Busy Weekend with Wedding Errands

In exactly 18 days time, it will be the day where we will make one of our most important decisions in life. In these 18 days, there are only 2 weekends left and hence they are very precious. Nowadays, weekends are for us to talk about wedding stuff and to run wedding errands. I think it has quite been some time where our conversations/ activities do not revolve around the wedding hah.

1. Shopping for Guo Da Li stuff

We spent some time last Saturday (together with my mum and dear’s parents) shopping for Guo Da Li stuff at Amanda Dreamweaver, which is located at People’s Park Centre. There are so many customary things to note for Chinese weddings, and the list of things to buy is quite long. After spending about an hour at the small shop, we were more or less done. The bill came up to be a shocking $270 for dear’s parents! This is indeed one profitable business as since it is for wedding, most people will not scrimp and save too much. Anyway, our Guo Da Li will be this coming Saturday on 22 Dec 2012.

Photo credit: minelifeaffairs.blogspot.sg

2. Collection of photo album and photo frame

On Sunday, we dropped by La Belle to collect our 20-page photo album and our photo frame to be hung on the wall. The album is so freaking heavy hah. We are quite pleased with how the album turns out but are not overly wowed or what. During the visit, we also chose the hand bouquet design and the car decoration to be used on our wedding day. The next time we meet La Belle will be during the final fitting on 30 Dec 2012.

Our wedding album by La Belle

3. Finalisation meeting with Swissotel Merchant Court

Right after La Belle, we headed to the hotel to meet up with Francis for the finalisation meeting, where we discussed the details of our banquet. We covered stuff like the ballroom layout, the guest attendance and seating arrangement, the confirmed menu and other nitty gritty details. We also chose the decoration theme and the wedding favours for our guests. Francis also brought us to view the cocktail reception area and the poolside pavilion again upon our request.

Finalisation meeting with Francis

4. Shopping for DIY decoration materials

We also went to Art Friend at Buona Vista MRT to shop for some decoration materials we need for our solemnisation and cocktail reception. We planned to do some DIY stuff to personalise our wedding a little hah.

5. Wedding Montage

We will be making our own childhood montage to be screened during the wedding banquet. We have each shortlisted some pictures to be used, from the different stages of our lives. We have also decided on the song to be used and the last step now is to put everything together and add on some words, using Animoto. This is still work-in-progress and hopefully it will be completed by this weekend hah.

 

Meeting Kenny and Jennifer

Last week, a reader left a comment regarding Loud! Productions (the comment was not published) expressing her concerns as they have been uncontactable and they have not been updating their website and Facebook since August. Seriously that got me very worried as we are less than one month from our Big day and we have paid in full for the AD Photography and Videography. We immediately contacted La Belle (since we signed up Loud! Productions through them), and they reassured us that they will get Loud! Productions to contact us soon.

On Monday, Kenny texted me and introduced himself as the photographer from Loud! Productions. A meet-up was swiftly arranged for the next day hah. We met up with the photographer, Kenny, and the videographer, Jennifer, at Raffles City Mac.

Meet-up with our AD photographer and videographer

In the one-hour session, they showed us some of their past works and tried to understand the photo and video editing styles that we like. We also discussed the time schedule and other logistical matters. Though they are both pretty young, they seems relatively experienced and are very friendly too. Throughout the session, they were also taking down pointers on what were discussed, and they confirmed with us the main points covered during the meet-up via email in two days.

To be honest, I am still feeling a little uneasy that Loud! Productions did not update their new address and contact number (they have moved office) on their website and Facebook, and have not been uploading new works for people to view. We are keeping our fingers crossed, and are trusting that Kenny and Jennifer will turn up on our wedding day and deliver a good job for us!

 

Photo Booth Recce

We have been thinking for some time if we should engage instant print services during our cocktail reception. As our solemnisation is at about 6pm, it will be over by 6.30pm or so. Hence, guests attending the solemnisation will have nothing much to do until the dinner starts at about 8.30pm (of course they can head to The Central for some shopping hah). Thats why we are thinking of having a photo booth to provide some entertainment during this period. But having this will obviously mean burning more cash!

