Hi hi everybody! ^_^ Ivan Mario here back in action. Woohoo!!!

I just wanna do a quick share of Adrian and Angela's wedding clip. Did this some months back. But the video team did a great job at putting the clip together. It's time to let this wild cat out of the bag. Hahaha!

Did their wedding in Mulia. And as far as I can remember, the pre-wedding was a quick one in one location in Jakarta. I'll get back to you If I remember it. Haha!

See ya!!! ^_^

Angela Adrian Wedding Day from Axioo on Vimeo.

Michael is an old friend of mine back in my college days in Seattle. Time really flies! I'm so happy that he's finally found his bride Caroline. They really complete each other, building an exciting F&B business.

Tiffany is the color of the day. Gosh, I so love Caroline's wedding dress!! So unique and classic. Loved her hairpiece too.

The bridesmaids & groomsmen add their color to make this wedding so fabulous to shoot.

Hey if you loved these shots, wait up. You'll love their Bali wedding even more ;) Stay tuned!

Once in a blue moon, we come across someone who inspires us, and change the way we think.

A few months back, we made some shots for Mario's home. Mario is a gifted artist from Milan. He moved to Bali, and opened his first shop, SKS (Simple Konsep Store) in Seminyak. It has everything fashionable for men and women ranging from, beach wear, gowns, jewelery, bags to clutch, furniture to books. All the products are chosen by Mario himself. You should definitely swing by his shop when you are in Bali.

The first thing he asked me when we met was, "you are creative, aren't you?"

I said, "maybe?!"

"Yes, you are!" he said smiling, almost shouting. "You have to say that you are creative to yourself and everyone. If you don't, who will?"

It reminded me of a quote, " When you create, create for yourself, by doing that you will surely have one guaranteed faithfull audience " Each one of us has a platform :) in many differents forms of art, some in music, visual, and many many more that we have to share to the world. Don't be afraid to be yourself, because YOU are a masterpiece :) That is what I learn from him. And I want to share that with you :)

Mario's house is one of kind. Every detail is well thought of. When you step into his house you see the elements his touch, his flavour and his unique treatments similar to his shop, SKS. He is not afraid to design for himself. His collection of paintings, lights fixtures and scruptures are reflections of him. The use of space and how he places elements of surprises in every corner. It's just awesome! My dream house.

Nani and Didi have got a real groove going for them. Vintage inspired shots!

These are done all around Jakarta. FX "Tartine", Taman Mini and Ancol areas. Folks, Jakarta suprises us yet again with plenty of interesting places to explore! Our home town is still quite the competition to beat!

Nani is probably the prettiest dentist in town. Incredibly photogenic. Didi is on lucky guy! Imagine having her work on your teeth. Haha.
I love the shot near the old train with the polka dot red dress. Also am very proud of the red luggage we found in Singapore - really adds to that retro look.

Groove on!!! :D

Hi everyone! Ivan again here ^_^

I've been wanting to put these up for quite a while. Mike & Dyke are one of the sweetest couples I've had so much fun shooting. Especially on our pre-wedding stint in Macau and HongKong. And their wedding was no less whacky!

I'll be back to fill in more details right here on this blog, but in the meantime, feast your eyes on these great shots. Later!!! ^_^

We've announced our exhibitions to you a couple of posts back. Here're some shots of the display we had set up in a little corner of EX, Plaza Indonesia.

If you haven't seen any of this, hurry down to check us out! And we don't mind you taking pictures next to some of the cool props cuz we'd do the same if we were you :)

Take the coolness to another level by posting those photos you took on our Facebook page!

Later!

Hey guys! This is gonna be my first blog together with Martin. I'm Paulus, David's younger brother. We're both kinda fresh at this, so we'll try to make the best of it as we can.

We had the priviledge of shooting our first wedding gig together for Linda & Say Yong in Singapore. Hope you'll like the work we've come up with. Check out the pics below. Oh, and here's a little write-up from Martin too:

What I love most about weddings in Singapore is the gate crashing! It’s always a blast to shoot! Say Yong and Linda wedding was especially fun.

For those of you who don’t know what gate crashing is; it’s a ritual where the groom has a bunch of stuff to do before he is allowed to meet the bride. All these activities is planned before hand by the bridesmaids, so you can imagine the wacky things the groom has to do.

One thing Say Yong has to do is to write on the floor “ I love You Linda “ with flower petals and he has to shout those words until Linda ( who is on the top floor of the apartment ) could hear him. Awww so sweet!

Afterwards Say Yong has to eat a bunch of “home made” cookies, dance to tune of “Jai Ho by PCD”, distinguish the bride’s lipstick mark from the bridesmaids and sing a Chinese song kneeling down. WOW! But Say Yong aces those tasks!! Way to go Say Yong!

Finally Say Yong get to meet Linda and rewarded him with a sweet kiss. ^_^

By Martin Himawan

Hi friends!

