unsung heroes

our wedding video has been in and out of our hts and pc for the past week. we’ve watched it a gazillion times, both the edited and the raw footages, and we still can’t get enough of it. 🙂 ganun naman ata talaga, eh. videos capsulize the wedding day and, if excellently made (like ours. 😀), present it in a cinematic way. watching it brings the couple back to their wedding day, one of the most significant if not the most significant day in their lives.

sarap mag-reminisce. 😉

and while reminiscing, we can’t help to be feel blessed… blessed by all the grace God has given us to make our day extremely special. kaya naman we are very vocal in showing our appreciation to those God used to channel His blessing through. even with a highly-detailed suppliers rating and an extensive thank you speech at our wedding, we had a feeling we might’ve left somebody out… and as we watched our wedding video, yun nga, we did fail to mention a few people. 😦

and so today, as the nation celebrates national heroes day, we think it’s quite appropriate that we ourselves give homage to our wedding day unsung heroes.


mommy rose. the matron-of-honor. when everybody else have left balai taal, mommy remained with the bride. she was the one who gathered and arranged all the ceremony stuff that was left at balai. sya na din syempre nagdala sa ceremony site at nag-ayos lahat. during the ceremony, whenever needed, she was there for selle. when everything was over, she was still there. hanggang sa pagdala ng mga regalo sa bahay namin, sya pa din. 🙂


mike. the best man. with the exception of pastor ado, he was the busiest during the ceremonies. handling the mic, the communion elements, the rings… and many more. hanggang ngayon nga d pa din namin alam pano napunta sa kanya wedding rings namin, eh. 🙂 after the ceremony, he became our unofficial backup photographer, snapping shots here-and-there. he also took care of all our wedding documents. 🙂


sapul siblings. a secondary sponsor, an usher and an usherette. daisy and julius were responsible for placing all the table cards… at 5 in the morning. since there was a mixup in transportation assignments, julius also became our instant bridal car driver… and their vehicle, our instant bridal car. mother (tintin) became our reception coordinator… instantly also. she was the one who thought of bringing the lcd screen at the veranda… an ingenious move. 🙂

these are people who are close to our hearts… and, as their actions suggest, we are close to theirs also. there were no direct assignments. there were no orders given. they themselves initiated to do what they thought would be nice to be done. and that’s what heroes are made of.

to our heroes, we are so blessed to have friends like you. if it ain’t obvious enough, we truly appreciate what you did on our wedding day. we truly appreciate your friendship. 🙂

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simply cinematic

we love movies. we love visual arts. as long as it’s captivating, moving and has story to tell, we love it.

just yesterday we were able to watch the movie, the bourne ultimatum. a fantastic movie. the action scenes were crisp and edgy. jason bourne’s journey… surprisingly touching. the storyline… plot twist filled.

but this blog post is not about that movie.

it’s about another movie.

a movie we’ve been eagerly awaiting…

we now have our final wedding video! 😀

we were so excited that upon arriving back home, we immediately popped our hts open, placed our wedding dvd and watched it 2 straight times… and then the raw footages… not withstanding that it was around 2 am already. excited, eh, no? 😆

and our excitement was immediately justified. the initial scene of a 3-dimensional tour of a map of tagaytay was an early indication of how meticulously and excellently done the video was. as that brief introduction raised the bar extremely high, the succeeding scenes did not disappoint.

our wedding video was everything we wanted it to be… and maybe more. bob nicolas did a splendid job of coming up with a video that was visually captivating, emotionally moving and a story well told. WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. 🙂

bob’s technical brilliance in video editing was in full display in our video. precision cuts, dissolves, picture in picture, time-lapse… etc. being a video editor myself, i just appreciate usage of such techniques. also, we now appreciate more the power of his dvx camera with its warmer, more saturated colors and its capability of shooting at 24p thereby making our video more film-like.

but beyond technical skills, bob’s ability to capture moments and emotions has always been his strength. his unobtrusive style and strong belief that the day is special in itself helps him achieve this. our bouts of giddiness and excitement, our overflowing happiness, our longing, our anticipation and all the stolen moments were stringed altogether producing our wedding video. a wedding video that only cements bob’s tag line, life really is like a movie.

astonishing cinematogaphy + creative camerawork + sharp editing. cinematic indeed.

what makes things even more amazing is bob had to do with somewhat limited material. we didn’t have the conventional bridal march (ours was different yet bob still managed to make it dramatic. galing talaga. 🙂). we didn’t have a first dance. we didn’t have the usual ceremonies: cake cutting, garter toss, dove release. these are scenes that are critical ingredients in most wedding videos. without such is like asking a coach to go to basketball game without his key players. but it didn’t matter to bob… at least, it seemed like it didn’t. 😉

even the raw footages were commendable. nakaka2wa din panoorin because you get real behind-the-scenes look at how the day transpired. madaming magagandang footages that it seemed like it’s an edited video minus the musical score. i’ll probably toy with these footages and make our own amateur wedding video. 😆


an inside look of the elegant looking dvd case.


embossed label on the parents’ copy dvd case.


our edited dvd’s… and raw footages.



