Jiva and Lavania

Jiva and Lavania's solemnisation took place at the Botanical Gardens, at the famous pavillon (so famous that I forgot the name!!! You can call it the white house if you like). A beautiful morning it was.

Looks like fairytale land right?

The ceremony was slated to commence at 1030am, hence Jiva's & Lavania's friends and relatives started to gather around the pavillon at arond10am. Too bad the park couldn't allow garden chairs for the benefit of the guests. And we were all sweaty wet by then coz we arrived an hr earlier and ran around the park to gather shots.

After Jiva, the ring boy marched down the walk path with Jiva's lovely doggy. Really cute!

Our lovely bride finally appeared with her dad...

Despite the heat of the late morning, Lavania was all smiles thru out the solemnisation. They came a long way in their relationship.

Seldom get to see the groom throw flowers, or should I say corsage? The guys are really a sporting bunch!

Filming Ashley Isham's fashion catwalk at Audi Fashion week

Paulgohphotography and us had the chance to cover Ashley Isham's fashion catwalk for Styleweddings 2 weeks ago. It was our first time shooting the fashion runway.

Photo from Stylewedding's website

The optimum setup would have been 3 cameras (like the way we shoot church weddings!), but due to limitations imposed by the organizer on Styleweddings, only 1 videographer was allowed. Got to run fast and make do lor.... Definitely no more crane and dolly shots during the catwalk, only the boring tripod shots). And again, I shot interviews without the use of on-camera lights!

Anyway, enjoy the show here . (Scroll to the bottom of their page for the videos)

Che Wei & Jaslyn Wedding

Jaslyn was one of the jie meis at Kwee Guan and Junyi's wedding which we covered last year. We were very much surprised when she engaged our service without any meet up! I guess she had total faith in us. And course, we put in our best!

Che Wei, the groom, got his younger bro, Che Siong, to sneak into Jaslyn's house just as we were getting Jaslyn's parents to veil her up. Che Wei certainly know how things were sequentially executed on a wedding day! Hence Che Xiong managed to throw Che Wei Jaslyn's house keys from inside! It was a whole lot of fun!

The outdoor shoot we had was under the hot sun of 1130am. We couldn't do it any earlier due to rain. By then, Jaslyn was already in her Kua instead of her wedding gown. I think it made her cooler that way. I couldn't explain why, but Bernard (from Ave 8) and I worked seamlessly together that day. He could get his shots and I could get mine easily -- all without asking Che Wei and Jaslyn to do poses. It was over before the couple knew it. Perhaps our combined 13 yrs of experience helped?

Jaslyn had given us the creative freedom to shoot specifically to produce the same-day-edit highlights that was to be screened during the dinner. This gave us more time to set up for the perfect shots that we want, and not be restrained by the need to ensure continuity of scenes.

Layered shot. A mirror reflection shot with the matching flowers in the foregrd and the gown hanging in the backgrd.



Closeup shot with the application of a fill light (to prevent the usual dark eye rings) as the sun was still not up yet!

Yeah.. the sun finally shined through the windows! See how dimensional this scene was with that beautiful glimmer along the edges of Jaslyn's sharp features and the right shadows in the right places.

A reactionary shot.

All natural. No poses for this photo/video shoot. Only real activities. It was literally a walk in the park on a wedding day!

And yes, all the kissing shots that we film are real french kisses. Very sensual and real. We do not allow couples to merely put their lips together because they'll look like characters from the wax museum...

Tea Break!

We haven't really got a breather since ..... I can't remember when. We are always on the go, working on this project, that project. We seems to have disappeared from our blog for the whole month of April. Lucky that we have remained sane still at the end of the day.

Let's talk about other stuff away from weddings...

We need a break.

And we had a tea break at Teadot. We have quite a unique experience at this cafe at Illuma. It serves tea rather than the usual coffee. We hardly drink coffee and thus it's quite a good surprise that coffee is not the star on the menu. And it's not our usual cup of tea.

What caught our attention was the decor. The colour combination used is unique - cyan and bronze. Taking a second look, the functional bronze piping is stylishly-designed and stands out like a unique art piece. Ha! And also, an innovative human-tall menu. No more neckstrains when ordering drinks.

My favorites - Little Red Fuji and Angel's Breath. Sweet angelic names for the tea. And very refreshing tastes! My favourite cake - Chocolate Macadamia.

We sat in a corner, enjoying our tea. We also saw hippy youngsters walking passed. What a nice tea break!

