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Beyond the Flowers: A New Voice in Wedding Style Emerges 


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Beyond the Flowers: A New Voice in Wedding Style Emerges 

<p>For years, <strong>Curtis Baclig</strong> has been the hand behind the details&mdash;crafting delicate floral elements that complete a stylist&rsquo;s vision. This time, at <strong>Solaire Resort North</strong>&rsquo;s <strong>Finding Your North</strong> celebrations fair, she tells the story from beginning to end, marking a quiet yet powerful shift from maker to stylist.</p><div><br></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775358635485att.PYsvAHbjyneUWBdqSuVTwFdebM4QdMWPiEfo89bXyW8.JPG" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"></div><div><br></div><p>There&rsquo;s a certain softness to the terrace at Solaire Resort North&mdash;something you don&rsquo;t immediately expect from a space defined by glass, steel, and sweeping city views.</p><p>Perhaps it&rsquo;s also the timing. Easter has a way of making us notice beginnings&mdash;the quiet kind, the ones that don&rsquo;t always announce themselves right away.</p><p>During the recent Finding Your North celebrations fair&mdash;part of the growing slate of curated experiences under the Let&rsquo;s Celebrate platform&mdash;that terrace became something else entirely. For two days, it transformed into a ceremony space that felt almost removed from the city&mdash;layered with fabric, sculptural blooms, and gentle curves that softened every edge.</p><p>At the center of that transformation was Curtis Baclig of <strong>Flower Mom PH</strong>, who was tasked to take on the vast outdoor space&mdash;her first time stepping forward not just as a supplier, but as the stylist shaping the entire scene.</p><p>There is a softness that greets you first.</p><p>Not just in the palette&mdash;blush, cream, and white&mdash;but in how everything moves. Fabric lifts slightly with the wind. Paper blooms hold their shape, yet feel almost weightless. The aisle curves instead of leading you straight ahead, drawing you in slowly.</p><p>It doesn&rsquo;t feel staged. It feels imagined.</p><p>And for Curtis Baclig, it&rsquo;s a moment that didn&rsquo;t come overnight.</p><div><br></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775358683505IMG_2475_SnapseedCopy.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"></div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775358701547Solaire 3 14 26-30.JPEG" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Where it all began</strong></div><p>Her story starts in a way many can relate to&mdash;at home, during lockdown.</p><p>In 2021, as she was about to turn 30, Curtis kept things simple: a small celebration, a space she decorated herself. She had a wooden backdrop built, arranged everything herself, and, somewhere in the process, realized she enjoyed it more than she expected.</p><p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t think much of it at first,&rdquo; she shares. &ldquo;But I liked doing it.&rdquo;</p><p>What began as a one-time setup became something she could offer others. She put the backdrop up for rent online, and to her surprise, people started booking&mdash;intimate celebrations, small gatherings, moments that needed just a bit of effort to feel special.</p><p>From one piece came more&mdash;props, pedestals, different setups. Because of COVID restrictions, most of it was DIY for clients. Curtis would deliver everything, and they would assemble it themselves.</p><p>Then she came across something that would change the direction of her work: oversized flowers from Korea.</p><p>&ldquo;I was so drawn to them,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;I knew I wanted to learn how to make them.&rdquo;</p><p>It wasn&rsquo;t easy. The first attempts didn&rsquo;t quite work. But she kept going&mdash;watching tutorials, trying again, adjusting, figuring things out alongside her husband. Eventually, the pieces started coming together.</p><p>And so did her identity as a creator.</p><div><br></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775358753206VS5_9706.JPEG" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div><strong>From service to something more personal</strong></div><p>In the early days, Curtis saw herself simply as someone providing a service&mdash;delivering what clients needed, making sure everything was in place.</p><p>But the flowers changed that.</p><p>There&rsquo;s something different about making each petal by hand, about shaping something from scratch and seeing it become part of someone else&rsquo;s celebration. Slowly, the work became more personal.</p><p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t just rentals anymore,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;It became something I was really putting my heart into.&rdquo;</p><p>That shift didn&rsquo;t go unnoticed. Before long, her work was being tapped by some of the country&rsquo;s top event stylists&mdash;<strong>Gideon Hermosa</strong>, <strong>Teddy Manuel</strong>, and others who saw potential in what she was building.</p><p>For Curtis, it was both exciting and intimidating.</p><p>&ldquo;When you&rsquo;re working with people like them, you really have to level up,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t just give something that&rsquo;s okay.&rdquo;</p><p>Watching how they worked&mdash;how much attention they gave to detail, how seriously they took their craft&mdash;became a kind of quiet training. One that shaped how she approached her own work moving forward.</p><div><br></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775358843450VS5_9675.JPEG" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>A shift that took time</strong></div><p>Even then, stepping into styling wasn&rsquo;t something she rushed.</p><p>Behind the scenes, she had already started handling small corporate setups&mdash;projects that gave her a chance to see how a full space comes together. These became her practice ground, though she didn&rsquo;t immediately think of them that way.</p><p>&ldquo;It was gradual,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;But there was also a moment when it just clicked.