Prices can vary quite a bit from vendor to vendor. I have seen some vendors offering instant print services at $500plus, and some at more than $1,200plus. The more affordable vendors include Fabfoto, Baicapture, Instant Fotos, Busybody Studios and Blackcurrantworkz. There are also two main types of instant print services. The first kind is really a photo booth where the pictures are taken by a machine, just like taking Neoprints. For this kind, usually there are props available for guests to play with, and it will be at a fixed spot against some backdrop. The other kind is where a photographer roams around to take pictures for guests.

After looking through their portfolios and comparing their packages and rates, we are inclined to engage Fabfoto. Hence, they arranged for us to head down to a wedding today where they were engaged, to see how the set-up is like and for their staff to answer any queries we might have.

To avoid interrupting people’s wedding, we waited till the newly-weds marched in and when there are no guests at the photo booth before we proceeded to look at the set-up and meet the staff from Fabfoto hah.

The Fabfoto set-up

We were quite pleased with what we saw and probably we will be engaging them for 2 hours, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm hah. So, to guests who will be attending our solemnisation, now there will be some entertainment for you guys to kill some time while waiting for the dinner!

 

Mission Failed

Yesterday was the much-anticipated photo selection day! To show our appreciation to Peiwen, our coordinator, Vivi, our makeup artist and Kenny and Jack, our photograhers, we bought a cake from Glace at ICON and a small card for the La Belle team. And they promptly shared it on Facebook hah.

Our small appreciation for La Belle team

The original plan was to not top up any photos and stick with the 36 poses and 24 pages that our package includes. We have seen so many couples forking out additional thousands of dollars for the photo top-up and thought that it was really not worth it. Although wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but it is just not logical to pay $80 per additional photo. Actually, many people think that way, but many times, when it comes to them choosing the photos, they tend to succumb to it hah. We are one of them.

Although more than 200 pictures were taken in our one-day photoshoot, only 114  were available for our selection after filtering by La Belle. Initially I thought it shouldnt be that difficult to eiminate 2/3 of the pictures! How they did is they separate the pictures into different series, with each series containing 3 – 4 pictures usually. Hence, we are advised to select by series instead of by individual pictures, as that will make the album design much nicer. After looking through all the pictures once, we began to eliminate series. We are overall quite pleased with how the pictures turned out, so that increased the headache we had when eliminating series.

The nerve-wreaking photo selection

After much deliberation, we were left with about 9 series for studio photoshoot and 17 series for outdoor photoshoot. Hence, we went through another round of elimination and finally 8 more series were chopped and we were left with 18 series (total of 58 poses).  With that, it means we need to top up 12 more pages to the album (from 24 pages) at $130 per 2-page, and top up 22 more poses (from 36 poses) at $80 per pose. Hence, total top-up will cost a staggering $2,540!

$2,540 is indeed too much for us, as much as we like the pictures. Hence, we spent some time discussing and negotiating and finally a deal was struck. Our final package at final price of under $2,000:

• 20 series with 65 poses, 40-page album
• Full return of selected poses soft copies in hi-resolution and edited
• Upgrade to PVC pages (thinner and more durable) from the standard cardboard pages
• Trade-in mini album and table-top framed picture (since not much use for us)

This totally burst our budget for photography. If guys can have their way, most will not pay extra for top-ups (we really can do with just 36 poses hah). We gave in just so to make our missus happy. But of course, always remember to keep it within your means.

Our next appointment will be in November when they are done with our design layouts!

 

Our Pre-Wedding Photobook Project

I started on the photobook project about 3plus weeks ago, with the software downloaded from Photobook Mart. It is quite a user-friendly software with simple interface. If it is not hard for IT noob like me, it cant be hard for anyone else hah. Right from the beginning, I already have an idea how I want the photobook to be – simple and classy. No fancy frames, no over-cluttering and no artificial effects and wallpapers. Since I am alot more particular on such nitty gritty details (and I think I have better sense in such aspect hah), dear left it to me to do up this photobook before showing her for vetting and approval!

