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Wedding of Keemin and Holly

The wedding of Keemin and Holly last night concludes my string of shoots for 2010. It’s been a fabulous year! YAY! And I’m so happy to finish it at such an emotional wedding, filled with great speeches.

Keemin and Holly are a lawyer and a scientist based in Los Angeles and New York who have made love happen from the east coast to the west coast of America. They met as friends at Drew University in New Jersey and fell in love later, which makes their long distance relationship so rare and sweet. Holly said during her speech, that her parents did not have passports until now as they have not stepped out of America all their lives, but when she announced she was holding a ceremony in Singapore, they all said Yeah, they’ll get themselves here for the occasion. Some other guests present had survived a 60-hour flight delay at the JFK airport in New York, due to winter blizzards, to get here, and were still awake. The wedding was also an introduction for Holly’s family, meeting Keemin’s very warm extended family, plus so many other friends eager to catch up, what a reunion!

Wedding Photographer: Mindy Tan

Wedding Videographer: Why Keen from Ichiro Films (so easy to work with!)

Venue: Hotel Intercontinental Singapore, Ballroom

Hairstylist: Haslina

Received a note from Keemin:)

“Mindy, we loved working with you – it was hardly any work! Can’t wait to see what you’ve captured. Happy New Year!”

November’s end

November’s been such a big month for me.
In some sort of a whirlwind, I have been most privileged to witness the poor and sick, the rich and powerful, as well as the joyous ties that bind.

Just as I was choking up sympathy and heartache from the dire conditions in a Siem Reap orphanage and the flooded beaches of Sihanoukville, it was onto visiting a cancer hospital in Hanoi where patients so badly need proper beds and better treatments.

I landed in the comparatively posh Changi Airport of Singapore and was into the next flight to the madness of Bangkok.

Then back in Singapore, a string of APEC shoots await. I finally, finally saw dear Mr Obama, all the other white house guys and a whole string of Asian politicians.

They aren’t worlds apart – The helpless and those in power – but never the twain shall meet.
But what prevents action to bridge divides?
Administration, jurisdiction, all the problems invented for the man, by man.

There is just some time alone to sit down now and pen some thoughts down.

I shall start with simple, simple things that do not cause a headache, like wedding photography.

The joyous occasion of Jit and Brell’s wedding, held at the Peony Jade and the wonderful garden of LaVilla.

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