Perth Garden Wedding: Yivonne and Boon Wai

I could see the first rays of light shyly squeezing through the cracks in the blinds that morning, and as I rose from the bed to study the conditions the wedding would be basking in, I smiled. I smiled because a brilliant cobalt blue had exploded in the sky from end to end without a sliver of cloud in sight. I knew at that point, even with just 4 mere hours of sleep in my pocket, that it would be a fabulous day for two of the sweetest people to finally pledge their forevers to each other, and have the cords of life and love intertwine for the rest of their walk side by side.

And I wasn't wrong...the luster and radiance I had embraced that morning in the heavenly expanse, was only trumped by the sheer joy I witnessed in the faces of Yivonne and Boon Wai as their eyes met on that cream coloured, petal-laced carpeted isle. His smile was stretched from cheek to cheek as his mouth hung in amazement of how beautiful he thought his wife-to-be looked. And as her feet graced closer and closer to him, gracefully marching to the sea of applause from their family and friends around, her eyes just shone...they shone with an incomparable sweet delight that reflected the anticipation of what was about to unfold. That is, a union of two souls, two best friends, and two lovers hearts locked and sealed to each other for the rest of their days.

And as he ardently sang the words at the close of the night, "When I see your face, There's not a thing that I would change, Cause you're amazing, Just the way you are...." to his newly minted wife, she caught her breath in the surprise of the moment with one hand over her heart, and one hand over her mouth, as the tears slowly streamed down her smiling cheeks in unfeigned revelry and love. It was then I knew I had witnessed something truly special.

I honestly cannot express enough or adequately in words what a profound joy it is to be able to see two people who are completely and utterly in love promise their forevers to each other, and share the rapture and elation with everyone in a completely stripped-down unabashed fashion. Thank you Yivonne and Boon Wai for sharing such a special day with me.... God couldn't have put two more loving people together, and as a photographer, and then as a deep deep romantic at heart, I really couldn't have asked for more than what I got to see between you two that day.

Enjoy my favourites from your wedding day!

To everyone else! This post is a little different. I have my favourite frames from the whole day below, followed by a slideshow - the slideshow was edited and done ON THE DAY (hence there are no reception pictures). To see the reception photos, have a look at the selection I have put up just below here :)

Sorry for the overflow in images... I'm terrible at culling!! Enjoy the monster post though! ;)

Pretty little details at the Garden ceremony, right by the gorgeous Cottlesloe Beach, Perth :)

It was a very hot day, not a single cloud in sight!

We started shooting at midday. Yeah, you read right... right in the middle of the day was when we did the location shoot!!

And then, to a secret location that I happened to stumble upon while randomly driving by earlier that morning! :D It was gorrrrgeous!!

The reception was held at Duxton Hotel, that night :)

And then the night unfolded... full of nothing but deep laughter.....

And heartfelt speeches....

And tears.....

And devoted friendship.....

And sweet hugs.....

And loving kisses.....

And not to mention celebration galore!

This moment really moved me... when Boon Wai sang to Yivonne, as a surprise :) Just look at her face...

Then it was their epic first dance, which I thought was amazing! :D






And lastly, a ring shot to end the night :)

Andddd...... to finish this post for today, their SAME DAY EDIT slideshow! :D Check it out for TONNES and TONNES more pics! Like I mentioned before, these photos were edited and shown ON THE DAY, hence there were no reception photos, but you can see the reception photos above! :D

For those viewing this post via RSS feed, you can view the slideshow video HERE :)

Calling all 2nd Shooters! :D

This applies to any of you who are serious about photography (particularly portraits and wedding photography) in Sydney and KL, Malaysia. If you are from anywhere outside of these cities, drop in your details anyway in case I ever shoot in your part of the world (as I tend to get assignments everywhere around the globe).

