Most couples nowadays really spend time and effort in preparing for their wedding. They will go to the extent of researching on what is the latest and what will make their weddings unique and truly a cut above the rest. Whatever their motivations are, it is quite astonishing to personally witness and to document such unique nuptials. John and Judy’s is one unique wedding — from their ring case to their candles, from their table tags to their name plateholders, from their giveaways to the bouquet handle — you can see that everything has been well thought off. It is just quite fitting that we likewise do an extraordinary documentation of their special day.

Since last year we have offered video services. We properly timed the clips, did dramatic glidecam sequences and used Louis Armstrong’s rearranged “What a Wonderful World”.

This is an actual shot of the rings being dropped. The Nikon D700 was placed in continuous mode (high) and used a high shutter speed setting to freeze the actual drop.

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We have not had a military wedding for quite a while. I believe the last one was more than a year ago. Having another one in an out of town wedding is definitely something to look forward to. Even the place was a first time for us — Hill Creek Gardens — the estate is owned by the Lirio family which turned a previous vacation home and a working coffee farm to an ideal place for an out of town wedding ceremony and reception. Actually, the place has its own chapel (however the ceremony was not held here) and several spots ideal for unforgettable photographs. The place can easily accommodate more than 500 guests and I particular like the main house which resembles like a french chalet.

Drawn swords and Air Force men in white duck uniforms are welcome break from the usual weddings we usually cover. The tradition of “mistahs” requiring the new groom to do certain acts before the couple is allowed to pass the swords blocking them is always an interesting thing to watch.

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Two days before Christmas and here we are in Bellevue covering the preparation of SG and Raymond. This hotel south of Metro Manila is one of my favorite hotels because I believe the interiors have been well thought off. They are not only modern but very artistic. With this there are lots of places where good photographs can be captured. Couple that with St. James the Great at Christmas time then everything is complete.

The couple is quite particular with the photographs they want. They forwarded me a batch of pictures — wedding photographs they do like. I love couples who do this. They know exactly what they want. It is then very clear what are the “must” to capture.

With us during the wedding are other popular suppliers, like Lanie Acedillo (make-up), http://threelogyvideo.com/blog/ (video), Veluz (gown) and coordinated by Kutchie Ranola (Getting Married). As expected everything went smoothly and we are pretty satisfied with the output.

Hope you like it as well.

The movingpictures picture/video combo that was shown at the start of the reception. This was a product of the prenup we took right at the center of the CBD in Makati.

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The couple’s ArtBook — a wedding in Don Bosco and a reception in Peninsula Manila.

One of the coolest weddings we covered. Nothing can beat the first dance — a well rehearsed, hip-hop to the delight of the entire guest list.

Straight from Dubai, the cooler weather in Lakeshore Estate was a welcome breather for Alex and Jane. For more than five straight hours the couple pose for us. Some poses were quite difficult and but they gamely followed all our recommendations. Of course, the mandatory climb to the Lakeshore lighthouse was a must. Now with all these photographs, it is rush time again to lay all this out and come out with an ArtBook/Guestbook in time for their wedding on December 30th.

We have been doing prenups for quite a while. It is not only fun but very relaxing as well. Unlike a wedding wherein you follow a script (i.e. wedding ceremony misallette and reception programme), a prenup is free flowing. Since there is no script to follow, a photographer must be creative enough to think of poses for the shoot. Most of the wedding photographers right now must likewise be wedding stylist in order that the prenup shoot will be as natural as possible. Not to mention is the full cooperation of the couple that will the subject of the shoot. It will greatly help to have the shoot in a conducive place and nothing will be more appropriate to have it in Enchanted Kingdom. Not only that is the dubbed as the ‘happliest place in the Philippines” but also there are lots of rides and activities that a couple may do to ensure a fun-filled day. This exactly what happened during Ogie and Cindy’s prenup shoot. From early afternoon till the time of the fireworks we were there. We had a grand time which can be seen in their movingpictures video (shown during the reception) and their ArtBook/Guestbook.

For the first time our prenup will be different from the usual out of town shoot. It is likewise different from the now popular city shoot. Now we are venturing into a different type of engagement shoot. This is more of a fashion shoot or others call it glamour photography. In this kind of shoot the couple tends to be models doing a cover or a magazine feature. Pretty intimidating to some but not to Michael and Sheng who did not show only the attitude but the spunk which will give true models a run for their money. The shoot was done in a wonderful Asian contemporary house in Loyola Grand Villas.

Browse thru the pages.

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Weddings in Fernbrook Gardens always seem to be a fairytale. The entire atmostphere of the place is idyllic for well thought of nuptials which will definitely be something for the storybook. Ryna from the time of preparation to the actual wedding is glowing. We had a grand time with Threelogy in covering the event. Even the sunset was dramatic that day which allowed us to take thousands of shots.

Here are just a few shots that will give you an idea on how the entire event went.

I thought they just love New York or they are planning to spend their honeymoon there. Only at the last portion of the program that I realize (N)icolas and (Y)arbrough are the ones they really love .

Again, the advantage of remote lighting. The other remote flash was placed behind the couple for a three dimensional effect.

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Things get frantic especially if a prenup is done very close to the wedding date. In this particular case, I still need to layout the ArtBook and hopefully gets the stamp of approval from the client. Most of the time there are a few changes only — no horror stories yet, because I really hate cramming. I definitely don’t want 11th hour printing .