a wedding day can get messy. We get it. The Thing is, we want to document your wedding, the way it is.

We embrace the messiness of it all. As much as possible, we want to photograph the wedding day as it is. Yes, we might come in occasionally to advise and to provide clarity, but the most authentic of images usually invoke the strongest of memories. Time capsules, we call them.

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ACTUAL DAY WEDDINGS / SOLEMNISATIONS

Our purpose is to document the day as raw as it can be. There will be less scripting but more capturing of the wedding’s little moments, as mundane or as exciting as it is. That is what makes your wedding, truly yours.

The images we produce are not going to win awards probably, but if you are looking for someone to document down and story-tell (with creative input of course) the genuine, honest progression of your wedding day, however, it may turn out to be, then look no further.


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by Eugene | Dexter | Levin | Elle

PRE-WEDDINGS ON 35mm FILM

For the brave and the adventurous, this is the quintessential Bottled Groove experience. Experience the bustling heart of this city we call home as we walk, talk, roam and explore every nook and cranny Singapore has to offer. We could end up anywhere, from rustic staircases and cafes, quiet alleyways, busy traffic junctions, HDBs or even end up in an old provision shop.

Warning: this is only for the young and the young at heart.

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PRE-WEDDING / CASUAL SESSIONS

Our pre-wedding sessions can range from extremely goofy and fun, to moody, artistic, and directive. It highly depends on your personalities!

If you are not having fun, then we are doing it wrong. Do not worry about being awkward, you are not models and neither are we! Just, let the groove out from your bottles and we will handle the rest.

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by Eugene | Dexter | Levin | Elle

FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY SESSIONS

The way we conduct family photography sessions are more of documenting down the “a day in the life”.

Ideally, we want parents to remember how messy and disorganised it can be, bringing up children and yet find beauty/joy in it.

We believe these memories would be more valuable in the future, to remind one that parenting is a challenge and not always rainbows and butterflies.

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“We fell in love with Eugene’s true photo-journalistic style in which the emotions of photos flow naturally. Most, if not all of his photos strike a great balance between being aesthetically pleasing and emotionally rich.”
— Lena + Ignacio
“Life is not always the picture-perfect glamour party it professes to be - and we like it that way. Many things can be beautiful when we roll with the punches, as with many in-between moments - Bottled Groove captures this masterfully.”
— Ningfei + Elizabeth
“We could not have asked for any more from Eugene, who was so personable, passionate and committed to our wedding project from day one!

Everyone keeps telling us how the photos captured the spirit of the day so well, and love all the brilliant candids :’) They have carried us through post-wedding blues for sure.”
— Sarah + Joel
“Among the best decisions, I made on the wedding”
— Xinfang + Mingxian
“We had the pleasure of working with Dexter as our AD photographer and 100% no regrets. Whether it was spontaneous candid photos or more ‘editorial’ photos, Dexter nailed it all.”
— Cheryl + Melvin
 

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