Sh*t happens. I was appointed photographer by my cousin, Huai to shoot her wedding last Saturday. And the day I decide not to bring along all my backup gear, my flash had to die on me and this was halfway through the tea ceremony! Luckily it was bright enough, I upped my ISO, lowered my f-stop and I managed to shoot without flash and in fact, the photos turned out better! Unfortunately, I was unable to cover the family portrait session without my flash (sometimes I wished the 5D had an on-camera flash!) but thankfully, Mei Ling (Huai’s friend/event organizer/photographer) was able to back me up as she was appointed photographer for the dinner reception too! (Well, I would have had all my backup equipment if it was a Client and none of them would die on me! It’s Murphy’s Law!)

I am on the plane on my way back to KL after a hectic (well, it was shopping-mos burger-manicure/pedicure-wedding, more shopping, more mos burger and finally met with a client before heading to the airport. So yes, hectic!) weekend in Singapore. Huai is my first cousin who I have been in touch but have not met for many years as she has been living in Melbourne pursuing a successful career as an architect and made partner in her late twenties! Michael is also an established architect in Melbourne whom she met in university and they have dated for the past 11 years!

Their wedding was held at the China Club, a Shanghai Tang-themed members-only restaurant. The place was perfect for our short portrait session before the tea ceremony and Huai’s cheongsam matched brilliantly with the location!

It was nice to finally be able to sit down and have a proper dinner as a guest at a wedding (I can’t even remember the last wedding I attended as a guest!) but of course, my photographer instincts did not stop me from shooting (just for fun) all night long!

Congratulations to Huai & Michael who will be off to the Maldives for their honeymoon!

Here’s a preview of Huai and Michael’s wedding!

I am about to fly off to Singapore but just have to post a sneak peak of how much FUN we had in Rawa shooting Bruce & Hsuan’s pre-wedding photos. It was a great getaway and all of us had an *AMAZING* time in the sun, sand and sea!

Loads and loads of photos to come soon!

I am in the midst of packing my things for Rawa tomorrow. Am super tired and have to wake up at 4am which is a couple of hours away!

Here’s a sneak peak of Mei Fern & Justin’s pre-wedding photos!

This is my favorite shot of the day!!!

This past week has been crazy and it doesn’t stop here! Sigh…

I started shooting last Thurs for the Raya Open House for KIC Resources (photos will be up soon!). Friday was pretty stressful as I had to finish up some wedding albums and get ready for Melissa & Tat Soon’s shoot on Saturday which started very early (I woke up at 4:30, well, snoozed till 4:50am) and also prepare ahead for Sunday’s shoot.

I am tired. TIRED. Shot for 16 hours yesterday and my feet were killing me! Had to wake up early for our art project shoot (will tell you more about this later!) this morning. Luckily we kept the shoot short – managed three different concept shots and ended early. This evening doesn’t feel like a Sunday at all – I have to pack for my Rawa trip, prepare for tomorrow’s pre-wedding & studio portrait shoot and sort out photos for the girls, Shila & Corrine to edit at the studio. It’s already 11:15pm and I’ve only done one item on the check list!

Here’s a preview of Melissa & Tat Soon’s wedding!