Prenup: Nards & Aggie

Nards & Aggie [1]

Nards and Aggie were among the first few I met when Joey invited me to a RockEd event. They certainly were very accommodating, just like most RockEd volunteers. I noticed I shared a common passion with them, they also loved taking photos. From then on, I’d never see them apart every time I’d get the chance to go to a RockEd activity. It was a surprise though when I got a call from Aggie telling me that they’d want me to take their photos on their wedding day. Of course I eagerly accepted the job with much excitement.

Nards & Aggie [2]

Nards & Aggie [3]

This was an impromptu prenup session when we visited their church a few weeks before the wedding. I had my camera in the car, so it was almost automatic to start shooting them anyway. We managed to steal a few shots before the rain came crashing.

Nards & Aggie [4]

Nards & Aggie [5]

Truth is, Hana and I shot their wedding day last Tuesday, but the photos from that day will have to wait a little more. They’ll be here very soon though, I promise.

rev3 is dead.

rev3

The old theme I’ve been using for four years or so is now out of service. I’ve fondly called it “rev3” as I consider it my third major design revision, though within it there were several micro–versions. I think I’ll be playing with this new thing I call “R8,” all in its single–column goodness. If you think it’s based on this and based on that, you’re right. It’s derived and inspired by all things design that I’ve come to love. And hate.

Pangga dito ka mag–comment. 🙂

A Perfect Wedding

The kiss.

In the early hours of dawn on the day of the wedding, it was raining so hard that it felt almost impossible for the weather to clear up. It was going to be Mimi & Karl’s Boracay wedding in the afternoon but with such terribly unpredictable showers, we were afraid it was gonna be far from perfect, not exactly as they planned it to be. But then again, maybe the rain was God’s sign, maybe it was God’s blessings.

There’s this myth that when a couple marries in Boracay, it rains if they’ve been bad people.

By the time we got up, the rain was already gone. It wasn’t as sunny as we always envision Boracay, but the clouds somehow cleared up just enough for it to be considered a sunny day. After lunch, you’d never know it rained so hard in the morning if you slept through the time the rain pounded the fine white sand.

And then let’s fast track to the afternoon ceremony. It was simply the most perfect wedding I’ve ever been to. Every single detail was spot on, and more importantly, everyone involved was in high spirits. As Mimi walked down the aisle, as everyone scrambled for photosa and despite all the activity, you can’t help but still hear Johnoy’s wonderful rendition of U2’s “All I Want Is You.” The whole ceremony was deeply emotional that by the time Mimi and Karl kissed for the first time as husband and wife, we were all teary eyed. And Karl was crying like a girl, as Jaemark puts it. 😉

The sunset walk from the ceremony venue (the Elizalde’s beachfront property) to the reception at Discovery Shores was a brief but fun one. The mood was festive and everyone just couldn’t stop smiling. The whole reception setup was simply amazing, just as good as the ceremony itself.

By the end of the night, Mimi & Karl’s wedding was better spelled P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N.

At the reception.

P.S. I officially hate them for using “Baby I Love Your Way” and “All I Want Is You” because now Hana and I need to find something else just as beautiful and meaningful. 😉 Oh, I’m embedding Threelogy’s excellent onsite video from the wedding, I’m sure they wouldn’t mind. 😉


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