travel schedule

We’re going to be traveling a little bit in the next four weeks so the office will be closed. We will try to answer emails and voice mails as best as we can. Print orders will be taken care of once we return.

Here is where we are going to be. If you wish to schedule a session with us in one of these cities or just hang out, fire me off an email!

March 7-11 : Las Vegas
March 29-April 3 : San Francisco bay area
April 5-6 : Seattle
April 7-8 : Vancouver

And here is a preview image from the session at Lake Louise with Jennie and Shane.

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wedding story books

Woohoo! All our wedding story books from the our 2009 weddings arrived last week. Once we have delivered each album, we can satisfactorily say we are completely done for the 2009 season. Since we’ll likely never see these books again, I decided to take some photos on our dining table to share with everyone.

The first album is covered with brown lizard print leather. I think it is quite elegant and suits our dark decor really well. The second set is a textured leather album on top and a faux suede fabric album below. Many of our brides order an engagement album to complement their wedding story book. We like to recommend going with the 8×12 for the engagement book and a 10×15 for the wedding album. And this would be how we would display it at home, one on top of the other in a pyramid.

Our books are called flush mount albums because the images are directly mounted onto a thick cardboard core (1-2mm depending on paper options). The photo shows roughly how thick each page is. Each spread also opens flat in the middle. You can see more album samples by clicking on CATEGORIES on the top right of this page and selecting Products.


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Alexis

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maria lang - beautiful!

MaeMae - in awe.

Sergei Belski - Looks great!!

the w bridal session

Finally got around to finishing this wedding bridal session we did before Christmas. Bridals are more of a southern tradition where the bride only would dress up in her wedding dress to get some creative images done before the actual wedding day. One reason is because southern weddings go straight from the ceremony to the reception. There is no gap in the middle where the wedding party would go out to have photos taken before going to the reception.

I like the idea of a bridal because it gives me an opportunity to experiment creatively with different concepts without the constraints and stress of the wedding day. If you have an awesome dress and are interested in doing something fun like this, let me know!

The dress and veils in these images were custom made by Tracey at Couture Gown Studio. I first heard about Tracey and her company last summer when I first fell in love with Karen’s dress, which was made by her. Since then, Tracey and I have been talking about doing a bridal using some of her creations and so here it is. If you are interested in any of these items or would like to have a custom something something made just for you, give her a shout.











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SIMPLY DASHY PHOTOGRAPHY - Awesome images, Wei! I'm totally diggin' the post-processing too. Keep up the great work. =)

Sam n' Mary - Beautiful styling and imagery, Wei. Love the wavy hair, bird cage and the lace gloves. Of course, the bride is gorgeous as well! ~S

Tracey - Love the Edgy Modern look of these images! It's so fantastic when another artist "gets It!" Tracey

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vegas

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.























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Vencanice - Just saw the video about this shooting on their blog... Perfect. Great job!

Michelle - LOVE IT!!!

Danna - haha love it! really great job!

Carrie - Our wedding photographer is way to cool to be shooting us! ;)

Shelley - Your promo video totally rocks!! And those pics? wow...magic

Johnny Tran - Wicked promo video buddy!! These images are hot. they are totally a pair of hotness for sure!

Angela Spencer - Wei! I'm such a groupie. As always your talent never ceases to amaze me.

arenda - love the boots! great shots

wei - 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!

Rodrigo Fernandez - 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!

Dave & Charlotte - Duuuuuude. We had the most amazing time being photographed by you Wei! So stoked with how awesome this vid came out!!! Rocking it.

sarah nadine - AWESOME work!! KUDOS!!

Leslie - Love it. Your pirate boots are great, but you seem so serious. I want a video now! Your new blog is gorgeous!

Jeff O - LOVE IT!

scott neumyer - SICK. i love it!

maria lang - love it!!!

Sam n' Mary - Hotness! U guys rocked this shoot. Dave and Charlotte look absolutely amazing.

Gina - awesome.

Anna Michalska - SWEET video, excellent work and such amazing photos! I love her hair and how you captured the way it flows. :)

Terra Law - 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.

alicia - u already know how much i love this! so glad to finally see it being shared here! casey & danielle did a sweet job.

Vegas Baby » Oakville Wedding Photography Blog - [...] 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 [...]

carissa and derek engagement

Last of my fall engagement sessions we did last year. Carissa and Derek, we are looking forward to the robot wedding!




















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navin - Amazing shots just like always. Great use of light, great use of DOF and amazing composiions

Sophie Asselin - Very nice pictures. I like the vintage effect by the colors. You have a great talent !

Sam and Mary - This session rocks! Something about shooting barren trees and wintery scenes draws me. Love it! -M

the w – one frame

One frame from a concept shoot I did last month.

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Johnny Tran - Come on dude, you can't just post one shot!! We want more, we want more!

sarah nadine - i looove seeing what you're up to creating/producing! i agree ... can't wait to see what's next :)

wrecklessgirl - i can speak for the rest of us when i say ... we.want.more. :) thanks!

rose-mary and peter wedding

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















































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erica - from the dress, to the church, to the reception.. one of the most elegant and beautiful weddings i've ever seen!

Terra Law - 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.

navin - Awesome shots. Looks like a lavish wedding

weddingbells best 25

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!

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navin - Hey! Congrats

Anna Michalska - Right on - you deserve it! Congrats!

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crappy iphone pictures

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.

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Angie - Umm...this is "crappy" to you? This is ART to me! :D

elyse - Love these! Especially the one's of Phil & Sebastian's... ;)

bonnie - Me likey. LOL.

bonnie - Me likey.

Sam n' Mary - Dude! Love that you can make awesome art even with the "crappy" iphone cam. True talent!

alicia - so glad u did this with me!!! so FUN!! :)

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