It started with a random thought out of the blue: what if astrology had something to do with how my Bali Pre-Wedding Shoot turned out?
Because if you were there with me, you’d know.. this trip wasn’t smooth sailing. We missed flights, had to re-plan everything on the fly, and spent days surrendering to unpredictable schedules and weather. And yet… somehow, it became one of the most meaningful and beautiful experiences of my life.
So I pulled up the sky for those days. And wow. The planets were loud.
✨ Mercury was retrograde in Virgo.
Translation: chaos in logistics, travel plans, and anything involving details. It makes perfect sense now: the missed connections, the re-shuffling of our itinerary, all the little moments that forced us to improvise. It was messy, but it also gave us stories we’d never forget.
✨ Saturn was sitting in Pisces, near my North Node.
Saturn brings lessons, and in Pisces, it’s about faith and surrender. I couldn’t control everything, and maybe I wasn’t meant to. The trip pushed me to let go of the “perfect plan” and trust myself, my Fiance and my team, and trust that things would still unfold beautifully.
✨ Jupiter was on my Moon in Gemini.
Jupiter expands whatever it touches, and my Moon is all about emotions. No wonder the trip felt so big emotionally.. the laughter, the exhaustion, the gratitude, the deep bonding moments with my Fiance and with my team. Those feelings became larger than life, and they’re what I’ll carry with me forever.
✨ Venus and Mars were in Leo, lighting up my 5th House.
Romance, creativity, play. Even with 3am call times and sore feet, there was so much joy. The gowns, the golden sunsets, the dramatic energy of Leo? It all added a spark that made the shoot come alive.
✨ Uranus was on my Jupiter in Taurus.
Uranus is disruption, Jupiter is expansion, together, they shook up my idea of what this trip “should” look like. The surprises, the detours, the last-minute changes… they ended up giving me something far more authentic than what I’d imagined.
Looking back, the astrology mirrored exactly what happened..
🧡 Mercury retrograde brought the chaos.
💙 Saturn reminded me to surrender.
💚 Jupiter gifted me emotional abundance.
🩷 Venus and Mars infused joy and romance.
💜 Uranus kept things unpredictable, but real.
So maybe this was never about “perfect photos.” Maybe the deeper beauty of our Bali PWS was in the way we laughed through the missed flights, trusted when things didn’t go to plan, and still found magic in the in-between.
And honestly? That feels more us than any carefully staged plan ever could. :)