Throwing up a few preview images for the Hua Hin area Wedding of Alicia and Jamie. They were married on Valentine’s Day this year in one of the largest beach weddings I’ve photographed in a long time. Guests flew in to Thailand from Hong Kong, Australia, the UK, and even the US!
It was a beautiful Thailand destination wedding with only one drawback - those horrible kite surfers or whatever they’re called flying past in the background during the ceremony and the formal shoot, see above ).
More pictures to come on the main site soon, but enjoy some more pics after the jump. › Continue reading
Last week I mentioned I’d be putting up some past weddings on the site over the coming weeks now that I’m a bit more settled in Singapore. The next wedding I’m putting up is Adam and Megan’s wedding from January 1st of this this year.
I’m in Hua Hin now resting up for the Jamie and Alicia Price wedding. Saw the resort and met the bride finally today. Should be a great wedding - the weather has been fantastic, there’s over 60 guests, and the location has lots of lovely areas for photos. This will be my first Hua Hin area Wedding, which is good and bad. Good to shoot somewhere new and discover new locations, bad because the sunset won’t be over the water (it’s a sunrise location as it’s the Gulf of Thailand).
Back in Bangkok again. Have some work this week leading up to a wedding in Hua Hin on Valentine’s Day (they said they preferred Valentine’s Day to Friday the 13th ).
Anyone that needs to get hold of me in Bangkok can use my old number.
Paul
Now that I finally have all of our shipments from Bangkok here in Singapore and we’re finally settled I can finally start getting up some of the wedding photographs I shot just before leaving Thailand.
Well it’s been a long time coming and those who know me have known for a while that this day would arrive soon. I’m now based in Singapore…and no, it’s not just for the Mountain Dew (though it is a factor ).
This will not affect coverage in Thailand at all, in fact most flight prices from Singapore are actually cheaper and more reliable to Phuket and typical Thailand wedding destination locations than from Bangkok.
After the last round of protests and non-democracy in Thailand I decided that Bangkok was not a reliable long-term base of operations for me. I’ll still travel to Thailand at least once a month (and some months more) and will continue to offer competitvely priced wedding solutions to anyone looking for a creative wedding photographer in Bangkok, Phuket, Samui, Samet, Krabi, or anywhere else in Thailand.
I hope this move will also open me up to the rest of Southeast Asia. I’d love to cover weddings in Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and other locations in the region. The websites will stay the same for now and all internet contact will remain the same.
Now I’m off to put the finishing touches on my application for an Entre Pass and begin the search for an apartment. What new changes are you making in 2009?
Back in Bangkok and up early, 5:15 AM, to shoot another wedding. This one will take place at a lush Thai home at the end of Ekkamai. The reception will be at The Oriental Hotel and should be lovely.
Hey all,
I’m off to Phuket for the next few days. I’ll be doing wedding photography for a nice couple at the family beach home in Phuket.
We’ll see how the internet connection is there and hopefully I’ll be able to put up pictures and make a blog post or two. I’ll be staying through the 3rd and then coming back directly for a wedding at the Oriental Hotel. Then something really big is happening. Will wait for the New Year to spill the beans, though most of you probably know.
I’d say wedding videos have come a long way. Normally I can’t stand working with videographers… to the point where I once was offering the service myself. This video is really something special though. It makes me think….
Part of me would really like to return to video and part of me wants to focus on being best photographer I can be. I get asked almost every wedding if I offer services, so maybe I should. What do you think?
Hey all,
Put another sample gallery up on the main site.
Sample Wedding 5 is a gallery featuring wedding pictures I took at The Chedi, Surin Beach, Phuket, Thailand. This was a big wedding that pulled out all the stops. It was a western style wedding, but the venue coordinated some Thai elements to add some flavor to the wedding.
Right after the wedding the couple took a ride around the beach on an elephant; accompanied by Thai dancers. Then, after the reception, the couple released Loy Kratong style lanterns over the moonlit ocean. Finally the group was treated to a fireworks display. Usually weddings in Thailand have one of these elements, rarely do they use all three.
Take a look at the pictures in Sample Wedding 5 on the main site.
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