&rdquo;</p><p>As a supplier, her role was clear: support the vision. But there were times she would look at a space and imagine something more&mdash;something different&mdash;only to hold back.</p><p>&ldquo;I felt like I had to stay in my lane,&rdquo; she admits.</p><p>Until she decided not to.</p><p>The decision to step into styling came with its own set of doubts. Would people see her differently? Would she be taken seriously beyond the role she had already built?</p><p>&ldquo;I kept asking myself, &lsquo;Am I ready for this?&rsquo;&rdquo;&nbsp;Her answer, in the end, was simple: try.</p><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775359022129VS5_9681.JPEG" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>A terrace, a challenge, and a collaboration</strong></div><p>When she was given the terrace at Solaire Resort North as her space to design, Curtis knew it was both an opportunity&mdash;and a test.</p><p>The assignment came through Finding Your North, where each space is intentionally matched with a creative&mdash;part of a curatorial approach that has steadily defined Let&rsquo;s Celebrate&rsquo;s events as more than just showcases, but platforms for growth.</p><p>With Curtis, there was already a strong foundation&mdash;her craftsmanship, her consistency, her eye for detail. But this was about seeing if she was ready for something more.</p><p>So she was invited to take on a space no one had styled before&mdash;the vast, open-air terrace. It wasn&rsquo;t the easiest assignment. In many ways, it asked her to step out of what she was known for and into something bigger.</p><p>It became a collaboration in the truest sense: trust given, and returned.</p><p>The setting itself is striking&mdash;glass, steel, clean lines, the city stretching out in the background. Instead of matching that sharpness, she chose to soften it.</p><p>&ldquo;I wanted to balance it,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;To make it feel more romantic, more fluid.&rdquo;</p><p>Instead of a traditional ceremony setup, she created something more organic&mdash;curved structures that seem to grow out of the space, layered with her signature handcrafted flowers. The aisle doesn&rsquo;t run straight; it winds, inviting guests to move through it rather than simply look at it.</p><p>She called the concept <strong>Ethereal Escape</strong>.</p><p>The goal wasn&rsquo;t just to make the terrace look beautiful, but to make people feel like they had stepped into a different kind of space&mdash;something quieter, more intimate, even with the city just beyond view.</p><div><br></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775359070492VS5_9688.JPEG" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>A step forward, quietly taken</strong></div><p>In an industry where people are often known for one thing, stepping into something new can take time.</p><p>Curtis didn&rsquo;t try to leave her past work behind. Instead, she built on it&mdash;taking what she was known for and giving it more room to grow.</p><p>&ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t stop being suppliers,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;We just expanded.&rdquo;</p><p>Now, those handcrafted flowers are no longer just accents. They&rsquo;re part of a bigger story&mdash;one she gets to shape from beginning to end.</p><p>And perhaps that&rsquo;s also what the Let&rsquo;s Celebrate platform continues to do&mdash;create space for creatives to move forward, to be seen differently, and to take on roles they might not have stepped into otherwise.</p><p>There&rsquo;s something fitting about telling this story now.</p><p>Easter has always been about renewal&mdash;not in grand, sweeping gestures, but in the quieter kind of beginnings. The kind that asks for courage, even when you&rsquo;re not entirely sure what comes next.</p><p>Standing on that terrace, seeing everything come together, Curtis doesn&rsquo;t describe it as a big turning point.</p><p>Just a step.</p><p>But one that was given space, met with trust, and taken with the kind of quiet courage that, in its own way, continues to shape where this industry is headed next.</p><div><br></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775359111412VS5_0057.JPEG" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>The column: The Vow Factor <br></strong></div><div><em>In every celebration, there&rsquo;s the wow&mdash;and then there&rsquo;s the why.</em></div><p>The venue, the styling, the spectacle&mdash;these are easy to see. But what sets a celebration apart isn&rsquo;t just how it looks, but what holds it together: a clear point of view, a thoughtful choice, a new voice doing things just a little differently.</p><p>&quot;The Vow Factor&quot; looks beyond the obvious&mdash;spotlighting emerging talents across the world of weddings and celebrations, from photographers and videographers to stylists, planners, and caterers, alongside new venues, destinations, and evolving services shaping how we celebrate today. Written by <strong></strong><strong>Marbee Shing-Go</strong>, whose years in weddings and travel as an editor and producer have shaped a distinct perspective on the industry, the column brings a considered eye to what&rsquo;s new, what&rsquo;s next, and what truly matters.</p><div><br></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775359231252marbee shing go the vow factor metrostyle column.jpeg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"></div>

<p><b>Curtis Baclig</b> has been the hand behind the details—crafting delicate floral elements that complete a stylist’s vision. This time, at <b>Solaire Resort North</b>’s <b>Finding Your North</b> celebrations fair, she tells the story from beginning to end, marking a quiet yet powerful shift from maker to stylist.</p>

Curtis Baclig has been the hand behind the details—crafting delicate floral elements that complete a stylist’s vision. This time, at Solaire Resort North ’s Finding Your North celebrations fair, she tells the story from beginning to end, marking a quiet yet powerful shift from maker to stylist.

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