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Friends, let me share to you this wedding that truly made us feel special – just imagine the couple moved the date just to fit with our schedule, for that alone, I’m very much thankful.

To our dear couple, Erwin and Kapatid Zeny – we will always be grateful for the lasting memories that we created together, from the unforgettable 6-day engagement session all over Southern Vietnam to your extraordinary wedding day.

{ Video: Treehouse Story | Couturier: Kate Torralba | Invitation Design: The Groom – Erwin | Little Details: The Bride – Zeny | Florist & Coordination: Noel Tanza of Golden Touch | Cake: Beverly Sanz | Entertainment: Asidors & Teri Onor | Dessert: Lachi’s | Mobile Bar: Dreamz Cocktail | Light & Sound: Infinity | Preparation: The Marco Polo Hotel | Ceremony: St. Joseph Davao | Reception: The Marco Polo Hotel }

Finally, my first blog entry for 2012. My sincere apology to all who follow this blog for not updating and uploading extraordinary love and weddings. We’ve been blessed with many weddings to shoot since October plus traveling from one place to the other for commitments – thus, I can’t find time to upload.

Without further ado, I would like to share this intimate and very personal wedding of Dean+Jehan. Personal, in the sense that the bride is more than being hands-on. She took care of all the details and I would say she nailed it, plus having the best suppliers for their wedding. When Dean+Jehan met me just a month and a half before their wedding, I was really ecstatic when they mentioned that they’re having Vatel Manila as entourage flowers supplier. I’m a big fan of Vatel Manila, for bringing fresh and lovely ideas. Speaking of freshness, you might notice the new look for my photos – - – yes, sometimes it’s nice to embrace fresh ideas to create variation.

So again, the wedding of Dean+Jehan with a different style.

{ Suppliers } Florist: Vatel Manila | Video: Phoeben Teocson | Couturier: Joe San Antonio | Catering: K by Cunanan | Coordination: A Cord of Three | MUA: Mayone

Finally, one of the most anticipated engagement sessions I’ve done this year is live. I’ve been waiting for this moment to finally share these photos. I’m happy to share these extraordinary photos that looks ordinary for those who live in that particular side of the world. I featured a travelogue months ago to serve as a teaser for this e-session.

It’s always a challenge to make something extraordinary considering different factors – - – location, weather, the couple itself and the concept. But this one is more than that, the biggest of them all is how to communicate with these people around you, considering that they play a very vital role to achieve the things you wish to do. But beyond the challenges, you will end up smiling at the photos especially when you recall the things that you have to do just to achieve them.

Love is like that, there’s always a challenge to keep the love in the right track, and after many years of undergoing pain and happiness, you will end up reminiscing those moments with your one and only love.

So, here it is, the photos that comes with challenge, pain and sacrifices – - – but at the end, we end up viewing them with tears and laughter. I hope you do too.

I’m sure you’ve noticed the vintage suitcase with the Eiffel Tower, so here’s a little explanation of its relevance. Vietnam was once a French colony, thus, one of the tourism highlights of Vietnam is the French architecture and culinary influence. On the other hand, Paris is known as the City of Life and Love. This engagement session, aside from the purpose of doing an extraordinary shoot, was basically a celebration of love – - – a love that dwells with dreams and hope. Someday the couple wish to celebrate their love in Paris.

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Jhel+Jen are actually based in Rome, Italy and we are so lucky to be chosen as their wedding photographer. Aside from the fact that my wife and I got to travel to that very romantic place for free, My dream of doing a shoot came true unexpectedly. Jen emailed me just this May inquiring about our services. After all the hardship that we went through in acquiring visa and arranging necessary things to make this possible, we are finally doing it in Italy.

Aside from their wedding photos, which I already featured here. This engagement session is another much anticipated blockbuster. Personally, this engagement session is something special. It’s been a dream of doing a shoot with the round hay, which you can’t find in our tropical country. This is something that made me realized that I really love my job after seeing Jen cried while watching the slideshow during the wedding reception.

So Fellas, Enjoy the Love under the Tuscan Sun.

I would like to describe this engagement session as a typical American country side road trip than a well-planned shoot. And I would say that’s the best part – - – being spontaneous. Our trip started from Northridge in Los Angeles going to Santa Barbara & Solvang. Santa Barbara which rings a bell, is home to many rich American celebrities and famous retirees. Solvang, on the other hand, is described as the Danish City in the US. Both places are no stranger to the couple. In fact their extraordinary love story started here.