The user-friendly software to create photobook

I have bought a Groupon some time back for $39, which has the value of $108 redeemable from Photobook Mart. Not bad a deal I thought! But I came to realise that to create my ideal photobook, $108 is not enough at all hah.

Using about 100 photos taken by Oh, Dear!, I created a photobook with 50 pages. I enjoyed the whole process playing with the layouts, and to create something pleasing to my eyes. After I was done, I showed it to dear for her inputs, and to get her to suggest some words we can put in some of the white spaces. Slight modifications were done based on her suggestions and we put in some love quotes here and there. Everything was done and finalised about 2 weeks ago! Finally we could click on the “Send to Photobookmart” button hah.

Photobook-making in progress

During checkout, there are many upgrade options available. Our final product:

• Large landscape debossed hardcover 15″ x 11″ photobook (+$20)
• Upgrade to Superior Print Quality (+$18)
• Upgrade  to Premium Textured Matte Paper (+$25)
• Additional 10 pages (+$20)
• Shipping by DHL (+$16)

Hence, on top of the Groupon I used, I had to top up a whopping $99, which means my photobook cost $128! Oh man, it better be nice hah.

We were informed it will take 10 – 14 business days to be delivered. Finally, the DHL parcel arrived yesterday morning! I eagerly opened the parcel and the first look of the photobook actually disappointed me.

Our pre-wedding photobook!

The colour of the cover was not what we have expected. It was supposed to be beige/ off-white kind of colour but in reality, it was more like light yellow (it certainly looks more yellowish than the picture above hah). I should have chosen the classic black or dark-brown colour for the cover! But apart from that, everything else is great! I like it that it turned out exactly how I like it to be. The quality is pretty impressive too. Some of the wordings are placed too near the binding though. If not for the cover colour, I would be a very satisfied customer hah. Right now I keep thinking about what could be done to the cover to make it more pleasing to me!

Anyway, it was a fun project and with the 60% off voucher that came with this purchase, it is likely that I will do another photobook for our actual day wedding! Black or dark-brown for the cover this time though hah.

 

Thank You Oh, Dear!

This is a delayed post hah.

Within one week after our casual pre-wedding photoshoot with Oh, Dear! on 22 Jul 2012, Melody was done with the editing and was ready to deliver the photos! That was highly efficient! She said she understands that couples tend to be eager to see the end product, so she will try her best to deliver as fast as she can although the contract states 2 weeks. Nice!

A total of 212 photos were returned to us in high-resolution, in a DVD. Among which, Melody selected 60 photos for editing to add a natural, vintage touch. Of course, to be honest, we do not like every single one of the 212 photos taken. But we dare to say, most are nice and we are pretty satisfied overall! We will recommend her any time hah. Some pictures for your viewing pleasure:

Botanic Gardens

Botanic Gardens

Botanic Gardens

Food for Thought, Botanic Gardens

Starbucks, Rochester Park

Photos are better printed out than stored in the computer. Hence, we will be working on doing just that – to create a photobook! Oh, Dear! does offer the service of designing and making an album. But her rate is not cheap hah!

There are several vendors providing such service and it has become pretty simple for retail customers like us. We just have to download their software, upload the photos, design the layout of the photos, add in and text and stuff, and it is good to go! We will be using Photobook Mart to create our very own photobook. I have no idea how it will turn out, as I have never seen and touched their products. Of course, I am not expecting that it will turn out like a professionally-done album, but hopefully it will be good enough for us hah.

 

La Belle Pre-Wedding Shoot

6 Aug 2012 was our pre-wedding photoshoot with La Belle! Hence, 2 days before on 4 Aug 2012, we made our way down for the final fitting and for dear to have her trial make-up. That day was the first time we met the make-up artist Vivi, a very friendly and skilful make-up artist hah. However, the final fitting was really disappointing! Out of the 5 gowns dear had chosen, 4 still did not fit well and required further alterations. It was worse for me. They actually mixed up what I have chosen and got me 2 (out of 3) suits wrong! Though I was kinda pissed that they did not get the basics right, we remained nice and trusted that they could right the wrong within 2 days for the photoshoot.

