Veronica is a Singaporean who moved to China a few years back and became a well known actress in China. Then she met Shen Jian, fell in love, and the rest was history. They decided to make it official in Singapore, and the man who was given the responsibility to plan the whole thing, was Veronica's kind and wonderful elder brother Ray, and of course he did a wonderful job.

Congratulations to the great couple! Can't wait to shoot your wedding reception in October.

Veronica & Shenjian from Axioo on Vimeo.

We're honored to be a part of such a beautiful wedding of Sid & Reika. For 3 days, their family & friends took part in an intimate and unforgettable wedding in Bali. I was first introduced to Reika during my trip to Tokyo. Ever since that dinner when she told me their amazing love story, I know their wedding will be one of a kind. Who would have thought Sid who lives in Paris met Reika who lives in Tokyo, bumped into each other on more than one occasion in New York. What are the chances? Isn't that what we call fate?

*confession I was so excited to post this wedding, that I had to squeeze through while checking out from our hotel in Cape Town...now let's continue with more details.

For that weekend, guests flew all the way from France, Japan, US, India and many parts of the world to Bali to share their joy. I was curious why Bali? Apparently both of them felt that it's a neutral place where everyone has to travel, and yes it's the perfect destination wedding. A welcome dinner at Metis got everyone together and set the mood for celebration. I remember one story told by Sid's sister of when Sid was a child, he used to cry and the one painting that calms him is that of a japanese girl in red. Little did he know that one day, he'll meet that girl. 

Nefi worked his magic at Morabito Villa, transforming the garden into a spectacular setting. In the afternoon, as guests starts rolling in with their mouth wide open amazed at the decor, we begin the ceremony. It was a perfect weather. We couldn't ask for more. The sound of waves crashing and light sea breeze accompanied us when Sid & Reika exchanged their vows. I love how diverse their families are and how they are united now. Different cultures and yet so in love.

Enjoy their moments :)

I'm Paulus, this is my second blog. I find it so much easier to shoot that to gather the courage to write and post my blogs. For lack of the better word, i'm more visual than verbal. So for the last several months, i've been putting it aside until it's piling up. 

When I found out that Peter & Vina comes from different cultures and plan to have a small intimate wedding (yes yes a few hundred guest is still considered small wedding in Jakarta), I know it's going to be an enjoyable wedding. It all started when Peter noticed Vina at work, it's not necessarily love at first sight, but after a while Peter finally asked her out. Many dinners later, they couldn't resist the thought of not being with each other. So that's how it began. 

I can see how loving Peter is towards Vina, letting her have her way and making her smile. No wonder Vina said yes when Peter proposed. Thank you guys for having me capture your intimate moments on your wedding day. I wish you a lifetime of discovering each other.

Marcus & Sianny invited us over to Semarang for their awesome wedding. I love the surprises when going for out of town weddings, it seems like anything can happen. So many unpredictable things beyond my control, new culture, new venue, new wedding vendors...love surprises. Ever since we shot for their pre-wedding portraits a while ago, i've been waiting for this day. I know it's gonna be a joy to shoot and I was right. 

The whole day Marcus smiled from ear to ear as if he just won a billion dollars. Jumpy and funny, he showed the silly side of him i didn't know he had. I love it when the groom is overjoyed! Sianny as elegant as always, shines in her wedding dress. No wonder Marcus was soooo happy to see her. 

They say when you're a little bit younger, it's easier for you to be flexible in a relationship, to bend, to adjust and to meet each other halfway. But as you go through reality of life, challenges and struggles, you get tougher, less flexible. You get more individualistic.

So seeing these two very successful people, who have gone through life, seen its up and downs, yet can be soo much in love and crazy about each other, makes me say in my heart: wooow...

For them, to go from the initial physical attraction, to trying to adapt and to love each other as who they are takes a lot of effort, but at the end, Rafli said it best: "It's just not right, if we're not together.."

Congratulations u both.. Cheers!

Rafli Lenny Wedding Trailer from Axioo on Vimeo.