screen captures of the the menu screens. these photos do not truly represent the beauty of the design. the tilted tri-screen previews scenes within the video… and in the case of the scene selection screen, it goes with special effects. superb! 🙂


we never thought that watching credit roll will be this entertaining. galing-galing. 🙂 btw, that’s my sister, brother-in-law and our ring bearer giving their best wishes. 🙂

it’s quite obvious that we are more than satisfied with the final output. aside from the things we’ve said already, we want to point out one last thing.

we gave bob free reign in editing our video… except for one request. we told him, “gus2 namin yung video namin eh yung maiiyak si selle, ha.” astig sa request, no? 😉 but you know what? at very first viewing, we found ourselves holding back tears while watching. just this morning, i was watching alone while my wife sleeps and i was shedding tears also. our wedding video brought us back to our wedding… the height of the emotions, the love that was more than evident and the glory of God.

bob, we can’t thank you enough for what you did. you’re blessed with skills way above everyone else. it’s nice that you get to use it to infuse happiness to people… something they’ll carry for the rest of their lives. we certainly will. to you, let and the kids, we pray for nothing but success in all aspects. salamat. 🙂

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a photostory… in lomo

just yesterday, a friend of ours wrote us an email. it’s been a while since we’ve heard from him and, in dramatic fashion, he broke his silence by unveiling great news.

since he and his wife are close friends of ours, we’d like to show our excitement by blogging about their news. 😀

so here goes, a photostory about our friends… all in lomographic fashion. 😉

a few years back, arthur and jonah were two secure and contented singles. leaders in church and members of the same circle of friends, their paths would cross more often than not.

they also share the same passions: singing, dining out, travelling…


taking time to reflect or just simply having a walk is also one of their common pleasures.


and in one of those quiet times with God that arthur realized that jonah was the one.

time passed and with careful planning, arthur proposed and they were engaged.


a few months later, they had such a glorious wedding.


and now they’re happily married and living in the beautiful country of singapore.

then just yesterday, just like a few years ago, they excitedly unveiled news to their friends.


2+ years into their marriage, arthur and jonah are going to have a baby. 🙂

now that is news that is worth celebrating…


…and blogging about. 🙂

to arthur and tita (that’s how we call jonah), our excitement and happiness for you both can’t be expressed enough in words. you truly are a blessed couple. congratulations… and see you soon. 😉

ps lomography rocks. 🙂

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dine in

as can be read in a prior posting, my wife is into cooking. she’s passionate about it… and she’s really good at it. and because of that previously mentioned blog posting, some of our friends wanted to savor selle’s cooking… something we, my wife and i, experience on daily basis. i’m so blessed. 😀

twice this has happened… both on a weeknight, just after work. since there’s not much time to prepare, i was at the kitchen most of the time also… trying to lend a hand wherever it is needed (taga-bukas ng kalan, taga-kuha ng plato, taga-ayos ng rice cooker… you know, the essential stuff. 😆). nakaka2wa nga kasi noong unang kainan, eh kinulang pa kami ng baso at pinggan kaya nanghiram pa kami sa kapitbahay… in exchange, eh pinakain na din naman namin sya. 😀 kasi naman ayaw pa namin buksan yung isang set na regalo ng ninong namin. 😀

ang daming pagkain in both instances pero ubos ng mga bisita. hindi tuloy kami masyado nakakain mag-asawa… at ang dami pang nabawas sa laman ng ref namin. hehe. masaya din ang feeling kasi nothing but praises naman sila sa luto ni selle… which was expected. 🙂


preparation. (from top row, left to right) 1) prepping up the veggies 2) adding spices 3) saueting mixed vegetables 4) double burner in full use


kainan na. 🙂


my wife’s take on food styling. 😉


say it with me, “yumm-o!” 🙂

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admiring another ad… a different kind

our last blog post has been receiving a lot of visits (including a welcome surprise comment from a prominent wedding supplier 😉). as a sequel of sorts, we want to showcase another ad, one filled with ingenuity and creativity. when we first saw this one, we can’t help but smile… and be proud as well. you see, the owner of this “ad” is someone we know fairly well. 😉




lanie’s marketing strategy was simple and subtle yet extremely effective. the first photo above was a screen capture from videography outfit playback documenting our fellow w@wies peejay & jon’s wedding. the second photo was from another w@wie’s wedding, captured by nelwin uy, this time from a photographer’s point of view.

the chair is unique and eye-catching. it seemed like it was taken straight out of a hollywood set. the label is straight forward. this is why it is easy to understand that “the chair” has been featured twice by different suppliers of different mediums (video & photo) on different occasions. most likely, these images would’ve been shown during the reception and/or will be in the final products. if so, the marketing strategy definitely worked… and lanie, our dear makeup artist, need not do anything other than bringing “the chair.” 🙂

to lanie, 6 months after our wedding and we’re still filled with overflowing gratitude to what you did in our wedding… and in our prenups… and everything else in between (even if “the chair” wasn’t around yet during those times 😆).

to those who are looking for a makeup artist, we suggest you get lanie acedillo. with her, you are assured of 3 things:

• you’ll be at the receiving end of high quality service from the hands of an expert
• you’ll forget all the stress of the day due to her infectious jolly disposition
• and you’ll get to sit on “the chair” 😀

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