MICHAEL and ALTAIRE Same Day Edit

Happy New Year of the Water Dragon!

Let me present you an ang pau (or ang pow) and here is what it contains: My team’s heartfelt wish –
“May your wealth come to fill a hall.
May all your wishes be fulfilled.
May your happiness be without limit.”

These are auspicious greetings during the Chinese New Year. And it is usually at this time of the year when we often see red packets or ang pau containing treasures. The thing is, you’ll find a treasure of memories every time you capture something into film.

Here’s Michael’s & Alistaire’s wedding video, one fine day this 2012. The day was blissful, though varying emotions ran the place. A smile there, a tear here, nervousness and excitement in one go, but overall happiness was felt. It was such a colorful wedding, much thanks to the handsome couple’s choice of motif. So vivid are the colors that they would want to burst out of your screens. And they walked on a royal blue carpet, fit for their highness.

Congratulations and best wishes, Michael and Altaire!

ERL and MAU Wedding with UAV(unmanned aerial vehicle)

Having a person to make you laugh and cry for the right reasons is what Erl and Mau are to each other. Their love storywas made special by their individualities, strengthened by their differences, and perfected by friendship. Here are two friends,  travel buddies, security blanket, and comic relief to each other. Watch their kilig proposal here.

They have been blessed with a cooperative weather on their wedding day. With my aerial vehicle hovering the ceremony grounds, you’d get to appreciate all the possible angles of that blissful day. I only have one word for their wedding vows – soulful. Cheesy as it may sound, but their words pierced me right where it is feels most touching. And I guess I shared the same feelings with all the guests, judging by their reactions. Am sharing their SDE here.

So we can all feel the love. Congratulations and best wishes, Erl and Mau!

JORDAN & VECCA Same Day Edit

Real men wear pink. Even if a song has said that ‘boys don’t cry,’ real men do. It is not the first time in all of wedding history, neither is it rare, that a groom shed tears upon seeing his bride walk down the church’s aisle. Jordan did when the church’s main doors opened to reveal his bride. Admittedly surprised by his sudden surge of emotions, Jordan was the happiest man alive at that moment to be finally meeting Vecca at the altar.

And one more thing about a real man, he never stops trying to show a lady how much she means to him, even after he got her to his side. Moments before the ceremony, we became witnesses to one of Jordan’s acts of chivalry. In the midst of the busy preparations, he never forgot to make Vecca feel special through a gift. Now, who wouldn’t be emotional when the perfect day you have been dreaming of, is turning out to be the best day ever?

Congratulations, Jordan and Vecca!

JEFF and CHARLENE

Have you ever tried looking at things from the other side? Or view the world upside down? Or tried to find out the ending before you know the beginning?

This is one such instance where the ending is the beginning. These two travelers ended up together in tight chase for their destinies. All roads led them to each other. Feast on their save the date video here.

But that is not all. They have charted their maps and have now begun to take their journey together as husband and wife. Here’s Jeff and Charlene’s SDE

The film chronicle of their new beginning. Congratulations Jeff and Charlene!  They say that life is a highway and its milestones are the years. So I say, make every mileage count!

LENARD & LEA Same Day Edit with UAV

5, 4, 3, 2…2012!

I welcome this brand-new year with Lenard’s and Lea’s SDE. They got married in December 2011 but they look familiar, right? They should be. Simply because they are also the couple I shot in Central Park, New York last year for their save-the date video. They finally tied the knot and I couldn’t be any happier. I have been truly blessed to be part of documenting the loving couple’s wedding film. To hear them seal their vows before the altar is also like seeing them stroll in the vastness of Central Park.

Congratulations Mr. Lenard and Mrs. Lea Ibadlit!

With projects like this, I already feel that this is going to be a very good year. More videos to share with you, stay tuned for more.

CHEAN WEE and IREANA Same Day Edit // Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Coordinator: Nathasha Khoo/The Peak Xperience
Photographer: Jim Liaw

It is not everyday that an overseas filming project lands on my lap. I must admit that this year, I have been blessed with bookings that took me to different cities in Asia and North America. But there is nothing like working on a wedding film on Christmas day. It feels like opening the biggest present under the tree. Well, at least for the boy in me.

Meet Chean Wee and Ireana. The fun-loving couple we filmed in Malaysia. At their pre-wedding event, where it is a tradition for the groom and his groomsmen to fetch the bride, they displayed their playful selves. With the help of the female entourage, some challenges were set up for the groom to fulfill before he could fetch his bride. He gamely did so. Everyone got a good laugh before the wedding, but not at the ceremony, where not a single eye was left dry after the exchange of heartfelt vows. There were tears and smiles. It was both traditional and modern. It truly makes up for a magical day. Best wishes, Chean Wee and Ireana!

It has been a fulfilling year for yours truly. I wish all my couples the best for the coming year. Welcome 2012!

MARK & EMILY SDE with UAV

From  above, the view is calm. The light of day justly illuminates the wedding ceremony. But once you look closer, you’ll find out that the radiant bride is teary eyed because of joy and the groom’s relaxed face hides the nervousness and excitement. That much can be said from Mark & Emily’s SDE. They, too, have opted for aerial shots. The contrast in emotions comes from the variations of points of view. In having such, this SDE is an all-in-one wedding film – fits of laughter matched with bursts of tears, giddiness matched by nervousness, serenity matched by ecstatic happiness.

Mark and Emily, we take delight in being part of your memorable start as husband and wife. Best wishes to your life ahead!

PAO & KAREN SDE with UAV(unmanned aerial vehicle)

National Shrine of Sacred Heart
1 Esplanade
Photo: Bobby De Los Santos

Point of view. Punto de vista. Point de vue. Der Standpunkt.

Whatever language you use, your point of view will always depend on where you are standing on. For so many years, the idea of a “point of view” has been my inspiration. I may not be the first in this business but I know that my mission is to offer another way of viewing things, another way of telling your wedding story. I must say that I have a long-standing love affair with aerial shots. Yes, aerial shots, and let’s be very clear on that, lest my wife protests. In 2008, I pioneered offering aerial shots. Up until this year, I had to rely on another provider to use cranes and remote-controlled helicopters. But this year, last month to be exact, I finally got myself a UAV – unmanned aerial vehicle. With my UAV taking flight from the ground, the concept of bird’s eye view takes on a different meaning. This is what I want to offer to my clients, another view.

Luckily, you will have a glimpse of the wonders an UAV can do for your weddings. Pao and Karen went for this option. Theirs was a light-hearted but solemn wedding celebration. But the UAV turned the affair’s sophistication into fascination by giving classic and fun shots a royal view. For a start into their married life, I think Pao and Karen have it good, now that they have a complete view.

Congratulations and best wishes,Pao & Karen!