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KC & Cindy’s actual day wedding

Feb 10

Posted by Raymond Phang Photography in Humour, Muse, Promo! :), wedding photography | 1 Comment

Before this place gets all mouldy again, here’s a quick update on KC & Cindy’s actual day wedding! Enjoy! (:

 

 

 

Here’s the beautiful bride – Cindy! Pretty seldom we get to see brides with short hair for their wedding day. I guess a big part of the reason goes to the lack of variety in available choices of hairstyle. But in thise case, Cindy looks radiant and very refreshing! :)

 

 

 

 

I call this the reusable wrist corsages, cos this one actually has pearls and clips instead of the usual ones where we tie around the wrist with ribbons and dump them away after the wedding.

 

Here’s a sneak preview of how KC looks like! It’s actually a photo mug of the couple. 

If Raymond and I have such photo mugs around our place, I guess it’ll burn a real big hole in our pocket. For times when we have fights and arguments, the photo mug would be a good target to vent our frustrations since we can’t vent it on each other. Hmm… maybe we’ll print out some enlargements of ourselves and throw darts at each other’s faces when we’re angry instead. Kekeke.

 

 

So sweet. :)

 

 

 

KC and his band of brothers! Er… were they in their sports attire??

 

Evil sisters demanding “entry ticket” for their very own RIP gantry. Errr… I meant ERP gantry. Hehehe~

 

 

 

EEEEWW!! Evil sisters make poor brothers chew on Giant lollipops, together with Wasabi toothpaste to brush their teeth. Such deadly combo!!

 

 

And now for something auspicious – The RED UNDIES!! Must stare at this picture for a longer time because CNY is coming, and it is often said that red undies brings luck!

 

Somehow he reminds me of the cute cartoon character – Pucca. So cuuuute!

 


Source: nguoichacuanhanloai’s photostream at Flickr

 

I didn’t know there’s an expander thingy for the bra! I must have lived in the mountains for too long a time!

 

And now they revert back to childhood wearing the bibs and pacifiers.

 

I think the ERP gantry rate just increased again. MUWAHAHAHAHA!

 

The MUST HAVE contract to sign for all couples during gate crashing.

 

Yay! Destination reached!

 

 

 

I love Audi cars…… kekekeke~

 

 

 

Once again, Raymond’s signature car shot during Actual Day Weddings.

 

 

 

 

Proceeded on to the solemnisation ceremony.

 

 

 

 

 

I like this picture! The kid holding the mic is damn awesome, and the handsome boy on the right creating a frame with his two fingers! Thankfully it’s two fingers, and not the one longest finger. :p

 

 

At the end of the wedding day, here’s an awesome image specially taken for the couple.

 

I’ll be posting more from KC & Cindy’s wedding on our Facebook Fan Page tomorrow, so do keep a lookout for it ya! :)

Link to our Facebook Fan Page, click here: Raymond Phang Photography Facebook Fan Page

 

Hope you guys enjoyed this series! Raymond and I gotta return to work already! Been working through the night very dilligently with the photo editings until we’re able to catch the sunrise every single day. We don’t get to sleep till about 7+, and sometimes 9+am in the morning! Phew!!

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Anyway, here’s a little piece of dry but interesting joke to share with everyone for the coming lunar new year + valentine’s day:

 

In my 26 years of life, I have never once received any love letters from anyone on Valentine’s Day. But this year, I’m finally receiving Love Letters on Valentine’s Day! =D

 

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Er… can’t catch the ball right? Okie, I’m currently 26 years old, so that’s a fact. Let me know if you’re riding on the same wavelength as me! If you happen to be looking for a wedding photographer for your wedding day, and you’re able to figure out the dry joke of the link between the love letter and valentine’s day, email the answer to us at contactme@raymondphang.com with the header [That Darn Dry Joke]! Couples with the correct answer will receive a 10% off pre-wedding/actual day wedding photography packages! Kekeke. And since it’s gonna be the month of Love and Friendship (Feb 14), we’ve decided not to limit the number of winning entries, so offer ends…. 28 February 2010! Have fun! =D

* Contest promo not valid with any other offer or promotion

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 Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

