I would also recommend chungdam studio for the pre-wedding photoshoot in korea!
Me and my fiancee had the photoshoot in korea during late april. I would say the whole photoshoot experience was really good. We went down a few days before for gown selection for my fiancee cos we were worried that it would be too rushed on that day itself. But, the auntie who served us knew her wardrobe very well. She had some recommendations that we found suited my fiancee nicely. As a result, the whole selection process took only about 1h plus. Also, they had staff who could communicate in mandarin/english quite decently so no worries about the communcation aspect. We enjoyed the process even on the gown fitting day itself and looked forward to the actual day of shooting.
On the actual day, we went down at around 10am to start the makeup and preparation process. And we also met up with Jamie who would be our co-ordinator cum translator for the day. She is very friendly and quite fluent in english. After about 2h of makeup, we started our photoshoot process. The studio has a wonderful set of beautiful indoor settings, and a rooftop one as well. You can see the sets on their website. They guided us on all the poses required and were very patient. We also got to choose one outdoor location for our package. We chose the soekchon lake, which is just outside the outdoor Lotte World amusement park. A good place with elements of nature, modern and traditional architecture. Along the way, the photographer, Mr Lee Changhoon, would scout around for good views and locations to shoot at the park as we walked along. Overall, a very positive photoshoot experience.
But skills aside, what really touched me was the little gestures that the studio provided for us. As we were shooting the whole day, part of our package actually included a "light snack". I was at first worried as I thought a light snack would mean things like biscuits or something, which wouldn't be enough for us after a whole day of photoshoot. However, Jamie later explained to us that it would be a korean meal takeaway, and also asked us what we would like to eat. Seizing the opportunity, we asked them to recommend some nice korean dishes. I can't remember the name of the dish, but anyway, it was really a full meal complete with soup and rice. Yumz! Both of us enjoyed the food very much.
At the end of the photoshoot, my fiancee had already become close friends with all the staff who have served her. And they have truly made our photoshoot experience in korea a highly enjoyable one. The only thing is that they may tend to be abit slow when processing the photos. So it would be good if you have some buffer time for them. My wedding is in October so I'm not so worried yet. But otherwise, i would highly recommend them to couples who are thinking of a photoshoot in korea. You can check out their website at
www.thechungdamstudio.com. For package enquiry, you can contact Jamie at
flake7@nate.com. She is usually very prompt with replies.