Wordless Wednesday #36 | Playing with Filters.

To Have and to Hold | Top Wedding Photography Trends of 2013.

'Twas one of those days when I miss the husband immensely and as I flipped through our wedding album, it made me realize how different wedding pictures looked like five years ago. (Yes, we're celebrating our fifth anniversary this June.) Not surprising since wedding trends move really fast; and portraits missisauga are no exception.

With June fast approaching, I'm pretty sure the photography business will again be at its busiest. If you're one of those June brides (or grooms, for that matter), here are some wedding photography trends that you can expect:

Turning five. :)

Color - lots and lots of color
Bright, natural colors are one of the hottest wedding photography missisauga trends these days. Super saturated photos are ideal for pre-nuptial and engagement photos as they make colors pop, and add a whimsical feel to the images.

Vintage glam
Washed out photos reminiscent of the Casablanca era are all the rage right now. If nostalgia is right up your alley and suits your style, then vintage edits are the way to go.

Bokeh love
Bokeh is one of my personal favorites. In Nihonggo, the word means “blurred” or “hazy” and in terms of photography, it means part of the image is aesthetically blurred such that objects in focus stand out beautifully.

Now remember, whatever trend you follow or whatever style you choose, your wedding photos should focus primarily on you, your spouse, and the emotions of this momentous occasion. Take your time and  have fun with putting your own personal touch on  these trends to make your wedding photos truly unique.

A Fun-filled, Photo-laden Easter Sunday!

I promised the little man that we're going egg hunting come Easter Sunday. And so we did.

Easter pink!

We were at the mall by 10am - the earliest we have ever been inside SM City San Pablo.

The Easter stage.

The entrance to the activity area.

All we had in mind was the egg hunt, but the event host kept on convincing me to sign Yue up in the costume contest as well. (Same story last Halloween. All I wanted was for Yue to take part in the Trick or Treat event, but they kept on asking me to enter the costume contest, too. They said Yue's dinosaur costume was so cute, that it deserves to win the contest. We ended up bagging second prize, heh.)

Find the eggs!

Upon their suggestion, a pair of bunny ears would be fine for a costume. He was reluctant at first, but when he saw some of the boys wearing them (some even bigger than him), he gave in as well.

Bunny baby!!!

The Hop, Hop, and Away Easter Celebration kicked off with arts and crafts activities for the kids. Yue painted an egg,

Alms, alms, spare me a piece of egg!

The finished product!

tinkered with colored sand,

Creative hands at work.

Busy bunny!

some colored pens,

Oh, there you are, Perry!

Love this photo so much!

and some clay!

Stamper + clay = amazed toddler.

When the kids were done with their art projects, the hunt began. There were kids who took some of the eggs scattered all over the activity area before the program even started. (I blame their parents for not listening to instructions and not having the initiative to return the eggs back.) So there were very few eggs left in the activity area.

SM eggs!

Yue and I were clever enough to hop from one merchant store to another to look for more eggs. We struck a goldmine at Mc D's and Octagon. Hah! In your face, overly eager mommies!

He looks like his Dad more and more each day!

After a quick lunch, we scurried over to the makeup section of the department store. I asked the ladies if I could use some of their makeup for Yue's bunny face. Since I'm a regular costumer (haha!), they were more than happy to help me out.

It sure pays to be a makeup junkie! Haha!

Ta-daaa! Makeshift bunny costume!

The afternoon activities began with the kids' parade around the mall.

All that quirkiness!

And all those bunny ears!

Smile, baby bunny!

We were surprised to see Ceana, My Charmed Mom's lovely daughter (and my goddaughter) in the running for Cutest Easter Costume as well! Icar and I didn't make arrangements prior to this, so it was great bumping into each other with the kids in tow.

Fairy Ceana!

Pixie baby and bunny boy. :)

Having fun kids?

The costume contest began as soon as the kids got back inside the activity center. The participants were asked to go up the stage by groups of 5. Here's Yue with some of the contenders for the Cutest Costume category.

Wow, costumes! Hahaha!

Look at how big the competition is. Heh. :)

Absolutely no stage fright.

Happy bunny!

I wasn't expecting to win this contest.
Really now. With Yue's 'costume'? Haha. But the little man had a great time, and that was the most important.

Magic show!

Oooh, the infamous hanky trick.

Amazed Ceana. :)

And he got to bring home lots of goodies from the Easter celebration.

Bring home the eggs!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter Sunday, too!

Sharing the happiness with i Heart Macro, Shadow Shot Sunday, Mom and Me Monday, Blue Monday, Green Monday, MYM, Memory Lane Monday, Orange Tuesday, Wednesday Whites, Rednesday, Mommy Moments, and Color Connection.

Macro (and Bokeh) is Love | Take Two.

It's already Sunday here in my timezone. 10 in the morning, to be exact. And because Sundays are meant to be Scenic and memorable, here you go.

And some green bokeh, just for kicks. :)

Macro is love. <3

Hope everyone's enjoying the weekend. Or what's left of it. :)

Macro (and Bokeh) is Love!

Seems like each time I look at our garden, there's always something new, something pretty, and something picture-worthy going on.

Today I found these pretty little things.

Pretty in purple!

I'm not sure what they're called, but their butterfly-shaped leaves were simply amazing.

Profile shot. :)

And they make for a great bokeh, too, considering I'm using a point-and-shoot.

Butterfly bokeh!

Take two.

Bokeh fun!

Now for a fancy focus.

:)

And I just had to squeeze this in, just because.

On Yue: Ben10 shirt from BHS, Plaid shorts from Old Navy, Spiderman sneakers by Reebok.

Linking up with i Heart Macro, Purple Saturdays, Kids' Style, Scenic Sunday, Oh Snap! and Weekend Flowers. Happy weekend everyone!