I'm currently looking for someone who can 2nd shoot with me on some of the assignments that I do... particularly weddings. The reason why I'm looking is mainly because the weddings are getting more frequent, and bigger as well and while I can cover weddings on my own, its often logistically less crazy when having two - plus is fun working with someone else around! :)

Criteria:
- 200% people friendly!
- 200% honest, genuine, and ultra helpful
- a really positive and energetic attitude
- has a good sense of humour (this is really helpful when situations/people dont always go according to plan)
- is serious about photography
- is serious about wedding/portraits photography in particular
- will NOT steal my clients (sorry peeps, I've heard of some horror stories of 2nd shooters who tag along with the main photographer only to use the photographer's networks and clients to get their own clients - this is a big no no no!!)
- is not a marketing/business/networking leecher (I know this sounds harsh, but I honestly cannot stand photographers who are apply just to find out my 'secrets' - not that I have any. I am looking for genuine people who are about learning AS WELL AS looking out for the wellbeing of JSP as a business and brand and person).
- has a willing to learn/open attitude
- is good at thinking on their toes
- creative with the camera + photography (DUH!!!)
- I'm also inclined (but not restricted to) canon users - this is mainly for technical reasons which I can share later if any of you ask. I have nothing against nikon i promise! :)
- you MUST be able to handle alot of stress. Not from me, but weddings are crazy and can be completely unpredictable. You need to be able to cope with things that do not go according to plan, and still produce great results!
- is 200% dedicated to the JSP team. I'm sorry, but I really don't want to pour my heart and soul in training, only to have to leave the team after just a mere few months. We NEED to be able to rely on you if we call you, and we love team members who stick around :)
- you NEED your own car!!
- bonus points if you are a girl! Because it means you get to TRAVEL with me to any outstation/international assignments I get booked in for! :D

Please bear in mind that this is a job-by-job (and not a permanent full time position) gig!

If you are interested, please email me at info@jennysunphotography.com with some form of 'resume' (gosh i hate that word! It sounds so formal and posh!! its basically a fancy way to say tell me about yourself, what photography you have done, experience, etc etc etc - you get the idea :p ) + porfolio/website of your work + tell me why you are interested or why you want to do gigs with me, and answer the following questions:

(1) Why do you want to work for Jenny Sun Photography?
(2) What gear do you use? Please list it all out.
(3) What do you think you could possibly add to the team? (think in terms of photos, business, and personality/attitude)
(4) How long would you be willing to be committed to the JSP team as a 2nd shooter on call?

Thank you!!! :D

Behind The Scenes: Pre-Wedding Video [Hui Ling and Yew Cheong]

Hello everyone!! The blogging week has started, and I wanted to brighten up your Monday with this special video. If you remember the pre-wedding session I shot for Hui Ling and Yew Cheong (Check out their photos HERE), during the shoot, we also had videographer Eddie Lee on board that day to film all the behind the scenes action! :D

Which means, you'll be able to see how some of the shots were set up and made, the sweet smiles from the couple themselves, and unfortunately how DAGGY I look while shooting - oh yes, that means cap, yellow rain boots, and all!!

Enjoy the video, and hope this adds a little sparkle to start your week! :D For those viewing this post via RSS feed, you can view the video HERE.

For those who want to have this for your pre-wedding, please contact us! We'd love to create something fabulous for you! Ok, Eddie will create something fabulous for you! haha, but I promise I'll take some pwetty piccies?? :D

Alright, the past week has been absolutely insanely busy and packed, but I'll be back really soon on this blog space with some special pictures and the like! So please stay tuned or follow us on the facebook page where ALOT (and I mean TONNES AND TONNES) of sneak peeks and photos are leaked out before they make it to this blogspace so stay in touch with us there too! :D

xx

A love affair with light

As a photographer, I chase it...live it...I breathe it...

Breathtaking light.

So much so that I swear, there are moments where I'm caught in a flurry, and I literally forget to breathe. And then the crazed babble in excitement begins and that is usually where I need to pause for a split second and apologize to whoever is in front of my camera at the time for my deranged frenzy. "I promise I am normal, really....except maybe in this instance. But I swear it's for the photos. " My clients at that point, generally have a chuckle, shake their head a little and just continue on their merry ways as the shutter continues to snap around them. They must think I am crazy. I can't blame them :P

Seriously, crazy beautiful light does that to me. It renders me insane for a brief instance and I go into a flurry. It literally leaves me breathless. It is in these moments I honestly think it stops becoming a part of the photo... it IS the photo. It is in these moments I like calling it "God's light"... for the sheer reason that it is so incredibly magical, and it makes everything under its rays beautiful :)

This was one such moment :) These were all captured in the span of about 15 minutes at a recent shoot. I can't help but marvel at God's gift to us when it decides to show :)

xx

Hui Ling and Yew Cheong: Engagement

It is always a little daunting to photograph another photographer. It's always an honor, but really, it's daunting at the end of the day. Because you know they know what you are doing, watching your moves, analyzing your methods and wondering why you are doing what you are doing. Meet Hui Ling and Yew Cheong - BOTH photographers :) Double daunting!!

