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Danya Chen Photography is a San Francisco, California-based photography company that specializes in wedding photography. Danya is the talented and creative photographer behind the company. She graduated from San Jose State University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography. Ever since then, she has found what she truly loves to do: capture once-in-a-lifetime wedding moments.

In 2018, Danya Chen Photography added an associate photographer to the team in order to provide high quality services to all clients. Her associate, Raven, looks for the blissful moments in life and believes there is no better feeling than capturing those moments. She began photographing weddings in 2013 when she was based in Georgia before she moved to California and met Danya.

Danya Chen Photography serves the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. They believe that the beauty of love is captured anywhere and everywhere. Danya and her team have a very imaginative and creative mind that is excellent at telling your true love story through the photographs they capture.

Services Offered
Danya Chen Photography uses a wonderful blend of photography styles, such as contemporary, natural, and photojournalism. She aims to exceed expectations to help couples create complete looks for their love story by offering engagement shoots and wedding portraits, alongside wedding day photography. Couples will receive their final photography images as digital files, and have the choice of working with Danya to turn some of their engagement images into save the dates for their event. Danya Chen Photography also offers the following services:

  • Destination and travel
  • Second photographer
  • Additional hours
  • High-resolution images
  • Multiple locations
  • Hand editing
  • Wedding portraits
  • Timeline development assistance
  • Asian-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Digital Files
Prints

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Digital Files
Prints

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Film
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Canvas
Digital Files
Prints

Reviews of Danya Chen Photography

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Danya Chen Photography has received outstanding reviews for capturing wedding moments with professionalism, warmth, and exceptional talent. Reviewers highlighted Danya's ability to make couples feel comfortable and at ease, her promptness in keeping schedules, and her talent for capturing natural and beautiful moments. Clients praised her communication skills, preparation, and responsiveness, noting that their photos turned out stunning and magical. Danya's expertise in providing guidance, capturing details, and working seamlessly with other vendors was highly appreciated, making her a highly recommended choice for couples seeking a photographer for their special day.

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Danya Chen Photography has received outstanding reviews for capturing wedding moments with professionalism, warmth, and exceptional talent. Reviewers highlighted Danya's ability to make couples feel comfortable and at ease, her promptness in keeping schedules, and her talent for capturing natural and beautiful moments. Clients praised her communication skills, preparation, and responsiveness, noting that their photos turned out stunning and magical. Danya's expertise in providing guidance, capturing details, and working seamlessly with other vendors was highly appreciated, making her a highly recommended choice for couples seeking a photographer for their special day.

Stefanie
Stefanie Sent on 08/24/2019
5 out of 5 rating

TL;DR: Danya is AMAZING. Highly Recommend!

I could go on about Danya forever. She is a GEM! We hired Danya as our wedding photographer. She did our engagement photos along with our 2-day wedding event. My husband and I had an Indian + Chinese + American fusion wedding. It was a unique wedding and we had a lot of different elements which included Chinese Tea Ceremony, Mehndi night, a Baraat, choreographed performances, and lion dancers. Danya was able to keep up with our complicated order of events.

She is talented. Danya has a good eye and was able to manage our huge families and round people up to capture the perfect photo. She was very good at being able to command the situation to get the photos we needed while being friendly and approachable at the same time.

She is VERY responsive and organized which I greatly appreciated. We were able to get our full album in 2 weeks! Working with all the different vendors, Danya was by far the most professional, responsive, easy-to-talk-to, and most talented.

Additionally, she makes you feel so comfortable in front of the camera. She is able to read different personalities very well. I'm not photogenic and was incredibly nervous and self-conscious during our first engagement photoshoot. However, she made me and my husband feel so comfortable by the end of it that we felt ready to become models!

We spent so much time together, almost felt like she was part of the family. We would definitely hire her again for future events. Highly recommend Danya! She has been an absolute joy to work with.
Gregory
Gregory Sent on 12/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our favorite vendor!

