Leah Lao-Arellano

Leah Lao, one of my good good friends (for 19 years now), also had a Filipiniana inspired wedding.  She wanted simple 50's looking knee length dresses for her bridesmaids in her ultimate favorite color: emerald green.  For her dress, she requested for a "Maria Clara" looking poncho to match her bustier gown with laser cut accents all over its layered skirt.

The mother of the bride chose a coat dress with lace accents

Ladies in green.  Can you spot me?

Bride & Entourage: Czarina Villa
Church:  Iglesia Ni Cristo - Locale of Frisco
Reception: Plaza Ibarra

True Santos-Matias

It was a "Filipino Fiesta" themed wedding.  Our lovely bride chose vibrant rainbow colors mixed with nude for her big day.

Seafoam green Filipiniana with ruched bodice detail for the mother of the bride (paired with orange Jimmy Choos)

No bridesmaids, just the maid of honor and flower girls.

 


Bride & Entourage: Czarina Villa
Photos: MangoRed

Maybel Natividad-Reyes

I only have snippets of this beautiful Baguio wedding.  Will post full entourage photos as soon as I can.

Shot by: Toto Villaruel

Maybel wanted a blush/nude wedding dress with corded lace bodice

Shot by: AIKA GUERRERO of Imagine Nation Photography

The beautiful bride paired her wedding gown with gold encrusted Givenchy heels.

Gown & Entourage: Czarina Villa
Groom's Suit: Joey Samson
Coordination: JP Montilla
Photos: Toto Villaruel and Aika Guerrero
Video: Inxites / John Parado 

Claire Mediante-Villegas

Mother of the Groom -- fuchia chiffon gown with beaded ruffle detail

The bride's tita in a teal blue draped dress

Royal blue draped jersey gowns for the bridesmaids

Bride in Veejay Floresca and bridesmaids in Czarina Villa

Cutie patootie flower girls donned headpieces by Gargantilla

(most of the flower girls gained weight hence the belt)

Bridesmaids and Secondary Sponsors in Czarina Villa.  Bride in Veejay Floresca.  Groom in Jerome Lorico.

Congratulations again Claire! Such a beautiful bride! :-)

Photos: DINO LARA

Sunshine delos Reyes-Penilla

Excited bridey getting prepped by my trusty girls.

 A 10.11.12 affair with the 3 B's: breathtakingly beautiful bride.

At Bellevue Hotel Alabang

 

At Fernbrook Gardens

Balot Amechachurra-del Rosario

 Meet Balot - sweet, soft spoken and talented.  She also designed and laid out their beautiful wedding invites.

Mikado silk wedding gown with lace applique and detachable long sleeved blouse with embroidery and lace overlay.

With groom (and longtime boyfriend Edzel del Rosario)

Ida Nones - Cruz: A MELLOW YELLOW AFFAIR

12.9.11 -- A beauty brand manager for Store Specialists Inc., Ida and I hit it off from the very start -- our similar love for feminine details, giggle-filled makeup and travel talks in between discussing designs for her entourage. Ida has become a friend and my travel guru (sorry for the travel questions on BBM!).





What we never talked about though was our fathers... who turned out to be college frat brothers and best buddies! Small world!!

The newly weds Ida & Noel with the proud parents.

Motif was yellow - her favorite and also the color of her bedroom - mixed with nude.



A foggy, rainy day in Tagaytay. But who cares??!

Her entourage girls, especially her sisters, are all such darlings. I immensely enjoyed working with this bunch.

Miss you Ida!! Thanks again for the cute fabric stickers, gorgeous lippie and of course, the Lush goodies that were very VERY helpful the night before my wedding day. <3

Photos: Pat Dy

Bride & Entourage: Czarina Villa
Makeup: Angie Cruz
Hair: Ogie Rayel
Church: San Antonio De Padua (Silang, Cavite)
Reception: Antonio's (Tagaytay)