Love, Actually

Tell us more about yourself!
My name is Amalina, but people call me Ama. I’m 30 this year, and I’m currently a freelance photographer and part-time marketing specialist. So I do marketing for a wedding company and other brands on a freelance basis.

Cool! How did you get into the wedding industry?
I don’t know, I’ve been following this wedding company for quite a while, and just nice they reached out to me, so I decided to work for them! I think we get along pretty well. It’s been quite enjoyable.

Have you shot a lot of weddings since then?
Not really. I’m still quite new to it, with maybe only one to two years of experience. I only started taking this more seriously in the past year.

Even so, is it still just as magical and moving every time you shoot a wedding?
I think it’s always very wholesome and heartwarming to experience love and marriage in real life. In the initial stages of me joining the team for wedding sessions, it would get pretty touching for me, and sometimes I even tear up! Now, I know what kind of emotions to expect, but it’s still special being able to share special moments like these with other people and the couple.

Aww! What are your views on marriage then, and has this changed in any way since joining the industry?
I would say it would be nice to get married too one day (laughs). But being in this industry has given me some ideas as to what I want, and what I don’t want at my own wedding. And also to see how couples plan and connect with each other in real life, you can kind of tell that “Oh, this is a good relationship,” and is something that I would want for myself.

So are you in a relationship right now?
Ahh yes, correct (laughs).

Lovely! If you’re comfortable sharing, do tell us more about it!
I think we’re at a very good stage now. We’re planning to settle down, not anytime soon, but he’s someone that I already know I want to spend the rest of my life with lah. Other than that, I don’t have any other comments (laughs).