Woke up at 7plus in the morning on 6 Aug 2012 and reached La Belle at 9.30am. Being in Tanjong Pagar area on a Monday, parking was pricey at $2 per hour, and I used up my newly bought booklet of $1 parking coupons hah (and I still got summon for $6 for exceeding the time damn).

Anyway, dear proceeded to her make-up with Vivi right away! On the other hand, I went ahead to try my suits and was glad that they largely fitted well. At least good enough for photoshoot hah. After dear was done with her make-up and hairdo, she totally transformed into a beautiful bride hah. And then it was my turn for light make-up and hairdo.

Transformation in progress by Vivi

By the time we were ready for our studio shoot, it was about 11plus am. We then met Kenny, our photographer, and Jack, who was assisting Kenny. This was my first time doing studio photoshoot hah. It was much more comfortable as compared to outdoor shoot, thanks to the air-conditioning! The experienced and professional Kenny guided us through a series of poses and Jack was always there helping with the behind-the-scenes stuff.

Change of outfit for studio shoot

Within the small studio, there was also many different settings, backdrops and props for them to play around with. We had a total of 3 outfit change for studio shoot and after all was done, we were ready to move out to our outdoor shoot at about 3plus pm!

Our chosen destinations for outdoor shoot – Chijmes, Marina Barrage and shophouses at Kampong Bahru. To our surprise (and shock), to take wedding photoshoot at Chijmes requires an application and fee of $107 (inclusive of GST)! We were totally not aware of that and hence I called them up and they said we could head down, fill out the form and pay the fee right away. Since we really wanted to take some pictures there, decided to pay the hefty fee hah. Really hope the pictures there will turn out lovely!

We made our way to Marina Barrage at about 4plus pm and the place was crowded despite it being a Monday! There were also a few other couples taking their pre-wedding shoot hah. Not easy for Kenny to choose angles to avoid miscellaneous people in the background, and hence we were pretty quickly done with that place. We did not mind since the weather was really hot and I was perspiring like mad (as usual, and not helping that I was in suit and tie).

Finally, it was our last destination for the day! Before we left Marina Barrage, dear changed into her short dress and I just changed into another white shirt hah. The last stop at Kampong Bahru was supposed to be of a more fun feel, with the pretty peranakan-styled shophouses as backdrop. At about 6plus pm, we could finally say “It was a wrap!” heh.

It was a really tiring day (hence I took last minute leave today to just rest hah), but I guess it was pretty enjoyable. Thanks to everyone who made it possible – Vivi for transforming us into princess and prince charming for a day, Kenny for capturing the most beautiful parts of us, Jack for being the unsung hero who was quietly helping with many stuff in the background, and lastly, Peiwen for coordinating everything.

8 Sep 2012 is our next appointment with La Belle, where we will experience the headache (and maybe heartache) of photo selection hah.

 

Tiring but Fun Photoshoot!

Today is finally the day for our casual pre-wedding photoshoot with Oh, Dear! The day has finally come hah. As the weather was pretty erratic lately, was pretty worried about wet weather. Thankfully, it was a bright and sunny sunday morning today!

Our photoshoot was at 8.30am to 11.30am, hence we got to wake up really early! I reached dear’s house at about 6.15am and then headed to Cindy’s home in Sembawang. Many thanks to Cindy for helping dear with her make-up (dear knows nuts about make-up hah. Oops) and simple hairdo. By the time it was done, it was about 8.15am and it was a mad rush from Sembawang to Botanic Gardens. We were late for about 10 minutes, not too bad already hah.

We started our photoshoot amidst the lush green in Botanic Gardens. With our loads of barang barang of props and stuff, I was already perspiring like mad when we reached the picnic area hah. My heat tolerance level was damn low and while they were setting up the picnic area, I was busy drying myself with hankie and wet tissue, and trying to cool myself down. After all was done, the photoshoot began!

Melody, the photographer, was friendly and nice, made us pretty comfortable with her. And with 3-year experience under her belt, she had lots of suggestions for poses. After we were done with the picnic “scene”, we moved on to a couple of other spots in Botanic Gardens for more shots. As time passed, we got more comfortable and more natural I guess. But it was quite challenging for me to be all happy and loving when I was actually very hot and sticky hah.

