There are extremely few themed weddings we shoot nowadays.  Rarer still are the themed ones pulled out with aplomb and panache.

And it has to be said that shooting Issa and Tiger’s wedding was an experience unlike any other.

The invitation was just a sampling.

Princess Leia buns of course for the flower girls.

Issa’s gown, rather, “breastplate” (by Michi Calica), was fabricated from fiberglass mined from the deepest caverns of Naboo.

Couldn’t imagine anybody else pulling this off.

The 501st Legion: The Philippine Outpost were there to escort our dear Jedis of course.

And what is Star Wars without the Death Star?

(Death Star cake courtesy of Bizu)

Your wedding was awesome Issa and Tiger!

Check out the same day edit “scored” by John Williams no less.

Issa and Tiger from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

May the force be with you!

(this is also for Loyd, the biggest fan I know).

OK so I walk into the bride’s suite and everybody was busy preparing for the big day and yet warm as can be. The very first thing I noticed was the flowers. Never, as in never, have I seen such workmanship, such beauty in bouquets and corsages. I proceeded to chat with the kind Florist …

“You’re also from Bacolod?” - “My roots are.”

“These flowers are just utterly beautiful” - “Why thank you“. (said in the most unassuming and polite manner).

After some time, flipping through the pages of Philippine Tattler, a familiar face came up in a full page photo.

A Homer Simpson moment enveloped me - Doh! The unassuming florist turned out to be Margarita Fores - premiere Filipina restaurateur (Cibo, Pepato, Cafe Bola). Turns out she has so much art in her she’s now doing flowers, - Fiori Di M.

We had so much fun in this wedding as face after familiar face turned up (past couples, friends of couples, future couples). And of course, nothing beats working with friends as Chinkie Uy coordianted the wedding and Dino Lara shot the stills (you’ll see cameos of him and me in the video).

Here’s their Same Day Edit. Enjoy!

Jaraiza and Ked from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

Generals may be tough as nails and eat bullets for breakfast. But this General couldn’t contain himself while his first-born was walking down the aisle.

Everything about this wedding was “grand” (like Marlon’s name). 50++ people in the entourage, 3 cakes (Bizu, Pastry Bin, Alex Franco), 2 gowns, a 15 piece musical ensemble and 2 photographers (Mangored and Wally G). I swear, the cake was fifty feet tall!

Ok you’ve seen Jaguars, Rolls, Horse Carriages, Beetles and maybe even trains as backdrops to portraits. But have you seen a plane taking off the tarmac just a hundred metres behind a newlywed?

But despite the majesty, it was the quiet moments that counted.

Here’s their Same Day Edit.