The Yongfoo Elite, Shanghai, China Elopement Photo Story Award

bride and groom sharing a humor kiss at a garden wedding

The bride and groom sharing a romantic kiss at their garden wedding, with friends in the background making funny gestures

The bride and groom share a kiss at their garden wedding, as lighthearted friends make funny gestures in the background.

A young couple recently tied the knot in a small, intimate ceremony at the Yongfoo Elite, a Michelin restaurant in Shanghai. The couple, who wished to keep their wedding a family-and-close-friends-only event, celebrated their big day with gourmet meals and happy moments.

The bride contacted Shanghai wedding photographer Seven Tao two months prior to the event to capture the special day. She explained that the couple wanted a story-telling style of photography, rather than the traditional posed portraits. The couple wanted the wedding to be a relaxed, garden party vibe.

The Yongfoo Elite is a world-renowned Michelin restaurant in the heart of Shanghai. It boasts a wide range of gourmet foods and delightful desserts, making it the perfect location for the young couple’s wedding day.

The family-and-close-friends-only wedding was a success, with guests enjoying the delicious food and lovely atmosphere. The bride and groom were so pleased with the results of their special day and the photographer was able to tell their story through beautiful images.

The couple will now embark on the next chapter of their lives, a journey that they can look back on fondly.

Bride getting ready at home for her garden wedding ceremony in Shanghai, China with her best friend

Bride getting ready for her wedding in Shanghai, China with her best friend applying makeup in the couple's home

Kimie is getting ready for her wedding at her home in Shanghai, China, with her best friend applying makeup.

Bride is wiping grooms tears of joy in car on way to wedding venue in Shanghai, China

Bride and groom in car chatting on the way to their wedding venue in Shanghai, China; groom shedding tears of joy, bride wiping them away

When they sat in the car chatting about their good old times, the groom shed tears of joy on the way to their wedding venue.

Bride and groom are in awe while taking wedding portraits in front of Yongfoo Elite ancestral hall

The couple, in love, took a photo together in front of the ancestral hall at their wedding venue, the Yongfoo Elite

The couple, still in awe of one another, took a photo together in front of the ancestral hall at their wedding venue, the Yongfoo Elite.

The bride and her father walk the ceremony entrance at Yongfoo Elite in Shanghai, China at outdoor garden wedding ceremony

Bride's father holds her hand in entrance of Yongfoo Elite in Shanghai, China to begin outdoor garden wedding ceremony

As the ceremony started, the bride's father held his daughter's hand, walking into the center.

At The Yongfoo Elite in Shanghai, the brides father hands the groom his daughters hand

Image from The Yongfoo Elite in Shanghai, China, with the bride's father knowing it was time to leave after the groom taking over his daughter's hand

After the groom took over his daughter's hand, the bride's father knew it was time for him to leave.

Image from wedding at Yongfoo Elite in Shanghai, China created when a matchmaker told the funny stories of a couples love

The Yongfoo Elite in Shanghai, China - Joyful moment when a matchmaker told the funny stories of a couple's love

The moment was joyful when the couple's matchmaker told their hilarious love stories.

bride and groom hugging a Shanghai wedding surrounded by friends, at the Yongfoo Elite

The couple embraced surrounded by their friends' congratulations at the Yongfoo Elite in Shanghai, China

The couple embraced, surrounded by the congratulations of their friends.