Christmas In July!

21.07.2014

It's Christmas in July! 

    The thing that I love about Aussie is we get to celebrate two Christmases in a year: one in the winter and one in the summer! 

     Hippo and I were all dressed up in our Christmas jumpers (if you know me, you will know that I like to dress up), got our Polaroid and analog cameras ready and went to Miss Marple's Tea Room in Mt. Dandenong. Love love love the authentic Christmas decorations in this little cozy English cottage. The staffs in Miss Marple's are exceptional friendly and they looked authentic in their black colour English maid uniforms. 

     We were seated in the centre of the tea room. A few friendly guests came to us and praised our festive jumpers! We spent one and a half hours enjoying our Christmas lunch, Christmas pudding and Miss Marple's signature scones, accompanied by Christmas songs in the background. Ahhh what a romantic Monday afternoon, until...

   I saw someone familiar passed by the window and this was my expression :-o  A friend from church! Mona was with a friend from Sydney. They passed by Miss Marple's Tea Room, and her friend said:" Look! Someone dressed up in Christmas jumpers!" And Mona was like:" I know them..."  This sweet lady came in and gave us a big hug. Ahhh what a funny moment!

Happy Christmas in July everyone!

♥

Polaroid Gold frame films were sponsored by FilmNeverDie. 

Quinn + Bao

" Underneath The Light"

Juan Paolo

There you are

Underneath the light

Shining brightly

Like an angel walking down the aisle

Pick a dress

And give it life

You're such a beautiful creature

And I'm thankful you're all mine

I will be there every time you call my name

Let's build a castle, have lots of kids and play all day

I am yours

02.03.2014

  No one nails a lace wedding gown like Quinn. When I saw her at the ceremony, I was stunned, she just looked so beautiful in that wedding gown! 

   Quinn found me through her friend (Vince) two weeks before her wedding. She came to meet me at FilmNeverDie’s Polaroid shop, and we ended up with two hours of girls talk… 70% of it chatting about our countries, about our loves towards animals, about Vince and Ryo’s wedding which I shot last December, and only 30% of it Quinn’s wedding. This girl is so down to earth and easy to chat with. 

   Can you believe that it was Bao’s parents and grandma who match made this couple? Quinn first met Bao during a family friends gathering when she was only 19, and Bao left a  good impression in her heart. Quinn decided to move back to Vietnam in 2011, but coincidentally she met Bao’s family again before doing so. Under the encouragement of Bao’s parents, Bao bravely asked Quinn to be his girlfriend and she decided to stay in Melbourne for him. That was so sweet! 

   Before the wedding ceremony, I told Quinn:” Bao is handsome!” She shaked her head with disagreement and looked at Bao:” NOoooooo...” Bao was standing there and smiling back at us. 

   I still remember this funny moment just after the ceremony: as the celebrant were announcing that guests could come forward to congratulate the couple, but everyone was too shy to do so. Quinn took the initiative, opened her arms wide and said:” Come! Come and hug me!!!”  Oh this girl, she made everyone laughed. 

   I enjoyed being a second shooter at Quinn and Bao’s wedding. I had a great time exploring Werribee Mansion in that fine Summer afternoon. It reminded me of how I started as a wedding photographer - I crashed others' weddings, and discovered the fun of shooting from under tables and behind of trees (all the obscure places). 

   I had some much fun and even had a brief chat with the wedding singers (Bobz and Candy from Colorfulblac). Bobz was kind enough to teach me some singing techniques before I left. Practising my newly learned singing techniques, I hum my way out of this wondering mansion congratulating this wonderful newly wed. 

Ceremony & Reception: Mansion Hotel & Spa at Werribee Park

Make Up and Hair do: Yours Truly

Florist: Van's Florist Boutique, Springvale

Music: ColorfulBlac

Cake: Sweet by Nature

Gown: Truong Thanh Hai

♥