We reached Ivy Bridal at 8am in the morning. We needed an early start as we had 6 locations to go, each with dresses and hair styles to change in between. There are so many beautiful places in Taiwan I want to go for the photo shoot but I could only limit myself to 6 locations.
The first location we went for the shoot was Bopiliao Old Street (剝皮寮老街) in Wanhua District.
If you like that vintage feel with red bricks and torn walls, Bopiliao is a good place for you to take photos. Bopi literally means “to peel”. There’s two versions of how the street got its name. One saying is that the residents of the street were dealing with leather products, which required skinning animals pelts, and hence the name “Bopiliao”. Another saying is that during the Qing Dynasty, wood imported from Fuzhou Province were processed which required stripping off the bark, and hence the name. Today, Bopiliao is a well preserved famous tourist site in Wanhua District, where you can see buildings that were restored from the Qing period. It is also where the Taiwanese movie Monga (艋舺) was filmed.
Bopiliao Old Street (I took the photo while I was getting my hair and make up done). 
Saw this very cute doggie at the old street.
Our second location was Tai Tung University 大同大學. The university has a beautiful building , Shan Chih Hall, with similarities to the Rotunda from University of Virginia. The pillars are very Roman and pantheon-like, which makes it a perfect choice for grand and elaborate wedding dress.
Our third location was at Tatun Flower Farm 大屯花卉農場, about 45 minutes away from Taipei. There ‘s an admission fee to go in. I forgot the price but I think it is NTD 800 (or is it NTD300?) per pre-wedding photography group. Although it is a flower farm, but we didn’t really see mass field of flowers, but just few rows of flowers. However, the flowers were good enough for the photographer to play around with the angles to create the sea of flowers effect !
The photo below is taken by Sammi, my make-up artist. Yap. Just few rows of flowers….. But in another photo you will see below, we look like as if we are in an endless field of flowers – thanks to Josh, our super professional photographer.
Our 4th location - still at the flower farm. Tatun flower farm has a lot of props and set-ups for pre wedding photos it was considered another location.. There’s the swing, the windmill, the piano, the church, the lake, the boat, so we spent quite a lot of time at the farm.
Our fifth location was at Shimen Wedding Plaza. The wedding plaza is very mediterranean with the white corridor and white structures and a typical way of taking photographs here would be wearing the wedding gown, with the blue sky as the background.
Initially I was a little against this area because it seemed a little too commercialized and too standard as it is a popular photo destination for pre wedding photography. But it was recommended by Josh considering the flow of our route. Linshan Cape was around the area as well, which was our 6th location. Choosing two nearby locations would enable us to finish our shoot on time. We discussed with Josh, and he did a great job at making the photos less typical by arranging to go to the plaza during sunset.
The sixth location Linshan Cape (麟山鼻遊憩區) , was just 5 minutes drive from Shimen Wedding Plaza. Beautiful rocks formation with green, uum, I think it’s sea weed?
Behind the scenes. Note the brown fabric above my head – when it’s let down, it’s my changing room !
The whole process took about 12 hours. By the time we got back to Ivy Bridal, it was already 8pm! It was no easy job posing for the photos! Thanks to Josh giving us very specific directions like ” tilt your head slightly to the left”, “look a little to your right”, “step your right foot out”, making us not looking too rigid in the photos, and almost like professionals! I must thank Mr Orange as well, the photography assistant, who was always running around, getting the lights at the right places, and setting the lower part of my dresses at the right places 
My photos turned out to be gorgeous (and made me uped my budget for the photos…) Thanks to everyone in Ivy Bridal’s professional team:)
PS: If you would like to find out more about the package, please PM me on my alwaystravelicious facebook page.
Ivy Bridal http://www.ivy-bride.com.tw/
Address: N0. 42, Aiguo East Street, Taipei.
