The wedding dinner of Jenny & Juan was held at Mansion 32 in Penang. This is a restaurant I always wanted to shoot since last year cause I really love the ambient, the building, and the lighting there through other fellow photographer’s work. I’m very grateful that both of them entrusted me and my second shooter in documenting this important date of theirs.

When we first met face to face for discussion, I immediately know that I would have a lot of photo opportunities based on how out going and friendly both Jenny & Juan are. The photos turned out to be exactly how I visualized. This is the wedding with the most laughter and tears I have covered till date. Not just the couple and family members cried & laughed, they even resonated me and my second shooter’s heart despite us being the ‘observer’ of the process only.

Some highlights about this wedding would be Jenny’s 9 elder sisters. They are all real fun to photograph! I encountered the most ‘unusual’ tea ceremony ever, with some of the sisters hiding in cupboard and behind curtain. Not just that, drinking of the tea with straw too! Looking back at the series of photos and slideshow kept making me laughing non-stop. If you missed their sameday slideshow, click this. Enjoy the rest of the series and have a great week peeps!

Mi

The mother and the 10 daughters, I’m real lucky to be able to capture the family of Jenny’s!

Flowers and decos are done by Floral Sense Creation, they are real beauty.

One of the real heart moving moments when both Juan & Jenny exchange their wedding vows..

They have a ‘signature jump’ for wherever they go.

Next, we have some extra time, so I did a short portrait session with them.

I plan to post this up last month but was ‘consumed’ by work, sorry about that. Have you heard of ‘Thirty Two At The Mansion‘ or the restaurant better known as the ‘Mansion 32‘ in Penang? If you have not heard of this place, it’s located just opposite the new Lexus showroom(near E&O hotel). I always wanted to visit this place, matter fact, it’s my second time visiting this restaurant after seeing so much great shots taken by fellow photographers. Almost one year ago, I was here, on the position of assistant photographer, holding studio flash/reflector for a guest photographer hired by the bridal house. That time, the beautiful scene around this restaurant and the fragrant of the food attracted me deeply! The restaurant remained great but a lot had changed in my life and I’m glad I made the change.

This round, Irene, James & I, we want something indoor and glamorous. And so, we decided to pick on this location and get the gown & coat from Sol Cover. In case you’d want to know, photo shooting is available by appointment at ‘Mansion 32‘ after you bought a food voucher from them You can also hold your wedding banquet here too. So, back to this shoot. This marks the first collaboration of Milan Teh Studio with Sol Cover for couple that I shoot. Before this, all my clients had their clothes ready for me. That’s a good case for me as before this, I imagined that it would be a really tedious process to engage gown shops or bridal shop for gown rental but our first experience with Sol Cover turned other wise. To make things short, it’s like this for gown rental:

1) Make appointment. Visit Sol Cover, take measurement & select gown/coat.
2) Before shooting day, try altered gown (lots of brides are on a diet marathon before pre-wedding shoot!).
3) Collect clothes. Return clothes.

If you may asked, the reason we choose Sol Cover because we are alike ie: based in Penang. All their gowns, designers, tailors are all under one roof in Penang. So, our clients would have no hassle engaging their service especially when the shoot and where they live are Penang based. Therefore, all your attire needs could be fulfilled here. Furthermore, if you have a specific look/theme you’d like to have for your shoot, let us know! We have Joan, which is our professional makeup artist and image consultant, she could help out on your gown selection day to help you pick the best that suit what you love and some matching accessories. The makeup and hairstyling for Irene on this shoot is all done by Joan.

By the way, the gown above is called ‘Flume of Love’, I really love the color and design personally, it matches the venue perfectly. Enjoy the rest of the series

I wonder, have everyone enjoy this blog so far since Jan 2010? I’m constantly thinking and absorbing ways to make this blog more decent from time to time. We’d love to hear what you’ll say about the experience reading this so far. Drop us a comment please I’m all ears and thank you!

Mi