Our Photoshoot Experience

Our photoshoot was very close to the selection of gowns, with only 1 week in between. So the whole 1 week before the photoshoot was super packed - went to get our hair trimmed, coloured, buy my 4 inch heels, Joe his belt, mani and pedi, also to decide where to take our pics, go for gown fitting... no time to get any beauty sleep or do hydrating mask! It was packed packed packed! So rushed that we only really packed our stuff on the day of the photoshoot. Not a good idea cos we ended up late and makeup for myself started 1 hour late! My advice to all couples-to-be is you leave at the very least 2 weeks between selection of your gowns and the actual shoot so that you have ample time to prepare. Do pack your stuff long beforehand so that you can just concentrate on getting enough rest the day before and the actual day of the shoot.

As for what to pack for your photoshoot, what's most important is what you are going to wear, especially for the guy. The guy must bring his own stuff like shirts, belts, watches and dun forget the socks! For the female, dun worry about makeup or accessories as the makeup artist will help you match with what she has. Unless you're very particular, you really dun need to pack extra accessories.

Also read on forums to bring items like electric fan, insect repellent, snacks, mirror, etc.. seriously I dun think there's even time to take these items out of your bag. What's really critical are tissue paper and mineral water. I din even bring out my slippers and was in heels the whole time. I guess if you have a fren with you as an assistant, they can help you with these items or else just go with the flow. The more items you have, the more things you have to worry about.

But something to put a bit more thought in are the props you wanna bring along.. for example some couples bring their pets, a gift that has special significance, maybe something that is representative of a hobby you both share and enjoy. Anything that would be unique to the both of you would be best.

Hey... why is this turning out to be an advice column? I'm supposed to share about my photoshoot experience!! =)

So like I mentioned, we were an hour late.. makeup started late.. Joe forgot his socks and had to go buy... in my head, I was stressing over where to go while discussing with my photographer, outside was drizzling... in the end, I remembered my cg member, Karin's words.. just enjoy the whole experience and have fun! Following are some shots for you to enjoy...

Joe getting all made-up!

I like this hair-piece! And check out the fake eye lashes! Finally a time when my lashes are longer than Joe's!

The makeup nice? Shan't upload my before makeup pic though!!

This looks a bit Taiwanese yah? Got hair extensions for this look!

Take a closer look here~ hmm... dun think curls suit me yah?

I like wearing the kua.. very elegant right?

Here we are tucking into our chicken rice lunch before going out for our outdoor shoot. We went to Orchard Road, Botanic Gardens, Love Sculpture and Raffles Place... despite all the hiccups, it was really fun.. felt the happiest when I was at Orchard Road crossing the road and getting a lot of attention from passer-bys.. ;)

Went to select the pics last week and realised one thing - the background is really just a setting, what truly matters is the expressions on the couple's faces. So just relax, be spontaneous and be yourself! What's most important is your true personality is being captured. For this, I think Joe did very well cos his facial expressions are very expressive =)