Shooting a wedding in Okayama, Japan last year（2025） was such an incredible experience—getting the chance to document a wedding in Japan is definitely no easy feat! I’ve known the bride, Baoli, for over ten years. I missed her first wedding, but I made sure I was there for her second! (We always love joking about this.)
This time around, I shot the entire wedding solo. Compared to weddings in Taiwan, a Japanese wedding is relatively streamlined, but there are still plenty of subtle details and etiquette to keep in mind—especially since this was my first time navigating Japanese wedding customs.
Along with my main Sony setup, I brought along the Hasselblad X2D and the 35–100mm lens. When they were talking in the video about that “super expensive camera,” yep, that was the one!
Even though it was an intimate gathering of around 50 to 60 guests, the part that left the deepest impression on me was during the reception dinner. Baoli and her Taiwanese friends and family brought such vibrant energy and lively gestures that the Japanese guests were completely overwhelmed (and amused!) by genuine Taiwanese warmth and enthusiasm. Language barriers were effortlessly broken down with a mix of English and body language, and everyone had an absolute blast connecting with one another.
It was such a fun and memorable wedding. A huge thank you to Baoli and “Wagyu Guy” (the groom’s nickname) for sending this clip over!
I really hope to visit them in Okayama again soon!
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去年(2025)在日本岡山拍攝了一場婚禮，能夠在日本拍攝一場婚禮還真的不太容易。跟新娘子寶莉認識10多年了，她的第一場婚禮我沒跟到，第二場就讓我來了（我們都愛開玩笑）。
而這一次是我一個人拍攝整場婚禮，當然跟台灣相比，日本的婚禮相對上簡單，不過要注意的細節也挺不少，特別是這也是我第一次接觸日本婚禮的習俗。
我這次除了帶Sony工作機之外，也特別帶了哈蘇X2D 與35-100 過去，影片裡他們說很貴的相機就是這個啦！
雖然這是一個小小的婚禮，參與的人不過就五六十個，但我印象最深刻的一個部分，是在吃飯的時候，寶麗與台灣的親友們，用熱烈聲音還有動作，讓日本的親友們，感受（嚇到！）到台灣人的這本土味的熱情！雖然大家的語言不是那麼通，用英文還有肢體動作，大家還是可以交流得很很好。
非常非常有趣的一場婚禮，也很感謝麗寶與和牛男（新郎的暱稱）特別寄得這一段影片給我。
下次，我還想再去岡山找他們呢！
PHOTOGRAPHY | @daran_wu
HAIR & HAMKEUL | @tomo.kakimoto
