Baptism - Ayesha Gabrielle Villaruel

Gaby is the first cousin of Al, whose baptism we also covered a few weeks back. They were baptized in the same church (Our Lady of EDSA Shrine).

But unlike Al’s baptism where we were allowed to stay in the baptistry area, this time we had to take shots from the adjacent chapel. It didn’t help that people started crowding the area [ excited for Gaby :) ]. It was a challenge but we were able to capture these moments:

Gaby in a very cheerful mood.

The reception was held at Endramada Events Venue in Mandaluyong. It was a simple but intimate celebration attended by family and friends.

 

Click here for more photos of Gaby's christening.

Baptism - Al Francis Butel

We’ve been behind in our postings so we decided to post events in 2009 and catch up one by one on our coverage in the last quarter of 2008. Al Francis is first on our list. :) 

This was our first time to cover a baptism at the Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace (more commonly referred to as Our Lady of EDSA Shrine).  There’s a small chapel adjacent to the baptistry where these photos were taken.

  

 

We had to squeeze ourselves in the crowd to get these shots.  

 

 

Al probably loves cake (who doesn't?), so his parents got him two...

Now, this is really cute. Instead of the usual signature book, each guest had to affix their thumb mark (using blue ink for the males and pink ink for the females) on this plate. It will be heated inside an oven for some artistic retouch.

Al is one happy baby.

Sweet.

 

With cousin Gaby whose baptism we also covered three weeks after.

Oh, and check this out. Al Francis dozed off during the reception. The guests wanted a photo with him so they woke him up…

...uhm, almost...

... before he dozed off again.  :)

Some detail shots.

More photos from Al's baptism here.