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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Rebels of 2012

Rebellious Bride Garovs / Photography by MangoRed

We zeroed in on the love-filled ideas. Here are the purely rebellious (but beautiful in its own perceived 'oddity') weddings, brides, artists, ideas, and milestones that were featured in RB in 2012. 


Mayone & Francis / Photography by MangoRed

Note: The features you will see here are not necessarily 2012 weddings, rather it is a time capsule of what has been featured in RB for this year. 



 The Pedicab Entrance 
 by: Aubrey & Errol / Stephen Wedding Film  



The 80s Kids Wedding 
by: Arnold & Jo-Anne / Photos by Randolf Evan



The Munky Bizniz Wedding
by: Mark & Punky / Photography by MangoRed

Artwork: Coy Cueto
"A lot of people couldn’t believe us when they’d ask what the theme was. Instead of saying “blue and white” or “shabby chic” we’d answer “unggoy!” which was met with many a “weh,” “ows” and “di nga!”" -- RB Punky

The Victoria Court - Moulin Rouge
Prenup Session
by: Lyanne & Winchester / Photography by Metrophoto


Rebellious Bride Winsess' 
Black Gown
by RB Winsess / Photography by BlackTie Project 
 Gown by Joe San Antonio

"Wear whatever you want, and wear it with pride." -- RB Winsess

The Hunger Games Wedding Idea
Conceptual Ideas by: Rebellious Brides' The Wedding Agency



Rebellious Bride Cathy's 
Cool Wedding Style
by: Cathy Gonzales / Photography by 12 Masters Photography


Rebellious Bullets of Creativity
by MindBullets



Rebellious Bride Karen's Pink Gown
by RB Karen Dy / Photography by Jay Jay Lucas 
Gown by Christine Caspe-Lam

"I think nowadays brides are getting pressured to be different, they spend a ton of money to be different, but for me being rebellious is an attitude, you just can't buy that." -- Designer Christine Caspe-Lam

The Elvis Wedding 
on Green Wedding Shoes
by RB Kai / Photography by Nelwin Uy 
Cockade Bouquet by ETC Handmade Goodness

The Kate Spade Wedding
by Klassy & Eric / Film by Jason Magbanua 
Coordination by Teena Barretto


 
Klassy and Eric: SDE from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

The Eclectic Wedding
by Michelle & Lindsey / Photography by Cherryblocks 
Gowns by Veejay Floresca

"My advice to future brides: be open to new ideas. Open your eyes. Be creative and have fun!" -- Designer Veejay Floresca



The Crazy In Love Prenup
by: Gem & Jay-R / Photography by We Do It For Love 
The Makeup of Mica


The Big Bang Wedding Idea
The Big Bang Theory Wedding Episode


The By The Sea Wedding
by: Mabeth & Karym / Photography by Mark Cantalejo 
Concept by The Wedding Agency 

"As Paulo Coelho said, "The Good Fight is the one we Fight because our heart asks it of us. The Good Fight is the one that's fought in the name of our dreams." And remember to trust, believe, love, and hold hands." 
-- RB Mabeth

A Mango Wedding 
- The Ryan Dagooc Edition
by Rica & Ryan / Photography by MangoRed


The Rebellious Debutante
by: Lea Cruz / Film by Ian Cruz Films / 
Photography by 12 Masters Photography
Concept by The Wedding Agency


The Rebels 

Calligraphy by Fozzy Dayrit

The Diner Wedding
by: Sam & Mauie / Photography by Paul Vincent 
The Makeup of Mica


For You Are Mine
by: The Pink Version of Jason Magbanua


Rebellious Bunch - Veejay Floresca

Photography by Dino Lara
The L Prenup
by: Vida & Arra / Photography by Metrophoto

"...let’s celebrate love no matter what form it is presented to us" -- Oly Ruiz


The Sex Wedding
by: Mayone & Francis / Film by Jason Magbanua



The Bold Prenup
by: Mayone & Francis / Photography by MangoRed
Revisit the RB Feature HERE



RB on Listed


Rebellious Bride Precious' 
Anti-White Gown
by: RB Precious / Couture by Veejay Floresca

Photography by MangoRed
The Podcast
by: W@W

Rebellious Bride Sigrid's Style
by: Sigrid Eduardo-Alindogan / Photography by Paul Vincent

"I've always been that girl who doesn't want to blend. I want to be different without being tacky. And that's exactly what I did for my wedding :)" 
-- RB Sigrid

RB TURNS ONE
by: MindBullets 


Rebel from Kai P. Cruz on Vimeo.

