Photographing a Destination Wedding at the New Sanho Hotel in Japan
Congratulations to Alec and Emi Beecroft, who recently celebrated their wedding in Japan last month. I was honored to be their photographer for a destination wedding in Japan! Alec is a US Navy officer and recent graduate at the Naval Post Graduate School. Emi is a doctor and has family in Japan. Alec and Emi blended both American and Japanese traditions for this special event.
Preparing readings for the ceremony at the Japanese Temple; details.
Getting ready in the Japanese tradition
![Alec and Emi outside of the shrine after the ceremony.]( "4")
- Alec and Emi outside of the shrine after the ceremony.
![The reception!]( "5")
- A fairy-tale wedding; Dancing at the reception!
The reception was held at the newly remodeled New Sanho Hotel. The venue was beautifully decorated. Two huge movie screens at both ends of the ballroom simultaneously played Alec and Emi’s DVD slideshow choreographed to music. Along one-side of the ballroom were displayed a large canvas gallery-wrapped wall portrait and other engagement photos carefully lit with accent lighting. Large crystal centerpieces with flowing white roses adorned the tables. Traveling to Japan, I only had limited space to bring photography equipment. The Canon 1Ds Mark III and 5D II worked flawlessly. I set up the ballroom with a studio strobe and wireless transmitters to provide more dramatic lighting at the reception. It was perfect.
!["Ken, Thank you so much for your fabulous work, impeccable professionalism, and incredible flexibility with our demanding schedule to make our dreams of outstanding wedding and reception photos come true! We've heard great feedback from family and friends...everyone is excited to see more! We sincverely, greatly appreciate all your hard work! Thank you so much! --Alec & Emi]( "6")
- “Ken, Thank you so much for your fabulous work, impeccable professionalism, and incredible flexibility with our demanding schedule to make our dreams of outstanding wedding and reception photos come true! We’ve heard great feedback from family and friends…everyone is excited to see more! We sincerely, greatly appreciate all your hard work! Thank you so much!” –Alec & Emi
Although my trip was short, I very much enjoyed my visit to Japan, and enjoyed being the photographer for this special destination wedding! You can see some of Alec and Emi’s unretouched engagement, wedding ceremony, and reception images online at www.kendoophotography.com On the Portrait and Wedding side of the website, select Client Area from the top menu bar. There are now seven galleries. Enter the passwords: Alecandemi1 , AlecandEmi2 , Alecandemi3 , Alecandemi4 , Alecandemi5 The sixth and seventh galleries contain most all of Alec and Emi’s selections for their GraphiStudio Wedding Book. The password is AlecandEmi6 and AlecandEmi7 The images have not yet been retouched!
