07.28.07
Posted in Announcements at 8:10 pm by wedding
As this blog gains more web presence, we have received a number of queries from Singaporeans and its residents about some of the vendors/services that we have mentioned here.
Despite my busy week day schedule*, I always take five to 15 minutes answering each e-mail within three working days of receiving them. Even when the e-mails are not addressed to Roberto or myself, despite the fact that our names are imprinted in the header of our blog and liberally sprinkled through the pages.
However, not once have I received a follow-up e-mail with a simple thank you for the clarification/information etc. Indeed, while Singaporeans think that having a courtesy campaign smears the ‘good reputation’ of its citizens, some have yet again displayed why we need such a basic campaign.
My parents and the schools – all non-government institutions except junior college, so I cannot speak for the government ones – I attended instilled in me a sense of basic courtesy. Saying ‘please’, ‘thank you’, ‘excuse me’ and ‘you are welcome’ became second nature to me. In fact, Roberto thinks that it should be human or even second nature in every single person.
The point is: you have written to us asking for help, and we have extended help in as best as we could, in whatever ability that we are able to.
There was no guarantee that our reply would be what you expected (did someone not tell you that having too much expectations could be a bad thing?), yet you cannot deny that at least you received a reply, and the least you could do after that is to acknowledge you received a reply.
Thus we have decided the following:
(1) E-mails that are not addressed to either one of us will be ignored. Period.
(2) Any e-mails that we reply will be tagged with a return receipt. If the return receipt is received, it means you have read our reply, so we expect a follow-up e-mail soon after.
(3) If we do not receive the follow-up e-mail after (1) and (2) are met, a follow-up post will appear on this and other blogs. We do not promise that it will be kind or hide your identity/contact details.
Kindness begets kindness and karma goes round. Everyone wants a lovely and memorable wedding, and so do we.
While we are always willing to offer assistance and suggestions, we do not like being taken advantage of. All we ask for is an acknowledgment of our help. When we start charging, in € (Euro), for answering e-mails, you should become worried! Yes, online credit card or Paypal payments are all accepted.
* Contrary to popular belief that I am living life as a ‘tai-tai’, I do work like everyone else does. Except that I set my own targets and meet my own goals. Nothing in life is free, and we all need that thing called money to purchase food, a roof over the head, and pay for our Internet connection!
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07.18.07
Posted in Announcements at 8:32 pm by wedding
Unfortunately, our photograph did not win the contest despite the originality of the moment oozing out from the pixels.
The winning photograph was a posed picture, taken during one of those wedding album shoots, of wife preparing to kick a soccer ball as husband crouches in defense at the front of the goal post. In full wedding finery.
In the end, I guess we did not have enough ‘friends’/'contacts’ who were free enough to sign up with AsiaOne to vote! I bet each of the winning couple’s ‘friends’/'contacts’ voted 10 times (*yes, a case of sour grapes here!*)
If we were not entered in the contest, my vote would NOT have gone to any of the posed wedding album shots. It would have gone to pictures like the one where bubbles floated across the couple in the photograph taken during their wedding reception; or the shared secret between the little kids dressed in formal clothes; or the wife ‘wincing’ in ‘pain’ as the husband pins something on her hair.
My vote would have gone for something that was more natural and captured the essence of the moment, than for something posed, no matter how original the pose is. In my eyes, the captured moments tell the story of the wedding much more than poses, and the few examples I listed above are all winners.
Nevertheless, Roberto and I would like to send thanks to all those who sent in their votes (some of whom include Tina Ho, Vipula, John Lee, N. Sivasothi, Kay Lee).
Also many thanks to those who were unable to vote because they are not residing in Singapore; your lovely compliments brightened our day.
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07.15.07
Posted in Announcements at 7:48 pm by wedding
The photographs from the church wedding at San Girolamo are online. They can be accessed through the links below.
- Photographs by Diego Fontanive: http://picasaweb.google.com/capodieci/WeddingByDiego
- Photographs by Renata and Rossana: http://picasaweb.google.com/capodieci/WeddingByRenataAndRossanaRaw
- Photographs by Nicol, Renata’s 10-year-old daughter: http://picasaweb.google.com/capodieci/WeddingByNicol
- Behind the Scenes: http://picasaweb.google.com/capodieci/WeddingBehindTheScenes
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07.11.07
Posted in Announcements at 7:53 pm by wedding
Before we reach the posting, this is another shameless reminder to all of you out there to vote for photo 39! Click on the photograph below to arrive at the voting page, follow the instructions at the bottom of the page, and put in your vote for photo number 39!
Now on to the story about ‘photo 39′, which you are looking at above.
This spontaneous shot was taken by Kimitsu Yogachi at our wedding solemnisation in Singapore on February 24 this year. We were standing and welcoming arriving guests when we realised the camera was pointed at us. Both of us immediately came up with a pose and Kimitsu captured it.
When asked for a description about himself as a photographer, Kimitsu contributed the following:
“Pictures are for life. Pictures are for posterity. Kimitsu is the only pictures journalist with All Areas Access for the wedding in Singapore on Feb 24. He will document this very special day by capturing the details behind-the-scenes.”
If you like what this picture conveys, and you would like to reach Kimitsu for his services, get in touch with us and we will connect you with him.
In the meantime, you can show your support for his work by voting for photo 39: http://justwomen.asiaone.com.sg/idx_wedding_entry2.html.
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