cebu wedding stylist – Girl Gone Cuckoo

The Making of Lucelence

{L u c e l e n c e}
The state of being fine and beautiful, shining, brilliant

There’s this space we discovered that was slightly abandoned by the times but had a lot of potential. It resonated with us so much because in these difficult times, it’s easy to dwell on the ugly parts and just stay there but we have to cling on that silver lining of hope, of the potential once this is all over.

So we gathered our closest friends in the industry and collaborated with Dried Flowers PH newly founded by girl boss and Cuckoo stylist, Chyrel Gomez to create this dreamy editorial. It is our way of saying, we will stay steadfast, brilliant and shining even in these dark times.

I was ready but I wasn’t.

You know how it has been 8 months since I last did a wedding? It has also been more than a year since we last did an editorial. We do them because it’s the perfect way for us to have more freedom creatively and basically do whatever we want. I was so ready to get back into it but then I also wasn’t ready. I wasn’t ready for how physically exhausting it was but how energizing it was at the same time. I spent months alone with my thoughts that it was such a great relief to be in the midst of other creatives. Even with a mask, it felt like I could breathe again.

Here are more behind-the-scene photos:

The amazing creatives involved in this editorial:

Premium dried flowers Dried Flower PH
Floral design and wardrobe styling Cuckoo Cloud Concepts
Photography Helium Hearts Photos
Videography Studio Ilustrado
Hair & Make-up Nicko dela Peña
Cake Cupkeyk n’ Art
Stationery Foreverafternoon
Place Cards Charm Pia Tan
Cutleries & plates Tala Curated Rentals
Table & chairs T&C Rentals & Event Services
Venue White Heart Lane
Model Katt Belleza
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Special thanks to Evolve PH CO and Jumax Morgia
#LUCELENCE

Rustic Berries: #bnbweddingtutorial BTS

Bride and Breakfast recently launched their Youtube channel showing brides various how to’s and tips in achieving their dream wedding. For their fifth installment on their #bnbweddingtutorial, they’ve tapped my styling company, Cuckoo Cloud Concepts, photographer Marlon Capuyan and other Cebu-based suppliers to show future brides How to Do a Rustic Wild Berries Wedding. I have to say that the BNB team has challenged me yet again with a bolder color palette. I do love a challenge and I especially love doing something out of the usual — because you know, pastels dominate weddings and this one is totally different. I totally adore the berry hues of this shoot and having to work with rich tones. Here are some behind-the-scene shots (using our camera — official photos by Marlon Capuyan can be found here.)

As for what I wore that day, I opted for a loose knit top and flowy skirt — something I can easily move around in.

once upon a time: a bride & breakfast editorial

one of the best gifts 2013 has blessed me and Cuckoo Cloud Concepts is a small message, on January, from Janna Simpao of Bride and Breakfast asking if we’d be interested in doing an editorial with them. i just woke up at 6AM to pee when i saw her message sent at 3AM. i literally shook and jumped off my bed!

Cuckoo Cloud Concepts was just a start-up wedding styling team that April and i started in October 2012 — something we did with a leap by leaving our cubicles and taking on the endeavor full time. we didn’t have any assurance of clientele nor whether Cebu would bite the idea of engagement session stylists or wedding stylists. we presented ourselves not as florist but a team who adds additional styling to weddings that would capture the couple’s personality further. so it was an amazing surprise to have been caught by the Philippines’ no. 1 wedding blog much more being invited to do an editorial.

we got to work immediately and worked on the project for two months. here are the behind-the-scene shots and for the editorial, you can check them out here.