Happy Easter everyone! :)

I’m excited to share the wonderful wedding of Amanda and Chris Schoof. Held inside Chris’ family estate in the town of Baclayon in Bohol, both the ceremony – held at the backyard of the mansion, and the reception – took place at the Peacock Garden Resort, were breathtaking. Technically, this is a destination wedding for Metrophoto but since Amanda and Chris reside in this beautiful province, it’s not much so.

For those of you who visit this site frequently, I’m sure you’ve chanced upon my previous post of Amanda and Chris’s e-session shoot that we shot in same place. Then I had quite a long and fascinating write-up on how these two amazing people and me seemed so meant to be. It’s very much worth a visit so please click here to see that entire post.

The wedding was nothing short of what anyone would wish for, extraordinarily beautiful. The details, the colors, the locations, the people – everything felt like being in a movie, a great feel-good movie. The color schemes and landscape makes you feel that you are in Tuscany then there is that Filipino rustic appeal of the vintage wooden chairs used during the ceremony, it was definitely one-of-a-kind. In fact, a big fountain was actually demolished in order to pave the aisle that Amanda will walk on. Nothing was really ‘untouchable’ in order to make the dream wedding a reality. And I love it!

So please allow us to share with you the photos from this wedding of Amanda and Chris, a testament to an undying love that unconditionally overcame any challenges that stood its way. Truly a wedding unlike any other.

Supplier Line-up:
Make-up: Madge Landrito-Lejano
Coordination: Ernest Pascual of Bespoke Manila
Gown: Veluz
Videography: Bob Nicolas
Florist: Vatel Manila (bride & entourage) / Bluegrass Project (event styling)
Caterer: The Peacock Garden
Cake: Peachy Juban
Emcee: Atom Ungson

Check out today’s feature of the e-session shoot and the wedding of my wonderful couple, Rina and Garry. Both based in Darwin in Australia, the very first and only people I know that is from there, they made Metrophoto’s last December run such a memorable one. Their e-session was filled with so much fun and positive atmosphere while their wedding filled with a lot of moments and emotions – I’ve never seen so much crying in such a short amount of time and that is saying something. I love how Rina kept the very first love letter she got from Garry and read it as part of her vows, it was really really touching and sweet. Kinda brings you back to those days when you first fell really in love. I wish I got snippets of the letter to post here but maybe Rina will send it to me and I can add it here. :)

Enjoy the photos :)

Supplier Line-up:
E-session:
Styling: Rabbit Hole Creatives
Make-up: Lean Acheta
Location: A11 Furniture Shop
Wedding:
Videographer: Bob Nicolas
Gown: Veluz Reyes
Coordination: Blues Marquez

We’re starting the week here in Metrophoto with so much anticipation and inspiration. We, as always, would like to share all these positive vibes with you and make it worth your click to visit our site. In store today are photos that are truly captivating and we love it to bits.

So check out this e-session of Shelley and Karlo. An e-session marred by rain most of the afternoon but thanks to the many options that the Alpadi Estates offer, it turned out to still be a hot and a one-of-a-kind shoot. Most of the poses and concepts we did here are above average in difficulty but like many things else, there are things that only a Metrophoto bride like Shelley can pull off and pull off gorgeously. :)

Enjoy the photos. Make-up by Albert Mutuc and Shelley and Karlo did their own styling. :)

Destination shoots in historic places around the world are amazing, but sometimes, I tend to forget that I need not to go too far to be part of weddings that are in most ways as amazing as in any other part of the world. “Not too far” may be subjective and likely to many the twelve-hour drive to the region of Ilocos in the northern part of the Philippines may seem far enough, but for me it is still home and I’m totally captivated by the beauty we have here.

So yes, today we’re featuring the wedding of Mija and Marty. Both hail from the Ilocos region, Mija from Ilocos Sur and Marty from Ilocos Norte and both are wonderful individuals. Now their wedding are totally different from many of the weddings we share here. For starters, this is the first time we’re shooting a wedding in the resplendent and most-chronicled Paoay Church. The place is spectacular and to shoot an actual wedding there is a dream-come-true. The venue of the reception party is as splendid because Mija and Marty actually finished building a resort, the Monte Costa, just in time for the wedding. So you see, there are a lot of must-see things from this wedding.

Speaking of must-see things, you should also notice that we shot the portrait session in Ilocos’ famed sand dunes. So from the church to the resort and up to the sand dunes, I hope this post provides you with enough new things to see and inspire you on this new week. :) Enjoy.

Supplier Line-up:
Coordination: Rita Neri Event Planners
Wedding Gown: Francis Libiran
Caterer: Bizu
Emcee: RJ Ledesma
Cake: Penk Ching

There is nothing like a pre-wedding photoshoot that is shot in places like Paris. But sometimes even if you know what’s required, it is not the easiest the thing to make happen. So you make do with the schedule that you have and with what you can control. If you’re selective enough and smart enough, you can make wonders happen in the nearest of places and with the littlest of time and cost.

I’m proud to share with you today the photos from the engagement session of Leanne and Jino. Shot inside an abandoned mansion in the middle of Metro Manila, I love how it had this old-world feel that provided a degree of captivation not usually seen in similar set-ups done locally. Seeing the resulting photos also provides a sense of fascination and fulfillment given how beautifully it turned out compared to how uncomplicated and last-minute most the preparation had been. But I guess I have to thank Leanne for all of that. First for having a friend like Michelle who gave us the go signal to use the location. Second, for simply being confident enough that she got the right people to make it happen for her and allowed us to work with our abilities. It also helps that Leanne is one of the sweetest person I’ve met. Lastly, for her and Jino just being one of the nicest people you’ll ever come across, you’d want nothing for them but the best. :)

So please do enjoy the photos. Thanks to Myca for Leanne’s make-up and no stylist was hired for this shoot. :)