Couple seated in formal kimono with paper umbrellas inside a Shinto shrine hall

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Marry the Japanese way — in pictures

You do not need a ceremony to be photographed in the full tradition. In white shiromuku or a richly embroidered iro-uchikake, against cedar halls and vermilion gates, a shrine shoot is the most distinctly Japanese portrait there is.

Bride in a crane-patterned iro-uchikake kimono holding a folding fan inside a shrine hall

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Couple in black montsuki and shiromuku kimono with paper umbrellas on a shrine approach

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Couple in kimono sharing a paper umbrella on a lantern-lit shrine path at night

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Good to know

What a shrine shoot involves

Kimono only, by the rules

Most shrines welcome photography in traditional dress but do not allow Western wedding dresses on the grounds. We plan your looks accordingly — kimono at the shrine, dress elsewhere.

Permits & etiquette, handled

Shrines require permission and follow their own rules and hours. We apply for the permit, pay the shrine's fee as part of your package, and guide you through the etiquette on the day.

The full costume experience

Shiromuku or iro-uchikake, traditional hair styling or a wataboshi hood, and the groom's montsuki-hakama — dressed properly by professionals.

Add it to any package

A shrine setting can be the heart of your Signature shoot, or one of two locations in a Premium Full Day.

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