Mark & Elza

Hotel Sofitel, Manila Cathedral and One Esplanade
with John Mateos Ong & Mike Tan

It’s always a blast shooting a “San Miguel Wedding!” No, it’s not because of the free booze I get afterward, but it’s because I get to see a lot of familiar faces… kayo naman oh! hehehe :D and the fact that they’re always a crazy bunch of people (that’s a compliment, mind you)

Preps pa lang there were already cans of beer ready to be disposed of.. and trust the groomsmen to do just that while waiting for their turn in the pictorial. First time to have a Best Woman help the groom dress up. Good job Mic! :D It was also my first time to do a Cathedral wedding… Given all the rules you had to follow, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be..

Sir Jong assigned me to the reception while he did the in-betweens so I had a lot of time going around and taking pictures of people. The song that would best describe that moment would be R.E.M.’s Shiny Happy People.. LoL! :D It was definitely the most colorful reception I’ve been to. And living up to the San Miguel reputation, it was super laid back. Guests were actually required to be in their Flip Flops! Nice! :D

Ninoy & Cherry

Astoria Hotel, Christ the King and Green Meadows Clubhouse
with Carlo Cecilio and Riz

The day started out well because we were working with friends, namely Jesy Alto and Steve Pagsanjan. So the mood was jolly and light and even Cherry seemed well rested. Her mum, on the other hand, was a bit stressed. She kept on worrying about the littlest details. Good thing Steve brought along his bag of antics which eventually put her at ease. :)

I haven’t shot with Carlo in a long time so it was a blast working, or should i dare say playing, with him again. We took the couple to the secret garden where we witnessed how fast Cherry can run.. hehe. She thought the guard dogs were running towards her, so in the blink of an eye, she was like 5 feet from where she was standing. :D

Simeon & Jen OnSite

Century Hotel and San Agustin, Manila

This was my second OnSite and I decided to experiment using iMovie. :) We had so much fun covering their wedding that it was so hard to pick which pictures to put in the slideshow given the limited time of the song. Hehe. :D

All photos in the OnSite by moi, Gracielle Hernandez and RIchard Mojica
Good job guys! Fun! Fun! hehe :D

Mark & Cheryl

Mariott Hotel, Epiphany Church and Legion of Honor, San Francisco
with John Mateos Ong

This was my second US wedding. Fun fun fun! :D I’m used to doing portraits of the groom so I already had an idea of how things would go and look like.. but after that, sir Jong said that I also needed to do portraits of the groomsmen.. Ok, had to think fast. Good thing the groomsmen were as crazy as moi. hehe.. notice that I have more pictures of them than the groom! LoL! :D and for some reason, I always end up being one of the boys.. I think they forgot I was there to work cause they kept on offering me all sorts of alcohol while we were in the limo on the way to church.. haha!

Funny story. So the bride (and her bridesmaids) and the groom (and his groomsmen) had separate limos going to the church right? But then, even after the wedding, the groom wanted to ride with his groomsmen! You should have seen his face when sir Jong told Mark that he should ride with Cheryl. haha!

Simeon & Jen

Jardin de Miramar, Antipolo
with Gracielle Hernandez

I met with Simeon & Jen weeks before the shoot to discuss where they want their prenup pictures to be taken. They wanted a mix of green and architecture.. Luckily, Simeon was able to find this location on the internet. Inside Jardin de Miramar, you had 5 different themed venues, like Intramuros and Galera.

Given the time we were allotted to shoot, I had no choice but to put them under the sun. The sun shone ever so brightly and I could see that the couple were feeling the heat,but good thing they were up for it naman. No complaints whatsoever. whew! :D On the drive home, we got news that Jen’s sister gave birth to a healthy baby! Literal na healthy cause the baby weighed a whopping 8lbs! heehee :D