Moments : Freezing, Life in Motion by Bernard Teo : Destination Wedding Photographer

Fook San & Rebecca Pre-wedding

2011-11-10T16:02:00.000+08:00

Gown : Wedding Present

Benjamin & Geraldine Wedding Day

2011-10-31T18:37:00.000+08:00

Leslie & Lauren Pre-wedding Fun...

2011-10-17T17:20:00.002+08:00

Leslie & Lauren is a couple that loves to be different. And so the result of this pre-wedding photography session will let you :) enjoy!

Kang Jet & Karen Wedding Day

2011-09-20T15:59:00.000+08:00

Mark & Brenda Wedding Day

2011-09-16T15:53:00.000+08:00

Adrian & Rebecca Wedding Day

2011-09-12T18:03:00.001+08:00

Adrian & Glenda ROM

2011-08-31T14:14:00.003+08:00

Kenny & Zann Wedding Day

2011-08-20T16:58:00.001+08:00

Kenny is a great buddy for mine. And it was my honor to be able to help him capture moments for his wedding. Both Zann and Kenny have gone through a lot to be together. And I would like to wish them a life long blissful marriage!

13th Singapore Dance Competition

2011-08-15T12:18:00.003+08:00

The 13th Singapore Dance Competition that took place on the 13 Aug 2011 at the NAFA theater. Featuring some of Singapore's youngest and brightest dancers

Adrian & Rebecca Pre-wedding

2011-08-01T17:23:00.000+08:00

Raymond & Jasmine

2011-07-29T23:23:00.000+08:00

Raymond and Jasmine both very quite and calm people. They are also very kind and generous. They gave me the opportunity to help capture the side of them that even they seldom see of themselves. The part where they enjoy themselves, laughing with their friends and relatives.

This is yet another simple wedding surrounded with close friends and relatives. A simple buffet spread accompained by great speeches by the best man, best friends of the bride and the father of the groom. And of course the couple themselves gave a touching thank you speech.

Jonathan & Mary

2011-07-28T11:09:00.000+08:00

I had the opportunity to work with Sam Seah from Simple Motion again after a long while at Jonathan & Mary's wedding. Its always a joy to work together with experienced professionals. And boy did we had the time of our lives helping Jonathan & Mary capture moments for their wedding.

We chatted, laughed our lungs out, chased after the SL500 wedding car on the ECP and tons of other stuff...

Jonathan a very kind and thoughtful man planned everything for the wedding. With the help of his lovely bride everything single detail was executed perfectly. We all love a wedding that's well co-ordinated...

Jon & Huiming

2011-07-27T10:13:00.000+08:00

Jon is an extremely funning person. He never fails to make Huiming and her family laugh. His personality lights up the whole place. Huiming has found her gem :)

Thank you guys for inviting me to be part of your wedding day!

Ting Zhao & Wai San

2011-07-26T09:50:00.004+08:00

This is their Singapore reception for their wedding tour :) Ting Zhao & Wai San had a small dinner at the Raffles Hotel for their family, friends and colleagues. Though small they had fun and games and lots of interaction with their friends. Ting Zhao who loves to draw, drew a picture of themselves. Fantastic!

Thank you Ting Zhao & Wai San for giving us the opportunity to help capture moments for your wedding. Really appreciate it!

Nicholas & Karenmary

2011-07-26T09:06:00.003+08:00

I'm honored to be able to help Nicholas & Karen capture many moments throughout their wedding preparation. It started with their ROM at Raffles Hotel, casual pre-wedding portraits, Gou Da Li, casual dinner party for their bridal party and finally their Wedding day. It was a great experience to be able to be a part or rather to be in so many parts of their process of getting married.

Nicholas & Karen, very fun people to be with. Thank you for the opportunity to be there to help capture moments for you guys!

Diva & Shyly

2011-07-22T14:52:00.003+08:00

It was a cosy and small affair that evening. Close friends and relatives gathered to celebrate the union of Diva & Shyly. It was an evening of fun with jokes thrown around and laughter everywhere.

