Cang Ai Wedding

zhaoli

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I just came back from my shoot in Kenting.I've to say nothing but one word AMAZING!!! The service standard there is really gr8. Really enjoyed everything about it there. Photo choosing wise, they were not very pushy. They left it to us to choose from the 300+ pics they took for us during our 1 day shoot. The photographer Hai Hai was very helpful in making decisions for us on which pictures would make the album nice. In the end we chose 75 pics in total. My bf and i are still thinking of the wonderful memories they gave us.

One tip for those going to Kenting. because u need to stay in Kaohsiung , do try Kindness Hotel Lio He Ye Shi cos they provide free laundry for use and also internet and printing. Really a nice small hotel. For the price you pay ~$70SGD/night. Can book from agoda.

I was quite lucky the Girl who served me Jing Wen is actually the model for Cang Ai.. hahah i realized that later.

BalletBee, Can share your package and expenses with me? I am thinking of going to kenting too! but quite expensive leh
 

zhaoli

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Hi ladies,

Here is my review of cang ai which i have sign a package with them. For their package i think it is very expensive because it cost $4000++SGD with only 30 photo, 6 bride car, 4 wedding grown for photo shoot, actual day 3 wedding grown, 2 suit for guy for photo shoot, actual day 1 suit. For bride's maid per dress i need to pay $50SGD for washing. I have my photo shoot day in kaoshiong taiwan on June 8. The staffs in kaoshiong is very friendly and helpful. As what mostly taiwan girl are. The service is good but for bridal grown the choice is not alot bec some of the dress might be taken for other people photo shoot. And the top few beautiful grown u need to pay extra and cost around $500SGD++ to $1K SGD. As for guy suit if you are not small size guy don't think about have nice suit to wear. For middle size guy is hard for u to get a nice suit. If those oversize good luck to you. Guy suit i would say it is limited. Which make me very unhappy because they told me what i pay for is for the service and their own desgin grown. So where is my service when i have limit suit to choose. For the photo shoot is good. The weather was good on that day and the cloud all was very nice. It is good to go taiwan for a photo shoot and they really know how to take picture but u must have the right photographer. Cang ai photographer is good. Hope all this will help you. Hope you ladies don't be like me too rush to make decisie. But for quality cang ai do have quality but quanity wise no for photo. I spend around $630SGD for extra 16 photo.

Hi kakani, can share your packages with us? my email is zhaoli@singnet.com.sg
 

lovecharis

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Hi Anyone recently has signed up with Cangi? it seems like not much reviews and comments about them... I am considering to take PS with them and would like to know how is the experience with Cangai. Thanks!
 

Wendi

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Hi, Im going to taiwan on march next year to take the wedding shoots. Wonder, anyone can share with me any good makeup artist and GD in cangai bridal shop at taiwan? Millions thanks for that!
 

y4nf3n

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I'm going in march to the taiwan branch for our wedding shoots too!!! but I was told that I won't have a trial make up..:(
the package they offered seems a bit sketchy..as in it seems different with each person? either that or I'm not remembering the details too well.
Will be heading down to work things out again soon...hope it all works out...:unsure:
 

cindior

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hi all~ im new here..
i also jus signed up with Cangai.. going on March 2012...
Does anyone buy own ampoule? or intend to get from them?.... quite exp wor...
heard that they will use up to 5-6vials....
 

justyn05

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Any one has any experience at Cang Ai Bridal?

Any one sign any package with them before?
How's their service and pricing?
 

Buzzy

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Hello, not sure if you have already decided on your bridal package..

I have signed up with Cang Ai and very satisfied with their services. I just came back from Taiwan - Kaohsiung; the service of the makeup artists, photographers & their assistants, the gown assistants, retail and sales staff are superb. I am really pleased and very impressed.
Pricing - not too sure of your budget, but they are open with what to pay upfront and over in Kaohsiung. So I have no issues with any hidden costs or things like that. I did not bring eyelashes or ampoules over as I feel that if the makeup artists can earn a little bit and do a superb job, I don't mind. But fyi, I spent about $400 on these items (total I think I have used 5-6 pairs of lashes and bought 12 ampoules , some to bring back for my actual day). So it really depends if you wanna bring along.

Reputation & class of the bridal - Their bridal shop is situated at their "town area" - like @ our own orchard road. Building looks like LV flagship store at night.. haha.. Total 4 storeys.. including their rooftop which is renovated into nice areas for indoor photoshoot.

Their customers - Those I have seen are well-mannered and not picky and pretty.

Their Gown in charge and assistants – they are patience and choose really nice gowns for you to try on and not pushy to ask you to top up more gowns. They have at least 6 – 7 racks for you to choose from. I asked to top up more gowns on top of my package for more styles. However gowns preference is subjective, so you may wish to go down to Cang Ai Singapore to have a feel.
Their makeup and hair artists and assistants (total I think they are 10 of them) – imagine they have one area for 6 – 8 brides to doll up at the same time. Their skills are superb.. just like what we have seen on those Taiwan variety shows.. flawless.. pretty.. exceeded my expectations.. They are attentive and know what I want, I guess because they are mostly experienced. I chit chat with them and found out that they are working there for years…
Photographers and their assistants – Professional, fun-loving, make us feel relax – think that is really important bcos initally my hubby and I are stiff and dunno how to pose. Haha.. after one day of “training” by them, we can really pose nicely now.. sharp chin and natural poses. Hahaha.. Most importantly, pictures taken by them are really nice.. I like most of them.. topping up photos is a challenge bcos as always unless you are cash rich and prepare to top up, if not really need to close both eyes and delete as much nice photos as possible.. lol… But the pricings they charge are reasonable compared to my friends at other bridals so total I took up about 200 pics.
Put the above asides, I feel that as long as you have set asides some budget (intial package prices and for photo top up), just choose one bridal which you are comfortable with. Ask them upfront what to pay now and then.. Afterwhich just enjoy the photoshoot process and leave everything to them.
Sorry for the long post.. but personally I feel that I will recommend you to CangAi Kaohsiung. My 2 cents.. :)
 

