The Wedding That Began in Japan: A Château de Jalesnes Wedding in the Loire
She first wrote to us to plan a wedding in Japan, where most of her family lives. Japan was still closed, so…
Full Faith in Sake Country: A Niigata Elopement
They gave us an open map and one sentence: "We put our full faith in you!" Their Niigata elopement was a first…
How Far in Advance to Plan a Wedding in Japan: A Year Well Spent
Japan keeps its own calendar. The blossom and the maples arrive on nature's dates, the best places host one celebration a day,…
Mt Fuji Engagement Photos: A Mountain, a Little Rain and Two People From Home
Fuji had been hiding all day, and these two had never had a professional photo shoot. By the end of the afternoon,…
A Rainy Day Elopement in Japan, at Jinya in Cherry Blossom Season
Japan has a name for the long rain of early spring, and it comes from the yellow flowers that bloom under it.…
Shinto Wedding in Japan: Shrine, Chapel or Garden?
The shrine wedding looks ancient, but its modern form dates from 1900, and the three cups at its heart began at home.…
She Had No Idea: A Cherry Blossom Proposal in Tokyo
He booked the flights nine months out, for a week no forecast could promise yet. Tokyo's cherry trees kept their side of…
A Wedding in Two Registers: Inside a Hakuba Winter Wedding Film
The film opens in silence. A cedar forest ceremony in falling snow. Then the music changes completely and the rest of the…
The 2026 State of Photography: What the Numbers Actually Tell Us
The seventh annual Zenfolio State of the Photography Industry Report is out. Nearly 5,000 photographers across 90+ countries. The findings confirm what…
A Post-Wedding Photoshoot in Japan Among the Cherry Blossoms
Japan first met them in a snowstorm, and the Florida Keys married them in the wind. This spring their honeymoon brought them…
A Roof Like an Umbrella: An Intimate Wedding in Japan’s Mountains
Low cloud on the cedar ridges, a 150-year-old house built for exactly this weather, and the few people who mattered most, close…