Our Pre-wedding photoshoot is finally done with The Moment Bridal (On 20 oct)! Took me quite long to really update on my blog, but better late than never!
For those who asked me why I did not consider going overseas for photoshoot, a very huge reason apart from extra expenses is due to our priority on having the shoot at our former school: Dunman Secondary School. The school holds special memories for both of us and it would be a huge pity to miss this out.
It was actually my first time having a make up artist put makeup on me and I was quite anxious to see how it will turn out. While I’m really not used to my look (because the makeup is still much heavier than usual), my fiancé was still happy with it. They probably know what suits best on camera too!
As I didn’t want to be overdressed in the school, I picked out a pink floral dress that looks like butterflies fluttering around my dress. The first 15 minutes of the shoot was rather awkward for us as we were quite inexperienced, but we kinda got the hang of it after a while. This photo was one of the first few shots taken.
I think one of the hardest thing to do is to maintain our laughter especially when we are looking at each other in the eyes. Sorry we are not that romantic. During this particular shot where we had to kiss and hold in our position for quite a while, our photographer Vanness kept telling us “Don’t move, don’t move” #ReversePsychology We ended up bursting into laughter.
This is actually one my favourites! And I have always wanted to have our photoshoot at the bus stop where he first met me. What a great timing to have a double deck bus just in time!
The photoshoot at Dunman was beyond our expectations, I didn’t even think we could have so many varieties, especially outside the school around the bus stop. In fact, we actually exceeded our time and had to rush back to change into another gown, touch up make up and change hairstyle before going to our next location: National Gallery
The gown that I selected was more fanciful and has a really long train at the back to give a more elegant feel in order to match the historical buildings. I initially wanted to have a photoshoot at Chijmes but there was a fee of $200+ even just to shoot outside the building. We didn’t want to incur additional costs hence we settled for an alternative.
As it was a weekend afternoon, the place was getting crowded with 2 other wedding couples having a photoshoot, as well as students doing their grad shoot there.
Vanness made do with something else and took some lovely close up shots like these.
Thankfully, we all made a decision to move our photoshoot to National Museum instead. What a great plan B! This allowed my photoshoot to be held at 4 places instead of the agreed 3! I like how Moment Bridal is really flexible in dealing with such situations to provide the best for their client. The photos turned out great, I love how the National Gallery had a very striking contrast to the ones taken at National Museum with totally two different feels.
And it was quite similar to Chijmes!
Hort Park was our last photoshoot destination, and we had to rush back to the studio for a change of gown and hairstyle. Amber had really quick hands and was able to braid my hair nicely within a really short time!
My favourite thing about our 3rd concept is that we were able to make use of many props. Other than the M, R and red roses (with courtesy of Roses Only Sg), Moment Bridal provided the rest and they did a great setup within minutes!
My initial plan was to locate a tree swing in the middle of the park, but we really didn’t have the time and settled for the location nearer to the entrance. And thankfully, we spotted a bench swing which can make do as an alternative.
My favourite photo!
At the end of the photoshoot, we were really so tired and probably a little dehydrated. But the experience was really worth it. I’m so thankful that the weather was close to perfect, as it was raining so much just days before our photoshoot. Vanness made the photoshoot a lot more easier than I thought as he directed most of the poses and even guided us to tilt our face/body towards a certain angle to get the nicest shot.
In case you were wondering, we started our makeup at about 9am, the first shoot started at noon and we ended at about 7pm. It’s important to prep yourself for a full day shoot because it can get really tiring, especially for outdoor shoots.
One thing I really like is that we could view the photos on the camera immediately to see how they were like. No horrifying surprises. Their service was impeccable from the start till the end and everyone was really friendly, making the photoshoot experience a really enjoyable one.
We only signed the package after looking at the gown selections. But since I wasn’t really particular as long as I have a few that I like, I can’t comment much about the variety or designs they have. But at least I didn’t have to feel pressured signing their package without knowing what is included. I have heard bridal companies who convinced clients to sign before even letting them take a look at their gowns.. Nope, no hard selling on our experience with them.
If you’re interested, here’s our package info for $1999:
3 locations (Entrance fee excluded)
1 Bridal makeup with touch up and 3 hairdo
3 choice of gowns
3 choice of suits
Free usage of props/ accessories
All raw photos
30 edited photos
18″ photo album
24″ photo frame
10″ table top frame
Additional top up:
Transport – $100
