In Taiwan, it’s super dooper popular to take all day engagement/wedding pictures where there are makeup artists and rented dresses galore. My brother and cousins had gotten theirs taken previously at Sophia Ritz Studio in Taipei, Taiwan so I knew I wanted mine done there too, plus my aunt already knew a lot of the sales ladies there. So we planned a trip to head to Taiwan in early April 2009, a month and a half before our wedding. Since Marvin and I didn’t want to take too much vacation, we spent a week there, and between 50%-75% of our time was related to this session. Here’s a breakdown:
Day 1 – We got to the studio at 2PM. I proceeded upstairs to the changing room where I had a lady help me the whole time. She was so fun and bubbly and she even helped me put on my Nubra – Self Adhesive Silicone Bra
Day 2 – We arrived at the studio at 9AM where I proceeded to try on my dresses to make sure they fit (they were all altered the night before). I then went to hair/makeup/nails which took another hour. At 11AM, me, Marv, the photographer, his 2 assistants, the hairdresser and the driver headed Outdoors in the freezing cold weather! For the first shoot, I wore a pink dress while Marv wore casual clothes. We took pictures at a lake and they even brought their own personal swing for us (I really wanted swing pictures!)
Then I got changed into my white wedding dress (this is the same dress that I brought back for my wedding and wore for the reception) and they redid my hair and switched the flower. We took these pictures at a forest, flower garden and lake at Yang Min San.
Then as the day was winding down, I changed to a green dress and Marv changed to a grey suit and we took pictures at Dan Shui beach! It was SUPER WINDY and cold (I’m talking like 9 degrees Celsius, which I’m too lazy to convert to Fahrenheit for ya’ll, but trust me, that’s cold)! But it was worth it for the pictures and to wear this gorgeous dress! And of course, we had to do an “engagement” reenactment! 🙂
We were cold. We were tired. We were hungry. But we had two more outfits to go! Come back later for the Indoors set of pictures from this day!
You look so beautiful!! love all your dresses.
These are beautiful 🙂
Sandy, I can’t tell you how joyful it is to see these photos!! Perfection!!! Thank you so, so much for sharing them! xo – g
WHAAAAATTTT!! These are gorgeous!
gorgeous!
Sandy, all of your photos are amazing. I love that last green dress — you totally look like a classic Hollywood scarlet in it. You must have had so much fun taking photos and wearing so many gorgeous dresses!
Gorgeous gorgeous photos! I love the colors and textures of the outfits you chose to wear!
Sigh! These are soooo gorgeous!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can anyone look any more beautiful than you guys did!! I think NOT!!
that pink dress!!! i got teary eyed!! lol! awwww!! i LOVE IT!
Sandy! These photos are gorgeous! Congrats on your upcoming wedding anniversary!
Thanks so much for your kind words on my blog :]
These are amazing!! I mean amazing that pink dress is killer makes me think of Sex & the city.
OMG! those were absolutely amazing engagement pictures! you two make a beautiful couple and i loved all of the dresses, and all the different places they were shot. thanks so much for sharing! looking forward to the next set of pics!
WOW!! These photos are awesome! You guys are a seriously attractive couple and the scenery is just amazing! I guess I never really pictured Taiwan to look so… hilly and pastoral. It’s just stunning! And OMG, that pink dress is to die for. So do most Taiwanese couples do such elaborate engagement photo shoots? And what did you do with these photos? We had a 30-minute shoot of us in jeans and got some awesome shots but I haven’t even printed all of them!
O M Goodness, these are so beautiful! And it was absolutely the right decision to do the shoot. Both of you look so cute together and I like the “yelling” shot – I could totally hear it, “Holla!” *haha*
Did you bring the green dress home?
wow wow wow!!!! absolutely stunning! that pink dress… oh my, you look like a fairytale princess with your handsome prince. 🙂 love the pics with the reflection in the water. just beautiful!!!
