Photo selection

di Gio called to inform that our photos are ready for selection on Monday!

We went down after work in full anticipation of taking the first peek at our photos, in gowns and suits this time round.

There were a total of 273 photos, all in the sequence from the studio to the 3 outdoor locations. At least they were not as bad as I thought they would to mess up all the photos as a form of tactic to make us add on more photos.

Before reaching the bridal studio, I reiterated to Henry that I WANT ONLY 38 photos, no more no less and he must forbid me to increase the quantity of the photos if I lose my control.

When we saw the 1st photo, to be honest, I was rather disappointed cos my hair looks way too mature and those studio shots were quite.. passe-looking. I felt I was looking at my parents' wedding photos because of those poses we were told to do......

I didn't like the first Victorian-inspired hairdo cos my hair appeared chunky in photos; I didn't like my outdoor shoot's hairdo at the park besides Lakeside and the one at NTUC (actually they are the same, just a change of hair accessories) cos they make me look 10 years older than Henry!

The biggest chunk of photos came from the one in the studio where I was posing near the window in my AD gown and when I was wearing the purple toga at Tuas South. I have only chosen a couple from the Victorian hairdo where I wore the white and maroon gown (studio shoot) and a pathetic one from the park next to Lakeside.

I was surprised we didn't have many variety of shots from NTUC cos they were mainly taken at the fruits and veggies section but the photos turned out to be rather colourful and vibrant :)

We went through 2 rounds of viewing and finally selected 43 photos. Of course, di Gio never failed to upsell to their customers by offering a so-called "special promotion". If we were to top up an additional 20 photos, we only need to pay $1,288 more (UP $1600), plus ALL soft copies returned. Actually, I have made up my mind to take only what was given to us in the package as I do not want to pay additonal but for the fun of it, we negotiated and only managed to bring down $100 to $1,188.

Henry was tempted to pay that additional $1,188 as he thought the deal was worth it. However, I was adamant about keeping to the principle of not breaking my own promise. I'm proud that I managed to do it :)

Needless to say, a change in May's facial expression was inevitable. So, she thought we wanted to top up for the additional 5 photos we have selected but I said no, I want to reduce to 38. In the end, she changed her strategy and told us to come by again on Friday so as to look through all 273 photos once more, lest we missed out those beautiful ones due to the few minutes left before their closing. She also advised us to reconsider the special promotion she has extended to us...