Shoes by Orson Liyu.

Beautiful gown by Orson Liyu, Malaysia.

A surprise performance by the wedding couple and their friends – a Bollywood-style dance to Slumdog Millionaire’s Jai-ho! I watched the movie but didn’t see through to the end and didn’t know there was such a thing!

A good measure of the credit goes to wedding planner Hooi Joo of Table 10 weddings. Everything was on time and the whole event ran smoothly. Good job, girl!

And special thanks go to these fabulous vendors:

Bridal gown and shoes: Orson and Nana Liyu
Lace cheongsam by White and Lacy.
Makeup: Michelle Touche, Anne Frank
Henna: Revathi of Revhenna
Flowers: Wishing Tree
Videography: Greg’s Video
DJ: Kelvin Oon
Sound/Lighting: Remtac

Pretty blue and red bangles to match Li-Hsian’s aqua blue wedding saree.

Rakesh working his magic again.

It is customary for Li-Hsian’s sister to help her put on her bangles.

The beautiful temple where the wedding was held, the Sri Raja Rajeswari Temple in Ulu Kelang.

Heralding the arrival of the bride.

Beginning the swing ceremony.

The tying of the “tali”.

Married!

Congrats, Hsian and Srihari!

Next: The Dinner Reception

But enough about me for now and feast your eyes on some pictures of Li-Hsian and Srihari’s wedding, starting with their wedding portraits and tea ceremony.

This was the view today from the bridal suite at the Hilton Kuala Lumpur. Beautiful blue skies!

Intricate henna tattoos drawn freehand. I am awed each time I look at these!

Professional saree tier Rakesh doing his magic.

Every single fold is hand creased.

A quick change of clothes to some traditional Chinese cheongsam and samfoo for the bride and groom.

Time for tea! The Chinese custom of a tea ceremony, that is, to welcome the groom’s family to the bride’s.

Venue: The Hilton Kuala Lumpur

Next: The Brahmin temple ceremony.

Firstborns are always exciting, looking at the earnest anticipation in Josie and Derek’s eyes. The enthusiasm is contagious!

Josie is one of those long-torsoed expectant mommies who carry so elegantly.

It was a rainy afternoon. My pretty see-through brolly came out to play once more.

THanks Josie and Derek! I’ll see you guys in a month!

Albeit a stressful start (my husband lost our car keys – we only had the one car), we were just in time for some fabulous shots as the sun broke out for a good half an hour.

And as luck would have it, the front yard of Lise and Eric’s home faced west!

After a few pictures at home, we drove down the hill to take some more at our beautiful valley.

And on to the wedding at Lake Tye. It was cold but Lise was a trooper and braved it for more pics!

This has got to be my fave. I love the look on Lise’s face. This was right before they exchanged their vows.

I wish you all my best, Lise + Eric. Congratulations!!

Baby push-ups!

Such a smiley chap.

Very drooly too

Ticklish!

A picture with dad.

Fun family pic. Thanks Charltons!

Back in KC, Lisa had worked with another photographer who she said had a similar style to mine. And whaddya know, the photographer is Malaysian too! What are the chances?!

Look at those baby blues!

Beautiful day for some shots outside.

With mom Lisa.

*muaks!*

Such a cutie patootie and easy to work with!

Mmm…good!

Grabbing dad’s glasses…

And wearing them!

Love those little rolls!

Priceless expression!

Thanks Coles!

She came by for some headshots today.

She has the most beautiful eyes.

And since this IS a surprise, I can’t ruin it with too much.

And yet, creative cropping makes boudoir photography so much sexier.

See what I mean?

Hope he likes it, my friend!

It was a rainy day so we stayed in for a while.

And took some pictures.

Doesn’t she have the prettiest eyes?

That is one cute chair.

And one cute girl!

But we finally decided to go out because we had an awesome umbrella!

And I was treated to some very entertaining stories because Miss N is a very expressive storyteller.

All in all, a very fun afternoon!