The Simple Games

(From Paul & Evelyn’s actual day wedding on 24 October 2009)

Set a dress code, get all brothers to follow strictly. Appear for the gatecrashing with a happy spirit, do whatever you’re told to do by the lovely sisters and you’ll enjoy the happy day! Push ups are pretty common, but push ups are beneficial to your health, so why not? Make the brothers do 100 within 60 seconds! Perhaps with a bowl of eggs placed right below their tummy so that during the last few seconds when they cannot tahan anymore or cos they’re rushing to complete within time, they might land and crash on the eggs, or roll over to the side and bang into the brother next to them, and all of them fall like dominos. Muwahahahaha! You can replace eggs for ice, or water or flour, or anything you desire! (:

BYO- Bring Your Own

(From Desmond & Jolene’s actual day wedding on 25 October 2009)

I think the brothers are smart enough to make it a Two Way Bargaining session. The brothers came prepared, brought their own suitcase of treasure with ang pows. No idea what’s the least and maximum amount in the ang pow, but the sister had to make a choice. Interestingggg…

Scary Foodies

(From Edwin & Eunice’s actual day wedding on 21 November 2009)

Lemons are sourrrrr! How will lemon taste if you coat it with an extra layer of Citric Acid??? Muwahahahaha!! Maybe coat the lemon with citric acid, then rub it on any body part of one of the selected brother….. and…. the groom…. shall…. LICK IT CLEAN! Kekeke.

(From Guan Lim & Jeslin’s actual day wedding on 4 October 2008)

Speaking of Licking, here’s one of our all time favourite gatecrashing game. Guan Lim being the smart aleck, answered TOES to the sisters’ question of “Which part of Jeslin’s body is his favourite.” Tsk tsk tsk, and thus he had to lick off the whipped cream on the brother’s toes. Not all sisters are evil to think of tricky tricky questions to land you in trouble you know. Sometimes they meant well, no harm! :p

(From Andrew & Clarice’s actual day wedding on 11 October 2008)

However there’s always the exception – the Evil sisters. They’ll mix and match the weirdest stuffs on earth like smelly rotten beancurd with perhaps wasabi or bananas or other gooey stuffs altogether. Eeeeew! But weird food stuffs are generally discouraged for fear that the groom and his merrymen will puke and shit in their pants. Don’t let this moment of “folly” spoil the whole day ya?

(From Hiro & Serena’s actual day wedding on 7 December 2008)

Playing on the groom’s fear might be good. Chilli padi or single food stuff are alright, just don’t mix, and don’t use food/drinks that you obviously know the poor groom has an allergy to.

(From Kuan Wee & Pei Yu’s actual day wedding on 31 December 2008)

And for the greedy merrymen, sometimes the prettiest thing might look good, but not necessary taste good.
This evil plate of dish made Kuan Wee spat from the second level to the first, and the poor dog dog sprinted to lick it all up. =_=”

Sexy Sexy – The Role Reversal Game

(From John & Ei-leen’s actual day wedding on 7 September 2008)

The evil sisters somehow enjoy seeing guys dress themselves up as women! So it’s inevitable that the merrymen will have to go through this.

(From Andrew & Clarice’s actual day wedding on 11 October 2008)

Other ways of dressing up the guy. No need for bikini cos bikini looks good only on skin and not clothes! Unless the merrymen strips…. now that’s another question altogether…

(From Hiro & Serena’s actual day wedding on 7 December 2008)

Make them danceeeeee!

(From Jonald & Yutong’s actual day wedding on 7 November 2009)

Such an intimate physical body contact! I think the ladies never fails to go Gaga when they see things like this! Hahahaha! This is Entertainment! :p

(From Jonald & Yutong’s actual day wedding on 7 November 2009)

How about some kissy kissy? Kekeke! Next time shall make them do away with the “safety barrier”!!

(From Jonald & Yutong’s actual day wedding on 7 November 2009)

Next, the brother had to chew off this buns on the groom’s chest cos inside the buns there’s a secret note and they have to follow the instructions written on it to proceed on to the next stage.

