Go*. Just go**. If Batanes is in your destination wedding short list or travel bucket list, don't think twice. It's been weeks already, but I'm still enthralled by the sheer beauty of this place. And to think that it's my third time shoot in Batanes already! I think it might take three more before I reach the "been there - done that" phase.
And this. The styling. I've seen postcard-worthy locations ruined by event styling that's tastleless and a five-letter "B" word in the vernacular. Definitely, not this one. Go get these guys to do your Batanes wedding. Their sense of aesthetics - *the audience goes oooh* - that's the stuff Pinterest boards are made of.
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* ** During the summer months, of course. I've seen Batanes' bad side. It's sad, gloomy, ominous, dank, dark, foreboding, etc... you can say goodbye to those Milky Way shots at night.
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Photos from Mac & Jhunie's destination wedding Batanes, featuring location photos of Fundacion Pacita, Marlboro Hills, Mahatao and Tayid Lighthouse in Batanes, Philippines. March 2016. Photography and videography x @redsheepphotocinema. Color remastered using redsheep Chromavibe 160M and Luminoir 800M, July 2020.
Makeup: Pia Reyes
Hair: Franchesca Jewel Lopez
Coordinator: Zharmaine Gutierrez of I.B.S Batanes Travel and Tours
Ceremony flowers: Flowers by Party Lovers
Ceremony stylist: Drew Librero
Bridal gown: Mak Tumang
Groom's attire: Ziggy Savella
Bridesmaid gowns: Teena Sabrina Tan
Entourage flowers: Tropical Blooms Florist
Officiant: Pastor Armando Gallardo
Wedding favors: Yaru Gallery
Singers: Lheigh and Jheni Ibanes
Host: Daisy Gabuan
Invites: Craelligraphy
Reception: Cafe du Tukon of Fundacion Pacita
