Frequently Asked Questions
Help you get some ideas about my services
How do we book you?
1. Reach out to me
By filling out the contact form (or direct email, Instagram DMs, etc) with your date, your idea and questions that you have.
2. Let’s talk!
I offer free consultation call to help answer your questions. This is a great chance to know each other and know if we are a good fit. It helps you feel confident to move forward.
3. Confirm your date
Once you feel we’re the right fit, we’ll move forward with signing a service agreeement to confirm your booking. I only require a 35% retainer fee to start.
How will we receive our photos? How long does it take?
A private online gallery with high resolution edited images will be delivered to you for viewing, downloading and storage. A sharable online gallery is available upon your request.
Your edited photo gallery will be ready:
– within 6 weeks from your elopement, wedding, vow renewal day.
– within 4 weeks from your photoshoot, including: engagement & surprise proposal.
I curate the gallery and perform professional image editing. This process takes time. If I could deliver your full gallery in 2 weeks, I would definitely do so. However, from my practice over the years, I would rather my clients wait 6 weeks for a pretty gallery than 2 weeks with rushed editing.
Sneak peek gallery will be delivered within 48 hours of your event so you can rewind your moments and share them with your loved ones.
With a surprise proposal, the sneak peek gallery will be delivered only within 12 hours of your event, so you can share your happiness and announcement with loved ones.
Do you photograph engagement sessions or just elopements?
Yes. I photograph engagement (pre-wedding) session.
Besides providing photography & co-planning for elopements primarily, I do offer limited sessions of surprise proposal and engagement photo sessions for couples who take a holiday in Vietnam.
What is your approach to an elopement?
My approach is to keep your elopement intimate and storytelling your day via photographs. In order to tell your story better, I will spend time getting to know you as much as I could. Mostly via consultation call and planning process together. I usually meet my couples before their elopement to overview their event and proposal backup plan if the weather looks not ideal.
Once I get to know you better, I will be able to guide you, help you to feel comfortable in front of the camera, so I can capture your moments of the day while you still stay true to yourself.
Depending on how long you want me to photograph your elopement. Normally, I would focus on the getting ready, the details (wedding attires, vows book, wedding bands, etc), your portraits (individual and together), your first look experience (if any), your ceremony, your celebration, your adventure and any moments in between.
How many photographers do we get?
You will get 01 photographer (Anda) for: elopement, intimate wedding, vow renewal, wedding anniversary with under 20 guests; the engagement and surprise proposal photoshoot.
If your wedding events involves more than 20 guests, there will be at least 02 photographers.
What is your approach to other photoshoot, including engagement and surprise proposal?
My approach for an engagement photoshoot is to get to know your love story, suggest a location that can capture the beauty of your chosen destination and a timeline that can capture your portraits, candid moments at beautiful lighting while you still have room to enjoy your holiday.
My approach for a surprise proposal is to help you create a proposal script that works for your travel itinerary and circumstance (example: travel just the two of you, with friends, or with family), suggest a location that can capture the beauty of your chosen destination and a timeline that can capture proposal moments at beautiful lighting.
How many photos will we get?
1. My photography approach for elopements and intimate weddings is story-telling so I’ll capture everything, everyone that’s involved in your wedding day so I can tell your wedding story via photographs. Such as you getting ready, detail of beautiful wedding attires, group portrait with your bride-maids, groomsman, ceremony venue decoration, vows exchange, welcoming guests, party … You can imagine that there are a lot of things to tell about your wedding day.
There will be no exact number of images that I’ll deliver to you because every wedding is different. However, I’d always put quality over quantity so your gallery will be well-selected before the delivery.
You can expect an average of: 35-45 edited pictures per hour for elopement or intimate wedding day
2. My photography approach for engagement is capturing the beautiful portraits of the couple, the candid and the beauty of location.
You can expect an average of:
20-25 edited pictures per hour engagement photoshoot & marriage proposal.
3. If you book analog photography as an add-on service, the amount of photo will be added on top of delivered digital photos.
Can we get a personalized elopement package according to our needs?
Of course you can, when you decide to elope, you open a door to all the possibilities you can have for your day. It’s all about your experience and how it will be captured so you can tell your story to your family, your friends, and your children for many years to come. The more hours of photography coverage, the more flexibility you can get.
How do your travel fees work?
I add all of my travel expenses (round-trip flight / ferry / bus, rental vehicle, minimum 1 night of accommodation) into the total cost of packages that is out of my base Ho Chi Minh City.
Do you accept payment installment?
Yes, I can accommodate smaller installment if you prefer. All additional transfer fees must be paid by you.
Can we print our photos?
Yes, you can. You will be granted a personal printing rights so you can choose your own printing lab.
I found that it’s more practical to do it in your home country than having a print from Vietnam and deliver it to your country.
How can we deposit retainer fee when we are far away?
The retainer fee can be transferred via PayPal, Western Union, MoneyGram, SWIFT banking or Cryptocurrency.
I prepared a few more payment transfer methods that may be available in your country. We can discuss it in our consultation call. My goal is to provide you with a suitable and convenient option.
Can two foreigners legally get married in Vietnam?
Theoretically yes! Two non-Vietnamese individuals can legally get married in Vietnam as long as:
– They are a heterosexual couple
– At least one of them has Residency or Temporary Residency status granted by the Vietnamese government. This means that one person must be living in Vietnam with official permission from the government.
For international couples who are on holiday to Vietnam, it is recommended to legalize their marriage in your home country and have a symbolic wedding ceremony in Vietnam.
Does Vietnam accept same-sex marriage?
Vietnam does not recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions, domestic partnerships, unregistered cohabitation, or any other form of recognition for same-sex couples (Read more on Wikipedia)
If you are same sex couples who wish to elope in Vietnam, it is recommended to legalize your marriage in your home country and have a symbolic ceremony in Vietnam.
Is it safe for LGBTQ+ couple travel and elope in Vietnam?
Yes it’s safe.
Although the law of Vietnam does not recognize same-sex marriage, the authority doesn’t do anything to harm your wish of having your elopement here.
Same for wedding venues, wedding vendors, accommodations are friendly and welcoming.
Do you take LGBTQ+ wedding?
Hell yessssssss!. Celebrating love and diversity is my favorite. It will be my privilege that you let me be a part of your elopement and document it.
Do you photograph in other areas outside your base? Can you travel to my wedding in a different city or country? What would be the cost of your travel expenses?
Yes, I do photograph in other areas outside of Ho Chi Minh City. I travel often to couples’ destinations such as Phu Quoc Island, Con Dao Island, the South coast (Ho Tram, Cam Ranh, Nha Trang), and the North (Ha Noi, Ninh Binh, Sapa) to provide photography services.
Within Vietnam, my travel fees are already included in all photography packages.
For destinations beyond Vietnam, photographing weddings in a foreign country requires me to obtain a visa and a work permit. Please reach out and share with me your idea. I will work on my end to get the paperwork I need.
You may also get a discounted package when I’m already in the area, follow my travel schedule.
Can’t find your answers here. Don’t worry!
Feel free to contact me just to ask your questions. My pleasure to provide you useful information about your destination wedding in Vietnam