I actually found the Taiwan bridal photography to be more special, compared to my Hong Kong wedding photography done with a Hong Kong bridal house. Recently, i’ve just reconnected with a good friend of mine, Steven from Taiwan, whom i have known from over 5 years now. He just announced to me 1 month ago that he was settling down with his long term sweetheart, and will have their wedding in Taiwan in November.

Just last week, they had their wedding and his bride was very creative by putting pre-wedding photos on online sites. Those photos allowed me to see their tea ceremony and the lavish exchange of gift items between the 2 families, as well as their Taiwan bridal pictures. Even though they did not have an official wedding website, or a marriage blog, it was still fun and helpful to post the photos online like what they did, as your friends could then view the wedding photos and reception videos oline, no matter where they are.

Check out this cute slide show of their wedding photographs taken in Taiwan

http://www.slide.com/r/I8GIZCYt5j8jkxmS7B321u4xSRRSQ_qc?

- yes, the in studio bridal shoots and i find the most interesting outdoor photo was the beach wedding photos, where the bridal studio even arranged for a white PIANO at the seaside photo shoot!

When i asked him about the wedding slides and bridal photos, Steven immediately told me that, actually it was all his wife’s hard work and he had her to thank, for coming up with the awesome slides. Maybe it’s just in the nature of us, as women, to be more creative in our wedding plans!

Now, i’m just looking forward to meet his wife in person!

To get a great luxury honeymoon to Japan or a Tokyo trip on a budget, both of you need to decide on your holiday theme. For us, it was First Class travel holiday of our choice. Going on the Business Class flight from Hong Kong to Japan, we enjoyed the champagne and entire flight timing. I was actually reluctant to get off the plane… check out how comfortable the business class ticket seats looked here:-

And not to mention the tempting cuisines and choice of drinks

Champagne for him and Cathay Pacific’s famous Cathay Delight drink (mixture of kiwi juice mocktail)

Spoiled for choice of starters, main courses & desserts on the Business Class menu

Comfortable automated seats that allowed almost 90 degrees of fully laid down bed

NO wonder Harrace looked so happy on this flight!

He was even happier when the team at Cathay Pacific showed a Birthday message on his flight screen as we were flying to Tokyo for his birthday vacation…

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One of the best method is to upload your photos to the free slide show website like slide.com

Check out the sample above which i took after my Bali Holidays in Indonesia in June 2008. Here is just the 1st slide show and i’ve got over several hundred of photos taken during this 1st year anniversary holiday, so i’ll be creating additional slide shows.

You can even add in the music to play when your slide is being viewed. Isn’t this cool?

We took time off for a romantic holiday to Bali Islands, as part of our first wedding anniversary celebrations. This is a memorable experience for both of us and it was our first time going to this island as husband and wife.

Day One : Shopping in Kuta Town

Day 1 started at the Hard Rock Hotel, just in the middle of Kuta town centre and facing the beach. Flying in from Kuala Lumpur, our Malaysia Airlines flight arrived in the afternoon and we took a cab to the hotel. We decided to use the money exchange downtown in Kuta as I found those rates better than what we could get in the airport. Be sure to hop around different money changers (some are just changing $ in their retail outlet), and you will find even up to 10% difference in the rate.

We had lunch in a local restaurant in Kuta centre ordering shrimp spaghetti in olive oil, shrimp crackers (keropok udang), and seafood tom yam soup (tom yam kuung), with his drinking ice lemongrass with honey tea, while I went with a fresh mixed fruit juice. Harrace made full use of his laptop by checking his email in the Coffee Bean Tea Leaf café while I sipped on the fruity ice-blended Malibu Dream drink.

The whole afternoon was just spent shopping on the main street and you’ll be amazed on how much genuine “fake” brands were around – Versace, Gucci or Calvin Klein. Therefore we ended up not buying much that day, but only local Balinese jewelry made of sea shells and silver jewelry.
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How do you choose a gift for your girlfriend or wife?
1. Does brand matter?
- well it’s extra advantage of course, only if you can afford it. No point breaking the bank just to satisfy a girl and then end up being broke for 3 months.
- for beginners there are many USA affordable brands like Guess? and then later on, you can move on to present her French or Italian brands like Gucci, Prada or Louis Vuitton.

2. What are popular items suitable for women?
- this depends on the age group and the style of your girl. Buy something that will match her identity or image.