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A short update

Jan 11

Posted by Raymond Phang Photography in Personal | No Comments

Here’s a few long overdue pictures to share! Taken with my dummy camera on 26 November 2009 when we brought Michelle out for some Ramen lovin’ during her visit to Singapore! We actually photographed their wedding in July last year, and the couple went over to Sydney since then cos Sam is an Australian and they’re currently based in Sydney. It was Susulini’s first time meeting Michelle, and even Susulini agrees that Michelle’s laughter is damn ultra infectious! You really gotta meet Michelle in person to get a taste of her infectious laughter! :)

 

For those who are keen to revisit Sam and Michelle’s actual day wedding images, click —>> Sam & Michelle’s Actual Day Wedding

or click on the following URL for access.

 http://www.raymondphang.com/blog/2009/sam-michelles-actual-day-wedding

 

She went back to Aussie already, but thanks to Technology and the wonders of BBM, we’re still able to keep in touch! :)

 


I call this the 三朵金花. 3 stalks of gold flowers. Hahaha!

 

Then we placed the dummy camera somewhere to snap pictures of us all together!

 

Look at Susulini’s expression!! =_=

 

This one looks like some Adam’s Family quirky family portrait. Muwahahaha!! With Baileys’ censored PP!! Too bad Sam couldn’t join us in Singapore. I’m so looking forward to our next meeting (in Sydney hopefully!!)! Hope they’re doing well with their house shifting and painting! Must be very fun!! :)

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Aother image to share from a pre-wedding done in November.

 

I heard Susulini will be blogging tonight! Kekeke…. Do keep a lookout for her entry k! :)

 

Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

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A session with Susulini

Jan 6

Posted by Raymond Phang Photography in Muse, Personal, wedding photography | 4 Comments

Happy New Year!! For some people, the new year brings new hope. But for others, the new year is just a continuation of of the previous year. When I was screaming in delight while watching the fireworks bursting high up in the skies, I felt hopeful. Somehow the fireworks seemed to bring along with it fresh bursts of hope. Felt so encouraging and motivated for a moment. Sadly after the “show” has ended, there’s nothing left but clouds of smoke, and it smacked me back to reality. The new year is just a continuation of the previous year. Nothing’s new. What about you?  :)

 

Anyway, some picture to share! Took them briefly when we went hunting on a gloomy cloudy drizzling day. But it was really fun though! :)

 

The obscene pose.

 

Susu’s version of superman and ultrman.

 

We have some Hermit Crabs over at our studio, and susu enjoys disturbing them. Guess she’s trying to be like the hermit when she puts on this very dusty and dirty cone!

 

I was supposed to kiss her, but did not! So embarrasing!

 

Supposed to do a sneak attack on Susu, but failed terribly.

 

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Fuwah! Kungfu kick! Will slowly improvise k. Straighten the left leg and kicking the right leg way above my head!

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Raymond always say when people are in love, they feel happy and so they eat more than usual. Believe it or not, Raymond and I have both gained at least 15KG since we met each other. Like all couples, we have our fair share of squabbles, went through the rough patches and sweet adventures together. But at the end of the day we both know how we love and feel for each other, and I guess that’s what glues us together all these years. The 5 seconds of action to re-think of the very reason what made us love each other really helps to chase away the squabbling monsters. So we should never take today’s squabble to the next day, and I think that’s very important for all couples too! :)

 

Evidence of that extra 15kg! Yi Yor and Xiao Yi Yor said these are skin… I beg to differ! FATS!

 

Raymond’s turn! MUWAHAHAHAHAHA!!

We actually don’t have a lot of time to eat, so how did the weight gain happened right? Guess cos of the very irregular meal intakes and unhealthy lifestyle? Sometimes we skip breakfast, lunch and dinner altogether cos of work, and then we make it all up by having very late night supper! We practically swallow and gobble our food like giant monsters, sometimes we were too hungry to chew properly. So… I guess that explains the major part for the weight gain. =_=”

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We attempted one kissing picture the other night when I was too tired to continue with the album layout. So I took a few minutes’ time to disturb him, wondering how will our kissing pictures turned out to be like when it’s our turn to ring the wedding bell. This is how it’ll look like!! Snapped it using his phone!

 

Or even this! Nice right!? I also attempted to do my hair nicely, but got frustrated cos I thought it’s a waste of time, so I simply braided it from the front. Hehehe.

