Pre-wedding
shoot gowns and suit - The final fitting of my gowns and dear's suits for our
pre-wedding photography was done a couple of days before to ensure that
everything fitted well. I had lost a couple of inches and a quick of adjustment
had to be done. Xiao Ting also assigned my make-up artist to me, Christine Tan
who contacted me the same evening via WhatsApp. Xiao Ting also took note on
what kind of feel we would like for our photos, props to be used etc. She asked
us a series of questions and I just told her we wanted a very simple photoshoot,
filled with nature.
On the day of my pre-wedding shoot, it rained very heavily. Naturally dear and
I was pretty upset but the show had to go on... With the help of my younger
sister, we had a very eventful day.
Professional Bridal makeup and hairstylist -Although I wasn't given any trial
make-up session, my makeup artist was Christine Tan; I cannot express how thankful
I am to her. She began the morning session by asking a couple of questions and gauges
the kind of style that would suit you. We paid extra for her to accompany us
out throughout the day, it was totally worth it. She went above and beyond her
duty, showed me on ways to pose, and adjusted my gown for me as well as
assisting the photographer when needed. She is a very kind lady and I like that
my makeup turned out very natural. Very experienced and dedicated in her
craft. She wanted to give dear a Korean look, haha and I would say she did a pretty good job.
Pre-wedding
photographer from Cang Ai Wedding - Mr Nian, a gentleman from Taiwan was my
photographer, he speaks mostly in mandarin and a couple of English phrases here
and there when I couldn't understand what I was supposed to do ha-ha. He was
very friendly and professional; you could tell that he was having a good time
as he cracked a couple of jokes or chit-chatted with us on our transport. Most
importantly the photos that he took were all very natural nothing too posed,
exactly what I wanted.
Due to
the heavy downpour, we opted to do our studio shoots first, the 3 story shophouse had many props, and we had to go to 2 different levels for different
backgrounds and furniture. Christine helped me changed into different gowns.
She also styled dear's hair and ensured his suit was neat.
Getting
Transport for your pre-wedding shoot – Xiao Ting arranged Transport for us but
due to a heavy downpour, she cancelled it to help us save cost, I wonder how
much cost that would be. We ended up getting Grab cabs as and when we needed
for the 2 reminding venues.
Both my
venues were outdoors, a cafe near the shop and the gardens by the bay were
suggested to me due to the weather but I insisted on the venues I had
chosen. I was glad we stuck to our choices because the rain did subside
towards the evening, our photos turn out very natural and beautiful. Our guest
at the wedding thought that we travelled overseas for our shoot, a huge unexpected
bonus.
