Siska often told me about her dream wedding long before the awaited day came. About the songs, the place and how she wanted to prepare a one perfect day. At times, I tried to picture it on my head. And so the day has passed, the moments have gone. I never asked her whether it was the perfect day she’s been dreaming of. But I knew somehow, and I hope the memories remain forever.
A wedding is beautiful only when there’s so much love from people around you. Family and friends who came over to Daniel and Karen’s wedding must have felt how fun and lovely it was. This was the day they’ve been dreaming of and it came at a perfect time. During the break on that day, I went to the beach and swam alone, then I was sitting by the pool and thinking, ‘I guess I’m pretty lucky’, then I finished my gin & tonic before I went back to the room and prepared for the night. To watch Daniel & Karen Vera’s trailer, click here.
No one knew how the future is like. My short story with Stephen and Yuli perhaps can be an example of it. I met Yuli during my exchange period to Brisbane in 2003. We hang out once in a while and got on pretty well. I always remembered Yuli as an honest and straight forward person, but she’s also caring and full of fun. A few years later, I accidentally met Yuli again in Jakarta with this dude, Stephen. I didn’t even knew they had a relationship as she didn’t really say much at the time. It was only a brief introduction and few minutes chats until we said goodbye. It never crossed my mind I would have Stephen as one of my close friends since we pretty much enjoy different things in life. Starting from different foods, different lifestyles, different fashion etc. But we’re both crazy about football. That’s one thing in common I can think of right now. However as time went by, Stephen and Yuli became such a unique couple for me. I feel they’re similar almost in every way. When we talk, there’s no boys matter only or girls matter only. Our conversation were frank and honest. I guess the ups and downs that we shared for the last few years helped us to grow better as a person. Now, they’ve been happily married for almost 3 years and were blessed with a baby, named Sophia. Although we often chat on Blackberry, I sort of missed our ‘coffee table’ conversation and that little city they live in : )
I knew Melisa since I did the wedding pictures of her twin sister, Melina few years ago. Never heard a story that she had a relationship in the last couple of years, but one day the news came out from her, she’s getting married. if I remember correctly this was how the news came out from her, ‘How much does it cost for you to do the wedding pictures now?” ; p Anyway, the lucky man is Steven. I call them Mr. & Mrs. Banker, as Melisa often call me Mr. Photo. They both are cool guys to chat, who often share some of their investment & business tips when we met. These are their happiest moments. I’m glad you both look very happy now as husband and wife.
Jocelin met Budi among those cold cities of Hamburg, Munich or Berlin. I never met Budi before and I was kind of expecting a ‘cold’ German personality. But I was glad that he wasn’t like how I pictured him. He’s a warm person. Jocelin is an old friend, a unique one. Most notably one who doesn’t like to put make up on her face or dress up too much. She talks freely and straight to her point and she’s like this even before she lived in Germany. Their wedding party was the most ideal wedding party I had in mind for a long time. A small and intimate wedding, where you can enjoy the company of your close family and friends. Since they both lived in Europe for more than 8 years, I felt the European architecture of Gran Mahakam Hotel was the perfect choice. Here’s their happiest moments. Cheerss !!
Uchie & Erick’s wedding is one of the weddings that I shall remember for a long time. How could I forget being stuck at the highway at 3.30 AM ? AM not PM fellas. That was seriously depressing at the time. But, that was one of those things that reminded me if we want to achieve our goals then we’ll have to fight and earn it. Thankfully, I still got to Uchie’s place on time. I got to know Uchie & Erick from her besties, Yuli, my dearest friend and client. Uchie and Erick shared a lot of interesting stories during the pre-wedding photo shoot about their long relationship, the nature of their work at oil industry and last but not least their wedding preparation. Well, they’ve been together since junior high school so I can assume, they had a pretty big crush on each other. As time goes by, nothing can separate them from the love they have. I accidently met them a couple days before Lebaran, it came a bit of a surprise that Uchie’s expecting a baby. And they looked very happy together as a family. It almost felt like the happiness they showed on their wedding day : )
A little background story about this very special couple. In 1994, Christ and Farah went into Regina Pacis junior high school. But whether they knew each other back then, I wasn’t so sure. They started dating soon after World Cup 2002 in Korea & Japan, or maybe during the World Cup.. well, either way. I knew Christ 16 years ago at junior high school and Farah about 23 years ago at the kindergarten, where we still had our innocent faces = p That’s why it’s so special to me. We grew together and like every other old pals, we’ve been through a lot of ups and downs. I also knew every ex-girl/boyfriend they had. But because of that I understood that Christ & Farah are a perfect match. They complement each other and I love to think they’re made for each other. Anyway, thanks for having me at your wedding. One day I’ll tell some stories to my kids about two of you : ] Christ and Farah are expecting a baby anytime soon and I hope all goes well. Have to save my latest congratulation for now.
The more I get into this job, the more I found a situation that I didn’t get a chance to meet the person I was supposed to take the picture of. I was hoping to meet Albert or Caroline during the technical meeting, but Albert had a DB (Dengue Fever) and was just out of the hospital while Caroline still had some work to do back in the States, so she just returned few days before the wedding. Few weeks after the wedding, Caroline told me in her email, they had to cancel their honeymoon because she got a DB so she had to stay in the hospital for a few days. And I thought both of them are just tough guys. They didn’t want to disappoint anyone and the fact they didn’t. Well, I hope the next time you guys come home, the mosquitoes won’t give you a hard time and I’m sure you’ll have a better honeymoon in the future. Ciao = )
