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The wedding photo shoot for Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong was booked at the studio of Liang Xi'an's girlfriend Yao Yao.

After graduating from university, Yao Yao opened her own photography studio. In the beginning, she took on some shooting jobs for fashion magazines, or took photos of models and celebrities. She was considered to be quite famous in the circle.

Five years ago, a good friend of Yao Yao got married and asked her to help take wedding photos. She had never been involved in this kind of photo shoot before, but since they were both photographers and she was a good friend, she agreed.

The photos she took received unanimous praise, and her friends jokingly asked Yao Yao to consider starting a wedding photography business. She thought about it and felt it was a good idea, so she set up a wedding photography studio.

After running the business for a few years, it has been very successful. For example, the wedding photos of Xu Qingsong's cousin and the wedding photos of his third uncle's son were all taken by Yao Yao. When Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue got married, the first person his mother and aunt thought of was Yao Yao.

After convincing their elders, Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong chose the series to shoot. They discussed while choosing. Things like seaside vacation style and ethnic style had to be screened out because the location was too far away and it was not convenient to bring the three little ones with them.

I have to say that selecting according to this standard is like drawing a circle along the map line of Beijing and only selecting what is inside the circle.

The other two didn't want to rush to the location. They also wanted to play around on the location after the filming. After all, there were many locations that Liu Wangxue had not been to before.

Xu Qingsong agreed and said, "That means we shoot one set a day, but the program will be recorded for three days, so we have to shoot the other two sets before or after the recording."

Liu Wangxue checked the weather forecast and said, "Why not schedule it two days before the recording? The weather might not be good later on."

So it was decided.

In the end, the two of them chose five sets of wedding photos, two of which were Chinese style, two were European style, and one was a literary and casual style.

After the selection was made, they immediately contacted the program team. Director Zheng Qingchuan said it was OK, saying that the program had a high degree of freedom, and it was already signed in the contract, and that each couple was free to arrange the recording of the first three episodes. However, Zheng Qingchuan couldn't bear to miss the entire wedding photo shoot, so he asked the crew to go to Beijing to leave early.

Before dawn that day, the alarm on the mobile phone on the bedside table rang.

Xu Qingsong stretched his arm out from under the quilt, fumbled to turn off the alarm clock, then turned around and hugged Liu Wangxue in his arms. He paused for a few seconds to shake off his sleepiness, and started a gentle wake-up service: "Xuxu, get up."

Liu Wangxue said "hmm" and didn't move.

Xu Qingsong kissed her and turned on the bedside lamp.

When the lights came on, Liu Wangxue felt a little blinded and buried her face in Xu Qingsong's arms again.

Xu Qingsong looked at her and smiled, then turned on the main switch, and all the lights in the bedroom and the bathroom lit up.

Xu Qingsong got out of bed first, put on his slippers, then turned around, bent over and picked up Liu Wangxue: "Go wash up."

Liu Wangxue tried hard to open her eyes: "Okay, I'm awake."

Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan got up earlier than the two of them. As soon as they sat down at the dining table, they saw the two of them coming out after changing their clothes, so they asked them to eat something quickly.

Liu Nanshan got up early and feared he would have no appetite, so he simply made some sandwiches and some rice porridge using a blender.

Liu Wangxue ate half a piece and drank half a bowl of soup, just to fill her stomach. The clothes she would wear for the photo shoot were quite tight, and she was afraid that if she ate too much, her belly would bulge out, which would not look good in the photos and would also add work for the photo retoucher.

After breakfast, Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong said goodbye to the three children, and Liu Nanshan sent them and Gu Xuelan downstairs.

Gu Xuelan went with them, along with Xu Qingsong's mother Meng Wanqing and aunt Kong Shimin. The three mothers were worried about their children, so they went with them to lend a hand in case they needed any help. Of course, they also went to have fun together when they had nothing to do. Kong Shimin drove to pick up Meng Wanqing, and everyone met up directly at the filming location.

A small photography team led by Yao Yao was already waiting outside the community. The program crew's car was also there, but because the official recording had not yet started, they did not go up to install the camera.

