Maritha Mae

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐫—🪸 Reef colours via heliconia and palm inflorescence on a table of gathered seaweed and volcanic rock, shot by @marithamae on location at @sooribali ’s iconic black sand beach 🌋 We are proud to present the first images from the series —𝘽𝘼𝙇𝙄 𝘽𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏— exploring new ways to celebrate on this special island, mindfully and with a lighter footprint, with our most excellent partners ♠️🖤 Planning: @thewildestdreams.co Photography: @marithamae Floral & Design Direction: @thishumidhouse Floral partner: @sandatfloral Videography: @pattivana.film HMUA: Vicky from @arly.co Venue: @sooribali @sooriweddings White puff sleeved gown: @satoobykitakami Men's Suits: @wonghangtailor Stationery: @papeworks Table,Candles & Table settings: @thehosttable Chairs: @balieventhire Jewellery: @bpdesilvajewellers Female Model: @jaskusuma   Male Model: @ngurahpanji_

Balangan Cliff, a naturally formed helipad hovering above the Indian Ocean is breathtaking. For a wedding at sunset, we built on the rugged beauty of the site, seating guests on classic beach chairs in a garden of aromatic plants and flowers placed with convincing naturalism, as if they had always been there. We sought to keep the horizon largely unbroken, ocassionally interrupted by the graphic silhouettes of local agave and yucca for a playful hint of the Meditarranean. We are proud to present the finale of—𝘽𝘼𝙇𝙄 𝘽𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏—a campaign created in partnership with our esteemed industry partners exploring ways of celebrating on this special island in a new era of mindfulness. Planning: @thewildestdreams.co Photography: @marithamae Floral & Design Direction: @thishumidhouse Floral partner: @sandatfloral Videography: @pattivana.film HMUA: Airin from @arly.co Gowns: @cinobicinobi Men's Suits: @wonghangtailor Bridal Shoes: @manoloblahnik @bluebellsg Stationery @papeworks Chairs: @balisewasewa Jewelry: @bpdesilvajewellers @ilovestoris Models: @ju_mulan @braendrw

Tara and James in Bhutan — framed by nature, sealed in red. A modern love story, written in bold. Tara in custom @stellarissa and James in @kratonworld . As featured on @voguemagazine and @vogueweddings . Made possible through the exceptional care and commitment of our local guides.

Honored to be included in @thewed ’s 17 Best Wedding Photographers in Asia list. Thank you for placing me among so many inspiring artists whose work I deeply admire, and for highlighting Asian creatives. As someone of Chinese heritage who grew up outside Asia, I never imagined when I began this journey over 15 years ago that it would lead to documenting weddings across Asia and around the world. It feels especially meaningful to be recognized among so many remarkable artists from this region. Deepest gratitude goes to the couples who trust me with their stories and allow me to do the work I care so deeply about. Without you, none of this would be possible.

Light and shadow between the stone and sea at @sooribali Planning & Design : @chic_co_events Photography: @marithamae Videography:  @leo_dslo @axioo @axioo.bali Floral Design: @esakustudio Hair & Makeup: @imairinn @arly.co Ceremony & Reception Gowns: @phangsanny_official Jewelry: @rinn.sg

Night-time energy for Evan & Cosette in Bali, their wedding reception set on a cliffside overlooking the ocean. E&C’s wedding was the kind of weekend carried by open hearts and their love of the island, sand and sea, where speeches melted into embraces and the ocean breeze gave way to midnight electricity. Theirs was a weekend built around people, place, celebration and presence. Living fully, loving loudly, and celebrating without reservation. Grateful for the trust to document something that felt this personal and alive and for the immense privilege of telling your love story, Evan & Cosette 🤍 Planning: @poetyque.events Photography: @marithamae Venue: @khayanganestate Wedding Gown: @moniquelhuillierbride @the.proposal.bridal Afterparty dress: @nadinemerabi Suit: @commonsuits Decor: @steve_decor Floral Design: @dada.island Content Creator: @brideswhisperer DJ: @hotsince.85

Luminous by day, electric by night. For Tara & James’ dinner reception, guests were welcomed into the warm, pared-back interiors of Amankora Paro Lodge, where monastic grace met alpine elegance. Expansive windows, opened out to dramatic views of Mt. Jomolhari, its summit dusted with the season’s first snowfall from that very morning. Their evening was filled with endless love and laughter with guests gathered over a celebratory Bhutanese feast, great fashion, spontaneous karaoke led by loved ones, and s’mores shared around the campfire beneath a luminous full moon. It was a celebration of their love in a place that echoes their commitment to mindfulness, sustainability and meaning. A truly unforgettable experience. As featured on @voguemagazine and @vogueweddings . Planned by @chic_co_events , with design by @thishumidhouse , and made possible through the exceptional care and commitment of our local guides. Wedding Planning: @chic_co_events Event & Floral Design: @thishumidhouse Fashion Styling: Bride (@tazsusanto ) Photography: @marithamae Videography: @aldinortinez Hair & Makeup: @roslynnhair @angelikasamara Reception Gown: @stellarissa Groom’s Suit: @barneychengcouture Venue: @amankorabhutan

