It's 4 days to the big day. I know I promised to update more often but I got really caught up in the preparations...:) Something came up recently and I'm glad we have moved on. Whew!
The 'rents are already here! In 2 days time my BFF will be here. Yay!
I'm actually very excited and exhausted at the same time. Can't wait to say "I Do"! Weeeeee!!!!!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Max!
It's 51 days to D-day. Gaaaaack! I am overly stressed. I noticed I seem to have a short temper lately. And I take it out mostly on Rommel (poor guy!). It's just that I have many, many, many things to do! Favor boxes to finish, fittings, church requirements, legal requirements, sending out invites, cake, food tasting, shoes, accessories, everything! I have never been more stressed my whole life! It's more toxic than my 24-hour duties. hahahaha!
I do hope we finalize everything within the week. Tempers are running high and a lot of people are caught between the crossfires. hehehehe. I don't want to turn into a bridezilla!!! waaaaaahhh!!! And Prenup shoot is coming up. Gaaaaaack!!! Must shop for clothes! :)
Will post my suppliers in the next entry. Ciao! :)
I do hope we finalize everything within the week. Tempers are running high and a lot of people are caught between the crossfires. hehehehe. I don't want to turn into a bridezilla!!! waaaaaahhh!!! And Prenup shoot is coming up. Gaaaaaack!!! Must shop for clothes! :)
Will post my suppliers in the next entry. Ciao! :)
Friday, August 13, 2010
10.5
According to that counter, it's 74 days before the wedding. Gaaaaaaad. That's like 10 and a half weeks. Having a bit of trouble on the budget front. :( Needs tweaking here and there but we should still be able to stay on track. hehehehe. (Thank you kind people for wanting to sponsor!)
Been meaning to write for days but I can't seem to go out of tamad mode. Haaaaay. My coordinator said I shouldn't be worrying. My mom said I should start buying essentials for my wedding. What are THE essentials anyway? I really don't know. Maybe Google has some answers. :) hehehe.
Mother and I are going out today. Hopefully, we will find what we are looking for. And oh, the serious diet SHOULD start today. Oh, God help me!
BTW, it's Friday the 13th! Unlucky? I hope not! Wish me luck! Ciao! :P
Been meaning to write for days but I can't seem to go out of tamad mode. Haaaaay. My coordinator said I shouldn't be worrying. My mom said I should start buying essentials for my wedding. What are THE essentials anyway? I really don't know. Maybe Google has some answers. :) hehehe.
Mother and I are going out today. Hopefully, we will find what we are looking for. And oh, the serious diet SHOULD start today. Oh, God help me!
BTW, it's Friday the 13th! Unlucky? I hope not! Wish me luck! Ciao! :P
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Inspiration Series: The Entourage Gowns
After the initial euphoria the engagement brought, I went down to Earth to start the arduous task of wedding planning. I didn't know where to start at first. There was the matter of choosing a date, a church, and reception venue. But that's for another post. :) To move forward, I needed to choose a color motif. No agonizing over this. What color would best scream Chai? Blue of course! :) To placate the drama queen in me, I chose Tiffany blue and silver. Now that is chic, elegant, romantic, and very Chai!
I asked my sister, Gweng, what she wanted to wear on my wedding. She said she wants a bouffant skirt ala Isla Fisher's MOH gown in Confessions of a Shopaholic minus the hideous colors. And so I began looking for dresses over the net. I must've looked at thousands of dresses, none of which was right for my taste. I resigned to just go over to a designer and show the Isla dress for inspiration. My mom already warned me that it would be quite expensive to have dresses made for all of the entourage. Instead, she advised me to just rent the dresses as 'first users'. Now I don't have any idea about first use dresses. Well, the gist is we'll have the dresses made according to how we like it and then return it after using! How convenient! Now the dress wouldn't just gather dust in my bridesmaids' closets! Now, how to choose which bridal shop to go to. My mom said she saw a bridal shop along E. Qurino Ave. that had a sale sign outside. We went to check it out and found out it was Knots Forever (Quirino has lots of bridal shops!). I got to meet the designer, Maureen Siongco. She was very accommodating and she answered all of my questions (even the pointless ones). I know I need not look for another shop. This was it. :) I showed her pictures of my bridesmaids so she will have an idea as to what design fits each of my girls. We agreed that everyone will have the same skirt design. She said the Isla skirt would use up too much fabric and thus would cost me more. She offered a simple solution: to achieve the "bouffant look" she would just layer three kinds of fabric, hard tulle on the bottom part to hold puffiness of the skirt.
