I highly recommend working with Vivian Chen and her associate photographer Erin Prado for your wedding! Both of them were wonderful from start to finish and our photographs came out gorgeous. I really wanted a photographer with a natural look (not the overly bright/blown out look you so often get in wedding photos) and a focus on candids, and they came out just as fantastic as I expected from looking through their portfolios.
We worked with Erin for a mini engagement session and our wedding and she was lovely on both days - really relaxed and personable while still giving us great direction on poses and positioning. Small things so we were still moving naturally and acting like ourselves, but really helpful (ie: having my husband put his hand in his pocket, reminding me to hold my bouquet lower). She also did lots of candid-style/natural positioning, like having us look at each, talk, laugh, walk, etc… and all of those are my favorite shots. She’s also just really nice, professional, and respectful - we did private vows and she gave us some space for privacy while still getting some lovely shots of it.
The final edits done by Vivian came out beautifully, her style feels very cinematic and I love it! She also turned them around much faster than I expected, we got teasers 4 days after our wedding, and the full gallery of over 850 photos in just two weeks! She advised us to expect 4-6 weeks so that was a lovely surprise (probably helped by our wedding being a bit before busy season). I’d absolutely recommend them both to anyone!

We are absolutely blown away at how skillfully Erin captured the essence of our wedding. We can’t stop looking through our gallery, which was available to us within just a few weeks of the event. Friends and family are raving about the best wedding photos they’ve ever seen. We’ve felt like celebrity models since the teasers came out. There are so many incredible, tiny moments beautifully and stylishly immortalized: our expressions at the exact moment of our first look, kids literally in the air while they were jumping around and dancing. From romantic couple shots at a location Erin suggested, to stunning large group photos where every single person looks beautiful, each photo offers us a unique moment to remember from our wedding. Erin, we are so grateful for your keen eye.

I'm a wedding planner in the Bay Area, and Vivian Chen is one of our absolute favorite photographers to work with! As planners, we deeply value photographers who not only deliver stunning images but also bring professionalism and a calming presence to the wedding day—and Vivian does exactly that.

With her experience and expertise, Vivian knows how to guide couples and their families effortlessly, ensuring everyone feels at ease. She’s a pro at crafting photography timelines that integrate seamlessly into the overall schedule, which makes the entire day flow smoothly.

Whether it’s posed and editorial shots or candid, documentary-style moments, Vivian captures every detail with artistry and care. We’ve loved every collaboration with her and can’t recommend her highly enough!