My photographer extraordinaire Nikolai

(Photo by Nikolai De Vera for Dimension Magazine)

Contact information for Nikolai is on www.nikolaidevera.com

(My work also featured in this shoot - http://www.dimensionmag.com/#/IF_MY_KING)

In my life I have been blessed with meeting people with great and diverse talents, some people come and go, but I will always remember their friendship / work. One of those special people who have blessed my life with his friendship and my career with his talents as a photographer is none other than my good friend and colleague Nikolai De Vera.

Right from the moment he emailed me about sharing his work with a fellow Filipino (I am a Filipina), I was impressed with his go-getter attitude. I even invited him to shoot an event and even when the event went sour, he had the right attitude. A positive one.

Nikolai shot some of my favorite pictures (see below) and his fun, energetic and perspective are always welcome. I guess I am writing this, because he is set to travel the world, mainly Europe and a little part of me thinks that his success will not bring him back to the U.S anytime soon. I will surely miss him, as others would for his talent, but also his friendship.

So, to Nikolai, as much as I want you to stay so we can hang out, eat great food, laugh and collaborate on projects; go out there to explore, share your gift with Europe and where ever you may end up.



(models Britnee Johnson, Ariel Salo, Rachel Niu, venue Wrigley Mansion)




(model Rachel Niu, venue Wrigley Mansion)



(model Stephanie Mannon, venue MADCAP Theaters)




(model Stephanie Mannon, venue MADCAP Theaters)




(model Stephanie Mannon, venue MADCAP Theaters)



(model Britnee Johnson, venue MADCAP Theaters)



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To my honorary Kuya Nikolai, maaari mong mahanap ang mga lugar sa litrato na makuha ang iyong puso at gumawa ng ang iyong pinakamahusay na trabaho pa. Mahal Jennyvi

Exclusive Sneak Peak

Only on my blog will you find my teaser to my new website. Nuff said, just click to see the flash page. www.jennyvi.com

Photo credits: Nikolai De Vera Photography, model Rachel Niu, location: Wrigley Mansion

www.jennyvi.com


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Sharing the Spotlight

(Arizona Bride Magazine fashion spread with my Eco Floral gown, the top picture is a scanned copy and since a scan doesn't do it justice I also included how it looks in the magazine)

I wanted to dedicate this blog to two wonderful women, Shannon Campbell and Tracy Rasinski, that made my win even more special. If it wasn't for Shannon, my gown would not have been featured since she was the stylist for the fashion spread for Arizona Bride Magazine and Tracy was the awesome photographer who shot it all.

Shannon Campbell - is the best wardrobe stylist I know and will soon be represented by a major national fashion corporation. For all you fashionista's out there, if you have a photo shoot coming up Shannon should be hired and she is definitely worth the money. Not only does she style the shoot for you, she brings artistic touches to all the clothing and the accessories you may have and on top of that she is easy to work with. Shannon is an investment worth having, because she knows some very high profile people. Some of which were her clients turned friends and when you hire her you also hire a marketing / PR guru that will talk you up!

Tracy Rasinski - is a photographer who takes a scene and a client's vision and then turns it to the most beautiful, high quality, and compelling work worthy to grace any magazine cover, editorial, marketing and advertising campaign. Her work is exquisite and can help any company grow through outstanding imagery and help you translate your company vision with amazing photography.



(Left to right - Shannon Campbell, me in the middle with the Arizona Bride magazine, Tracy Rasinski (photographer who shot the cover)

Arizona Bride Magazine Awarded Me Best Custom Dressmaker

I loved this picture of me and my husband, we have been married for about 7 years and together for about 10 years. He has seen my dream of being a fashion designer / business owner right from the start, we even took a college class "Owning and Operating a Small Business" together and he has been my number one fan. There is that saying "for every successful woman there was the man that tried to stop her," but in my case there was the man that helped build the foundation beneath her.



Last night was the awards ceremony for Arizona Bride Magazine and I am definitely happy with the results. I came into the party feeling neutral about the prospects of winning the award, because if I didn't win then it would lessen the disappointment. As the night moved on and I was enjoying mingling around and talking to people, the more I started wanting to win.

Emotions are funny that way, the more you try to control them the more you emote. When they called out my name, I was really surprised and instantly happy. The funny thing was I was talking to my friends at Lillian Lottie Couture, Meghan Lawlor and Jenny Pinto's store was up against me for the award as well, but it was all good since at one point I was a designer in their store. Let's call it a win, win for us all for being awesome nominees.

To say the least I am most definitely glad I won, it comes at the right moment too. For the last few weeks I have been going through almost a design depression, where I would start making a gown, but get frustrated with it and when I am frustrated I get frustrated with other aspects of my life. Being creative is my entire being, if I am not creating then I am not happy. I think this award is getting me back in line with what I need to do career wise and design wise.

Just you wait, I am going to come up with the most original, gorgeous, and luxurious line yet!

Employee Turned Entrepreneur Article

Model: Stephanie Mannon, Photo by Nikolai De Vera, location MADCAP Theaters


http://entrepreneurinmaking.com/blog/entrepreneurship/employee-turned-entrepreneur-jennyvi-dizon.html

(Article by Devesh Dwivedi with Breaking the 9 to 5 Jail, he is also writing a book with inspiring stories of other entrepreneurs)


I wanted to share this article, because just 2 years ago I was stuck working a career I no longer cared for. I was unhappy doing accounting for someone else and felt that if I didn't do something drastic that my dreams would be lost forever. I was 28 years old and felt that I had to either sink or swim.

Hope you like the article / interview : )