We are the PLANKING couple ♥

Hubby to be and I really wanted to show what’s US during our pre-nup pictorial session. We made sure to enjoy every second, minute & hour of it!

With tons of guts and thousands of powers of being a “cowboy” couple, we never missed the chance to plank! Ahaha ☻

Helpful tips for Pre-nuptial session

I can say that I’ve been a camera enthusiast ever since the evolution of camera cellphones. I love taking pictures of special events & places and I make sure that I get to take a picture of myself too during these significant events.

Little did I know that having a pre-nuptial pictorial session is not that easy as compared to the normal picture taking. I am not used to in posing in front of other people most especially that this is just not a snip snap posing, but your photographer needs to capture something worth showing to other people, and be printed out on a guestbook and album. WE have to think of poses that would match our personality and theme.

Honestly,  I was never that excited when e-session planning took its place, but as the day of the e-session gets nearer and nearer, I experienced a lot of tension looking for tips and suggestions from other bride to be’s.

Looking at the prenup pictures we have right now, I can truly say that it really showed what’s US in our relationship. Happy, Wacky, Sweet, Loving. Mind you, we had a lot of wacky and candid shots, and there were only handful of pa-sweet shots. It was not an easy pictorial most especially that my h2b is a super camera shy. Thank you KikongManlalarawan for capturing the happy moments during the session! ♥

So here are my tips if you’re going to have a pre-nuptial pictorial

Research about possible prenuptial venue, that would suit your theme. In our case, we chose Philippine Airforce Museum not just because it matched our peg, but the venue rate is also affordable. 

 Research for some poses. Tell your photographer what you want to happen, and what he needs to capture during the pictorial. You must have a very good client-supplier relationship with your PV. Take it from me, it’s not easy posing in front of someone whom you barely now. Also, they get to see the raw shots first, before the client. Haha. (define candid shot faces. Haha! ). Good thing, my PV is my friend, so I felt comfortable working with him).

That's KikongManlalarawan

 Check for possible outfits, and do not bring a lot of clothes during the pictorial. Maximum of 4 outfits would do. During our pictorial, h2b and I brought a lot of outfits. Decide what accessories to bring that would match your outfit. Do not mix and match during the pre-nup session day itself. It would eat too much of your time! (that’s what happened to us) hahaha!

 If you are going to DIY your props, make sure you do it a week in advance.

Prepare you attire the night before. Make sure you make list of things to bring. That way, you won’t miss anything.

 Be on the venue, 2-3 hours before the start time of your pictorial. If you are going to fix your hair and do the make up on the venue, remember, it’s not an easy task to do. Most especially most pre-nup venues do not have a dedicated place for prepping up. In our case, my hair and makeup artist curled my hair for more than 2 hours, and had my makeup done for 30 minutes. So make sure you prepare your own schedule of “things” to do on the venue.  We were supposed to start at exactly 1PM, but the session started at half past two. 

 Bring water and pain reliever during the pre-nup session. Based on my experience, I had a major headache and left with no choice to endure it just for the sake of good shots. Ahehe. Staying under the broad sunlight can really cause a major headache + it rained a bit during our e-session.

Take a good rest, and sleep well the night before the e-session.

 Bring a good friend who can be there to support you.

 

.   .   During the pictorial, don’t tire yourself too much. Take a rest if you want to. :D The pictorial itself is already tiring, so don’t double your burden.

Lastly, enjoy the day! Make sure to have wacky shots. It will really set up the mood for a good pictorial.

PS. Even if there are some undesirable candid shots, I still consider 'em as one of the best shots! ♥

Our Pre- nup Teaser

I have been an avid fan of Save the Date and Wedding Videos Teaser even before Mark proposed to me.  However, since I have watched a lot of videos already, it became a challenge for me to depict what concept we would like to have on our wedding teaser.

So just before we had our engagement session last January 28, I told KikongManlalarawan, that the shots and clips he should create must be quirky and fun. It shouldn’t be the typical sweet and mushy but should have a lot of candid video snippets on behind the scenes of our Engagement Photo shoot Session. 

Kudos to team KikongManlalarawan for doing what Mark and I really wanted! Even if we only had 3 hours photoshoot session, you guys were still able to capture some of the most memorable parts during the shoot! ♥

Venue: Philippine Airforce Museum, Villamor Airbase
Music: Fresh Feeling by Eels (Instrumental) 

HMUA: MV Balo

Kat and Mark 05.26.2012 Wedding Teaser from bloggingb2b on Vimeo.

Thoughts about our upcoming E- Session

For the past few months, I wasn’t that really into our engagement photo shoot. However, as the pictorial day gets nearer and nearer, I am already starting to feel giddy, and cannot organize my thoughts which inspiration to follow – since my thinking cap is sharing too much ideas.

I always wanted to have a colorful yet “vintageous” photo shoot, that’s why we opted to have our pictorial at Philippine Air force Museum. Looking and searching for props to bring during the pictorial is not an easy task to do, but thank you to the ever reliable Internet, and I was able to find some pegs and mood board to fit in the theme that I want to happen. I am not that sure if my photographer would be able to pull off the ideas I have in mind, but I made sure that he knows very well the inspirations I have in mind – and I want to have a colorful, happy, vintage look on the pictures. Would that be possible? Hopefully yes!