Buzzy

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Hi, I have posted this reply somewhere in this forum, so will be repeating here.

I have signed up with Cang Ai and very satisfied with their services. I just came back from Taiwan - Kaohsiung; the service of the makeup artists, photographers & their assistants, the gown assistants, retail and sales staff are superb. I am really pleased and very impressed.

Pricing - not too sure of your budget, but they are open with what to pay upfront and over in Kaohsiung. So I have no issues with any hidden costs or things like that. I did not bring eyelashes or ampoules over as I feel that if the makeup artists can earn a little bit and do a superb job, I don't mind. But fyi, I spent about $400 on these items (total I think I have used 5-6 pairs of lashes and bought 12 ampoules , some to bring back for my actual day). So it really depends if you wanna bring along.

Reputation & class of the bridal - Their bridal shop is situated at their "town area" - like @ our own orchard road. Building looks like LV flagship store at night.. haha.. Total 4 storeys.. including their rooftop which is renovated into nice areas for indoor photoshoot.

Their customers - Those I have seen are well-mannered and not picky and pretty.

Their Gown in charge and assistants – they are patience and choose really nice gowns for you to try on and not pushy to ask you to top up more gowns. They have at least 6 – 7 racks for you to choose from. I asked to top up more gowns on top of my package for more styles. However gowns preference is subjective, so you may wish to go down to Cang Ai Singapore to have a feel.

Their makeup and hair artists and assistants (total I think they are 10 of them) – imagine they have one area for 6 – 8 brides to doll up at the same time. I was one of them that day. Their skills are superb.. just like what we have seen on those Taiwan variety shows.. flawless.. pretty.. exceeded my expectations.. They are attentive and know what I want, I guess because they are mostly experienced. I chit chat with them and found out that they are working there for years…

Photographers and their assistants – Professional, fun-loving, make us feel relax – think that is really important bcos initally my hubby and I are stiff and dunno how to pose. Haha.. after one day of “training” by them, we can really pose nicely now.. sharp chin and natural poses. Hahaha.. Most importantly, pictures taken by them are really nice.. I like most of them.. topping up photos is a challenge bcos as always unless you are cash rich and prepare to top up, if not really need to close both eyes and delete as much nice photos as possible.. lol… But the pricings they charge are reasonable compared to my friends at other bridals so total I took up about 200 pics.

Put the above asides, I feel that as long as you have set aside some budget (intial package prices and for photo top up), just choose one bridal which you are comfortable with. Ask them upfront what to pay now and then.. Afterwhich just enjoy the photoshoot process and leave everything to them.

Sorry for the long post.. but personally I feel that I will recommend you to CangAi Kaohsiung. My 2 cents.. ;)
 

monster

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Hi Buzzy

i had question to post to you, hope you can enlighten me..

i signed up with CA recently and decided to go Kaohsiung/Kenting for the shoot, and was recommended by the staffs at CA Singapore that March/April are the best period to go for the shoot whereas avoid Sep/Oct due to typhoon... but i browsed thru travel webpages they mention otherwise. i.e. Mar&April is typhoon and Sep/Oct best time to go!!

so i was pretty confused about that, dont mind enlighten me!

thank you!
 

snowflake1982

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I just returned from my shoot at Taipei with Cangai. There was actually a mild typhoon when we first arrived! My hubby-to-be and I were so worried it'd rain on our parade during the photoshoot. Thankfully it cleared and we woke to amazing blue skies on our photoshoot day. Apparently the typhoons can be quite random. June is not supposed to be a typhoon season! Btw, I was really impressed w the quality of the photos and service there. Even without photoshop, the pics were so beautiful we had a hard time making our selection for the sheer variety we had. A happy and expensive problem- we ended up adding another 50 pics and topped up another $2K-ish. Gotta live on bread and butter till our AD man...
 

monster

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I just returned from my shoot at Taipei with Cangai. There was actually a mild typhoon when we first arrived! My hubby-to-be and I were so worried it'd rain on our parade during the photoshoot. Thankfully it cleared and we woke to amazing blue skies on our photoshoot day. Apparently the typhoons can be quite random. June is not supposed to be a typhoon season! Btw, I was really impressed w the quality of the photos and service there. Even without photoshop, the pics were so beautiful we had a hard time making our selection for the sheer variety we had. A happy and expensive problem- we ended up adding another 50 pics and topped up another $2K-ish. Gotta live on bread and butter till our AD man...

haha, i bet u had a great time there.. thanks alot. ya saw their portfolio of their cameramen very nice..the sky are natural too. haha. btw dont mind me ask, who is ur cameraman..?:)
 
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