It’s here! The open call for 2012′s Photogenic Couple, Hong Kong and Singapore, is now open. Do remember to submit your couple images to the respective country’s address.

STAGE 1: SUBMISSION

Do remember to submit your couple images to the respective country’s address.

- Resize 1 image of you and your partner to less then 500kb.
- Email it to your respective country:

For Hong Kong couples: hongkong@chrisling.com
For Singapore couples: singapore@chrisling.com

- Along with your details:

Couple’s name:
Contact number:
Wedding date:

(Contest is only open to couples who will be getting married in 2012 or 2013.)

- Deadline for all submissions is 20/7/12. Shortlisted couples will be notified by 31/7/12.

STAGE 2: PRELIMINARY SHOOT

- Shortlisted couples will attend quick photoshoot at our studio on 26/8/12.

Studio address Hong Kong: 2/F, 40A Kimberly Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
Studio address Singapore: 50 Saunders Road, Singapore 228280

- Images will be published on our Facebook page by mid September.

- The number of votes would weigh in on the final decision of who the winning couple will be.

WINNER – CONCEPT SHOOT

The chosen winners will receive a free conceptual photo shoot and be the models for our Spring 2013 portfolio! The shoot date is advised to be during the first half of 2013, and the concept will also be confirmed then.

For enquiries, please email:
Hong Kong couples – info@chrisling.com
Singapore couples – enquiries@chrisling.com

Good luck!

I received a call the other day asking if we can cover Robert and Molly’s wedding anniversary celebration. But of course! I replied. Max would be delighted to. When I first saw Robert and Molly to finalise the details, they had also required a photo montage of their years together, starting from vintage photos of their wedding portraits right down to their grandson’s entry to the army. so I asked if I should title it “Robert and Molly’s 25th Wedding Anniversary”. That was when Robert told me it wasn’t 25, it was 50. 50 years! They really do not look their age. It was our privilege to cover Robert and Molly’s celebration, the first gold anniversary event in our 20 years of business.

Robert and Molly, congratulations on your inspirational 50 years of love.

“We are from a time where if something is broken, we fix it, not throw it away.” – Annonymous

Welcome back Shamus and Celine, the fun and quirky couple that won our hearts, and the Photogenic Couple competition 2011. We arrange for a shoot with them yesterday, with a concept suited to their personalities. What’s more, Kombirocks had kindly agreed to sponsor their beautiful green VW Kombi for the photoshoot.

Now, we’ll have to sit tight and wait for post production to be done.

Next on our Photogenic couple list: Elson and Cindy. Their shoot will be done next week, and we’re intending to do something towards the quaint and elegant direction for them.

Xiuling and Chek Chai had a pastel themed carnival wedding the past Sunday at the Fullerton, and Skyy and I had the privilege of attending their dinner. It was truly a wedding to remember, with an abundance of memorabilia for us to keep.

The fun started during the cocktail reception, and like primary school girls, we squealed in delight at the amount of activities we could engage ourselves in. There was a candy floss machine and a popcorn stand! Candy floss will always me of the days when I was only as tall as the machine, and I had to tip toe to collect the candy floss from the candy floss maker. The sweets did not stop there, laid out on tables were pastel candies and biscuits that you can “tapao” (pack home) in their paper bags provided. Down to the finer details, each bag was printed with their silhouettes and logo.

Their canvas displays were unconventional, going with beautiful typographical designs of when they met and how it all started. Amidst these enlargements, there was also a blank canvas with a figure drawing of the couple at the bottom. The idea was for guests to finger print the top half with a multitude of colours, these would create the balloons above their heads. Guests can release their own creativity and select from a number of pastel coloured inks to help paint on the balloons with their biographical signature. Brilliant!

For guest books, Xiuling personally created scrapbooks of pastel blues and pinks. She is definitely one who never neglects details, her craft work was superb! Many coloured markers and inks were provided, and as always guests were encouraged to go crazy with their designs.

Xiuling and Chek Chai also had an instant print photo booth, and true to their pastel themed wedding, the backdrop was pin stripes of blue and white. There were a multitude of props, from goofy glasses to pirate hats, Skyy and I chose the hearts to play around with. Yes, this is us:

And just how detailed were they? Even the door gifts were individually wrapped and signed off.

This was truly an amazing wedding. To Xiuling and Chek Chai, thank you so much for letting us partake in the joy of your wedding! The fun did not end at the cocktail reception, and our bellies were pampered like a queen’s banquet. Last but not least, kudos to the sand animation of your history together, another brilliant idea!

All in all, Skyy and I remain very impressed that Xiuling executed these ideas, including implementing the decor, without the help of a planner. We still wonder how she managed to juggle her work, and at the same time plan out such a wonderful night for the guests to enjoy.

To view their pre-wedding photos taken by Skyy (Creative Director’s package), do click here to access our facebook album on Xiuling and Chek Chai.