satu hari dalam dilemma.

After Mr Fiance's shocking news about the change of date, i know the first thing to do is to contact my MUA and photographer and let them know about it.

Good news my MUA is still available on the revised date! That saves me a hassle of MUA hunting. But unfortunately my photog already have a VIP wedding job on the new date. Takkan nak suruh dia cancel job tu. I heard the Agung is the main guest. So? He will send his assistant instead or i'm free to find other photogs.. Well i don't blame him but my future father in law! (sorry Mr Fiance.. marah tak hilang lagi) Takpela.. kenduri bertandang je.. the main highlight is my akad and MY reception.. photog kebanyakkan pun takpe, kan? kan? (effort untuk memujuk diri sendiri). Ke nak ambik je photog ipoh-based yang berbakat tapi tak mahal. The only one i know ipoh-based which is not-so-murah but good is Jangguttouch and memang lari budgetku ok!

This left me with another dilemma.

sigh.

Who wants to be my photographer - part 1

Celik celik mata, i told myself that today have to settle for a photographer. As promised in the previous blog, today i will also share what i look for in photographer and some tips in searching one.

As much as i wanted to hire Qippie or Kidchan level of profesionalism.. i have to remember the size of my wallet and stick to my budget constrain. Hiring a good photographer these days come with a price tag. So i asked myself.. what do i look in a photographer?

I am not a supermodel, who looks good at all angles even the lubang hidung pun lawa, and i know i'm not photogenic.. the worse thing is i'm suck at posing in front of a camera. especially infront of strangers. oh yes, during myspace time akulah ratu camwhore. Tapi bila bertunang hari tu kenapa aku keras??? so this thing can not happen on my wedding day. I need to find a photographer who has portrait skills + candid moment skill. I don't want a snapshooter who just simply press the shutter and trigger happy. Mata berkelip pun nak ambik and masuk album. I need a photographer who waits for the right moment and get the best angle to complement the brides. I need someone who does not forget to capture the tiny lil embellishments on my wedding lace and someone who manage to capture how beautiful my veil and tail fall in every movement i make.. Sounds like a photographer from heaven?? This is inspiring. I want a photographer who manage to capture like her. Ngada tak?? Well atleast its not wrong to dream kan?








The searching continues tomorrow.. macam fail je nak jumpa the right photographer today.. Sume mahal walaupun gambar macam hampeh. oh by the way, i'm too sleepy to list down the tips in searching a photographer.. ngantuk dah ni.. huarghhh! nanti esok sambung. oh by the way, besides a cheapskate, i'm also a procrastinator!

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Photographer or poyographer?

Photographer is another vendor you have to start looking early. This is the era where the clause "picture worths a thousand word" has been in a dictionary of every wedding couples these days. Photographers at this era can really make money. I have to admit that photographer grows like mushrooms. Ada yang pro betul.. tak kurang juga yang poyo lebih.

I know few good names and trust their work. But tak guna juga sibuk2 nak tanya price when you know you can never afford them. Hari tu tangan kegatalan meng-email Qippie. I heart his work. He definitely has his own class when he presses the shutter. He definitely has a very creative eyes and creative mind. And he's a brilliant business man too. As expected, I was not surprised looking at his rate. He's an efficient guy. He did not keep me too long for the quotation and he put it all in one email that is easily understandable. Hmm.. basically bersediala 5k utk satu basic event. If nak plugin plugin sume sila buat kalkulasi sendiri ye.

Saifulnang is another photographer yang have brilliant eyes. He manage to capture moments beautifully. But i think i don't plan to go someone yang too commercial.. his publicity is too meluas lah. plus there's a lot of on going gossips about him here which i don't plan to dig it here. Regardless his attitude claimed by other photogs yang tidak berapa enak didengar, i don't judge his work based on that.. undeniably his talented.

Ada juga poyographer yang tak nak reveal their price. Kena datang studio baru boleh discuss. Ok, tak salah kalau nak suruh datang studio. But to b2b yang cheapskate di luar sana atau di sini nak juga work on budget dulu. Kalau within our radar then only we go to the next stage and jumpa photographer for a further discussion. Survey juga yang package murah2.. tapi.. my body say yes to the price but my eyes say no to their work. macamana??? Kalau boleh tanakla menangis tengok muka sendiri yang di edit oleh Dave Hill wanabes.. muka pun jadi mcm plastik or terlebih kena botox injection. Ataupun posing posing maut yang cliche.. i hate cliches!

So, i stopped searching for a mo.. carik MUA dulu lah. Kalau makeup tak cantik, posing macamana pun tak lawa jugak kan? I will post "what criteria i am searching for in a photographer" and some tips in searching a photographer in my next post.