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Oliver & Geradline’s Wedding

andylim — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:00:13 +0000

Oliver & Geradline’s beautiful and touching wedding at Holy Rosary Church in Brickfields, followed by a classy and casual reception at Tamarind Springs.

Vijendran & Gaayathri’s Wedding

andylim — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:02:31 +0000

This was my first time photographing a wedding at the HGH Convention Centre in Sentul. Dr Vijendran and Dr Gaayathri’s traditional Malayalee wedding on 14 December 2011. The wedding mandap (pavilion) was one of the more beautifully decorated ones I’ve seen.

Ravi & Veena’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:01:20 +0000

Ravi and Veena’s wedding at Bangunan Peladang on 10th December 2011.

Lingesh & Amirtha’s Wedding

andylim — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:01:22 +0000

Dr Lingesh and Dr Amirtha, both doctors working in New York, flew home to Malaysia for their Ceylonese wedding on 4th December 2011 at the Sri Sakthi Easwari temple.

Sean & Grace’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:53:29 +0000

Sean and Grace (who hails from Hong Kong) began their journey as husband and wife on a very popular date 12.11.11 (a good alternative to 11.11.11 which was a Friday).

Daniel & Melissa’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:03 +0000

Daniel & Melissa’s wedding spanned across 2 days, starting with a church wedding at the Sacred Heart Church in Jalan Peel, followed by a Chinese wedding and tea ceremony, and finally the dinner reception at The Club at Bukit Utama. A Chinese wedding would not be complete without the customary obstacle course games that all bridesmaids look forward to. Daniel and his groomsmen rose to the challenge with their slick dance moves!

Raymond & Christina’s Wedding

andylim — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:00:55 +0000

Raymond and Christina were married at Zion Lutheran Church, one of my favourite churches to photograph at, simply because it feels so cosy.

Their reception venue was also a great choice. Villa Danieli at the Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur has a warm intimate feel to it.

Vignesh & Durga’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:00:59 +0000

Vignesh and Durga, who live in Sydney, Australia, were joined in marriage at a traditional Indian wedding ceremony at the Sathya Sai Baba Centre in Seremban 2.

Geophin & Rose’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:58:50 +0000

Geophin & Rose’s beautiful wedding at Jesus Caritas Church in Kepong. Their unique jungle theme came complete with parrots and green accents in the bridemaids dresses and groomsmen ties. The parrots were also featured at a photo booth during their reception at the Renaissance Hotel Kuala Lumpur. View the slideshow for more photos!

Norman & Reen’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:05:59 +0000

Norman & Reen’s traditional Chinese wedding came with hilarious entertainment provided by the groom and his groomsmen. Not to mention the cute little dance number that the couple did during their grand entrance at the dinner reception.

Thomas & Cath’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:02:58 +0000

Thomas & Cath’s wedding in Assumption Church, Petaling Jaya, followed by a dinner reception at the Golden Phoenix Restaurant in Hotel Equatorial Kuala Lumpur.

Trevor & Judith’s Wedding

andylim — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:59:46 +0000

Trevor and Judith’s wedding at the newly built St Thomas Moore Church in USJ. I’ll be photographing another wedding here again in January next year. We then headed to a secret location for some portraits before I headed home to prepare the slideshow for their reception at the Eastin Hotel in Petaling Jaya.

Navin & Preethi’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:06:12 +0000

The recent Malayalee wedding of Dr Navin and Preethi at Kong Hoe School in Klang.

Dave & Keira’s Wedding

andylim — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:47:38 +0000

Dave and Keira flew in from the UK to celebrate their wedding at the luxurious Carcosa Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This wedding was a small but intimate party, and you could feel the warmth because everyone was so close. I just love capturing such weddings!

Keira giving her maid-of-honour a high five before walking down the aisle.

Devan & Ahrathy’s Wedding

andylim — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:23:07 +0000

After an Australian wedding earlier in the year, Devan & Ahrathy celebrated their Malaysian wedding on 12 Dec 2010 at Bangunan Mariamman.

Jack & Jordan’s Wedding

andylim — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:11:09 +0000

Jack and Jordan’s wedding on 18 Dec 2010 had the largest group of heng tais (groomsmen) I have ever seen! The famous Stephen Foong was the coordinator of the day, so it was nothing short of colourful The couple also had violinist Dennis Lau grace their reception with an opening performance.

