Pre-nup / Engagement shoot

I have been praying for days that August 21 will be bright and sunny. I no longer contacted our backup indoor venue because I was feeling confident that it will not rain on our prenup shoot. There were rain showers and drizzles for the past few days but this morning, it was raining steadily. Me, my sister and my Dad left home past 6am to go to Ortigas and have my make-up and hair done. We will also be bringing my make-up artist and hair stylist to the photo shoot. Our agreement is for me to have 3 different make-up and hairstyle look that will complement my wardrobe. Since Val Villarin is not available today, I got Cel Sabile and Marvin as my prenup HMUA. I met Cel once at a bridal fair last year and I really liked her personality. We got along well from the very beginning. She's very prompt whenever I have queries and she also served as my events stylist.

We left Ortigas around 8:30am and arrived at UST past 9am. Richard and Bogs were already there. After my re-touch and change of attire, we proceeded with the photo shoot. It was raining on our way to UST and even during the re-touch but the rain stopped when Bogs started taking pictures. Thank you Lord! :-)

We had 3 changes of clothes - rustic/english countryside look (aka haciendero/haciendera), vintage (aka the godfather), and casual (ala PBB teens hehe). I could never have asked for a better team. Cel and Marvin devoted all attention to me, making sure I looked my best and really look the part. Bogs patiently gave us instructions on how to pose and basically directed the whole photo shoot. He showed us the pictures while we were having lunch. Boy he's really amazing! He really knows how to take good pictures. We were impressed with the infrared shots. Unlike other photographers, Bogs gave us the raw pictures to take home and he'll just provide us the edited versions before the wedding. The pictures looked fantastic that it doesn't need editing anymore.

I would also like to thank my sister who I insisted that she tag along. She was there to help me change into my clothes, pick up stuffs from the car, buy food/drinks for the suppliers and help take behind the scenes pictures. I wouldn't know what to do without her :-) And for Richard who gave his all when it comes to posing and acting in front of the camera. He's the comic/wacky one. He keeps on telling me to loosen up and just relax :-)

All in all, it was a really fun and successful e-session!