Of course this skirt design would look great a little bit above the knee. Worn with silver three-inch peeptoes, my girls will rock in this dress! =D The one thing I know they love about their dresses is that they can choose the type of bodice to go with the skirt. They can cover up what they don't want seen or flaunt whatever it is they want to flaunt. By letting them choose, everyone will be comfortable during the wedding. No awkwardness, no protest (but my cleavage is covered!), no complaints. Happy bridesmaids + happy bride = no stress.
For the male attendants, they will be wearing black suits with ties to match the bridesmaids. My Kuya Jousel insisted he wears a silver-gray suit. Knowing him, even if I said no, he would wear it anyway so I just said yes.
My little attendants would be wearing something like this:
I saved the best for last. My Maid of Honor, Roces, is my best friend since time immemorial. We've known each other practically since we were in diapers. She's seen me through my worst. In fact, she was there to pull me up and dust me off and give me the push I need to keep going. Through thick and thin, through all the firsts in my life she was there. And I am so happy she agreed to be my MOH (even though she's based in Dubai now and have to fly in days before the wedding). A person this special gets to choose what to wear on my big day. She showed me tons of pictures of dresses, all of which she dismissed as "not the one". Then she came across this one dress which we both fell in love with. I know she will look stunning in this dress.
So there you go. I'm so excited to see Maureen's creations! And oh, I saved a lot from my original budget for my entourage's outfit. How much? I won't tell. Hahahaha!
I asked my sister, Gweng, what she wanted to wear on my wedding. She said she wants a bouffant skirt ala Isla Fisher's MOH gown in Confessions of a Shopaholic minus the hideous colors. And so I began looking for dresses over the net. I must've looked at thousands of dresses, none of which was right for my taste. I resigned to just go over to a designer and show the Isla dress for inspiration. My mom already warned me that it would be quite expensive to have dresses made for all of the entourage. Instead, she advised me to just rent the dresses as 'first users'. Now I don't have any idea about first use dresses. Well, the gist is we'll have the dresses made according to how we like it and then return it after using! How convenient! Now the dress wouldn't just gather dust in my bridesmaids' closets! Now, how to choose which bridal shop to go to. My mom said she saw a bridal shop along E. Qurino Ave. that had a sale sign outside. We went to check it out and found out it was Knots Forever (Quirino has lots of bridal shops!). I got to meet the designer, Maureen Siongco. She was very accommodating and she answered all of my questions (even the pointless ones). I know I need not look for another shop. This was it. :) I showed her pictures of my bridesmaids so she will have an idea as to what design fits each of my girls. We agreed that everyone will have the same skirt design. She said the Isla skirt would use up too much fabric and thus would cost me more. She offered a simple solution: to achieve the "bouffant look" she would just layer three kinds of fabric, hard tulle on the bottom part to hold puffiness of the skirt.
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| The Isla dress(left) and inspiration for bridesmaid skirt (right) |
Of course this skirt design would look great a little bit above the knee. Worn with silver three-inch peeptoes, my girls will rock in this dress! =D The one thing I know they love about their dresses is that they can choose the type of bodice to go with the skirt. They can cover up what they don't want seen or flaunt whatever it is they want to flaunt. By letting them choose, everyone will be comfortable during the wedding. No awkwardness, no protest (but my cleavage is covered!), no complaints. Happy bridesmaids + happy bride = no stress.
