Thursday, December 6, 2007

Beautiful Brides

I am very lucky to have been part of the beautiful weddings of these beautiful brides. I am truly grateful. Thank you for wearing my creations. And best of all, thank you for your friendship.
GRACE


I love Grace so much...she is such a very charming bride. I am just so happy for her. Grace and Francis had their beautiful wedding in Boracay and she let me flew in to see her on her Wedding Day. The picture above shows me with her during her preparations. Isn't she so lovely?


Photos by Zandro of Smart Shot Studio.

ELAINE
Elaine is one of the nicest brides I ever had. She let me make my own design interpretation for her gown. Even though we were many miles apart as she resides in the US, I never had any problem in executing her gown as she trusted me all the way to create the perfect gown for her. On her wedding day, she did not only look so beautiful, but she radiated happiness and love.

As the church doors opened for her, hundreds of butterflies were released inside the church while rose petals showered on her from above. One butterfly landed on her shoulder and walked her down to the altar, who is probably her Dad who died years ago and could not be present at her wedding. It was a very touching moment. Everyone cried as she walked down the aisle knowing that her father never failed to see her on her Wedding Day.


Photos by Wally Gonzales

MARSHA
Marsha is one of my favorite brides too. She is just sooooo sweet. She was one of my brides who wore the longest train in a wedding. She walked down the aisle of Barasoain Church amidst a garden of white roses. It was such a sight to behold with her over 800 guests. It was a dream come true for her as she wanted to share her happiness only with her fellow Bulakenos.

During the reception, the couple decided to raffle off electric fans, cellphones, cash money, and many more. Jojo and Marsha requested everyone to join including the waiters, photographers, drivers, yayas and everyone who were there. In the end, no one went home empty handed. They made everyone very very happy. Instead of asking gifts from guests, this couple gave away gifts to their guests. It was a very different wedding and truly unforgettable.



Photos by Nelson Villarica.



Some of my Design Sketches

Here's a sampling of some of my design sketches. Enjoy watching!

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

FLOWER GIRLS

























One of my favorite photo shoots. The flowergirls session for Dream Weddings Flower Girl Edition. These were just for inside pages as the very pretty Alyssa Martinez, daughter of Albert and Liezl Martinez graced the main cover (I also dressed her). Our graceful girls here are Audrey, Kite (daughter of wedding industry's power couple John and Benz Rana), John's niece, and Jenjen.

Thank you lil ones. I look forward to dressing you up again when you turn 18. I just sooooo adore all of you. Thank you to the moms for cheering up your daughters during the shoot and for allowing me to use them as my model. Thank you so much. : )

Welcome to My World!

Hi, I am Malou Castillejos and I like designing gowns for brides and debutantes. My quaint atelier is located in Quezon City, Philippines. I have two lovely daughters, Angelika Rheine and Angelou Raelene. They are my inspiration and my source of strength. My world revolves around them as I try to be the best mom to them. With them, I gain more confidence with what I love doing, that is fashion designing. They keep my spirits high inspite of the many struggles I go through my own personal life. They say success doesn't come in full circle but with the blessings that I have, the brides and debutantes who trust me in creating my masterpieces for them, my supportive family, and by just looking at my two angels, even as a single mom, I am so truly blessed! Welcome everyone, to my world!



These lovely pictures are courtesy of 10 Cecilleville Street's famous photographer, my brother, Ferdie. Hopefully, he gets famous elsewhere too. Oh, yeah, he is also famous at 2 Derby Street. Thanks bro!