I’m pretty thrilled to share with you a short video our friends Casey and Danielle from MIND|Castle made for us when we were in Vegas last year. The pair of hotness in the video are Dave and Charlotte from Toronto who were engaged just a few days before this. We shot all of this in the old part of Vegas.
I blogged the images from the engagement session last year but here it is again with a few extras that I didn’t post before.
- Wicked promo video buddy!! These images are hot. they are totally a pair of hotness for sure!
- Wei! I'm such a groupie. As always your talent never ceases to amaze me.
- love the boots! great shots
- hi everyone, thanks for all the kind words. credit must really go to casey and danielle for rocking this. charlotte and dave, so glad you guys liked it. it was a pleasure!
- Hot couple indeed! In case photography ever goes out of style for these two, they can definitely try modeling! LOL! Beautiful images and amazing video! Cheers!
- Duuuuuude. We had the most amazing time being photographed by you Wei! So stoked with how awesome this vid came out!!! Rocking it.
- AWESOME work!! KUDOS!!
- Love it. Your pirate boots are great, but you seem so serious. I want a video now! Your new blog is gorgeous!
- LOVE IT!
- SICK. i love it!
- love it!!!
- Hotness! U guys rocked this shoot. Dave and Charlotte look absolutely amazing.
- awesome.
- SWEET video, excellent work and such amazing photos! I love her hair and how you captured the way it flows. :)
- OMG, I love the video Wei! It's every bit as fabulous as you are. I remember this engagement session from when you originally posted it. It's incredible. Can't wait to see the magic you work with Jennie and Shane.
- u already know how much i love this! so glad to finally see it being shared here! casey & danielle did a sweet job.
[...] crew. Exciting news… Charlotte and I were photographed by the very talented Wei Quek last year while he was having a promo video made by the one of the most awesome wedding [...]
Last of my fall engagement sessions we did last year. Carissa and Derek, we are looking forward to the robot wedding!
- Amazing shots just like always. Great use of light, great use of DOF and amazing composiions
- Very nice pictures. I like the vintage effect by the colors. You have a great talent !
- This session rocks! Something about shooting barren trees and wintery scenes draws me. Love it! -M
One frame from a concept shoot I did last month.
- Come on dude, you can't just post one shot!! We want more, we want more!
- i looove seeing what you're up to creating/producing! i agree ... can't wait to see what's next :)
- i can speak for the rest of us when i say ... we.want.more. :) thanks!
Last October, I blogged part of Rose-Mary and Peter’s wedding before heading out for Rome. Now here’s the entire wedding story from start to finish.
Rose-Mary is Italian and Peter is Greek. When the two were married by Father Rougas at the St. Demetrios, the entire ceremony was conducted in three languages to the delight of everyone (except Di and I couldn’t understand a single word!). Rose-Mary had on this incredibly detailed Rosa Clara dress with a cathedral length veil and matching bolero. The veil must have been about 12 feet long. But it went so well with the dress and fit right in with the feel of this church and the Greek wedding.
After the wedding ceremony, we had just a little bit of time for some outside photos before the rain started to hit and we had to head back. Rose-Mary had intended for the reception to have a Mediterranean feel and you can see that with the trailing ivy centerpieces they put together. Some relatives even brought pomegranates from Italy, which they placed around the cake.
Thanks, Rose-Mary and Peter. We had a great time at your wedding. We were still picking out rice in our gear weeks after the wedding! Have a great time in Argentina. We’ll talk soon!
{This is it! Our last wedding from 2009. What an amazing year it was for us. We have met so many wonderful people and shot in so many amazing places. Couldn’t have asked for more! From what I see, 2010 is going to be even more awesome. Looking forward to another great year. Thanks, everyone!}
Ceremony: St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Reception: Fairmont Palliser
Hairstyling: Edges Salon & Spa
Makeup: Christie@Vanity A Boutique
Bride’s Gown: Rosa Clara
Groom’s Tux: Canali
Floral Design: Heather@The Nosegay
Officiant: Father D. Rougas
Event Coordinator: Michele@Faimont Palliser
Cake: Fairmont Palliser
DJ: Andreas Sophocleos
- from the dress, to the church, to the reception.. one of the most elegant and beautiful weddings i've ever seen!
- LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the images you captured of this wedding! Have I mentioned lately how brilliant you are behind the lens? You never cease to amaze me.
- Awesome shots. Looks like a lavish wedding
We still can’t believe Photobolic has been selected by Weddingbells Magazine to be one of 25 Best Photographers in Canada. There is so much talent in Canada and I can think of quite a few other photographers that should have made the list as well.
Furthermore, we can’t take the full credit for this. I think a lot of it should go to each and every one of our brides and grooms and the vendors that have worked together with us at every event. Without their hard work and creativity, there would be no beautiful cakes, flowers, dresses and veils to photograph. Thank you all!
Link to Weddingbells 25 Best Photographers
Thanks, Weddingbells!
- Hey! Congrats
- Right on - you deserve it! Congrats!
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Took these images from my iphone today. The first ones were while sitting at Phil & Sebastian’s at Marda Loop. Then the rest were of random stuff around our home.
- Umm...this is "crappy" to you? This is ART to me! :D
- Love these! Especially the one's of Phil & Sebastian's... ;)
- Me likey. LOL.
- Me likey.
- Dude! Love that you can make awesome art even with the "crappy" iphone cam. True talent!
- so glad u did this with me!!! so FUN!! :)
[...] Wei, another awesome photographer did his too here. [...]
In 2009, more than half our weddings have been out of the city so we spent a bit of time in our car driving. One of the things I always do upon leaving the house is to play the song Stand By Me from the Playing For Change CD. Usually, I would blast it loud and start singing to it, much to the chagrin of Di, who thinks I’m insane. =)
The PFC concept was started by Mark Johnson who travelled around the world to record various artists performing the same song in their own ways. The music is then seamlessly melded together into a final version that is so rich with the personality and cultures of the performers. I think this is one song that is better experienced as a video because the songs were mostly recorded on the streets or neighborhoods where these artists live and perform.
The best part of this song was the performance by Grandpa Elliot. I actually saw him live while I was at New Orleans a few years ago (I didn’t know who he was at the time). He is one remarkable man. When he starts singing, you cannot help but stop and forget where you are going and what you are doing. Hopefully one day, I can see him perform live again.
You can read about the Playing For Change concept and buy their music on the web site www.playingforchange.com. Also visit their Vimeo channel to see more videos and additional documentary footage.
Thank you all for being here with us last year. I hope this little number would get you as amped up about the new year as it does for me.
- That was pretty darn incredible!
- This is beautiful, Thank you for sharing :)
2009 was a crazy year. So many wonderful things that I could never have imagined to happen had happened. So many fantastic people came into my life and left me with such amazing memories. How time flies when you are having fun – it’s time for Christmas cards again.
Two weeks ago, I started searching for some good quality letterpress cards with a simple design. When I found nothing, I decided to make our own instead. So I bought some blank cards and envelopes from Crane, laid out a simple design and ran them through our giclee printer. These cards are made from cotton, which has loads of alpha cellulose. I like them because they feel so good to the touch and have such an organic feel to it. Still not as good as letterpress but darn close.
While I’m at it, here’s a video I made of what today was like. It literally took me an entire day to get all the cards printed, written and stamped. I still have a few left over. if you want one, fire me off an email!
Enjoy and happy holidays!
- Thanks for card! the spinning chair is very dramatic :)
- So, so cool! Can't wait to get mine!
- makes me happy watching you be all creative and thoughtful.
- Good skills mate... Merry Christmas to you both!
- YES!! weii and Diane! This is amazing! I cannot wait to get one! loved the video!
- Nice job chafu!! I like your office btw :) Happy Holidays to you and Di! xoxox
- haha that was rad!
- Love it. Can I come and play at your house one day. :)
- That was sweet bro!
by Wei
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