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Happy Teachers’ Day to all our teachers out there!  What better way to mark this day than to blog about teachers.  I’ve lost count on the number of teachers’ weddings we’ve shot, but we seem to be very popular with teachers.  Maybe it’s because we’re good students! :p

Matthew & Evelyn are teachers.  They are awesome teachers. They are such awesome teachers that their students wanted to become part of their bridal party!  Getting to know them,  it’s no surprise why, actually.  They are the kind of people you just enjoy being with, the kind that make you feel good, from the inside out.

Photographing their wedding was a breeze.  The chemistry between the both of them was so strong, and they love that they had for each other was evident through all the little gestures and looks that they gave each other.

We were joking with Matthew & Evelyn that perhaps we should get some Ministry of Education accreditation, something like “MOE Certified Wedding Photographers” or something like that.  Is there such a thing???

When Ah Ma came, she was all smiles

Evelyn looked ravishing even before the entire makeup process was completed

Eugene, Evelyn’s brother, getting a sneak shot

Matthew was just all smiles and ready to get his bride

Not so fast…

Yes, they were REALLY this cheerful the whole day

Here they are at it again!

Evelyn preparing for the solemnisation and dinner in the evening

We had time for some beautiful portraits before solemnisation started

Love the simple and elegant setting they had for their solemnisation

Sealed!

Matthew & Evelyn’s “wishing tree”

There’s that look of love again!

Matthew taking a glance at his lovely bride

Taking a peek at their express highlights done by us

More images on our Facebook page.

Matthew & Evelyn, we had a splendid time at your wedding. Thank you for entrusting us with your beautiful day.

~ With Love, Gene

Alvin & Windy are really dear friends of ours. We shot their wedding slightly more than a year back and we were so thrilled to hear from Windy that she was expecting and wanted us to have a maternity session with them.

Early in the morning, Windy panicked when it started to rain cats and dogs just before her shoot. I reassured her and decided to start with the indoor session first. By the time we were done, the rain miraculously stopped and we had splendid light so we were able to shoot outdoors! After our shoot, the rain returned and it continued to drizzle for the rest of the day.

Alvin & Windy, this is proof that God loves you both a whole lot!  Can’t wait to meet you little bundle of joy soon!

~ With Love, Gene

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We got introduced to Daniel & Adelin through our good friends from Meoworks (who not surprisingly, were their videographers).

Adelin runs a blogshop making jewellery at http://mytreasurestoyou.blogspot.com/ and http://niko-ad.blogspot.com/ and Daniel is in the Navy!  What a cool couple!

Their wedding was full of fun and laughter.  As I was shooting their wedding, I couldn’t help smiling all the way at the bubbly and fun-loving couple and their equally jolly friends.  Time just flew by so easily when we had so much fun!

Daniel & Adelin, thank you for allowing us to be part of your wedding and a heartfelt congratulations from Goli!  Cheers!

~Gene

Dearest friends & fans,

Goli will be away in Phuket for a wedding followed by a holiday in Hong Kong the coming week!

Should you have any enquiries or if you just which to drop us a note, just do so. We’ll attempt to reply any emails as and when we can. Do pardon us for any delays.

We’ll be back with photos for sure!

With Love,
Goli =)

We had awesome light for Saturday’s shoot. Here’s a teaser.

Kelvin & Regina had their wedding at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at St Andrew’s Village which is a lovely chapel with beautiful stained glass windows and long wooden pews amidst modern architecture.  The ambience was perfect for their wedding in the presence of friends and family, and their love for each other was evident.

I had the pleasure of working with Sam from SimpleMotion for this wedding and it was a blast.

Here are some of my favourite images…

I first met Yingmei when she asked for my namecard at Lay Ann & Yee Lin‘s wedding a year plus ago. Subsequently she contacted us and got us to shoot her wedding.

Yingmei and Andy were all smiles on their wedding day and during our portrait session. Despite the rather warm weather, they were pretty much game for anything. Needless to say, their wedding day was full of fun.

Yingmei told me she’s a very strict teacher.  It was kinda hard to believe when you see the chirpy side of her the whole of her wedding day.

To Andy & Yingmei… Congratulations to you both and have a blessed marriage!

More photos on our Facebook page. =)

Sometime back, we shared with our dear fans and readers some stuff from our hearts, in our posts http://blog.photosbymarbles.com/?p=164 and http://blog.photosbymarbles.com/?p=99.  It really is heartwarming and encouraging to hear from our friends regarding those posts.

Well, with the recent end of the end-2009 wedding season, I’ve been reflecting on how far we’ve come.

It’s been 3 years since I shot my first wedding, and the more weddings I shoot, the more sure I am that weddings is what I love to shoot. There’s so much emotion involved in a wedding.  It’s always a thrill to capture the love of a couple on their very special day, knowing that it’s a beginning of their wonderful life together.  The little glances at each other during the course of the day, the look of affirmation in each others’ eyes amidst the hustle and bustle of the wedding day.  There’s also the joy and the pride of the couples’ parents seeing their child take that big step starting a new family unit with someone dear.

At a wedding, there’s never a dull moment.  It’s always full of energy.  It’s a time when emotions run high.  These emotions are real, real to the very core as friends and family express their happiness for the couple from the innermost parts of their being.

Every couple is different.  The way they show their love for each other is unique.  The way they laugh is unique.  The way they touch each other is unique.  There are shy couples, loud couples, fun-loving couples.  Because every couple is unique, so are their images and their albums.  A couple’s album not only captures the essence of their wedding day, it also tells of their character.  At PhotosByMarbles, every bit of care is put into creating our couples’ albums, ensuring that their albums are beautiful, yet tell the story of their wedding day.   Being able to capture these precious moments for our couples makes every effort worthwhile.

My favourite part of the entire process is when we deliver the final product to our couples.  Letting them reminisce their big day all over again through our images simply thrills me and gives me a sense of great achievement and satisfaction.  I feel warm and fuzzy when I see our couples smile at their completed album, occasionally giving each other a smile of acknowledgement.

Stay tuned for my next post, which I attempt to share with you, our dear readers, more about myself as an individual. *Fingers crossed*

~Gene

Donald & Jessie got us to shoot their cosy & meaningful solemnisation ceremony and a grand dinner at The Regent.

Jessie is a dancer in our church and she got some of her fellow dancers to dance during the worship session before the solemnisation.  After many years of capturing our church dancers on video (yup, video, not photo), it was an interesting change to photograph them.

More photos on our Facebook page.

We got to know DJ & Allie from church & we’ve known them for a number of years now.  It is indeed by God’s plan & timing that brought these 2 lovebirds together.

It was such a joy to see the both of them tie the knot, especially in our own church!  It was kinda reminiscent of our own wedding. =)

Congrats to DJ & Allie!  Hope you guys love your album as much as we do!

I found this image shot by Oli really interesting, kinda leave you guessing what’s going on…

More photos at our Facebook page here