Photography: Carlo & Arianne's Wedding

It's been a roller coaster September for #TeamPCheng but we still got to shoot a wedding even if there were some unforeseen incidents that occurred before (my grandmother's passing) and along the way (getting hit by a truck) but we still managed to go through it.

I was commissioned to cover my friend, Carlo whom I use to skate with. Yes we were one of those kids that rode our skateboards on the streets, of Antipolo. I was honored and pressured at the same time, but was able to complete the task, even though the car was hit by a truck along the way to the wedding.

Despite the pouring rain, the wedding was as beautiful as ever, with family and friends surrounding the bride and the groom on their special day. 

Again, congratulations to Carlo and Arianne, will make it up to you next time! 

Kevin + Aimee

Before heading out to 19 East for Tricot's day after Christmas show, we actually covered a wedding! 

Yes- a wedding after Christmas! And despite, being sick (me) and basically being worn out from the holidays, it was a beautiful wedding. :) 

You might have already read this but Aimee is my College friend and we were really happy when she (along with Kevin) as us to shoot their Prenup and of course, their wedding.

The wedding, much like their Prenup was well thought of and thanks to the support of their loving and imaginative family, also had the same well thought out details that really make a difference. From the simple rustic touches to the baby's breath flowers that seemed to be everywhere, it was a beautiful and simple celebration. 

The bride glowed underneath her veil (and I'm not just saying this because she's my friend) and the groom was dashing behind his trusty motorcycle, a staple in Taytay. 

Congratulations to Kevin and Aimee! :)

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Dev And Em Ever After

We spent our 3rd Wedding Aniversary in a very special way. We had the honor to cover and capture the memories of Dev and Em who we met while covering local gigs, as these two are part of the band Circa :) You should really check out their music (highly recommended ^_^)

More than just making beautiful music together, Em and Dev's love and union is actually 12 years in the making - like wow! How many people do you know that have stayed that long in a relationship right? That's why being able to witness their big day was a really big honor for us, especially since we get to immortalize these memories through our photographs. So even if the third wedding anniversary meant no date and having to work all day - we were more than happy to be behind the lens for their special event.

Leaves for work were long filed, it had to be two days to make sure we were well rested to cover a wedding. Before the actual wedding though, we also shot their engagement shoot (more in the blog here) you might want to check that out too! ^_^ 

For the actual wedding we were already up by 5:00 AM to make it for our 10:00AM call time at the Vivere Hotel in Alabang. Two thumbs up to this hotel - everything was beautiful! From the lobby, to the rooms and the Function room-everything! A good thing about having your wedding in December? They bring out all the Christmas lights and decor and that adds for an extra 1,000 points in photos and videos :p I decided to have our wedding in December for the lights alone :p 

The ceremony was held at St. James The Great Parish in Alabang, it's a really beautiful church but very strict. Paul and I had to attend a Wedding Suppliers' seminar. I kid you not, it was like attending a !arriage seminar but with other wedding photographers, videographers and wedding coordinators. You seem the Church is so beautiful that a lot of people have their wedding there and if you noticed, a lot of weddings nowadays have become some sort of production number with different gimmicks and what not, you know what I mean with the smoke machine, butterflies, song and dance number etc. the seminar is to help ensure that the solemnity of the ceremony is kept in tact, which I can agree to. Having a few do' s and dont's for wedding suppliers and providers is actually not a bad idea. :) 

This was also a special wedding for us, since we were also working with our fellow Indie-Media Partner - The His And Her Project who were handling the video documentation of the beautiful wedding. ^_^

All in all the wedding was indeed a beautiful ceremony, everything went smoothly from the start until the end, no running around and confusion and/or chaos that sometimes does happen in weddings :p

When the Bride and her father were having their first dance to the tune of Kermit the Frog's Rainbow Connection, I could feel the year stings in my eyes, and busied myself fixing bags that didn't need fixing :p and can I also say that the Speech of the Bride's mom was soooo beautiful! It really was :) 

Definitely a highlight for us this year, we're honored to have been tapped to capture the beautiful moments and memories of the now- Mr. and Mrs. Dayanghirang - Congratulations to the newlyweds!

#DevAndEmEverAfter
#StillIntoYou

Looking forward to that EP in 2015 or a baby will be nice too :p 

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Looking Back with Imagine Nation Photography and Wang Videography

Three Years Later: December 10 2011, Shot by Alex Ruelo for Imagine Nation Photography- Cheng-Hontiveros Nuptials
October 11, 2014, Shot by Betty Uy for Imagine Nation Photography, Blogapalooza

When Paul and I were preparing for our wedding back in 2011, I remember reading something (among the hundreds of wedding articles that I've read) that in budgeting for your wedding, you would have to prioritize and to think about what aspects of the wedding are more important for you. This is so you can plan your budget and set it aside for the things that really matter to you and for Paul and I, the photos and the videography are a must. 

Among the many Wedding Photographers and Videographers (and trust me there are a lot) we decided to go with Imagine Nation Photography and Wang Videography who were able to cater to our needs and helped make our Wedding extra special and memorable.

Now- almost three years later, we continue following their work, not only of our Wedding Photographers Arlene Briones and Alex Ruelo but we've also run into Imagine Nation photographer Betty Uy while covering an event. Not only that but we've also met the man behind both Imagine Nation and Wang Videography- none other than John Mateos Ong himself (his talented daughter Jazz) sings in bands and we have had the honor of covering a couple of her gigs.

December 10, 2011- Shot by Arlene Briones for Imagine Nation Photography 

It's funny how we've kept running I to each other but I was definitely more than glad to see that Imagine Nation and Wang Videography had a booth at Blogapalooza. It was nice chatting up with Alex and Betty and even sying hello to Alex's cutie pie baby ^_^ 

Looking back at that piece of advice I read so long ago in a forgotten Wedding magazine, I can say that we really made the right decision with booking Imagine Nation Photography and Wang Videography for our wedding-the blog is named PCheng Photography and I think we know a thing or two when it comes to photos. ^___^

You can check out our Wedding SDE from Wang Videography here :) 

October 11. 2014 - Shot by Betty Uy for Imagine Nation, Blogapalooza

Villamar-Flores Nuptial

We have some new projects coming up, taking a break from gigs and bars and shooting weddings. Yehey! 

I remember when we were preparing for our wedding almost 3 years ago, I went through a LOT of wedding photos and videos and let me tell you that there are a lot of talented Filipino Wedding Photographers out there but Paul is also a very talented and passionate photographer :) 


We were fortunate enough to be tapped to cover the wedding of Robert and Meme who I know through her sister, being a former colleague of mine.  

It was a beautiful ceremony filled with love from families and friends and between the Bride and Groom of course :) 

We're looking forward to getting to cover more weddings and more life events of course! :) 

We already have one booked in December! :D #Stoked 

Congratulations to the newly weds and thank you for making us a part of your big day! :) 

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