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Tenth Anniversary Family Portraits: Paul & Yin Huei

It’s been months since I took these photos of Paul, Yin Huei and their cute little family as a celebration for their 10th wedding anniversary. The children have grown but I thought it’d still be nice to share the images from our session together at Lake Gardens. Yin Huei, being creative, brought along a mirror for me to come up with different types of shots! She was also very comfortable in climbing trees like the one below, including reading old love letters from Paul! I thought it was really sweet of her.

Here’s what Yin Huei had to say about the shoot:

I wanted this photo shoot to mark this important milestone in our lives. We have come so far in this journey together, grown stronger together and been blessed by the most amazing children. I want us to be able to reflect on this moment many many years ahead and be warmed by this beautiful memory.

And I want to dedicate this to my husband and my children:
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride

So I love you because I know no other way.” 

Pablo Neruda (Sonnet XVII)

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Pre-Wedding at 20 Trees: Kevin & Shermaine

It was the perfect childhood love story for Kevin and Shermaine. You know, one filled with pimples, braces and all. From puppy love to teenage crushes and finally, true love… Kevin and Shermaine made it. Even though many opt to go to exotic locations for their pre-wedding shoot, Kevin and Shermaine decided on the opposite – to just do their photos at her home. It wasn’t really the location that mattered after all, but the connection that the two of them share. Thanks for the friendship you two. We felt as if we connected with the both of you too during the shoot and made it to the friends list! May your marriage be filled with awesome moments and lots of laughter. Hugs!

20150306_PRE-WEDDING_KEVIN_SHERMAINE_227Bride’s story:

I knew Kevin since I was 10 or 11 years old in children’s church. We used to HATEEE each other especially when there were those competitive “boys vs girls” rivalry games in church. We practically saw each other grow up. We stayed in the same ‘taman’ with houses a stone’s throw away from each other.

He saw me through my geeky brace-face days, and I saw him through his ‘bad-boy’ wannabe moments. We were always friends, grew up teasing/ hating each other’s guts. I knew of his existence and his of mine but it was nothing romantic lah! *cue defensive mode* Ok fine…maybe a little…I had a crush on him when we entered our high school phase….but I never pursued it.

We never really saw each other as ‘someone to love’ until one really traumatic experience for me when I was 18.

I used to love taking walks up ‘G Hill’ in Taman Melawati alone to clear my head and exercise. On one not-so-lucky occasion, I bumped into a man coming from the opposite direction of the hike path. He was obviously not in his right mind as he decided to conveniently “flash” me with his ‘you-know-what’ down there!

In utter disbelief, I turned, and ran away as fast as I could. Upon reaching my house, I couldn’t believe it! The man had made a full circle and lo and behold, he was coming down the road and approaching me.

I turned a 180 and took off to a different housing area. First thought that came to my mind “I should call Kevin Lee, he stays nearby.” And called him I did, but he did not pick up. So I decided to stop walking and cab my way back to my house to avoid any unnecessary encounters.

Towards dinner time, I received a call from Kevin who was wondering as to why I would call him at such an odd hour as he was actually sitting for an exam in uni (bless his heart!). The moment I told him about my encounter, he quickly rushed back all the way from uni just to see me.

And I guess as they say, the rest is history. Loved blossomed, we dated 2 years, we did long distance for our 3rd and 4th year together, we dated another 2 more, we got engaged in our 6th year, and now we’re getting married at the 7th, perfection!

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Pre-Wedding in Santorini: Terence & Sarah

As a photographer, I am always touched that couples would willingly display public forms of affection in front of my camera lens. It’s not an easy thing to do… following directions and at the same time, being engrossed in ‘the moment’. And when the photographer is your sister-in-law, it can either be a good or awkward. But Sarah and Terence rocked the session, and were totally easy to photograph.

If you have been following this blog, you’d know that a few days before this shoot, it was raining in Santorini. The weather was 8 degrees Celcius and strong winds threatened to ‘blow’ us off the cliffs. But thank God the clouds parted and we had a sunny day for Terence and Sarah’s session. (though her jacket was always within reach in between shots!)

Terence and Sarah have known each other for years now, since uni days, when they were young adults exploring life in Australia. Their journey began in 2004, and now, 11 years later, they are registered. Thank you, T&S for being such awesome family members. I’m glad we could share memories like these, including lugging our bags up and down stairs in the rain, exploring different restaurants and lying on the black beach. Love both of you very much. Looking forward to the Bali wedding later on!

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