Liu Wangxue, Xu Qingsong and Gu Xuelan walked out and got into the car of Yao Yao's studio, which had already been equipped with the crew's GoPro. After getting in the car, the makeup artist began to apply makeup to the two newlyweds.

The place we are going to today is the Temple of Heaven. We set out early to avoid traffic jams and arrive just before the opening time in the morning, all for the sake of grabbing this ray of morning light.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing started offering wedding photo shooting services five years ago, and also provides a special shooting lounge for newlyweds, where they can put on makeup, change clothes, etc. However, the ticket price is definitely much more expensive than the ordinary tourist ticket, including two newlyweds and four accompanying staff, a total of 1,200 yuan. For mothers like Gu Xuelan, they can just buy ordinary tourist tickets. The variety show crew had contacted the Imperial Ancestral Temple management in advance and obtained permission to shoot.

Not long after Liu Wangxue and the others entered the lounge, two more couples came in. Because of the rise of the national trend in the past two years, national style photography and the like are quite popular.

Yao Yao urged the makeup artist to finish the remaining eye and lip makeup as soon as possible. At the same time, she asked the staff to hang up the clothes to see if there were any wrinkles. If there were any, they should be ironed immediately.

Liu Wangxue saw from the corner of her eye that there were about seven or eight sets. But the makeup artist was doing her lip makeup, so she couldn't make complete lip movements to speak, so she asked vaguely, "Aren't you shooting one set? Why did you bring so many clothes?"

Xu Qingsong's men's makeup was simple and complete. He came over and saw the smiles on his mother, aunt and mother-in-law's faces and instantly understood. He sighed with sympathy not only for Liu Wangxue, but also for himself.

Sure enough, the next moment he heard his mother say, "It's better to be prepared."

Gu Xuelan continued, "Come over and compare them later, and wear the one that looks best."

Kong Shimin said: "Our Xuxu is naturally beautiful. I think she looks good in any outfit."

Xu Qingsong couldn't agree more, so he didn't expose their little thoughts, smiled secretly, and decided to cooperate.

After putting on makeup and changing clothes, the morning light outside was bright, so the group hurried out and arrived at the square in front of the temple.

Liu Wangxue's dress was bright red, with one shoulder and a tight waist. It was wrapped just below the hips and spread out in a fishtail shape, with a long skirt trailing the ground at the back. The skirt was embroidered with rose branches from the left waist to the hips and then to the right leg. Roses made of red yarn were sewn at the part where the skirt was spread out, layer upon layer blooming to the end of the skirt.

It was still a bit cold outside in the early morning of April. Seeing how long her skirt was, she had planned to wear a warm base layer underneath. However, she didn't expect that once she put on the base layer, she couldn't pull up her skirt at all, so she had to give up. When she walked out of the lounge door with a thick coat on her upper body, her legs trembled when the cool breeze blew in the early morning.

Xu Qingsong held the bouquet in one hand and put his other hand around Liu Wangxue's waist, intending to block the wind for her.

Liu Wangxue looked at his three-piece suit, full of longing: "I envy you so much~" The ending tone was a little trembling.

Xu Qingsong felt sorry for her: "I shouldn't have chosen a skirt if I had known. I should have chosen something loose."

Liu Wangxue tried to use a joke to dispel the coldness: "I thought you were going to say you wanted to change clothes with me, hahaha..."

Xu Qingsong imagined the scene and said, "I think the way your skirt looks on me is exactly the same as the expression my mother will have when she sees it."

"What expression?" Liu Wangxue asked.

Xu Qingsong replied: "Cracked."

Liu Wangxue: “Hahaha…”

The staff who were helping Liu Wangxue lift her skirt couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After taking photos from different angles and poses in the square in front of the temple for a long time, Yao Yao finally shouted, "That's enough."

Liu Wangxue jumped twice immediately. Firstly, she thought that the filming was over and she wanted to take off her makeup and take a rest, then walk around the Taimiao and go out for dinner. Secondly, she felt cold and jumping could keep her warm.

