When we arrived, we realised that the hotel is sort of like a motel, haha, look at the lift light, its neon lights. And when we arrived in the afternoon, there were lots of luxury cars parked down there. BMW, Benz, etc. Hahaha... but the room was quite spacious and we were only staying there for 2 nights as it is nearer to Cangai, our bridal studio. So it was alright .
In the hotel lift...
Can see the jacuzzi from the bed!
After putting down our stuff, we headed down to Cangai, which is less than 5 min walk from the hotel. It is really quite easy to spot the shop as there is a huge banner on the building which you can really see from afar. The shop itself has around 3-4 storey i guess. Hehe...
We were not allowed to take photos during the gown selection, thus we got no pics to show here. The staff who served us was Xiao Pei. She was very helpful and asked us on our preferences, where we would like to go for our outdoor shoot and then proceeded to pick out gowns for me to choose based on our criteria. The gown selection went very smoothly and we picked out the gowns and suits in less than 1 hour.
I picked out a red gown, a blue gown and 2 white gowns. Xiao Pei was very helpful and paid attention to the details of the gowns in order to not duplicate the feel of each look. E.g. the blue gown had a wavy blue chiffon design while the red dress was sort of layered texture for the bottom part. Each dress had a different distinct design and the colors that she recommended really came out really strong in the pictures which was really great!
CC had 2 suits to choose from and she also gave helpful suggestions to him. The trousers and dresses were amended on the spot and we did the fitting immediately. Very efficient!
After the gown fitting, we sat down with the photographer, Ah Dong to discuss the route for the next day. He asked us what we wanted and we had to fill up a checklist on our preferences on the feel we wanted. It was a really professional and comprehensive list which includes things like what feel we wanted, romantic, funny, natural etc. All we had to do was to tick on the check box to indicate our choices. It also includes things like which part of our body did we think was our best attribute, do we like side profiles or straight shots, do we like full body, half body, 3/4 or close up shots. You name it, they would have asked it.
After that, we showed the photographer some pics that i have researched and ask him if it was possible to go to those places, and he was very helpful in identifying those places and advising us on the route. He also asked questions to determine our personality and the type of outcome we wanted. Thus, we were very happy with the outcome. hehe
The next day, we reported to Cangai at 8am. Below is the makeup area for all brides and grooms!
This is where we were sitting while waiting for the makeup artist. There is another couple there too!. Behind are all the album covers we can choose from.
My makeup artist is Wei Chen, she is a petite lady and she is super skillful! She really understood my preferences and was able to accessorize me wonderfully. Really good customer service from the whole team, including the assistant who was running around and helping me with my dress during the process.
This is my first look from the studio before heading out. For my red gown. Hehee
During the shoot we were busy running around, changing gowns and hairstyles, posing, etc. No chance to take photos on our own. It was a really hot day esp June in TW is very hot, all of us really sweat alot, can see it was really tough for the photographer and the assistant as well, as they had to direct us, cheer us up, loosen us up to get the right shot. But no complaints from them all the way. It was really a fun and pleasant experience!Below is taken when we returned back to cangai from our outdoor shoot. Around 8pm already and we were doing the hair and makeup for my studio shots.
Look at CC...Stoning already haha...
Finally done! Studio shots here we come!Hahaha, by the time we finished the shoot, it was around 10plus, close to 11pm. Super tired! We went to buy Mac for dinner and headed back to the hotel.
Phew, the long awaited photoshoot was over just like tat~~~
