My Taiwan was not as relaxed as in comparison to the Singapore one! This could be due to the fact that its outdoor in Taiwan. And furthermore, Taiwan is a huge place, travelling from one point to another can be pretty tiring!
We took our bridal package from Sophia Weddings in Singapore, and their partnering bridal studio is 浪漫一生. English translation is Romantic Life!
You need to put aside 1.5 days for the preparation and the photo shoot itself!
Normally for the first day, you will only need about half a day at the bridal studio. As for me, I was there from 2pm to 5.30pm, about 3.5hours only. Actually for the timing wise, this is very subjective on the couple themselves and whether is any homework being done.
When we reach Romantic Life, the first thing to be done is to select the wedding shoot location. I believe many had heard about Romantic Life because they are one of the few that first came to Singapore to promote about Taiwan wedding photography. And they are definitely very experienced and professional!
They have this list whereby all the famous locations are in it which you can select from. And not only that, they bundled the locations that are under the same area together, so you will not waste time travelling from one end to another end.
There will also pictures for you to take a look so that you will know what you will be getting! But of course, they are flexible too! Doesn't mean that you must pick either of the bundle of location, you still can mix and match. Just discuss your thoughts with them, no worries!
We took slightly longer time in our photography location, because the location that we wanted will be very challenging when there's bad weather. So we need to discuss on contingency plan as its been raining for the past few days!
Saw the gowns??? Yes, next come is the selection of gowns! For me, is one wedding and two evening! Let's proceed up to Level 2...
The lady who helped me with the selection was very friendly! As usual, she will asked me what kind of design I would like and as usual, I replied, "ANYTHING!" But this time round, I got say, "I dun wan red!" cos already selected a red gown in Singapore!
She took many designs for me to try. And I LOVE EVERY SINGLE OF THEM! The designs in Taiwan are totally different from Singapore -- be it the style or the colour combination, simply just blew me away!
Even though, I ended up getting other gowns, but there's this black one that I really love it! Its long sleeve and covers all the way to the neck, where on earth can we find this in Singapore?
You might think its a very conservative gown! BUT, DEFINITELY NOT! Its transclucent with beautiful patterns embroided on it. With the combination of black colour, its not only sexy, but also portrays a stint of mystery!
Other than the variety, the sewing auntie also shock me tremendously with her speed! After I had confirmed on my first gown, it was sent for amendment. When I just about to confirm the second gown, the first gown was ready for fitting! WOW!!! Tat's super fast!!!
Finally, im done! You might think that 中山北路 got nothing much, only all the bridal shops, like Tanjong Pagar. But ur wrong, just ask the bridal studio people, they will direct you to some places for yummy food before you leave the place!
Tips for Best Wedding Shoot in Taiwan:
1) Do your homework before flying over to Taiwan
2) List down the photography locations that you like and check out where it is actually situated so that you know how to group them
3) Know what kind of scenery you prefer (for eg, flowers, beach, buildings and etc) so that the staffs are able to counter proposed
4) Go at the right time -- alot of people will travel in April cos its Springtime, but Spring means crazy weather (either super cold or super hot). If go during Summer, the light is good, but the heat can kill
5) Must have contingency plan
6) Changes do happen -- bear in mind that things, even photography location might change along the way due to weather
7) DUN BE GREEDY -- too many photography locations will waste time in travelling, tired yourself up and have problem when selecting your photos
8) Communicate with your photographer along the way as you can portray different feel at different places
9) Dun be stingy! MUST bring your make-up artist along! Your make-up and hair can't last the whole day and your photos will be super boring with only one style
10) Communicate with your make-up artist
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