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Aidan

Aidan

Both Leanne and Falk are conservationists, doing wonderful things for Vietnam’s wildlife. They met in Cuc Phuong National Park when Leanne was veterinarian at the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program and Falk was working next door as the Head keeper for the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre. As Leanne says the odds of meeting in Cuc Phuong were fairly slim, and people like to remind them that they probably didnt have much choice!

In 2009, Leanne moved to Tam Dao National Park, to work with Animals Asia at their bear rescue centre, and Falk went home to Germany to finish his contract with Zoo Leipzig. So they spent 12 months in a long distance relationship, conducted mainly over skype and with lots of expensive flights to meet each other in different locations. In 2010, Leanne got a job with the Wildlife Conservation Society and Falk moved back to Vietnam so that they could live in the same time zone, and he ended up getting a job at Tam Dao.

I met them in Hoi An at a welcome BBQ on recently developed An Bang beach. The next day was a motorbike trip with the team at highly recommended Hoi An Motorbike Adventures taking in the lush countryside around Hoi An. The wedding day was held at the consistently excellent and beautifully set Red Bridge before late night cocktails at Mr Duc’s very famous Mango Mango!

Everyone had a real experience travelling down through the country and the wedding was nothing but fun and laughs. Thank you Leanne and Falk so much for asking me to cover your special day and I will see you both again soon!

Aidan

The wedding was held at the famous Nam Hai Resort Hoi An and it was everything you would expect from such a prestigious resort, overlooking their palm tree lined pool and private beach. We then made our way back to The Palm Garden Resort Hoi An for dinner and dancing on the beach late into the night.

Superb organisation, stunning resorts, and great guests! Thanks to everyone for a  really wonderful wedding.

Aidan

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“At the beginning of June I photographed Helena and Ade, a lovely young couple from Jakarta, in Saigon. The two of them were great subjects, had lots of ideas for style – from classic to street to traditional – and had chosen some beautiful locations. We started early one morning at Notre Dame Cathedral, visited a few more places around the centre, and then finished up in the evening at the Fine Art Museum and Jade Emperor Pagoda. I wish them all the best for their wedding this November and for their future together.”

You can see more at Dominic’s blog Needs Cheese!

Ly & Ali brought us back to the Vietnam capital for their splendid wedding at the Sheraton Hotel on West Lake, Hanoi. The morning was spent at Ly’s family home in Hai Ba Trung District  before making our way to Tay Ho where The Sheraton put on a spectacular feast in their ballroom.

We loved to be photographing  back in Hanoi and want to thank Ly and Ali so much for giving us the opportunity to do so at their wonderful wedding.

The morning was a colourful traditional Vietnamese ceremony at Nha’s family home in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Lunch was served at the wonderful open air ‘Quan An Ngon’ on Pasteur, District 1 before heading to The Park Hyatt Hotel to prepare for the evening.

As mentioned during the speeches, Nha and Lee are so warm and friendly that they instantly become your friends and I look forward to seeing them again during our times in Asia.

The ceremony was originally booked for Nha Trang Cathedral but unfortunately it was realised near to their big day that it fell on Maundy Thursday and they were going to be in full preparation for Easter. However The Sheraton’s new Sky Lounge made the perfect venue and Father Tien from the cathedral even came down and conducted the ceremony. Just before sunset we made our way to The Cathedral for a quick photoshoot before heading back to The Sheraton for cocktails by the pool and a lavish reception overlooking the city.

Rob and Hoami are a genuinely lovely couple and I thank you who for making me feel so welcome. A special mention for Hoami’s Mum; all those beautiful bridesmaids dresses and indeed Hoami’s wedding gown too, well, she made them from scratch! Finally a big thanks to Nick, the GM at The Sheraton Nha Trang, who as well as running a tight ship let me use his family apartment for a much needed shower between the ceremony and the reception!

Sarah and Lance held a wonderful, laid-back wedding affair in Hoi An this spring. And I think Sarah’s vintage-look 1940s wedding dress is now my all-time fave. Red Bridge once again proved itself the best venue in town, and big thanks to Nadine for helping organize everything. I’ll be back in Hoi An at least twice for weddings this year, and to be honest, I can’t wait to get back.

With the An Hoi and a wedding reception at each of their home towns, I spent 3 great days photographing Cuc and Huy’s celebrations. The first reception for 550 of their families and friends was held at The Sheraton Hotel Saigon and the hotel put on a quality reception. The second party was at Huy’s home in Binh Duong at a new weddings events hall, The Square, and that night they had over 1,500 guests!

There were so many photo/video crews that it was difficult to get a clean shot of the couple, so the incredible 135mm f2 lens played a big part of the night…

Thank you Cuc, Huy and Cuc’s sister Jenny who helped out so much with the organisation.