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Every time I photograph a wedding I get inspiration for my own future wedding. I notice what I do and don’t like, what has the biggest impact on how enjoyable the night is, and what seems unnecessary. Through wedding experience, I have developed my own wedding priorities. While this list is completely based on Caili […]
Ashley and Alex have a mutual love of Japan and a mutual love of cats. They celebrated both on their wedding day. They got married at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, a traditional Japanese Garden. All their flowers, from the bride’s bouquet to the boutonnieres, were origami prepared by the groom. Their centerpieces were various Pusheen […]
Katie and Daniel are just incredible humans. On top of being so talented, intelligent, charismatic, and beautiful, they also threw the most drool-worthy event. Still, throughout their whole wedding day they really went out of their way to be welcoming, giving and sincere. The two really deserve each other. They got married at a Country […]
Katie is just killing the wedding game. She dove head-first into wedding planning and contacted me the day after her proposal. Through the phone, I could tell that she was just beaming with excitement. Alex was down for anything. During this shoot, he was used as a human playground– carrying Katie in his arms, throwing […]
“Words cannot express how important photography was to us and Caili was amazing! She did our engagement and wedding day photos and everything turned out fantastic. My husband and I never had a photo shoot done before so the engagement shoot was a first but Caili made is to easy! She made us feel so […]
I highly recommend buying your gear secondhand. It gets the job done and is a lot more affordable. Facebook Groups for locals selling gear/Facebook marketplace are great places to start. If you can, meet up with the buyer and test out the gear before you hand over your money. But most of my gear is […]
This power couple is actually from Toronto, Canada. On the second day of their vacation to San Francisco, they hired me to be a professional third wheel and capture their travels. I love that. They had such a good time that they’re planning on doing a professional photoshoot on their next vacation, too. We started […]
One thing that I love about weddings is that they’re the best reunions. My own family means the world to me and I love seeing this love in other people. It’s one of those things that remind you of how great life is. I clearly value photography, but I don’t have very many photos of […]
Taking pictures should just be a lot of fun. I got into photography as a sixteen year old who enjoyed derping around with her friends + a camera. I still like derping around with friends + a camera. Photography is really a love project for me. I’m a full time student and I don’t have […]
I have extended family in Michigan and they introduced me to Sae Jong Camp when I was thirteen. It’s a week long Summer Camp for Korean-Americans by the beautiful Lake Higgins. After my first year, I was hooked and came back every Summer after. We recruited the rest of the family, and soon Sae Jong […]
