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Romantic Wedding in Cortona, Italy

May 1, 2012 Destination Wedding

I first knew Irene about 10 years ago during my time in London. We met briefly at a church and she became a very good friend of mine ever since. I guess there were mainly two things that made us easily clicked. The first thing was the fact Irene’s mom is from Bali and having stayed in Bali for years, we often talk about Indonesia. She speaks good bahasa. Second thing was, we both sort of out there on our own. Irene has no siblings, while both her parents live in Japan. On the other hand, I came to London partly because I didn’t know where else to go. So I was really glad I met her. I felt I found a sister far away from home. The wedding itself was held at Cortona, a beautiful small town in Tuscany. I drove about 180 km from Rome to get to Cortona. Thank God I didn’t get lost and nothing happened to my rental car either. So on the 28 September 2011, I safely arrived at Villa Baroncino, where the wedding reception was about to be held. It’s been five years since I met Irene, so it was really good to see her face again. Years ago, Irene often shared stories about her family and it was nice to finally meet them on this special occasion. Then I finally met Rob, the lucky guy. Irene told me a couple of years before that she’s seriously in love with an Irish guy. She told me few good things about Rob and after she sent me the invitation and their story at their wedding website, it seemed to me their love for each other has turned into a commitment. There were around 50 guests at the wedding and I loved every minutes of it. Both Irene & Rob’s families gave me such a warm welcome. I just couldn’t feel better to be around them. I listened to many stories and it’s definitely a pleasure getting to know some of Irene & Rob’s closest friends. But above all I was happy Irene and Rob have started their journey together. Here’s the sweet memories…

Yanti & Bram

March 22, 2012 Weddings

Yanti & Bram tied the knot just over a year ago, on the 20th of March 2011 to be precise. Two days ago, they just celebrated their first wedding anniversary. And I’m sure it was a delightful celebration with Noah, their newborn baby boy : ) What a way to celebrate your first wedding anniversary. Perhaps this post comes out a year too late but I dedicate this specially for both of you. Cheers..

Our Island In The Sun

January 25, 2012 Mis·cel·la·ne·ous

So, two days after the wedding, Lia and I were off to Lombok for the honeymoon. We had a couple of reasons why we chose Lombok as our honeymoon destination. First and foremost because we never been to Lombok before. Lia always wanted Bali, but I’ve been a solo traveller for the past 11 years, I knew there’s always something special waiting for you if you went to visit a new destination. Second, we wanted a quiet and peaceful place. In the end, we spent two nights in Lombok at Qunci Villas, which is located at Senggigi. We found out about Qunci from a travel fair in Jakarta, where we accidentally met my doctor and my dentist, who happened to be husband & wife and just returned from their 2nd honeymoon at Qunci. Lombok itself is generally a quiet and remote place, there’s no chance a traffic jam like in Bali should happen here. Lombok’s Kuta beach was one of the most beautiful I’ve seen. Until this day, our honeymoon’s memory are such a wonderful thing to have. Qunci was an excellent place to stay. The place has so many things to please your senses. I remembered one morning when we had breakfast facing the sea accompanied with Billie Holiday’s songs, that’s the perfect peacefulness we’re looking for. For you who never been to Lombok, I just gave you my recommendation. One day we will return, we don’t know when. But one thing we know, we have found our island in the sun. It’s a beauty!

Arman & Lorraine

December 26, 2011 Weddings

Maybe, most of all.. No one anticipated a wedding more than the bride. And Lorraine is the perfect example that, in a positive way of course. At work, she’s used to handle huge responsibilities and have everything well prepared so it’s not surprising to see everything went so well, while I was perhaps not having my best preparation. I arrived in Jakarta on October 1, 2011, after a pretty long flight from Rome, less than 24 hours before their wedding. From the Airport, I had to go to Studio for a family portrait session for Mr. & Mrs. Gouw. We finished about 7pm, and about 10 hours later, another task awaited. I guess the look of my face is the contrary of Lorraine’s. I was a guy in a need of sleep, while Lorraine were glowing with the most beautiful smiles. Anyway, Arman & Lorraine is another classic match of Kanisius & Ursula couple. Arman is a proud Kanisius graduates, I met him several years ago on a badminton court. He’s very good at badminton, maybe too good. Arman is such a quite guy, while Lorraine is so lively. Together, they complete each other. On this day, they just looked so happy together!

The Gunawan’s

December 26, 2011 Family

A family portrait of Bram and Yanti (our groom and bride, on the left) this time with Yanti’s family. I was told Yanti and her sister are both expecting a baby on January 2012. Such an exciting times for the whole family. Two more baby boys certainly will make Naomi (little girl in the middle) the undisputed princess : ) I wish both sisters well in delivering.

The Johar’s

December 7, 2011 Family

Found this family portrait by coincidence when I browsed my old hard drive just a moment ago. I recalled we shot this in January 2008, and It’s a pleasure to see it’s still hanging at Mr. Johar’s house last year when I got there to shoot Melisa’s wedding. Now both Melisa (on the left) and Melina (on the right) have one child, while Yani (in the middle) has got her PhD at a very young age, so I guess that makes Mr.& Mrs.Johar are two happy, proud parents and grandparents.

Ramses & Shanty (Our Love Story)

December 5, 2011 Pre-Wedding Film

I remembered that day I was in a taxi at Singapore and we’re on the way to a location for portraits shoot. Suddenly an email came from Shanty, it was pretty long but also an interesting story to read, which made the journey to the location felt so short. A week afterward, I got the chance to listen from both of them. Soon I could feel that these two lovers adore each other so much, and also we’re gonna have quite an amazing film should we be able to make one. So here they are and their love story! Ramses and Shanty.

Suryadi & Ivana

November 30, 2011 Pre-Wedding Portrait

When I see Suryadi and Ivana, I see two people who are madly in love. And we certainly enjoy having a good laugh together with them since many of Suryadi jokes were just so hilarious! It was so much fun.