Joel & Alicia's Wedding - Sneak Peek

Have you ever loved somebody so much...

That your heart is filled with tenderness and delight at the mere thought of them?

That when you think of them, it makes you smile?

That's exactly how I'd describe the chemistry between Joel and Alicia. A lot of us were privileged to witness the holy matrimony between this capable, charismatic young man and this sweet, demure young lady. And I'm most honored to be covering this auspicious day. I'm sure all of us had an utmost enjoyable day, from the downright cheeky groom teasers, the church ceremony, the heart warming songs done by Brian, David and Daniel...down to the amusing stuff we did at the banquet.

Here are some sneak peeks to quench your curiosity =) It's a mix of happy shots and serious work. Unfortunately it's only part of what I intended to post, before my pc and streamyx gave up on me last night. Talk about perfect timing. Give me a few days and hopefully you'll be seeing some decent posts this weekend alrite. Cheers.

I have no idea what Brian was trying to do xD

'X' marks the spot!

Paul, Ivan and Jedidiah rapping...

The Tawau contingent.

And the Kota Kinabalu contingent...

Joel's wedding banquet also featured a brand new band i.e. 'The Apostles'!!! We had so much fun using the yellow backdrop to come up with this series of band posters =)

Paul the drummer.

Jedidiah the guitarist.

Alex at the bass.

And Brian the vocalist.

We chilled out at Veda Blu right after the banquet. The following pictures are courtesy of Paul. I thought he did some pretty decent job. Keep it up Paul.

Stef could very well be the next ambassador for Coffee Bean or Starbucks don't you think?

Ladies Portrait Session - Continued

After much delay, here I am with the complete series of pictures from the portrait session =) The things that I learnt from this session is that practice makes perfect. I have to admit that I'm not exactly the shutter bug I was years ago, where ideas come in a continuous influx as I shot alot in those days. But I'm glad that the touch never quite left me. Yes...it was somewhat awkward at the start of the shoot, however it progressed smoother and easier over the hour.

Allocate more time for a large group or work with a smaller group in the allocated couple of hours. I was ecstatic to have everyone in the session, the more the merrier rite :P But it was also a mistake, as I could only squeeze out 20 shots or so for each person in the limited 2 hours of daylight left. I promise the next one would be in small groups of 3-4 so that I can give everyone my undevoted attention equally without compromising on quality xD

Last but not least, it's been a joy to work with all of you ladies, I do hope you like your individual shots. Brian and Gary, how can I forget your tremendous help =)

Cressida, these are for you.

Here you go Yee Fun.

And congratulations to our very soon to be bride, Alicia, who's getting married to our dear brother Joel this Saturday. Looking forward to witness your holy matrimony =)

Dramatic skies and ethereal effects in black & white...this is my favorite shot.

Official Post for Ladies Portrait Session

I know it's been two full weeks since I last posted the sneak peek for our ladies portrait session, sorry for the delay, but it's not unjustified though =P I was feeling absolutely crappy and lousy for the past week as I was assaulted by an array of medical symptoms: first it was food poisoning after lunch at a certain place (apparently I was the only one affected :/); then the intense abdominal pain (that woke me up at 3am almost everyday) followed; and last I caught this bug that gave me such an eye sore and rendered my right eye like it's been punched swollen. If I hadn't known better I could swear the superbugs in Tawau are out to get me with a vengeance.

So here are the highlights of the shoot.

Introducing Stefanie Chin the bank teller :)

Stefanie Chin the lawyer :P Yeah both of them have the same Christian name and surname.

I love the country side feel to this picture.

Here's our bubbly li'l friend Siew Yian...

I thought Siew Yian gave a nice sultry look here, but she thought otherwise.

For some reason she likes this pose very much xD I'm putting this one up just to appease her.

This is Evon...

No...I haven't forgot about you three, Cressida, Alicia and Yee Fun :) I haven't managed to work on your shots due to time constraint since I'm heading for Semporna this afternoon till Thursday. Please be patient with me and stay tune this weekend alrite :)

Cell Group Ladies Portrait Session

We had a long weekend this recent Labour's Day. So I thought what's better than organising an outdoor portrait session for our lovely ladies in cell group John 9 & 10 :) After some emails, calls and arrangements, we finally managed to pull it off. I was both excited and jittery coz' this was my first assignment with so many ladies, that I didn't want to disappoint them, not after the effort they went through to doll up themselves. Here's a sneak peek of what's more in store.