Joveyn & Henry by David & Jason |
27.10.2010 |
This has been the very first time I have covered so many events with a particular couple. First there was the lovely ROM on a private boat at Putrajaya, followed by lovely garden wedding in the land of the hornbills Kota Kinabalu and finally ending with a huge blast back here in Kuala Lumpur. It has truly been a pleasure to have shared so much time with both Joveyn & Henry that it makes me reaffirm my beliefs that some people are just truly made for each other.
Well, let me just first start off with the garden wedding in Kota Kinabalu. It almost didn’t happen as it started to drizzle while Joveyn was getting her makeup done. But just as we decided to make our way down, it stopped. It ALWAYS does when it comes to all of our FIFOTO shoots. So thankfully, the garden wedding proceeded as planned with its beautiful pink setting.
And did I mentioned I recently developed a fascination with silhouettes? Here’s one of my favourites I took of Joveyn and her lovely bridesmaids getting ready in the room.
As you can see, everything was set in pink!! The groomsmen’s ties, bridesmaid dresses and everything else at the garden!! Its a great thing that the weather had cleared up because the venue was simply amazing.
Jason, as always, was doing his thing and getting all the groomsmen to act all wacky!! They are truly a fun and friendly bunch.
Now, this is something new which I haven’t seen before. I have always seen couples light the unity candle which symbolizes the union of two individuals but this mixture of colored sand gave it a new twist and the pink certainly fitted well with the theme of a garden wedding!
In all honesty, we cannot take any credit for the posing in the next picture as this was decided by the groomsmen themselves!! Truly a funny bunch!!
And while I developed a knack for silhouettes, Jason seem to have develop his own artistry of “dress swirling”.
I absolutely love these pictures of a silhouette at sunset!! What made it even more special is the fact that the umbrella wasn’t a prop and it was really raining!! It was a challenge trying to shoot with one hand while holding an umbrella to keep both myself and my cameras dry in the other…BUT it was totally worth it!!
Fast forwarding a week after Kota Kinabalu, Jason and I was covered the reception back here in KL. Henry & Joveyn went all out from having the traditional bridal games at the beautiful Terasek Brickhouse and having an Avatar inspired Tree-of-Life decoration/theme at the Westin, KL. And finally, after weeks of hearing about the infamous Mini since the ROM shoot, I finally got to see the cute white care tied with a huge ribbon! This was a gift from Henry to Joveyn as a wedding present! Talk about setting the bar high!
Joveyn looks stunning in a her red wedding dress!!
As it is pretty obvious as to how the Terasek Brickhouse acquired its name, we then took full opportunity to take a few portraits of the lovely couple utilizing its raw and beautiful red brick walls.
At the reception, guest were surrounded with numerous “Hello Kitty” memorabilia as well as pictures from their trip to Japan where Henry proposed.
Guest names are labeled with their corresponding tree cards hanging down from a dangling balloons before enteings the ballroom.
When Henry told me the setting was Avatar inspired, I thought it was just going to be to have some little blue light, a tree and a blue theme. But I was oh so wrong! They really went all out with the decorations! There stood a tree on each of the VIP tables and LED flower lights at every other table which was named after tree species! It was definitely one of the most unique and creative wedding receptions ever!
To many, Westin Hotel may just be a wonderful and glamorous place to have a wedding reception but to both Henry and Joveyn, it will always be a place where they both met and fell in love…at this piano. Don’t they just look perfect for each other.
Congratulations to the lovely couple! It has truly been a great pleasure to be a part of your wedding celebration!!!
