**SHARE** New Hot location for Singapore Photoshoot

[ivyshin]

Summer Romance - 4-6 May 2012 @ Suntec Singapore Level 3

EVERYDAY places such as MRT stations, supermarkets and even coffee shops are becoming hot locations for wedding photo shoots among couples here, who want something different, yet meaningful, in their albums.

More couples have been asking for unique locations and shunning conventional wedding photo backdrops such as Singapore Botanic Gardens and beaches, said wedding photographers.

Neighbourhood spots fit the bill as they are quirky and often hold a special place in their hearts, couples told my paper.

For example, supermarket chain FairPrice has seen a spike in requests for photo shoots in its outlets since April, said its spokesman.

Its outlets have hosted photo shoots for four couples in the last two months, compared to infrequent requests before that.

Dairy Farm Group, which runs Cold Storage and Giant supermarkets, gets an average of 10 such requests a month.

Ms Aw Xiuxing, 28, and Mr Kenny Lim, 31, had their photo shoot last Thursday at AMK Hub’s FairPrice Xtra, where they spent a lot of their time while dating, said Ms Aw, a public-relations officer.

She said of her fiance, a business-development executive: “Kenny is a foodie. He likes to check out interesting ingredients, which the supermarket has plenty of.”

Flight stewardess May Quah, 28, and her fiance, information- technology consultant Kevin Wee, 33, also had wedding photos taken at a FairPrice outlet at City Square Mall in January.

She said: “We like to do grocery shopping and it is quite a unique concept.”

Their photographer, Mr Terry Ng, 38, said that he has also photographed couples at playgrounds.

Public-transport vehicles and amenities here are also finding favour with couples.
SBS Transit said that it receives requests for wedding photo shoots on their buses and trains “from time to time”.

SMRT said that there have been few requests for wedding photography on the East-West and North-South lines, but they have been pouring in for the new Circle Line.

At least four couples have been photographed in stations along the line, part of which opened in April.

For teacher Angeline Yar and her fiance, engineer Lim Hoe Gee, both 29, Paya Lebar MRT station bore witness to their courtship – they used to meet there to go to school together – making it the perfect spot for their photo shoot last Friday.

For the same reason, Raffles MRT station was featured in the wedding album of office manager Naomi Kwang, 30, and businessman Joshua Farrell, 32, when they got married in 2008.

She said of the station near her office: “It’s a meaningful place for us, because he would always wait very long for me over there.”

Not all quirky locations were mooted by couples themselves.

Photographer Raymond Phang, 26, has photographed a couple at a coffee shop, where at his suggestion, they did an “ad hoc flipping of the pratas in their wedding attire”.

He said: “Not many couples are game enough for our concept shoots yet, but the requests are slowly increasing.”

Source: [url]http://www.divaasia.com/article/9503]http://www.divaasia.com/article/9503] [url]http://www.divaasia.com/article/9503[/url]

[ivyshin]

Updated list for Singapore Photoshoot locations


Beach/Sea theme

    Changi Beach/Broadwalk
    East Coast Parkway
    Labrador Park – Beach area
    Marina Barrage (may need pre clearance)
    Marina South Pier (may need pre clearance)
    Mount Faber – restaurant, platform and such
    Punggol Beach
    Sentosa Beaches – Tanjong Beach, Palawan Beach, Siloso Beach
    Sentosa Big Tree
    West Coast park

Nature/Greenery/Country (non urban) theme

    Botanic Garden
    Orchid Garden in Botanic Garden ($5 entrance fee but much more colorful and quiet)
    Bukit timah nature reserve
    Chinese Gardens
    Fort Canning Park
    Henderson Wave
    Hort Park
    Hyderbad Road
    Kent Ridge Park
    Labrador Park
    Lower Pierce Reservoir Park
    Macrichie Reservoir
    Mount Faber
    Punggol Lallang near Punggol Marina
    Seletar Camp
    Sentosa (some of the trails)

Urban theme

    1-Altitude  (may need pre clearance)
    Armenian Church (may require pre clearance)
    Arab St.
    Balcony at Heeren
    Blair Road / Everton Road Ion frontage
    Borders
    Bus
    Bus Stops
    Bus Terminal ()
    CHIJMES (inside Church area will require pre clearance)
    Changi Airport , esp T3
    Chinatown, crowded area
    Chinese Garden
    Changi Broadwalk
    City Hall / Old Supreme Court
    Clarke Quay (cafe, bridges, sampan)
    Emerald Hill
    Escape Theme Park
    Esplanade – inside outside
    Esplanade free performance area
    Equinox at Swissotel (may need pre clearance)
    F1 Complex
    HDB area (+ around rooftop)
    Ion Orchard (may need pre clearance)
    Old Parliment House (Indoor requires pre clearance)
    Jaan, Swissotel
    Jurong Birdpark
    Kampong Arang
    Kinokuniya
    Ku De Ta Singapore  (may need pre clearance)
    Laselle School of Fine Arts
    Little India
    LOVE near Dhoby Ghout
    MRT Stations (most notable: City Hall, Dhoby Ghout, China Town)
    Merlion Statue at Marina area
    Nanyang Technological University campus
    Nanyang Technological University campus – ADM Building
    National University of Singapore campus
    National Library
    National Museum Singapore
    Orchard Central
    Parkview Square
    Private condos in orchard area
    Raffles Hotel (interior needs pre clearance)
    Raffles Hotel Shopping Area
    Raffles Hotel Eating Area (try peanut bar)
    Salt Grill, ION Sky
    Sentosa Resort (shop area or casino)
    Singapore Art Museum
    Singapore Flyer (inside / outside)
    Singapore Management University campus
    Singapore Zoo
    Sky on 57, Marina Bay Sand
    Supermarket (NOT NTUC) somewhere at orchard area or such
    Suntec Fountain of Wealth (may need pre clearance)
    Tanjong Pagar / Duxton
    Tiger Beer Tower Sentosa
    That CD shop (cute place)
    The Gateway (may need pre clearance)
    The Helipad  (may need pre clearance)
    The Lantern Bar  (may need pre clearance)
    Thian Hock Keng Temple
    Vivo City rooftop

Cafe, Eatries and Such – places to eat with interesting decor

    Cafe del Mar Sentosa
    Dempsey Hill (plenty… kinda)
    Equinox at Swissotel (may need pre clearance)
    Hai Tien Lo at Pan Pacific
    Jaan, Swissotel
    Ma Maison near city area at Bugis Junction
    Salt Grill, ION Sky
    Singapore Flyer (yes you can eat inside those capsule)
    Sky on 57, Marina Bay Sand
    Ristorante Pietrasanta (may need pre clearance)
    Rochester Park (plenty of nice restaurant here)
    Wild Oats at Upper Willkie Road

Not sure where

    Kusu Island
    new resorts area
    St John Island
    Universal Studio




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