For the male attendants, they will be wearing black suits with ties to match the bridesmaids. My Kuya Jousel insisted he wears a silver-gray suit. Knowing him, even if I said no, he would wear it anyway so I just said yes.
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| Kuya Jousel's pick |
My little attendants would be wearing something like this:
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| worn with Tiffany vest |
I saved the best for last. My Maid of Honor, Roces, is my best friend since time immemorial. We've known each other practically since we were in diapers. She's seen me through my worst. In fact, she was there to pull me up and dust me off and give me the push I need to keep going. Through thick and thin, through all the firsts in my life she was there. And I am so happy she agreed to be my MOH (even though she's based in Dubai now and have to fly in days before the wedding). A person this special gets to choose what to wear on my big day. She showed me tons of pictures of dresses, all of which she dismissed as "not the one". Then she came across this one dress which we both fell in love with. I know she will look stunning in this dress.
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| MOH dress |
So there you go. I'm so excited to see Maureen's creations! And oh, I saved a lot from my original budget for my entourage's outfit. How much? I won't tell. Hahahaha!
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Inspiration Series: The Concept
Everyone's clamoring for updates! I promised to post pictures and write about my inspirations for this wedding. Hmmmm...I'll write about them one post at a time, so you'll come back for more. hehehe! Let's call this the Inspiration Series.
Ever since I can recall, I wanted a grand wedding. I wanted all the works: black tie affair, horse-drawn carriage, ballgowns, orchestra, prince charming whisking me away to happily ever after. But as I grew older I learned that there are some things in life you can do without. I'd settle for a string quartet instead of the whole orchestra, a sturdy leather boots instead of a very delicate glass slipper, or just a plain sedan instead of a horse-drawn carriage. Of course, Prince Charming whisking me away to happily ever after is a non-negotiable must-have. After all everybody deserves their own happily ever after, right?
To help me in conceptualizing the "grand" wedding that I wanted, I went to the person whom I know can make all my wedding dreams come true: Annie Lim. She did a fab, fab, fab job in my 18th birthday way back in 2001. I know she will make my wedding even more fabulous and memorable not just for me but for everyone who will be there. She's a premiere wedding coordinator here in Davao. In fact, all my suppliers were glad she was doing my wedding; "hassle-free" as they put it. And I've experienced that first-hand. :)
When Rommel and I went to see Tita Annie, we already had a concept in mind: the romance and elegance of the Victorian Era. Of course I wouldn't wear the traditional wedding gown with its long sleeves and tight, tight, tight corsets. But it would have all the elements of the Victorian era: laces, bows, ruffles and petticoats. Flowers, tea, petit fours, pearls, orange blossoms and candles and dances. I don't want to divulge more information. I know you get the picture already. And I know you're as excited as I am to see all of this come to life. :)
This muna for now. Come back for more of the Inspiration Series. Ciao!
Ever since I can recall, I wanted a grand wedding. I wanted all the works: black tie affair, horse-drawn carriage, ballgowns, orchestra, prince charming whisking me away to happily ever after. But as I grew older I learned that there are some things in life you can do without. I'd settle for a string quartet instead of the whole orchestra, a sturdy leather boots instead of a very delicate glass slipper, or just a plain sedan instead of a horse-drawn carriage. Of course, Prince Charming whisking me away to happily ever after is a non-negotiable must-have. After all everybody deserves their own happily ever after, right?
