In a previous post, I mentioned our wedding photographer, Kelvin Koh, an award-winning photographer and owner of Lightedpixels Photography http://www.lightedpixels.com/
Kel & his wife Beth are close friends from NUS, and frankly, we heart them and their daughters Kyra and Nessya, very much. Beth is like the big sister I never had, and I've turned to her many many times for advice and support, which she never fails to give. Kel has a very artistic eye & great taste - it was apparent all the way from the engagement ring he picked out for Beth and other stuff down the road - and he is the nicest warmest person ever. He's also incredibly easy to work with.
So, naturally, we went to them for our wedding photography. Kel did the pre-wedding shoot for us & his colleague Alwin will do the photography on what is commonly known as the "actual day" as Kel won't be in town.
The pre-wedding shoot took place in late Feb, after the rush of Chinese New Year. Before that, we had met up with Kel to discuss the concept of the shoot becos neither of us wanted something too lovey-dovey or romantic - it just isn't very us. Big also had this idea of doing some Americana-themed and pose with his father's 3-metre long vintage Cadillac. I like cars so I had no problems with that.
Pre-wedding Shoot: Behind-the-Scenes
What most people admire are the end products of photoshoots - all touched-up and looking really good - the couple, I mean. What they don't see is the sweat that goes on behind-the-scenes.
We were to meet Kel at East Coast Park (ECP) at 3.30pm on the hottest day of the month. So, Joanne came into the flat at 1pm to do my make-up. She laid on a good double-layer of false eyelashes, painstakingly sticking the individual lashes on one by one, while I tried evry hard not to squirm. She also found power sockets in the flat which I didn't even know about...
That's me trying to look pitiful cos I wanted an airconditioned full bodysuit to wear. Check out the glossy lips - I don't usually wear lip gloss cos I tend to eat it all up.
Joanne actually did a little of make-up for Big as well. And when she said it seems he knew more about make-up than I did, he happily agreed.
< - On the left - Big trying in vain to style his hair. That's the end product on the right ->
We spent 2 hours having a picnic & table-top dancing at ECP with Kel clicking away. He tried to make me climb a tree (in my dress!), but I protested too loudly. From ECP, we went back to Big's home to pick up the Cadillac - Kel was very excited by it - and drove to Changi Coastal Road where Kel found a rather nice spot next to the airfield.
Here's Mr Americana in his aviator shades driving the Caddy on the ECP to Changi.
The Real Pictures
Kel uploaded a couple of pictures on the Lightedpixels Facebook page and, as always, got much positive feedback. I'm happy to say we got great comments all the way from friends in Germany and Australia. You can see the Real Pictures here http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=151405&id=26767572920
Contact: Lightedpixels Photography info@lightedpixels.com
Pius is a lovely person who very enthusiastically played tour guide on the two occasions we visited him in Zurich, and with whom I keep a regular email correspondence, even if itz just to complain about the weather here. He's also very good at remembering birthdays and we always get parcels from overseas for those. We're all looking forward to attending HIS wedding to Gwen in Switzerland soon.