Outdoor Family Photoshoot at Chinese Gardens

I truly enjoyed the long Chinese New Year {CNY} weekend that just passed. A time of rest and respite, the best part was being able to spend it with family, especially the boy since he was off for 4 WHOLE days! Throughout the year, his clinic is only fully closed during CNY, so waking up to see him in bed, and knowing that he didn't have to leave for work anytime during the day is pretty awesome. I loved having him around those 4 days and Lil Pumpkin was glad that both of us didn't have to go to work either :)

Even though my mum had to go in and out of A&E twice because of her wounds, and Lil Pumpkin was ill most of the time, overall, we still have loads to be thankful and happy for.

Alwyn had some time available last Saturday so we met up with him for a family photo shoot at Chinese Garden. The last time he took our photos was 2 years ago at the Botanics Gardens.. when I had long hair!!

Earlier that morning, Lil Pumpkin had vomited and was feeling pretty awful. We thought, "Oh no! Not again!" since she was sick the last time Alwyn took our photos at Marina Barrage too.

She slept most of the Saturday away and thankfully woke up just before we left feeling much better. Even if she wasn't up for the shoot, we decided to still go ahead to meet Alwyn since it's not really that nice to cancel last minute and also, even if we couldn't get a lot of family shots with poor Lil Pumpkin, the boy and I could still get some couple shots. I would love that since our 12th anniversary is coming up next Monday and I can't even remember the last time we took nice couple shots together haha.

Alwyn has a new "Phase One System" that's supposed to be amazing. It's a medium-format digital camera, but it doesn't really matter to me since I think his photography skills is superb no matter which camera he is using :P He's the kind of photographer that replies on his skills to create a beautiful image, instead of Photoshop to get there and I really admire him for that. But anyway, he is really excited for it and if a camera can get Alwyn excited, it must be a damn good one.

As usual, he worked pretty fast post-processing and the night after we did the shoot, he sent me all the 41 images that passed his selection. I'm just gonna share a few of my favourites in this post...

Lil Pumpkin & her "magic wand", as she calls the windmill

Smile, Baby!

Story of her life.. getting smothered with love from us :)

Kisses for mummy!

Me and my boo~

On his strong shoulders

Eyes just for you!

Our happy family :)

Lil Pumpkin was such a super trooper in smiling for the camera, even though I know she was feeling overall pretty weak. We kept the shoot short and finished up in under an hour. It was nice exploring the Chinese Garden though... the last time I went was when my parents brought me there as a kid to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival! They used to give out free lanterns and mooncakes there, and it was really lively.

Now, Chinese Garden seems a little abandoned and wasn't too crowded even though it was the weekend. Feel like going back again to explore it better and take more photos on my own.

Thanks once again for your time, Alwyn! It's been 4 years since we started having regular family photo shoots and I love seeing how we, especially Lil Pumpkin, have changed and grown.

Do you take family photo shoots regularly?

Where do you like to go for your family photo shoots?

Our family photoshoots:

Indoor studio photoshoot with Essence Studios

Outdoor photoshoot at Marina Barrage

Outdoor photoshoot at Singapore Botanic Gardens

Outdoor photoshoot at Chinese Gardens

Outdoor photoshoot at East Coast Park beach {for a #SG50 book & exhibition}

Indoor fashion photoshoot with Glitter Glam

 Outdoor photoshoot at Gardens by the Bay {East}

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