We finally got our studio photo albums one day before the wedding (which was considered last minute). However, it was more fun to see the bride’s maid, Connie, and the flower girl, Yanyan, trying on their dresses in the same afternoon.
在婚禮前一天下午，我們終於拿到婚紗照的 “成品”，但老實說我對當天伴娘和花童試禮服更感興趣 (笑)
It felt alien looking at these photos, even though we ARE the main characters in these shots. Our package included 20 photos, but we went 10 over (and i am not sure if this was wise). Our shots were simple (we are happy about it), no standing in the river with piano next to us or what so ever, no fancy stuff, just clean portraits, and that saved us from more trouble as well. 🙂
雖說我們是裡面的主角，但是看起來還是好奇怪啊。還好聽到有人說拍得滿自然的(雖然說還是有很多彆扭的姿勢，例如說手勢，以及不時要挺肚子)。我們只有包含附近外景(也就是外面的人行道和旁邊的大同大學)，但說真的我們很慶幸不用跑很遠，光是走到旁邊，我的腳就被高跟鞋磨到破皮了 (囧)。
(shots took place at Ta-Tung University- 5 min walk distance from the studio 在大同大學拍的)
And some shots took place at the balcony of the studio (really convenient, ha!) 一些則是在攝影棚的陽台拍的 有夠簡單吧!
The rest were done in the studio (this is the best package for lazy asses like us, but it’s still tiring!) – 其他則是在攝影棚裡面拍的，只是換了不同背景色，雖說簡單得不得了，但是濃妝和一堆怪姿勢還是覺得很累。James just couldn’t smile naturally. He said he could only process one thing at a time, which was do the poses requested by the photographer. 詹姆士只要相機一拿開就笑，實在很傷腦筋，他說因為他滿腦子都在想要怎麼擺攝影師說的姿勢，就沒辦法笑了(呵)。
但是後詹姆士總好像有點拍上癮了，照相時都會特別考慮怎麼拍比較美，哈哈哈。
The most natural shot of all – I think … 我想全部最自然的就是這張照片了
Q & A:
Q1. Which studio did we pick? 哪一家婚紗公司?
A: Julia Wedding News 茱莉亞 (wesite)
Q2. How do we feel about this studio? 這家婚紗好嗎?
A: This is one of the most expensive studio in Taipei. Do they worth the money? Well, if you care more about the dresses, this is where you want to go. I am not sure about the photographers, though. (we easily got rid of 300 shots out of 350) I guess, it also depends on your luck to get a good photographer. Also, this studio is really difficult to negotiate, so keep this in mind. Here, i recommend PURE for their unique photography style, but you will need to prepare the dresses by yourself.
茱莉亞以貴出名，真的一點也不假。我們的20組其實原本只有16組，但就已經要價7萬7了。只是因為簡媽一開始阿莎力的付清，所以她們有送了4組，才變成20組。如果妳喜歡漂亮的禮服，那麼就可以考慮這裡，但如果妳們比較講究攝影，那我建議妳們多看看其他家。至於為甚麼會選這家，一來是因為朋友有認識裡面的sales, 說給我們保留的員工價(但還是很貴)讓我們難以推拖。 就是這樣一回事啊…事實上我們也相當喜歡PURE, 只是我們人在美國真的沒辦法凡事自己來，但有興趣的人可以參考看看。後來看了朋友們拍的，覺得西敏也非常不錯！
Q3. What should we bear in mind when choosing studio? 選婚紗公司有甚麼該注意的嗎?
A: Know what you want. 我想就是選符合你想要的吧。 And read carefully about what they provide. 並注意契約內容。有包含幾本(大本?娘家本?袖珍本? 送幾張放大? 禮服幾套? 贈品有甚麼? 有含伴娘花童禮服嗎等等，務必請教有經驗的人!)