Chinese Wedding Photography

[endoftheroad 1]

very beautiful! 3000Y for just one book?

It included 12 hours of shooting with a whole team, costuming, transportation around the beautiful scenic areas, lunch, snacks, and creative photoshopping and they also included the pictures electronically with no water marks or restrictions of use. They took well over 100 pictures and we could have chosen many, but my wife is really selective and only chose 28. I could never match this service for about 400 bucks in the USA with a pro !

PHOTOSHOPPING?!!! NO FAIR!

[endoftheroad 1]

Okay, that was too fun. How about this?

[Azzudiin 26]

OK now I am scared after reading this thread, we are doing our photos at the end of June. My fiance is actually a professional wedding planner and travels all over China for very up-scale weddings.

I was just informed she got us a great deal on our photo package as a favor to her the place is only charging us 4k RMB, normally she said the package we are getting would cost about 10-12k RMB, but it will take 2 full days to complete all the photos. I had no idea this was such a detailed process.

I am one of those people that hates having their picture taken, 2 days of it? ugh

[endoftheroad 1]

OK now I am scared after reading this thread, we are doing our photos at the end of June. My fiance is actually a professional wedding planner and travels all over China for very up-scale weddings.

I was just informed she got us a great deal on our photo package as a favor to her the place is only charging us 4k RMB, normally she said the package we are getting would cost about 10-12k RMB, but it will take 2 full days to complete all the photos. I had no idea this was such a detailed process.

I am one of those people that hates having their picture taken, 2 days of it? ugh

upscale is right! 2 days and 4K? I hope you are getting about 10 costume/site changes, 4-5 books, posters, video dvd, plus all the originals on cd.

More great pics here:

http://images.google.com/images?q=chinese%...l=en&tab=wi

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&...mp;aq=f&oq=

[Dan & Juan 12]

Okay, that was too fun. How about this?

OMG I didn't even look at the pictures until now those are GREAT funny cool ha ha ha

For clarification, none of our photos were photoshopped every picture is a real background but they photoshopped the album put pictures together put in captions and lovey dovey effects!

Edited May 30, 2009 by Dan & Juan

[eyedo 0]

Yep, it is considered to be a MUST in China, so my husband and I went to the studio and had our pre-wedding pictures done, even though we never like posing in front of the camera.

For sure, it was a long day and very tiring. But we enjoyed the process anyway, it left us great memories. We think it worths it. And it was funny when they tried to figure out how to change my husband's hair style, for he's in the navy, you really can't do anything with such short hair. Also, I couldn't help laughing when my hubby tried to put on the traditional Chinese outfit without help. It could be tricky.

By the way, in most Chinese studios, they take over 100 pictures for you (indoors and outdoors), but you are only supposed to choose around 30 of them at the price you agreed on. If you want more, well, they'll charge around 50yuan for each.

[eyedo 0]

As far as the wedding dress, I would like to recommend you to get them in Suzhou. There's a big market there by the classic garden, Tiger Hill. There's a wide selection for everyone. If you don't plan to spend too much on them,there are dresses less than 100yuan. But if you are looking for some upscale ones, you may talk a look at those priced at 20.000+. You'll get a good deal there. But don't be hesitate to bargin there, ha

[endoftheroad 1]

As far as the wedding dress, I would like to recommend you to get them in Suzhou. There's a big market there by the classic garden, Tiger Hill. There's a wide selection for everyone. If you don't plan to spend too much on them,there are dresses less than 100yuan. But if you are looking for some upscale ones, you may talk a look at those priced at 20.000+. You'll get a good deal there. But don't be hesitate to bargin there, ha

I asked my SO about her dress and the pictures. She said flatly, I know what to do and I can get the best price. Knowing her, she WILL get the best deal.

[BobandXiaomei 14]

I couldn't catch a photo of it but on my last trip as we were heading to the Beijing airport on the freeway there was a convertible with a driver and obvious newly weds in the back drinking from champange glasses and a car in front of them with a video camera mounted on it.

As far as the wedding dress, I would like to recommend you to get them in Suzhou. There's a big market there by the classic garden, Tiger Hill. There's a wide selection for everyone. If you don't plan to spend too much on them,there are dresses less than 100yuan. But if you are looking for some upscale ones, you may talk a look at those priced at 20.000+. You'll get a good deal there. But don't be hesitate to bargin there, ha

I asked my SO about her dress and the pictures. She said flatly, I know what to do and I can get the best price. Knowing her, she WILL get the best deal.

She will get the best deal and you need to be prepared for the entire day of sitting and changing costumes.

[GabiandVi 34]

I didn't because neither of us are Chinese and we weren't married in China, plus, I hate having my picture taken, but I think it's a can't miss souvenir! They do them for children too. I have two of my daughter. It is EXCELLENT photography and high quality printing! The best part , though, is the badly translated song lyrics. There's one in my daughter's second book I should have proofread a little better. It's totally inappropriate for a child. "Lying in bed with you . . ." etc. LOL

Those were one of the many little things that made me want to stay in China until she was grown.

[GabiandVi 34]

quote name='GabiandVi' date='Jul 21 2009, 03:17 AM' post='3133570']

I didn't because neither of us are Chinese and we weren't married in China, plus, I hate having my picture taken, but I think it's a can't miss souvenir! They do them for children too. I have two of my daughter. It is EXCELLENT photography and high quality printing! The best part , though, is the badly translated song lyrics. There's one in my daughter's second book I should have proofread a little better. It's totally inappropriate for a child. "Lying in bed with you . . ." etc. LOL

Those were one of the many little things that made me want to stay in China until she was grown.

I paid less than $100 and that included the sitting with four different outfits, a book with 9 pages (I could have paid more for more pages), a disk with the originals and the doctored photos, a print about 20"x30" on pressed board, a vynl scroll, and they gave me a couple of gifts because they used her book and pictures for display purposes. They provided costumes and props, but we did the entire thing in a studio. No outdoor shots.

Here are a couple more shots.

Edited July 20, 2009 by GabiandVi

[GabiandVi 34]

I couldn't catch a photo of it but on my last trip as we were heading to the Beijing airport on the freeway there was a convertible with a driver and obvious newly weds in the back drinking from champange glasses and a car in front of them with a video camera mounted on it.

Yes, you'll see vans with the back doors opened and a camera man hanging onto a video camera mounted on a tripod driving down the highway with a whole train of limos and with the front limo decorated with red ribbons and other objects, such as barbie dolls in wedding attire strapped to the hood ornament. They follow lead the limo for miles and miles to the restaurant where multiple double strand ropes of black cat firecrakers, each about 20 feet long will be set off as the limo drives up.

If you are going to have a Chinese wedding reception, I hope you can hold your beizho.

[GabiandVi 34]

Yep, it is considered to be a MUST in China, so my husband and I went to the studio and had our pre-wedding pictures done, even though we never like posing in front of the camera.

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[GabiandVi 34]

Sorry, but I just had to share a couple of shots from the first book when she was about 6 months old. The photographer was so taken with her eyelashes she made one double page spread of just her eyes.

She couldn't stand on her own, but they were prepared. They had an broom stick that they held on to. They edited out the green stickers for the pages in the book.

[ScottThuy 140]

Same thing is done in VN.. we did it in April... We didnt go so far as the staged settings around the city.. just several hair , outfit and makeup changes for her.... several hours... some of the best photos I have ever had taken... and so cheap.... well at least cheap compared to here..