enjoyed a lot to be the wedding photographer of ron and albert. such a nice and happy couple, no matter what happened … …

Just 5 min before the wedding ceremony to be started, they suddenly found that they left the wedding rings in hotel, and no way they could manage to get it back on time … ….

At that time, I was really worrying myself and thought they ‘re going to be very very upset and might start to blame others. Didn’t dare to say anything but keep silence (BTW, should I keep on shooting photos if they start arguing, look very upset … …  wedding photojournalism ??? )   To my surprise, just within 1 min, they smiled again and forgot about it completely, looked like nothing happened. If I don’t tell you this here, you would not notice at all in the photos below.

I was really impressed by this couple, even though I have been to uncounted number of weddings before. I couldn’t stop myself asking albert at night “How can you be such a happy guy?”

Wish I can have such a happy and nice couple in all my wedding works.

ceremony: club house of Leighton Hill
reception: island shangri la
video: ken of simon.the.photo

some of my fav bridal shots of ron. all taken at the club house
I think I am very lucky, how come all my clients are so beautiful.  this photo was shot under available light, we had very beautiful and directional sun light from the window. straight from camera, just a little bit burn and dodge. BTW, love her dress, lots of  details, and she looks very very slim !!!

like this iron/glass gate a lot. by  putting a flash behind, the glass could already give  a very beautiful  diffused light.

the ceremony location. very nice, isn’t it?
it was challenging as the ceremony started at 1200pm, we had a sunny day with harsh light coming almost overhead.

below are my fav “get ready” shots in the morning

ron and her mother

it ’s ready !!!!

the girls

and the boys

Yeah!!! 開門利事 in cash … ..

love this shot, “the waiting bride”

look at that, everyone is so looking forward to seeing the bride !!!!

Oh … … what ?

the tea ceremony

on the way to albert ’s family

the ceremony ’s about to start. ron and her brother

gorgerous !!!!

another side of the ceremony venue.

BTW, guess how could they get a “replacement ring” for the ceremony?

albert, you may kiss the bride … ..

after the ceremony, we had 30 min for some portraits inside the club house. same iron/glass gate, different photos.

reception at Island Shangri La.  nice decoration at the welcoming corridor

about to march in  — — the naughty couple

same day video edit by ken of simon.the.photo

the farewell time – I was hiding behind a door and shooting through the glass. But they could still find me.

lovely !!!! Congratulations !!!!!

Just a few days left for 2009 and I have 3 more weddings to go before finishing the awesome and wonderful 2009.

The happy thing is -  I don’t have wedding on the new year eve and Christmas eve this year, so finally I can have “count down” with my love ones – Xandra and Shulin. What am I going to do tonight? Honestly, Xandra and I don’t like crowded places at all (Is it a joke for a wedding photographer??), so a quiet night (no work, no email) with my family is the best for me.

Another beautiful wedding to share before the Christmas – Yuki and Roni.

First time to have wedding at the American Club – beautiful location and so happy to work with my friend Evelyn from Marriage Maestros. She is fabulous, with her help, you don’t’ need to worry any details and surly can enjoy your wedding.

ceremony and reception: the American club Hong Kong at Tai Tam
wedding planner: marriage maestros
video: ken of simon.the.photo

my fav of the day !!!!
When I was taking pic of the montage and the head table before the start of the reception, I found roni walking around to practice his speech. Love this moment so much.

always love taking dance shots – it is always a challenge for wedding photographer. Light is always dim, motion is fast, and no rehearsal.
Here are a few of my fav dance shots of the night.

dancing with father

the first dance.

this one is really a challenge. They kept turning and moving in and out. So happy to get this shot with wonderful  color, great emotion, and framing

1300h the groomsmen

the yuki family

1400h Game about to start. Instead of shooting at the very “front line”, sometimes, when we stepped back, we could find something very interesting. Love this photo of Yuki ‘s parents.

funny daddy !!!

1430h tea ceremony

1600h changed into wedding gown and arrived at the American club

1700 h – ceremony at the American club

a “bird eye” view of the venue – a very good location for wedding ceremony

yuki and roni don’t like portrait very much, so we only took around 15 min of portrait for the whole day.

a scene setting shot – love the lighting setup, so colorful !! Great job Evelyn !!!!

2000h – the dinner started

nice moment

maid of honor speech

we had a very nice band and enjoyed the music very much