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| your ride to a happily ever after |
To help me in conceptualizing the "grand" wedding that I wanted, I went to the person whom I know can make all my wedding dreams come true: Annie Lim. She did a fab, fab, fab job in my 18th birthday way back in 2001. I know she will make my wedding even more fabulous and memorable not just for me but for everyone who will be there. She's a premiere wedding coordinator here in Davao. In fact, all my suppliers were glad she was doing my wedding; "hassle-free" as they put it. And I've experienced that first-hand. :)
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| Annie Paz Lim, my angel/superwoman |
When Rommel and I went to see Tita Annie, we already had a concept in mind: the romance and elegance of the Victorian Era. Of course I wouldn't wear the traditional wedding gown with its long sleeves and tight, tight, tight corsets. But it would have all the elements of the Victorian era: laces, bows, ruffles and petticoats. Flowers, tea, petit fours, pearls, orange blossoms and candles and dances. I don't want to divulge more information. I know you get the picture already. And I know you're as excited as I am to see all of this come to life. :)
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| Inspiration board :) |
This muna for now. Come back for more of the Inspiration Series. Ciao!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Wedding Website
Finally! I have finished putting up the wedsite. I will try to update it as much as I could, but I think it's complete. Hehehehe. I put in small details such as rates of hotels and go-to places here in Davao. Whew! Please do try to visit and leave us messages. :) To view the wedsite, click "Visit our Wedding Website" at the upper right part of this page or simply click here.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tick-tock!
Our wedding is fast approaching!!! So many things to do, I don't even know where to start! I have covered the save-the-dates, invites, cake, dresses, photos/video, church, coordinator. I will have separate entries for all of these, I swear! :) For now, I have to just breathe and relax. And color-code my to-do list with my trusty post-its. hehehe (OC much?!)
More posts soon, promise!!! :D
More posts soon, promise!!! :D
Saturday, July 17, 2010
My DIY save-the-dates!
Since we started planning this wedding, I have been obsessed about save the date cards. At first my mom thought it was a complete waste of money. Rommel said it was a complete waste of time and that surely, people will remember when they get invited to a wedding. But I was insistent. The point of save the dates: to save the date! :) And it's a very subtle way of estimating how many guests will come (because most people do not rsvp [so rude!]). Hopefully my guests will rsvp, but that's for another post! :)
Save the dates come in many forms. From e-mails to ref magnets to whatever you can think of. Mine is a sticker I patterned from Martha Stewart Weddings. You can browse through her website and find lots of things you don't know you can make yourself. hehehehe :) Being a DIY junkie, I tried making one. And here is the result:
Save the dates come in many forms. From e-mails to ref magnets to whatever you can think of. Mine is a sticker I patterned from Martha Stewart Weddings. You can browse through her website and find lots of things you don't know you can make yourself. hehehehe :) Being a DIY junkie, I tried making one. And here is the result:
Martha Stewart's creation
My take on Martha's stickers :)
Not bad eh? I thought so. I just bought round label stickers and printed our names and the date on it. Then I printed the message on a board type paper and cut out gift wrappers with nice prints to serve as inserts for the otherwise boring envelopes. Viola! My very own save the date stickers! :) Does it look easy? Well...not so! I made the monogram by myself then I had to do trial and error for the printing on the labels. It was hell! But when my mom saw it, she was really pleased. When a friend told her I had very nice and unique ideas, I can tell she was really proud. hehehehe :) Oh, by the way, I spent Php 879 for 120 cards! As opposed to spending P65 apiece for ref magnets or P25 apiece for professionally made date cards, making it by myself cost only about P7 apiece! That's a lot of savings! :) Of course it was a bit tiring but it was fun and worth it. :)
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
DIY
I have been VERY busy lately. I still have about 20 days left to finally finish this internship. Then I can continue my wedding preparations in peace. Haaaaay. I'm dreading my THREE Sunday duties at the ER. What was I thinking that time?! Grrrrr. No use crying over spilled milk. I don't want to complain coz I know it was my fault. Anyway, I wish it will be an uneventful Sunday.
