Miss Dior Chérie

Have I posted this before? If I have not, here you go. If I have, here you go again.



Sofia Coppola's Miss Dior Chérie ad. Utterly beautiful and adorable :)

The must-have wedding shots!

Just to let you have a taste on what's on my mind lately. Yes, it's THE Must-have Wedding Photography Shot List! This will be my bible reference list although it's more suitable for western ceremony. Hopefully, no screw up on D-day.


By Ryan Brenizer

1. Prep Shots - Bride & Groom
2. The Dress - Hanging or Draped
3. The North Window Shot - Bride facing out northern most window
4. Bride walking down stairs
5. Bride looking out (window or door)
6. Maid of Honor & Brides Mom - Zipping Dress
7. Bride Applying Make Up
8. Groom Fixing Hair
9. Grooms Father & Best Man - Attaching Boutonnière to grooms lapel
10. Groom Checking the Time
11. Groom with Grooms Men & Fathers
12. Bride with Bridesmaids & Mothers
13. Bride with Mother & Father (also grandparents)
14. Groom with Mother & Father (also grandparents)
15. Bride Limo - Groom Limo
16. Bride & Groom - Exiting Limo (Bride being helped out)
17. Groom waiting at altar
18. Church Wide Shot (with & without guests)
19. Bride walking down aisle ( Side Profile & Front )
20. Father giving away bride
21. Groom over the shoulder shot of bride ( & Vis Versa)
22. Holding hands - Bride and Groom
23. Bride & Groom Kiss
24. Bride & Groom Leaving Church ( Receiving Line)
25. Bride & Groom - Inside Limo Shot
26. Reception/Banquet Hall Outside shot
27. Food Shots (Cocktail Hour, Drinks, etc.)
28. Shot of each table full of guests
29. Shots of Bride & Groom with & without family
30. Bride and Groom Portraits
31. Bride & Groom with Bridesmaids & Groomsmen
32. Bride and Groom Hand & Ring Portraits
33. First Dance
34. Bride & Father Dance
35. Groom & Mother Dance
36. Bouquet Toss
37. Guarder Belt Toss
38. Cake Cutting, Bride and Groom Feeding each other
39. Misc. Guests Dancing
40. Bride & Groom Eating
41. Best Man & Maid of Honor Toast/Speeches
42. Bride & Groom Toast/Speeches
43. Centerpieces & Flower/Decorations
44. Guestbook Signatures
45. Small Children Dancing with Bride & Groom
46. Bride & Groom’s Parents Dancing (Plus Grandparents)
47. Venetian Hour Photos (Coffee, Ice Cream, Etc)
48. Bride & Groom giving away wedding favors
49. Groom Giving Coat to Bride
50. Bride & Groom “Just Married” Vehicle - Driving Away

（Source: Digital Photography School)

The Rose

Some say love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love it is a hunger an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower and you it's only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long
and you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose

Written by Amanda McBroom
Sample this song | Read about this song

This song was played over THE saucy poppy bubblegum tv show and it struck a note in my memory that chimes till now. I can't remember when was the last time I heard this song. Oh, it should be the one time when the Taiwanese tv series The Rose ( or something ) became so famous and this should be in the soundtrack then. Perhaps.

Another off-topic note, I have been seeking a platform to mitigate and pent out all my frustrations and thoughts and even concluded that blog is the worst solution ever ( as what I usually commented on others' emo posts). Well, writing something here that might shoot back at you is just @)(*#$(&%$(* as you do not know who is reading. So, think about it, this is just terrifying yet thrilling for me, which I love. Since I made so many plans for this blog and never stick to one, we'll see what fits into my should-not-be-busy-but-turns-out-busy-all-the-time schedule.

Lastly, huge congratulations to J.A. for finally confirming her wedding dates! :) This post is for you. Probably, this is the most personal post ever, for the past year or two. Here you go.

To all the non-believers, let's just stay put.