(From Jerry & Michelle’s actual day wedding on 6 October 2009)

This is pretty “man”, but pretty R(A) too!! *covers eye*

(From Richard & Wendy’s actual day wedding on 9 May 2009)

What a cute “bra” Richard is holding on close to his chest! He had to sing and dance while wearing this, but being cheeky, Richard even placed it on his head to make it look like… I don’t know, a genetically modified Mickey Mouse? Muwahahahaha!

The Innocent Games

(From Teck Yong & Wanling’s actual day wedding on 20 September 2009)

Create something out of the things the groom really detest, and find ways to make it stay with the groom throughout the entire gate crashing! In this case, the groom really hates Mushroom, so the clever sisters made a super cute mushroom earing and headband for the groom to wear! Real mushrooms! Innocent enough, right?

(From Morrison & Rachel’s actual day wedding on 2 August 2009)

This can be an innocent game, but can be quite a torture as well. You know… with age…. your bones have all stiffened up… so… you can’t really go…. that… L….O…..W…..

(From Koh & Ting Yin’s actual day wedding on 29 May 2009)

An innocent game too! Yoga is fun, yoga is healthy! Has anyone seen Yoda doing Yoga? I think it’ll be funny! Get the brothers to dress up as Yoda and do the Yoga!!

(From Herman & Janet’s actual day wedding on 19 April 2009)

Diapers? Disposable undies? *scratch head* It’s so innocent, kids can join in and play too!

Usually the sisters will draw the initials of the bride onto the diapers/undies and make them wear it on their butt, perform a cute sexy little dance and that’s all. Easy and simple!

Gather the Troops!

(Taken from Lionel & Angel’s actual day wedding on 17 November 2007)

When all things fail, leave it to the elderly!!

Ah-Ma says: “Eh, kui meng ah! buay sai sng liao, xi gan gao liao!” Which literally means, open the door, stop playing, time’s up!! You know how particular the elderly folks are about the auspicious timing? Always recruit a granny in your band of brothers!

(From Win-son & Faith’s actual day wedding on 29 November 2009)

And if the evil sisters make you eat something which you do not want to eat, flash your Ace card and win the battle!

(From Win-son & Faith’s actual day wedding on 29 November 2009)

Ah-ma says humph, 放马过来吧！(release your horse to me). Give me another 10 and I’ll gobble them all the same!! Ah-ma power!!

(From Jack & Grace’s actual day wedding on 1 January 2009)

Make sure they’re all dressed in black to appear scaaaaary! And also please try to include at least ONE charismatic brother. Once you have that in your checklist, half the battle is won. :p

(From Terence & Jann’s actual day wedding on 18 October 2009)

This time round, the poor photographer was roped in to help the sisters with the preparation. They placed lip gloss on Raymond’s lips and he had to put his sexy lipstick mark on the piece of paper together with the bride and other sister’s lipstick marks. But guess which one did the groom picked? Raymond’s!!! Hahahahaha!

Convert thy Enemy, or convert Thyself

(From John & Ei-leen’s actual day wedding on 7 September 2008)

The brother actually tried to bully the poor boy and make him eat the banana on his behalf. Tsk tsk tsk. Luckily boy boy was smart enough not to eat! Attempt at converting – FAIL! :p

(From Kok Meng & Cassies actual day wedding on 3 October 2009)

Poor Kok Meng had to do the push up all by himself!! Noticed that all the brothers did nothing but stood and watch at a side?? Luckily the groom was super duper fit enough to finish everything by himself!! Cassie has gotten herself a fit fit groom! Booboo to the nuanua brothers, and see what the groom has to say in the above image! :p 

Aww so sweet

(From Chye Tuan & Siang Yin’s actual day wedding on 10 May 2009)

Groom and merrymen singing sweet sweet love song for the bride. Look how much the groom is enjoying it. So sweet!!  

