Every post I do is special. I carefully select photos, sequence them in a way that will tell the story in the most genuine way, and then I write from the heart about the fondest or the craziest thing I can recall from the whole experience. Most of the time it’s not really about the photos, but about my time with each wonderful client that I encounter. Today’s feature is a special of a special. A Valentine’s day post should count for something, given that it is the holiday most related to what we do – although ‘lndependence day’ is more appropriate for certain couples. Today’s Valentine post does not only feature one of the most beautiful and most beautiful people-filled wedding I’ve ever shot, but it also happens to be exactly one month to this day when this wedding happened and just for good measure, it is also Karen’s birthday. Talk about hitting multiple birds with one stone – this is just more of hitting multiple hearts with one post. I don’t think I can justify enough describing how amazing this wedding of Karen and Roy is, that’s the reason I had to post this today. My bond with them doesn’t really go way way back, yet it goes back, far enough for it to be filled with the most joyous episodes that by the time we are all in Cebu celebrating this event, the trio of superstar stylists Gideon Hermosa, Michael Ruiz, and Teddy Manuel (more excitingly known […]

I always believed that good things happen to good people. Sometimes good things happen also to bad people but eventually karma catches-up on them and evens everything out. But today’s feature is about the former and how amazing circumstances work out to people who really deserve it. Last month, while the country was bracing for the arrival of super typhoon Ompong, Jerryl and Marc were also preparing for the worst – it seemed that Ompong heard about the wedding and thought that he was invited. The wedding was set in Cebu but most of the people, including us suppliers, would come from many different places. According to Jerryl: “We worried about our guests coming to Cebu, we worried about our wedding suppliers, we worried about everything. Anxiously stressed that all our efforts in planning this wedding will be gone to waste because of the typhoon. We even came to the point of considering moving our wedding date the next day after the typhoon landed. We prayed hard day & night. We were praying for a miracle.” I had to rebook my flight a few hours before I had to fly just so I could beat Ompong to Cebu. I did beat him and by all means not only me, the entire wedding beat him to it and while he scared the heck out of all of us, he decided he was’t going to crash the celebration. The miracle that Jerryl and Marc prayed for, happened. I’ll leave it to the […]

Evangeline, a designer and true lover of what’s beautiful and well-thought-of. Everything about her speaks of form, function and yes, even some fancy. She wanted things for her wedding to be mostly, her own – not only choice-wise but design-wise as well. This is very evident with the way her wedding gown was structured and her invitation was put together. One of the most memorable and fun moments I had while shooting this couple, was their decision to shoot their preparation inside their house. I had a great time taking unconventional shots, including the things she uses in her office or for her design work. She also made everything fun that instead of doing a champagne toast, she opted for the Milktea toast, which was cool. Lloyd and Evangeline incorporated their jolly and awesome personalities into the wedding. This celebration was not only a commemoration of their union but a symbol of who they truly are. And it is a privilege that I was there to witness everything, more so, to be chosen as a designer’s photographer. It was a wedding lavished with artistic details, making it their own work of art. I hope you see how fun and in love these two are through our pictures. Enjoy! ______________ Suppliers: Photo: Oly Ruiz Make-up: Albert Kurniawan Coordination: Jenny Lim Video: Project Mayo 7 Flowers and Styling: Nikki Chatto Reception: Conrad Manila Suit: Tino Suits Emcee: Atom Ungson Band: 3rd Avenue Music Sounds and Lights: High Impact Events [shareprints gallery_id=”64916″ gallery_type=”masonry” […]

I have always dreaded morning weddings. Sleeping early is probably the second-worst thing in the world after having to wake-up very early. So I admit that when I found out during my meeting with Bernice and Dom that their wedding ceremony is at 10 am, I was a little taken aback. Morning weddings don’t come often. At most, they’re twice a year, plus we just finished months of being in quarantine (I’ve been so used to sleeping all day), I just wasn’t ready. I know I sound like a brat, complaining about an event that’s pushing through when most weren’t. But the good stuff is coming, I promise. Bernice and Dom are the good stuff. These two are fun! They are loose, and they can give it to you as much as they can take it. They told me during our meeting that I should just go crazy and execute all the ideas I have for their wedding – from maybe climbing something up to committing a minor felony (not sure). Turned out we didn’t have to do anything illegal to get incredible photos – Bernice, Dom, their families and friends, who were all game, made sure of that. I will still dread early morning weddings, but whenever I do, I can go back to the moment when I felt like an idiot being frightened by what turned out to be one of the most fun times I ever had shooting a wedding. Cheers to our fears, and to the […]