Countdown to Round 3

It's exactly a month before our Honeymoon/First-Year Anniversary/Vegas Wedding trip and I'm having mixed emotions about it...but overall I'm excited. For those of you who are new to the blog, hello I am Rebellious Bride Kai and I am getting married again, third time to do it, and I've only even been married for 11 months as of today. Rebellious Bride Mica calls me a wedding addict. Bow.
Artwork by The Fozzy Book

How did this happen? Well, for starters, our Boracay Hop wedding, while we love it so much with such a passion, had a few minor "challenges". First challenge which we had to pacify during our Sunshine, Tea-Time, Hats and Pearls Round 2 wedding, was that my parents were simply not happy with our first wedding and don't even consider it as our wedding. So they wanted their own version of our wedding, in Manila so they can invite all their friends and so that they can have a version of our wedding in the Catholic church. Since we already had our dream wedding in Bora, we painfully obliged to go along with this request but with a few of our own conditions. 

The third wedding in Vegas is also addressing the other "challenge" which is 98% of my husband's closest of friends were not in attendance in our first wedding. Again, while our Bora wedding was a dream wedding and that my husband loves it dearly (he swears he watches our wedding video everyday...awww), the fact of the matter is, a part of him felt sad and incomplete knowing that his closest best friends couldn't make it. See, my husband grew up in the States and he hasn't seen his buddies for 11 years. So this Vegas wedding is really all about making the hubby happy. I call this upcoming wedding a "fraternity, all-boys wedding" because I am nervously anticipating what could be like a college boys type of get-together where the bride will probably feel awkward, "one-of-the-boys", and homesick.

Read on to find out a few teaser details about the upcoming Round 3 wedding :)
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Rebellious Bride Nikki's Triangle Bouquet

Photos by Mango Red
A couple of months ago, we created a teaser out of Nikki & Jason Buensalido's 11-11-11 wedding. Now, we are excited to share with you, what seems to be one of the most rebelliously innovative bouquets we have seen to-date.


Read on to see what Nikki has to say about her "Triangle Bouquet"

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Rebellious Weddings of 2011

The so-called "Best Weddings of 2011" is just a disguise for "Best CELEBRITY Weddings and Best Weddings w/ High-Profiled Surnames of 2011".  It's like high school all-over again. Sorry. You're just not popular enough to be the Prom King and Queen. And Sorry--you're just not royalty or a Kardashian so we don't think the Pixel Cowboy Wedding featured at Green Wedding Shoes is "best of 2011" material (notice the International references so as not to step on the local scene but we all know that this happens in our country damn too much).

So much like our own Wedding Forecast of 2012 which we made on our own, we're also listing down our own most Rebellious Weddings of 2011. How many weddings have you attended in 2011? Out of all those weddings, how many were creative/unique/rebellious? Our intention here is not to boast or to create a popularity poll. Our intention here is simply to encourage and inspire other brides to take the road less traveled. We've created various categories here as well. In some categories, you'll see past Rebellious Brides we have featured, some ideas from our own weddings as well, and from new Rebellious Brides/Weddings that we are just about to feature--again, the intention is not to boast, but to inspire so you can grab ideas---note however that we don't condone "copycats"---what we would like is for you to get inspired by the ideas so that you can make it your own. Let's start!

Rebellious Weddings of 2011 - Based on Prenups

 Left Photo: The Neo-Filipino Prenup photographed by Mitch Mauricio
Right Photo: The Love Play Prenup photographed by Mango Red

1. The "Tanan" & "Artistahin" Prenup





Based on Online Wedding Curators

 This wedding was one of the most viewed and most popular at Green Wedding Shoes for quite a while. And it's not a surprise why. Click the pic below to see this super creative wedding! 

Photo by David Stubbs

 Not trying to be "feeling" or anything, I have an email from Wedding Guide Asia's Stephanie Chai to back it up :)

Click the pic below to read the link! :)



Photos by Mango Red

3. Shakespeare in Love - Bride & Breakfast

Janna Simpao of Bride & Breakfast writes: "In this age of creativity and practical budgets, DIY is a bride’s best friend. Loving the details on this crazy artistic affair. Marco and Corinne’s wedding day looked like a scene from a modern and quirky Shakespearean play–now that’s what you call character! Cheers to artists, poets and love." Click the pic below to read the link! :)

Photo by Pat Dy

4. The Peacock Wedding - Bridetastic

Cathy Lao of Bridetastic singled out Lorely & AJ's wedding for her "ridiculously beautiful" Vatel bouquet, her "pretty unique" Marc Rancey gown and her Peacock DIY projects.  Click the pic below to read the link! :)

Photo by Paul Vincent 


5. The "Childhood" Wedding - Bridal Book
Keisha Uy of Bridal Book writes: "Gen & Jardine made their big day a one-of-a-kind affair that celebrated everything they love and enjoy". Click the pic below to read the link! :)



Based on Wedding Innovators

The Lady Gaga Wedding - Photo by Mark Cantalejo
1.  Photographer Mark Cantalejo says:

 "The Gaga-inspired wedding! The bride didn't care what her peers would say. Basta she went for it cuz she wanted it!"

2. The Bridal & Entourage Swimsuits - Hindy Weber Tantoco's Bride 

Upon the request of the bride, photos of their wedding are not allowed to be publicized, but according to the designer, her bride had a beach wedding, and it was the first time that she was commissioned to do maillot swimsuits for the entourage and the bride! How rebellious, fun, and fearless is that!