HACKED from Kai P. Cruz on Vimeo.


One Happy Story



The Steel & Ice Wedding
by: Anne & Mike/ Photography by Metrophoto 
Coordination by: Teena Barretto

"Your wedding is a once in a lifetime event. Everything should be for you and for your husband-to-be. Do not hesitate and don't be afraid. Just stick to what you want and you will never regret it. " -- RB Anne

Vera Wang on Fire





Rebellious Veils
by:  Hazel Santana



Filipino 2012 Bridal Face-off
by: Designer Phillip Rodriguez among others





Toto Villaurel


Rebellious Bunch 
- RabbitHole Creatives



The Senbazuru Wedding
by: Isoebelle & Enzo / Photography by Nelwin Uy 
 Coordination by: Teena Barretto


Another Mango Wedding 
- The Marc Santos Edition
by Marc & Bubot / Photography by MangoRed





The Dreamers' Wedding
by Sarah & Cayo / Photography by Nelwin Uy
Revisit the RB Feature HERE


"...a Rebellious Bride is an anti-template bride" -- RB Sarah



Rebellious Bunch - Passion Cooks 



The Prom Wedding 
by: Gem & Jay - R / Concept by The Wedding Agency



The Un-Boracay Wedding 
by: Roldan & Pauline / Film by Dreamscape Asia Productions



The Metrofied 4 Life Wedding 
by: Marielle & Emil / Photography by Metrophoto



Anti-Template PostNup 
by: Nikki & Jason / Photography by Metrophoto


Just Do It Wedding
by: Barbie & Jay / Photography by We Do It For Love
The Makeup of Mica



Everywhere We Shoot x MangoRed
by: Garovs & Ryan 
 We know that there are still a ton of rebellious weddings to come before the year ends because December is the craziest wedding super peak month of the year. In fact we already know of two Wedding Agency clients who are sure to end the year with a bang: 


JP & Loni's 
Coachella Chic Wedding...
Photography by Cherryblocks 


....and Patrick & Mai's 
Street Fair Wedding. 


Photography by MangoRed
But RB this month will be filled with a lot of round-ups and last-minute rebel features. This is just the beginning. 

For now, we say THANK YOU to all the rebels who have been part of RB in 2012! Thank you for the submissions, thank you for the rebellious inspirations! HappyThankYouMorePlease :)


Photography by 12 Masters Photography


 
UP NEXT: The best of 
"Random Rebellion" for 2012

Want more? Check out our 2011 list below! 

Rebellious Weddings of 2011


Your RB Team - Kai & Mica


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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The Bridal Entrance

I have often been asked, "What do you regret not being able to do during your wedding?"....or...."What can you advise to brides that they do on their wedding day because no one tells them to do it?" My answer to this is: make sure a friend/relative captures your bridal walk...or better yet, ask your videographer to give you a copy of the raw file of it. They may think this is tedious or an extra step--but don't you think as the bride, you deserve this?

When we featured Rebellious Bride Isoebelle's wedding, she mentioned that she picked Hoppipola for her bridal march and she insisted for their wedding aisle to have paper crane trees even if it was going to be a mega production. Because of this, we were very intrigued with her bridal entrance so we requested for a raw file of it.




BRIDAL WALK from igs films on Vimeo.

We would like to thank IGS Films & Rebellious Bride Isoebelle for indulging us with this request. And we were right to request for this raw file---as expected, the bridal walk was UNREAL! Sooooo beautiful! 



Again, props to the amazing wedding team behind this! IGS Films, Gideon Hermosa (styling), Teena Barretto (coordination), Cheetah Rivera (bridal gown), Marc Rancy (suits), Manila Philharmonic Orchestra, Sensitivity Lights & Sounds, Bryon Velasquez (bridal makeup), and Jay Wee (bridal hair)

Did you have an unbelievable, rebellious bridal walk such as this? Email away at rebellious.bride@gmail.com

XOXO,
Kai   

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Monday, October 8, 2012

Rebellious Couple Isoebelle & Enzo's Suits & Paper Cranes Wedding

Photography by Nelwin Uy
A rebellious bride is a fighter. She does not give up her ideas just to conform to traditions and what other people think is "good" or "beautiful." 

