Gary and Aileen’s Wedding

Preps: The Peninsula Manila
Ceremony: Santuario de San Jose
Reception: Rigodon Ballroom, The Peninsula Manila
Bridal Gown: Veluz
Hair and Makeup: Gela Laurel

Jeff and I had a difficult time saying goodbye at this wedding. See, Gary and Janah are cousins, and Marie is their good friend. They all got married within months of each other, and all three with their now spouses just happen to be our clients. Gary and Aileen’s wedding was the last of the three, and I’ve gotten a bit attached to all of them even before then. There are no words for much we love these couples.

We’ve have been shooting weddings for almost two years now but we haven’t made an onsite slideshow ’till that day because it’s a bit stressful, making a slideshow on the spot, and I’d rather shoot more. But I wanted to make a little surprise for them so I thought to heck with it, why not. We finished burning the DVD literally 5 minutes before it had to show. 5 minutes! When they started showing it, the stress finally lifted and the realization that all their weddings were over hit me, and I may have teared up a bit. I’m such a big crybaby. (In other news, I’m so much faster at making onsite slideshows now and get quite the adrenaline rush from it. Woot!)

Gary and Aileen, thank you for having us at your wedding, for your engagement shoot that we very much adore, the wine, the email and postcard you sent us from your honeymoon in Maldives, and above all, the friendship. You make it so easy to be around you guys, and we consider ourselves very lucky to have been there with you during this part of your lives. Hope you guys are doing great in Bahrain. And as always, we miss you.