Xu Qingsong quickly unbuttoned his suit and took it off to put on Liu Wangxue's shoulders. Liu Wangxue still held the bouquet in both hands, so she let go of one of them, which was holding the front of her suit, and looked up at Xu Qingsong with a beautiful smile: "It's so warm."

Xu Qingsong lowered his head and moved closer to her: "Now you don't have to envy me, and you don't have to think about changing clothes with me, right?"

Liu Wangxue pretended to be a little regretful: "I didn't think of this a long time ago. It should be shot like this. At least the upper body can be kept warm."

"You two, look at the camera—" Yao Yao suddenly shouted.

After hearing this, the two turned their heads and looked over as if by reflex, and saw Yao Yao frantically pressing the shutter. The three mothers beside them looked at them lovingly. Liu Wangxue praised: "Yao Yao is so dedicated!" She captures every unexpected shot.

Xu Qingsong took the opportunity to praise her: "It must be because you are so beautiful at the moment."

Liu Wangxue shook her head: "No, it's because you are too handsome and have too much boyfriend power."

Xu Qingsong turned his head to look at her: "Should you change..."

Before she finished speaking, Yao Yao shouted at them again: "Go back and change your clothes! While the light is still good, do another set!"

Liu Wangxue was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had heard wrongly, and asked Xu Qingsong: "What did she say?"

Xu Qingsong repeated: "Take another set."

Liu Wangxue thought it was impossible: "Isn't it finished filming?"

Xu Qingsong bent down and picked her up like a princess, trotting towards the lounge: "Hurry, grab the daylight!"

Liu Wangxue exclaimed and subconsciously reached out to hold his neck, and the suit on his shoulders fell off.

When Yao Yao looked up and saw this scene, she raised her camera and started shooting again. The cameraman on the side also suddenly started to move with his camera, chasing after Xu Qingsong. When the staff saw that Yao Yao had finished shooting, they ran over to pick up her clothes and sprinted towards the lounge.

Back in the lounge, the staff handed the clothes to them. Xu Qingsong was still wearing a suit, and Liu Wangxue's dress was also mainly red. She didn't need to change her makeup. Before she could say anything, Xu Qingsong took the clothes and pulled her to the changing room.

This group changed the location and took pictures in the last ray of morning light.

Liu Wangxue was walking back wearing Xu Qingsong's suit jacket. Just as she was about to ask him, she saw three mothers coming towards her.

Gu Xuelan stuffed a cup of hot water into Liu Wangxue's hand to warm her hands, saying that it contained glucose and asked her and Xu Qingsong to drink some later. Meng Wanqing put her coat on Xu Qingsong, and Kong Shimin held a piece of chocolate in her hand, giving Xu Qingsong one piece and peeling the other piece to feed Liu Wangxue. She was asking about Liu Wangxue's health and well-being, which interrupted the questions Liu Wangxue wanted to ask.

So I didn't have to think about it anymore. I went back to the lounge to eat something, changed my makeup, and then went to shoot a Tang suit style. After lunch and rest, I went to shoot a white wedding dress. In the evening, I took advantage of the daylight to shoot a cheongsam style.

On this day, Liu Wangxue actually visited all the places open to photography in the Temple of Heaven.

Yao Yao was very satisfied. On the way back, she kept looking at the photos in the car and praising them as she looked at them.

Liu Wangxue leaned in Xu Qingsong's arms and asked Yao Yao weakly, "My respected photographer, tell me the truth, is this how you plan to arrange the next few days?"

Yao Yao smiled apologetically: "Well, I'm paid to do this, so of course I have to follow your instructions."

Liu Wangxue looked up at Xu Qingsong, who was mentally and physically stable, and said, "Tell me, are you an insider?"

Xu Qingsong shook his head: "I swear, I'm not, I didn't!"

Gu Xuelan was sitting next to Yao Yao looking at the photos: "These photos look so good. Qingsong's mother, my aunt and I all felt it would be a pity if we didn't take a few more photos, so we arranged it this way."

Liu Wangxue turned around and called out to Gu Xuelan: "Mom, I want to go on strike!"

Xu Qingsong hugged her and said, "I support you. If you still do this tomorrow, we will run away."

Liu Wangxue raised her hand and poked him in the chest: "Then why didn't you run today?"

