Deciding where to capture your pre-wedding photos should be arranged early if you have the intention to plan a trip overseas for a nice holiday as well. To select a location, consider:
- Scenery - Nice on photos, night, day time, how many options, adjacent locations
- The weather
- Distance - you might need to arrange the accommodation, transport, take leave from work
- Wedding Theme
- Places of sentimental value - where you meet each other, dating place
- Colmar Tropicale Bukit Tinggi (Berjaya Hills) | Website - fr RM400 for wedding photography, French village, Japanese Garden/ Tea House, botanical garden, hills, slightly cool
- Cameron Highlands | cameronhighlands.com - Cool temperature 20s°C, English country home style, tea plantation, lattice windows, smoke house, climbing plants
- Dusun Garden Fairies, Ulu Langat | gardenfairies.com.my - Dec 13: 9am-1pm cost RM300, scenic location, lots of green, garden, tree house
- Flamingo Hotel by the Lake | Ampang | flamingo.com.my - Lake view
- Fraser's Hill
- FRIM | Website - RM100 for pre-wedding photography crew, trees, botanical gardens, water falls, forest
- Genting Highlands - theme park, cool weather, temple
- Kellie's Castle | Ipoh - entrance fee: RM4 per adult, 9am-6pm, unfinished mansion of Scottish, Moorish and Indian architecture
- KLCC - Need to get an authorization letter to shoot at KLCC Park, Twin towers, city
- Lake Gardens KL | Taman Tasik Perdana | klbotanicalgarden.gov.my - trees, lake, flowers
- Langkawi - beaches, resort, cable car
- Lima Blas Restaurant | Jalan Mesui KL | FB Page - May 13: RM500. Vintage design, antiques decor, heritage building
- Melaka - A Famosa (Portuguese) Fort, Jonker Street flea market, peranakan houses, UNESCO World Heritage site
- Pangkor | Perak - best beaches in West Malaysian shore, dutch fort, fishing village, beach resorts
- Poco Homemade Cafe, Bangsar | facebook.com/poco.homemade.9 - Dec 13: small cozy cafe, RM5x for photoshoot, parking hassle, cute rustic decor
- Port Dickson | Negeri Sembilan - beaches, resort
- Pulai Springs Resort | Johor | pulaisprings.com - nice garden
- Putrajaya | Website - parks, flowers, lake, can be hot, nice bridges, Putra Mosque, government complexes
- Redang - beaches, resort
- Sekeping Seapark | PJ | sekeping.com/seapark - Rustic feel, open air concept
- Sekeping Tenggiri | Bangsar | sekeping.com/tenggiri - May 13: fee: RM200 for shooting + Room charge at about RM250 (overnight stay), not bad, choose the right room for nicer shoots
- Sekinchan | sekinchan.org - 2 hours drive from KL after Klang, covered with paddy fields, beach, fishing village, hay stacks
- UPM | Serdang - Dec 13: RM50-150 for photoshoot, big field, trees, university building
- Batu Ferringhi - Beaches, resort
- Botanical Gardens | botanicalgardens.penang.gov.my - garden, flowers, trees, lily pond
- Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion (Hotel) | Leith Street | cheongfatttzemansion.com - if not staying at the hotel fee is RM250 per hour, blue outer wall, built end of 19th century, ancient Chinese architecture, granite paved courtyards, vernacular timber lovre windows, porcelain work
- Country Side Stables | Balik Pulau - RM250 per hour, horses, stables, carriage
- Fort Cornwallis - Brick walls, cannon, chapel, esplanade, sea
- Georgetown city - beautiful heritage building from British era turned into banks, commercial / financial building
- Lone Pine Hotel | Batu Ferringhi - white colonial hotel building, beach, greens
- Peranakan Mansion | Church Street | pinangperanakanmansion.com.my - Jul 08: fee RM50 per hour, typical home of a rich Baba in the 19th century, antiques, Chinese carved-wood panels and English floor tiles and Scottish ironworks
- Suffolk House Penang | facebook.com/suffolkhouse - Anglo Indian garden house, UNESCO heritage, English-themed
- Tanjong City Marina | Pengkalan Weld - waterfront, ferry terminal, pier, sea view, boats, yachts, parked there
- Tropical Spice Garden | Teluk Bahang | tropicalspicegarden.com - over 500 species of tropical flora, man-made canals, pond, Fee is RM50
- Victoria | Australia - Great Ocean Road (Twelve Apostles), Melbourne: Brighton Beach (colorful bathing boxes), winery, Victorian city architecture/ cathedral
- Bali | Indonesia - Lake Temple, Tanah Lot, beaches, mountain, lake
- Macau, China - Downtown, casinos, Grand Lisboa Hotel/Casino, UNESCO World Heritage site, The Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral
- Mauritius - beautiful island, ocean and resort
- Paris | France - romantic city, Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Pont des Arts (Love locks bridge) ...
- Santorini | Greece - White Cycladic houses with blue painted windows, a town perched on a cliff, cave houses, amazing beaches
- Taiwan - Tashee Blooming Oasis, Tomita Farm, Green Light Forest, Sun Moon Lake
- Venice | Italy - Gondola ride, canals, Rialto bridge, St. Mark's Square (music, pigeons, tourists)
- Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) - blooms around early April in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka. Popular spots: Sumida Park, Shinjuku Gyoen, Ueno Park in Tokyo
- Mount Fuji View - Kawaguchiko Lake (Fuji Five Lakes), better visibility during colder winter months
- Marina Bay | Maxwell Rd | marina-bay.sg - signature skyline, lit building at night, garden city, waterfront promenade
- Henderson Waves - 274 metre-long pedestrian bridge that spans Henderson Road to connect Mount Faber Park to Telok Blangah Hill Park. highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore, curved ribs structure
- Hort Park | Hyderabad Road - lush greenery, theme gardens, beautiful landscapes, flowers
- Sentosa - beaches, Universal Studios
Ref: japan-guide.com
Updated: 2015