31/03/2026
Five years in the making.
Laura & Grant came from London with a wedding they were meant to have long ago. Between Covid, a civil registration, and welcoming their son Theo, the celebration had to wait — but the dream never changed.
Yesterday, it finally happened at Amanfayun, Hangzhou — an Aman sanctuary hidden in a restored village, surrounded by tea fields and woodland, beside the temples of Lingyin. Quiet, cinematic, and timeless in the way only certain places are.
One detail that stayed with me: Laura wore a traditional Chinese red outfit that once belonged to her mother — a true vintage piece, the kind you rarely see nowadays. Seeing her in it felt like opening a family archive. Honestly… it’s what I imagine a Chinese wedding might have looked like if I could travel back in time and photograph one back then.
They visited Amanfayun three times (all the way from London) because they knew this was their place — a setting that makes everything slow down, soften, and feel intentional.
Laura & Grant — thank you for trusting me with this chapter.
If this feels like your kind of wedding, send me a DM with your date + venue — I’d love to hear what you’re planning.
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