After their office hour romance, the story continues...Irri & Mirna ties the knot ;)Unlike most people who has their wedding ceremony and dinner reception on the same day, Irri & Mirna opted for two different days. This way it's more relaxing, no rushing between schedule or even waking up too early. Both of them smiled all day, enjoying every moment, cherishing all the details they have planned out. She is gorgeous in that traditional dress by Edward Hutabarat. 

Now that you've seen their pre-wedding, here's how the story continues. We've been looking forward to shooting Jonas & Irene's wedding day, knowing them it's not gonna another ordinary wedding.

Inspired by the movie "UP", they had a pop up invitation card and wedding cake based on the movie. Jonas could have taken this a step further by dressing up as Russel..hmm i'm curious how that would play out. Irene has this gorgeous 'glow' only brides would have on her wedding day. Wait until you scroll down to see Irene's wedding dress, she made two totally different dresses. The one for the ceremony is so elegantly sexy full of lace, while the other one for the ceremony is spectacularly intricate..you'll love it!!

For me the real purpose of having bridesmaids and groomsmen is not so much to help out on the wedding day, instead they are the ones that sets the atmosphere of the day. That day, Patrick, their groomsman doubles up as clown and entertainer, it's a real party to have him around. Jonas 

It's a good thing that Wenny came over to our office yesterday, going over the design for her weddingbook. One thing lead to another we realized that her wedding pics has not been published on our blog yet. Big ooops on our part, coz you'll love the details of their wedding ;)

Wenny is a joy to shoot, whichever way she moves there's always a photo moment. Kay has been smiling from ear to ear all day, i don't know where he gets his energy...i guess there's no better day to be this happy than your wedding day. 

We edited this same day edit using the song that Eva and Helvin chose. I'm usually very cautious when the client choose a song for their same day edit. But, the second I heard the song, I fell in love with it. As a matter of fact, I found out that Eva and Helvin's taste of songs is very much in common with us. I can't wait to see Eva and Helvin's ITunes playlist, and maybe download some of their songs into my Ipod ;)

Helvin Eva Video Summary from Axioo on Vimeo.

I'm sure many of you already know this couple who brought us to Raja Ampat, Irian for their pre-wedding shoot. Well, here's a chance to see them in their wedding day in Surabaya. And yes, as you'd imagine, they're really a fun couple. We had so much fun making the same day edit because we had so many great shots of them.

Enjoy!

Ino Cheery Video Summary from Axioo on Vimeo.

As you might expected, this is NOT the typical wedding. Yes of course the ceremony is still the heart of the wedding, and their vows seal the deal. But other than that Moko & Jovita envision a different kind wedding with more twists in decor, song lists, and dress code. Imagine a super colorful, retro, pop culture, Andy Warhol images to light up the ambience during their ballroom reception. When was the last time you came to a wedding and be mesmerized by the wedding band? Very unlikely. Here's one wedding that guests stayed up all night entertained by the fantastic band! Here's another one, get your friends excited for your wedding. Have a dress code, your BFF will come shining in whatever dress code. Moko & Jovita send out invitations reminding the guys to be 'Groovy' and ladies to be 'Foxy'. And sure enough, quite a number showed like they came from the Austin Powers movie set...I love it!!

We all learn a thing or two from Moko & Jovita. When planning for your wedding, remember this 'be yourself', add your personality, have fun planning your wedding. Instead of striving for standard perfection, go for 'uniquely you'...this way your wedding is one of a kind.

Officially the wackiest, craziest, and the most "interesting" couple we shot in 2010! We couldn't stop laughing from morning all the way to the end of the reception. I don't even know where to begin to describe this particular day!

There was the beautiful and touching wedding ceremony, then there was the Bajaj arrival and the extravagant reception entrance, add on top of that the wacky couple who kept us laughing the whole day. There were so many memorable moments in this wedding that I think it's best that you all just watch this trailer that we made to get a feel of how crazy the day went for us.

By the way, the couple "insisted" that we use "I've got a Feeling" as the song in their trailer, and since it was used not so long ago for another wedding trailer we made, we decided to dig deeper, and came up with this... Enjoy. Cheers to the wacky couple!

Wedding Trailer Nico Emil from Axioo on Vimeo.

We just have to show you this clip that we made for Andry and Enzy as their same day edit. It's rewarding when you see the bride and groom smiling from ear to ear watching the clip when we played it in their reception. Some of the scenes are hilarious. I hope you guys enjoy the clip as much as I do.

