Michael Hogan

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However, it’s those touching stories of love I get to experience during weddings that keeps me motivated and keeping people happy on the most important day of their life assures me that I’m doing something meaningful. Peter and Adriene is one of these couples. 2 successful lawyers, the bride with a strong passion for dance and the groom with such love that goes out of his way besides his busy schedule to make his bride happy. Their speeches during the dinner moved me to tears. I’m just glad I’ve got a camera in front of my face to hide them.

The best man’s father in law graciously insisted that they took one of his prized cars, the Rolls Royce as their bridal car.

The church solemnisation was done in OLPS. Adriene was such a natural in flipping the dress.. must be the dance training she had

The sisters were dressed up in white with pink ribbons ..Â

One of them was a couple I’ve photographed about one and a half years back. It was great to catch up with Gigi (who’s father graciously provided the car) and Irwin (the best man who has known Peter for 17 years).

These 2 kids were really adorable, the boy kept running around snapping photos of the photographer. The cycling lights of the Marriott ballroom entrance makes a great backdrop, especially the blue.

I shot quite a bit of black & white photos which were really popular with the young adults. Pretty little porcelain bells provided by The Marriott, were great wedding favours and guests were ringing them when they did a march in.

It was one of the very few weddings everyone was entertained.. the bride herself performed and danced in 3 different outfits!Â

Her dance friends also came in to do a surprise Hip Hop performance and took the couple by surprise!

Update: Here’s the video that Peter did for Adriene as a surprise.

The Club B2 Cafe

The Gaming Consoles in their Lounge

It’s got not one game console but 2 of the hottest game consoles in the market; the Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. 2 OSIM iDesire Massage chairs. A comfortable TV lounge, sleeping rooms, a nicely designed cafe, locker room with rain showers etc.. Wow..

They got us to do the full service including photocard printing for the staff and media guests as well as our digital guestbook. Here’s the owner, Mr Tang having his hands on the guestbook.

The staff and guests had their hands on the guestbook as well.

Yasmin from Gold 90.5fm did a live broadcast from Club B2. There was a news article on Straits Times as well.

We set one camera on colour and one on black and white to get candid shots.

Some of the lucky invited guests got to bring home a very intricate model of the R8. Our photocard sits nicely in it’s case as a momento of the launch.

Some of the guests had a nice up close experience with the legends

Minister Mah Bow Tan was also there to meet the people behind the launch.

The legends line up awaiting the new R8

The crowds gathered in and around the Marriott to witness this historic event

And the legends led the R8 out from Marriott down Orchard Road to their next pitstop at Raffles City.

We’ve found this commercial on the R8 on youtube..

I love it when kids sign the digital guestbook. They write the most heartwarming messages. The lighted entrace to the Marriott ballroom makes a nice background for photos.

The flowergirls (clockwise from left: Weidi, Madeleine, Si Yinn, Si Ying, Clara, Megan, Abigail & Elizabeth).

And the girls crowding around to sign the guestbook

Here’s Misha Sumitra who won a competition for Football Crazy from ESPN & Star Sports which gave her the opportunity to interview The Black Eyed Peas on TV.
She was a natural… even Taboo said she was good!

Fergie warms up the audience with her charms

They also signed on our digital guestbook.
“This is the future!” was Will.i.am’s pleasant remark when presented with this instant printout of their autographed photo.

Check out the Black Eyed Peas welcome party they had at the Marriott Poolside the previous night..

Fergie, the Midas production people & the team from Singapore Marriott

Some of the girls taking a dip in the pool

Mel from Midas with the babes