Wedding Guide Asia

As promised here is part 2 of photographer Andy Lim’s post! We continue to cover Davinder and Shahlini’s five-day wedding:

And it begins! Here are shots from the early morning. For the bride she’s busy getting ready and dressed into her traditional sari, while the baraatis (groom’s party) are received by the bride’s family at the entrance to the wedding venue. Here, the bride’s mother welcomes the groom by performing the aarti (traditional Indian welcome ritual with a lamp or diya placed on a thali) to welcome her son-in-law and places a tilak on his forehead.

What do Hindu and Chinese weddings have in common? Both seek consultation to find out which dates are considered the ‘best wedding days’ with the most ‘muhurta’ (auspicious timing). However in Hinduism, this is decided by the vedic calendar known as Panchang.

I wonder what happens if you have a Chinese/ Hindu marriage!

The last event for the day is the Saptapadi, which is considered the most important rite where the bride and groom recite specific vows that touch on love, respect, commitment, fidelity and their eternal union.

I think every religion and culture more or less say similar things. Just be good to your wife! And husband, hehe. (more…)

One of my favourite shots by Andy Lim!

Indian weddings are well known for being long, lavish affairs that can sometimes last for days on end – yes, some cultures really know how to celebrate love! These pics from WGA vendor Andy Lim showcase Davinder and Shahlini’s wedding that took place over a period of 5 continuous days. As it was a Punjabi Sikh and Ceylonese Hindu marriage, there were a mix of different traditions that were upheld – a gold-melting ceremony (Ponnurukku), groom’s party (Sangeet), bride’s oil ceremony, groom’s oil ceremony, a Hindu temple wedding, a Sikh temple wedding and finally the dinner reception at the Sheraton Subang.

The celebrations started with the Ponnurukku ceremony on Day 1. During this ceremony, the gold is melted so it can be made into a thaali (the gold chain that the groom fastens on the bride’s neck at the height of a Hindu wedding). It is said that after the Ponnurukku, both bride and groom are not allowed to meet or eat meat! I guess a lot of cultures don’t like the bride seeing the groom before the big day hmm? :)

Day 2

Good evening it’s Sangeet time! The Sangeet is a party held for the groom and his friends and family where one can expect a lot of singing, dancing and celebrating! Sounds like a must, hehe.

On Day 3, it was time for the bride’s oil ceremony. Don’t Indian weddings have the most amazing gowns and details? Great if you like colour! (more…)

Ah, the life of a wedding photographer! Jet-setting around the world shooting weddings in wonderful locations… all in the name of love. For many wedding photographers here in South East Asia, the ‘hottest’ destinations are definitely the ones nearby. Australia, Bali and Langkawi are no doubt popular places for couples to have their pre-wedding photos.

These lovely photos were taken by LWB vendor, Andy Lim, who flew to Brisbane to shoot Malaysian couple, Pinar and Kien.

Pinar and Kien are both working in Brisbane but will be holding their actual wedding in Malacca this July.

The couple decided on Andy because they liked “the way his pictures show a lot of emotion and how they appear very natural…” (more…)

You may want to hire a professional photographer on your big day but how about the honeymoon? Don’t you wish you could have beautiful, almost professionally shot photographs then as well? In fact, with the knowledge you can gain from Andy Lim’s photography workshop, you can nourish the ability take amazing pictures whenever the need be, of the future kids maybe :)

One of Andy's shots capturing beautiful moments

If you’re a regular here at WGA, you would have seen that many of the weddings we feature contain Andy’s brilliant ability to capture those special moments on film.

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Courtesy of Andy Lim

Wan Sim recently got married in the U.K (where she currently resides) and back here in her homeland, Malaysia. Having written her first post about her ‘English’ Wedding, she took the liberty of also sharing her experience of planning her M’sian wedding from halfway across the world in London!

Written by: Wan Sim Tan-Sainsbury

Here is the list of suppliers whom my husband and I genuinely believe to be on our A-list. Four thumbs up for all!

The Venue

A small wedding, less hassles? Not quite. Since it is not the norm in Malaysia to have such a wedding, most of the hotel banquet rooms require a minimum of 200 guests.

Our winner was the Ritz Carlton Kuala Lumpur. It is centrally located and has beautifully set up function rooms that suit smaller weddings (from 40 – 120 people). The fact that we always had a very pleasant stay in this hotel did sway our minds a bit. It was also such a blessing to have a very capable and professional in-house wedding/catering coordinator, Ms Lim Kim Shia. (more…)