Or so I thought :)

Until we chucked, giggled, laughed, and laughed some more over things I cannot even remember. But those are the best kind of sessions... where you are bursting over, chortling in stitches on so many occasions that you cannot even pinpoint or recall what was funny to begin with. While we had strange stormy weather brewing over our heads over their quick pre-wedding session with me, I absolutely loved the fact that they were willing to try anything...like, lie in a paddock littered with cow dung and insects, or trek up a long steep hill to chase the only remnant of light we had that crazy stormy afternoon. And you know what? Perseverance, boldness, and patience is always rewarded.... :D

Thank you SO MUCH Hui Ling and Yew Cheong for that gorgeous crazy afternoon! The storm and insane amount of rain started literally as soon as we shut our car doors, but I had the best time photographing you both. I hope you love some of these frames as much as I do :)

Lastly, thank you Eddie Lee for making the video montage for this session (WAIT FOR IT readers!! I'll publish it as soon as I get my hands on the final cut!).... and of course, HUGE thank you to the superbly talented and sweet makeup/hair stylist, Shinny Ong for making Hui Ling look so fabulous. Girls and brides in Malaysia - she is amazing at what she does and I cannot recommend her highly enough!!

Anyhow, onto the photos! :D Don't forget, there is a bonus slideshow at the end of this post! Enjoy!

I wasn't kidding about the storm clouds!

I really adore the next couple of frames. Can't pick which I like better :)

I nearly squealed when I saw how COOL these cufflinks were!!! Umm... yeah... I study what you brides/grooms wear in detail :P

There is a magical feel to the next couple of phtoos that I really am fond of!

OMG.... can I say AWESOME more than once? YAY to brides who bring flowers that are totally different and unique. Bye bye roses!! Hellooooo gerberas! :D

Yummy red heels!! Brides who wear funky bold shoes to their shoot or wedding day always always score more photos from me... love the expression in personality in shoes. Bye bye white pearly shoes! :D

And I know I shouldn't post as many of the photos below as I have, but I really loved them and couldn't pick a fave. We ran for this last bit of light that peeped over the hill for a very brief 10-15mins :)

Fave :D

And the slideshow.... tonnes of extra photos... and as always, with a song that I love and hold dear to in my personal collection of music :)

Inspiration Board: Forest Dreams

Hello everyone! Hope your friday has started off sunny and lovely! :) We are back today with a tiny serving of a blog post, in the form of another spoon of styling!

My awesome sister, Jillian, has come up with another inspiration board for you to have a look at and hopefully it will help in how you visualize for your wedding :)

Like I mentioned before in the previous Inspiration Board post, Inspiration boards really help to tie in all the pretty little details and visual aspects of their big day together in a beautiful cohesive theme, so that at the end of it all, you get a gorgeous wedding, and everything photographs wonderfully because it has all been planned and laid out neatly according to a colour palette and visual theme. No more random style choices spilling across your wedding day and just getting 'so-so' photos :)

As a photographer, I find that brides who have done their homework and made inspiration boards, and ensured that all their purchases, choices, and designs for their wedding day always fit and tie back into their theme/inspiration board, always get the prettiest (and I mean PRETTIEST!!) photos at the end of the day. And who doesn't want that? :) And don't limit yourself to one or even 2 colours! We find that colour palettes of about 3-4 work wonders in how the details of your wedding theme come up in your photos! :D

Today, we are experimenting with the berry colours of the rainbow! Inspired by forest fruits, woody elements, and the romantic flavours of red in all its gorgeous hues, here is today's board! Look how even things like your linens, and food colour makes a difference! :D

(You can click on the board above to see a larger version :D)

And just like we mentioned last time:

(1) a well executed theme will be carried ALL THROUGHOUT the wedding (that means, your place cards, your invitations, your menu design, your flowers, your cake design, your table linen/cloth colours!!, your napkin and plate colours!!, your seating plan design, your favours and favour tags/boxes, your signage, your dress STYLE, your shoe colour!, and so much more! The more we see your theme in your wedding, the better it will show in your photos :) )

(2) Style boards work JUST AS WELL for your engagement/pre-wedding shoots!! :D

To end this week, I want to share with you a song I really love! I love how anthem-like, passionate, and powerful the words are, as well as the melody! Enjoy! :D