wedding of clara and thomas - day 1

No matter how much you have planned, there are always surprises on a wedding day. I ‘ve seen lots of bride got upset and ruin the mood and her own wedding.

Recently I got an email from a bride, she said she got upset on the day because of all the hassles – not enough sleep, rushing schedule,  the arguing wedding party … … My respond is, from my experience, there is no perfect wedding, no matter how much you have prepared. And that ‘s all these “little surprises” that make your wedding memorable and unique.

I love the wedding of clara and thomas a lot. It ‘s so relaxing on the day, not only they separated the wedding into two days, but they are indeed very relaxing, nice, easy going couple.

Something really terrible happened on the day. They planned to have the wedding ceremony at 3:30 pm. Guess what? the celebrant didn’t show up before 3:45pm, and there ‘s no phone call, no message from her. To my surprise, Clara didn’t get upset at all, and she could still enjoy and have fun with her friends. I was really impressed. Happy couple is happy couple, nothing can stop them enjoying the day.

This is my 1st time to have wedding at the government LCSD wedding venue (there are six of them). What a  good idea, but I believe there is a lot can be done and improved by the government. We had the ceremony at the repulse bay beach, very very nice location, but all the facilities are very minimal (and raw, I can say), not up to a modern wedding venue standard. Not to mention, the restroom is very very far away … … Hope it can be improved in the future and don’t waste this beautiful scenic location.

get ready: four seasons hotel
ceremony: repulse bay beach, LSCD Venue
video: Chan Kai

one of my fav shot of the day. I took this at the Stanley Market, BTW, thanks for the very nice dinner.
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a few fav shots in the morning
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I was challenging myself in this pic. a very dark corridor,  shot by 50 1.2 wide open, all by available light, moving subjects and manual focus.
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thomas ‘s mother
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it ‘s so warm
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changed into wedding gown
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:-p
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nice weather, nice view, nice location
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lots of beautiful details in the ceremony
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happy couple enjoying the day. Can you imagine that  the celebrant didn’t show up without any notification just 30 min ago.
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congratulations !!!!
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we had a special guest – a sea gull
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nice sunset shot
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stunning !!!!
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don’t know how to do the above pose, don’t worry, the crazy simon can do the demonstration for you.
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the working team: Chan Kai, karen from yung ‘s harmony, SoFie, Simon and Canly
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another night shot at the stanley market
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stay tuned for the update of the 2nd day of their wedding.

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  • http://blog.SimonThePhoto.com simon

    yes. clara is a very sweet bride and nice girl.

  • http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=1640836433 Gregorio Enrique Torres

    EXCELENTE…..

  • http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=1640836433 Gregorio Enrique Torres

    EXCELENTE…..

  • http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=587222525 Melin Fung

    Such a sweet dimple-faced bride!

  • http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=587222525 Melin Fung

    Such a sweet dimple-faced bride!

  • http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=1640836433 Gregorio Enrique Torres

    EXCELENTE…..

  • Annie

    Very sweet bride!!! Can I ask Clara where did u get the evening gown? You look gorgeous in it!!!

  • Annie

    Very sweet bride!!! Can I ask Clara where did u get the evening gown? You look gorgeous in it!!!

  • http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=587222525 Melin Fung

    Such a sweet dimple-faced bride!

    • http://blog.simonthephoto.com/ simon.the.photo

      yes. clara is a very sweet bride and nice girl.

  • http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=22 simon.the.photo – Hong Kong Contemporary Wedding Photographer

    thank you thank you. Love !!!

  • http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=22 simon.the.photo – Hong Kong Co

    thank you thank you. Love !!!

  • http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=22 simon.the.photo – Hong Kong Co

    thank you thank you. Love !!!