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Igor and I both grew up in Salt Lake City, our immediate families (minus his dad) are in Salt Lake City, and we lived in Salt Lake City while planning our wedding. So getting married in Utah was the obvious choice. While I didn’t have my future wedding plans fully flushed out, I always knew […]

Things to Consider When Choosing a Wedding Venue

Pulgas Water Temple Wedding Caili Chung Photography

If you’re new to wedding planning, you may not know the difference between these things. And what you need. No worries, I gotchu 🙂 Save the Dates Save-the-dates are meant to put guests on notice so they don’t make plans on your date and therefore be unavailable to attend your wedding. If you’re going to […]

Save the Dates vs. Invitations vs. Wedding Website

Weddings can be expensiveeeee.  The biggest costs for a wedding are usually the venue, food, and alcohol. If you’re on a tight budget, the best thing you can do is save in these areas by finding a less expensive venue that allows you to bring your own food and alcohol (you can find a much […]

Ways We Saved Money On Our Wedding:

Mason’s family moved to Park City during the pandemic. Mason was attending the very same high school that her mom attended, and even though they moved to Utah, she was able to stay at the same school because it went remote. She originally wanted to shoot on a rooftop. However, we couldn’t find a rooftop […]

Mason’s Senior Photos in Park City, Utah

As an additional service, I create each of my wedding couples a custom, recommended wedding day schedule. If the couple doesn’t have a planner, they usually just go by my solo recommendation. If the couple has hired a wedding planner, I will work with him/her to create this timeline. This works better for everyone because […]

Real Wedding Timelines From Real Weddings

Storm Mountain Wedding Big Cottonwood Canyon Caili Chung Photography

If you’re looking for a mountain wedding venue at the best price, Storm Mountain is my go-to recommendation! I chose to throw my own wedding rehearsal dinner here because it is simply gorgeous and so so affordable. I’ve compiled essential Storm Mountain wedding information and costs as of Spring 2022. Things are always subject to […]

Storm Mountain Amphitheater/Picnic Area Wedding Info & Cost

One of the ways we saved money for our wedding was to make most of our wedding invitations digital. It’s 2021 😉 We printed only 25 physical invitations and gave those only to older-generation guests who’d expect it and people who actually save that paper. For all other guests, we sent them the below message […]

Things to Put On a Wedding Website

Silver Lake Senior Caili Chung Photography Rowland Hall

Shayna is such a sweet girl. Her family moved from the East Coast to Park City a few years ago and she is a current senior at one of my old schools, Rowland Hall. Shayna reached out to me because I had the honor of taking senior photos for her friend, Elli, who graduated the […]

Shayna’s Autumn Senior Photos at Silver Lake & Jordan Pines | Rowland Hall

Bountiful Temple Wedding Orange Fall Caili Chung

“Caili shot my wedding. She did an absolute PHENOMENAL job. She captured every single moment that made up the magic of my big day. Planning this event & preparing all the small details put so much stress on me, my husband, our families & even our relationships. The morning of the actual day wasn’t too […]

Anthony & Lilly’s Burnt Orange Wedding at the Bountiful Temple

Waterford Senior Utah Caili Chung Photography

Ai Lee is such a smart, sweet, adorable human. I had the privilege of capturing her and two of her closest friends at Knudsen Park. They all are so fun and welcoming and brilliant, so it was fun to hang out with all of them together. Ai Lee chose this location because it’s close to […]

Ai Lee’s Glowy, Summer Senior Photos with Sunflowers | Waterford High School