Xu Qingsong held her hand and kissed her: "Today is my first time too, I will have experience tomorrow."

Gu Xuelan smiled and assured them: "It won't happen tomorrow. It will only take two sets of clothes at most."

Liu Wangxue snorted.

The next day, we got up early again. The filming location we went to was the corner tower of the Forbidden City. We shot across the moat. The weeping willows and other trees by the river had sprouted new buds, and the bright morning light showed the gentle scenery of spring.

Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue's makeup, hair and clothing were also designed to match this mood.

There is only this one scene of the corner tower, so just as Gu Xuelan said, we took two photos of the clothes.

After the photoshoot, Yao Yao returned to the car, removed her makeup, changed into her own clothes, and left with her team. The three mothers also wanted to spend some time with the two of them, so they also went back, agreed to have lunch first, and then go shopping, and drove away.

Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue asked the director whether they wanted to continue filming.

The director nodded: "Director Zheng said we want both."

All right, the two of them discussed where to go for lunch, and Liu Wangxue said, "How about going to Master Uncle's for shabu-shabu? We're going to film it anyway, and it can also advertise Qingji."

Then he asked the director: "Is it okay?"

The director nodded vigorously, of course, that is Qingji, which is very famous in Beijing and even in the whole country! The national TV station’s food documentary was filmed there!

Xu Qingsong took out his cell phone and called his uncle to ask first. After getting permission, he and Liu Wangxue took a taxi over there.

After finishing their meal, they suddenly had an idea and took a taxi to the game city, where they played for the whole afternoon.

The location we went to on the third day was a leisure district full of literary and artistic atmosphere. The clothes of both of them were literary and casual. After shooting here, they could also take a stroll.

On the fourth day, we went to the northern part of Beijing, where there is a small river called Sangyu. The riverside is covered with green grass and the banks are full of yellow and orange wild flowers. We took European-style wedding photos here.

The three mothers also prepared a picnic, with everything from food to drinks, enough for the photography and program crews, and could also be used as props for taking photos.

We stayed here until the evening. When the sun was halfway down, fog suddenly rose by the river. Yao Yao urged Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong to change their clothes and take another set of photos. The photos turned out to be very beautiful. Liu Wangxue felt that they had the feeling of the movie "Pride and Prejudice".

On the last day, we went to a very famous castle-themed hotel in Beijing. Its main castle was built based on the prototype of the castle of Country F. The east and west auxiliary buildings were also designed in the style of the Royal Palace of Country F. The entrance is a row of Baroque-style arches, and there is a lot of romance everywhere.

This was originally one of the alternative wedding venues given by the three mothers, but in order to advertise Liang Xi'an's hot spring resort, Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong chose it, but ended up coming here to take wedding photos.

After taking the photos, I went to the hotel club to play a round of golf. Unexpectedly, I met Shi Xi there. Then Shi Xi invited me to join his new friends for a lakeside barbecue in the evening.

At this point, the recording of the first episode has ended.

After the wedding photos were taken, Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan returned to their hometown. Although the wedding was not held in their hometown, they still had to greet their relatives, friends, and neighbors there. They went back to clean up the house and do what they needed to do. In addition, they didn't want to affect the two children's show. It was a love show, and the audience wanted to watch them fall in love. It didn't make sense for their parents to be there.

Because Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan were there for the filming, the production crew was considerate and did not install cameras at their residence. Anyway, there was enough material for five days of location shooting.

When their parents went back to their hometown, Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong took the three kids back to Taojia Village. They wanted to shoot the second episode in Taojia Village.

They still drove back by themselves, but took a turn on the way and went to Haishi because they had not tried on their traditional wedding dresses yet.

Wenxi was even more anxious than the other two. She called Xu Qingsong several times to urge him, saying that if they didn't try it, it would be too late to change it if something didn't fit.

Liu Wangxue still pretended to be ignorant, but the moment she saw the real thing, she was surprised from the bottom of her heart.

Xu Qingsong felt that he really understood her. Watching Liu Wangxue trying on clothes, he felt extremely satisfied. This was the way he liked to give back his love. (End of this chapter)