraits unless you want them, and I will not ask anyone to do that again, for the camera. The few portrait moments we plan together are short, off to the side, made between the things that were already going to happen anyway.

I am Korean-American and fluent in both languages. If your parents or your grandparents are more comfortable in Korean — or if your venue, your officiant, or your DJ is — that's a shape of the day I already know. Halmoni and harabeoji will be at ease before I lift the camera.

What's included

A wedding day with me usually runs eight to ten hours and includes both halves of the couple getting ready, the ceremony in full, family portraits handled gently, an unhurried golden hour with the two of you, and the early hours of the reception through speeches and the first dance. You will receive a private online gallery of roughly four hundred and fifty finished images, an heirloom print release, and a phone call with me a week before the wedding to walk through the day in full. Travel within the greater Bay Area is included; destination travel is added at cost, with no fee on top. A second photographer is available when the room calls for it — I will tell you honestly when I believe it does and when it does not.

Investment

Wedding collections and investment are shared on inquiry, alongside a short Welcome Guide. I keep a small calendar each year — usually fifteen to eighteen weddings — so I can give every couple the same attention. If a date you are considering is still open, I will know within a day.