Just to share my experience with 莎罗曼åº/法国巴黎....
I went to taiwan for photoshoot in May 2010 and we too, signed a package unexpectedly at their roadshow in Illuma.
My package is $2,800 and it includes:
1) 4 nights stay at You Lai Fan Dian @ Zhong San Road(we extended our stay for about S$60+ per night. We asked our bridal shop liasion lady to book for us the extended nights at their corporate rates, and bargain for free airport transfers )
2) 60 pics taken by their professional photographer + 60 pics 花絮 taken ourselves (bulk of the pics were taken by our very helpful on-site makeup artiste. Make sure u set ur camera resolution to very high if not ur pics will be blur if blown up to big albums and these 60 花絮 pics will not be edited by them)
3) 2 day photoshooting (will be quite rush if 1 day coz i have 5 gowns + 1 of my own clothes)
4) Make up artiste on site for 1 day
5) 5 gowns (we bring 1 of our outfit for photoshoot for a more casual feel so altogether we have 6 different outfits)
6) Groom (in the end we paid S$75 extra for renting a better looking vest, coz it looks reali nicer when the coat is matched with the vest and it wasnt included in the package)
7) Top notch PG and MUA
8) 300 small cards to give ur friends/relatives (can only choose 3 pose)
9) Scroll
10) Main crystal album (60 pics taken by photographer)
11)12 inch album (20 pics chosen from the 60)
12) 2 hand held albums (60 花絮 pics taken ourselves)
13) 10 gold-color invitation card (guess this is something practice in tw where VIP guest were given this sort of exquisite invitation card with 1 of ur pic inside)
14) 1 big wall pic
15) 1 take pic with frame
16) a few dvds (60 individual pics, combine pics, combine pics with music)
End up, with the additional cost for renting of vest, car rental for 2 days photoshoot and courier charge S$146 to send the albums over, my total package is about S$3,300.
Some locations that we have chosen were not along the way and if we want to go, we have to pay more. We didnt but im glad our photographer is willing to keep alook out for us along the way and in the end we got almost what we wanted (eg flowers, windmill, bridge).
We were told most of the staff were going to Bali for company's retreat a day on the day we reach taiwan! Quite pissed coz this wasnt make known to us earlier. But luckily, our photographer, Lu Sir, didnt join them. I wasnt happy initially that they got a partime makeup artiste for me but she turned out to be very professional. Blessing in disguise i guess.
Photographer took about 500 pics for us but i didnt add on and just choose my package entitlement (60 pics). The bridal shop staff just showed me a very black face because i tink she has pushed the price for the extra pic to the lowest, about S$35 per pose and yet i didnt give face and buy more pics...haha..WATEVER since i wun be seeing them again! Guess u will get this kind of attitude everywhere
Our liaision wedding planner MIA after she sent us the first batch of pics when we were back in SG. Apparently she quitted the bridal shop just like that and they had no idea where she went.
But overall, im glad our photographer Lu Sir and last minute partime makeup artiste are very professional and we enjoyed their help greatly. Though there were various hiccups and im quite mad every now and then, im glad everything turns out ok and i have received all my pics. Positive comments from friends and relatives
For ppl who are thinking of going taiwan, i suggest u to go early..mine AD is actually 1 Oct 2011 but i went in May 2010, only to receive my pics in Oct 2010. I didnt want it to be so early initially as the albums will be collecting dust at home.. + we stupidly paid in full during the roadshow and were worried that that could just close shop anytime coz u never noe, the shop is miles apart...
I think the best period to go is around Apr..quite a lot of flowers and whether is cooling..take advantage of this. I went on 5 May and rainy season has already started. There was 1 day where i have make up and dress up..only to change back to my clothes and go shopping coz the rain didnt stop. So i oso suggest u guys to extend ur stay, for just in case situation...i extended about 4 more days, and take it as a chance to go around taiwan sightseeing and pigging out..after photoshoot that is!
gals rem to bring ur nubra, heels and ur own props eg sunglasses etc..
+ there will be few rounds of photoediting..after editing, they will arrange the pics for u ...and it took me quite awhile to circle here and there, type in chinese and email them..sometimes i even have to call the taiwan office to make my point coz they didnt edited what i wanted. phew! im glad its over!
