I’ve been anticipating Nate and Terri’s big day since I shot their casual pre-wedding session back in April.
Their wedding day was a loooong day filled with fun and laughter as besides the church ceremony and dinner reception, there was also tea ceremonies held at two different locations.
Nate and Terri were absolute energizer bunnies as they soldiered on throughout the day all the way till late night with big happy smiles on their faces. Then again, who wouldn’t be happy on the day of their union?
We started off the day at Terri’s parents home where the ‘picking up of the bride’ (or better known as “chip san liong” in Cantonese) and the tea ceremony was held before heading off to St Ignatius Church at Tmn Mayang for the church ceremony.


Terri had a gorgeous bright red cheong sam for the tea ceremony and a beautiful wedding gown for the church ceremony. It was Nate’s first time seeing Terri in her wedding gown when she entered the church and I think he was blown away by how great she looked. I know I was

I know Terri’s gonna kill me for saying this buttttt she’s a self-proclaimed ‘waterworks’.
She teared up when Nate entered the room before the tea ceremony, during the tea ceremony as well as during the church ceremony. Terri, with the amount of times you shed tears of joy, I nearly cried along with you. Nice arrrrr ‘waterworks’ so many times????!?! Hehehehe…I kid, I kiiiiiddd.


After the church ceremony, we quickly shot some casual portraits before we headed off to Nate’s parents house for the tea ceremony.


The following slideshow was done after the second tea ceremony and finalised before the dinner reception. These were shots from the morning session and Nate & Terri’s guests got to view them during the dinner reception.
To view the slideshow, just click on play, wait till the bar loads fully and enjoy
Moving onto the wedding reception - it was held at The Equatorial Hotel (eeks! my mistake :p thx Julian for the heads up. Been shooting in too many hotels around KL la) The Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur and the setting was exquisite!

Terri & Nate had different coloured flowers set up for different groups of tables but my favourite was the set up done on the main table.

It was flowers galore!

They also had 5 piece band arranged by Dennis Lau - violinist extradionaire, to entertain their guests throughout the reception.


At each wedding, I have a favourite shot. It’s usually not something which anyone else would like, but for me, I like a particular picture because it reminds me of the moment it happened. And during this wedding, it’s the below picture which makes me smile whenever I see it.
This was a grab shot taken when Nate spontaneously gave Terri a kiss and hug when they were doing the table rounds during the reception. And for me, Terri’s eyes conveys just how happy she is. Hmm….it’s not something I can explain with words, you just have to be there at that point in time to understand why I like this picture la :p

Ok, ok before I continue emo-ing about the story behind this shot, let’s continue with the rest of the blog post :p
Like the fun people that they are, Terri and Nate’s family and friends were an absolutely wild bunch. Hearty yam sengs were to be had and friends stayed on till the dinner was over to continue having fun. Now that’s how a wedding party’s supposed to be like


And for soon-to-be brides, Terri’s exquisite wedding gown as well as her two evening dresses was designed by Eric Choong and man, they all looked awesome on her. You can check out the dresses in some of the shots shown in the dinner reception slideshow below
Terri & Nate, thank you. That day, I felt like I was shooting my friends’ wedding, and indeed I feel like you’re more of my friend now than my client. Hmm…perhaps it’s because we can tokkok and singsong on the same wavelength ;p
That being said, it has been an absolute pleasure for me to meet the both of you, to shoot your portraiture session, to be part of your special day and to also meet your awesome family members and friends who were so nice to me (and who can really ‘yam seng’ whole night long. My hats off to them ;p)
Here’s wishing you two many, many happy days ahead filled with love, laughter and mutual understanding.
Have fun with “Project Baby”! *wink*wink*