Today’s post is one of my all-time favorites because of so many reasons. First of all, Ramon and Kristina is one of the nicest, sweetest, and most good-looking couple on the face of the earth. They make the photos look good even before you press the shutter button. Second of all, Ramon is my idol, he works for the fashion industry and has the swagger and looks that could really kill! hahaha. His bespoke Tom Ford suit plus everything that went with it was something I’ve never seen a groom wear before – it truly felt like we were in a set of a Jason Bourne movie while at the helipad of the Manila Peninsula. Third of all, it was my first time to have the bride’s preparation at the Presidential Suite of the said hotel. This P120,000-a-night room didn’t disappoint. Only, there were times that we’d get lost looking for Kristina because of how huge it was. Fourthly, this was first ever Inglesia ni Cristo wedding and I had a fascinatingly great time seeing and shooting something different. Fiftly, and I’m thinking the last one because if I don’t draw the line now I might not know where else to stop, we capped the night off with an awesome shot on top of the helipad of the hotel creating Metrophoto’s signature painting-with-lights shot with the Makati skyline as background (see photo above again).
I know those were quite a lot, but with all the great shoots that I experience, we want to justify some of those that become a favorite. So again, enjoy these photos from a wedding in The Manila Peninsula. I have already posted quite a few from the same hotel recently but we’re proud to continue featuring all of them in the blog. After all, we make the effort to make sure that each and every one of them are different in their own way, just like how our couples are different in their own wonderful ways :)
Supplier Line-up:
Videographer: Jason Magbanua
Flowers and Styling: Teddy Manuel
Bride’s Gown: Vera Wang
Groom’s Suit: Tom Ford
Groom’s Arms: An inspiration
Coordination: Rita Neri
bottom line, oly is the best in the business. i’ve written multiple reviews/comments/praises just to let everyone how much it is the truth. so i should also post it here for others. =)
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In planning our wedding, I wanted the best of everything. And when I saw Metrophoto’s website, I knew Oly was the best. When I saw his “painting with lights” method for wedding pictures, I could already imagine the wedding picture that would be hanging in my house.
As a bride based in the USA planning a Philippine wedding, it was such a wonderful sigh of relief to meet Oly and view his work. His eye for great lines, composition, editing skills, and savy fashion-esque pictorials fit our personalities exactly (my husband is in the luxury fashion business so has very high standards and Oly blew us away!). Also, Oly had just gotten back from a shoot in Venice and we wanted our engagement pictures in Europe– perfect match!
Throughout the planning, Oly was always prompt in responses to questions and kept us in the loop. During the wedding, everything went smoothly and we were comfortable around him, probably because we already felt that he was a friend. You could see that the effort he put into the shoot was because he genuinely wanted to give us the best pictures possible. Even little touches like how he remembered our entourage’s names so he could tell them where to stand. Always professional and extremely personable, I had no doubt that the pictures would be amazing. When Oly sent the final ones to us when we were already back in the States, tears just came to my eyes. He captured moments that made me feel like I was reliving my perfect wedding. We are so grateful that we continue to feel the magic of the day every time we look at them.
hello sister kristina…
I am a member of Church of Christ as well. So nice to see your wedding photos their amazing!. Im just wondering sister which locale of the church in manila is this? the church is so nice. I am planning my wedding too this coming april it will be great to have my wedding in the same church. Hope to hear from you when you have time. Thank you so much! my email is candygama@yahoo.com