Bryan & Fiona

It’s tax time and I’m also in the midst of a major renovation at my new home. Interior design and architecture is what I enjoy when I’m not shooting. Updates to this blog will be slower this April. But not to fret. There’s a huge backlog of weddings just waiting to be shared in the coming months.

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

FIONA’S home was like stepping back in time. It contained all the memories of family trips, graduation photos and books, books, books everywhere. All in this in a warm, nostalgic home that didn’t have to pretend to be retro.

Wedding date: Saturday, 17 November 2010
Dinner: Amara Hotel, Singapore
Solemniser: Dr Eileen Aw, PPA(E)

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

Quick! Arrange yourselves into a coherent sentence while blindfolded.

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

Uh-oh.

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

Friends. United.

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

Pre-flight check.

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

Fun and games. Literally behind closed doors.

Wedding photography and wedding photographer at Amara Hotel, Singapore

WHATTA HUG! I can tell who your closest and best friends are.

Congratulations Bryan & Fiona. And I’m happy to say they are expecting their first baby this year.

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PF & Priscillia

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

I’ve recently received a string of bookings from brides who, unknown to me, were following and watching my blog for the past year. This is good practice if you’re looking for your ideal wedding photographer. Consistency and outperformance with each and every wedding is key. Boredom, sameness and mediocrity is not.

I really enjoyed PF & Priscillia’s spunky Peranakan wedding. Not only was it a celebration of all things Peranakan — including those gorgeous nyonya kebayas — it had much significance for me as I have Straits Chinese ancestry on both sides of my family. It was like homecoming in a massive way.

Most importantly they left me completely alone to do my wedding photojournalism work. No posing and no cheesy signs.

Wedding date: Saturday, 23 October 2010
Dinner: Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore
Wedding gown: Ted Wu
Hair & makeup: Kenneth Lee
Instant photography: Baicapture

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Lovely, natural emotions from a bride at ease with all the cameras pointed at her.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

A most unusual bouquet.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Lots of comedy from Priscillia, too.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Poor ah kong. The automated photo booth from Baicapture was an instant hit.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Not a mirror image.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Little Miss Nyonya.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

Spot the true blue nyonya.

Congratulations PF & Priscillia!

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Roger & Jasmine

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

For 2010 doctor and lawyer brides were running neck and neck for second place in the most popular occupation for my brides. The overall winner, of course, were teachers by an overwhelming majority. For 2011 it’s a toss up between doctors and lawyers for now with banker brides running a close second. May the best bride win.

BACK in 1999 if you had told Roger and Jasmine, then good friends in junior college, that they were destined to marry in a decade they would have laughed and slapped you across the head. Well, it turned out that feelings matured and became mutual after Jasmine returned from medical school overseas and Roger entered the workforce as an ernest young man.

It still fascinates me how two disparate adults meet, fall in love and then marry. So, in our first meeting, don’t be shy if I ask you how both of you met.

Wedding date: Sunday, 24 October 2010
Dinner: The Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore
Wedding gown: Di Gio Bridal

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

A tank top with strategic cut-outs and two char siew paus maketh a top for Roger.
The dog ate one bun after this photo was taken.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

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“Let’s see some love, brother.”

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

The great thing about marrying a doctor is that medical assistance is immediately at hand if the gatecrashing goes awry.
Emergencies have happened!

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

Minutes before their march-in.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at the Ballroom, Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

Congratulations Roger and Jasmine!

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David & Vanessa

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

LOVE has a funny way of landing right on your lap when you least expect it. Just ask David and Vanessa. David would have never discovered Singapore if the theft of his belongings hadn’t rudely interrupted his backpacking tour of South America. He escaped only with his t-shirt and shorts. Vanessa would have never spied a tall, slim, athletic fellow waiting at the kerbside for a taxi if not for a mutual friend’s barbeque party earlier that evening.

Their eyes met, and then locked on, as he politely offered her the first taxi that he had flagged down:
“East Coast? Yeah, I’m heading home there too. Shall we share a cab?” he suggested in his Southern Californian drawl.

The rest is history as their dates and tennis matches cumulated into their dream wedding at the stately Raffles Hotel.

Wedding date: Saturday, 16 October 2010
Wedding gown and veil: La Sposa, Barcelona
Kwa: Koon Nam Wah, Hong Kong
Church: Church of The Holy Family
Dinner: The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore
Videography: A Cinematic Story.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Crimson nails. Mantilla veil. Scarlet Ferragamo heels. Vanessa carried her wedding ensemble with ease.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

What’s running through Vanessa’s mind?
A bride’s journey to church is one of the most touching and private moments in her day.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

“Take care of her.”

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Her graceful Peranakan godmother.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Strictly ballroom.

Wedding photography, actual day photography and wedding photographer at The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore

Congratulations David and Vanessa!

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