So we've decided to come out of hiding a little bit. With all the changes going on in the Axioo office, we thought we'd step it up a bit by putting together some displays around town.

Be sure to drop by and check us out on these dates.

NOW ON! - "Travel Inspirations" at Plaza Indonesia EX.
You'll find us right next to Studio XXI cinemas. Feel free to step into the red phone booth and take a pic. Only if you promise to post your photos on our Facebook page :)

Saturday July 25th - Sunday July 26th - "Opulet" at Dharmawangsa Hotel.
We'll be there with our dear friends Lotus Decor. Be sure to drop by our booth!

July 29th - September - "Summer Boulevard" at Plaza Indonesia Extension.
Coming soon! 

We'll update you with more information and photos throughout the week. See ya around!

I'm sure you remember adorable baby Winston who we shot a couple of months ago.

Well here're updated shots in anticipation of his upcoming birthday next month on August 2nd. He's now able to crawl. He has teeth. A lot more playful, more interactive and so much more adorable. Just more of baby Winston! :) 

Phoebe and Dan are so cute and fun! They've been best friends, dated and shared life for the longest time. Eight  years to be exact. And they both lived in the Big Apple - New York City for quite a while too. Absolutely loved shooting for this animated couple.

So the ideas for the shots came from more or less the activities that they've gone through together. And somehow we ended up eating waaay too much during these shoots. Ha ha.

We shot all around Jakarta at some really interesting locations, as you can probably tell. Oh and I had to mention that the yellow boots is part of their business products - safety products for construction. Thought it'd make interesting props for the win! :)

This is one of those weddings where I seriously felt nothing could go wrong! It was all too magical. Beautiful people, great party, good Bali weather. Seriously, all perfect!

You guys remember when we did Vonny and Bradley's Cinematic Pre-Wedding shots. These guys are just the amazing handsome-beautiful combination. Incredibly great-looking couple! Vonny is all too pretty and elegant. Can't stop shooting her pics. Of course, you too, Bradley ;)

The wedding ceremony was held in Conrad and reception at Villa Semarapura. We seem to cross paths pretty often with Christian of Spectrum Organizers lately - quite the favorite for Bali weddings. A good friend of ours, Jenny, did the immaculate decor.

A nicely sized wedding of about 200 guests. Love parties that start on time. The food selection is an amazing combination of the best Bali food. Including my personal favorite, roast pork from "Ibu Oka"!!! I also noticed that the guests loved having the bar open early before dinner. 

And as always, things get a lot more interesting when friends begin to pack the bar and the music turned up to party level. 

Well this is one of those weddings I'll never forget. The bride and groom actually threw me into the pool. Rock on guys!!! :D

VonnyBradleyWeddingDay from Axioo on Vimeo.

Hey guys! It's been a while since I last blogged some pics. Quite a string of them coming up this week so do check back often.

Here's one I'm quite blown a way with. The wedding of my dear friends Ita and Ryan. Ita has been a good friend who works in Hyatt. The wedding however was held in Mulia. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED the wedding decor! Our friends at Lotus have really outdone themselves this time. They came up with a modern Shanghai theme, that just totally screamed with spectacular colors! Eye-catching colors all around the ballroom. And don't even get me started on the details. You'll have to see for yourself.

Ita started her make up at 2 am. She didn't get to sleep at all. That's the earliest I've had to shoot for a wedding! She looked spectacular in her Vera Wang dress, by the way. Ryan had to be ready by 4 am to leave the house. I remembered how sleepy I was back then :)

Oh, and I just have to mention, one of the rare experiences for me shooting in a Vihara. Loved the colors too! Very interesting and strong colors. 

Really enjoyed shooting this wedding. All these eye-popping colors made my day. Congratulations Ita & Ryan! 

Hi eveybody!!!

Ivan reporting here! Ho ho ho! Finally set aside time to catch up on my blogging.

So Shierly and Charles turned out to be from the same church I'm from (JPCC). Really cool to discover that on the day of our meeting.

Fantastic wedding I must say. Lotus (my favorite decor), did a great job as always! A shout out to "ko Yu Cien"! ^_^

Peter Saerang did Shierly's fantastic make up early in the morning. I'm still amazed at how long and HEAVY her veil was! I think it's as heavy as my camera. Imagine having a camera attached to your head... err... not that it relates in any way. I was afraid it'd be uncomfortable for Shierly. But she handled it really well!

Charles was really cool that day. He did say that he couldn't come up with funny or original expressions. But he let loose later towards the evening. And we got to do it "Axioo style"! LOL!

it was a great ceremony done by Abba Love church, also attended by tons of other JPCC friends. So much fun! Congrats you two! :)

We've just realized that we've missed out  Lydia & Benny Barcelona trip, big oops *sorry guys. Partly because we got too excited posting our own 'Barcelona moments' earlier on.

