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Peter + Emily | Cebu E-session

Ever watched those silly movies on TV where the nerd guy gets the hot girl at the end and they live happily ever after? You could almost swear to yourself that it never really happens much in real life. Well, Peter and Emily are the perfect example of real-life relationships playing out like it is in the movies. If you take one look at Emily, you’d probably peg her as one that would never go for someone like Peter. But catch these two together and you’d be showered with reasons that break all the stereotypes you have on a partnership like theirs.

Channeling Vogue magazine, we fused drama and style onto the concept of this engagement session. You would think that that would be difficult considering we’re not working with professional models for the shoot, but Peter and Emily brought on their A-game and exceeded all our expectations with every direction we gave them. These guys are naturals! This was one of those days when an e-session shoot came together so perfectly. Two locations (one relevant to the groom-to-be, the other relevant to the bride-to-be) and several dresses later, add to the mix the magic of Wenwen Zaspa’s make-up artistry, and we had ourselves a brilliant collection of photos just begging to grace the pages of the world’s top fashion magazines. Okay, we’re exaggerating a bit. But lookie here, aren’t they just to-die-for? Peter and Emily, you guys make us blush.

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Dino + Diana | Shangri-la Mactan Cebu Engagement Session

Happy New Year =)

We would like to thank everyone for giving Rock Paper Scissors a truly wonderful and memorable 2010. It was a year of many firsts.  Sometime in August last year we had our first out-of-Cebu destination wedding which took us to Bohol followed by our first international destination wedding two weeks later in Hongkong.  It was a venture into new territories for us and we’re happy to have faced the challenge and represent Cebu out there.   Of course, it didn’t hurt that we also had our first magazine feature in Wedding Essentials last year.

2011 just might be Rock Paper Scissors’ best year yet!  The bars we have set for ourselves are high and we are determined to reach, if not exceed, them. Some exciting stuff are in the brew. *wink wink*

We’re thinking of having an annual year-in-summary post where we can show some of our favorite photos of that year. It would be nice to look back and see the best photos from 2010 (including some never-before-seen ones), yeah?  So look out for that one after we complete a few more catch up posts to round out the year that was. Yes, we’re late with the blogging haha.

We start off the year by sharing with you guys Dino (Taewoo Kim) and Diana’s engagement session at Shangrila Mactan Cebu Resort and Spa.  An attractive and classy couple deserves nothing less than the same amount of elegance they exude. We took the fashion route for their e-session and they totally nailed it. Simple, classy, elegant.

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Dexter + Beverly | Iloilo and Boracay Engagement Session

As previously mentioned (here), not only were we ecstatic to have met Dexter and Beverly but you could almost say that it was sweet serendipity at work. For weeks now we’ve had the wonderful opportunity of traveling to a lot of places around the world the country and we are endlessly grateful to have been graced with a bunch of warm and good-hearted clients.  We owe a huge part of it to this wonderful couple for setting off a good amount of out-of-town bookings for us when they became the first ones to take us outside of Cebu and on to Boracay and Iloilo (Dexter’s hometown) earlier this year for their engagement (prenup) session.

Boracay, commercial as it may have become as of late, has still got to be one of the more romantic destinations in the country.  There’s something about its white powdery sands, the clear turquoise water, and the perfect view of its orange sunset that makes it irresistibly charming.  All of these characteristics made for the perfect setting for the concept we had in mind for this e-session.

Concept + Location + Dexter + Beverly + Rock Paper Scissors = One HAPPY engagement session!

Do watch this director’s cut edition of Dex+Bevs’ photoclip before going through the rest of the pictures.  Allow the entire video to load/buffer completely before playing.  And oh, plug in those earphones or get your loud speakers ready and have the volume turned UP.  We’ve picked an awesome soundtrack for this one that may create magic. Enjoy!

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Adrian + Pansy | Hong Kong Engagement Session

We find it a little funny that our second ever destination (out-of-Cebu) wedding is one that would take us out of the country and into the bustling urban jungle of Hong Kong. Of course, we can’t complain.

There was a lot of pressure though for us coming into this shoot because the couple already had an engagement session in Manila with master Lito Sy and we’re doing their wedding and e-session in Hong Kong.  Our first out-of-the-country e-session didn’t go as easy as we hoped it would be because a tropical cyclone was on its way even before we started the engagement session and midway through it, Hong Kong was already placed under signal #3!  But in true Rock Paper Scissors fashion, rain or shine or typhoon (LOL!), the show must go on.

Without further adieu, Adrian Eastman and Pansy Leung-Eastman’s engagement session in Hong Kong.

P.S.  Make sure to watch the photoclip of their e-session at the end of this post.  Special thanks goes out to Edward Gonzaga. We can’t thank you enough.

P.P.S. We are so behind blogging!  Up next is their Hong Kong wedding and our other destination (Bohol, Tagaytay, Boracay) weddings!

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Dexter + Beverly | Cebu Engagement Session

Client: Dexter Wilon So and Beverly Nadela
Gown: Ronald Enrico
Hair & make-up: Jessie Glova
Cebu photographer: Rock Paper Scissors Photography
Coordination: Serendipity Weddings and Co.

Do watch the director’s cut edition of Dex+Bevs’ photoclip here: Dexter + Beverly | Iloilo and Boracay Prenup

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Rescued | Siu + Natalie Photoclip

You’ve seen the pictures. Now check out the photoclip of their engagement session!

Siu + Natalie (Part III) | Cebu Airport Prenup

This is the third and final installment of the Siu and Natalie engagement session series.

Siu’s dying wish (aside from marrying Natalie, of course), is to have a plane chase him in the field ala Cary Grant in the Hitchcock masterpiece “North by Northwest”. Siu is also a big comic book fan. We thought it would be nice to inject a Lois and Clark theme to the shoot as well.

The Superman plus Cary Grant theme turned out to be a vintage glamour shoot styled by Natalie herself. The couple looked so stunning that they look like they came straight from a movie set.

Siu and Natalie’s prenup photoclip will be up next! And oh, more Superman on the wedding. =)

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Siu + Natalie (Part I) | Cebu Prenup

Client: Siu Tang and Natalie Lowe
Location: Cebu Yacht Club
Hair and make-up: Gari Son
Styling: Natalie Lowe

Siu is Chinese-British. Natalie is Chinese-Australian. The two met while in Hongkong. Initially, the concepts planned for them were Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Superman. We scrapped the Tiffany concept at the very last minute, and decided to go with a “lovers’ date” (three dates at that with a twist at the end). In some of the pictures, there are references to certain movies the couple loved (Siu being such a big movie buff), including Sex and the City, North by Northwest, and some boxing films.

One post is not enough to show their engagement session so we will be breaking it into three parts.  The “first date” included a trip to the Cebu Yacht Club. And how lucky we are to be able to shoot at a very big and beautiful yacht.

Special thanks to Mr. Osmena of the Cebu Yacht Club.

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PREVIEW | Cebu & Boracay Prenup

DEXTER + BEVERLY

Coordinator: Serendipity Weddings & Company
Hair & make-up: Jessie Glova
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JP + RUSSELL

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