DESTINATION WEDDING: NIPPON

Volume I. Mister Fuji San

Mist in the air, cold on our skin.

The sun came gently. Not loud, just enough warmth to thin the fog,
just enough light to give the mountain depth,
to let shadows and snow speak.

Mount Fuji calmly stood there the entire time.
Majestic, yet soft beneath drifting clouds.

Between cold and warmth, mist and clarity—
we realised how lucky we were.
To witness Fuji in full,
to shoot love beneath a mountain that allows itself to be seen.

Volume II. It’s a Date!

First date little moments;

checking your outfit in every reflective surface
pretending to be calm when your heart is sprinting
awkward but cute silences
the way you walk slightly slower so the date lasts a little longer
finding excuses to stand closer and brush shoulders
taking photos like it’s casual
& the many “what if” thoughts

and that one second
when your hand reaches for mine,
the whole city goes quiet.

Finale. Drunk in love.

Yokohama at night is not a city that shouts.

Neon trembles in the puddles
lantern bleed softly into the street
as if even light here
has learned the grace of silence.

Here the alleys feel like verses.
The izakayas exhale warmth,
a little smoke, a little laughter,
a little life spilling over the treshold and into our sleeves.

I watch you as you walk
as if love has finally taken a shape I can recognise;
steady hands, quiet eyes,
the gentlest certainty.

Drunk in love? Maybe.
But sober, even more so.