I’ve known Amin for YEARS during my scuba teaching days. But I’ve never met his lovely wife, Shareen, until last year when I was engaged by Amin to do their FIRST ever photography session with a professional photographer. (not that am calling myself one! )

One fine day in November 2009, I received a call from an unknown cellphone number. Turned out it was Amin, calling from his personal line! He asked me if I’m free to document his moments with his wife as a wedding anniversary gift to her. They were going to celebrate their 14th Anniversary together as husband & wife come December 2009 and they had never had an official photography session even on their wedding day! Well… it’s never too late! Even if it’s already 14 years down the road.

To make it even more meaningful & memorable, Shareen was diagnosed with TWO types of cancer in within 13 months period! Thanks to God the Almighty, she survived them, having to go through series of surgeries & chemo & what-not. So Amin thought this special portrait session might cheer her up.

I was thrilled! So we communicated via emails to plan the photo session. From make-up service to a tiny surprise of a beautiful hand-bouquet for Shareen. I asked Amin what’s her favorite flower and it happened to be an ornate yellow Oncidium orchid, also commonly known as the “Dancing Lady Orchid”. I did a research on the internet and found a few gorgeous samples of hand-bouquet with the said orchid, then I forwarded them to the florist to order.

Hand-bouquet by Summer Pots Florist

Totally Gorgeous!

After her make-up session at their home, we headed over to Bukit Gita Bayu Clubhouse for some intimate portraits.

Shareen's beautiful shoes!

Make-up by Julie of Manja Brides

Amin preparing for the session.

The love birds were all smiles accompanied by such pretty morning sun that day.

I totally can feel that they're communicating with each other with just by looking at each other!

Sun flare surrounding them with love!

Sigh...

Happiness!

Lovely!

Gorgeous couple, aren't they?

They're so at ease infront of my camera!

One of my fav!

I'm so lucky to have such gorgeous clients!

Smooch!

Shareen had had a surgery JUST one month ago prior to this photo session! Yet she showed such strength & beauty during our time together. You Go GIRL! *salute*

Wow!

Natural Beauty!

She's such a natural infront of the camera too!

Amin and Shareen are proud parents of FIVE children. Yup! FIVE gorgeous children! Shareen was so thrilled over the portrait session that she brought her girls for a shopping spree! She did such a wonderful job in coordinating the attires for her family. Such exquisite taste! Come see for yourself.

Gorgeous family!

The girls!

And the boys!

One big happy family!

Their eldest daughter, Afiqah.

Their second daughter, Amira

Their eldest son, Aiman

Their youngest daughter, Aisyah

And their youngest son, Adam!

Shareen is a stay-at-home mom and I gotta say she’s done such a brilliant job being a wife & mother to her family. So I’m going to dedicate this post to her as a Belated Happy Mother’s Day celebration. Thank you Amin & Shareen for sharing a little part of your family with me. And thank you Shareen for the new friendship bond. May it grow as the time goes by… Take good care of yourself & your family. Hope to see you all again soon! *hugs*

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What’s even more wonderful is that they’re one of my closest friends I ever had. And they’re one of the brainiest friends I’ve ever had too!  Cos one’s a Geologist while the other one is a Gynecologist! Awesome eh! In fact, Aini was the one who guided & took care of us throughout my pregnancy journey. She’s the first person to touch my Little Haley as she helped bring her out into this world.

Ghaz & Aini celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary last year (I know… this is a VERY LATE entry! ) and I offered to document their little moments together as a memory to be treasured for endless time. They hesitated at first but I’m really glad they accepted and we had a blast of a time filled with lots of laughter & giggles all the way. How can we not with Ghaz around! Hahaha…

Here are a few of my favorites!

Awww... Ghaz was about to crack another joke.

So pure is her smile!

They're really funny!

Some Bollywood fun!

Something mushy for a change.

They had 3 wonderful sons of which two of them were my youngest scuba diving student. Their eldest is currently studying in Australia, hence he’s not able to make it for this family photography session with us. But we’re planning to have another one the next time he’s back! Now let’s meet the two youngest ones.

Zharif loves cars & his guitar.

Azhry is the baby of the family and he's got such a warm heart! His ambition is to be a neurosurgeon!

I think this family portrait totally rocks! Literally!

This one makes me all warm inside!

Thank you for your friendship and trust, my dear friends! You’ll always have a special spot in my heart. *hugs*

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"Reminiscing"

Location: Bukit Gita Bayu Clubhouse

When: During Amin and Shareen’s wedding anniversary photo session.

Note: Valentine’s Day is near and this photo reminds me of it. It’s been years since hubby and I celebrated Valentine’s Day. Sigh…

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"Beautiful Feature"

Location: Gita Bayu Clubhouse

When: Amin & Shareen’s wedding anniversary portrait session

Note: Shareen has a wonderful feature which requires very minimal make-up coverage!

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“An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow.” ~ Anonymous

I’ll write another blog post on their intimate session once I’ve done editing this set! I’d love to hear from you so do drop some comments over, yah! And don’t forget to wish this couple a Happy Wedding Anniversary!

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