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bride and groom on their elopement day in the Southern Oregon Coast at Samuel H Boardman State Park, Brookings
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Best Places to Elope in Oregon: From Coast to Mountains, Waterfalls & Desert

Bykiersten January 26, 2026January 31, 2026

Find the best places to elope in Oregon from coast to mountains to desert. This location guide covers timing tips and access info from an Oregon elopement photographer.

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A tear rolls down bride's cheek as she hugs groom during their multi day wedding in Italy.
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Wedding Photography Tips for Couples: How to Plan for a Meaningful Experience (Not Just Photos)

ByHenry Tieu January 5, 2026March 15, 2026

Wedding photography tips for planning a day you’ll actually live, not just photograph. How to prioritize your experience and let the beautiful photos follow.

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Bride and groom kiss after outdoor wedding ceremony by Lake Louise
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Wedding Planning Questions: 10 Questions to Help Guide Your Wedding Planning

ByHenry Tieu November 3, 2025November 3, 2025

10 important wedding planning questions to ask yourself to help you plan a celebration that’s intentional, meaningful, and completely yours.

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Guests sit around a table under string lights during a micro wedding reception in Kauai.
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Micro Wedding Inspiration

ByHenry Tieu September 22, 2025November 17, 2025

You don’t have to follow a script when planning an intimate wedding, however, it can help to have some ideas. Here are a few of our favorite micro wedding inspiration and ideas from past couples.

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How to Plan a Multi-Day Wedding or Elopement
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How to Plan a Multi-Day Wedding or Elopement

ByHenry Tieu August 25, 2025November 17, 2025

Learn tips on how to plan a wedding weekend itinerary that is full of intention and meaning.

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How to Elope in Moab: Your Complete Guide to Planning an Intentional Desert Adventure
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How to Elope in Moab: Your Complete Guide to Planning an Intentional Desert Adventure

ByHenry Tieu August 4, 2025August 28, 2025

Dreaming of an intimate desert wedding? Here’s everything you need to know to elope in Moab and plan your perfect adventure.

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Couple stands on a trail in Painted Hills during their Death Valley National Park desert elopement.
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The Ultimate Guide: How to Elope in California [Updated for 2026]

ByHenry Tieu July 28, 2025November 17, 2025

Planning a California elopement? Learn everything you need to know about how to elope in California including planning steps, legal requirements, and more!

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Bride and groom elope on the Oregon Coast on a cliff overlooking the ocean in Southern Oregon.
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How to Elope in Oregon [Updated for 2026]

ByHenry Tieu July 28, 2025January 26, 2026

Planning an Oregon elopement? Learn everything you need to know about how to elope in Oregon including planning steps, legal requirements, and more!

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newlyweds kissing with the Swiss Alps and small homes in the background.
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12 Best Destination Wedding Locations Around the World

ByHenry Tieu July 7, 2025September 8, 2025

Discover the 12 best destination wedding locations around the world, from mountaintops in Italy to beaches in Mexico.

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newlyweds kissing from the balcony of their acorn falls cottage, one of the best micro wedding venues in california.
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Top 11 Micro Wedding Venues in California

ByHenry Tieu June 2, 2025August 28, 2025

With its mountains, forests, and coastline, the Golden State has no shortage of beauty. So, here are our favorite micro wedding venues in California.

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About Henry Tieu Photography: We are a Seattle-based team of destination elopement & intimate wedding photographers who specialize in honest storytelling, candid moments, and soulful portraits in breathtaking landscapes whether that's the mountains of Washington State or the wild beauty of faraway places across the world. Published in The New York Times, named Best Wedding Photography (2019 - 2025) and a Rangefinder Magazine Rising Star, we're honored to capture the kind of love that's deeply felt, artfully preserved and intentionally celebrated. As an Asian and LGBTQ-owned business, we believe your love deserves to be seen, respected, and remembered exactly as it is. Inclusivity, trust, and connection guide everything we do.

