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Woohooooo, you’re married!!! Finally

I remember when these two contacted and met with me over two years ago.  I didn’t realize that by the time they’d get married we would have many different Filipino connections.  I felt right at home with all these people.  For two years in a row I photographed Catherine’s (Melissa’s MOH) family at Christmas.  Then last November I shot Jo & Carmelita’s wedding.  When I put them up on the blog, Melissa messaged me saying that her mom was in a few of the photos!! I had no idea!

Anyway, it was a wedding I’ve been looking forward to for so long. The day came and went… and it was beautiful. They were both so calm, relaxed, and totally enjoyed their day! The rain even went away by the time we were ready to leave the church! Parfait!

Thanks again for letting us be part of your day… it’ll be hard to forget all the lovely words from the speeches, and your crazy wedding party! It was special and fun

Check out this short film of their special day!

the lovely bride – Melissa

the very happy and easy going groom – Adam

here’s a shot Justin took from the balcony

I love Melissa’s smile!!!

Check out Melissa’s shoes!!  She was an “all comfort” bride… she didn’t wear the runners all day, but I love how confident enough she was to wear them!!

Here are the crazy guys! (“crazy” as in FUN crazy)

Melissa’s niece Max was the PERFECT little flower girl!

I love the idea of donating to a foundation or organization on behalf of each guest… especially when there’s a special connection to the organization.

Congrats to both of you!! ENJOY YOUR JAMAICAN honeymoon and don’t forget your water shoes

A big THANKS to the people who helped make this day happen:

Hall Decorations – Decorating Dreams

Cake – Norris Bakery (beautiful cake!)

Flowers and bridesmaids dresses – Simply Elegant Events (essentially Catherine the MOH and her mom!)

DJ – Sound Samsation Entertainment (great job guys!!)

It feels like forever since I’ve blogged.  My trip to Australia and Jamaica are coming up really quickly and I’m swamped trying to get everything done!

But…. finally here’s Carmelita & Jose’s wedding photos.  When I first met this couple and heard their story, I knew it was going to be a unique and special day!  It was my first traditional filipino wedding and it was beautiful.

All day long, Jose’s friends kept on saying “Jo is sooo happy!”  To make a long story short… 4 years ago Jo’s wife passed away and ever since “has been going through a really dark time” until he met Carmelita.  As you can see from these photos – the “dark” times are over

new love. new happiness. new family.

my competition…

I think Jose thought the priest told him to shake Carmelita’s hand!!  These two are so cute!!

Halfway down the aisle, someone yelled out “Jo kiss your bride!”

Carmelita looking as classy as it gets

This is the very happy Jose

He made sure I got PLENTY of photos of his car.  He was so proud of it!!  It was quite a fine ride!

probably my favourite shot…

You’re definitely as young as you feel.  They sure partied like they were young

a special traditional Philipino dance by Jo’s cousin visiting from the U.S.

first dance

love this photo