The couples living out Star Wars and zombie fantasies in their wedding albums

Two years ago, Mezame Shashin-ka was a cosplay enthusiast in Singapore, dabbling in photography, and wondering how to make his two hobbies commercially viable. He bought a full-frame digital SLR camera, began experimenting with lights and Photoshop software and eventually became a professional wedding photographer.

Now, thanks to a Star Wars-themed photo album for a soon-to-wed couple, the Singaporean lensman's work has gone viral.

The pre-wedding pictures - which look like stills from an obscure subplot from a galaxy far, far away - were shot in April at different locations around Singapore. First uploaded on Mezame's Facebook page in May, the images have since featured on more than 20 websites in China, Thailand, Italy and Britain.

"Wedding photos with a Star Wars theme is not new, but ours raised the bar," says Mezame, 32, who wants to be known by his professional name, which means "awakening" in Japanese.

Previous efforts by other photographers often feature subjects in standard poses, grasping light sabres, holding hands and positioned in front of droids or space ships, but Mezame took it further by creating a dramatic backstory for his clients, Adrian Ng and Adeline Wong, who tie the knot next month.