Stanley & Cheryl’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:07:31 +0000

Stanley & Cheryl celebrated their wedding day on 4 December 2010 at FGA Church, and a dinner reception at the Sime Darby Convention Centre.

This was the first of 5 weddings that I shot in December 2010. Just before this wedding, God blessed my wife and I with a beautiful baby girl. I also received 7 bookings for 2011 and 2012 all within this month. What a fantastic way to end the year!

Here’s wishing everyone a blessed Christmas (yes we still have our Christmas tree up and lighted) and a wonderful 2011!

Cheryl giving a thumbs up before walking down the aisle…

FGA had these cinema seats that I used to create a background pattern…

Plenty of emotion all around…

… and talent! Stanley playing a touching piece for his bride

Darren & Weina’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:56:54 +0000

Darren and Weina were married on 9 October 2010 at the Tamil Methodist Church in Brickfields, and celebrated with a reception on 10 October 2010, which is 10.10.10! What a date! And what a wedding, complete with a sixties retro theme with matching colours from bridesmaids dresses to the wedding car. All combined to create spectacular wedding photography.

The brown beetle leaves for church…

Every last detail was colour-coordinated! Little wonder, Weina works in an ad agency.

The worship session was one of the most uplifting I have ever experienced at a church wedding.

The tea ceremony was full of fun and laughter…

and emotion…

Love the polka dotted mini wedding cake!

Multi-talented Weina is the keyboardist, saxophonist and vocalist of the band Thin Izzy, so naturally she sang at her own wedding!

Shannon & Premela’s Wedding

andylim — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:48:00 +0000

Shannon & Premela’s wedding was a day of joy and laughter, celebrated at Zion Lutheran Church and a dinner reception at Parkroyal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

After the church ceremony we had some time for a few portraits…

Haresh & Gomathy’s Wedding

andylim — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:03:46 +0000

Haresh & Gomathy flew in from the UK to Malaysia for their Hindu Tamil wedding, which was held at Bangunan Peladang (Plantation House) on 22 August 2010.
The dinner reception was at the Royal Lake Club.

Enjoy the slideshow!

Kien & Pinar’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:37:25 +0000

Kien and Pinar flew back to Malaysia to celebrate their wedding in Melaka on 31 July 2010. The grand dinner reception was held at Renaissance Hotel Melaka. Here’s the full slideshow from the day:

Pascal & Mishell’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:35:54 +0000

Pascal & Mishell’s traditional Chinese wedding in Subang Jaya and dinner reception at Hotel Equatorial, Kuala Lumpur on 4 July 2010. Lots of laughter, joy and emotion in this one

Enjoy the slideshow:

Since the slideshow already shows much of my signature style in capturing emotion in pictures, I’ll show some portraits that we did on that day.

Adrian & Stefanie’s Wedding

andylim — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:07:50 +0000

Adrian & Stefanie celebrated their wonderfully sweet wedding on 15 May 2010. The wedding ceremony, lunch reception and dinner reception took place at the Sime Darby Convention Centre, an excellent choice for larger wedding receptions within Petaling Jaya.

The unmistakable chandeliers.

Lilac/purple proves yet again to be popular, I covered 3 consecutive weddings with this colour theme.

A very heartfelt worship session.

Lunch reception at the Halia Restaurant at SDCC.

Sylvia & Mohan’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:48:21 +0000

Sylvia & Mohan’s wedding at St John’s Cathedral on 10 April 2010. Love the purple theme!

Sit back, relax and enjoy the slideshow. Hit the Pause button after it has started playing, this will let it load a bit first, so that you can watch uninterrupted.

Mohan doing a dance of joy

Squeezed in a few portraits before the reception.

The reception was at the Westin’s Living Room. Beautiful location!

Navpal & Geeta’s Wedding Reception

andylim — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:30:37 +0000

Navpal & Geeta’s Wedding Reception at the Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 28 Dec 2009. This was my final wedding shoot for 2009, I’m glad it was one that was filled with emotion and laughter.

a performance highlight…. fire eaters!

the couple’s first dance

Yong Teck & Kathleen’s Wedding

andylim — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:26:34 +0000

Yong Teck & Kathleen’s wedding was held in Singapore on 26 December 2009, so my wife and I took the opportunity to do some shopping as well. The reception was at Goodwood Park Hotel, love the heritage architecture … perfect for this cosy wedding.

