My non-Singaporean friends find it bizarre that people here take wedding photos BEFORE the day itself. Hahah...the vice of vanity.... ;) During Mum & Dad's time, the couple would head to the studio only AFTER church on the wedding day to have their wedding photos taken.
I now fully understand why models get paid so much to just POSE....it's not as easy as it looks! (That, and that they're genetically blessed....mark my words, the day will soon come when model DNA will be for sale, and made-to-measure babies are de riguer. Yes, who wouldn't want their spawn to be a perfect specimen of gorgeousness with lithe limbs and a concave belly? Intellect not included.)
As perfect as models and celebs are in their Size 00, 7 For All Mankind denims, they do have one little red carpet secret which makes them look EVEN MORE perfect than they already are........SPANX!!! And the good news is that we, mere female mortals can own a pair too!!
I must say SPANX saved my day yesterday.....what with my too-tight-dress woes and all. Slip on (or rather huff, puff and pull yourself) into pair of Higher Power SPANX, and VOILA, tummy begone! That tell-tale bump from too many macaroons simply vanishes into thin air. The dress now glides on and flutters delicately....oooooohhhh....*collective sigh*
What the makers of SPANX (and everyone else who owns a pair) DON'T TELL U is that U'll FEEL like you've been vaccumed packed! Squashed, squeezed and smoothened out. I kid U not....it's NOT comfortable!!!! Ah well.....it sure beats whale bone..... The cleverest thing about SPANX is that you can easily go wee wee without having to struggle out of it :) Genius.
I enjoyed the photoshoot A LOT MORE than expected! :) I was dreading it because I felt SO UNCOMFORTABLE at Mark's wedding photoshoot when we had a family portrait taken, cos the photographer was saying silly things in Mandarin like...."smile a bit sweeter" (!??!?!?)
But yesterday, JF & I had such a good time, mainly thanks to Robin our photographer. He made us laugh so much....addressing JF as "young man" and me as "girl". Robin also seems to have this instinctive ability to capture the most unusual angles. Apart from the studio, we also shot at The Raffles Hotel (where our wedding banquet will be held), the Botanic Gardens (one of our favourite weekend haunts, especially when there are free concerts - we pack a picnic :) and along a row of beautiful Peranakan houses in Blair Road. Can't wait to see the photos next week!!
I think of all my wedding outfits, I like my Peranakan kebaya best. It's the outfit that I feel most beautiful and comfortable in. (Surprisingly, I like my white wedding gown the least....it's lovely, but not what I wanted it to look like)
Wearing my Peranakan outfit means a lot to me, with all my intan jewellery given to me by female members of my family.......kerosang from Mama, jade and gold bracelet from Mummy's dowry when she got married, intan ring from Koko, necklace from Rita Ee, intan bracelet and earrings from Mummy.
Here are some pics from Leonard's wedding where we were all wearing kebayas.
Mum & Moi
Me, Rachel, Melissa & Melanie
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