Just received news that I’d bagged a total of 19 awards from the the inaugural Creative Asia Photography Awards competition!
Together with my newborn and all, this must surely rank as one of the most fantastic end to a year ever!
Fingers crossed 2011 is gonna be even better!!

“What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined…to strengthen each other…to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.” – George Eliot (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880).

I’ve known Dennis since he was 14 years old, and it was a pleasant surprise when I got a call from California one morning with news that he was getting married, and asked that I be the one to shoot his wedding day images.

Dennis & Charlene met each other during their college days in Singapore, and didn’t start going out until years later.  Fast forward to two years ago, Charlene decided to take a leap of faith and dropped it all here in Singapore to be with Dennis in California.  With the economic recession in the US, things were really tough for the both of them, and I’m truly honored to be in the company of two really brave and brilliant people who made it through the rain together.  Having met them again during my recent trip to California, I’m truly delighted to know that they’re doing really well, and creating their part of history in the US.  I look forward to spending more time with them in the near future.

Hello beautiful people!

Last night I had a dream, where a rabbit came to me and said [whatever noises rabbits make] and it wanted me to make sure more couples who get married in “its” year could have a better experience for their wedding photos. Not wanting to disappoint those cute pointy ears, I have come up with a great plan, so please read carefully and there are enough phone lines and email addresses to go round for everyone to start contacting me, so don’t worry!

Actual Day:

Jonathan is having a 20% off hourly rates for sign ups as long as you do this: Book at least 10 hours, and book before 31 March 2011. Booking for 10 hours is quite common for a wedding day, and booking before 31 Mar for a 2011 wedding (even a December wedding) is always prudent, so that basically means good news for almost EVERY couple getting married in the rabbit year!

Overseas Pre-Wedding:

See below for the schedule for next year, and feel free to contact me should you have other places you wish to go that’s not included. Also, click here for a comprehensive FAQ to overseas bridal photography.

So here’s my bid to keep the rabbit happy, so that you will have great memories from your wedding, which will promote great offspring. Hump like rabbits, you beautiful people!

Email me now!

- jOhO

I (Michael, in case anyone gets confused again) will surely be in Melbourne, Australia between 13 – 16 May 2011 for a Wedding. I certainly don’t mind extending my stay there just a little longer (before or after the aforementioned dates), if there’s couples who wishes to join me for a bridal / casual photoshoot in the land down under. E-MAIL me with your interest and I shall get back to you on the packages available, as soon as I can. Cheers!!

It’s been a pleasure getting to know Chen-Yang & Peiling over the last year or so. Covering their Solemnization and subsequently, their wedding day (which is awesome by the way). There could be no better match than this lovely couple. And sweet Chen-Yang who had no dance background was game enough to participate in the dinner intro dance sequence (took him 9 months to learn!!) which looked incredible. This must surely rank as the best surprise/intro to a wedding I have ever seen! 2 thumbs up to the Chen-Yang & Peiling and the flash mob dance crew!! You guys are the best!
For those who weren’t there, you can check out the video of the dance recorded by the guests here (i actually appeared in the video a couple of times too! not dancing of course hahahaha)

More sneak peak shots over at our fanpage on facebook

An outrageously fun day with the lovely couple and a whacky bridal party! At the same time, the morning affair was also one of the most traditional I’d been through in a long time, with a proper “Mei Po” no less. Unforgettable, are the touching speeches by the bride and groom in the evening which almost brought me to tears. This is a couple that’s truly meant for each other and I wish them an eternity of happiness.

On a sidenote, the iPad however, caused me alot of frustrations when it refuses to sync with iTunes, rendering it unable to download the edited images you see below for me to display during the reception. I ended up having to lug my laptop over to reception to display the images at an abandoned corner (only place with power supply) of the reception. Can someone develop a nice big screened tablet which has a fantastic display, long lasting battery life and no association whatsoever to Apple please.

More images can be found @ our fanpage on Facebook