On the wedding front, the favor boxes are proving to be a very difficult task. Can I make all 200 by myself? Whew! I hope when guests receive the wedding favors they will not cringe. Hehehe. I hand-made everything! I hope it will be appreciated. :)
I have been sending out save-the-dates to family friends first. Those of you who have not received yours, just wait a while. I will track all of you down ang hand your invites personally. :) heheheh. I promise I will post pictures soon. I still can't upload the photos coz I lost my phone's cord (lost in the sea of mess in my room! hahah!).
Updates soon! :)
On the wedding front, the favor boxes are proving to be a very difficult task. Can I make all 200 by myself? Whew! I hope when guests receive the wedding favors they will not cringe. Hehehe. I hand-made everything! I hope it will be appreciated. :)
I have been sending out save-the-dates to family friends first. Those of you who have not received yours, just wait a while. I will track all of you down ang hand your invites personally. :) heheheh. I promise I will post pictures soon. I still can't upload the photos coz I lost my phone's cord (lost in the sea of mess in my room! hahah!).
Updates soon! :)
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Bidding My Time
Been in Cotabato for the last ten days. I only originally planned to stay for a couple of days; just to renew my driver's license and get a new ATM card. But I didn't want to commute back to Davao so I have to wait until my parents next trip back. :)
In the past ten days I have finished my save the dates, finished half the favor boxes, bought favors for special people; yes, it's DIY. heheheh. We are trying to save some moolah. Rommel and I need some $$$ for minor renovations (read: cash gifts please; hahahaha!!!). Seriously, we are doing some renovations in the house so we need help! :)
Hmmm...What else? Oh, right! This is a wedding blog! Sige na nga. Will post some pics soon. :) For now, gotta get a move on those boxes...hehehe. Ciao!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Trying Hard
I have been at this for hours on end. I am trying out backgrounds, layouts, themes and whatnots for this blog. Thanks to Julienne, I can now make Pages, Edit Designs, make Spreadsheets and a whole lot of things I didn't know even existed. Harharhar! I am a simple person. I can type in Word and make Powerpoint presentations. Well, that's just about it. Oh, and I know how to download songs and TV series. :) Other than that, well...let me put it this way: my lappy crashed one time while I was installing something (I don't even know what it was!) from the net. It was a disaster! I had to retype almost half of our research paper and my groupmates werethisclose to chopping my head off. Heeheehee. :P
I bet I have loads more to learn. And hopefully, Julienne would be patient enough to teach me a thing or two. Hehehehe. I can't wait to show off this blog to everyone. I missed writing so much. All that farming and cooking and fishing and whatever-ing in FB have taken too much of my time. And don't get me started on my so-called "work". Ha! Oh, crap. Haven't noticed the time. Time to take the dog out. Later! :)
I bet I have loads more to learn. And hopefully, Julienne would be patient enough to teach me a thing or two. Hehehehe. I can't wait to show off this blog to everyone. I missed writing so much. All that farming and cooking and fishing and whatever-ing in FB have taken too much of my time. And don't get me started on my so-called "work". Ha! Oh, crap. Haven't noticed the time. Time to take the dog out. Later! :)
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Mabuhay Ka Pilipinas!
It's Independence Day! Let us remember the sacrifices it took to have this freedom. :)
PROUD TO BE PINOY!
PROUD TO BE PINOY!
And So IT Begins
I decided to start a new blog to chronicle my upcoming wedding. I was inspired by Ate Melissa’s wedding blog. She wrote about her own wedding preparations and painstakingly organized a wedding guide for Davao brides. I admire all the effort she put into it. I know many brides (me included) have benefited from her comprehensive Davao Wedding Guide. All her tips and how-tos have been very helpful when I started tackling the greatest project any girl can ever have. :)
As I said, this blog would be a chronicle about my wedding. Some posts may be about a particularly stressful day, others about the nicer days when everything goes according to plan. Most of it would just be me expressing my feelings and soliciting advice from readers out there. :) (Or maybe on rare occasions, Rommel would be venting about how bitchy I got and turned bridezilla on him). Stay tuned!
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