Honestly, we had way too much fun in Barcelona with Lydia & Benny. Our itinerary centered around food, whether it's breakfast, lunch, dinner or even the late nite 1 am tapas supper. Ooo the tapas, sangria, paella, and gastronomic surprises..I would go there again, just to eat ;) But of course the city offers more than just authentic food, the architectural wonders, natural beauty and endless shopping makes Barcelona our favorite destination.

We explored most of the city in a few days, first off La Rambla and Passeig de Gracia that runs through the heart of the city with street performers and endless retails shops. A pit stop at the Boqueria Market is a must! You'll be amazed at how fresh local seafood, varieties of ham (Jamon Iberico), and much more that glued me to linger there longer. 

Lydia Benny Sweet Escape from Axioo on Vimeo.

Gosh, how many times do I get the fun of shooting great looking couples?

Yanuar and Yosan initially wanted to do a shoot in Shanghai since they both met there and have plenty of places in mind. But we had to call off the whole trip due to schedule constraints, and decided to do it here in Jakarta. Turned out fantastic! 

We went for quite a bit of some oriental themes and took advantage of places like Shanghai Blue and Dapoer Babah. All oriental, elegant and romantic. On the following day, we explore North Jakarta to find some interesting oldies locations with the ship, train, and old car.

Curiously, Yanuar is amazingly comfortable in front of a camera. He really knows how to pose and what to do! Hmm.... ;)

Gotta love these guys. Yosan is an elementary school friend of our other photographer, Ivan Mario. And Yanuar happens to be from Seattle, Washington at one time too!

Okay, enough talk... here come the shots...

Here's a quick Sweet Escape session we did very recently!

We got in touch with Kim Hyo Jin and Jae. Some of you who are into Korean entertainment might recognize Kim Hyo Jin as a comedian and actress. She is one multi-talented woman! Jae, turns out to be from Seattle, where I went to college. Small world it is. The coolest part is that their wedding dates are the same as mine & Felicia! May 22nd!

They've always wanted to have their honeymoon in Lombok. These days everyone seems to be eyeing on Bali, so they decided to do something different. And I'm always up for new locations and experiences.

We stayed at the Pool Villa Senggigi Beach. All these shots were done around the hotel.

Absolutely a joy shooting with them. Hope you'll find their happiness infectious in this little clip we've prepared. Enjoy!

Sweet Escape Lombok from Axioo on Vimeo.

Quite a shame on me to have forgotten to post this couple on my blog. This is from a wedding I did quite some time ago.

I will forever remember Lisa and Michael to be one of the most daring couple I've known for a long time. They went with a gothic black theme! I always love couples who dare to be different, true to themselves and try something different.

One of the things that really caught my attention was also how beautiful Lisa's dress is! We posted quite a few of those shots below.

Enjoy this one! It'll be a while before I shoot a wedding like this again. And congrats to the both of you, Lisa & Michael! Spectacular!

We had such a blast shooting for Farah and JJ in Bali. It's obvious for us to want to do more with this great couple. Here's another session with them right in our home city of Jakarta.

Farah and JJ are a little different from the rest of our clients with their approach wanting to go more towards fashion spreads. Farah happens to be a fashion designer too! But this time around, Farah's mom did the designs for her dresses. Pretty neat!

Our favorite is this starting shot we call "Miracle", where Farah acts as a manequin and comes to life! Enjoy the take on these shots. Farah and JJ, you guys are outstanding!!!

Farah JJ from Axioo on Vimeo.

Hello hello! It's me again, Ivan! ^^

It feels weird tooting my own horn, but I thought I'd share with you the happiest day of my life. The day I married my sweetheart, Helen

I still tear up watching parts of this. The emotion I felt on that day will stay with me for the rest of my life. But here's a little video of that precious day. Hope you'll enjoy it. 

Thanks so much to my Axioo family. The video team who put this together, thank you, thank you, thank you! 

Muach! Love you all! ^^

Ivan and Helen's Wedding Day Trailer from Axioo on Vimeo.

Charles and Allia are such lovely couple!

They fell in love during their college days back in Amsterdam. And are both now living in Singapore.

We shot the wedding on April 25th in Singapore's latest ultra cool five-star hote, the St. Regis. Guests came from all over. Indonesia, Amsterdam and Singapore to name some. 

Charles and Allia are both members of City Harvest Church in Singapore. From what I remember, Charles is actually a guitarist there on stage, week in and week out. Probably why he has that "rock-star" appeal, eh? :)

Our dear friend Alvi Radjagukguk was the MC for the night. We were excited to see more friends like our pastors, Jeffrey Rachmat, Jose Carol and Johny Herjawan at the ceremony!

The wedding was all cheerful and relaxed. Gotta love the sitting reception. Talented friends contributed a song or two. And a shoutout to Roy Chandra who performed "Insomnia" brilliantly! You rock!

Really love the photos that came out of this one! Sound off in the comments below!