after a long search. my final decision has come to use the professional photographers.
:) quality of photos was our main deciding factor, after all this is the only one that would stick with us forever. And mind you, people do remember wedding photos :) (and the food too)
Jacky Studios which by mere coincidence moved over to my neighborhood (that giving it an extra brownie point for being fuel-friendly) provided what I deemed to be a package that most suited my needs.
It was quoted to be 2988 (plus additional charges only for new gowns)
this has the album + 5 gowns +makeup and stuff plus the actual day gowns and coat. This suited our needs as we did not plan to have the car and all those additional stuff.
the photos are simple but stunning.. he is a pro for a good reason :)
here is a list of ideas we kinda want for our photo album
1) nature :) those that can't be found in singapore
2) classic - cafes, wine galleries (sepia tone)
3) the court house
4) silhouette
some wedding photos we found on flikr :)
Sonntag, 15. Juni 2008
Montag, 9. Juni 2008
wedding shopping part 1
After noting that i had only one week left in Kuching, I decided to finally go shopping for bridal packages here with Christina. She was of great help besides driving me around :) THANKS CHRISTINA
only managed to visit 3 places before both of us got too tired.. yes it was the whole afternoon from noon till 6pm. averaged 2 hours per place including travelling time (which was minimal).
we weren't too familiar with the places in kuching too so only sought those that were close to my place and were the bigger names in this industry
here's our report :)
hoice between
1) France and Taipei
rm 2999 (total after adding the extras: RM 3500 or so)
includes wedding day
- wedding gown
- evening gown
- coat
- bouquet for bride
- accessories for car
- mornign and dinner make up
- bride maid and best man attire
Extras:
- DVD 2 songs
-table top photos
- special landscape crystal frame
-
Album:
the usual prints + 2 framed options
Photo shoot:
3 wedding gown
2 evening gown
2 traditional gowns (i thought dressing up as a princess from the old China kingdom was cute )
men's matching coats
make up-hairstyle
indoor or outdoor scenary
But for the gowns i picked some so-called Designer gowns (definitely nicer) I had to pay Rm500 extra for the additional 2 gowns. They don't charge for so called Brand new gowns where i'm the FIRST wearer.
Rental of gowns (if i decide not to have the photography done here): 400 and above per gown make up is 100 plus
2) Prince Vogue
RM 2988 (around RM 3500-3600 or even more because of the gowns)
Wedding day is same as above EXCEPT no free DVD Table top, Crystal frame and no Bride's maid or best man attire
Album was about the same they did not allow me to take the brochure out :( so as far as i remember it was around the same except they have 24 poses so more poses than the previous
Photo shoot:
this one has one less gown than previous. the rest are the same
indoor and outdoor shoots
Extra: eyelashes extensions RM 18 per set of lash
They also charge for new gowns /VIP or Designer gowns. Designer gowns are 250-300 per gown and new gowns are additional charge of 200 or so too.
But after some discussion they offered to give me 1 free VIP gown and if we only choose indoor photos they throw in another gown.
Out of the gowns i have seen, the VIP ones are nice.. which is a problem because the VIP package is like 3988!!
Rental of gowns w/o package: Rm 1000 and above, make up is RM 100,matching coat is RM 80, Brides maid 180, best man is RM 80
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Our verdict
1) France and Taipei
Service: 4
Photography: 3 (not as good)
Gown choices: 4 and better value for money
The sales person here, a guy was much nicer. He did not push us into signing the packages and offered some flexibility to bring our gowns to singapore. This would be a plus as I would not have to find a gown in singapore
2) Prince Vogue
service: 4
photography: 4.5 very nice
gown choices: 4 however it is very expensive. unless we get the VIP package where i have access to all the nicer gowns.
must say that this particular shop seemed very experienced in selling their products. The moment we got it, they swarmed upon us (all had matching blazers and shirts). They were very professional in terms of explaining the packages and helped with choosing the gowns for me which saved me alot of trouble. However, they were very PUSHY. had to try to wriggle my way out of signing for the package without prior consultation with my mum and Daniel. They kept using the excuse that the prices are on a hike and I only had 3 days to decide.
Noted that I did not write about the last shop because comparing all these 3, the last one had been eliminated from my choices. They had nice staff but minimal gown choices and their photography was exceptionally lousy.
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next.. to singapore?
only managed to visit 3 places before both of us got too tired.. yes it was the whole afternoon from noon till 6pm. averaged 2 hours per place including travelling time (which was minimal).
we weren't too familiar with the places in kuching too so only sought those that were close to my place and were the bigger names in this industry
here's our report :)
hoice between
1) France and Taipei
rm 2999 (total after adding the extras: RM 3500 or so)
includes wedding day
- wedding gown
- evening gown
- coat
- bouquet for bride
- accessories for car
- mornign and dinner make up
- bride maid and best man attire
Extras:
- DVD 2 songs
-table top photos
- special landscape crystal frame
-
Album:
the usual prints + 2 framed options
Photo shoot:
3 wedding gown
2 evening gown
2 traditional gowns (i thought dressing up as a princess from the old China kingdom was cute )
men's matching coats
make up-hairstyle
indoor or outdoor scenary
But for the gowns i picked some so-called Designer gowns (definitely nicer) I had to pay Rm500 extra for the additional 2 gowns. They don't charge for so called Brand new gowns where i'm the FIRST wearer.
Rental of gowns (if i decide not to have the photography done here): 400 and above per gown make up is 100 plus
2) Prince Vogue
RM 2988 (around RM 3500-3600 or even more because of the gowns)
Wedding day is same as above EXCEPT no free DVD Table top, Crystal frame and no Bride's maid or best man attire
Album was about the same they did not allow me to take the brochure out :( so as far as i remember it was around the same except they have 24 poses so more poses than the previous
Photo shoot:
this one has one less gown than previous. the rest are the same
indoor and outdoor shoots
Extra: eyelashes extensions RM 18 per set of lash
They also charge for new gowns /VIP or Designer gowns. Designer gowns are 250-300 per gown and new gowns are additional charge of 200 or so too.
But after some discussion they offered to give me 1 free VIP gown and if we only choose indoor photos they throw in another gown.
Out of the gowns i have seen, the VIP ones are nice.. which is a problem because the VIP package is like 3988!!
Rental of gowns w/o package: Rm 1000 and above, make up is RM 100,matching coat is RM 80, Brides maid 180, best man is RM 80
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Our verdict
1) France and Taipei
Service: 4
Photography: 3 (not as good)
Gown choices: 4 and better value for money
The sales person here, a guy was much nicer. He did not push us into signing the packages and offered some flexibility to bring our gowns to singapore. This would be a plus as I would not have to find a gown in singapore
2) Prince Vogue
service: 4
photography: 4.5 very nice
gown choices: 4 however it is very expensive. unless we get the VIP package where i have access to all the nicer gowns.
must say that this particular shop seemed very experienced in selling their products. The moment we got it, they swarmed upon us (all had matching blazers and shirts). They were very professional in terms of explaining the packages and helped with choosing the gowns for me which saved me alot of trouble. However, they were very PUSHY. had to try to wriggle my way out of signing for the package without prior consultation with my mum and Daniel. They kept using the excuse that the prices are on a hike and I only had 3 days to decide.
Noted that I did not write about the last shop because comparing all these 3, the last one had been eliminated from my choices. They had nice staff but minimal gown choices and their photography was exceptionally lousy.
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next.. to singapore?
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