Naoko is from Japan and works at the PJ Hilton as the wedding and events manager. Her wedding was held at the Hilton in Central, Kuala Lumpur. I was delighted when she called me regarding being her actual day wedding photographer. There were lots of friends from the hotel industry present and as you can see it was a fun wedding day. The day started with a traditional Chinese Bridal bargaining, and then moved on to a traditional Tea Ceremony and then a mighty fine dinner. Naoko’s father, sister, and nephews and neice all flew out from Japan to enjoy the experience.
Yes and Oyen’s wedding portraits at Ciao Restaurant
Yes and Oyen called me to be the wedding photographer for their wedding at Ciao Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. It was a dream come true for Yes as she had been eyeing me up to cover her wedding for close on 7 years! Only problem was no groom(!) a common problem these days. Then Oyen popped into her life and sure enough after checking dates it was fantastic that we could cover Yes’s big day! This is the new Ciao. I had shot several weddings at the old one…some of them so long ago that everything was FILM based(!?!) This newer venue is really pleasant and the wedding was a small intimate affair with close friends and family. Everyone at the table was able to give a speech and many were very touching. As both Yes and Oyen are in the music industry, along with several of their guests, there were some lovely songs “gifted” to the couple, one of which was written specifically for them. A great wedding and one of those I will treasure the memories of for a very long time.
Table set up for the wedding dinner
A closer look at the table decor. Shot with a Nikon 85 f1.4
We did some outdoor portraits but there was minimal light.
Portraits by the bar
Photo of the exterior of Ciao restaurent at night
The groom is a nice quiet guy, and a great musician
With a small intimate wedding everyone got a chance to give a speech
Another speech
Two of the lovely ladies in attendance
And another speech
Cutting the cake…with attitude! 🙂
Traditionally, the bride and groom feed each other some of the cake.
One of the band members wrote a song especially for the couple
Willis Insurance conducted their worldwide conference in Kuala Lumpur bringing together Insurance expertise, Shipping Companies, Lawyers and Security consultants together for a very interestign conference. Photos from the sessions are below.
Large Group Photos can be photographed using medium format equipment which renders superior images over normal DSLR cameras.
Sometimes you get asked to do a one off photo. I still can’t recall what this shoot was for but as you can see it was for the Australian High Commissioner and photographed outside the KLCC looking back towards the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