See you at the Princely Wedding Fair

andylim — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:00:21 +0000

If you’re in Kuala Lumpur on 9th and 10th January 2010, do drop by at the Princely Wedding Fair at Prince Hotel. I will have a chance to speak to you in person and show you my work … look for my booth: Emotion in Pictures by Andy Lim

Be there to grab some really attractive lucky draw prizes and door gifts. A great lineup of events await you, including a photography workshop that I’ll be conducting.

Date and Time:
9th January 2010 (11am – 6pm)
10th January 2010 (11am – 4pm)

Location:
Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur
4 Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
03-2170-8888
View Map

Admission: Free

Kris & Melinda’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:55:29 +0000

Kris and Melinda were married at St John’s Cathedral in Kuala Lumpur on 5th Dec 2009.

Getting Melinda ready for her big day…

Kris and his mates had a celebratory drink before the ceremony

The ring bearer had a bit of cold feet at first…

A performance by Melinda’s niece during the signing of the register

Arrival of the bride at Shangri-La Hotel

The reception was held the next day at Shangri-La Hotel.

Waiting eagerly for the bouquet to be tossed

She wants to have a piece of the action too!

Chris & Wan Sim’s Wedding

andylim — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:54:26 +0000

Two days after their pre-wedding portrait session in Langkawi, Chris and Wan Sim celebrated their Malaysian wedding on 21st Nov 2009 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Wan Sim really loves shoes, as you can see from her Jimmy Choo Couture and Christian Louboutin shoes.

Wan Sim and Chris are so nice that they actually wrote to the Wedding Guide to share their experience of planning a wedding from the UK, including how they chose me as their photographer: http://theweddingguide.com.my/2010/02/a-wedding-at-the-ritz-carlton-kl

The groom and his men make their way from the Westin next door.

Armed with wads of cash in a few briefcases…

Wan Sim watched gleefully from a live feed on her TV screen, as the men are subjected to unspeakable tortures

A brief portrait session around Kuala Lumpur

Angie & Alan’s Wedding in Melbourne

andylim — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:20:18 +0000

Angie & Alan were married in St Michael’s Church in Melbourne on 3rd October 2009, and celebrated with a fabulous reception at Contessa Receptions the next day.

Martin & Alice’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:12:51 +0000

Martin & Alice, who live in Australia, exchanged vows at Zion Lutheran Church in Kuala Lumpur on 25th July 2009. I love this wedding, there was so much emotion, and it was obvious they were very much in love.

They also blogged about what they thought of our photography service… really made my day: http://alicenah.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/wedding-tips-getting-married-in-kuala-lumpur

Alana & James’ Wedding

andylim — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:39:10 +0000

Alana & James are a couple from Sydney, Australia who celebrated their wedding at the Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 18th July 2009.

Manoj & Kamales’ Engagement

andylim — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:53:25 +0000

Manoj & Kamales’ Hindu engagement ceremony at Sri Sithi Vinayagar Temple in Petaling Jaya on 12th July 2009. Followed by a breakfast reception and a quick portrait session after that.

Engagement bells?

The stars of the day

Balbir & Sharuna’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:21:49 +0000

Balbir & Sharuna’s Punjabi-Sindhi wedding in Ipoh on 4th-7th June 2009.

The festivities started with Mehendi, followed by a Sagri ceremony…

and a Sangeet for the bride’s side…

The next day, an oil ceremony for the groom…

And the groom’s Sangeet….

Finally the Sikh wedding ceremony, the Anand Karaj at Gurdwara Sahib Greentown…

And the final event, the reception at Impiana Casuarina Ipoh…

Yen & Arvind’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:57:16 +0000

Yen and Arvind celebrated their wedding on 9th May 2009 at the Carcosa Mansion in Kuala Lumpur. Proof that a simple wedding fosters closeness and genuine emotions all round.

Subbiah & Eshwari’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:31:10 +0000

Wedding of Dr Subbiah and Dr Eshwari at Raja Rajeswary Temple on 5th April 2009

Sim & Arisa’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:24:29 +0000

Sim & Arisa’s simply wonderful beach wedding at Gem Island Resort & Spa on 29th March 2009.

