2011 April | FIFOTO Blog

Wow, it’s been truly an eventful week. Got a lot of things done for my own wedding, had some great times catching up with friends and finally, we’ve also gotten our pre-wedding pictures taken by none other than Fiona herself!! It was truly a weird and enjoyable experience to be on the other side of the camera for once but more on that in the near future!

So what can I say about the lovely couple, Boon Heng and Jasmin? Well, in a nutshell, Boon Heng’s a laid back, fun loving, down to earth guy from Klang while Jasmin’s a sweet, joyful, “Edward Cullen” loving girl from TTDI. Put them both together and what we got was a truly loving and humorous wedding that I have shot in a while.

At Jasmin’s place at TTDI, it was quite an unusual experience as Boon Heng’s entourage “imported” some of Boon Heng’s friends from abroad to join in on the fun!! Needless to say, they had quite a challenge stomaching what was provided to them. This included eating some really raw bitter gourd and fiery hot chillies!

“I LOVE KLANG” button in which Boon Heng and his entourage were welcoming Jasmin into their hood.

Just before their wedding dinner at Hilton PJ, Boon Heng informed me that there was a need to photograph his family and relatives.  He did however warn me that it was a BIG family, so much so a separate special room was used for the family picture. And boy, he wasn’t kidding.

During dinner, their friends came up with a really humorous slideshow of comparing Boon Heng to Jasmin’s favorite cast from the movie Twilight – “Edward Cullen” as well as some tips to keep the passion after the wedding which was very well done indeed!

To the lovely couple, a very big congratulations to you both!! It has truly been a pleasure to have been a part of your joyous moments!!

Before I sign off, a personal note to Boon Heng “Good luck on the hopefully last installment of the Twilight movies”.

It was a night to remember and what a fantastic way to celebrate this major milestone, 1950′s Italian gangsta-style! The theme was Godfather Italian mafia and to my surprise, EVERYONE dressed the part! I will keep this short as the photos will speak for themselves but before that, I HAVE to say my “Thank You’s” to those who helped in the planning of this event!

First and foremost, to Ming who’s a private person so I’ll keep my gratefulness “private”.

To Cat & Juliet who helped me remotely (in S’pore) in so many ways, from seeding the ideas for a theme to being ma gangsta door bitches at the party. But more importantly, I’m grateful for the moral support they provided me when I almost went crazy from the stress and frustration of planning the party.

To Kenneth & Xu who sorted all the sound/music stuff for the night – I can’t say it enough, but THANK YOU again!

A big shout out goes to Xu (who you may all know him as DJ Xu from LapSap) for the special Birthday -Barbara-Streisand Remix version he made for me! I absolutely LOVE it!

Big hugz to my multi-talented cousin, Eu Shen who DJ-ed for me as well! (Aka Eush from BeatMonkey). Thanks for the disco house beats coz I know that’s not your genre of choice!

To Faizal, who so instantly agreed to be Official MC when I suggested it… big PROPS for doing such a great job! You’re a NATURAL!!

To my 2 Official Photographers for the night – Andy & Steve & the boys, Hsien Ming, Nicholas and Wei Jun who worked so hard at the Photo wall that night, much love to y’all as always!

A SPECIAL THANKS to Steve, who always there for me without fail and always has my back when nobody else does! You are my lifesaver, ALWAYS! BIG HUGZ!!!

To my dearest florist, M’ng who surprised me by presenting me with the 100 red long stalk roses I had ordered for the party, it couldn’t have been a better Birthday present from you! THANK YOU, M’NG!

And here’s a cover “Thank you” to all of you for all your pressies! Love ‘em all! (That’s how well you guys know me!)

THEY SAY 30′s IS THE NEW 20′s. TO HELL WITH THAT! WHY WOULD I WANT TO RELIVE MY 20′s WHEN I CAN DO IT EVEN BETTER THIS TIME?

TO ALL MY FRIENDS, THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF MY LIFE FOR WITHOUT YOU, THERE WOULD BE NO CRAZY STORIES TO TELL OR INCRIMINATING PHOTOS TO SHOW…

Ma’ Gangsta Door Bitches Cat & Juliet who threatened to kill those who wrote uncreative “Happy Birthday” messages in my guestbook…

I think we girls look wayyyyy more dangerous then the … erm… men..

One of my FAV photo wall photos! Jeremy looking GANGSTA, Faizal is pimpin’ and Mark is… trying to hard.. hehe

The MBA crew…

The FIFOTO Crew, old & new…

It really isn’t what it looks like.. we DON’T really wanna shoot each others’ brains out, or shoot ourselves… We are just “POSING”. Really.

Instant Prints for everyone!

The Mafias get together to talk BUSINESS.

Thanks to Cuz Adrian, Lawrence, Mark, Juliet & Cat for the super awesome, super yummy Birthday cake! (Even though it says “Nikon!”)

East side…

west side…

Nominees for Best Dressed!

Congrats to Reezal & Hsuan who won themselves a bottle of Champagne for Best Dressed. ironically enough, both of them don’t drink!

The Late night crew…

The Penang Crew

DJ Xu & DJ Eush rocked the night!

Leading up to our main event WPPM Annual Conference 2011 in August 2011, we are visiting to major cities around Malaysia to share our passion and experiences in wedding and portrait photography. Our very first stop will be KUCHING, SARAWAK. Details of our Kuching stopover is as follows:-

WPPM PLATFORM SEMINAR

Day 1 & 2: WPPM Member – RM220, Non-Member – RM320

Day 2 only: WPPM Member – RM100, Non-Member – RM120

Saturday, 7 May 2011 (Day 1)

Time: 9.00AM to 5.00PM

Venue: Islamic Information Center, Jalan Ong Tiang Swee

Saiful Nang – Becoming an International Photographer

Fiona Lim – Let’s Get Creative, Tricks and Techniques, Thinking Out of the Box!

Patrick Low – Wedding and Portrait Photography, Do’s and Don’ts

Sunday, 8 May 2011 (Day 2)

Time: 10.00AM to 5.00PM

Venue: Islamic Information Center, Jalan Ong Tiang Swee

Jim Liaw – Wedding and Portrait

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WPPM MASTERCLASS WORKSHOP

WPPM Member – RM500, Non-Member – RM580

Monday, 9 May 2011

Time: 10.00AM to 5.00PM

Venue: Alvin Leong Academy of Photography, Queens Court

True Light Workshop – A masterclass by Jim Liaw

For more information, please visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201832393180967 or www.facebook.com/wppm1

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