Vernon & Tricia

2011-07-19T15:26:00.000+08:00

Kenny & Zann

2011-07-19T15:24:00.001+08:00

Gown : Silhouette The Atelier

Joshua & Siew Fung

2011-07-19T15:21:00.001+08:00

Gown : Margaret Brides

Ivan & Christine

2011-07-19T10:49:00.002+08:00

Gown : Margaret Brides

Destination Wedding Photography in London / Rome / Venice

2011-06-02T23:46:00.003+08:00

If you want to have your wedding portraits done in Europe, there is a trip planned for 1 Oct - 12 Oct 2011 to London, Rome and Venice. There is a space for 1 more couple. Email me at bernard@avenue8.com.sg for more details.

Stephen & Shawn's Beautiful Day

2011-05-11T18:33:00.009+08:00

Stephen and Shawn. Thank you for the great opportunity for allowing me to be part of your beautiful day. Thank you for entrusting me with your photos from your pre-wedding photography session in Perth to your wedding day in Singapore. Thank you for your understanding and your trust in me to fulfill my passion in the form of captured moments at the most important times of your lives. I'm truly honored and have treasured every moment of it. :) Be blessed with a blissful life ahead.

Canon Creative Asia Photo Competition

2011-05-11T12:59:00.002+08:00

Here are some images that I have submitted for a photo competition sometime ago :)

Timeless Moments captured on Black & White Film

2011-04-30T10:35:00.003+08:00

The ageless and timeless feel of black and white prints shot on film will never fade. On the contrary the longer the photo is kept, like wine, the better that shots becomes. This is an amazing journey that I'm rediscovering after being distracted by the digital world. Join me on this journey as we unveil the wonder of film photography.

If you have a specific love for black and white prints, please do not hesitate to email me at bernard@avenue8.com.sg to ask for a quote for me to capture your wedding moments on this timeless medium.

Wedding Moments shot in Black n White Film

2011-03-24T19:51:00.005+08:00

Its been sometime since I've shot in my favourite medium - Film. And especially for Black and White as I was trained by my master Kim from Studio D'fia (www.kim.com.sg) who was in his time, not too long ago a master in B&W journalistic wedding photography. The skills that I've learned was too much of a waste just to let it fade away with the advancement of digital technology. So I decided to take it out of the shadows and bring it back into light.

If you have a specific love for black and white prints, please do not hesitate to email me at bernard@avenue8.com.sg to ask for a quote for me to capture your wedding moments on this timeless medium.

UOB Lady's Card Promotion

2011-03-15T17:09:00.000+08:00

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 - Applicable only for regular-priced packages priced above S$2,000 
- Free gift is not exchangeable, refundable nor redeemable for cash or in kind 
- Applicable to both wedding day and pre-wedding packages
 - This offer cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions, vouchers and discounts
 - Availability of wedding day dates are on a first-come-first-serve basis only
 - This promotion is valid for new sign ups only and cannot be used for bookings already confirmed with Avenue 8. 
- Other terms and conditions apply. 
- Avenue 8 Pte Ltd reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions for this promotion without prior notice.

Visit UOBLadys.com/sg to find out more details.

Destination Wedding Photography in Australia

2011-03-01T20:01:00.004+08:00

Join me on an exciting trip to the wonderful cities of downunder Australia! Trips scheduled from 5 - 13 September 2011 to Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. Couples interested for this trip can find out more information here or email me

Chris & Janet

2010-12-27T15:54:00.000+08:00

Benjamin & Rachelle

2010-12-15T15:47:00.000+08:00

Alwin & Alice

2010-11-22T22:13:00.004+08:00

This is one wedding that I had a great ride. Literally, I drove all the way up to Malacca, to the brides place. We reached at about 6am after 2.5hrs of driving. The brothers and the groom arrived at 930am for their tests at the gate. After about 45 mins of fun, Alwin gets to see his beautiful Alice.