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I didn’t even hesitate and ordered this camera the I didn’t even hesitate and ordered this camera the moment it launched. Between photographing weddings and even my own family, you’re always one second away from the moment being gone. This is the camera that changed how much I trust my gear to keep up with me. The AF locks and doesn’t let go. 30fps blackout-free so nothing slips through. And when the light isn’t cooperating, the stabilization just handles it. You need to try it for yourself and Sony is giving a lot of you that chance with Creative Space is on the road: Savannah, GA: Apr 8–9 Charleston, SC: Apr 15–16 Richmond, VA: Apr 22–23 Boston, MA: Apr 29–30 If you’re close to any of these cities, I highly recommend you check it out! #SponsoredBySony @SonyAlpha #SonyAlpha #SonyA7V
“If they’re here for the wedding, they should be h “If they’re here for the wedding, they should be here for the marriage.” We said that quietly the night before everything. I remember walking into their Airbnb, perched on a cliff overlooking the ocean where the sound of crashing waves becoming the white noise that softened everything before the day began. C sat across from me, not as a photographer this time, but as a bride. And maybe that’s what made it feel different. Softer. More real. Like we had both stepped out from behind the camera and into something far more vulnerable. Because as photographers, we’re invited into people’s most intimate moments. We see what love looks like when it’s not performative…when it’s honest. And maybe that’s why that sentence stayed with me. Not for the aesthetics.
Not for the photos.
Not for expectations. But for the commitment.
For the quiet promises.
For the life that begins after everyone goes home. The next day, I felt all of it the moment I met their people…the ones who traveled across the country to be there. I was reminded you don’t need many people. Just the right ones. The kind who don’t just show up for a day, but for a lifetime.
The ones have witnessed their story long before this moment…and will continue long after.
The people who hold space without needing attention, who support without conditions. So I captured the way they looked at C and L.
The quiet reassurance.
The easy laughter.
The tears that didn’t need to be held back. C and L, thank you for trusting me with something so sacred, for inviting me not just to witness, but to truly be part of your world. And to C & L’s loved ones, thank you for welcoming me so effortlessly. For a moment, it didn’t feel like I was documenting strangers. It felt like I was standing among family. On film 🎞️ and @sonyalpha @hdpresets Photographer @henrysdiary Videographer @novafilm.co Content @huflights Venue @crookpoint Cellist @kristenmariemusic @dolcefuocostrings Florals @carriecrookfloralandevents HMUA: @blackfernbeautyco Cake: @munchkinmoocrew Dress: @anthropologieweddings Dress 1. Anthropologie Weddings and Dress 2. @Selkie Suit: @menswearhouse Catering: Black Trumpet Bistro Rings: @aw.customjewelry
I still can’t believe this!!! I am beyond gratefu I still can’t believe this!!! I am beyond grateful (and honestly still in disbelief) to share that one of my images has been selected for the 2026 Best of The Best Engagement Photos by @junebugweddings Out of thousands of submissions from incredibly talented artists around the world…somehow my work found its way into this space…and it all happened because of these two and all their trust for what I do. They welcomed me into their home. Into their safe space Into corners of their lives that held both laughter and heartbreak. And that kind of access…that kind of trust…is something I will never take lightly Going into this engagement session, we turned everything off. We let go of expectations. We let go of what a “photo session” is supposed to look like We simply connected They shared pieces of their story I shared pieced of mine. And somewhere in between, we found something honest…something that felt like what life is supposed to be and what love is supposed to mean Not everything we created is meant to be seen. Some moments are too intimate, too sacred to share. They belong to just C and K and as a human (not just an artist), I am okay with that. I am okay with those photos never being seen by anyone but the couple themselves Maybe that’s what makes this engagement experience mean so much. Thank you C and K Thank you Junebug Weddings and the judges Captured on film an digital @sonyalpha @hdpresets @lightroom
