Part 5 - Memories Captured - The selection process (The Pregnancy Journey of an Image Consultant)

The Pregnancy Journey of an Image Consultant…

Part 5 - Memories captured (The selection process)

Cheeky girl at work

The months leading to the selection process with Ministry of Memories kept me in suspense!  I was due anytime and after the 1 month confinement did I finally fix a date with Celestia,  with my 2 elder girls and baby in toll, to view and select the photos!

There were many interesting & beautiful shots and I wish I can take them all home!  One by one I had to narrow them down.  All the themes look so natural and nice!  It took hours and was a heartbreaking affair!  Celestia attended to me personally and was very patient. She even found ways to keep my girls entertained while I viewed the photos.  I looked at those photos which looked so natural and beautiful!  It’s heartwarming to see my family of 4 posing in ways which welcome the little one.  The excited look, cheeky look and sweet look of the girls were all captured in the photos. 

Celestia gave me the ‘don’t rush and we have got all day’ kind of patience.  She gladly removed some photos and put them back into the folder after I said I may want… then removed and put back again etc.  Even I felt apologetic that I was taking longer than planned.  She showed me how she herself also wanted to capture every beautiful moments of her children and made albums with all the photos and shoots done on them.

So yes, she got involved into my selecting process where we will discuss this photo or that; is this really nicer?; why this photo? Etc.  So thank you Ministry of Memories for being a part of my pregnancy journey by capturing one of the most beautiful shots in my lifetime!

About the Author : Sherrine Teoh is the Principal Image Consultant with Image and You Consultancy.  She runs regular training for corporations and institutions as well as Individual Consultations on Personal Grooming, Dressing and Social Etiquette.  She is also Mrs Singapore Queen of Hope 2012, Mrs Asia International All Nations 2012 and Mrs Photogenic 2012 (Mrs Asia International). Being a mother of 3 children age 6, 4 and 1 year old, she hopes to empower women with the confidence they deserve even through their pregnancy.