cheryl & erwin are my june wedding couple and i know i’ll be seeing a ton of familiar faces at their wedding! it’s gonna be amazing, i just know it ;) here are just some of my favourite shots from the engagement photosession, cheryl was so cute she came all excited with a boot full of props - from flowers to books to balloons and a broccoli…yes, haha a broccoli (her favourite veggie of all time haha)
their story began in NUS and that’s where their friendship and love blossomed. so of course, if you’re a student there or you were a student there, you’d recognize a few familiar looking spots!
the last photo? well, let me explain. haha cheryl and erwin were explaining to me that when it was really hot and bright, cheryl would use erwin’s hand as shelter hahaha, really cracked me up and i couldn’t help but snap their little show and tell.
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i had the wonderful opportunity to celebrate Cindy & Weiqi’s union with a portrait session. Cindy had picked out a pretty lace dress from ASOS and she looked so gorgeous! Of course, Weiqi was looking sharp too and the both of them looked so cute together.
We shot under extreme sunlight in the mid-afternoon sun and the light was so harsh but we made it work ;) Many of her friends can’t believe it’s her when they look at her photographs, “she doesn’t look so demure!” her friends say. In between whether she has trouble walking on granite stones and grass or she says something funny, a laugh will escape from weiqi’s mouth and his eyes will light up because Cindy makes Weiqi smile from the inside and making her happy, makes him happy.
She’s one who’s shy about how gorgeous she is, never playing it up and that’s what i think makes her all the more endearing. I definitely felt so honoured to be able to capture the way they love and I wish them a blessed and beautiful marriage that will grow from strength to strength with much laughter, joy and love!
Here at {nicolethen studio}, we love stories. I love LOVE stories!! Whether it’s the sacrificial love a mom has for her child, the special friendship between sisters, the inspired love of your parents or the love between a couple!
One thing I love about photographing weddings is that at weddings, people take the time to explicitly tell their loved ones how much they love them and cherish to them. But why wait for that special date? Do it today :D
I’d like to invite you to take this opportunity to share your love for your loved ones in a story! Choose one of your favorite “Love is…” photographs on our Facebook page, click “share it” and share your own personalized “Love is…” tag line along with the story and the people who inspired your tagline ;) Favourite 3 stories and taglines that are unique and inspiring will receive a $100 voucher to be used at the studio!
Winners will be picked on the 30 January 2012 12pm, so start spreading the love <3 Drop us an email at info@nicolethen.com to find out about our portrait collections.
some pictures from behind the scene at the shoot with sueann x lawrence!
remember the story about ken’s proposal? and how he showed me this video slideshow of our photos. my favourite ones of us were the ones that were either taken by selina or rachel who snapped away while we laughed or goofed around - the moments in a moment, because it truly reflected how we are with each other and how we love.
and that is why i absolutely love shooting couples/engagement sessions. it’s a dedicated time where you’re free to love and hug and laugh and giggle with your loved one whether the person’s your family, a wonderful friend or a special someone. and having it caught in a photograph to keep and to cherish <3
i had a wonderful time at the shoot with sueann and lawrence, who are my junior juniors(!) from Singapore Management University haha. the shoot was a little present to herself to celebrate her twenty first birthday! and of course, one can’t help but notice that sueann just has the most adorable laughter and smile that just makes you think how sweet and beautiful she is! these are the couple shots, but there’s more individual shots too and some behind the scene film photographs coming up too :D
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when i’m working at a shoot, there’s this moment that i work towards. that moment when the girl is able to let her inhibitions down and feel beautiful. and when she genuinely feels good and confident and it radiates through the lens and is encapsulated in a photograph - it makes this job so worth while!!
i love it <3 i don’t want to get all corny but i actually get so excited, i have goosebumps and sometimes i choke up with tears inside. i once shared with my friends that i love being a photographer and even more a portrait photographer because it gives me a chance to help girls see their beauty even more!
and it is the same when capturing two people who are in love. a moment when they are so caught up with expressing their love and who they are that for a split-second, they forget the camera and that moment over flows with love and emotions.
this is a sneak peek of a portrait cum couple photosession a couple of weeks ago! will show a handful of my favourites soon plus a good bunch of behind the scene photographs i took with my film camera :D
