Shooting weddings internationally? I call that awesome. Shooting weddings of celebrities? I call that spectacular. Now what about shooting the wedding of Jimmy Alapag and LJ Moreno in Laguna Beach in California? Awesome-tacular? You bet! =) 

PBA all-star point guard Jimmy Alapag and actress LJ Moreno tied the knot at Surf and Sand Hotel in Laguna Beach south of Los Angeles. Families and friends (consist of cagers and celebrities) took part in the intimate but breathtaking ceremony that happened on top of the balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean. 

A lot of beautiful people graced the event which already had such gorgeous couple and location and it's just appropriate for me to churn out equally beautiful photographs. =) Enjoy LJ Moreno's Wedding.

Don't miss Jason Magbanua's heart-melting SDE of the wedding here.

LJ had stylish purple shoes with "I" and "do" emblems glued at the soles. =) Nothing beats the best weather in the best hotel and beach in the area.

LJ's six-year old brother wrote the note below. It's funny he seemed to know such things already. hahaha.

TFC correspondents were there to cover the wedding for The Buzz as requested by Boy Abunda. I saw myself in some of the clips in the show. Now I'm wishing I've nosed around more. hahaha.

Peachie is my new found friend. I know she's Ruffa Mae for most people but like what I've said, we're friends. So I call her Peachie. hahaha =)

My groom was strikingly handsome, he brought his A-game for the wedding of course - it's like a Game 7 Finals day for him. =)

What do you do when literally you have taken photos of men almost double your height? =)

Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! =)

If we weren't pressed for time, I wouldn't have stopped shooting LJ. She's beautiful in every angle.

LJ prepared for her vows. She told me Jimmy was really good with words and she wanted to make sure her vows will be as nice. Since at the photo below, Jimmy cried, I guess LJ nailed it! =)

Weeee!

To those who were able to run through my previous post about Paulo and Jhona's e-session must now know what to expect from this new post. As awesome as that e-session of them was, it was sort-of nothing compared to how grand and fabulous their wedding was. =) 

Let's start off with an exclusive ALL-ACCESS prep shoot at the Trader's Hotel in Manila. It was honestly the first time we shot in the hotel but it didn't disappoint at all. The rooms were of modern glam feel and we had access to any part of the hotel that we wanted to shoot at. You should really check out the cool portraits of Paulo that we shot at the top of the hotel and inside its facilities. 

And then how about a portrait shoot inside a huge carousel? I thought I had to go as far as Sta. Rosa Laguna just to get something this whimsically awesome. =) 

The event was capped with a full production set-up inside One Esplanade. With Paulo and Jhona being in the concert and production field, I felt that we were covering GMA's (or ABS-CBN's) 50th year celebration with all the lights and swooping equipment. =) 

So go ahead, enjoy the photos. I didn't purposely mention the fab Louboutins of Jhona, I thought we have too much awesomeness from one wedding already. =) hahaha.

I always open my blog posts with my favorite portrait of the couple from the shoot and then I blurb about what I remember the most about the experience. Needless to say, today's post is different. This is I think the first time that I'm opening a post with a photo without my couple. hahaha. Of course this is not to take anything away from my super awesome couple - Curt and Shiela - it's more because it's the first time that my bride's shoes is almost as fab as my bride herself =) 

These incredibly chic Louboutins are just the start of the pretty things about this wedding. This being Curt and Shiela's renewal of vows (from their wedding 10 years back), their beautiful children are now witnesses to the event. What's most fun are the entertainment that Sheila prepared to surprise Curt during the party at the Terra Gallery in San Francisco - Fire dancing and Beat-boxing. 

Enjoy the photos, love them - especially those at the ceremony =)

While it's not rare for me to cover beautiful weddings week in and week out, it is a rarity for me to have such a high-profile couple, or should I say a high-flying groom and bride. hahaha =) Mac Cardona soars the Araneta Coliseum as one of the PBA's best baller. Cariz, on the other hand, does her own flying as part of the elite crew of Northwest Airlines. Awesome indeed! Not even Marvel or DC have a high-flying couple.. or there's not one I can think of - Superman and Supergirl aren't even a couple and while Jean Grey can fly, Cyclops is stuck in the ground. hahaha =)     

This was really one of my most anticipated weddings because all throughout college up before I took up my graduate studies in Ateneo I was a huge La Salle fan in the UAAP where Mac Cardona played for. But FYI, I'm not from La Salle - that is what happens when your own university suck in almost every sport except, yes, of all field, cheer dancing. hahaha. Add to that the fact that I knew Cariz would be such a wonderful bride to photograph as even undone her beauty was exquisite (I'm bidding for a second mug - hahaha kidding). 

Mac and Cariz are such nice people, we had so much fun shooting their e-session (which kind of had a "nomad" theme hahaha) and of course, their wedding was a blast. 

Enjoy the photos =)

There are a lot of reasons this wedding of Christian and Erin is one of my most awaited ones. First off, these two had been very good friends of mine every since we met and they booked me last year, Christian calls me idol when I know that he idolizes Ernest more. hahaha. Second, it will be my first wedding with Madge and Jason since.... last March. Third, I wanted to see what Ernest had been promoting about the details he prepared for this wedding that I had to be reminded that it's something worth promoting. hahaha. And why he had to prepare so much for this wedding that he can't assist me in my Hothouse workshop the weekend before this wedding. Fourth, It's my first time working with Badang although people think we've known each other since our previous lifetimes. Fifth, I had a two-week break before my previous wedding and it's one of those times that I felt I hadn't shoot like forever. hahaha. 

It was a beautiful wedding needless to say, that is what happens when you put together crazy people, crazy awesome and outstanding people together =) enjoy the photos. =)

  How can it be more fun? L-R: Mada, Francis, Metroman, Badang, Christian, Erin, Ernest, Teta, Jason's, Madge's, Karl, Steve, and Teddy (aka Joel). hahaha. =) Our friends from Wedding Essentials, Kitten and Marbee, were there as well =) And of course, Badang again =) Who else would have made that super beautiful gown? =) If you're wondering, jason, Im trying to get a shot and you're in the way. =) This is my blog, so I get a solo outtake =) hehehe Wanna see more, as in MORE outtakes? =) Add me in facebook! hahaha =)