Saved you a seat in Melbourne

andylim — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:00:51 +0000

I will be in Melbourne from 1st to 11th October 2009, to photograph a wedding on 3rd and 4th October 2009. If you would like to have your photos taken by me within the Melbourne and surrounding areas from 5th to 9th October 2009, please contact me for rates.

As I would already be there, there are no airfare and accommodation charges! This offer is only valid for 1 couple. Applicable to wedding portraits (pre-wedding or post-wedding), actual wedding day photography, or simply casual portraits.

Possible spots are within Melbourne city itself, or the rugged outdoors along the Great Ocean Road (Bells Beach, Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell etc), Otway National Park (meadows and forests), and Bellbrae (lakes and farmland). Feel free to offer suggestions. The bench pictured above was taken at Port Campbell National Park.

Brian & Tanya’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:55:13 +0000

Brian & Tanya’s Wedding at Prego Italian Restaurant, The Westin Kuala Lumpur on 21st February 2009

Bottoms up! The biggest toasting glasses I’ve seen!

Finally a short portrait session around the hotel

Weyn & Jun’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:24:01 +0000

Weyn & Jun’s wedding on 24th January 2009… the reception photos have now been added!

A fantastic performance by Weyn’s sister and friends at the reception at Saujana Subang

And a very fun second reception at Courtyard Garden

Weyn guessed the right handkerchief, to everyone’s surprise

The most whacky first dance I’ve ever photographed

Bernard & Melissa’s Wedding

andylim — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:27:54 +0000

Bernard & Melissa’s wedding at the Church of the Visitation in Seremban, and reception at Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 27th December 2008. A wonderful wedding which nicely wraps up 2008 for me!

60 Years of Wedded Bliss

andylim — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:03:58 +0000

Mr and Mrs Mok’s inspiring 60th diamond wedding anniversary reception at Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 26th December 2008. The event was graced by dance performances by Malaysian dance champions.

KK & Sothy’s Wedding

andylim — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:54:46 +0000

KK & Sothy’s wedding reception at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur on 19th December 2008.

Alicia & Keong’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:25:23 +0000

Alicia & Keong’s wedding and reception at Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 7th Dec 2008

Sanjay & Mena’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:26:07 +0000

Dr. Sanjay & Dr. Mena’s Malayalee Wedding at the Batu Caves Temple Hall, and reception at Saujana Resort on 24th Nov 2008.

Arrival of the bride

Batman and Wonder Woman wedding cake!

The couple’s first dance

And the guests join in!

Hema & Ranjith’s Wedding

andylim — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:41:52 +0000

Hema & Ranjith’s Hindu wedding at Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur, and reception at ISHQ Restaurant on 15th November 2008.

The Bride’s and Groom’s respective waiting rooms before the ceremony.

Blessing ceremony at Zion Cathedral, just love the way the neon cross stands out against the deep blue sky

They even had a magician perform at the dinner reception

Sudesh & Hareen’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:00:03 +0000

Here are some shots from Sudesh and Hareen’s week-long Punjabi Sikh wedding celebrations. Starting off with the oil ceremony at the groom’s home…

The Sangeet celebration, a colourful event with food, music, dancing and singing…

The day of the wedding ceremony…

And a blessing ceremony the day after…

And the grand finale at the reception!

Steven & Suwalee’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:48:56 +0000

Steven & Suwalee’s wedding on 18th October 2008, and reception at the Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Changing into a traditional Thai costume

Quickie portrait session nearby

Suwalee, touched by the best man’s words

Karen & Andrew’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:22:33 +0000

Karen & Andrew’s Wedding at the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe on 11th October 2008.

Desmond & Christina’s Wedding

andylim — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:45:32 +0000

Desmond & Christina’s beautiful wedding at the Holy Rosary Church and reception at the Equatorial Hotel on 20th September 2008.

Kai Sum & Bee Ling’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:36:43 +0000

Kai Sum & Bee Ling’s wedding up in the KL Tower, on 14th September 2008.

Andreas & Eng Cheng’s Wedding

andylim — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:31:13 +0000

Andreas and Eng Cheng’s wedding day at E&O Hotel, Penang on 26th July 2008.

Elaine & Kiat’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:49:47 +0000

Elaine and Hean Kiat’s wedding day at Eastin Hotel on 5th July 2008.

