Sonny and Juzy

I've spent the past three days organizing and post-processing the photos from the wedding we shot last Saturday (because I have to deliver them to Kix ASAP) and so, I decided to put up an album for that wedding first (before the older albums that I'm also working on.) So, HERE are some of the photos from that early-morning wedding.

Kix and I had two meetings with Sonny and Juzy prior to the wedding. From the start, they had emphasized that they wanted their wedding to be unique yet solemn. The most obvious sign of this was the time of the ceremony, which was 5AM. With regard to the photo coverage, they didn't want posed shots during the ceremony and during the program at the reception. No table-hopping or per-table photos either. I thought it was going to be a challenge for me to deviate from how I'm used to taking photos at weddings. On the contrary, it felt more natural for me.

Of course, we also had the obligatory portrait session. Juzy was an easy subject to shoot. Very expressive. She kept making funny faces and then her face would suddenly turn serious. I had fun trying to capture all of that with my camera.

Wedding at Dawn

Last Saturday, I shot a wedding that started at 5AM! Yep, five o'clock in the morning. So, given that photographers have to be where the bride would be doing her preps about four hours before the start of the ceremony, we were there at around 1AM. The ceremony was at the St. Francis Chapel (at the Fernwood compound), and the reception at the Fernwood Gardens. Kix Tavora was the main photographer and it was quite an experience for us (and the crew). Below are some of the photos from the wedding. I will be posting another entry when I finish uploading an entire album for this wedding at my Zoto Gallery. (I still have a few others to upload before I can work on this.:D)

This is Juzy, the bride, still in her pajamas, calling to know if people were already awake.

During the early part of the mass, I noticed Juzy looking up a few times, and it almost seemed like she was talking to someone. During the reception, she told everyone how she felt so grateful that people actually dragged themselves out of bed at such an ungodly hour just to get to their wedding (yes, the church was almost full even before the start of the march) that she just had to look up and thank God for everyone who loves them that much.

During the clean-up. At around 10AM, almost all the guests had left and we were all exhausted. However, we stayed for two-and-a-half hours more.

Onil and Mah-ai

This was my first wedding coverage for E-Photo Gallery (I shot a debut party for them last April). Main photographer was Tita Ellen Tuyay. (I'm really learning a lot from her.)

Date: May 6, 2006
Ceremony: Sto. Nino Parish, Lipa City
Preps and Reception: Malirayat Golf and Country Club

Malirayat was very picturesque. We had Onil and Mah-ai ride a golf cart and pose along the green. Unfortunately, since it was at the peak of summer, the sun was still harsh even at 5PM so we weren't able to take a lot of portraits. I wanted to find good lighting but we weren't allowed to wander around too much. The staff at the golf club were urging us to get out of the area for fear that we would get hit by flying golf balls.

When we got to the clubhouse where the reception was going to be held, I saw the beautiful view of the mountains at the viewing deck which would have made a very nice bbackground. But by then, the reception was about to start and the light outside was dimming.

The function hall for the reception was really pretty. I regret not being able to take pictures from the loft.

My favorite shots from the wedding are HERE.