Danya is the best! My husband and I worked with her for our wedding at Nella Terra Cellars in May 2024. We are pretty introverted people by nature and had never been photographed professionally before - Danya made us feel extremely comfortable during our initial engagement shoot and at the wedding itself. She guided us through poses and locations and was very detail oriented, which put us at ease knowing that we didn't need to worry about the small details like whether an arm was awkward or a hair was out of place. She's very personable and will naturally make you laugh, which produces some great photos as well.

Coordinating logistics with her was very easy thanks to her professionalism and responsiveness. She proactively requested key information from us to ensure she was well-prepared for the day and captured everything we were hoping to get out of it, including must-have group shots, detail photos, etc. She also answered our many questions on locations and timelines, and always had a thoughtful recommendation based on her experience and expertise (lighting, etc.) when we weren't sure about something.

On top of all of the above, we absolutely loved the way our photos turned out. If we had to do our whole wedding over again, she would be the first vendor we'd re-sign in a heartbeat and we've recommended her to friends and family.
Caroline
Caroline Sent on 07/25/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Captured Wedding Memories to Last a Lifetime

TLDR; Danya Chen Photography (Danya) captured our wedding moments that we will cherish for a lifetime and made us feel at ease with her experience, easy going demeanor. She has a great eye + editing skills and was professional throughout with excellent communication, timely gallery deliveries, and in general, just a really pleasant person to work with.

We first found Danya Chen Photography through Instagram. Instantly, we knew that her photography and editing style spoke to us. She was actually the first vendor we booked after our venue. We reached out to several photographers, but in the end, it was an easy choice to go with Danya and she absolutely delivered.

(1) Communication: After submitting a request form, Danya was prompt with her response, and we were able to set up a virtual meeting. We actually booked with Danya more than a year in advance of our wedding and were planning from out-of-state, but as the date drew closer, she kept on top of it, and got all the information she needed from us (wedding details, shot list, timeline), so that on the day of the wedding, we had no doubt she and her 2nd photographer would photograph everything we wanted whether it was a posed or candid shot.
(2) Vibe & Experience: From our intial meeting and engagement photo session (included with our wedding package), my husband and I immediately felt at ease with Danya. She was both personable and had a lot of experience. You know that feeling when a camera comes out and suddenly you don't know how to "act natural"? Even though my husband and I weren't naturals when it came to the more posed pictures, Danya easily guided us with her friendly demeanor and tips. It was obvious that she was a pro at photographing couples (height differences, best face side, hair placement, etc.). It was also a big bonus that Danya has a lot of experience under her belt so she had actually photographed quite a few weddings at our venue and knew how to deal with the outdoor ceremony elements and backlighting of the dinner reception room. Danya even came to our ceremony rehearsal and gave us instructions that ensured our ceremony flowed and allowed for good pictures without us having to be focused on that on the day of. Danya built quick rapport with our wedding party and knew everyone by name.
(3) Style: Of course, the first thing that drew us to Danya was her amazing photos. With just a quick look at her Instagram, you can see that she photographs a number of couples and their weddings so beautifully and her editing style is bright and airy.

On the day of, she and her 2nd photographer Chrystal worked efficiently and professionally, arriving at their set times and moved us along to stay on schedule and worked through the shot list. However, they were also in the background capturing lots of good candid moments of my husband and me, as well as the wedding guests. Despite the busy wedding season, Danya delivered a highlights gallery very quickly and then delivered the full gallery well within her promised timeline. When we look through the photos, we are instantly transported back to our various wedding moments and can't help but smile and reminisce. The flatlays and detail shots are lovely, but in particular, I love how she captured reactions to wedding speeches and everyone grooving on the dance floor. I also want to mention that the systems she has in place make it easy to access the photos and download.

My husband and I are the first among our friends to get married and have absolutely recommended her to our friends. Anyone would be lucky to book Danya as their wedding photographer!
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