Guilty

Yeah, I haven’t been updating – I know :P . Things are so busy year end! I’m backlogged as far back as November in editing. The good news is that wedding season this year is finally ending for me soon. Just one more to go and I can finally concentrate on getting images and albums out :)

I’ve been meaning to blog about the holiday we took to Bali a couple of weeks back. It was a rainy trip (expected since it’s year end), but we ended up still having lots of fun and hanging out with the family. I travelled light too – just 1 camera and 2 lenses heh :)

The villa! :)

Sumptuous food at the villa as usual *yum*

At least someone was in the mood to shoot

How not to pose hah!

After a big lunch in Ubud

That’s Taman Ayun

It was raining again this time round in Jetiluwih heh :) (It rained the last time I shot Ming and Wilson there too!)

Isaac and Melissa

And now on to the final of the 3 weddings :) . I had originally not intended to shoot a wedding on Hari Raya Haji. So when Isaac and Melissa first approached me, I was a little hesistant because I already had 2 engagements that weekend. When they mentioned that it would be a short wedding, I decided that it wouldn’t really hurt and they were really nice (and persistent hehe)!

When it came nearer to the wedding, the schedule starting looking longer and longer. Eventually, it meant having to pick up Melissa from her parents’ place in JB, an afternoon wedding mass, and with highlights thrown in!

I was a little daunted but Isaac and Melissa’s make-it-happen attitude won me over. They really went out of the way to make my life easier on that day – from having livestudios cover the reception to the table shots, to personally making sure that everything went according to clockwork (albeit we got a bit lost picking up the bride in JB heh) – even if it meant having to tell guests to delay their group shots so that the events could complete on time!

So here are the images for the day – a small reward to the wonderful couple with big hearts :)

Nuts and Raisins

Kevin and Cynthia’s wedding was the 2nd of the three weddings over the long weekend. I had a really great time with them in Perth earlier this year when I shot their bridals there. During the trip, we chatted a lot. As I got to know Kevin and Cynthia a little bit better, I took an instant liking to them. They must be one of the most unassuming couples around. Kevin always has his boyish smile for someone or something. I still remember mentioning in passing that peanuts and raisins was one of my favourite snacks (especially during the late night edits heh).

Back to the wedding day. What an event it was! We had such a great day out and the only disappointment was that I wasn’t able to capture the whole entourage outdoors because all the roads around where we wanted to shoot were closed because of the Stanchart Marathon. Even then, I think I made some of the best images this day. It was a day filled with joy, tears and laughter – in truly Kevin-and-Cynthia-trademark fashion.

What made this wedding truly memorable for me – interestingly – was a bottle of nuts and raisins that Kevin and Cynthia left for me at my seat at dinner. It’s not an extravagant gift by any standard. But I thought it was one of the best presents that I’ve ever received from any couple. Sure, big fat red packets would be nice but knowing that someone actually paid attention to the small details in your life really means something. I was talking to Dino during the banquet about what makes a couple special to us vendors – and I think this is it – when couples actually take interest in what you do, cares about your well-being knowing that it’s an extremely tough day, and offers you their friendship with open arms. So thank you guys for taking so good care of me, and for being such wonderful people!

Kevin mentioned to me near the end of the day that he’ll really miss the wedding and the planning et all. I think I will too. Enjoy your Italian honeymoon you guys!

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