wedding 23 - Grant Corban Photography Sdn Bhd

4 November 2023

Custom Wedding Album Designs

This page is being updated. Transferring many album designs and thousands (no exaggeration there – phew we have been busy!!) of portfolio images from my old web site to this new one is a massive task so I am doing it in smaller chunks. The albums below are all from my very early 2002 (HTML 1.0) web site site which are slowly but slowly being modernised. Modernising them means replacing them with higher resolution ones that are swipe-able on phones and touch pad devices.Back when they were originally put up most people ran their monitors at 640×480 resolution, so on todays devices the photos look really small and unclear – therefore the modernising! There are a lot of great albums here so please enjoy.

These albums are a bit different from my standard albums and may be ordered specifically after your wedding day, once you have reviewed your images. My designers for these are based in Malaysia and New York. Enjoy!

John and Ai Wee: John and Aiwee’s wedding in the Holy Rosary Brickfields.

Quentin and Fiona: Quentin and Fiona celebrated their wedding day at Le meridian KL Central.

Michael and Yuki: Four Seasons Resort Langkawi. Another gloriously tropical day at our favourite resort.

Victor & Michele’s Album: Malaysian wedding at the beautiful Tirtha Uluwatu, Bali

Dominic and Crystal: Assumption Church PJ.

Sugi and Viji: Their wedding was in Chennai, India.

Reita and Seng Hoong: Carcossa/Sri Negara Kuala Lumpur

Luis and Lai Kin: Delightful couple married in St Andrews Church Kuala Lumpur

Shanker and Sharmilee’s Album: Colourful Hindu Wedding followed by celebration in Cyberjaya

Jonathon and Rachel’s Album: Their wedding was in the Holy Rosary Church, Brickfields Kuala Lumpur

Derek & Pek Keng’s Album: Wedding in Our Lady of Lourdes Klang

Rose and Mohan’s Album:Wedding in Assumption Church Petaling Jaya. Dinner in Cyberjaya

Juniza and Safri’s Album: Muslim Akad Nikah & Dinner

Mark and Nava’s Album: Hindu wedding followed by a classy dinner at Bon Ton. Black and whites are silver gelatin (FILM) based.

William and Jen’s Album: Classic Melaka Wedding on Jonkers street which is where Jen lives with her parents. Even the rain could not dampen their day

Nicholas and Joanna’s Album: By Special Request from the forums. Outdoor Wedding in Bangi

Greg and Esther’s Album:Australia/Malaysia Fusion Wedding

Bob & Stephanie’s Album: Back from the UK for their wedding on New Years Da

Beng,& Priya’s Album:Hindu Temple Wedding

Jonathan & Terri’s Album: What does a wedding photographer do on a New Years day? Shoots weddings! Here we are at Ciao in Ampang

Balan & Sashi’s Album:Hindu Temple Wedding

Vincent and Michelle’s Album:Chinese Wedding at the Westin Hotel in Kuala Lumpur

Christopher & Amanda’s Album: Wedding at St Johns Cathedral

Christopher & Liz’s Album: Australian/Malaysian Fusion

Peter & Dianne’s Album Renewal of Vows at Carcosa Sri Negara

Thayalan & Pathma’s Album: Hindu Temple Wedding Brickfields, Malaysia

3 November 2023

A Bulgarian/Punjabi wedding dinner at the Perhentian Island Resort

The jetty at the Perhentian Island Resort

Recently I travelled up to Perhentian island off the east coast of Malaysia to cover a Bulgarian/Punjabi wedding. It was a pretty intense 5-6 hour trip as I ran from one wedding in KL to the airport for my flight, land travel then boat to get to the venue which was the Perhentian Island Resort. Within minutes of arrival I was able to set up my gear and get shooting the walk in for the sumptuous barbecue wedding dinner. There were a number of interesting Bulgarian traditions including the wedding bread dance, which features a loaf made by the mothers bride which is later fed to both the bride and groom. They also break the loaf over their heads which you will also see below.