In the Bhutanese Himalayas, love moved at the pace of mountains — slow, steady, and full of breath. The days felt held by something older than us — by prayer carried on wind, by mountains that have watched centuries come and go. As if the land itself made space for every vow, every tear, every quiet glance, keeping it gently, the way earth holds roots beneath the surface. Over the next nine chapters, I’m sharing the rhythm of James and Tara’s story — from quiet preparation to sacred ceremony. In Bhutan they say Kadrinche — a gratitude that lives deeper than words. Their entire story carries that feeling. Wedding Planning: @chic_co_events Event & Floral Design: @thishumidhouse Fashion Styling: Bride (@tazsusanto ) Photography: @marithamae Videography: @aldinortinez Hair & Makeup: @roslynnhair @angelikasamara Pre-Wedding & Reception Dinner Gown: @stellarissa Bride’s Welcome Dinner Dress: @chuni_dorji_prive (outer), @kratonworld (dress) Bride’s Ceremony Gown: @hiantjen Groom’s Welcome Dinner Outfit: @kratonworld Groom’s Pre-Wedding Outfit: @kratonworld Groom’s Blessing Ceremony Suit: @barneychengcouture Earrings: @epajewel Hair Accessories & Dragon necklace: @rinaldyyunardi Stationery: @hansjonathan Welcome Dinner Venue: @comouma.bhutan Wedding Venue: @amankorabhutan

From the moment I met James & Tara in Seminyak, Bali, I was struck by their warmth and intentionality and our meeting felt like pure serendipity. Months later in Bhutan, I had the profound honour of photographing their once-in-a-lifetime union in the Land of the Thunder Dragon. Over the course of the week, we moved through mountain passes and crossed ice-cold rivers, captured their love beneath the madness of a Himalayan downpour, ran through ancient cypress forests, watched Bhutanese folk dance beneath the stars, shared s’mores by the campfire, sang wedding karaoke well into the early hours, and celebrated a way of living — and loving — with intention above all else. For their ceremony, the heavens seemed to smile as the rainy skies parted just in time for them to be married against the dramatic sight of first snow dusting the peaks of the Bhutanese Himalayas. I’ve never fallen in love with a couple more quickly. Thank you, James & Tara, for your gracious hearts, your kindness, your friendship — and for memories that will live rent-free in my mind forever. As featured on @voguemagazine and @vogueweddings . Planned by @chic_co_events , with design by @thishumidhouse , and made possible through the exceptional care and commitment of our local guides. Wedding Planning: @chic_co_events Event & Floral Design: @thishumidhouse Fashion Styling: Bride (@tazsusanto ) Photography: @marithamae Videography: @aldinortinez Hair & Makeup: @roslynnhair @angelikasamara Bride’s Ceremony Gown: @hiantjen Groom’s Blessing Ceremony Suit: @barneychengcouture Groom’s Coat: @kratonworld Venue: @amankorabhutan

For Tara and James’ dinner reception at @amankorabhutan ’s Paro Lodge, the windows opened onto Mount Jomolhari—its summit freshly dusted with the season’s first snow. Brass bowls brimmed with gifts from a local plantswoman’s garden—potato vine, lacinato kale, Himalayan mint and early persimmons—set on the table as a record of what the valley offered that very morning. Proudly featured in @voguemagazine and @vogueweddings , photographed by @marithamae . Conceived with @chic_co_events , and realised through the exceptional care of our guides, the extraordinary team at @amankorabhutan , and our local partner @uttyflower . James in @barneychengcouture , the bride in custom @stellarissa , with hair and makeup by @roslynnhair and @angelikasamara , and jewellery and accessories by @epajewel and @rinaldyyunardi .

𝓐𝓘𝓢𝓛𝓔𝓢 𝓞𝓕 𝓜𝓐𝓝𝓨—in Bhutan, for Tara and James—a Buddhist blessing set within a forest of towering Himalayan cypress, marked not by a single aisle, but by many paths drawn through a gathering of friends and family. Runners of rice straw, edged with fallen pine needles, opened the ceremony from multiple directions, drawing guests inward—evoking the visual language of the harvest, via the threshing floor. Water primrose, marigold and amaranth, in the colours of a cleansing fire, threaded through the congregation. Along her chosen path, the bride carried a double-ended bouquet of magnolia fruit, as the monks’ throat-singing rose through the trees—seismic, resonant, and holding the clearing in sound. Proudly featured in @voguemagazine and @vogueweddings , photographed by @marithamae . Conceived with @chic_co_events , and realised through the exceptional care of our guides, the extraordinary team at @amankorabhutan , and our local partner @uttyflower . James in @barneychengcouture , the bride in custom @hiantjen , with hair and makeup by @roslynnhair and @angelikasamara , and jewellery and accessories by @epajewel and @rinaldyyunardi .

Ben & Hannah in Singapore.