En “La Capilla Caleruega”, la cual esta en Tagaytay un lugar cerca de Manila, presenciamos una de las ceremonias mas emotivas que jamas habiamos filmado.

Bianca and Jesus from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

You have to give respect to a couple who had the option to wed in Sweden, London or Germany and yet instead chose to get married here in the Philippines.

I guess somehow, both of them had to get back to their roots.

Everything went perfect on the wedding day and the couple coudn’t be more happier.  It belied the semi-panic state James was in a week prior (no suit!).

I suppose  seeing Tania walk down San Agustin’s aisle for the first time, there was nothing to be felt but calm and contenment.

Tania and James: Intramuros from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

I was quite bummed when late last year, the copyright police took  down  our Smashing Pumpkins SDE we posted a year ago.

Let’s see how long Virgin records will keep this one up.

In any case, we had absolutely so much fun doing this video.  It was like being invited to one big party where everybody was just nice and kind and tipsy.

Pamela and James from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

PS:  The couple is from Chicago where Billy Corgan and the rest of SP orginally came from.  Today is absolute favorite next to Disarm, Bullet, Landslide, err, you get my point.

Les, Don and I were supposed to meet up in San Francisco last October to shoot their love story.  But Re:Frame got so busy I  didn’t even had time to ridee a cable car.

I kinda thought they forgot the idea altogether until I got signals that - yup, they wanted their love story!

And it was indeed something well worth telling.

And so on their wedding day, we set out early to Tagaytay to shoot interviews of friends and family, I had to edit that, shoot the wedding and then edit the same day edit.

On my FB status, it read - Today - I will do the impossible.

I found out that the impossible can be done.  Only, I’m not willing to do it again ;-).

But for Don and Les, maybe a 2nd time.

Here’s the same day edit.

Leslie and Don from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

And here’s the love story:

Liz and Don’s Love Story from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

Posting some more gems from the last holiday season…

It was a bittersweet feeling for Susan on her wedding day.  Though she was the happiest bride that day, her sister was unable to fly in to attend the wedding.  (thus the tearful phonecall she got during the preps).  We had to make sure every moment was captured for the couple and Susan’s sister.

Susan and Jesse from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

Carla (Rica) Peralejo and Joe Bonifacio’s Same Day Edit from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

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It was an absolute joy to have worked with the couple for this project.  It was carte blanche from the get-go so we thought of something that pushed the imagination.

And the brilliant idea came from the bride herself and cousin Tanya - a metaphor so literal it was genius.  (aah the wonders of brainstorming while drinking).

Major props to the crew who made the shooting peachy.  WETA and LucasArts were fully booked so we had to rely on the Makeup Studio Team for the “special effects”.

Thanks for watching!

I heart HORNY!

A Horny Story: Oliver and Han from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

Easygoing does not even begin to describe our dear bride Jemma.  No sign of stress no trace of anxiety.  Though I can’t really be sure if it was nerves of steel or the Amaretto.

One thing for sure though is that she was the happiest bride that day.

Jemma and Carlos from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

We were freezing in Baguio the morning we came up for Didith and Rob’s wedding.  We really shouldn’t complain as it was hitting minus 20 in Canada where they’re from.

So glad we were able to chill the day after the wedding.  I got my massage and the crew got to go around the ukay.  The kids had strawberry shakes by dinner time and all is well in Magbanua-land.

Here’s something to warm up the folks over at Alberta.

Genedith and Robert from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

I was completely excited when Michael chose an Explosions in the Sky tune for the SDE.  I’m so digging them right now (as evidenced by our recent work).

Everything fell together soooo perfectly for this piece.  The music, the vows, the composition, the edit - and especially the mood.

Enjoy!

Jade and Michael from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.