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Angelin & Glenn met each other in Australia. They are both Indonesians who lived abroad in Singapore since a young age. So when it was time to choose a place to get married, they couldn’t just stick to one place! Instead, they chose three different places! They will be having a ceremony and reception in Bali, Indonesia and a dinner reception in Singapore later this year.

But before that, they decided to do the legal ceremony here in Melbourne and invited their close friends to witness their special moment. They chose Albert Lake as the location where he had a barbecue after the signing. When they asked me to be the photographer for the day, I happily said yes.

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Carla & Chris pretty much lives in a modern fairytale love story. Carla was born in Spain and later grew up in Australia. Chris is an American boy. They met each other in their teens… on a boat cruise. They fell in love and decided to keep in touch by writing letters – LETTERS! – to each other. Years went by, and they lost touch. However, I did promise a modern love story. Carla & Chris found each other again toward the end of last year on Facebook.

Few months later, during Carla’s visit to the US, Chris proposed to her. They were married in February this year and I was the lucky photographer to document their happily ever after.

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Veronika and Jason are one of those relaxed couples. They planned everything right in the last minute, either for the surprise factor or because that’s how they roll. When Jason messaged me on a Thursday few months before their wedding to ask if I could take their engagement photoshoot, I said, yes sure. When I asked him when, his reply was: “this Sunday”.

Without much time to plan, we decided to do the photoshoot in the city; as Melbourne city is one of the most beautiful in the world (I may be biased).

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Catherine & Alvin joined hands in marriage earlier this May 2010. I had the honour of capturing their beautiful moments with friends & family during reception.

Apart from heartwarming speeches from their respective siblings, they were also engaged in an interesting game where Catherine, blindfolded, had to guess who – out of the few chosen men – was actually her husband. She had to try to listen carefully as each of them spoke with a burger in their mouth. She guessed correctly, and they lived happily ever after! :)

I love it when couples enjoyed every moment of their big day. Cecilia & Jeromy had a blast during their wedding, and whilst I wasn’t the official photographer for the day, I too enjoyed taking some beautiful photographs.

Getting ready for your wedding is a huge event in itself, from having your make up & hair done, to getting dressed in your perfect gown, to spending some quality time with your bridesmaids. In Cecilia’s case, her 2 bridesmaids flew over to Melbourne from 2 different countries. So whilst Cecilia was preparing herself in the morning before her ceremony, she asked me to photograph the process of her getting ready – and I was more than happy to do so…

Did you remember Cecilia & Jeromy’s beach engagement photo session earlier this year? Well, there’s more to it, as promised!

On their wedding day, Cecilia & Jeromy had a memorable day that many would remember; they were married on the day Melbourne had the huge thunderstorm / hail / flood in March. Their plan to get their images taken around Melbourne before reception had to be scraped. Luckily enough though, during our engagement session, Cecilia & Jeromy had asked me to photograph them in their wedding gown. So here’s part 2 of their engagement photoshoot…

They say opposites attract. Harry & Maureen (friends call her Momo) are both lovely people with great characters, but yet they are different. Whilst Momo is very organised, Harry “goes with the flow” – and in the process, forgets where he leaves most of his things. Whilst Momo was happily working in Melbourne, Harry moved to Perth a few years ago and have decided to stay a bit longer… and he’s determined to bring his lovely bride along, of course!

When Harry visited Momo in Melbourne for their small marriage registry/celebration, they picked some great outdoor locations to capture their love for this photoshoot. We went from their usual date spot Botanical Garden to the Southgate area for lunch, and then Docklands for a nice walk on a beautiful sunny day…

Cecilia & Jeromy are getting married this weekend, almost a year after Jeromy proposed to Cecilia by the beach during Easter 2009. They didn’t get to return to the special beach where Cecilia said “yes” for the pre-wedding photoshoot, but we visited a beach at Mornington earlier this year for a fun pre-wedding photo session.

It was scorching hot – temperature in the high 30s – but that did not dampen Cecilia & Jeromy’s spirits at all. Cecilia had her makeup done in the morning before we made our way to Mornington for some fun in the sun. It was joyous to see how much the couple enjoyed themselves throughout the day…

I had the honour of spending one month with my sister before her wedding last September. Shella has been living in London for a few years and it was no surprise that she would choose to celebrate her happiest day in UK.

But before the big day, there was the hens weekend. Together with her beloved ones (including me, of course), Shella journeyed to France. What was meant to be a relaxing weekend turned into a fun rollercoaster experience that Shella would definitely remember forever. Put all that aside, here are a couple of shots to remember…

Let me tell you a little secret… I love creating mood boards. I love the idea of clipping various images that represent an idea into one single paper. It makes it easier for me to focus on what I plan to do, and it looks good too. To me, these blog posts are my online mood boards.

I present to you my second ideas & inspirations post: clouds. Clouds add to the texture of a particular photograph. Whether it be landscape or portrait photography, we all love a little bit of cloud in our images. These fluffy white water particles bring out the beauty and the colour of the sky.

Mike Bailey-Gates, Mia Takahara