"After celebrating the yuletide season, a couple planned to finally tie the knot, with a simple wedding."
"We started at 11:00 p.m and ended at 5:00 a.m." One of my first weddings was with my friend Dale "A Photographer & Architect from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" He comes home to the Philippines every year to visit his family, and also upgrade his photography portfolio. He visited me at my home asking if I could help him out with his pre-nuptial shoot for his brother. They arrived at our house at 5:00 p.m., and was asking if I know someone where we can get some gown rentals and makeup service. We quickly called our suppliers to help out. We decided to have a night photo session, because of the limited time. I decided to use a very simple setup, a camera and lens with no flash. Luckily we got some nice pictures from that session, and I am willing to do it once again. We started at 11:00 p.m and ended at 5:00 a.m. with a bulalo breakfast. "It was a great Sunday Afternoon, arriving hours early to check out the venue, and having fun with a candy crush birthday theme." "Brian & Mae asked me to do their pre-nup pictorial shoot, I suggested to do it at the carnival." Today I met up with Brian & Mae here at our home in Marikina City, we had arrangements to do a prenuptial photography session, or a post-nuptial to be exact. They arrived before lunch, and started to prepare for the shoot. They brought with them their suit and gown from the wedding, and we started doing some indoor shots at our living room. I felt that we need more exciting pictures, and suggested that we should also do an outdoor location shoot. It was unplanned and we don't have any previous plans for that. But I like the couple, and I want to give them something they can cherish their whole life together. Maybe a reminder that married life is more fun than a plain background on the wall. I was inspired to get some colorful shots today, so I decided to bring them to the carnival, knowing that its holiday season. When we got there, all I have to do is bribe the management so that we can use the carnival grounds as our personal playing field. for the pictorial. We had fun shooting with the horror train, the elephant carousel, with the bump cars and ticket booth. There were some mild rains, but it didn't stop us from completing the shoot. During the end of the session, Brian asked me to do one lost shot form them, it was something he always wanted to show her bride "wife". He opened up his shirt and revealed his true identity. He had a "Batman" costume underneath his clothes. Surprisingly, Mae loved it, and had a great time watching her hubby flex his superhero muscles. Time to head for lunch, the couple asked me for the nearest restaurant. I told them, that we could have lunch at the house and I can also show them the same respect and hospitality they gave me during their busy wedding day. "Thanks! Batman and Mae, I really wish you great years ahead." "A family celebrating the first birthday of their lovely daughter at QC Sports Club." One thing I love about birthdays is that you get to meet a wholehearted and kind family, and be part of their celebration. This December 8, 2013, I was able to cover that kind of event. Arriving on time, at Quezon City Sports Club around 5:30 P.M., I was welcomed by the parents of the celebrant and immediately the mother "Shine" told me what the party will be like. She said that there will be a magic show, an acrobats performance, and other fun activities. I started taking some pictures of the details, like the candy buffet, cake, gifts, table setting, buffet food (which was actually sumptuous), food carts, and play place at the event. One challenge was that the light at the reception has a very warm tone, and i have to be very picky with my white balance. Good thing the mom introduced me with another very talented photographer at the event, who is a good friend of hers. The photographer told me that he would be prioritizing the program, while I could do the guest and table shots. That was a very wise idea. A single photographer would really have a hard time covering an event with 200 guests. The event coordinator was also very nice "Bubblegum Parties & Events", they really guided me with the details of the party. As the event went by, I was able to capture some images of the blowing of the candle, the birthday celebrant "Gwen Hendrix" playing, portraits of friends and family, the acrobatic show, the magic show, and also the surprise guest performance of "John Paul" from "GMA Walang Tulugan". He also sang the Happy Birthday Song for the celebrant. All in all, it was a great birthday party, everyone was happy at the event, the food was great, I got some nice wacky shots and group shots, and the client was also very kind and generous. They even gave me three guitar balloons, and asked me if I was able to eat at the party. Clients who feed their suppliers at the event are always the best kind of people to serve, and I am hoping that I could once again be part of their future celebrations. "We were hired by Prince Madrid Photography, to cover the video of Ela's Debut.." My good friend and one of the best photographers in the Philippines "Prince Madrid" hired me to do take the video of his debut client " Ela" He picked me up at around 3 Pm, to go to the reception. The traffic was very heavy in C5 and Ortigas, and it was not that usual on Saturdays. It might be because of early Christmas shoppers. The Event Place was not that easy to find, we we're a bit lost at Mandaluyong City, asking people for directions. Good thing the event will start at 7 Pm and we are hours early for the event, to make sure everything goes well, and we get the needed information for the program, plus some ocular inspection of the venue. The Venue is at the Secret Garden, it's a really secret place, there were no signage or any banners pointing to the place. We just discovered it by asking a lot of people for directions. When we arrive, the place was beautiful, the caterer and sound system was still preparing for the debut. So we started shooting the details of the debut. I took some snap shots of the dress and shoes of the debutant, while taking videos. The Make-up artist arrived on time, making sure the celebrant will be beautiful at her debut. "Great job for the make-up artist". The event program is composed of 18 roses, 18 wishes, 18 wines, and 18 gifts. They also have some performers at the party, I did like the acoustic band that played at the event. They covered a song from "The Corrs" which was very nice. There was also a mobile bar at the back that served people free booze during the program, and made a lot of kids a bit drunk. But all in all, everything went perfect, and we got some great videos from the event. I also know Prince got a lot of stunning photos to add on his collections. Good Night, Everyone!!!! Here's a quick sample of the video at the event: "She likes Beef Kare-Kare, he likes Dinuguan." When we arrived at their humble home at North Signal Village, Taguig City, the groom immediately offered us some lunch, showing off his massive collections of gundam toy robots, and superheroes figurines. The bride was also starting up on her make-up. The father of the groom was speaking "bisaya" to their house guests. I noticeably felt a warm family oriented feeling within the environment of their home. As we started our coverage, we gathered all their wedding details and used one of their rooms at the third floor of their home. Brian "the groom" shared us the wonderful "magnificent" plans for their wedding day. They wanted us to capture moments of who they really are and not just any same old staged act. Mae "the bride" was excited for us to get some shots of her wedding dress and "for rich people" accessories, while Brian was busy on the phone giving directions to guests to their wedding reception. The bride was a bit late on her schedule, so we went to the ceremony earlier than her, to capture all the beautiful flower details. Good thing that it was a christian wedding and that the reception and ceremony was in the same venue. At their wedding, the groom was wearing his mobster style look, a mix of Bruno Mars and Andres Bonifacio get up. While waiting for his bride, he was showing all happiness for the moments that were about to happen. The wedding was attended by a closed group of family and friends. It was a very private ceremony. Everyone at the wedding knows one another. They were all happy sharing stories about the couple. When the bride arrived at the venue, wearing her beautiful made gown, smiling, as she enters the ambient room, she was patiently searching for her groom. Walking down the aisle was one of the best parts of the event. The couple was so eager to get married, the groom can't wait to start. The pastor noticed one of the postcards at the table, and read about the couple: "She likes Beef Kare-Kare, he likes Dinuguan. She loves singing in the shower while he is a rapper. She spends her birthday at feeding programs in Caloocan City, and he joins balagtasn contests." After their first kiss as husband and wife, we went to a short pictorial session outside the venue. As the reception began, the newlyweds started with a surprise performance, singing "Your Love by Alamid", showing an old video of their karaoke session with the same song. At the end of the event, the couple gave everyone a great news. "She's 3 months pregnant. another addition to their start-up family." FROM THE COUPLE: |