Seal the Deal

(From Ho Wei & Eileen’s actual day wedding on 6 June 2009)

Usually the sisters will help the bride prepare a pretty contract like this one, where the groom puts his signature and agree to all the terms and conditions stated on the contract. Conditions such as giving all the monthly salary and bonuses to the wife, promise not to be angry with each other at the end of the day if they ever quarrel, do housework blablala… which I think is pretty bogus! Cos after the couple put both their signature on the piece of paper call the marriage certificate, the terms and conditions stated on this contract automatically becomes invalid. So in order to prevernt such things from happening, engage a lawyer and have a reeeeal one made! :p

The OH-MY-OH-MY GOODNESS!!

(From Jonald & Yutong’s actual day wedding on 7 November 2009)

Have you seen THIS?? Such a scary piece of…. CHOCOLATE!! It’s actually the leftover chocolate from the bride’s hen party the night before. This “creature” was not supposed to be shown and used and displayed to the world, until Yutong’s mummy suddenly thought of it and suggested that they make full use of this for the gate crashing!

(From Michael & Dorothy’s actual day wedding on 19 September 2009)

See, even Michael thought it’s scary! Muwahahaha! Actually no lah, the bride was waking in and at that moment Michael only have eyes for her – the world’s most beautiful bride in his eyes.

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Okie dokie, end of my sharing! Just a very few tips to share, so hope it’s at least a little bit useful!

(From Paul & Evelyn’s actual day wedding on 24 October 2009)

Have fun!! And be spontaneous!!

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(From Paul & Evelyn’s actual day wedding on 24 October 2009)

OR ELSE!!

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Nonetheless we’ve uploaded quite a number of images to our Facebook Fan Page (Raymond Phang Photography). We just created a cute little album called <<The Little Book Of I ♥ You>>. Feel free to visit and browse if you like!

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

Link to our Facebook Album – The Little Book Of I ♥ You, click here: The Little Book Of I ♥ You

Kekekeke! Happy Monday!

Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

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!!

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!

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.

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!!

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!

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

A very brief introduction to Richard and Wendy, we actually photographed their actual day wedding earlier on this year on 9 May 2009. For those who are interested, you may want to view the images taken on their wedding day at this URL:

http://www.raymondphang.com/blog/2009/richard-wendy-actual-day-wedding

It was pretty interesting when the couple shared with us their story on their negative encounter with another wedding photographer whom they almost engaged for their actual day wedding. And all thanks to Jolene (who also happens to be Richard’s colleague), she led Richard to a path of no return when she introduced our existence to Richard! Muwahahahaha! Well, the rest they say is History, and we’re very thankful to have made soooo many wonderful and adorable friends throughout this journey! Each and everyone of them special and unique in their own ways, and both Raymond and I felt like kiddy kids in a gigantic candy store whenever we discover something new about our couples!

Richard for one, like one of our previous wedding couple Chye Tuan, has this knack for food and cooking! They can make such mean and delicious food that makes me look forward to the next session, wanting for more and more and more and more! I’m serious! Even Raymond throws his fists and legs in the air to agree with me! Now my tummy is growling again. Grrrr….

Their wives – Wendy and Siang Yin are both very, very blessed to marry someone who can cook so well! Muwahahaha! Cherish the good fortune yea?! I’ll make Raymond read up on cookbooks from now on.

Richard has soooooooooooo much tools and utensils and pots and pans and cookers and it really amazes me! I was wondering how did he manage to store them all in his tiny little kitchen! One day I’m gonna sneak up and take a peek at his cupboards. Kekeke.

The idea of stripping off a piece of garment, pretending it’s hot and humid halfway through cooking came from here! Noticed he is wearing his grey t-shirt here while preparing the egg omelette for the Nasi Lemak?

Next he changed to this to fry the balls! O_O”! Wendy!! How come never snap the process of him changing the clothes?? Muwahahahahaha! Hope you guys managed to grab some really good deals at the Comex show today! Forget about the freebies, and say YES to quality products ya? So many new toys, gotta find some ways to utilise them hor! For example the new camera… kekeke… Anyway, I better stop this else people think I’m a pervert.

