Random Rebellion #3

It's a long weekend, and crazy parties are aplenty. The long weekend however, is also the perfect time to catch up on some wedding planning. Here's something so ra-ra-rebellious to help you think of creative ideas for your big (and hopefully rebellious) day. 


Gaga Gown by Lord Maturan
Photo by Mark Cantalejo
Rebellious Lady Gaga Bride Coie 
More on this wedding SOON 

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Rebellious Style: Hair Down

Photo by Ian Santillan

I'm not saying you have to put your hair down to be rebellious. There are ways an updo can look non-trad but I really am more partial to cascading hair. It just looks so...carefree!

But trust me, a lot of people will warn you that having your hair down is NOT classic and they would rather you choose an updo like a bun (as in ho-hum Ms. Tapya bun). If you really feel it in your heart that you're not the bun kind of girl, then stand your ground and tell your stylist you want your hair down.

There is a downside. If it's windy and you choose to have curls, it will loosen up eventually. If there's humidity, your hair will rebel as well. So the trick is to make sure you are ready for this. Choose the right style and products to use very well.

I had my hair down and asked stylist Vianney Guese to make tight, big curls because it will straighten eventually. He clipped my hair at the back so it won't go to my face but I didn't have hang-ups about my hair looking windblown or a little messy. My only deal was to have A LOT of hair. Thank you extensions!
My hair pre-wedding.

My hair (longer now!) post-wedding after around five hours.

Here are some photos I've collected in my quest to let my hair down:
All photos taken from formalhairandmakeup.tumblr.com

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Rebellious Bunch - {etc} Handmade Goodness

All photos were lifted from {etc}'s Facebook Page

"A rebellious bride is someone who does not abide by the rules: she sets the rules! She plans the day the way it is suppose to unfold. She chooses to be happy while daring to be extraordinary. Armed with wit and an open heart, she is a bride with a mission: to transcend convention, not for the sake of being rebellious, but simply because she needs to remain faithful to herself."

The {etc} Team on their Definition 
of the Rebellious Bride


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Rebellious Prenup Idea - Projector

Photos by Mark Cantalejo
We are loving the amount of refreshing e-session ideas that we are seeing in Mark Cantalejo's blog lately!

And we sure do hope the weddings are equally as refreshing! We challenge you to channel the same amount of rebelliousness and creativity in your weddings, the same way that you would loosen up when it comes to your e-sessions . I love the simplicity of this idea--an idea which seems simple enough but will make you think "Now why didn't I think of that?!?"


Here's what Mark has to say about this prenup, in his blog:


Let me show you Jason and Sam’s e-session which by the way is so unconventional to the regular location-based e-sessions. They both wanted something really different and then the idea that we’ll use a projector for their e-session came up! To project different places on a blank wall and just play and fool around! And boy did we have fun doing this! Sooo much fun!



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Rebellious Prenup Idea - Weightless

Photos by Mark Cantalejo
Awesome e-session from Mark Cantalejo! Here is the story behind this idea, as written by Mark in his blog:

During my initial meeting with Jem & Dianne at a coffee shop, Dianne goes:


Dianne: Mark! We were thinking of doing something different for the prenup shoot..


Me: Oh that’s great! What did you have in mind? (mind racing with the possibilities of how unique they wanted it to be)


Dianne & Jem: We’re into scuba diving and so we thought if it would be possible to do an underwater e-session?


Me: Aaah….(Long Pause)


Dianne & Jem: No pressure marky…If you think its too much then we can think of something else.

Me grinning: No no no..It sounds really coo00l!!!! I’ve thought about doing something like it before so yeah let’s do this!!! (All the while, I was thinking, I’m really not that good a swimmer and my ability to hold my breath underwater effectively for extremely long periods of time is close to nil! )

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The Rebellious Mango Red Box


A few months ago, we were asked to choose 250 of our favorite photos for Mango Red to post process. What we did was choose just 180 photos and allowed Mango Red to choose the rest of the photos to edit--we did this because we wanted them to have a free hand on which photos they would want to play around with. The result is a refreshing take on our wedding photos! I've seen these photos a thousand times before but I am so amazed at how the photos look so fresh.


An old soul at heart, I love that we have these prints to have and hold. There's nothing quite like actual prints that show you so much more detail and depth into the photos.

Mango Red's photos even in its RAW form are so beautiful as it is--but seeing these edits give me so much more reasons to give Mango Red such high praises and raves!They are the ultimate Rebellious Gang indeed!

Here are some of my favorite prints :)





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The SDE Music

I have so many words and ideas on how to introduce this blog post, that I don't even know where to start. Excited much? So allow me to share my thought bubbles one at a time and I hope it will all make sense eventually.

How did you choose your SDE music? I'm being asked by a good friend of mine to suggest a song for their SDE and I am totally clueless. So when Rebellious Bride reader, Rachel Evangelista emailed us, her story couldn't have come in a better time. That's my first thought bubble.

When Mica and I decided to create this blog, we set out to go into this mission to unleash the rebellious side of Pinay brides who are not only stressed with wedding planning but have to contend with accommodating inputs from the Church, the parents, society, friends who all have an opinion on so-called wedding rules. And in just 3 months or so, of launching this blog, we have met so many awesome wedding movers and shakers we admire so much, we have met rebellious brides who have come forward, and future brides that realize just how much rebellious they really want to be. It's totally amazing how this blog has suddenly created a network, a bridge of some sort. Why, just early this year, I watched a Jason Magbanua video that had a rebellious choice for an SDE song that I was so compelled to share it with my friends. And here we are today, with the bride, sharing with us the same video. Second thought bubble.


Last thought bubble. So SDE Music. I understand that it can make or break your SDE. The SDE that you will play over and over again. Naturally, there's pressure on which song to use. But now I think I've finally cracked it. I say, let. go.



 
Raetz and Jay: Flashdance from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.


Rachel wrote:


I stumbled upon your website and actually posted a comment on your topic on wedding songs. It brought back so much happy memories. :)


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