Rebellious Bride Isoebelle Romero 
 on what makes her a Rebel Bride

It's amazing how one single photo can encapsulate a day. I look at this photo of Isoebelle's bridal hair and in an instant I can already  imagine that her wedding to Enzo must have been whimsical, inspired, romantic, creative but timeless atthe same time. 

When Events Diva Teena Barretto tipped us on this wedding, she said that this wedding was rebellious because the bride had an all-suits entourage (mostly males & gays) and a paper crane theme. I instantly gravitated towards the all-suits, mostly gay entourage and thought that the write-up will probably just focus on this one detail. When Isoebelle emailed us her wedding photos, my heart skipped a beat and when I saw Gideon Hermosa's beautiful work, I was just in pure awe. There's just so much wonder and magic to this wedding and I won't belabor it any longer. So let's get to it! :)



Rebellious Bride: What is the story behind your all-suits, all-male/gay entourage? 

Isoebelle: First of all, most of my friends are gay :) 

Allen, my attendant of honor or maid of honor is my oldest friend since elementary, and Cheetah Rivera and Marc Rancy have been my college friends in CSB. And I couldn't really have them wear gowns, so I figured out that the girls in my entourage should just also wear suits to match the outfits of my gay friends. 

Secondly, most of my friends are really taller than me and I know the girls in my entourage would wear heels so I decided that I would be the only one wearing a skirt or a gown so I can stand out. 

Lastly, I also wanted my entourage to be able to use their outfits even after the wedding...so it wouldn't be such a waste. They can use the pants or inner shirts/blouse in formal or corporate events. 

RB: What is the story behind your paper crane theme? 

Isoebelle: The concept is Senbazuru or folding of thousand origami cranes for happiness and prosperity. 

(Sidenote: To know more about the couple's Senbazuru theme, click HERE to read their beautiful love story)


RB: Your wedding had a lot of wonderful details! Care to share more stories about it? 


Isoebelle: I had a hard time choosing my bridal shoes because I'm pregnant. I was sure that I wanted to wear flats since I don't think I (or my baby) can survive the whole day if I wore high heels. I ended up buying my Ultragirl by J Maskerey for Melissa Couture shoes because they are super comfy, they are flat and they are super sparkly because they are studded with swarovski crystals. I call them my "glastic slippers" :) because they kinda look like flat Cinderella shoes. 


All our wedding essentials (pillows, candles, cord, etc) are made by Gideon Hermosa. We wanted to incorporate the origami crane theme as much as we can so Gids attached paper cranes to the candles and other wedding paraphernalia. 


Gideon Hermosa also made my bouquet, the non-floral bouquets of my entire entourage, as well as the boutoniers. We decided that only my bouquet would have fresh flowers to make it standout more. I also did not want to use the usual flowers like roses for the bouquets so Gids used artichokes, and other non traditional flowers. He also incorporated some origami cranes and lace flowers. 


  My gown, clutch, and hair accessories are all made by Cheetah Rivera. She/he won second place in the latest season of Project Runway Philippines and she/he is a professor in FIP (Fashion Institute of the Philippines) . Her style is very avant garde and she uses more of fabric treatment on her creations. Her inspiration for my gown is of course an origami crane, thus she used a lot of pleats to create a feathery effect on the gown.  Also, I wanted to have cranes on my hair so she made me some cutouts of cranes from a tough silky fabric. 

Our wedding march music is Hopippolla by Sigur Ros, I had to schedule two rehearsals with my singer and Manila Philharmonic orchestra just to have this sort-of-unheard-of song played because it was not commonly used for bridal marches. 



Gideon Hermosa used a total of 7,000 cranes for the wedding. It's amazing how Gids and his team were able to accomplish this in such a short span of time!

 The church set up was also made by Gids. I insisted on having trees with cranes hung on them even if there was a wedding before us, and a mass after our wedding.  Gids had to act quick to mount those trees and hang them with cranes. The blue spotlights beneath the trees were provided by Sensitivity lights and sounds. 