We then drove back to Singapore for tea ceremony at Alwin's house and proceeded to St Tereasa's Church for their church ceremony. The ceremony went by with tears and laughter. Alwin touched by words from the Priest, he teared.

With a short 2 hour break later, I was at Grand Copthorne Hotel. It was a simple dinner but ended with a touching speech from Alwin when he started to thank everyone that helped out in the wedding.

Thank you Alwin & Alice for this opportunity to help capture wonderful moments for you. :)

Pink gets married...

2010-11-19T19:39:00.003+08:00

Han Thon and Hannah had the perfect plan for the perfect wedding. Hannah, a pastry chef from Strictly Pastry, personally baked all the wedding favors herself with the help of her mum. Not forgetting the wedding cake too. She prepared, baked and set it up herself!

It was an outdoor wedding blessed with good weather. The rain came and went but it didn't affect the mood of the couple, neither did the rain dampen the occasion. Everyone enjoyed the cool weather except for some wet shoes :)

Han Thon a very funny guy indeed and not to mention very sporting. He responded to every request the girls threw at him in the morning with a big big smile :) That's what I call sportsmanship...

Thank you Hannah & Han Thon for giving me this opportunity to capture such beautiful moments for both of you. I wish both of you a blissful married life ahead!

Gown: Francis Cheong
Make up: Karen
Videography: Sean & Chee Seng, Firewerkz Films
Photography: Bernard Teo, Avenue 8

Matthew & Ivy

2010-11-17T20:52:00.003+08:00

Matthew & Ivy went with me to Melbourne for their Destination Pre-wedding Photography and we really enjoyed ourselves! Just this weekend I was also given the opportunity to capture moments for them.

Its was a day filled with laughter. Matthew is from the Philippines but he put in so much time and effort to sing Ivy a couple of mandarin songs that touch everyone around.

A touching church service followed by a delicious lunch reception at the Straits Room at The Fullerton Hotel. Ivy was very kind and generous to reserve 2 seats for us for lunch. Thank you Ivy!

Ivy also very carefully planned the day down to every detail. From personalised cookies for every guest with their names on it to customised candies with their names as wedding favours. She also used many of her Melbourne photos for photos all around the Straits Room. Her love for photoshop also inspired her to make an album from their Melbourne photos that I took. This is on top of the album she ordered from me :)

Thank you Matthew and Ivy for your kind hospitality, we really feel very appreciated.
Here's some of the days photos for a sneak peek :)

Gown: Ted Wu
Make Up: Jacqueline Law
Videography : Vocare Productions
Photography : Bernard Teo, Avenue 8

Nicholas & Karen

2010-11-16T21:37:00.002+08:00

This is a simple solemnization ceremony of Nicholas & Karen. They enjoyed themselves in the midst of close relatives. Can't wait to shoot their wedding day next year :)

Wedding Planning: Kim Tay, Wedding Concierge
Cinematography: Kenny, AlvinAdeline Weddings
Photography: Bernard Teo, Avenue 8

Jayden & Faith

2010-10-27T15:45:00.000+08:00

Andrew & Suyi

2010-09-30T15:41:00.000+08:00

Matthew & Samantha

2010-09-27T17:30:00.002+08:00

Matthew & Samantha came to me with a few ideas and we decided to take a different approach to their pre-wedding portraits. We started with a picnic at Botanic Gardens followed by Indoor shots at Wonderlust and ended at Marina Barrage... Its great to do something different once in awhile...

