Promising Tomorrows

I think my birthday did me a little good.

I mean, in terms of setting my mind of things that need to be done, priorities in life and making things happen, despite slow progress.

You may not know this about me but I'm a "list person". Keeping lists of things that need to be done helps me a lot. And I actually look at them and do them and crash out items I've already done. Lists save me a lot of mind stress especially when I have so much to do and I don't know where to start. When I am able to put it down on paper, I can at least not worry about forgetting them later.

Surprisingly these days, I've been quite busy doing design work for school as well as for clients and friends. And I can't help but think that this is some kind of sign or a warm-up for the days to come. July hopefully should be the month that would bring another milestone to my life. Crossing my fingers and praying hard.

As for summer escapades, none for me yet. I see so many people going out on vacations to the beach and I wish I also had some of that. I try to save up for a major vacation each year, usually during May or June. I was really going for a Beijing trip but must postpone that for something else more important.

On a side note, there's a weird smitten feeling hovering over me which comes a little distracting at times. Will not say any more than that because I don't like talking about these kinds of stuff. It embarrasses me. And besides, it seems like I'm too old to talk about lovey-dovey feelings. I'll probably just save that for my journal.

Teal Wedding at Tierra Alta

Last Sunday, I got the chance to work with Rona, an even coordinator and stylist based in Dumaguete. She specializes in weddings but she can also do kiddie parties.

I was one of her assistants and my job was to help her team set-up the tables and other decors needed for the wedding to look exactly perfect.

The theme was more on colors, teal was the main choice but we incorporated other shades of blue and add accents of yellow and green.

Tierra Alta is also a common choice for weddings. At times I feel it's starting to be so common, but I guess I can't blame them. It's honestly one of the best places to hold a special event.

It was quite a long and tiring day but despite that, it was fun because I had good friends with other team members. Here were some photos I took of the decors we set up. I didn't bring a dslr that day because I knew I would be busy and I didn't want to be also carrying it around while running back and forth Tierra Alta grounds. I did bring the ipad so that's what I used to take these snapshots. I wish I had taken more photos. But again, hands were always full, and the iPad gets too bulky. Seriously not convenient and subtle.

Styling by Veronica Vicuña

Cake by Bernice Uy Dacanay

“Mr and Mrs Smith”-inspired Family Shoot

It's been a tradition to this family to have their portraits taken every year, sometime after Christmas. The year 2012 marked their 10th anniversary as a couople and decided on a themed photo shoot.

There are some scenes of Mr and Mrs Smith that were difficult to redo mainly because of the location but the couple suggested a good location. Despite having the "garden" look, we managed to pull-off the black suit image used in the movie poster. We also took some photos from the bar and restaurant of Tierra Cafe. It was fun redoing the popular scenes and I hope we pretty much remind you of Brad and Angelina when you see these photos.