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Okie, now, some real wedding pictures to share!! I picked a few from different weddings which I really like. Hehe. Enjoy! :)

 

I like how the balloons hide away half of their faces, adding the element of a supposedly mysterious suspense. But unexpectedly the couple actually stuck out their tongues, which I thought was really awesomely cute! See how the colors and elements adds up to create that feeling of fun and cheekiness? I think it’s pretty cute and it just brings out the couple’s personality which I find is really meaningful! Cos personally I feel that “pre-wedding” photoshoots are most of the time about posing and creating aesthetically pleasing images, but it lacks the meaning of the couple’s love and relationship. I guess different people have their own ideals and perspective. Some might prefer meaningful images, and for some, aesthetically pleasing images! Lucky for couples, there’s a mixture of professional wedding photographers around to cater to your different needs. :)

 

Can’t really explain for this one, but the backview of the couple works for me for this. Somehow I feel this image has a pretty strong feel of the couple as two distinct individuals, and I can even feel their personality from this image. Some people might have noticed a reflection of another person in the image. This was actually taken on an Actual Day Wedding, and I thought it looked pretty good! Not exactly the most aesthetically pleasing image, but good enough for me. :)

 

Again, the same couple on their actual day. I thought it looked pretty refreshing and I find the idea of this image pretty romantic too. One couple, two individuals, Two windows, One vision.  That’s the way it should be! :)

 

Aother of my favourite! I like the overall feel of this image. There’s another one with a different cropping where the vines are actually centralised which Raymond liked, but I very much prefer this one!! Just felt that everything falls into place nicely for this one, and I like the mood of them being totally absorbed into their own little world without any cares or restriction. Very fresh colours, with a soft gentle mood. I like! :)

 

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Tons of other backlogs, and we’re all trying very hard to clear them as soon as we can without sacrificing on the quality. Susu has been really diligent working on the images together with us as well, so do bear with us a little longer k? Cheers!! :)

 

Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

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Concluding Year 2009… or not?

Dec 28

Posted by Raymond Phang Photography in Everyday I Love You, Humour, Personal, Prizes & Awards, Travel, wedding photography | 3 Comments

I was thinking of updating an entry to conclude Year 2009 for Raymond and I, but come to think of it, 365 days are all filled with work and more work. The only time we get to go dating is when we meet up with couples-turned-friends for dinner or movies!

 

Actually I feel really blessed to have known them, especially couples like Guan Lim & Jeslin, Jack & Grace, Michelle & Sam, Desmond & Jolene, Jonald & Yutong, Andrew & Clarice, Richard & Wendy, Eddie & Aileen, Max & Mui Hui, Kok Meng & Cassie, Edwin & Eunice and a whoooooooooooooooooooolesome lotssssssssssssssssss moreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! In fact we love them all for inviting us to be part of the special team for their biggest day, and also very appreciative that they engaged us because they genuinely love our works and not because we’re “spares”. Much more than that, we’re really really happy that we get to take the relationship further from being just clients, to friends and very good friends! So looking forward to Year 2010, and hopefully meet more interesting characters!! :D

 

Year 2009 was pretty fruitful with the achievements Raymond bagged from the [AG]WPJA – Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association, the MPA – Masters Photographer Association, establishment of the Wedding Photographers Guild, collaboration with the preservation of monument board and CDL in producing the book – Resonance Songs of our Forefathers, addition of Susulini the DI artist to our family, and lots lots more! Learnt a lot of things, widened our horizons a bit with the travellings and attending the Schembri workshops in Sydney, plucking enough courage to drive overnight from Sydney to Gold Coast within a day etc!

 

Come to think of it, even though Year 2009 has been 365 days of work for us, it’s actually still pretty colourful! :D

 

Now for my Year 2010 resolution: Stop work at 12 midnight, start work at 7am, find one activity to do together with Raymond (we’re pretty lifeless cos of work!), spend more time with family & friends, eat more fruits! That’s all for now! Maybe i’ll get susulini and Raymond to share some day!

 

Okie now, here’s some images from my personal snap snaps collection. Hehe.

 

I actually fed the machine with 2 dollars and out came this love struck looking froggie… I got this because Raymond was mad at me for some reason which I cannot remember. So next morning I went over to his place, outlined the shape of my hands and fingers, cut and folded them in such a way that the middle finger is pointing out, stuck it to the body of the frog and pinned the whole thing to his mirror!

 

I find it funny cos the whole idea of it is funny to me, and at the same time it gets to express my anger and frustration too… Oh well, things I do to “spice up” our relationship. :p

 

 

Bought this during our furniture hunting at IKEA few months back. Raymond likes it a lot.