Clarence & Grace

2010-09-27T15:39:00.000+08:00

Wayne & Christy in Sydney

2010-09-06T13:22:00.002+08:00

Gowns: Bridal Veil by Michelle Huimin
Suit: The Men's Club

Matthew & Ivy in Colourful Melbourne

2010-09-01T17:27:00.001+08:00

Gown and Suit: Ted Wu

Stephen & Shawn in Beautiful Perth

2010-08-25T14:06:00.001+08:00

Gown : Bridal Veil by Michelle Huimin
Suit : The Men's Club

Jerome & Lydie Portraits in France

2010-06-29T21:57:00.005+08:00

Here are the portraits taken during the 4 hour break that we had. It was about a 45 min drive to Paris and we headed to Alexandra Bridge for some quick shots. And some shots taken around the mansion that the reception was held at. Enjoy...

Jerome & Lydie in France

2010-06-20T23:48:00.007+08:00

I'm sorry it took a little longer than i expected but as promised here are some moments from the wedding I shot in France in early June. Here goes...

So as usual we reached the bride's house in the morning to capture all the fun that's happening behind the scenes. I had the opportunity of inviting a friend of mine who is studying in London, to come over to France to shoot along side with me. Jacqueline who was also for a period of time when she was back in Singapore was shooting weddings too.... So when I told her about this wedding she could not say no.... :)

Lydie's stunning white gown hung on the cupboard ...

The little flowers girls were the first to get ready. Eager to get into their new dresses they obeyed every instruction given. Ok well even though my french isn't the best, I figured that they were indeed very happy to wear those dresses. Below was a cool moment of a mood shot of 1 of the little girls. She might be thinking, "hmm... quand elle sera mon tour?"

As the bride is being made up by her make up artist and hairstylist at the same time, the rest of the household were also busy getting ready for the ceremony that going to happen just in a couple of hours.

This was what her neighbours would have seen when they walked by that morning after their morning jog. As they passed they shouted best wishes to the bride's parents. It seems that even the neighbours were excited about the happy occasion that's happening.

As Lydie hopped into her beautiful gown, the little girls looked on with awe. They just stood there the whole time as the bride got ready to get married.

oh... isn't this a great moment... The bride and her most sporting mum. Her mum's smile reached her both ears when she caught sight of her daughter in the bridal gown and quickly came into the room to give Lydie a big hug and kisses.

Here we go... setting off for the park where Lydie and Jerome will go through a little traditional ceremony.... there's a shot to prove that I was there. :P

Jerome the dashing groom was already at the park wait for the arrival of his bride, together with his family and bridal party. Look that little girl below isn't she just he coolest flower girls ever...

In this little wooded pavilion was where a little traditional ceremony happened uniting the 2 individuals as 1. They promised to take good care of each other for the rest of their lives.

There was a couple of speeches too... and here is my favourite part. Look at how touched the bride is with tears streaming down her beautifully blushed cheeks. Even the groom's mother ( the lady in purple could not help but be touched.)

Did I mentioned that Jerome is half Chinese? So being any part Chinese you can't miss out a tea ceremony in a wedding. The tea ceremony in Chinese wedding tradition is a symbol of giving your parents and elders respect and acknowledgment for their effort in bringing you up all these years.

Soon after the ceremony at the park, we headed for Paris to grab a few quick shots of the couple as we only had 3hrs before the civil ceremony would start at the city hall of Gagny. The portraits in Paris will be up in the next post.

This was in the city hall where Jerome & Lydie are married legally. After the groom came in with his parents, the bride march in with her parents accompanied by 3 pretty flowers girls. Below was another awesome moment I captured as the bride walks to her seat, her mum stole a moment for a kiss on her shoulder as her dad watches on from behind. Awww.....

The civil ceremony was short and simple. With 4 friends as witnesses and all the guest present the couple pledged their love for each other. That's 1 happy bride I must say....

Jac was on the ground having upfront shots of the main action while I decided to get an overall view of what's happening. Its cool watching from God's point of view.

Here in the topless Peugeot 308, we sat under the bright blue French sky as we drove for about a hour to the reception venue. A Chateau... Honks of best wishes whisked by as drivers passed along the motorway. So there were endless honking as we drove. Not forgetting the blow up dolls who were leading the way and making sure all 20 cars that were following were all in line.