Our wedding cake is a croquembouche made by Bizu. Enzo and I love cream puffs and we agreed ever since that we'd have creampuffs for our wedding cake.

RB: What challenges did you encounter because of your non-traditional ideas and how did you overcome it? 

Isoeblle: The whole wedding was a challenge in itself. It was so hard for me to plan and execute the wedding in 3 months time because my first wedding coordinator was so inefficient and sluggish.

Good thing we decided to switch to Teena Barretto's team and they were able to help us immensely in the execution of the wedding....they saved us! 

Some suppliers, particularly stylists had difficulty understanding my theme. So my advice is invest and take time to find a good stylist because it will really make a difference! 

Although some people did not say it outright, I really think that some guests thought it weird that my MOH and bridesmaids are gay and that even the girls in our entourage should wear suits. But I still went on with my plans and I ignored what other people said because that's what I really wanted and I've never really been a conformist.

RB: What makes you a rebellious bride or what is your definition of a rebellious bride? 

Isobelle: I think that I'm a Rebellious Bride because I do not really care about what other people think or say about my ideas for the wedding. If I like something I do it or I execute it...period. I figured out that this wedding is for me and Enzo so we had to make the most out of it despite all odds. I didn't want to have regrets like "I wish we did this or that" years after looking back at the wedding. It is hard to explain the concepts that you want to other people especially if they are new to them, but you have to be patient and stern and stick with what you really want and eventually they will see where you are coming from. Eventually, they will see the beauty in your ideas. 


RB: Any advice you can give to other brides who may want to have a creative wedding but are afraid to pursue it? 

 Isoebelle: My advice is to have a strong and solid concept for your wedding and stick with it down to the last detail. There should be coherence in all the elements of the wedding, specially if your concept is out of this world...if there is coherence and unity in all the elements...somehow your guests and the people who see your wedding will understand it. Invest in the best suppliers. Best being those who can understand you, they are forward thinkers, and doers...people who know what they are doing. Some may cost more than others, but I think it is really worth it because they have years of experience to back them up.  

Don't be afraid to be creative and be different because it is your creative ideas that will set your wedding apart from other weddings and will make guests remember you. 

CREDITS: 

 Cheetah Rivera for my wedding gown and accessories. Kudos to Cheetah for making me an origami-inspired wedding dress and it was not obvious that I'm 5 months preganant.

Teena Barretto's Team, particualry Dianna. Thank you for saving our wedding! Thank you for taking on our wedding on such short notice. 

Gideon Hermosa our event stylist. Thank you so much for the breathtaking church and reception setup. It was simply magical and amazing! We will remember your work for the rest of our lives! 

Nelwin Uy our photographer. Thank you for the beautifull photos! We know that you are so busy and that's why we feel so lucky that you had time to do our prenup shoot and cover our wedding. It was so easy to work with you and you were so professional. 

Marc Rancy for the suits. Thank you for making the suits for our entourage especially because it was a challenge to make "girly" suits for the girls and gays. And thank you for the gown in our prenup shoot! 

IGS films for our prenup and wedding videos. Thank you for your patience in editing our prenup video and trying your best to execute my ideas. And thank you for the fun times! 

Byron Velasquez my makeup artist. Thank you for making me look beautiful on my wedding day and prenup video shoot! I always say that I look swollen and ugly because I'm pregnant but somehow you do your magic and when I look at myself in the mirror I don't look puffy or ugly at all! And thank you so much for referring me to your supplier friends! 

Jay Wee for my hair. 
I super love what you did to my hair. I know it was a challenge because most of the brides that you have worked with before have not asked you to do a loose braid but thank you so much for doing it for me. It's really beautiful!




Manila Philharmonic Orchestra Thank you for making our musical score special. Thank you for patiently learning all the songs that we wanted. 

Sensitivity lights and sounds. Thank you for the beautiful lights in our church and reception set up. 

Special thanks to my best friend Allen Uy and JP De Jesus for the gifts for the principal sponsors and for styling our shoot. And of course for supporting us all the way and being such good friends 

Congratulations to Isoebelle & Enzo! We absolutely just LOVE LOVE LOVE your wedding and thanks again Teena, for sharing this with us. MORE MORE MORE! :)

  

XOXO,
Kai

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