 

Sometimes he’s really sweet cos he actually bothers to take time off work and divert his attention to me by doing little things like sewing my buttons back for me when it dropped off. :D

 

Interesting things we spotted together..

 

Having late night supper… it’s actually lunch + dinner combined in the middle of the night after 12 midnight!

 

Sharing a biiiiig mug of hot chocolate..

 

Yesterday I spent half the day accompanying my friend Shahidah. I call her Shark He Duck, or Duck for short.

 

I know I have a lot of emails to reply, but Duck is having some personal problems and she needed someone to talk to…

 

Raymond and I puts relationship above everything else, so instead of sitting down replying emails while she talk and share her problems, I felt that someone who needs a listening ear deserves all the attention…

 

Tried to cheer her up so I suggested snapping pictures!

 

Glad it made her smile… :)

 

SUCH AN OBSCENE PICTURE!

 

Duck and I knew each other since 1997, and she’s like one of my best friend… such a coincidence we’re both wearing checkered top!

 

Then I suggested playing with faces!

 

A picture of the naked face…

 

A picture of the painted face!

 

Duck has a big eyering, floral murals, bird (which I cannot tell!), stitched up wound, sun, and a Mr Pringles look alike face.

I had two uneven eyebrows, some wrinkles on top, double eyelid, arrow love, whiskers, pink nose, mustache, moles and eyebags.

 

This image is damn cool! Looked like I had fake teeth!!

 

That’s duck’s frontal view!

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And here’s two images to share from our piles of backlogs of wedding images!!

Taken on 3 November 2009 for Scott & Wee-Li for their outdoor pre-wedding. Susulini came with us on that day and assisted. Very happy that the images turned out to be pretty nice! Sweet and cheery, bright and pretty!! :D

 

Taken on 10 November 2009 for Qi Wei & Hsiao Hui’s outdoor pre-wedding. Susulini joined us too, and we had a yummy dinner of Botak Jones right after! Love this series as well, and we really think Hsiao Hui looks like Zhang Zi Yi from certain angles! :D

 

We have a whole lot of other backlogs to share, some of which are already completed long ago. Do keep a lookout for more updates ya? Back to emails! Merry Christmas to all!! :)

 

 

Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

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The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association – Q3 2009 Contest

Dec 11

Posted by Raymond Phang Photography in Prizes & Awards, wedding photography | 2 Comments

Hi guys, it’s been a long while since we last updated on the official launch of the Wedding Photographers Guild, and here’s another piece of good news which we would like to share!

 

Besides being recently accredited the title of a Licentiate Master Photographer by the prestigious Master Photographers Association, we’re humbled yet delighted to be placed in the 7th position amongst the Top 30 artistic wedding photojournalists following the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association Q3 2009 contest! We would also like to congratulate one of our WPG member – Tsen Ho – for his achievement in clinching the 7th position for the Groom category! Very well done, and we hope to strive and excel together to produce even better wedding images for all couples who appreciate our works and effort! :)

 

Special thanks to Wee-Li & Scott, Ho Wei & Eileen, Stephan & Gam for giving us the honour to be part of their special day, here’s the winning images from their respective category.

 

Wee-Li & Scott: 17th place for Groom category

Groom: We were doing a pre-wedding photo shoot for the couple, and Scott decided to show us his juggling skills! Very spontaneous couple, we’re glad the couple was so patient and accommodating during the shoot! Will share some of their images soon on a seperate entry! :)

 

Ho Wei & Eileen: 5th place for Off Camera Flash/ Strobe

Off camera flash / strobe: Took this at Ho Wei & Eileen’s wedding. Here’s a URL for those who wish to review the collection of images from their wedding day!

Ho Wei & Eileen’s Actual Day Wedding

 

Stephan and Gam: 5th position for Emotion

Emotion: From Stephan and Gam’s wedding. I think we haven’t share the images for this series. Stephan and Gam had a really intimate wedding dinner,with loads and loads of mingling time. It’s one of the weddings which is pretty much stressed free without the need to stick to the strict timing, no pretense and smiling for the sake of smiling for the traditional table to table shots etc. :)

 

Once again, a big thank you to the couples, and to all our friends who have been really supportive and encouraging throughout our journey as a wedding photographer! :D

 

Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

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