I’m extremely happy to have Ming and Nick’s wedding as my first feature on the Simply Peachy Hong Kong wedding blog! I had the chance to meet Sandra, wedding blogger and creative force behind simplypeachy.com, over lunch a few weeks ago and found out that she not only puts up great content but she is a great person too!
A big thanks to her, especially as I am checking her blog regularly for inspiration for my own wedding =)
I think Thailand is one of the most beautiful places you can have a destination wedding. So I was super psyched to visit Koh Samui for the first time earlier this year to photograph the Thai wedding of Vivianne and Andrew. The morning started early with bridal prep and tea ceremonies at the ShaSa Resort & Residences. Down the road, the ceremony and reception was started at sunset on the beachside of the beautiful YL Residence No.17. The setting was of course postcard-esque but I also loved the details of small matted photo prints decorated throughout the wedding venue, the Viewmaster with their pre-wedding photos, and Andrew’s amazing rendition of George Benson’s Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You. Swoon!
Koh Samui sunrise at ShaSa. If you look *really* closely you can see the bride having her makeup done.
The bride and Mom.
The boys arrive…
Dad and the bride – my favorite shot =)
Wedding ceremony at YL Residence.
Yes that is a 3-D Viewmaster from the 80s! How cool is that!
First look on the beach and processional on the YL Residence lawn.
Reception by the beach.
Fireworks!
Planning a wedding in Hong Kong is a lot about finding balances – honoring age old traditions and trying to be unique at the same time, finding a dress thats modern and timeless, entertaining a big guest list like it was an intimate party. Kirby and Jonathan’s wedding was the largest wedding I’ve ever shot, but I loved that it didn’t feel that way. The ceremony and lunch took place at the Shek O Golf & Country Club and the banquet at the Four Seasons Hong Kong. The venues were beautiful and the decorations were thoughtful and reflected their personalities – always a good idea!
Big thanks to our other shooters Long, Joyce, Hilary and Hong. Make-up by Alexa Bui.
Bride’s hair combing on the eve of the wedding and then early morning prep just a few hours later.
The boys *cough* men arrive at daybreak.
Wedding ceremony at the Shek O Golf & Country Club.
A proud best man.
Sometimes the best moments are right after the kiss =)
Wedding reception at the Four Seasons Hong Kong.
Fresh veggies centerpiece for the wedding reception tables. Great idea!
This candy table brought me back…reese’s, airheads, sour punch straws, and ring pops!
Colorful flowers and colorful bridesmaids =)
MC Lawrence warms up the crowd with a magic trick!
One of the most unique things about being a wedding photographer in Hong Kong is the diversity of cultures that I have the privilege of photographing on any given wedding day. Anne and Ezra, for example, live together in China’s Guangdong Province but to me they are both distinctly American. My impression could stem from the fact that they both met at a small liberal arts college, or it could be Anne’s bubbly energy or Ezra’s sarcastic and perhaps slightly irreverent sense of humor – but whatever doubt I had about their cultural identities was put to rest during their first dance medley when their sweet and tender slow dance broke out into a straight up Fresh Prince remake/Sugar Hill Gang dance battle. Definitely American!
Anne and Ezra’s wedding took place at the Hong Kong Country Club – the day had hints of Western, German and Korean wedding traditions.
Best impression of the Fresh Prince and Carlton at a wedding ever.
I love smiley, laughy couples and Maicy and Benny LOVE to laugh together. Its an absolute joy to watch, and it reminds me of why I love shooting weddings.
I spent a morning hanging out with the bride, groom, family, and all of their childhood friends in the neighborhoods they grew up in together. In the afternoon we shimmied over to the wedding ceremony and lunch reception at Wooloomooloo Prime in Tsim Sha Tsui. Portraits were taken around 1881 Heritage.
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