Sandy, WOW!!! all of your photos are amazing. I love that last green dress — it’s beautiful on you 🙂 How fun that must have been to get to wear all these beautiful dresses!!!
these photos are so so so beautiful. i adore the green dress!
xo Alison
Oh my gosh, Sandy!! These pictures are amazingly gorgeous!! Honestly all so beautiful, but you in that green dress? I would frame those photos all over your house if I were you! Stunning!
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@hip hip gin gin – thanks!! we do have one of those green dress photos framed… and a pink dress one and a white dress one! =)
wow lovely wedding outfits its great
i love this blog
you guys look like you’re straight out of an asian drama! haha beautiful photos — you’re a super cute couple! ps. looks like our wedding days were only a couple weeks apart :]
Ohh, I love your choice in dresses! The green looks great on you!
Lexi
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{sigh} they are so beautiful, Sandy :]
love. love. love.
Oh, I love these so much! I have SO enjoyed looking at all your photos, you guys are so cute! I used to see couples having their engagement photos taken in Central Park, they were ALL decked out, and I loved it! I am so happy for you guys!
So cute and really really tasteful! (some studios in Asia get a bit on the really really cheesy side and the editing is overdone) But it looks like they were really good at what they do and paid super attention to detail! Loooooove them!
a. you are gorgeous
b. these photos are AMAZING
c. i must get to taiwan!
Oh my wow! You’re so beautiful, what an amazing experience.
Your pictures are gorgeous – what an event!!! You are going to make an absolutely beautiful bride!!!
Thanks for your sweet comment about my Nikki the other day.
– Lindsay
Oh my gosh!!! I think these are literally the most gorgeous and romantic engagement photos I’ve ever seen–literally! I love the swing too, the engagement reenactment, the pink dress pics–love them all & all the cute poses you two are in! You look really pretty too!!!
Ashley
http://HoneysuckleChic.com
i can’t even begin to imagine! the time, effort and money… but oh my… they are absolutely gorgeous! doesn’t hurt that the two of you are to handsome, too!! 🙂 can’t wait to see more….
Wow, what a day!!
You look absolutley breathtaking. You are both very photogenic, and such fantastic and creative photos.
Have a great weekend 🙂
There are no words. Each photo was more beautiful than the last. That pink..WOW!
beautiful, gorgeous, stunning… and every other word that means those things!
Oh, amazing!! How fun to get to spend a whole day being adorable with your husband -to-be!! We loved taking our engagement photos, and do them is such beautiful locations with amazing outfits! How lucky!!
Woooow! You look stunning, absolutely gorgeous! Congrats doll, so happy you’re happy. 🙂
Haha I remember always going to Taiwan and wanting to take these types of pictures ’cause it was the cool thing to do.
Your pics look lovely xoxo
I am in awe. your dresses are stunning. you two look so in love:)
The pink ruffles are to die for! Amazing how those look on you! That’s so crazy that you count temperature by CELSIUS! Me too!! My husband thinks I’m weird for that. I just used Celsius growing up in the Philippines. I still can’t think based on Fahrenheit.
How amazing is that pink ruffly dress? LOVE. You two are adorable. Congrats.
Oh my gosh Sandy. Your photos are amazing. I just viewed both sets, indoors and outdoors and they are all so beautiful. Your dresses are to die for, can’t decide which one I like best. You look gorgeous inall of them and you and your husband make the cutest couple.
Happy 1 Year Anniversary to you both. Hope you go and celebrate and have so much fun.
{thank you so much for visiting my blog yesterday and commenting. it makes me happy you did and glad you liked the items from spool no. 72. also thank you for your reply to my last comment on the wonton soup, i can’t wait to make it. i will let you know how it turned out for me and my hubby.}
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Sandy these photos are all so amazing and special, thank you so much for sharing them with us! I love the shot of the two of you from above, with you in the pink dress and the red rose petals, just stunning!!
thanks for posting your pics! I’m traveling to Taiwan with my fiance in a month and it’s helpful to know what the experience is like!
GORGEOUS photos! ^_^
the pink dress is sooo cute!
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