It was very dark, yet one of the things you will notice is that the photos are not. One of the things I do is bring remote controlled lighting to all shoots as it makes a massive difference. One of the photographers jobs is to evaluate, modify and control the lighting of the images. There was almost no available light during the dinner, yet in the background of some of these photos you will be able to see my remote radio controlled strobes triggering away. With more wedding venues using the “new” green and purple LED lights to add to the mood I think more photographers will eventually gravitate to this system. Believe me, no one wants to look like Barnie the dinosaur. Using this system protects you.

Portraits the following day were on a private beach. Only including a small sampling but it was a very nice shoot.

Regarding cameras, I am becoming more and more impressed with Fujifilms X-T1 camera system. I have never owned a camera that captures what I see as well as this camera does, and in doing so I now spend a lot less time editing than I do with my Nikons and Canons.

In Bulgarian weddings the brides mother traditionally makes a special loaf of bread

Two of the ladies dance with the special wedding bread

Please take note of the remote controlled strobes in the background. I am one of the few wedding photographers who use these in Malaysia.

Time to share a bite. Mum feeds the bride and groom

The beautiful wedding cake

Breaking the bread by the bride and groom is another Bulgarian tradition

Sumptuous wedding barbecue

Party on

Traditional Bulgarian dancing

Everyone enjoyed the Bhangra

The dancing went on all night

Time to cut the wedding cake

The beautiful bride

Portraits on the beach

After the portraits were done there was one sure fire way to cool off!

Cooling off with watermelon on a hot day at the Perhentian Island Resort

Later in the evening I took this 30 second exposure of the Perhentian Island Resort

The jetty at the Perhentian Island Resort

3 November 2023

An Intimate Pastel Themed Wedding at the Four Seasons Langkawi

intimate pastel wedding at the four seasons langkawi malaysia by Grant Corban photography

Steve and Natalia are from the UK and Russia respectively, and decided to have a beautiful intimate pastel themed wedding at one of my favourite resorts, the Four Seasons in Langkawi. Only two of the family could make it out to Malaysia and it was a wonderful experience despite it being one of the hottest days I can remember while shooting at this location. Steve enjoyed it so much he had a quick swim during the portrait session! The civil ceremony itself is usually fairly fast (5 minutes) so I was running everywhere to get the images needed as there are many angles to cover. At the end of the wedding the setting sun made a great back drop for the final portraits.

Sitting in the Langkawi airport later that evening as I waited for my flight I whatsapped images to Steve and Natalia so they could forward to their family. Their feedback made my heart swell.

“Thank you SO MUCH You are superb! Grant we can’t put into words how pleased we are. You are a pleasure to work with Safe journey home.”

Let’s have a look at the photos!

2 November 2023

A Wedding at the Majestic Hotel in KL, Ceremony at SFX Church, and Dinner Banquet at the Lake Club

pre-wedding portraits in lake gardens KL

Over Chinese New Year we covered a wonderful wedding in KL. We all started off at the Majestic Hotel which is simply beautiful. The wedding cars were a classic Rolls Royce and a Bentley which both wafted the wedding couple to SFX church in Petaling Jaya for their wedding ceremony. We then went to the Lake Gardens for portraiture and I would have to say the Fujifilm X-T1 paired with the Fuji 56mm APD 1.2 is simply stunning as a light weight portrait combination. It seemed I couldn’t take a bad shot of the wedding couple. The following wedding dinner banquet was held in the ballroom of the Lake Club.

These photos were taken with a combination of the Fujifilm X-T1, Sony A7, and Canon cameras.

31 October 2023

Malay Wedding and Bersanding in Kunak and the Promenade Hotel Tawau in Sabah, East Malaysia

tawau east malaysia malay wedding in mosque

Razli and Llis wedding was celebrated in both Kunak and Tawau, towns in Sabah, East Malaysia. The first evening was the traditional henna night in Lli’s kampong and included a karaoke and some of the best satay I have ever enjoyed. The following morning we went to the local Masjid (mosque) for the wedding ceremony, followed in the evening with a bersanding ceremony and dinner at the Promenade hotel in Tawau.

Awesome satay!