A bride and groom on a snowy summit above a sweeping range of mountains

Black and white photograph of a couple kissing, seen through the windscreen of a vintage car

A bride laughing with her guests at a lakeside vineyard ceremony in Summerland

Black and white photograph of a bride and groom on the steps of Hycroft Manor’s columned facade

Your wedding, as it truly felt.

Vancouver wedding & elopement photographer · Digital & 35mm film · Worldwide

You don’t need to be good at this

Most couples tell me the same thing when we first talk: we’re awkward in front of a camera. That’s fine. I photograph weddings and elopements the way they unfold, quietly and close by, so you can spend the day with your people instead of performing for a lens.

How a day with me feels

A bride and groom kissing beneath her veil, sunlight coming through the fabric — Unposed · as it happened

I The day, as it happened

No poses. Just your day.

A couple walking a wide, misty beach at low tide, small against the shoreline

For most of the day, you’ll forget I’m there.

A couple holding hands at sunset on a rocky West Coast shoreline

The small moments you didn’t know anyone saw.

A couple laughing together, sitting among tall wild lupines

Nothing staged.Everything felt.

II Gently guided

Portraits that still feel like you

A bride in a long veil holding white calla lilies beneath an autumn tree

When I guide you, it’s small: a step toward the light, a hand to hold. Twenty unhurried minutes, often just a walk.

Close detail of a bride's hand and wedding ring resting on a bouquet of white calla lilies

The details, as they were

Kind words · 5.0 on Google

“Every image feels like a still from a beautiful film.”

Marlene Zheng Read more kind words

“He has a unique artistic eye and an ability to capture genuine candid moments in a natural and meaningful way.”

Tùng Nguyễn · Wedding

“We were at ease the whole time and extremely pleased with our final photos (Lots of happy tears shed).”

Ren Adrienne · Elopement

“He captured our wedding in such a special way. He made every photo feel timeless.”

Alina Li · Wedding

A bride and groom laughing together, her bouquet of blush roses between them

A bride embraced in a long hug by a guest at her reception

A couple kissing in soft backlight beneath blossoming trees, her bouquet of white roses between them

From their weddings

The work

Different days, the same quiet eye.

Helicopter elopements and garden weddings, South Asian bridal portraits and quiet vows by the sea.

A bride and groom walking across a snowfield toward a waiting helicopter

A bottle of champagne, two glasses and a bouquet of white flowers resting in the snow

Helicopter elopement · Whistler

A bride and groom laughing at their sweetheart table in a glass-walled garden restaurant

A groom kissing his bride as she sits in her gown on the lawn among garden flowers

Garden wedding · VanDusen Botanical Garden

A South Asian bride in a golden lehenga, her dupatta lifting in the wind on a lawn

A South Asian bride in an embroidered lehenga seated before red velvet curtains

South Asian bridal · Vancouver

A bride in an off-the-shoulder gown pausing at a gate before the ceremony, her bridesmaids beside her

A bride and groom exchanging vows beneath tall pines, the sea behind them

Seaside ceremony · beneath the pines See the full gallery

III On 35mm film

A second way of seeing

A film camera comes along for the frames that deserve it. Thirty-six exposures a roll means waiting for the moment instead of chasing it.

A bride wiping away a tear as her groom holds her hands on a snowy summit, photographed on 35mm film — 35mm film · the vows

Snow-covered mountains seen through a helicopter window, photographed on 35mm film — 35mm film · the flight in

Raveen Perera, wedding and elopement photographer, seated with a film camera

The photographer

Meet Raveen

A calm presence on emotional days. I read the room, stay out of the way, and guide only when it helps. Every image is shot and edited by me, never by AI.