I was helping my daughter make a 3D model of a volcano a few weeks ago. I asked her to make it on her own and just improve on it later. It turned out okay, more like a hill with a small spout on top 🙁 she got so frustrated. I told her let’s do it all over again. Her jaw dropped, but she started working on it again. If she’s not completely happy with it then do it all over again. You have to give it your best. It turned out pretty well if I may so myself, complete with some orange colored lava 🙂 It turned out one of the best in her class. She was ecstatic!

“Mommyyy!!! para kong Smart Cookie!” (they call the honor students in their class Smart Cookies) then innocently she asked –
“I’m like you mommy no? inuulit mo lagi yung gowns?!”

“ngyak! juice mio!..hindi naman! pag pangit lang!”
“yeah, but you do it di ba? hanggang maging pretty?!”
may point sya…

I love making gowns! It’s as fun as playing with your favorite doll, dressing her up and making sure she’s so pretty your friends will die envious 🙂 It’s like making the best project in school so good that the teacher will acknowledge it in front of the class, that even if you’re not the smartest, you get to be at par with the school’s smarties. It’s like getting a Best in …. uhmm Home Economics?!?! or Best in Spelling?!!? Maybe trivial to some, but still worthy of a medal. Bakit ba?! Eh may best kaya! 🙂

You get up on stage, stand beside the school geeks, and just feel triumphant. In my case, I work sooo hard in improving my craft that I find myself side by side with the industry’s geeks… errr the industry’s best 🙂 Am I lucky or what?!?

Here are sample works of the Smart Cookies, in no particular order :-), and their lucky and intelligent brides 🙂

Claricel
Photographer – Dino Lara

Videographer – Threelogy

Charnel and Claricel from Bong Sare on Vimeo.

Coordination – Ernest Pascual of Events!Events!

Hair and Make up by Eddie Bruan

Camille

Photographer : Mimi and Karl

Videographer – Jason Magbanua

Camille and Rey from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.

Hair and Make up by Cathy Cantada

Jan Li
Photographer : Pat Dy
Videographer : Phoeben Teocson

Kat
Photographer : Paul Vincent
– love that this wedding was a year ago! 🙂

Coordination by Just Like Ours

Gina
Photographer : John Mateos Ong
Hair and Make Up : Madge Lejano of the Make Up Studio
Coordination by Events by Clarice


– stay tuned for more projects with other Smart Cookies 🙂