Not every elopement needs a long hike. Some do. S Not every elopement needs a long hike. Some do. Some don’t. Some look like waking up before sunrise and walking barefoot onto a quiet beach. Some look like staying at a beautiful hotel, sipping coffee slowly, and watching the light change without rushing anywhere. Some look like wandering through a forest when the light unexpectedly breaks through the trees… and realizing this moment, right here, is enough. There’s this narrative in the elopement world that adventure = effort. That if you’re not hiking miles, climbing something, or chasing something hard to reach… you’re somehow doing it wrong. But what if the real question is simpler than that? What feels right for you? Because an elopement isn’t about proving anything. It’s not about how far you go. It’s about how deeply you experience where you are. These photos are from C and J’s 2-day elopement in Kauai. When they first reached out, we didn’t know exactly what their days would look like. We only knew they wanted something that felt true… something the internet doesn’t show enough of. The way they planned these two days with part quiet beach, part luxury, part exploring, part just being…reminded me of something I always come back to: You don’t need to earn your experience. You just need to be present for it. And when you are… you notice everything. You notice how you are loved, and how to love. You notice that your wedding experience isn’t anyone else’s but your own… and you deserve to have it your way. You notice that life is actually quite simple and joy is more beautiful when it’s shared. C and J, thank you for trusting me. Thank you for treating my family to shave ice the day before your elopement. Thank you for going all in. Thank you for cheering me on when I picked up the coconut from your ceremony to re-purpose for your detail photos. Thank you for constantly lifting me up with your words, even after we parted ways. ——— Film photos on Kodak Portra 400 Digitals on @sonyalpha and edited with @HDPresets Keywords: Hawaii wedding, Kauai elopement @1hotel.hanaleibay @agaliafilms @akuahawaiki @isleflowers @cassidyeliseartistry @pronovias @tangsbridal
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới 🧧🐴 Happy Lunar New Year 2026. I Chúc Mừng Năm Mới 🧧🐴 Happy Lunar New Year 2026. If your furniture was made in Vietnam, there’s a good chance it was made here, in workshops like these, built by hands that learned from the generations before them, in a small town called Đồng Nai. This is where my husband is from. And this year, we get to celebrate Tết here with our son and daughter. For as long as we possibly can, we want Alpine and Glacier to know this part of themselves. To feel the magic of Tết. To understand the quiet pride of craft passed down through generations. To come home to family. To sit around a table filled with food made from memory and love. To listen to the endless stories about the past, about sacrifice, about what the future could hold. Because being Vietnamese isn’t just where you’re born. It’s what you carry. It’s what you choose to return to. It’s the rituals you protect. From our family, wishing you a year of intentional living. An abundance of inner peace and joy. Good health. And warm, unhurried rest. Chúc mừng năm mới ❤️ #tet2026 #lunarnewyear2026
They waited 5 FULL YEARS for these photos. Like s They waited 5 FULL YEARS for these photos. Like so many couples during the pandemic, H & O got legally married but never had the elopement experience they once dreamed of. And we all know life goes… It pulls. It pushes. It asks us to move on before we’re ready/ Dreams get tucked away for “someday” But H and O never forgot about that dream...the one where they get to slow down and forget all the noises that is life…the one where they get to have a moment to stay grounded in their journey, their story, their love. I had the honor of photographing them on the exact date of their 5th anniversary right in the heart of wildflower season at Mount Rainier. We stayed on trail. Left no trace. But took all the memories with us. At one point, we came across a cluster of flowers shaped like a heart…almost as if it had been waiting for us all along…and if we just slow down enough to look, we’ll find beauty hidden in plain sight…just like life…just like relationships…just like the people around us. When Sony asked why this was one of my favorite images of 2025, I shared this: Just before I pressed the shutter, I knew we were running out of light. Instinctively, I wanted to bring H and O closer together. But O (the groom) gently stepped back, wanting H to have a moment alone with the landscape herself. In that pause, I witnessed his love language unfold: presence, patience, and deep respect. This photo reminds me not just of the beauty that is surrounding us, but also how love moves. Thank you H and O for allowing me to be there. A series of digital and film photos Digital on @sonyalpha Film on Kodak Portra 400 and Kodak Gold 200

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