The political community is abuzz?  Will he or won’t he?  The announcement will be made later this week.

Stay tuned ;-).  In the meantime, happy birthday John!

Birthday from Bong Sare on Vimeo.

It’ interesting how the mind works sometimes, I go into the bride’s hotel room, scan the surrounding, check for interesting camera placement, movement, color and texture.

What pops up amidst the din?  Cosmetics!

Find out here …

Congratulations to Sharon and John!

Sharon and John from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

Sabi ni Mark sa thank you speech niya sa reception pagkatapos maipalabas ang Onsite Video - “Salamat Jason! Hindi mo kami binigo”.

Ang saya!  Ang sarap ng feeling.  Nakakawala ng pagod at stress pagkatapos mag-edit.

Actually, kahit matagal-tagal na ring kaming nag o-onsite video, stressful pa rin siya kahit papaano.

Pumili sila ng kanta ni Enya para sa video.  Favorite ko si Enya, college pa lang.  Nawalan lang ako ng gana nung nagpapa-spa na ako, kasi parating yun ang tugtog - lalo na yung Orinoco Flow.

Naalala ko rin kay Enya mga retreat and recollection sa school.  Yung papaiyakin ka ng husto at pagsisisihin ka sa mga kasalanan mo.  Pagkatapos, busilak ka at umaapaw ng pagmamahal sa lahat ng tao.  Ang una mong gagawin pag-uwi, itatapon mo yung porno collection mo na nakatago sa ilalim ng kama.

Buti na lang yung Book of Days hindi ginagamit sa spa o sa retreat.  Wala akong ibang associations o baggage.  Nung inaaral ko nga, ang ganda ng bagsak, mabilis sa simula sabay bagal, sabay bilis uli. Bagay na bagay sa kasal.

Edma and Mark from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

(For a change, I wrote in Filipino in this entry just to remind the rest of the world that everything in here is proudly Third World Filipino!)

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.  I’m a big fan of wedding anniversaries.

It’s living proof that marriages still work.  That romance can be kept alive and that true love conquers all.

Yes!  you still can have that  big lump in your throat and butterflies in your stomach TWENTY FIVE YEARS AFTER!*

Fatima and Redentor from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

“Ikaw”  is the quintessential Filipino love song.

We’ve been doing weddings for almost a decade and it has been always there.

Margaux wanted nothing else for her same day edit.

Margaux and Renren from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

On the wedding day, If the bride is happy - everybody is happy  =)  (well yeah, the groom too ;-))

Exactly how Veronica felt - positively brimming with joy and enthusiasm!

Enjoy the SDE -

Veronica and Mike from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

On a yearly basis, we give out a wedding package to WeddingsAtWork for them to auction off to our dear W@wies.

I couldn’t be any happier that Kristine won the bidding.

It had been raining the week prior to their wedding and her Lola curiously put up something by the windows to bring in the sun (you’ll see it in the video). The “trick” did in fact work.

And there were two other firsts,  - shooting alongside Jeff and Lisa, (which was a very pleasant experience) and having a lady as the “best man”. Nice!

Here’s Kristine and Hubert’s Same Day Edit:

Kristine and Hubert from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

It was a rainy Friday.

You do not bitch because it’s rainy and you can’t get the shots you want. You think of ways to utilize and work with what is given you.

The drear and grey would not let Rio’s spirits down, why should it with us?

Rio and Sonnie from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.