Andry Enzy Video Summary from Axioo on Vimeo.

In preparing your wedding, you would naturally want everything to be perfect. From the date, the vendors, the place... and of course finding a perfect partner. And on that day you cross your finger and hold your breath (not recommended) hoping that everything would be... perfect.

But the truth is, there's never such a thing as a PERFECT wedding. There's always minor little things that could be improved. Things are not always as smooth as you wanted them to be on that big day.

As I watch Roderick and Sally's wedding day, I realized that for them, it really doesn't matter whether the date, the shoe and the dress is, as we call it, perfect. But what really matters for them is just having each other, and spending every moment with the people that really matters to them. And just because they have each other, everything automatically becomes.. Perfect. And we are truly honored, to be a part of their, perfect wedding day.

Ricky & Sally Wedding Trailer from Axioo on Vimeo.

The two words "simply amazing" is actually an oxymoron. What is an oxymoron? It's using two completely opposite words, words that contradict each other, to form a remark. Like "bitter sweet" or "chaotic order". But that's what I see in this wedding. Hardy and Eliz are just two people who are simply in love. And because they are so much in love, that makes the whole wedding.. amazing.

Oh well.. there are also other factors like how much fun Hardy is as a groom, how Eliz's wonderful 2 sisters kept the whole day alive with their clever remarks, and the fact that they have an orchestra in their Wedding Ceremony.

But when I try to summarize the whole wedding, the only words that came up to my mind is that two words.. Simply Amazing. Congrats to the happy couple!

Hardy & Eliz Wedding Trailer from Axioo on Vimeo.

I'm a strong believer in story and moments. In every wedding I shoot, I'm more of a "moment chaser", and I'm always excited to know the couple's story. Looking at all the weddings I've shot, i feel that there's one area that needs major improvement, and that's: Their own story, their own unique journey.

And it's difficult to show their own personal journey in just a day of shooting. Even though we try to interview the couples to get their angles, their love story, but most of the time they're just overwhelmed with all the things going on that day that we can hardly get personal with them.

So, I wanted to try something new, something to change the whole perspective of wedding video, and we found a perfect couple for it, it was Budi and Linda.

Instead of shooting them on their wedding day only, we started following them about 4 months before their wedding. We followed them to every events they had to attend for their wedding from make up testing to the technical meeting. And, a few days before the wedding day I sat down with the both of them to get their exclusive interview.

The result was unbelievable. It was beautiful, touching and most importantly, personal. It was their story, their journey, theirs.

We played this summary during their wedding reception. And it was the first time people are actually watching wedding summary, with interest. Watch and enjoy.

Budi Linda Video Summary from Axioo on Vimeo.

An unforgettable wedding of Budi & Linda with a brilliant concept 'Tying the knot'. It's an elegantly simple concept that's executed to the details, from the invitation, souvenir, wedding cake, the decoration...and we took it a step further by having this shot :) 

Some of you might have seen their pre-wedding photos on our blog earlier, taken in San Francisco and New York. But here's the real celebration, a day full of joy and laughter. 

You have all seen their pre-wedding photos. But no one thought Nico & Emil would take the 'bajaj' idea one step further and have it as their wedding car. The thing with this couple is they always keep us guessing what they would do next. Surprises all through out the day and even during the reception, both of them outdo each other with surprise entrance vs surprise song. What an experience to shoot a wedding like this! Always on my toes for what's comes around the corner.

So much to say about this great couple that we just shot last Saturday, 24th April. But for now I'll just share with you the same day edit summary of their wedding up until the ceremony. The last part of this clip is guaranteed to make you laugh off your seat. Enjoy!

Ferry Rufina Video Summary from Axioo on Vimeo.

Weddings in Bali have always been special. And if you add a great couple, the result would be no less than a perfect day. Indeed it was an amazing day shooting the wedding. Beautiful weather, fun filled morning filled with laughters, romantic outdoor Wedding Ceremony overlooking the sea, and an unforgettable reception, truly a great way to start off their beautiful journey together.

Wiharjo Yaning Trailer from Axioo on Vimeo.