Vien is the sister of our onsite photo editor, Victoria. We got to know Dustin when he drove for our team in one of our Tagaytay weddings. When we got news about their plans of getting married, me and my wife got really excited. It’s really an honor and a pleasure shooting for our dear friends, and nothing can ever replace being trusted to tell their wedding story, no matter how simple or complex they may be.
Opposites really do attract, and it’s nothing different in the case of Bok and Julie – Bok’s the quiet one, who stuttered back during their “getting to know” phase, while Julie’s the loud one, with her Spongebob Squarepants-like laughter. These two wanted nothing but fun and play during their pre-wedding, so we had them run, jump and talk naughty to each other around Meteora.
Weddings in Tagaytay are totally-unpredictable, like it’s weather. We had a wedding earlier the same month as Ron and Viena’s, filled with sunny and cloudless skies. With theirs, it was a bit drizzling, so we had to step up to the challenge of retaining every wedding detail we had to shoot.
From the original plan of having a Sofitel Wedding like Kevin and Ingrid’s, the pandemic hit Archie and Ivy hard, that they had to postpone. Eventually, the perfect time came, and we were able to shoot their wedding – maybe not the Sofitel Wedding they had hoped for, but a bigger, better one – at Casa Grande Flora.
It was a great day at the Realship Yacht Charter and Rentals for Justin and Ann Margaret’s Engagement Session. The sun was up, the weather was good, and everything was in plan. However, we might have spoken too early that day about one thing – the weather.
One thing that these two really love is Practical Shooting. Dan was the one who encouraged Joanna to try it out, and the rest was history. Our team truly had a smooth time shooting – both with our cameras and their guns.
We waited, and waited, until the green light came (when quarantine restrictions eased), and we made their pre-wedding a reality – of course, with Sofitel as their canvass, since Ivy is part of Sofitel’s Family. Archie’s hesitation still lingered upon us, but when we met him, he was more than eager to be photographed, that he was jumping and running up until our third set!
They were supposed to get married at Paco Church, but decided to move it to some place up north. When the restrictions eased up, they decided to do the pre-wedding in Bulacan (Brent’s Hometown). We were lucky to shoot at the personal garden of Brent’s Aunt and Uncle. We had the chance to shoot a few frames as well at Brent’s place, with their dogs.
Lorenz and Jackie’s engagement session is a good mix of chill vibes and full tummies. They had their first date at Mary Grace Cafe in Makati, so what better place to do their E-session than at the said location. We then headed to Geluk Gentri at Banawe for some afternoon coffee. Finally, to cap the day, we had neon-lit cocktails at Cloak & Dagger, going through the night.
Kaye gave Benj a Big Skinny Wallet, and in return, Benj gave Kaye some cookbooks. It’s like Benj saying “You cook for me.”, and Kaye saying “You buy me what to cook for you, then.”
