Ariel + Marie

Still here… Trying to catch up as I have lots of stuff to share to you especially last month’s festivities here in Tacloban.

Anyways, we are delighted to capture the wedding of Ariel Clemente and Rose Marie Arteche last July 3. Both of them are based in the U.S. and both also were my neighbors at PHHC village back then. They’ve been civilly married for 22 years before they eventually decided to tie the knot here in the Philippines. The ceremony was held at Sto. Niño Church and the reception were at Kanhuraw Convention Center. The great food was catered by no less than Dottie Capucion and Dana Flower Shop took care of the flowers.

Everyone who attended the wedding had a great time especially during the reception. Tita Norma (mother of the groom) prepared 15 dance instructors to keep the wedding guests on their feet. It was a haven for ballroom dancing aficionados as Level 8 Band did a fantastic job in providing great dance music.

Here are some of my takes during the wedding.

The Blings!

Cool souvenir for the female entourage.

Just love the details of the center table of the living room… Ariel’s barong at the background.

Dad eagerly watches his son wear the barong.

Buttons Up!

Some cool portrait of the groom.

Capturing some details of the groom. Just love the texture and color of their garage wall.

Ring and Bible bearer.

Bridesmaid and Groomsman

One of my favorite shot. I’m always looking to capture real unguarded moments of the wedding.

Some relaxed portraits of Marie.

Marie never knew the presence of Elmo at her back until I told her. This was her reaction…

The Aisle.

They were both cool during the vows.

Our Father…

Some candid shot right after the recessional.

Just can’t explain… but I love it. I just want to do some unorthodox wedding photography..

We were blessed to have a great Tuesday afternoon weather.

Twenty-two years of togetherness can give you great moments.

My best wishes to both of you guys and it was an honor capturing your most precious day.

For those who wish to check out more wedding photos of Ariel and Marie do checkout our on-the-day photo slideshow that we presented during the reception. Click **here** to watch it. Don’t forget to turn on your speakers for a great royalty free music.