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14 January 2024

Mark and Liz’s Wedding reception at Cockliffe Country House Hotel & Restaurant, Nottinghamshire

After their wedding (view here) Mark and Liz joined their wedding guests for the reception held in the idyllic surroundings of the Cockliffe Country House Hotel & Restaurant. They opted for a canopy and tent which gave the images a beautiful diffused light. The weather held up well, which in turn meant we could all enjoy the grounds both before, during and after the reception. We had covered portraits at the church but opted for a few more inside Cockliffe as well.

Cockliffe Country House Hotel and Restaurant

Welcome to the Cockliffe

Dad never looked so happy.

The happy couple

Portraits inside Cockliffe

Mark and Liz really looked the part on the day.

The weather held up well

Kids had lots of fun in the private grounds

Liz looked so happy

Time to welcome the guests

The wedding dinner was held outside in a pavillion

A peek at the decor from the door

Beautiful roses

Very pretty wedding cake

Table settings looked perfect. The gold star is a sparkler.

Feeling hungry already

Guest books are always important to read through in the years to come.

The food at the Cockliffe was great.

Cameras out

Sparklers…do not tell health and safety!

One of our future UK grooms

Another view of a happy dad

One of our future UK brides

Dad shares a private moment

First dance

Getting close to dusk

Twilight at 10:30pm. Goodnight

5 January 2024

Yes and Oyen’s wedding 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!Â 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

The bride finally gave a speech

The lovely thank you gifts

7 November 2023

Food Photography Shoot in Episode Restaurant at Publika

Fresh Lobster in Episode restaurant publika

Episode Restaurant in Publika is a fantastic place owned by Wolfgang. His vision is to provide great food at reasonable prices. Believe me, the food is AWESOME. They serve lobster just how I like it. The owner is a food importer for many hotels and restaurants and saw a niche market for providing quality food at affordable prices. The photos below were shot using medium format PhaseOne and small format Sony A7 cameras. If you would like to know more their facebook page is here.

Beautiful coffee machine produced great coffee

A sit down chat with the owner of the restaurant

Wolfgang is bringing freshness and quality to a new level

Food was as sumptuous as it looked

Fresh fish prepared expertly

They serve non-pork Chinese dishes

I love fresh lobster. Episode does it beautifully

Only the freshest lobsters used

Episode has a lot of ambience.

Fine dining in style

The Episode Team

23 October 2023

Wedding at Restoran Fei Chui Kajang

Main wedding banquet table Restoran Fei Chui in Kajang

The Front entrance of Restoran Fei Chui in Kajang. Lots of parking below and behind.

We covered a Chinese wedding in Kajang over the last two weekends. I didn’t know of Restoran (restaurant) Fei Chui, nor that it was such a capacious venue. I think it is busy with weddings most weekends as it is likely THE major wedding banquet restaurant venue in the Kajang area. Very good banquet experience. The food was good (not always the case at wedding banquets) primarily because they are a restaurant and not a hotel, and the couple and their friends were great fun.

Beautiful wedding floral centre piece – photographed with off camera flashes controlled by radio. You can see two of them firing in this shot.

Available light photo of main wedding banquet table at Restoran Fei Chui in Kajang — Same shot with available light. One of the reasons I shoot with remote control off camera flash is because some clients complain their skin colours are off and want me to photoshop it to look natural. Sometimes that’s just impossible to do. Everyone’s taste is different. There is no right or wrong with this.

View from the stage. I think there were 70 tables in total!