for some reason, i’ve been thinking of weddings a lot the last few days. the guy who took my maternity photos and his wife were a blast from the past– his wife and i were active members of the weddings@work email group about 7-8 years back, organizing our respective weddings. we got to talk our search for photo- and videographers, and how these guys, who were just starting out during those days, are now big names in the industry. i am especially pleased to see how far jason magbanua (jasonmagbanua.com) has gone to become one of the most awarded and coveted wedding videographer today. i’m not going to reveal what a measly sum he charged us back then, but i’m glad we got married in 2000. if we were to get married this year, i would never have the budget to afford his services. but oh, is he worth every peso! check out this video teaser he made. he shot and edited it on the same day, and showed it during the reception:

cool, eh?

i hope i can unearth our wedding video from all the rubble and clutter here in our flat so i can post it here in my blog. it was made before the advent of all these modern digital cameras and editing software now available, but the style, the craftsmanship is still distinctly jason magbanua’s.

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sometimes i daydream of getting married again. same person, of course (!), but perhaps for our silver anniversary or something like that. to have that rush, that excitement, that bubbly feeling of organizing such a momentous event once again. to do it all over again, but this time in a different setting, more spontaneous, and as stress-free as possible. i daydream of destination weddings, somewhere in the carribean, perhaps in the riviera maya. we’ve had the traditional catholic church wedding, abided by all the filipino wedding traditions and customs, so if i’m going to have a “take 2″, i’d want something entirely different. the turquoise caribbean for a backdrop, wedding planners on-site to take care of the location, decoration, paperwork, flower arrangements, wedding cake, reception, photography and everything else. it should be an event that focuses on celebrating romance and marriage, rather than upholding traditions.

but ahh, 25th year. we’ve still got a long way to go…

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