Lola Inday’s Colorful 90th Birthday Party in a Garden

Last first week of June, Lola Inday celebrated her 90th birthday at Ferwoods Garden in Quezon City. Her friends, families and relatives enjoyed and participated in the joyful evening as some haven’t seen each other since the lockdown happened.

Lola Inday was royal. The moment she walked, all eyes were on her and the guests were happy to see her! In return, she greeted everyone with her sweet smile, laughed and exchanges hugs with them. She was sociable, loving, and prayerful–just beautiful inside out!

Sir Jac, the son of Lola, told me that she keeps her good health by still doing light household chores, being active everyday and eating vegetables. I could sense that she is well-loved because she is loving too. The smiles and gestures from guests, and her former colleagues and long-time friends who took the time to be there and celebrate were all testimonies of how loving she is.

The celebration started with a mass, a thanksgiving for a milestone of reaching ninety, and having a healthy, fulfilling life.

The guests were also entertained with many kinds of dancing. There were boogie, a few jazz and some quirky moves from the grandchildren as they gave bouquet of flowers to their lola. Moreover, there was a portion of the program as well when lola gave brief advices on how to live long and have healthy relationships. The party ended with sweet birthday wishes from relatives from other parts of the archipelago and the world. Everyone went home with big smiles on their faces.

Venue: Fernwoods Garden, QC ; IG

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Ethan and Serene’s Fun Story

Last January, my former couple, Steph and Eugene, (see their engagement photos here)gathered with their families and a few friends to celebrate their twins, Ethan and Serene’s fun story of their baptism and first birthday.

They were dressed as Woody and Jessie from the Toy Story movie.

The fun story started with their blessing and baptism at Christ the King Church, followed by a short family portraits and the birthday gathering at their house. Most of the guests who were not able to attend to follow protocols tuned in to their live preview.

Beautiful cake and cupcakes designs by @cafevidadesserts

Let babies be babies! So the twins changed in their most comfortable wear to get curious in their playpen!

Steph and Eugene were very thankful for the their families and friends for showing their love and thoughtfulness to Serene and Ethan. Truly, the pandemic shows that people could still stay connected and express their love in creative ways!

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Sckye’s the Limit!

Last March 2021 was Sckye’s maternity and family photo shoot at the Mango Farm.

The area was to ourselves so safety was secured, and the kids, Mia and Margot were able to play and run freely!

One cute moment was when we were shooting their family photo, Mia repeatedly ran to the camera and back to her fam, and I let her (but just not close enough, hehe, I asked her to go back as she ran nearer!)

We spent a few moments for Sckye’s solo portraits, and I liked Sckye started talking to Noah and caressing her belly.

We’re happy to have had this opportunity to shoot and capture memories before a lockdown again. Indeed, it’s an invitation for all of us to create more memories with our families as much as we can. 🙂

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Backyard Play Place for George and Elise!

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The quarantine won’t stop the kids to be kids, so mommy Sophia (our former bride) setup a backyard play place with a mat for picnic and a portable pool for her children, George and Elise. They ate breakfast on the mat, danced, jumped, and the highlight of the day–swam in their mini pool!

Elise dancing to Blackpink music!

It was a special day as they celebrated George’s fourth birthday and him and Elise’s moving up day from Kinder and Grade 1 accordingly. Elise made a blue greeting card for George with a hand drawn star on the cover, while mommy Sophia gave him a Lego toy.

They even posed as their favorite marvel characters!

Here, George was imitating the hand gesture of his ate!
Elise was a natural!

Kids remind us the happiness in simple things, thus, the reason why we smile too when we see them enjoying. Let’s make as much memories as we can with them!

Let us look at more of their photos below!

Kids’ breakfast! To make it more realistic, they really haven’t eaten yet when we shot this.
A lovely photo of the siblings, with George’s wacky side shown here (and in most of the photos!) and Elise’s modest smile 🙂
Solos of the kids, with a quick one with mommy Sophia. I guess we know now where George got his wackiness!
The “graduates.”
George, when I asked how happy he is that day 🙂

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Kenzo’s Under the Sea Birthday!

When a kid’s parents are wacky, expect the same on the kid’s photoshoot!

Kenzo’s parents, Mabelle and Shogen, wanted something different for their child’s first birthday. They wanted more than an under-the-sea theme, so they dressed Kenzo as a lobster, and they were the cook! It was super cute and funny!

We also changed setups where his grandparents could join. They couldn’t pass the moment without their beloved cat, Jack, who was quite shy in front of the camera.

In between breaks, Kenzo had a quick photo shoot with his official birthday cake. The very detailed cake came with several cupcakes with underwater themed fondant sculptures. Nobody wanted to eat the cake!

As a finale, Kenzo successfully smashed his cake which he really enjoyed doing!

It was a fun celebration despite having his grandparents (and me!) as his only visitors because of the pandemic. Truly, having an intimate celebration doesn’t make it less special.


Behind the scenes: As me and Mabelle finish the setup, Shogen takes a selfie with Kenzo before dressing him up.

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Paul, Pia and Pipay’s Family Vacation

I love seeing my couples’ families grow! And as an example, I took photos of Paul and Pia’s beautiful garden wedding at San Pablo, Laguna. Now, with their source of joy, Pipay, we headed to their parent’s vacation house at the middle of vast greens! Armed with just their smiles, the shoot was like a weekend of quality time–relaxing and playing with Pipay amidst natural setting– just perfect for a short getaway from work. I love that it was so simple, no setups, no styling (just our natural good tastes 😛 ).

Paul and Pia being bikers, a ride on a bike had to be a part of our shoot, and Pipay enjoyed it!

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