That’s us in our “couple tee”.

Raymond the glutton.

It was a session for the brothers and sisters who helped out during their wedding day. Poor folks went through thick and thin with the couple, but now the reap the rewards! It was my first time meeting them, and I think they’re pretty nice and outgoing folks! Not as evil as what they seemed on the wedding day when they flashed out an unfilled cheque with Richard’s signature on it during the gate crashing… and asking for more ang pow money is the only rightful thing to do… just fulfilling your duties only… rightttttt?

I cannot believe Raymond actually finished his own cup of coke, and then proceeded on to switch cups with me while I was busy helping myself to more curry! Mine was filled with coke while his was empty! So evil! O_O”!

After a heavy and very satisfying meal, we need some exercise! Richard had a whole lot of gadgets for his Wii! We spent the rest of the time playing games~

It was getting late, and we had to leave already.

Once again thanks Richard and Wendy for the generous hospitality, the amazing food and the girls for their wonderful company! We really enjoyed ourselves that night! Had a summon ticket stuck on our windscreen when we went down, but all’s well now that the appeal was successful! Hehehe. Cheers!

Lots of  ♥,

- Angeline

Anyway, here are some images from Ho Wei and Eileen’s wedding in June! Met up with Ho Wei few months back to pass him the images, and glad the couple enjoyed the photos!  

Raymond particularly like this image for the composition.

While I myself particularly like this one!! I like the overall composition, as well as the expression in her eyes! I love it!

So sweet!

Eileen was full of smiles that day.

I think it’s because Raymond wasn’t wearing a skirt/dress! Otherwise that guy’s expression would change to something corny and horny. Muwahahahahaha!!

Here’s the groom!

This is Hsiao Hui, and we’ll be there for her actual day wedding photoshoot next year in January!

Sneaky sneaky…

I like this one too! Love her “rolls eye” expression on this one. Muwahahahaha!

The mums having their face painted.

Where’s Raymond?

Love this one too!

The lovely wedding cake. Has anyone ordered a full real wedding cake before? Wah i think if it’s delicious, i’m gonna finish the entire cake by myself even if it takes me 3 days!

Oh that’s Qi Wei on the right, Hsiao Hui’s hubby tubby!

The emcees announcing the march in.

I still remember the time I attended wedding dinner as a little kid. The music played for march in was totally different from now! So many things have changed, from the songs to the decors to the design and evolution of wedding gowns! Perhaps in many generations to come, our grandchildren will have their wedding banquet under the sea, where guests use their chopsticks to pick fishes they like to eat and they eat it fresh like sashimi. O_O”!

Or maybe high up in the sky where they get to pour syrup over the clouds and eat candy floss? I don’t know, but for sure things will continue to evolve in time to come. Scary!

Preparing for the second march in.

Champagne popping time!

Have always loved this segment cos every person’s expression is different when they pop the champagne! But definitely it’ll end will big smiles and hearty laughs! Hmm… is there any couple who cries after popping the champagne cos they’re scared of the “pop” sound? =/

I like Eileen’s chin and jawline cos they are so distinct. Mine are all meshed up together that sometimes I cannot even tell which is the neck and which is the chin and which is the jaw! Don’t believe? I’ll show you!

Like this!!

Gained too much weight already. *sobs*! But I can’t stop eating, and resistance is futile when it comes to yummy food! OH!! I have so many things to blog about! Speaking of food, the nasi lemak RICHARD cooked was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo YUMMY!!!!! I can eat a whole container of his ikan bilis with peanut, and the rice itself without anything else!! Wah you guys should go and befriend Richard! We were suggesting to him the other day to make a cooking lesson video. With every dish he cooks, he’ll pretend it’s too hot and warm, and remove one piece of garment. Confirm a hot seller. MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! =p

Ho Wei’s daddy.

Guess the speech must be really touching. Sometimes when I see images like this, I’d wish I was there as well so that I can listen and know what’s going on.

