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destination wedding: madre de dios, tagaytay highlands
reception: midlands veranda
photo: nelwin uy
couture: marc rancy

my wife and i had a chance to catch a movie on valentine’s day and believe it or not it was our very first valentine’s date. the fifteen-minute-turned-hour-long drive to the mall reminded us instantly why we rather stayed home in the past. the worst traffic though, has no chance of stopping us from watching another rachel mcadams box office flick (we watched “the notebook” on our very first date.) except perhaps for the boyish charm both our groom raymond and channing tatum possesses, there’s no relevant connection this movie/v-day experience has with this next wedding video. it just so happens though that our couple, raymond and kristine, had one beautiful exchange of vows of their own. =)

destination wedding: sacred heart church, cebu city
preps: marco polo hotel
reception: casino espanol de cebu
photo: jon tolentino

after five years in the wedding filmmaking industry, we finally had the chance to document a wedding in cebu. it was actually our first time in one of our country’s most beautiful cities, and i’m glad we had enough time to roam around! =)

like we always do, we spent a lot of time eating/finding the best places to eat…from the infamous larsian to the finest lechon restaurant cnt.

the legendary sinulog festival was just around the corner but it was a wild coincidence that gen was sporting a fiesta-ready nail polish during the wedding day. =)

there was a little time pressure creating this video being it needed to be available during dinner time…but i had tougher times. =) shout out to the bride’s cousin, anika, for introducing our work to the couple.

the banderitas are set. there was this cebu idol singing contest goin on, the “i love cebu t-shirts” were selling like pancakes (come to think of it, i missed getting myself one…dang!), and the sto. nino festival is ready to roll. unfortunately for us, our schedule won’t allow us to stay. no worries, some ten years from now, i see myself dancing and rockin’ under the rain with the rest of the cebuanos.

destination wedding: mayon planetarium, albay
photo: dino lara
gown: niko hernandez

along mayon volcano’s 6-km permanent danger zone, we witnessed one of the most beautiful exchange of vows. it was a fairytale of a different kind where the princess waited almost a little bit too long before prince charming came along. this film shows you what happened when the waiting ended. =)

destination wedding: acuatico beach resort, batangas
gown: vera wang
hmu: xeng zulueta
styling: 4th wall

in the middle of the unusual rainy december, mon and marga’s civil wedding to be held at acuatico’s pool area was in a little bit of trouble the night before. fortunately, an hour before the ceremony, the scary dark clouds passed and the sun came out. the ceremony lasted for just fifteen minutes but it was a beautiful wedding nonetheless. happy new year! =)

destination wedding: palm beach resort, laiya batangas
photographer: nelwin uy
couture: veluz
hmu: gela laurel

it’s been a wild month for me and my team as we continue to catch our breaths in this oh so exhausting yet wonderfully fulfilling wedding season. before we knew it, november’s come and gone and the madness that is our december calendar is staring right at us! that said, allow me to apologize in advance for delayed email responses, missed calls and unreturned sms. =)

now, back to regular programmming…

cha and drich’s beach wedding was blessed with a weather as gorgeous as themselves. it was the perfect setting for their beautiful christian ceremony. pumped up with hellogoodbye’s here in your arms, i was in rhythm early on. if you’re a PTV fan, you are totally gonna love this one! =)

destination wedding: san antonio de padua
reception: moon garden

nino and hazel’s wedding is a rollercoaster of emotions. there’s laughter, there’s tears and surprisingly an entertaining outburst from a very angry presider. =) we caught ‘em all on film!

destination wedding: chapel of transfiguration, caleruega
reception: taal vista, tagaytay
photo: paul vincent
hmu: mica tuaño
couture: nx couture

the craze that is mauie and sam’s wedding is finally over and done with but the music and the dancing go on. after back to back pre-wedding video productionswith this bubbly couple, i somehow got a clue that it’d be a totally insane party they’re gonna throw. hmmmm….can’t even remember the last time i documented a singing duo of father and daughter while the mother and son dance along!

destination wedding: queen of peace, bacolod city
reception: l’fisher hotel
photo: jeff and lisa
couture: joey samson

not counting those many years that i have experienced the violent and sometimes horrifyingly fun black nazarene festvial in quiapo (we lived there for more that ten years,) i have never really experienced those colorful filipino fiestas. i’ve always dreamt of getting into the middle of the aklan’s ati-atihan or go drunk dancing in the streets of lucban during pahiyas or just stand in awe as ladies take off their tops during mardi gras in new orleans (well, it’s not in the philippines but you have to admit it’s totally a must-see!.) imagine my delight when i realized that dj and anna’s wedding was a week before the masskara festival and masskara dancers will perform while we feast on unlimited chicken inasal during their welcome dinner the night before!

getting a little taste of what’s in store makes me want to go back there badly next week to experience the whole thing. due to my commitments here in manila, i can only wish i could.

enjoy the video!