This is the gallery where Rod said ” I’d like to know you more ”









































Our Road Trip would not be possible without Goldie’s help. { Goldie, the couple’s gold corolla }

Ciao a tutti! {Hello Everyone!}

Prima di tutto, vorrei scusarmi per non aggiornare questo blog ultimamente, so che alcuni di voi sono continuare a visitare questo blog, perche i potrebbe caratteristica alcuni recenti lavori che ho fatto a livelio locale e internazionale e, naturalmente, se si tratta di un tuo amico. {First of all, I would like to apologize for not updating this blog lately, I know some of you are keep on visiting this blog because I might feature some recent works I’ve done locally and internationally and of course, if it involves your friend.}

Secondo, vorrei ringraziarvi per tenerci occupati con matrimoni in quasi tutto il mondo.yes, hai capito bene, quasi tutto il mondo. fino ad oggi, siamo stati per quasi tutti i continenti in questo mondo solo per due anni nel industria matrimonio, lo so, è incredibile.{Second, I would like to thank you for keeping us busy with weddings almost all over the world. Yup, you got it right, almost all over the world. To date, we’ve been to almost all continents in this world for just two years in the wedding industry. Yes, I know, its amazing.}

IN terzo luogo, sono stato in grado di avere una cena con le persone dietro loveolio.com scorso Agosto quando ero in America insieme a un altro fotografo Filipino destinazione di nozze e ci hanno informato che abbiamo fatto l’elencho dei fotografi piu cliccato.{Third, I was able to have a dinner with people behind loveolio.com last August when I was in the US together with another Filipino destination wedding photographer, and they informed us that we made it to their list of the most clicked photographers.}

and Finally, I would like to share this post {enough of speaking Italiano}- – - and I would consider this as special for many reasons and some reasons that are difficult to explain, and instead of sharing the reasons, I wish to share you the photos of the wedding that we did, together with my pregnant wife in Rome, Italy. This wedding too made us one of the few Filipino destination wedding photographers who have done weddings in Europe, particularly in Italy. Aside from that, this wedding is something that we look forward to after all the sacrifices that we have went through during the negotiations, visa applications and other circumstances that we experienced. But again, It made this wedding, not just for the couple, but for us, something to be proud of and someday would be one of the stories that we will share with our grandchildren.

Signore e signori, mi permetta di condividere questo matrimonio meraviglioso sotto il sole toscano di Jhel+Jen.{Ladies and gentlemen, let me share this wonderful wedding under the Tuscan sun of Jhel+Jen}.

La ringrazio molto per fare in tutto il mundo veramente straordinario. {Thank you for making us truly extraordinary worldwide}.

Ciao!

Note: You might notice the different color toning, its influenced by the warmth of the couple and their families and guests to ryan ortega | photo.

I would like to personally thank Jhel and Jen for choosing us to capture the moments that they will keep forever, thank you for believing in us that we will reach as far as Rome just to do your wedding.

Thank you to the families, guests and friends of Jhel and Jen for accommodating us during our stay in Rome.

Thank you to the PPCR of Italy and to Lim for assisting us.

Special thanks to my wife, who assisted me all the way. And above all, to our Lord who gives us strength to do what the things extraordinarily.

Barely two years in the wedding industry but our mileage reach as far as the most extravagant continent in the world.

Truly Europe is one of our dream destinations but we never expected that It will be this soon.

Thanks to the people who keep us dreaming and always inspire us to reach them.

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Our schedule is really crazy this year and thanks to all the people who supported us since we launched our brand.

Jayson+Angel is one the most supportive couples that we had. Their union in San Diego was our first wedding coverage in the US. And what we are featuring now is another first – - – our first maternity shoot in the US. =)

We decided to do this in Downtown LA’s Union Station  - – - a common location for engagement sessions but not for maternity shoot like this and another location which looks very Victorville. Enjoy everyone!

Recently,we featured Marty+Ellen, an all-Australian couple from Brisbane. It was truly a blast doing a series of Extraordinary E-Sessions in the Land Down Under. Now, I wish to share another international couple. Tan+Nicole got married last year, they really wanted me to shoot their wedding in Singapore and Burma. Yes, you got it right, two weddings in two countries. Tan is a Singapore while Nicole is from Burma. Unfortunately, I was in the US during those dates for shoot as well. But it didn’t stop them hoping that one day they will have an extraordinary session with us.

Just last month, I got an email from Nicole, asking for my availability. Just in time for my e-session series in Singapore, we finally got the chance to do it for their first year anniversary.

If you were able to follow my flickr and previous facebook account, Nicole is a familiar face. She’s actually my model for my first few gigs in Singapore and even the face who graced my portraiture workshop dubbed as Statement in Singapore last year. No wonder Tan fell in love with her.

They wanted a casual and relaxed shoot. I believe the best place to do it is Singapore’s Universal Studios.

So here it is, Tan+Nicole Extraordinary Love Session.

Enjoy!

Thank you so much Tan+Nicole.