HD production on Blu-ray discs!

We've finally produced our first-ever wedding cinematography album on Blu-ray discs! Mark & Angela is the first couple for whom we shot everything in HDV, edit in HDV and produced both DVD and Blu-ray albums!

Given the high clarity of the Blu-ray, and prices of Blu-ray players singing to the tune of $300, how we wish we can offer Blu-ray albums for every couple.

Our Blu-ray discs are also full-hub printable and are specially purchased from Tokyo Akihabara! They are not available in SG....

Realistically speaking, production time is several times longer if Blu-ray discs are the final deliverables. When we factor in the time cost in post-production, we have to charge our couples at premium prices (which is often not welcomed). We guess for now, our Blu-ray albums will only go to couples who truly understand that Blu-ray is the inevitable.

Collin & Vivien

We simply love pre-wedding shoots! There are so many ideas to explore. We have been waiting for the right couple - someone who possesses high energy level, adventurous and yet leave everything else to us. Then Collin and Vivien came along and they are exactly the ones we were waiting for.

Collin and Vivien are a friendly and simple couple who enjoy common activities. After we got to know the couple, we realised 1) they love to play tennis and 2) they go to Pulau Ubin on a regular basis. You can find them on the island so often that you'll think they are Ubin's PR!

We travelled in a big group that day -- Collin, Vivien, 2 of their best friends (Yvonne and Jeffrey), a makeup artist, Jeremy and us. As we walked through Millenium Walk, we got countless stares from on-lookers. The couple were like movie stars with their very own camera crew. Haha!

Collin and Vivien were very pro "actors". They were so focused in playing tennis that we see beads of perspiration on their forehead appear on our LCDs very soon. They just continued to play for us to get all our shots and left everything else to us. We appreciate that kind of trust and confidence. It gave us the freedom to try new angles to craft their pre-wedding video.

The whole shoot went very smooth. We felt like a family and the shoot didn't feel like a job. It was much like having an outing together. Yvonne attended to the couple's and the working crew's needs. She brought us food and tissues. Jeffrey was a great volunteer-porter too. He carried the Collin and Vivien's stuff and our equipment too!

Finally the day ended with a toast of sparkling grape juice that the couple had brought along in their picnic basket. With the sun setting in the background, we couldn't ask for more. Jeremy has posted some of his spectacular photos on his blog too (http://www.jeremyfoo.blogspot.com/). We shall not reveal too much here before the wedding....

Bernard & Philomena Wedding

Sorry for the long absence. Been real busy with several projects! Here's Bernard and Philo's big day.

A few really memorable points from their day for us. 1) Philo's big and mesmerizing eyes, 2) Bernard and his band of bros dancing in disposable undies with words scribbled, 3) the quick 20 min outdoor photoshoot under the terribly hot sun with Paul Goh (but the couple still looked cool!), 4) the hilarious but touching speeches by Bernard and Philo at their wedding banquet

An excellent couple to serve. Bernard had been the very well-mannered and sporting groom who was partially saved by the need to get into Philo's house before the auspicious hour (and the games carried on inside the house of course!). And Philo was the bubbly bride who tried to show only her demure side on her big day. Everything will go smoothly when one takes things easy on the actual day.

This wedding examplified the fact that bridal makeup is always captured more beautifully when the bride's room is clean, neat, tidy and bright with natural sunlight coming in thru the windows. We hope we can have more couples who starts their makeup only after sunrise....

Excellent Service

We carry many pieces of equipment for many of our shoots. Often the most challenging part after we have unloaded our equipment from our car is to bring them to the hotel suite or ballroom and we always wish we have an extra hand to open the doors along the route or to help us with our mammoth load of equipment .


We are deeply impressed by Conrad Hotel's service personnel for the consistent assistance they render us. We may not be their guests paying for usage of rooms/ballrooms or even spending a cent at their premises, however we are so grateful for that extra pair of hands EVERYTIME at the hotel doorstep.

Whenever we go towards the door to open it, we are always helped by the service personnel. It can be a porter, some guys in suit and even ladies in suit and heels come forward to help us without prompting. Such little acts of opening and holding the glass door for us and even help us carry the stuff to our car saved us a lot of frustration and we are delighted that such acts have been consistent since we frequent Conrad Hotel.

It's a pity that we didn't get the names of the different service personnel who have assisted us. Nonetheless, we would like to say thank you to whoever you are at Conrad Hotel that helped us so many times. You are deeply appreciated!