I am Lynn-Kai Chao

and i love life. life is made up of many other lives. life is meant to be shared with other people. may I share my passions, my loves, but most of all my life through photography with you?

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Susan + Peter | PASADENA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | Pasadena Hilton | Sierra Madre Community Church

peter is my cousin and i never actually met susan before the wedding but ive heard many good things of her through the family grapevine. and all the good stuff shows because its totally not hard to catch her smiling and having a good time. congrats you two!

i love it when family is together in one place…even ones who flew over from taiwan! some find it stressful, i find it totally rad.

thanks to linda of Laddawan Photography for helping me out!


2 Responses to “Susan + Peter | PASADENA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | Pasadena Hilton | Sierra Madre Community Church”

  1. Very nice!

  2. wedding day is always the most special day of any man and woman–”

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Candice + Tseng | Los Altos United Methodist Church | Stanford

been pretty busy this summer with traveling and photography! if there is one thing i realized this summer, it is that photography is the ultimate adventure job because you get to go to so many different places and events, and meet great couples like candice and tseng. i even think the popcorn bar says alot about them…all the variety and aspects/flavors of their relationship make them truly an unique couple.

much thanks again to derek for helping me out and brian for tagging along! brian was one of my clients from last year if you remember…his wife charlene is even doing makeup now, check her out!

now this is what i call excitement to see each other!

i usually dont like posting jumping pics but i thought this one was cool.

gonna start working on new techniques for dancing photos…


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  1. you captured the expressions so well! And CANDICE…my gosh, she is so beautiful (& incredibly happy lookin’) awesome job kai kai.

  2. Lynn !!! You’re photos continues to amaze me ! Beautiful. The rainbow popcorn photo is one of my favs. Oh Stanford…I remember taking our photos there. It was such a great day to whip my dress, spin, fly and laugh on cue with Brian :) BRAVO Lynn !!! BTW thanks for the plug :)

  3. OMG : I just read my comment !I meant “Your photos” not “You’re photos”. Ahhhh :P

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Bekki + Cyrus | SARATOGA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | Hakone Gardens

bekki and cyrus are two people that are easy to shoot because you just cant miss them laughing and having fun. hakone gardens is a sweet, quaint place. matches this lovely couple well. can you believe bekki was her own wedding coordinator? @_@. downright FINE job.

thanks again to derek and jingyi for getting some great details of the day too!

now thats an expensive nigri!!!!!


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  1. OMG we LOOOOOOOOVE the pictures so much! And we had so much fun with you and Derek and Jingyi! :D
    Thank you for capturing our special day so beautifully. We will cherish these images forever.

  2. i hope you ate that piece of sashimi after taking the ring shot! ;)

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Jennifer + Galen | SAN FRANCISCO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | Mints Design | Claremont Hotel | Cafe Verbena | University of California Berkeley

oh man, i got too many shots from this wedding. it was like pulling teeth to decide what to show.  ann ho rocked the make up and mints design did a stunning job putting together the visuals which made it even harder to choose photos!
jen and galen
are a great looking couple. the mash up of friends they brought to the wedding was a trek back in time meshed with the present  since we belonged to the same old church and now the same new church…sw33t. i love shooting for friends…its like a big fat party

got to hand it to derek and jingyi for shooting alongside to grab some awesome shots too.

lets go!

i dont think ive ever seen a bigger smile

hopefully no one noticed i was up there =P

gorgeously designed wedding by mints design

curious what was said =P

haha ok. thats all for now


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  1. crazy awesome pictures lynn!! i like how you used the marshmellows to hold the rings. btw, what do you mean you’re curious to what was said! you mean you didn’t listen to my most spectacular speech?! :P can’t wait to see the rest!

  2. Lynn, thanks SOOOO much for the creative, amazing and funny pictures! Hahaha…funny how Jo commented on her speech cuz I was thinking…what!?!?! You missed her speech?!?! I’ll give you a copy of it later…heh, it was quite good :) THANKS LYNN!!!!!!

  3. great pix. thanks lynn! :)

  4. I love your work!!!! I hope to work with you again soon! Send me some of your cards for referrals. :)

  5. this is my favorite set of pictures yet :) the pictures speak so much love and fun! great work, lynn! add oil!

  6. Beautiful website! I LOVE your work! I just stumbled across your stuff today and think it is amazing!!! I really appreciate your shooting style! I could look through your work all day. Keep it up! :)

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