I can no longer wait to wear the REAL wedding gown and other dresses that our good ol’ friends lent us for this pictorial. For the record, Mark and I didn’t have to buy our E-Session attires, since our friends are kind enough to lend us all these things! Thank you so much boys and gels.

As soon as the e-session is already done, I'd share some snippets and highlights during the photoshoot.  – I am still not sure if everything goes well as the way I envision it, but there’s one thing for sure that I do not want to happen during our e-session day, and that is to RAIN! :D

This picture was taken last year during our ocular visit in PAF. The girl in stripes is my MOH, while the girl wearing black is one of my bridesmaids ♥ 

Pre-nuptial ideas ♥

I love looking at wedding pictures as well as SDE videos (same day edit). I always caught myself shedding tears and giving me the feeling of excitement to walk down the aisle. If seeing videos and pictures makes me cry, how much more if it’s already my turn to meet Mark on the altar?

Up to this moment, I still don’t know what ‘theme’ to instill on one of our e-sessions and SDE. I know this is the job of P/V, but I want my ideas to be inculcated on our photos and videos. Something that says about us, and our wants.

 All I know is that I want a vintage + mafia + child-like theme? It’s hard to integrate these thoughts on a single theme, so I am thinking of 3 concepts just to have the themes that ‘I’ want. But since I have many thoughts in my mind, I don’t know how to put these ideas into operation. Haha.

Why vintage? – I honestly fell in love w/ the vintage concept, most especially that I am a big fan of Katty Perry. No she’s not that old to be considered as vintage, but her looks on some of her music videos are just breath taking. Remember her music video: “Thinking of You”? she just looks amazing and her make-up looks so perfect on her. But would it look perfect on me too? Oh well, it’s too early to tell. Philippine Airforce in Villamor Airbase would be our venue for this E-session.

Photo grabbed from: http://www.mymetrophoto.com/archives/270

Good thing I have 2 trial make-up schedules, so I would know if curls and hot red lipstick would look good on me! ;) Also I have a great feeling that bird cage veil or any headpiece would look good on me. LOL. Evidences below. hahaha!!! :D -- No negative comments please, just agree with me. LOL

Striking a pose!!! ahahah

With H2B

Mafia –  I love the concept of Mark wearing a suit or tux with a matching hat. I’m pretty sure it looks good on him. Also, this concept is also 'vintageous'.  I think it’s elegant to wear plain black dress, plus heels, while Mark wear a tuxs? Good thing Baclaran is just near our place, and we'll be able to buy cheap dresses & suits. The life sized chess board & pieces in Pan de Amerikana is so perfect for this theme!

grabbed from: http://warmbighugs.wordpress.com/author/warmbighugs/ Here are some samples pics, I've grabbed from one of my GT friends in Female Network, wedding website. (Thank you sis Becca!) - The hanging bridge ;)

Child like - just like the old saying goes, there’s a child inside every one of us, and even if Mark and I are already getting married, we want to inculcate this on one of our themes. Most especially in my case, I always trust in happy endings, and believed about prince and princesses. So I guess, this is a good way of showing what we were when we still ‘young’. (I’m not saying that we’re already old) – our happy side.

We’re not going to show some stuffed toys, cars and the like on the picture, but rather colorful set- up. I’m thinking, bubbles and balloons would do. Anything colorful ;) – I think La mesa Eco-Park would be perfect for this concept. ;)



From Noel Salazar's website





E-session Venue ♥

Mark has always been a big fan of military/marines/air force. He used to tell me that he wanted to be a part of US Marines if fate permits. So we’re planning to fit in his reverie on one of our pre-nuptial photo shoot venue – the Philippine Air force Museum.

I have seen a lot of pre-nuptial sessions by married couples, and was astonished by the venues they have selected; planes, helicopters and other vintage aircrafts. All the while, I didn’t know that this place is situated in Villamor Airbase, which is quite near my place.

So last Saturday, May 28, my dear friends who have been so supportive about our wedding plans, accompanied me to Villamor Airbase to have an occular visit. Sadly, Mark wasn't able to join us. 

Peso power for the photo ops is P1,000 which is only good for 4 hours. We have to choose between 8AM to 12Noon or 1PM to 4PM. The moderators were very accommodating and they answered all our questions. The PAF has a function room too that couples can rent out. Venue rental is only 5K, no corkage fees which is 100% A-okay. Downside of the venue rental is you have to sign a contract stating that they can cancel your reservation even the day before your wedding, if the armies need to use the conference hall. Yes, a big gamble for a wedding day eh? So this venue is now totally out of the picture. 

Sample shot from Kiko (P/V)

On the other hand, this is really a good place where in we could take our e-sessions, most especially that Mark is really into this concept and our theme is ‘vintage’ – more of like a Pearl Harbor theme! =)