台北市愛國東路42號
Tel : +88602-23560388
e-mail:service@ivy-bride.com
The Six Locations
1. Bopiliao Old Street 剝皮寮 http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002090&id=A12-00067
2. Ta Tung University 大同大學 http://www.en.ttu.edu.tw/
3. Tatun Flower Farm 大屯花卉農場 http://www.tatun-flower.com.tw/about_us.php
4. Tatun Flower Farm (same location as above but using different settings and props)
5. Shimen Wedding Square 石門婚紗廣場 http://www.northguan-nsa.gov.tw/user/Article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=04002493
6. Linshan Cape 麟山鼻遊憩區 http://www.northguan-nsa.gov.tw/user/Article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=04002490
Monga the Movie Website
http://mongathemovie.pixnet.net/blog
Such special locations and great shots, KJ! The Linshan location is just stunning!!!!
Thanks sulin! Linshan Cape is one of my favorites too !
Hi, thank you for sharing your experience with us.
May I ask approximately how much it cost for the pre-wedding photoshoot package you chose?
My fiancé and I are going to Taiwan in march 2013 for our shoot. Hope you can give us a pretty close estimate so that we can check our budget and compare with other studios. Thank you!
Sent you an email . Have fun
hi, thanks for replying. i hope it’s not too much trouble, can you re-send your email again? i’m not sure i was able to receive it or maybe i deleted it from the spam folder. i hope you understand. thank you!
Hi Beth I have emailed to you again !
Hi!
I want to ask for an email of the package too! 
Can you please send it to me as well? 
Thanks! 
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Hi there. I was searching for wedding photography rates and found your post. Can you please send me rate and things they offering?
Thank you.
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hi KJ,
im going to taiwan soon (Jan 2013) for my pre wedding shoot..Can send me your package? Thanks a lot…
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Hello,
can you share with me on the package as well? Thanks
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Hi, able to share your package and price, please. especially the price of each additional photo.. Thanks!
I’ve sent to you but I think there’s something wrong with your email address.
Thanks for sharing!!
may i know how much u spend for the package? And the photos that u added, how many photos u added and how much it cost?
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Hi im interested in this studio. Can share with me your package too? my email is asimplel@hotmail.com
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Hi, could you please send me the details of the package too. Thanks a lot.
Hi mark ! Sent to you already.
Hello, can you send to me your wedding package too please? Im going in 2 weeks time..haha
Hi ! I have emailed to you already. Have fun in Taiwan !
Thanks for sharing! Could you kindly share me your pre-wedding package too? Thanks!
Hi Janet ! Emailed to you already !
Hi dear,
We are engaging Ivy Brides for our pre-wedding photography shoot too, and we will be going this March 2013. Could you kindly share your package with me too? And any additionals that you paid for? Thanks!
Hi there! I’ve sent to you! Have Fun!
Hi~ can u please pm me your pre-wedding package? thanks alot~
my email is bon_zz@hotmail.com
Hi Kelly ! Sent to you already ! Have fun !KJ
Can you send me your package details too! Thanks!!!
Nice pictures!
Hi! Love these! Would you mind also sending me the package details? Thanks!!
sent to you already
Hi, I’m looking into Ivy Bride too! Plan to go by June or Sept. Would you mind to send me your package details too? Thanks a lot! Cheers!
My email address: purplekarenz@gmail.com
sent to you already
Hi can you send me your package details.
Hi. Do u mind to share with me your package details as well? If it’s not too expensive we may be going as well…my email add is zodiejodie@gmail.com
Thanks!
Hi there I’ve sent to you already. Enjoy.
Hi! Would you mind also sending me the package details? Thanks!! Btw..ur pics look great
Hi! Thanks for the compliment. I have sent the package details to you already
Would you mind sending to me as well? Great post!
Would you please send the package details as well? Great photos!
Hello. Would you please share the package details with me as well? Great photos! Thanks!
hi there! thanks for the compliment
Sent to you already! KJ
wow I loved your review and photos !! I would consider ivy bride, would you mind sharing the info with me as well ??
thank you so very much if you can !!
Hi Jessica. thanks for your compliment:) sent to you already ! KJ
can u send me too in my email jay_lm6@hotmail.com thanks KJ
regard
jay
Hi Jay, could you pm me on my facebook page? Thanks.
Hi, could you please send me your package details? Thanks!
Hi Sherry, could you leave a message on my facebook page? Will reply from there. Thanks!