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Love. Some people travel hundreds of miles, across mountain highs valley lows to find them. Some nations fight each other in the name of love (remember the movie Troy?), yet some people find love living right across the street, or across their work desks. For Sid and Rieka, finding love means travelling across the world as Sid is from India, and Reika is from Japan. But, just as you will hear in one of the speeches, fate has brought Sid and Reika together, across time, distance, around the world and back again. Proving that true love does hold no boundaries.

Beautiful speech. Beautiful couple. Beautiful wedding.

Congratulations Sid and Reika.

Felicia's obsession over cupcakes got us scrambling all over Melbourne for cupcake shops. Fortunately there's quite a few in town, each one seems to be cuter than the previous shop. All she wanted was more shots with the cupcakes...that got me thinking who's going to eat it afterwards? Edwin seems happy to help clearing the cupcakes :) I couldn't believe to find a fellow foodie as crazy as Edwin. We chatted all day talking about food, comparing notes on restaurants and our favorite chefs. At the end of our session we had the best dinner at The Press Club by Chef George Calombaris, serving a modern twist of Greek cuisine. 

We knew shooting in Melbourne meant a lot more than just shooting cupcakes. With its beaches, lively downtown and vibrant nite scene...Melbourne is still my favorite city in Down Under. Enjoy their series of pre-wedding photos...

Hey guys, it's been a while since my last blog, it's me again Paulus. I'm not a natural blogger like the others ha ha..so that explains why I have to push myself to publish my works. Here's one you will like :)

Before we met Bobby & Priska, Meli (our super talented stylist) already told me that Bobby is a cop...and I'm thinking, "Hmmm…this should be interesting". You know what I mean, we typically have a stereotypically cop impression in our mind. But that all change when we met Bobby & Priska. Immediately I was drawn into her fantasy world, full of crazy ideas, brilliantly imaginative as if anything is possible. She dreamt of having "Alice in Wonderland" inspired portraits, and that's just what we set out to do. She even has prepared Cheshire the Cat and The White Rabbit for props. Thanks to her ideas, we built our shots around it, imagining what we could create for this concept. 

Bobby who wasn't at all like her, he's a whole lot more serious and lives in the real world if you know what i mean guys. But I see how much he loves her, how he's willing to go all the way to make her happy. He's even poisoned by her wacky poses and went totally goofy. Congratulations guys for tying the knot last weekend, I'll post the wedding pics soon. This has been an incredible experience for me, I hope you will forever live in your wonderland, a land so full of joy and wonder. Now let's enjoy their pre-wedding photos...

Now that you've seen Jonathan & Citra's clip, here comes their photo...

Over the years we always ask how couples propose to each other, some are hilarious, memorable, while some are romantic and original. For Jonathan & Citra, this is how the story goes. Jonathan, the playful yet ultra romantic guy planned a trail of gifts that leads to his proposal in Bandung. With each gift, there was a note attached describing a little bit about him and clue for the next gift. Inspired by the elaborate proposal story we had a similar version 'remade' for their pre-wedding. 

Guys, if you're reading this blog...take some time to think about how you would one day propose. Have it your way, make it fresh and worth telling the story over and over again. I guess girls get to share their proposal story as often as they would tell about their wedding, so put some effort into it, make it count :)

A while ago we had a great time shooting for Erick & Like in Japan. It was spring...yes i know that's quite some time ago. I remember wanting to publish these photos immediately, but like all good things that had to wait until after their wedding. Congratulations to Erick & Like who tied the knot last week. Now it's time to share your photos with the world :)

Congratulations to Jonathan & Citra for your fabulous wedding. I came home last night after shooting their wedding, thinking that nothing could have turn out better. Everything went great, from the morning preparation, to the full house guests during their ceremony and at night it just got better. Can't wait to publish their wedding photos soon.

For now, enjoy their pre-wedding clip...entitled "Opposites Attract". Inspired from listening to their story of how different they are with each other and yet that's what draw them closer. Looking at how loving they are, we believe those differences are what completes them. Enjoy :)

Hellooo guys, Ivan's here, 

Still doing my back to back shooting trip all over the place...just got back from SF, New York, Bali now i'm in Melbourne, it's cold like crazy here. Just noticed I've been missing to write my blogs, it been a while now. I promise to update more when I return to town, for now here's a little glimpse of how wonderful it is to have a family :)

It is a joy to shoot for the cutest kids Nathan and Danica with their parents Edi & Gaby. This super expressive family went all out to have fun. Our babyaxioo team Jan and Tasya laughed so hard and we ended up shooting hundreds of crazy photos :p Love love this session...got me thinking this is how family photo is suppose to be, capturing their happiest moments together.

Enjoy this series and tell me what you think...

It's no coincidence that Charlie & Yonna chose to have their pre-wedding photos taken in San Francisco, especially when you know they shared so much fond memories there. All day I was taken to their favorite dating spots, so for the next few hours it's as if we're tracing back their dating moments. They even took me to the cafe where they first met. I always enjoy listening to stories of how couples fell in love. Every story so original ;) Now that they are both living in Indonesia, these memories meant a lot more to them. There's no way they could visit these spots as often as they want to. I hope our photos capture the feeling that could take you back to that moment whenever you glance at it.

We're super lucky to have beaten the weather forecast two days in a row. It predicted rain, but somehow we enjoyed the best sunshine, sunset and thanks for the brief drizzle we even got a shot of the rainbow. The next day, we drove up north to Napa Valley, stayed in the fabulous Carneros Inn. Just an hour out of the big city and we escaped to the wine country. That's one of the many reason why we (my wife & I) love San Francisco. We'll keep coming back and not get tired of it. By the way we're even considering to spend our next summer there :)

For a little over a week we explore South Africa with two lovely couples. Setting Cape Town as our base camp was the right thing to do, especially when we found a homey Cape Heritage Hotel that welcomes us like a family. We set out to explore the Cape Peninsula, Table Mountain, Wine regions, beaches on separate days. Each day a new discovery made us fell in love with nature all over again. Not only does Cape Town has jaw dropping sceneries, great food & wine but also the friendliest people that made our stay memorable.

We stayed in tents at Buffelsdrift, heads up this is not your typical camping tent. This one has air conditioning, victorian bathtub and the best view of wildlife. We had a chance to get up close to some of the animals during our bush safari drive. Elephants, rhino, hippos, springbok, wilderbeast, mountain zebra, meerkat, and much more call this place home. Most of us grew up in big cities and the only wildlife we see are either in cages or in Discovery Channel. Our trip to South Africa made us see the world differently. We really are sharing our planet with these beautiful animals.

Can't wait to share more photos, here's a few sneak peek from our trip :)

Love doesn't make the world goes around, it makes the journey worthwhile. Here is the clip of the couple's journey from dating, tying the knot, honeymoon, pregnancy and having a family.