Jaden: 1st birthday party

November 14, 2010
The Palms Country Club

Party planner: Polkadots Events
Entertainment: Wanlu
Balloon artist: Jiggles the Balloon Lady
Party theme: Toy Story

I've been looking forward to posting this party for a long time because I thought the details and the theme were just awesome! The last installment of the Toy Story series had just been released a couple of months prior to the party and everyone was still raving about it, so everyone loved Jaden's party theme! All I can say is Mommy Alma went all out on the details. The birthday family even showed up dressed as characters from the movie! I loved it!

Below are some of the shots from the party:

Details details details!





Jaden was dressed as Buzz Lightyear, Mommy as Jessie, and Daddy as Woody. Cute family!





Polkadots Events dressed up the place and it was magical!





More colorful details!


We took some shots of the family before the party started.  I loved their costumes so much!


These next two are my favorite shots.





Our cute birthday boy.


They had two birthday candles to blow.

Jiggles the Balloon Lady was there with her amazing balloon creations!

Jaden's proud grandma.





Wanlu with just a couple of his puppets.


It was the day Pacquiao beat Margarito, so the "Pambansang Kamao" naturally had to make an appearance at the party. :D








Mommy Alma seemed pleased with the party.

Thank you to Ces Kasilag for being my 2nd shooter at Jaden's party!

Isabelle: 1st birthday party

November 13, 2010
Amici Restaurant

Host/magician: Wizzo

Isabelle's birthday party fell on Pete's birthday, so when Mommy Kate asked me if I was available to photograph it, I initially said no.  But you see, Pete, Mommy Kate, and I were orgmates in college, so when I asked him if I should accept the booking, Pete said yes. :)

For some reason, traffic that day was terrible, so the birthday family got to the venue late.  That didn't stop everyone from enjoying the party though.  Isabelle (or Bea, as she is lovingly called by her family), Mommy Kate, and Daddy Carlo are based abroad, but they chose to come home to celebrate Bea's special day with their loved ones.  And I was honored to be chosen to capture their smiles with my camera.

Here are a few of my favorite shots from the party:

Mickey and his friends always make cute party decorations.





The colorful cake, cupcakes and customized chocolate bars. Yum!

 The cute party giveaways for the kids!

Balloons!



When the birthday family arrived, we went out for a bit for some family photos.  There wasn't any nice spots to take photos around the venue, but we found this covered walkway at the back.  We did what we could do with what we had, and we got nice photos out of it.:)

A closeup of the family.



How cute is Bea? :)

And of course, there was the parking lot. :) As I said, I like to shoot in parking lots if the is great!

A couple more shots before Bea decided she's had enough. :D

So, it was back to the party.



Wizzo and his amazing magic show.

The kids (and adults) watched in awe.

There were also games for the kids.

Some of the guests at the buffet.



Bea and Daddy.

Bea and Mommy.



Candle-blowing. (Photo by Pie.)

When most of the guests left, I asked to borrow Bea's pretty red shoes so I could take shots of it.

One last shot of the family before heading for home. (Photo by Pie.)

For this event, I asked my sister Pie to shoot with me because I was already a few weeks pregnant. Thanks also to my brother Beau who was there to assist us. (Yes, I have the least interesting name among my siblings.:P)

Lorraine: 1st birthday party

November 7, 2010
Greenhills West Clubhouse

Party theme: Disney World
Venue set-up: Kistar Kastles (c/o Imma Ongteco)
Host/Magician: Wizzo
Puppet show: Wanlu

When I started this blog, it was just a way for me to showcase my work and to have something to show to clients when they wanted to see samples of my photos.  But then, more and more of my clients started telling me that they were looking forward to seeing their events on here.  I really feel flattered whenever I hear this because it must mean they think being featured on my blog is a cool thing--which means they actually read my blog! :)  Sadly, I have been a very delinquent blogger for many months that a lot of my clients have been waiting for their events to be posted for a long time.  Mommy Janice is one of the nicest clients I have ever had, and I really feel bad for making her wait for exactly one year for Lorraine's party to be posted. Yes, today is exactly a year since I photographed this fantabulous party! (No, that is not a typo error on the date at the top of this entry.)

And no, I don't usually use words like "fantabulous", but there's just no other way to describe this party. See for yourself...



Just one of Lorraine's outfits for the day.

Most people would choose a single show or movie or character for a party theme, but Lorraine's party theme was "Disney World" and if you look closely at the stage backdrop (by the awesome Kidstar Kastles team led by the very pretty and very talented Imma Ongteco), you will see every single Disney character that you could think of. Ok, maybe not every one, but there sure is a lot of them there! :)





Colorful balloons!!! I know I always say this, but if you want your party to be an explosion of colors, you can't go wrong with Kidstar Kastles.  This is what they do best! :)

We took a few family shots before the party started.






The lovely birthday family.

The colorful cake ensemble covered an entire table!








The birthday girl and her lovely mommy.


There was never a dull moment at Lorraine's party.  Some of the best party entertainers were there.  Wizzo was the host.


Wanlu was there too!  Here's Daddy Erickson as one of his puppets. :)

The kids enjoying the show.


Another one of Wanlu's puppets.


The birthday family up stage with Wanlu.


Then it was time for Wizzo's magic show.

The proud parents watching the show.



But wait, there's more!  There was also a bubble show, which of course was a big hit with the kids.


Lorraine with Mommy and Daddy inside the giant bubble.

Lorraine was already sleeping during the candle-blowing.  Good thing Mommy and Daddy were there to help her out.


Janice booked a 2-photographer package so my sister Pie Lorenzo came along as my second shooter for this party. Moreover, my good friend Edison Reyes was also there as a backup shooter since I was already a few weeks pregnant then.  Oh, and Pete was also there to assist! I am so grateful I have such great people to help me out when I need them.:)