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Indoor Playground Party for Hunter and Marlee
Parents are always looking for ways to make their celebrations more memorable for their children. Instead of having a full program for their kids, Moms Weki and Diane chose to hold a joint birthday party for sons Marlee & Hunter, in an indoor playground in Quezon City (Treehaus @ 84 Hemady). The children just spent their time running around the venue and creating their own games! This is a really good idea especially if you love candid photos… like me! As a fan of Inside Out 1 & 2, I always feel energized when I think about my work as a photographer that seeks to create core memories for children…
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Atara Turns 3 | Chapters at Home
A whole new world— Indeed! Sometimes I find myself wondering about how to tell my tiny friends like Atara (3YO), about this season, where Covid-19 seem to have robbed a lot of families of good memories. But, what I’ve learned is that accepting the situation does not mean defeat. It means, “okay-and?”. This is exactly what happened when we had Atara’s birthday portraits. Her parents, Ashby and Josh, were determined to make sure that Atara’s heart will be filled with loads of laughter, so they were preparing a home-based virtual party where Atara’s friends were invited on Zoom. 🙂 Isn’t that inspiring? 🙂 To celebrate her special day, we had…
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Talia’s Baptism Reception | Happy Garden Cafe
Because there is always something to be thankful for, the family has plenty of reasons to come together and celebrate! Talia’s Baptism was followed by an intimate party held at Happy Garden Cafe ( Jupiter Street).  The sweets buffet and stage setup was done by the amazing Angie Metin. 🙂 I suggest that you scroll down slowly so that you can savor every treat she has put together for your super cute celebrant. I was also given a plant after the event – Thank You Reyes Fam! – ( Proud to say that I’ve managed to keep it alive as of this writing – woohoo for me!). It’s so cool…
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Caitlin’s Unicorn Party | Kidzoona UP Town Center Katipunan
Woohoo! A Unicorn Party! I have featured parties held at Kidzoona a couple of times in this blog. And I still love shooting there. Caitlin has turned seven and what I notice about seven year-old’s parties, is that there has to be some form of play time, or physical activity instead of the kids just watching a magic show or something. They like being part of the experience instead of just being bystanders. I like keeping shoots short and quick whenever I can, so that I don’t take too much time from our client’s program. But I must say… our celebrant Caitlin really loves being in front of the camera…
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Dencio Drives to One! | Planas Pantry
“I’m number One!” Meet Dencio, he’s my nephew. 🙂 He just turned one and together with our loved ones, we mounted a DIY Ferrari Party to celebrate his first year on earth! I’m very blessed to have been gifted with crafty, and resourceful sisters-in-law, Donna + Lala. They are the dynamic duo behind the styling of this DIY Party! We enjoy having shoots together because it becomes a time for us to bond, make new memories…and honestly…to laugh a bit more than we already do #bungisngiscrew. We had a pre-birthday shoot, where they sourced and made the props on their own, while I took care of the photography. I would…
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Live Awesome!
I was sitting in a class on Creative MBA a few years back when I first saw her giving a talk, and thought, Hey! We went to school together! When she released the “Assumption Handwriting” Font, my friends and I found it really cool because, it reminded us of the days when we had to practice writing during our penmanship classes ( oh hello there, nostalgia!). This cursive, sharp, and elegant style felt like you’re writing in what… high heels or even stilletos! Although that kind of writing I can summon ( only when provoked ), @Mikko Sumulong encouraged me to try writing the way I comfortably would. And the results are amazing!…
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Kaleb’s First Birthday | Santuario de San Antonio
Birthdays and celebrations mark milestones not only for the baby, but actually, for the whole family. It’s like introducing a new color to an already existing palette, and writing new chapters with it. 🙂 Meet Kaleb the brave and bright! Can you see that wide smile? So Cute! Kaleb, together with Dad Kim, and Mom Claire and Kuya Kiko had a party at their very own Train Station! Within the party, the guests got to enjoy stopping over at different stations too, like the dessert station, the photo booth station, the food station, the magic show station, the cake station, and of course how could we miss… the free-playing station…
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Princess Velasco | Family Portraits at the Coffee Project
It feels like my heart grows bigger every time I get to meet the children of my clients. Apart from celebrating more milestones with them, their growing family serves as an inspiration to me, and I am also reminded, why being a photographer is a meaningful profession. We take photos so that we can remember blessings that we are grateful for. And it also serves as a reminder, that we’re ready for more! Princess first graced our blog with a feature article with Smart Parenting. Now she has come back with her loving husband Doc Bistek, and KOBE, our tiny Time Traveler who is now three! Time really does fly.…
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Pauleen Luna Sotto | Smart Parenting Feature
Family is in deed, Love. 🙂 Here are some of the photos we made with Smart Parenting during our interview featuring mommy Pauleen Luna-Sotto’s birthing story. We also met the super cute and cool boss baby, Talitha Maria ( Tali). Ready to melt over cuteness? Scroll down now! I’m also inviting you to Read the full article here, to know more about Pauleen’s pregnancy journey. Here are some more of my personal faves from the shoot! HMUA: Anne Castaño STYLING: John Karunungan of StyleEdit Group
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Bettina Carlos | Smart Parenting Feature
I think of it as a blessing to be reminded of God’s love even in the middle of work. This is what happened to the entire team as Bettinna Carlos shared with all of us in the Smart Parenting shoot, the values and principles that she uses in raising her beautiful and obedient daughter, Gummy. Whether you are a parent, or an (adult) child, there are plenty of nuggets of wisdom that you can get from this particular article. Don’t delay reading it. You’re gonna be blessed. You can click here for the Full Article. Here are some of my personal favorites from our shoot. All photos created for Smart…
