Pre-nup Pictorial

Ayan, para matawa naman kayo... presenting... our pre-nup pictures! Jasper and I dreaded this day because, unless you're movie stars or models o sadyang vain na tao, a pictorial is probably the most awkward situation you can get yourself into. It's even worse than running into an ex or a classmate you picked on in grade school because this is scheduled! Few days before April 27, I knew I had to overcome my anxiety because I kept imagining Jas and I being directed by the photographer to smile, look lovingly into each other's eyes, etc. etc. Alas, I thought of establishing a theme to make the pictorial fun and corny and not yuck and mushy. In short, naisip namin "pag-tripan" na lang yung pictorial. So last April 27, we had our pre-nup pictorial. I chose 3 themes (siempre ako na naman at walang magawa si jasper hahaha). First is film noir, reminiscent of Italian gangsters, Hitchcock heroines, Mastroianni, Fellini, and Humphrey Bogart. Second theme is Bonnie and Clyde. Jasper's hat and my black gloves were borrowed from ABS-CBN's wardrobe department. I couldn't find a nicer hat for Jasper so I guess he ended up looking more like Charlie Chaplin (sans the diminutive moustache) than Warren Beatty. The last was from one of my "mostest" favorite movies, Wong Kar-Wai's In The Mood for Love. Too bad we were both too silly and too much in a good mood to mimic the morose faces of Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung. The cheongsam I wore belonged to my late grandmother, Francisca "Kikay" Bernaldo. I just had the sleeves removed and the back side turned into black tulle para see-through... para maarte (my gorgeous Lola Kikay would have been proud). For the last set of pics, we just wore our matching Adidas jackets (much to Jasper's relief kasi naloloka na siya sa mga trip ko). Thank God our photographers were wonderful, nice people. Jasper and I were so comfortable with them. The studio is right next to their place so it was really cozy and homey. Thank you very much, Jun Valbuena Photography. I found them through their ad on Metro Weddings magazine. Thank you, Mr. Jun and Ma'am Glory. You may visit their website - www.junvalbuena.com Thank you, Irene Manigo and Ava for my hair and makeup. Found Irene in bridal fair in Rockwell. She's really good and she makes use of Laura Mercier's line of cosmetics (new fans are Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow). MAC kasi is like a big gunk of makeup on the face. Laura Mercier is perfect for me. Parang walang makeup. Irene Manigos's website is www.makeupartist.com.ph