Behind the Scenes of our July Cover Shoot with Lucy, Richard and Julianna

Lucy, together with Richard & Juliana, is warmly welcomed by the SP staff.

Juliana having her make-up done by Jerome Chang.

Smartparenting.com.ph's managing editor Lei Sison begins her interview with Richard Gomez.

Richard gamely answers Lei's questions.

Videographer June Reyes sets up the camera for the video interview...

... while Richard is deep in thought.

On the looks department, Richard Gomez hasn't aged a day, in our opinion.

Richard mentions that one of the persons who has greatly influenced his parenting style is his lola, whom he grew up with.

Assistant Features Editor Maika Bernardo, Set Designer Coni Tejada, Art Director Jenny Inumerable-Suarez, Senior Writer Rachel Perez, Lei Sison & Managing Editor for mag Nikki Constantino huddle during a break.

Lucy takes a moment to check her phone before the shoot begins.

Juliana fixes her mom's hair while Lucy & Jerome look at a photo.

Photographer Sara Black and Jenny discuss the placement of the props for the first layout.

Richard and Juliana checking out the cupcakes Sweet Patti Cakes sent in celebration of the couple's wedding anniversary.

The cupcakes spell out "Happy Wedding Anniversary Lucy & Richard". When we took this photo, some of them had already been eaten.

You can tell how loving this couple is by their body language. In this shot, Richard firmly holds Lucy's hand to support her as she slips into her high heels.

Lucy is so stunning even behind the scenes!

A final retouch before the camera goes rolling.

It was a feat to have all three of them in the cover shoot!

Juliana has grown into a pretty and affectionate young lady!

On to our first layout!

During a break, Coni, who used to teach Spanish, brought out her flash cards to test the girls' proficiency in the language. The crazy guesses had everyone in stitches!

The Gomez family change into their aqua blue-inspired outfits for the second layout. Lucy looked ethereal in her flowing dress!

The beautiful color of the dress works wonderfully against Lucy's very fair complexion. Richard, on the other hand, looks like a model any which pose he strikes, even in this candid shot.

Sara takes aim at the subjects.

Juliana looks admiringly at her beautiful mom. Richard looks dapper in a suit.

Are they looking at accessories or Juliana's light blue nail polish?

These are just some of the beautiful accessories brought for the shoot.

All those wardrobe choices! It's great to be a celebrity :)

Father and daughter get playful during a break. Richard says he and Juliana share a love for sports, and that Juliana has tried her hand at fencing, soccer, golf, to nam a few.

Mother and daughter seem to be having a serious talk in this shot. Juliana is also very close to Lucy, and they spend a lot of time talking about girl stuff.

The family wears different shades of blue in our third layout.

SP's Editor in chief Mia Fausto-Cruz looks on.

The picture-perfect family knows exactly which angle will work best for them.

Jerome seems to have successfully put Lucy and Juliana to sleep - but no, they're just taking a quick beauty rest.

Richard and Lucy have been together for so long - they just celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary last April 28.

Here, they get extra-close, oblivious to the cameras and crew.

She says she has a treasure trove of parenting wisdom which she learned from her own mom and dad.

Photo shoot is done, now it's time for the video interview!

The behind-the-scenes video will be out soon - keep checking the site for updates!

In it, we also interview Julianna, who tells us het best moments with mom and dad.