Here are some ideas on what you can purchase:-
a. Cosmetics items such as lipstick, lip gloss, eye shadow, or fun make up kits (especially during Christmas season, you have a wide selection of make up kits that are suitable for parties at night)
- for women that enjoy playing around with make up, popular brands include MAC, Shu Uemera, and Stila.
- for women that are sophisticated and prefer natural make up, the popular cosmetics brands include Lancome and Estee Lauder or Shiseido.

b. Fragranced products such as Perfumes, Body Lotion, Body Shower and Massage Oil.
- check out what type of perfume she already owns to make sure that you do not end up buying something that she already has
- bring her to the fragrance counters to see what scent she prefers eg is it fruity, or strong
- EDT = eau de toilette
- EDP = eau de parfum (this will be more long lasting and therefore more expensive)
- good choice includes perfume sets or fragrance coffret sets which comes with the perfume and the body lotion or shower gel too

c. Jewelry ranges from affordable ranges like Folie Folie Italian 925 sterling silver, Swarovski crystal jewelries, up to the more luxury brand of jewelry from Tiffany
- avoid buying genuine gold jewelry unless you know that your partner actually likes to wear gold jewelry
- simple platinum or white gold chain with pendant, bracelets or earrings with semi precious stones like topaz, or citrine are good choices too

I can still remember Harrace presented me with a Chanel lipstick during our first week of courtship and i was so happy as it was my first time to own a Chanel range cosmetic. The only thing that went wrong was that the lipstick colour was not something that i would normally have chosen, (so check what lipstick colour she normally wears, eg it is bright red, ruby, peach, or nude tones that she wears usually).

FREE Stila gift with purchase over $25 USD & Free Worldwide Shipping!Choice of products and colors (new customers, while supplies last).

Of course, the longer you’ve been together, you will be more likely to know your partner’s taste. The recent items he purchased for me in April? Two Louis Vuitton bags, including a luggage bag (as i’m always rushing to the airport every fortnightly), and a Sony Ericsson brand new W960i mobile phone.

In the next posting, i’ll share tips with ladies out there on what gifts are great for your boyfriend or husband.

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A heart that loves is always young.
- Greek Proverb
- one of the most common compliment my husband gets is How come he looks the same as how he looked 10 years ago! Many friends wonder about the secret to his youthfulness and i always reply the answer as “Get a Young Charming Wife” haha

Mother Teresa
Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.
- this is a great love quote for getting each other to set a future goal together

Rabbi Julius Gordon
Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less
- this love quote is suitable when you are angry at each other, or after an argument. It makes perfect sense at that point.

Dr. Karl Menninger
Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
- love message shows how we can support each other in terms of crisis, and holding on to our partner.

The love quotes above will definitely spice up your romantic card or even online love ecards like those at http://www.eOneNet.com/e_card.htm

Just enter the email of your loved one, and the free romantic online card will be delivered into their email account.

One of the best quote about life is this proverb from an unknown author
If you love the life you live, you will live a life of love.

Isn’t it so true?

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It was my first time skiing (even though i looked very comfortable) so i appreciated the skiing lessons provided by my Korean Ski Coach. Here is a photo of both of us at Gangchon Ski Resort in Korea.

Harrace has skiied in the USA many years ago so he decided to go for a more challenging scope. And as usual, we had so much fun laughing when he fell down, but he stood up fast again and continue to ski.

As for me, i couldn’t even stand still so i was basically skiing backwards, sidewards and boy, were we tired at the end of the ski session. You can check out this url http://flickr.com/photos/internetmarketing/sets/72157603919901295/ for more Korea holiday photos.

What is good about skiing?
- learn a new sports together
- great exercise and one of best way to burn fat
- laugh about your spouse when they fall down
- ski resort is fun in the day, and romantic at night
- cool weather so you can hug your loved one tight!

Have you tried skiing? I can’t wait for my next skiing trip!

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For me, it is also ultra special because it marks the first year anniversary of my Hong Kong wedding (which was Mar 4, 2007 and in chinese calendar it’s the 15th day of the chinese new year). Check out my HK wedding dinner photo and wedding ceremony on our wedding site at http://www.9wedding.com

If you have not enjoyed a proper western valentine’s day last week, take this last chance to tell your loved one how much you appreciate him or her. For sure, the prices of the flowers are way lower this time!

Happy Valentine’s Day ! And if you need to say that out in Chinese, here are the 2 simple ways to say i love you.
- mandarin (used in China, and Taiwan) it’s “wo ai ni”
- cantonese (used in Hong Kong), it’s “ngo oi lei”

For more ways to say i love you, check out our wedding blog at http://www.9weddings.com and search for the word i love you.

Jane and Jim has been married for 25 years and wanted to renew their vows. It was going to be a great celebration and while having dinner with their friends, Jane was happily describing the wedding dress that she will be wearing.

Their friend, Amy asked, so “what color of wedding shoes you will be wearing?”

Jane : It’s going to be Silver! It matches the beads on my wedding dress.

Jim replied ” Yeah, and it matches your hair colour too!” laughing out loud.

Amy turned towards Jim and said “So i guess Jim, you’ll be going bare foot then?”

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Chinese : Ngo Oi Lei (Cantonese) or Wo Ai Ni (Mandarin)
Malay : Saya Cinta Mu (also works for Indonesian language)
Japanese : Ai Shiteru
Korean : Sarang Hae Yo
Italian : Ti Amo
Spanish / Latin : Te Amo
French : Je T’aime
German : Ich Liebe Dich

These are the love phrases that i know, how about you?

There are some that are pretty easy to remember too such as this one:-

Tagalog (Philippines language) : Mahal Kita
- this so happens to mean Expensive Us in Malay!

How many languages do you know? Have you even tried to use “sign language” to show I Love You?