Fun time now! Who says only girls are “camwhores”!?

A happy neverending ending!!

Congratulations once again to all couples who are already married, planning to get married, and are getting married!

I’m a little groggy and drowsy now from the medication. Caught some flu/cold over in Sydney during the last day when we drove back from Brisbane to Sydney. It was a super long drive, and we kept dozing off. It was raining, road was long and some extremely winding. Our tyres skidded a couple of times, but luckily we survived. Haha! Alright, more updates soon ya? Cheers!

Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

Raymond and I are doing some sneaky things, but we’ll make the announcement real soon once everything is ready! Guan Lim and Jeslin knows about it, and has been the bestest + most patient helping us with the selections, the purchasing etc! We even had to trouble Guan to stain his delicate fingers to wrap up the glasses for us with yellowed dirty crispy newspapers. So sweet and nice of them!! Cannot believe they actually gave us their first – first in spending such a long time at that place. Muwahahaha! :D

We recently acquired new pets, and we’ll post some pictures of them once their habitat is ready. Guan took some pretty nice pictures of them, and we’ll share them altogether at a later time! Hehe For now, some wedding pictures!

Wendy had a laaaarge mirror in her house, right at the living room! Very convenient for yoga, dances, makeup and personal catwalks.

Enough of the fingers, here’s the toes.

Bitter Gourd – The All Time Favourite of all grooms and merrymen! Muwahahahaha!

Sookee’s Brilliant Rose series! They are a fan of Soo Kee’s Brilliant Rose series too!

Big breakfast!

MacDonald’s have cup corn/corn cup, they have healthy greens cup!

Wonder what’s the content of this scary looking love binding contract…

Wendy’s heels, with her lovely gown at the background.

Here comes the groom!

Big breakfast with lots of healthy red veggies!

Ooooh… yummy!!

Hmm… not bad tasting afterall!

Richard doesn’t like green veggies…

Muwahahahaha! None of them liked it!

Then they had to pick red packets, with words inside. They picked a “hand” and “lick”. So Richard got to lick some gross stuffs off the hands of one of his brothers.

Now he needs some instant Dettol Tongue Sanitiser!

Now… the beginning of the mental torture!

Oooo… Sexy lingerie!! MUWAHAHAHAHA!!

Now to the fun games! It’s supposed to bring them close to each other.

If only the spoon was shorter. Then they could have touched cheeks/forehead/nose/lips. Muwahahaha~

This is a super good idea!!

No good idea.

Told you it’s not a good idea. The sisters are not pleased!

Empty cheque with signature on, carry you in with sedan. $12, make you walk in yourself and snap picture with girly “photo frame”.

I love these games!

Love this shot!

Meet Wendy-a! Hahaha!

Time to head out for some quick outdoor snaps!

I like this pic!

AND THIS ONE!!

They even had time to flew kite!

Needless to say, all the car shots by Raymond are always one of my top favourites.

Their banquet was held at the SwissOtel Merchant Court.

Specially decorated to create some air of romance for the couple.

Wendy talking on the phone while doing the make up.

Actually the ballroom also looks quite nice.

Wow, they must have spent some time doing up the pen. It looks like it’s wrapped with red ribbons, with the “xi” character on it.

This uncle looks pretty cute!

I like this lamp. Used to see it at IKEA…

Richard sang a song for the March in for Wendy and her Dad!! Unfotunately I didn’t get to hear it! Awwww!! Just look a his expression! Must have put a lot of heart into it.

Love this shot!

Now for the second march in.

I like the kid’s expression in this picture.

Here comes the couple! They had a mini dance in!

Sleepy kids everywhere.

I like this one.

Back to sleep. Hahaha.

Are you searching for thiiiis? The carpark redemption coupon!! Sometimes the guests forget to grab one for themselves during the reception, or they arrived late so they had to ask from the groom during the send off.

Okie!! End of sharing for this series! Cheers!

Lots of ♥,
- Angeline