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06 June 2007

Lighhouse: The Greenery in Baliuag, Bulacan

It's an eagerly awaited day for a photoshoot with renowned photographer Edwin Tuyay whose works included covers for publications Asiaweek, Newsweek, Readers Digest and Time magazine. For this we headed to The Greenery hidden somewhere in Baliuag, Bulacan.

Going there was not easy as the Greenery's map displayed on their website was full of inaccuracies even for second-timers Edwin and his wife Ellen, the husband and wife team behind ePhoto Gallery.

Arriving at our destination ahead of Edwin and Ellen, we wandered around the vast complex developed purposely for special events such as weddings, debut, prenup (pre-nuptial pictorials), parties et al. The venue has a dollhouse that can accommodate couples and celebrants, a grand ballroom, an operable small train and tracks going around the place and where a newly-wed couple may arrive on for such an uncommon, dramatic entrance, a driving range for golf enthusiasts, a pavilion built in the middle of a river, add to that the various trees, flowers and plants providing accent to the serene, romantic place. But the best feature of the place that got me attracted to it is the lighthouse along the river for the uber-romatic ambiance of any event.

We waited a while around 4 o'clock for the lighting to be perfect and the heat to be bearable before we did the shoot.

Let these pictures show you the beauty of the place, hidden gem of Baliuag:

the dollhouse offers room accommodations and function hall encircled with greens (isn't it obvious the place is green?)

Imagine your dream event held near this romatic lighthouse with its warm glow giving a unique ambiance you and your guests will cherish

Haven't you figured that yet that I'm such a sucker for lighthouses? :)

Edwin Tuyay on the Pavilion with one of the models.

The best thing I learned from this experience was how to effectively use reflectors to illuminate certain parts of your photographic subject, posing, and various portraiture tips I learned from the affable master photographer, with Canon 5D and backup Nikon D40, who doesn't mind going into difficult positions just to capture the best shot possible.

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You may visit The Greenery (formerly TGI Pavilion) website here and actually located in Rio Vista Subd, Sabang, Baliuag, Bulacan. To go there, take Sta Rita exit on NLEX, pass by Plaridel and Pulilan towns and follow the map posted on their official site. Note that it's really hard to find. The place is a few minutes away from Mt. Carmel Church.

Edwin Tuyay is one of the best wedding photographer in Manila and highly sought after by corporate clients for product shoots and photography contest judging. ePhoto Gallery's site is here.

Note that I'm not affiliated with the The Greenery nor Edwin Tuyay in any way.

Historic Lighthouses in the Philippines:

Faro de Rio de Pasig (Pasig River Lighthouse
Faro de Punta Capones (Capones Lighthouse)
Faro de Isla Corrigedor (Corregidor Lighthouse)

31 comments:

  1. may ganyan pala sa baliuag di ko alam salamat sa info. nice pics!

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  2. hey... tutubi! nice pics... are you one of the models? :)

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  3. there is beauty (hidden or otherwise) everywhere. thanks for sharing this. i did not know this existed.

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  4. hi tutubi... just wanna inform you that i am now blogging at www.iRonnie.com

    i would appreciate if you could edit your link... thanks.

    have a nice day..

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  5. ei tutubipatrol where is this beauty? :-)

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  6. ganda ng lugar, ganda din ng pics. =)

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  7. mousey,

    una ka na naman? tnx for anticipating my posts

    anonymous,

    tnx for the compliments. models? I prefer to be the photographer to take pictures of the beautiful model we have that day :)

    photo cache,

    at least it's beauty not too many people see

    ymir,

    will edit my link now

    banggigay,

    i edited the post to include the location of the place. It's in Sabang, Baliuag, Bulacan.

    Carlotta,

    tara na mamasyal hehe
    welcome back

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  8. ayus yan assignment na yan ah... at ganda nga ng lugar!

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  9. i'd like to view more of your photos. where can i view the rest of your photos?

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  10. Wow, beautiful pictures!

    [:

    Yep, like you I'll always choose to be the photographer rather than the model! Hehe.

    It's good that you have such event in Pinas though because it's hard to find one here in Malaysia and even if we could get one, the price that we have to pay is so expensive (for people like me; students po)!

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  11. Oh, I never thought Bulacn could be so beautiful like these and many sights to visit...My wife's relatives came from here so probably we can visit it sometime in the future...

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  12. hi tutubi:
    beautiful shot! i've been to baliuag several times..in fact i live there...heheheh..in sto.cristo..

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  13. hey, ganda ng pics ah. baka pwede naman akong makisabit sa kodakan trips nyo, o. :)

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  14. wow..ganda naman ng place.. akalain mo no may ganyan pala dito sa pilipinas.. perfect setting for a wedding nga :)

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  15. dramatic photos you have here!

    i'm wondering, is that lighthouse really being used, or is it just a prop?

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  16. toujours des articles intéressants sur ton blog

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  17. wow! nice photos! i really like the third one, i think i am also a sucker for lighthouses!

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  18. and that's baliuag. again, there are lots of surprises!

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  19. Mukha ngang maganda yung place ah. Perfect for weddings and other events.

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  20. Very nice place. Romantic nga ang dating. :)

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  21. marco,

    ganda nga ng place. if only they have place to unwind but purely events venue lang sila

    datupanot,

    I have an old multiply account but rarely updated. just browse my archives for others :)

    kyels,

    you can organize the trips yourself as always...like what I do

    better the photographer than the model...as if I have the looks of a model :)

    major tom,

    just ask for an occular inspection of the place hehe

    dennis,

    baliuag is such a big place. look for TGI Pavilion :)

    abaniko,

    one of these days i'll post photo-ops :)

    jhenny,

    sa wedding mo..invite mo ako ha? :)

    dave,

    that lighthouse is solely for their use as perfect backdrop and not like other lighthouses out there to guide the sailors at sea :)

    lasiate,

    merci, mon ami. echangeons les liens

    punkilicious,

    suckers for lighthouses, eh?

    sexymom,

    surprising, isn't it?

    ferdz,

    sa kasal mo pwede dun kahit prenup hehe

    niceheart,

    ganda nga ng ambiance e :)

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  22. Hi there! Just want to ask if the lake is clean? I was wondering if pwede ba maglublob dun kahit legs lang for pictorial purposes lang?

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  23. maglublob? maputik yun as I can see
    yung lagoon marami water lily so murky. there's a river over which the pavilion is built

    depends on your models though if they can get their feet wet.

    sa akin ok lang yun having grown up in laguna de bay :)

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  24. hi there! puwede ba pumunta don just to see the place? will the management allow us to wander around? do they have a place where we could have lunch maybe? thanks for posting this...nice pics

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  25. anonymous, pwede just drop by the office and say you're just inspecting the place for a possible venue. didn't see any restaurant there but that may have changed

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  26. How much a fee for pre-nup?

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  27. anonymous, from way back 4 years ago it's around P2k prenup rates...additional rate beyond 6pm for electricity charges

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  28. I'm also a sucker for lighthouses. There's something romantic in it that I don't know what it is really. Great blog, as always :)

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  29. How much po angday tour and overnight nka. Thanks

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