Before we moved off to our second location, we had some shots at the Food for Thought cafe too! I like cafe-feel pictures hah.

After Botanic Gardens, we headed to the Starbucks at Rochester Park. We love the colonial style building that Starbucks was in. After ordering a drink, Melody started snapping away! This Starbucks was very nice, and in fact it doesnt actually feel and look like a typical Starbucks. We also take some shots with the black and white facade to round up the whole 3-hour session.

It was pretty tiring but I gues it was quite fun and enjoyable! We will need to wait for two weeks for Melody to edit 60 of the best shots, and to return to us all the photos taken in high-resolution in soft copy. Looking forward! Hopefully they will turn out nice hah.

Plesantly surprised that she posted sneak peek of 2 pictures within hours of the photoshoot! Looks nice!

Sneak peek of our Oh, Dear! photoshoot

 

Wedding Gowns Selection – Part Two

Last Friday, we took half day again and were back at La Belle for dear’s wedding gowns selection – part two! In the first session, dear has picked 3 gowns – 1 wedding gown for AD and indoor photoshoot, 1 evening gown for AD and indoor photoshoot, and another evening gown for indoor photoshoot.

In the 2nd session last Friday, she picked another 2 outfits – 1 wedding gown and 1 short tea dress , both for outdoor photoshoot. And with that, selection of gowns was finally completed! After that, Peiwen also took our measurements to alter the gowns and suits to our sizes. With only 3 measurements that she took of me (chest, hand length, leg length), I wonder if it is sufficient?

A trip to La Belle again

Anyway, we will have our final fitting on 4 August (Sat), 2 days before the photoshoot. Dear will also be having her trial makeup on the same day!

 

Wedding Gowns (and Suits) Selection

6 July 2012 (Fri) was our wedding gowns (and suits) selection appointment. Dear took the whole day off though the appointment time was 3pm, cos she wanted to be there earlier hah. Her mum went down too, partly to accompany her and partly to see if they have any suitable evening gowns that she can use for our wedding day. Dear and her mum reached La Belle at 1plus pm while I reached pretty on the dot at 3pm.

By the time I reached, dear was already trying her third wedding gown already! With so many gowns to choose from and with quite a vague idea of what she wants, a lot of time was needed hah. In the next four hours (almost), she was trying gown after gown non-stop! Wedding gowns, evening gowns, outdoor photoshoot gowns, tea dresses etc.

Gown selection appointment – Part One

She managed to choose her wedding gown and an evening gown for the actual day (and indoor photoshoot if she wants), and another evening gown for indoor photoshoot. Obviously 4 hours were not sufficient for a bride-to-be hah. We will thus be back again for the second selection on 18 Jul 2012 (Wed). She will need to choose more gowns for her photoshoot (especially outdoor shoot), gown/cheongsam/kua for the morning tea ceremony on actual day, and also a dress for the solemnisation.

As for me, super easy. I chose 2 suits (a black and a dark grey) for the wedding day and photoshoot, and another white suit for indoor photoshoot. All over in less than 15 minutes hah.

Famished after the selection, we headed for ramen dinner at Keisuke Tonkoysu King at Orchid Hotel, which is just round the corner! Super long queue as usual, but at least the queue moved at a pretty decent pace.

Yummy ramen for dinner!

Looking forward to our next selection appointment!

 

A Day of DIY Handicraft

We have been gathering items here and there that could be used as props for our pre-wedding photoshoot. And we have also been looking everywhere for ideas and inspirations hah, from shopping at Paper Market, to browsing wedding magazines, to looking at other couples’ photoshoot on the internet.

We have also decided to hand-make some simple props, and today is the day to get down to work!

All materials have been bought, from places like Paper Market, Popular Bookstore and Art Friend. We got down to work, at my place, at about 1plus pm. A mess was created with all the cutting, pasting, outlining and stuff. Everything went pretty smootly and we were more or less done a couple of hours later hah. Though what we made were just simple stuff, we were quite pleased with our creation!

