CNY 09 and such (Part 2) - The Photoshoot

Ok ... continuing from the previous entry, the next activity which transpired took SY and I another step closer towards our dream ... another step nearer towards beginning a new chapter in life through matrimony.

What am I rambling about ... :) ... our pre-wedding photoshoot. We previously signed up with Vogue Collection, one of the twenty bridal studios scattered around SS2, PJ. It was a three day process and Day 1 was dedicated solely towards choosing the attire. So in the morning, the both of us filled our bellies with some good ol' roti bakar at Old Town Kopitiam.

Anyways, we went over to Vogue and was greeted by Trista, the bridal sales consultant. SY went straight into action ... rummaging through the hundreds of wedding dresses available for the photoshoot. We had to settle with two wedding gowns (indoor and outdoor), two evening gowns (for the photoshoot) and another two evening gowns for the actual wedding day. Dun play play man, it was exhausting even for me just watching and giving my two cents worth of opinion if the ones she chose were pretty enough. Luckily Trista was patiently helping SY try on them dresses from beginning till end. And ending means five whopping hours worth of changing from one gown to another. We only took like a 30 minute break in between for a quick lunch at Wong Kok Char Chan Teng nearby. When she was done, I enquired bout myself and was told that there was no need for me to choose. O_O Apparently they'll just match me with whatever SY chose. Sighhh ...

SY then went to do her nails or a hand spa as they would like to call it nowadays while I settled for a haircut. Had a decent dinner before heading home for some much required rest.

The next day was the photoshoot itself. At 10:00am sharp, we arrived at the studio and May, the make-up artist went straight into work with SY. A note to would-be wedded couples, always negotiate with the bridal studio on the hidden cost!!! We forgot totally about the ampoul and had to fork out RM25 per bottle. We needed six bottles between the both of us. It took slightly more than an hour for May to complete her job while I dozed off on a very comfy sofa. ZZZzzz. :p

The first attire SY had on was a 'cheongsam' and I was given a mandarin collared coat to compliment her (as can be seen in Photo 2 above). Our photographer, Wing went snap snap snap before it was time for us to change into our second attire. SY had on a very regal maroon coloured gown with black sequins while I put on rather smart black dinner jacket. Snap snap snap. Next up, SY had on a gorgeous tube wedding gown with a very flarry and long tail. She looked absolutely beautiful in it and it's true when people say that a girl look most beautiful in her wedding gown. I had to purchase a V-wing collared shirt from Vogue to match her gown (another hidden cost to look out for). *grumble grumble*. What's next ... snap snap snap. Lunch was then served and we had McDs delivered. More make up and we changed into our final attire. SY slipped into an outdoor wedding gown this time (Photo 1) while I had on a pair of denims with a matching white shirt. This is for the outdoor shoot and we opted to go to Sepang Goldcoast since SY and I both loved the beach.

Wing clicked away on his Canon EOS 5D at a garden scene before we took a 1.5 hours drive to Sepang. Once there, Wing worked his magic while strangers stared. We walked, ran, jumped and splashed and by the time we were finally done, it was almost 7:30pm. We were nothing short of dead tired to say the least.

We headed on home to take a clean shower to wash away all the hair spray, make up etc before making our way to Yuen Steamboat restaurant for a well deserved satisfying dinner. We binged la after dieting for so long. Haha ... drool over the honey glazed fried chicken wings peeps. *slurpsss*