Photo from clickthecity.com
3. Photographer J Lucas Reyes says:

"Yours? (Referring to Rebellious Bride Kai's Wedding), Okay, besides yours, Rissa & Paolo Trillo's wedding."

"Beyond Words" is how J Lucas Reyes described it in Vatel's blog.  

Dylan Gozum of Vatel agrees with J Lucas Reyes and says: "I think Rissa Mananquil's wedding to Paolo Trillo was rebellious in a way that both of them were very into the whole wedding preps, both of them had a very clear vision of how they wanted their wedding to be, and that they insisted - every step of the way - to have things done according to reflect their personalities. :-)"

We are halfway into the categories. Read on! :)

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Rebellious Proposals - More Fun in the Philippines

While I was "hanging out" at Bridetastic's virtual Cafe, I read Bridetastic Bride rachelcrz' question: "It seems that engagement/wedding proposal planning is a trend in the US. I wonder how much effort Pinoy men really put into the proposal planning."


-- I immediately felt the need to boast of our Pinoy men (naks)!  I think  Pinoy men are very rebelliously creative when it comes to their proposals! So naturally, I answered rachelcrz' question with links to some of the awesome proposals that I am quite familiar with. Here are just some of those proposals! 

Marc Fuentes' 
Kundirana-with-acting-on-the-side Proposal

Putting his acting, singing, and "hot-headedness" to good use (hehe), Marc proposed to Rebellious Bride Mica while pretending to having a fight with some guys who were supposedly laughing at him. The guys had a guitar and Marc grabbed it from them and started singing. The funny thing is, Mica was upset that Marc was picking a fight and thought he'd gone mental so she walked out! Hahah! Watch the entire video on how this plot "thickens" :) 








Rebellious Bride Mica says: "Marc is an innately good person. I believe in him so much. I accept him wholly. I wrote this to thank the Universe for giving us a nudge towards each other. I wrote this to tell people about crazy love, about cheesiness, about moments that blow your mind. I wrote this because I am thankful. I feel very loved and blessed in so many ways." To read more about Marc's proposal, click HERE

Alain Bueno's Live Radio Proposal 


All Photos taken by John Bueno of http://www.kumagcow.com/

April 28, 2011 - the staff of Magic 89.9 was briefed that a proposal was going to take place live, on-air, during DJ's CJ and Suzi's The Big Meal show. The radio station was just as excited, nervous, and anxious as the soon-to-be engaged lover boy because it was actually the first-ever proposal the station will ever have in history. 


Read on! 

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WE are rebels!

There's a revolution going on and we're glad that slowly, the wedding industry is accepting the change. The change to more creative, personalized and rebellious weddings. One such publication is Wedding Essentials. Although they keep to their classy tonality, I love how they embraced being rebellious in their own way. Say, for example, having FOUR covers instead of one! And out of those four, these two stood out for me:


I absolutely love how the hairdos are all funky and edgy! And the gowns are to die for (Plus, they have anti-white gowns like pink and champagne). Lastly, the line "It's you day, have it your way" very much resonates our beliefs here in Rebellious Brides.

I'm going to get my copy later to see what's inside! In the meantime, here's the rest of the WE covers:
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The Rebellious Brides Series

The Rebellious Brides Series: Featuring Dr. Mabeth Rivera
Photo by Mark Cantalejo
In other countries, Boudoir sessions are popular for brides. What it is, is a more sensual and provocative shoot for the bride, which she gives to her groom before the wedding or you know, just to simply keep to remember those days when you still look damn hot. If you are not familiar with Boudoir, google it right now and click on images. Not for the faint of heart. 

This kind of shoot however, is not really very appropriate for our type of culture because we are a bit more shy or "pa-shy effect" haha. And we have the solution for this. Presenting, The Rebellious Brides Series--a new product brought to you by your friendly Rebellious Brides Kai & Mica.

What is "The Rebellious Brides Series"? -- we unleash the rebellious sides of the brides by creating a dedicated fashion shoot for you--so you can "practice" before your prenup and wedding, learn the poses that work for you, and to have this dedicated day for you when you can be your own groom's Next Top Mowdel. 

Rebellious Bride-in-the-making: 
Dr. Mabeth Rivera

Engaged to Atty. Karym Laidan, Mabeth is the poster-girl for the shy, feminine, intelligent woman and we were very eager to bring out a different side of her. Here's a glimpse of that photo shoot. Enjoy :)

The "Wholesome" and "Before" the Rebellious Side was Unleashed Pics







Presenting! Rebellious Bride Mabeth aka Next Top Mowdel


Gown by Sassa Jimenez
Read on to see how we transformed the "doktora!"
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Pinoy Pride Prenup

As much as there are so-called negatrons & negastars on the recent Dept. of Tourism launch, there are still more of us who are very proud of who we are and support the cause for our country's own good. So 'wag nang um-attitude, iwagayway ang watawat ng Pinoy Pride. 

On that note, let me proudly present a set that reeks of Pinoy-ness. I am awed at these highly stylized B&W photos that are good enough to be displayed at high-end Pinoy restaurants. Nothing I have ever seen in Wedding Gawker or GreenWedding Shoes where the usual cheesy, bright and sunny prenups are featured. I applaud the sleekness and creativity intricately woven like banig into this Neo-Filipino inspired prenup. Thanks to photographer Mitch Mauricio, of Theory of Bliss for sharing this with us.

Creative couple Ivan Despi and Pauline Vicencio spearhead the motion graphics studio Acid House Post.
 
All the photos were shot in B&W, adding drama and intensity.

Scapular Spectacular
 See the rest of the set here:


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