DIY-ing our photoshoot props

A glimpse into our list of props for the photoshoot:

• Black chalkboard
• Picnic mat, picnic basket and other pinic stuff (such as food, books etc)
• Rainbow colour pinwheel
• “K”, “&”, and “L” wooden block letterings
• “Save the date” sign on vintage envelope
• DIY stuff
• Colourful helium balloons
• Bunny soft toys x2
• Proposal ring
• Wedding bands
• Bubbles
• Pretty umbrella (maybe)

That’s about it! Hmm actually seem like quite a long list hah. Anyway, counting down 3 more weeks to our casual photoshoot by Oh, Dear!

 

Brainstorming for Photoshoot Locations

In about another 5 weeks or so, we will be having our first pre-wedding photoshoot, by Oh, Dear! Photography. Hence, the past few weekends were spent driving around to get some ideas for the locations hah. In the 3-hour photoshoot, we will be having two locations. As one of our favourite pastimes is “fooding around” (I quote Dr Jia Jia, the Singlish Minister hah), we are thinking of having some “food” theme in our casual photoshoot with Oh, Dear!.

To have both nature and civilisation, we decided to go for a “picnic on green pasture” and “chilling in a cafe” hah. For picnic photoshoot, the location is pretty easy. Singapore Botanic Gardens can do the job! As for cafe, we initially thought of some cafes in Ann Siang Hill or Duxton Hill area, so that we can take some shophouses snapshots too hah. But didnt really find any cafe that we really like. We also went to robertson quay area in search for cafes. Personally I pretty like Five and Dime, which is along River Valley Road. We also checked out Wessex Estate, which has the famous Colbar, and also the Laurent’s Cafe and Chocolate Bar. A bonus is that the area is suitable for picnic shots too, and we could have saved one location hah. Another location that we considered was Kombi Rocks, which is a very vintage restaurant and is well-known for having iconic volkswagon camper vans and beetles parked outside.

Hunting for casual photoshoot locations

In the end, we kind of decided on Starbucks at Rochester Park. This place was discovered accidentally when we were in that area for brunch one day. We didnt even know there is this Starbucks housed in the nice black-and-white, double storey-colonial building! Besides this, we are also thinking of getting some shots at Food for Thought in the Botanic Gardens, since we will be there for our picnic shoot.

So next steps for us will be to email Starbucks and Food for Thought to check if they are okay with us having a casual photoshoot session at their premises!

Also, we are also having headache over what props to bring, and what to wear, for this upcoming photoshoot!

 

Oh, Dear!

Knowing that it will cost a bomb to top up more photos from La Belle (on top of the free 36 poses our package gave us), we have decided to take up another pre-wedding photoshoot (also known as engagement photoshoot) hah. As dear likes a tinge of vintage, we narrowed down to two photographers which provide photography with a vintage touch, and at very affordable prices – Oh, Dear! Photography and Confetti Peektures!

After quite a bit of email correspondences, and lots of browsing of their works online, we eventually decided on Oh, Dear! as we like their works slightly more hah. Actually both are not bad, and their styles are pretty similar. The package offered by Oh, Dear! is actually more expensive by almost 40%, I guess largely because they are more established and experienced.

More about Oh, Dear! Photography:

“We specialise in Vintage Engagement Shoots, Maternity Shoots, Bridal Portraits, Family Portraits and all things lovely. Based in sunny Singapore, we are available for overseas shoots as well. Oh, Dear! Photography is all about being Natural and whimsical with a touch of Vintage. It’s also about bringing together our love for photography, for new relationships and for happy times. We celebrate life, love, kisses and Engagements.”

Photo Credits: Oh, Dear! Photography

The engagement package we signed up includes:

• 3 hours of photoshoot at 2 locations of our choice
• Return of all hi-resolution pictures taken (approximately 200)
• Return of 60 fully edited pictures (vintage style of course)
• All pictures return in soft copy  – DVD within 2 weeks

At $680 nett, we thought it is pretty value-for-money and more importantly, we kind of like their style hah. A deposit of $280 has just been paid to secure our photoshoot date on 22 July 2012. Yes, thats how busy the popular Melody (the photographer) is!

