“Everything was challenging, but despite the challenges, seeing how beautiful everything came together made everything worth it.” -Shaina

Shaina is my batchmate in ICA high school, while Mark’s from Xavier. We reconnected and planned the whole thing 2019. But guess what? Pandemic happened, and now, I’m so glad she finally got to say yes, and we were able to shoot it. This is our first SDE for the year. We were scared to pull one during a pandemic. But Shaina requested, and I guess we just took a leap of faith. It is still scary to shoot during a pandemic, but we were able to do it. We all know how many times the dates changed, and how hard it was to finally decide on a venue. FYAM is truly happy to be back in the wedding scene once again. Pandemic really hit hard, but glad to finally be able to have some weddings here and there.

Fast fact about the two: Shaina and Mark have been together for 18 years, and they met through common friends via YM. ☺

Favorite part of the wedding?
When I first saw him when the church doors opened. Seeing him for the first time.
First dance was really memorable. Feels good to be the stars of the show.

After Geoff finished his military training, he decided to propose to Alyanna after being together for 3 years and counting. They are both based in Seattle, but they decided to do a destination wedding at Angeles,Pampanga. Most of their guests flew in all the way to witness the wedding of Alyanna and Geoff. We really felt how close knit their families were. The FYAM team really enjoyed shooting this wedding because of the uplifting vibe of the guests. We are so glad to witness and capture a beautiful wedding filled with so much love.

Congrats and best wishes, Geoff and Alyanna!

Miguel and Cara got married at Sacred Heart, followed by a wedding reception at Grand Hyatt.

“My love we’re getting married today. A truly great adventure awaits us. There will be laughs, tears, good times, not so good times, together we will face it all. I will not even make this journey without you. I love you from the time our souls met, to the end of time. Come what may I will love you til my dying day.”
Vows of Miguel written for Cara on their wedding day.

These two have been together for so long and I’m glad we were able to capture their beautiful wedding.

Erik is the brother in law of my sister. They asked if we can shoot their wedding since they liked my sister and his brother’s wedding video. Honestly, I do believe in word of mouth as one of the best marketing tools. It really comes from someone who saw how we work and loved it.

Do watch their SDE! Nina is wearing a Veluz and she looked absolutely stunning!

FYAM shot a Baguio wedding a few weeks ago and we can’t get over how beautiful their wedding was. Mel and Pat look so goood together. I guess this is what 8 years of being together looks like.

Excerpts from their vows:

Melpether: “I first realized that I liked you, when we were out on a date and I was trying my hardest not to make a mess, and now after 8 years, here we are.”

Patricia: “You bring out the best in me. You help me become a better and more responsible person. I am most certain that your mom would have been so proud of what you have become. You are one of my greatest blessings.“

Cate and Mark got married at Angeles, Pampanga.

Cate and Mark both work as a team in Chicago working at ABC. Cate is a local news reporter, while Mark works behind the scenes as the photojournalist. So you can imagine how my team felt a little bit pressured knowing how talented are our subjects! FYAM team had so much fun with the shoot/wedding as our bride Cate works in front of the camera, it was so easy to direct her being fluent and expressive. We loved every bit of it!

Do watch the SDE!

Gen and Raymond got married at UST, followed by a beautiful grand reception at Sofitel.

Gen and Raymond are proud Thomasians! Thus, they decided to get married at UST. They have been together for 11 years, and Gen candidly mentioned that Raymond proposed over lunch! I asked them what their favorite wedding moment? “Right after the church wedding when we realised that it’s all over and we’re really married.”

Kim and Gian got married at Chapel on the Hill, followed by a beautiful reception at Mahogany Place, Tagaytay.

How did they meet?
Kim’s a dentist. Gian told me that Kim’s his dentist. He would always visit her with food, but she never really thought that he had other intentions. Well one day, Gian finally got the nerve to ask for Kim’s number and ask her out. and the rest as they say is history!