A cocktail reception was ready for us when we arrived as guests freshen up for dinner but in the meantime lets throw 2 things... The bouquet and my camera...

This is the biggest group I've ever done. There were like about slightly more that 50 people that were supposed to be in that shot but it was just too high for me to manage to throw my camera.

Thanks blow ups for leading the way here... :) Enjoy yourselves tonight....

So the party started as the couple danced their way in and their dads proposing a toast to each other.... Now lets get the party started....

The couple were engaged in a game where either parties have to answer questions about the other's family and the answers were the guest who were standing up the hall. Lydie aced it....

Their first dance was a salsa item which they practiced for some time and they did a perfect job.

Now let the party begin... A live band was hired to play songs for the evening and the party. When I said live I mean live and loud .... Thats the way to party people!

The cake was lighted finally cut at 1 am. Everyone was still around and they partied till 4 am.

Some friends prepared a short slide show of the couple as a surprise and I think there were a few embarrassing shots there.... I could tell from Lydie's expression...

All in all this was the best French wedding that I've ever shot. The longest one as well in all the years I've been shooting. A total of 17 hours straight. It's not a problem for me but I admire the couple for keeping up that smile for the whole time.

Thank you Jerome and Lydie for making me a part of your celebrations. I really enjoyed myself capturing these wonderful memories for both of you. Congratulations!

Kenny & June

2010-06-14T11:01:00.002+08:00

Kenny is a very funny guy and June has a very bubbly personality. They both make a very sporting couple. During their pre-wedding photography session, they had all sorts of ideas and made the shoot very interesting and personal to them. They created stories from superheros characters, drew stuff, played with balloons and was keen to try all sorts of jump shots I threw at them. We had a blast! More photos to come.....

Then last Saturday, I knew that they would probably had some funny idea for their wedding day and I was right. Kenny arrived at the hotel in the morning where the June was getting ready with a bunch of animals as his entourage. There was a Tiger, Duck, Mole and a Horse. The gate crashing part was stomach achingly funny! It was just hilarious! The girls in the room just could not stop laughing but yet wondering what were those animals doing outside their room...

The gate crashing was followed by a quite and solemn registration at their church office and then their church ceremony at Bethesda Chapel. The groom gave a very touching speech at the end of the ceremony that touch everyone present. Their courtship lasted 17 long years and now they are finally together, married to the love of their lives.

At the dinner in the evening, the couple presented a dance as they danced in for their 2nd march in. It was something they have been practicing for quite awhile. It was so good that the guests encored for another after the yum seng. They obliged. Swaying around beautifully in a strikingly red gown from Bridal Veil, they looked prefect! No one could have orchestrated this but GOD...

This is what the groom's entourage looked like.....

Hang on to your seats... more are coming....

Jerome & Lydie in France

2010-06-10T15:44:00.004+08:00

The wedding that I captured in France was 1 of the best that has happened for a long time. Its not what happened nor what the couple did nor the amount spent on the wedding nor about the location. Its the mood of friends n families and even the neighborhood and even the cars that we passed on the highway.

Everyone shared the joy n happiness of the occasion. Horns sounded for 30km from the city hall of the town where they were legally married to the reception venue - a great big mansion or a chateau as they call it. The horns were responded by more horns from other cars along the highway as they seem to say congratulations.

The joy on the couple's faces were filled with joy. Friends made special gift that created fun in the atmosphere. The couple just wanted to share their joy with everyone n they were greeted with more joy back. This went on like a never ending circle.

Here's a surprise gift from the friends on the bikes who escorted us to the Chateau. You should have seen the expression on the faces of the drivers and passengers of other cars that drove by us on the highway when they saw the couple of blow up dolls that hung tightly on the backs of the bikers. Other fellow bikers gave many thumbs up as they passed us too.... We laughed our heads off all the way.

There'll be more to come as I settle in with more shoots here as well...

Patience pays.... well.... :)