Now that we have confirmed this additional pre-wedding shoot, we must really be firm and not top up any photos with La Belle. If not it would have defeated the whole purpose, since the reason why we want to take this up in the first place is to avoid paying the exhorbitant $80 per picture for the top up. (This paragraph is obviously dedicated to dear hah).

*Note that the price of $680 nett is only valid for booking by March 2012.

 

Loud! Productions – Confirmed

Last Friday after work, we headed to the BOWS 2012 at Dhoby Ghaut. This was our second BOWS event hah. And this time, we were looking for Actual Day photography and videography services. Though our big day is still a year away, we decided to book early since our wedding is on a Saturday. We do not want a scenario where many photographers are already booked and we have to settle for something else hastily.

Before going to BOWS, we have also combed through a lot of forums and reviews, looking at various photographers’ works via their websites, blogs, facebook pages etc. Some take really great pictures, but charge exhorbitantly. Yes, these services are essential to capture the beautiful moments of this once-in-a-lifetime affair. But I also do not want to burn a big hole in our pockets. To me, there are many things more worth spending on, like honeymoon and our future home.

Anyway, back to BOWS. I saw an ex-classmate from my Marketing class, who is now a photographer with Edmund Leong Photography. Really like their style and editing, and also their beautiful album. But their price is too steep for us, so have to give it a miss.

We then visited La Belle’s booth and met Ginni again hah. In the bridal package we signed with them, there was an option to top up $200 for AD photography. It is such a steal at $200, and we are tempted to take that option if their AD shots are at least decent. So we wanted to look at more of their AD shots before deciding. Ginni then told us of their tie-up with Loud! Productions, where they offer promotional prices for La Belle couples. We could top up an additional $500 (on top of the $200) if we want to engage Loud! Productions’ AD photography service, and a special price of $1,888 for their AD videography service with express highlight. (Normal quotes from Loud! are $1,888 for AD photography and $2,088 for AD videography). She then showed us some of their works, which we were pretty satisfied with.

AD photography and videography confirmed!

We then spent the next 2 days to consider and to look up for more of their works online. To be honest, didnt manage to find a lot hah. But well, as we thought the price is okay for us and we are quite pleased with their works, we decided to bargain a bit more and then take up the offer hah. So we returned on Sunday evening and after some negotiation, Ginni gave us some discount from the originally quoted $2,588 heh.

One less thing to worry about!

 

Love Affairs by Style Weddings

The week is finally over and it is Friday again! TGIF! After work today, we went to Plaza Singapura as there is a wedding fair happening there. It was organised by Style Weddings, a magazine published by Mediacorp. Called “Love Affairs”, this wedding fair will run till this Sunday, and it features a number of vendors, including banquet venues, bridal studios, photography and videography services etc.

We were there to redeem a deal voucher I bought from Mocca Perks – $5 for the latest edition of Style Weddings magazine hah. We were pleasantly surprised when they gave us a goodie bag and also a pair of GV movie passes too hah. Nice!

Love Affairs by Style Weddings at Plaza Singapura

Since we have already signed our banquet and bridal packages, there was not much to look at there. We did however stop by 2 booths offering Actual Day photography and videography services. Pretty nice, but kind of expensive hah. Anyway, we are too broke to sign up for more packages now. We have afterall still have more than one year to go before our big day, so no rush at all. Shall slowly look see and enjoy the whole preparation process.

 

BOWS Show 2011

BOWS – Blissful Outdoor Wedding Show.

Because of the “Outdoor”, I almost gave this a miss as I thought it is a wedding show that showcases merchants for outdoor weddings. I have come across this event like 2 or 3 times but didnt bother to click on it to find out more. Luckily I finally did, as the only “Outdoor” element of this wedding show is that its venue is outdoor, but in an air-conditioned tentage.

BOWS 2011

This wedding show is its eighth return and it features merchants such as bridal boutiques, hotels and country clubs, photographers and videographers, jewellers etc. I think it is a great event that bring all merchants together, bringing one-stop convenience to couples planning their wedding.

Register here if you are keen, and see you there!