Elaine, very touched by her sister’s moving speech.

Lalitha & Suren’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:49:40 +0000

Lalitha and Suren’s Hindu wedding and dinner reception at Crystal Crown, Petaling Jaya on 14th and 15th June 2008.

Ally & Andrew’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:49:26 +0000

Ally and Andrew’s wedding at Canaan Baptist Church in Sri Petaling, and dinner reception at Noble Banquet, Kuala Lumpur on 7th June 2008.

Emotion welling up…

Davinder & Shahlini’s Wedding (Day 4-5)

andylim — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:54:21 +0000

This is the 2nd part of Davinder and Shahlini’s Punjabi-Sikh and Ceylonese-Hindu wedding celebrations.

Here are some shots from the Hindu Wedding on the evening of 21st June 2008.

The Sikh wedding was held the next morning on 22nd June 2008.

And the grand finale at Sheraton Subang…

Davinder & Shahlini’s Wedding (Day 1-4)

andylim — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:53:39 +0000

I’ve just completed coverage of Davinder and Shahlini’s grand wedding celebrations which took place over a period of 5 continuous days. As it was a Punjabi Sikh and Ceylonese Hindu marriage, the celebrations included a gold-melting ceremony (Ponnurukku), groom’s party (Sangeet), bride’s oil ceremony, groom’s oil ceremony, a Hindu temple wedding, a Sikh temple wedding and finally the dinner reception at Sheraton Subang. Truly an eye-opening experience.

The celebrations started with the Ponnurukku ceremony on Day 1.

Day 2 was the Sangeet, a dinner party for the groom’s family.

Day 3 was the bride’s oil ceremony.

Followed by the groom’s oil ceremony on the morning of Day 4.

See the later half of Day 4 and 5 in my next post.

Johnny & Juliana’s Wedding

andylim — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:50:59 +0000

Johnny & Juliana’s wedding at the Courtyard Garden, Kuala Lumpur on 17th May 2008. What do you get when everyone really knows how to have fun? A blast of a wedding!

Michael & Eleena’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:54:16 +0000

Michael & Eleena’s wedding at Hotel Equatorial, Kuala Lumpur on 8th March 2008. This was Election Day for Malaysia as well!

Kelvin & Karen’s Wedding

andylim — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:19:30 +0000

Kelvin and Karen’s wedding Baba-Nyonya wedding in Melaka on 19th January 2008

Lalitha & Suren’s Engagement

andylim — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:04:31 +0000

Lalitha and Suren’s traditional Hindu engagement ceremony on 2nd February 2008

June & Sami’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:05:06 +0000

June & Sami’s Wedding at Traders Hotel, Penang

28th December 2007

Yvonne & Gevin’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:11:15 +0000

29th September 2007

Yvonne & Gevin’s Christian wedding at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Penang. Their banquet at E&O Hotel in Penang had a refreshing sixties theme, hence the psychedelic table setting.

Ee Lain & Leng Hwee’s Wedding

andylim — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:30:17 +0000

If you’ve been visiting my blog or my wedding photography gallery recently, you’d have noticed that I haven’t been updating them for a while. So here’s my attempt to keep my blog as current as time constraints allow. This will be my first of a series of short photo snippets from recent weddings.

This is Ee Lain & Leng Hwee’s short portrait session followed by a banquet at Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Ben & Kat’s Wedding

andylim — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:36:28 +0000

Ben & Kat’s wedding and reception at Holiday Villa Subang

Jennifer & John’s Wedding

andylim — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:04:47 +0000

Jennifer & John’s wedding and reception at Ciao Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur

Lisa & Gus’ Wedding

andylim — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:52:09 +0000

Lisa & Gus’ wedding at the E&O Hotel, Penang

Janet & Kang Wei’s Wedding

andylim — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:20:29 +0000

Janet & Kang Wei’s wedding and reception

Justin & Joanna’s Wedding

andylim — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:58:14 +0000

Justin & Joanna’s wedding and reception at PJ Hilton

Celena & Jong Sim’s Wedding

andylim — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:12:15 +0000

Celena & Jong Sim’s wedding and reception at Holiday Villa Subang

Alex & Grace’s Wedding

andylim — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:06:08 +0000

Alex & Grace’s wedding and reception at the Palace of Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur