My First Gown Fitting

Just happened yesterday. Yes. 32 days before the wedding. But as what I've written before, I'm not anxious about it because I fully trust my gown designer. ;)

The gown was.. still plain and unbeaded of course. Not a bead was already sewn so I couldn't appreciate it that much. The fit was OK. Just the neck part. A bit maluwag so that part needs a little alternation. And the next time I'll see it will be the night before the wedding. Haha! Don't you think I should be a bit stressed about it? ;)) But nope, totally fine with it.

The other gowns(My sister's, lola's and 2 little girls) are nice naman. No more alterations needed, just the beadworks. 

What I love the most, the girls' tutu dresses. They're so adorable in it. I can't wait!

Pre-Cana Seminar: Check!

Our pre-cana seminar was done last Friday at the hall behind San Sebastian. The last part was exhausting maybe because we're all tired. The seminar was from 6:00-10:30 PM kaya! Not sure why but I think they need to make way for couples who have work during the day so everyone can attend.

The first part was about Life and Marriage. The priest who did the whole talk about was so funny. He has the energy to keep us awake and laughing. I want him to be our officiating priest but I forgot his name. Haha! O well.. Not too hard to look for. He's the parish priest. We'll just ask for him.

The second part was on the other hand, quite boring. It was about Family Planning and was discussed by a lady. I could feel that other couples felt bored too. The hall started to become noisy but not to the point  that the speaker felt disrespected naman. Just the noise of simultaneous low voice chats. ;) 

At last it was done! Now we have to wait for our schedule of the final interview.

Mobile Bar: Pasok sa banga!

We wanted this before but we thought na it's over our budget already. But after booking all suppliers, we considered getting a mobile bar narin dahil hindi naman pala ganon kabigat. :) 

We were torn between Mixed & Fluid Mobile Bar. Our coordinator actually suggested a supplier that she knows but I asked if it's a lighted bar, unfortunately, it's not. But the package she gave us was super cheap! 15k for 200pax (Quoted based on our guest count. Kids included) But I insisted on getting the lighted bar. It's so stylish to look at esp. when lights are off only disco and strobe lights are seen -- so chic! The neon blue glow of the bar attracts me. Hehehe! 

Anyway, I wanted to consider Fluid coz they have more Facebook "LIKERS" than Mixed. Hahaha! Kasi baka masarap talaga drinks nila or what? Anyway, super sarap man or so so lang ang kunin, for sure hit parin. ;) But I like Mixed's setup more. Their bar is more attractive.

Fluid Mobile Bar

VS.

Mixed Mobile Bar

(Setup at our venue Palacio de Maynila)

So now it's clearer that we'll get Mixed. I just have to wait for their quote.

40 days before our big day!

And I'm feeling so stressed! Too many details to finalize and 1 supplier left to book. Yes. Pahabol. We decided to get a mobile bar narin so the "after party" is more enjoyable. 

I have the bulk of the detailing coz Kim is more on the approval lang but I like being hands on so OK lang, besides, brides always get the majority of the pressure throughout the preparations. Right? :)

To-do list:

1. Final detailing on Queensland - Change the plates on the presidential table back to ceramics na lang, flowers to be used on the vases, the chiffon table top we wanted and the couch for the stage.

2. DIY wedding accessories - We need to find the materials for the ring and arrhae pillows and cord. Ylaya St. in Divisoria is the home for these, I think.  

3. Missalette from San Sebastian or I just need to ask if they use their projector and screen for the responses so it's more convenient for the guests to just look up and read.

4. BOOK MOBILE BAR!!!

5. The bloody RSVP after all invites are sent. Haaay. Why is RSVP here so different? Couple ang nagrRSVP isa isa ng guest? :(( 

6. Visit BlackTie Project's office.

7. And lastly, PRAY THAT WEICARS' BRIDAL CAR SHOWS UP ON OUR WEDDING. Until now no text or resending of the contract. Oh well. 

I didn't know Banns can be so pricey

I submitted my banns at the parish in our subdivision. Good thing their office was still open until 7pm. We were running so late but thank God we made it. 

Their charge is 800. Our marriage is to be announced for 3 Sundays plus the other forms that they have to fill up and be submitted back to San Sebastian. 

Woohoo! Accomplished many things!

So we're done with our interview with San Sebastian last Tuesday. We also submitted our License and claimed our Banns.

We were scheduled at 3pm but we got there at half past 2. There were already few couples lined up so we waited for our turn. The interview didn't last long but it was fun. We were interviewed by a soon-to-be priest(forgot his name) and he was humorous and nice. Made me realize some things. :) 

Our Bridal Car Is Getting On My Nerves!

About 3 weeks ago, we started searching for bridal cars. We wanted Camry before because it looks so classy. We changed minds and looked for Bug Eye Benz instead.

We got some flyers at the last SMX Bridal Fair. Weicars has Benz E320 & AdeB has Benz E240. We liked Weicars' E320 more although the two cars nearly looked the same. So we contacted them after 2 days. During those days, Nika, the owner(I suppose) is quite slow in responding. I told her we'd pay in full. She said OK. I asked for their bank details, she replied and gave it to me without even asking who I was. So with that, I decided to just pay the down payment. 

I texted her after depositing our down and asked if she could send me the contract that night. If my memory serves me right, she didn't send the contract to my email until after a day or two. I had to remind her pa. When I received the contract and upon checking it, it stated that we paid 3,000 as down payment  We only paid 1,500 so I had to text her again to check it and have it resent back to me. She said OK. That was last week!! I called their office last Friday. A guy answered. Si Nika daw mismo tawagan ko because she's the one in charge of the bridal cars. So I texted her and asked to have the contract resent to me. WTF!! She didn't even reply!! So what now?  Just because we have already paid and now we don't get a reply? KAHIT "OK" LANG, OK NA SAKIN. Or don't reply at all just send the contract I'm asking for. Now I'm worried that their car won't show up at our hotel lobby.

Now I'm really regretful in getting them as my Bridal Car. How I wish I got AdeB na lang. Nakakastress.  But then I shall give her another day or two before I ask for my coordinator's help regarding this matter. 

Claimed Our Marriage License Today

All set! We just have to submit our license, baptismal & confirmation certificate tomorrow and claim our banns as well. Canonical interview is also scheduled tomorrow at 3pm. Too many things to be crossed out on my checklist. :) Now I have to reward myself a sumptuous lunch at Everything at Steak!:)

Pretty Idea: Paloma's Nest Bearer Bowls

Just a something nice-to-have as a cute substitute to ring pillow. But I won't insist. This one costs $48.00. Too pricey for just a little clay bowl. Anyway, I just find it pretty. And one blog says they don't ship here in the Philippines. (Just to make it sound plausible even if my dad is still in the US right now. Haha!) Besides, we can always settle for a DIY project, right? 

Done with our Invites

The invites are.. well.. should I say copied? Oh my God. Let me rephrase that. More like an inspiration. Haha! Can I be sued knowing that Cybercrime Law has recently been imposed? I hope not. I think those invites are originally from Pennsylvania. So.. K. Whatever. I'm not ready to spend 12 years in jail so I'm kind of thinking if I should still post this post. HAHAHA!

Anyway, the idea was from the ever trusty Google. I searched for Pink and Gray invites and that one popped. I wanted a fun and modern type and not the usual Filipino scented invites that you can get from Recto and Quiapo.

To save my ass from being sued for Plagiarism, I shall give credits to the couple Kaylee and Jackson and to whoever made their invite. Trust me. I googled once more to offer credits to its designer but I can't seem to find it now. (Just to make sure I won't dwell in jail) Hahaha!

My close copy:

Nasaan Na Kaya Ang Gown Ko?

Hahaha! Seriously. I'm not sure where it is or has it been started? 

The last meeting we had with my gown designer (who happens to be a close friend of my mom) was during the first week of Sept. I'm not really stressed about the gown until now knowing that I only have roughly 2 months before the wedding. What's happening to me? I should be anxious already but nooo. Petiks lang. Keri naman eh. ;))

My gown designer is my mom's high school friend. He makes our gowns when we attend events. He also made my high school prom gowns. I'm confident that he will make on time because if I tell myself that he can't and I got convinced, then I should be slitting my wrist by now. ;)

Oh I really hope the gown turns out to be my dream gown. And wishing it will beyond my expectation. 

Table Setup -- Confusing!

Yes I know we've already finalized the layout for the guest and presidential table. But Kim just called telling me how he wanted the arrangements to be changed. Well, not the entirely but some of the things we agreed to. Like the plates for presidential table. Ms. Madel suggested to use clear glass instead of the usual white ceramic plate. We saw a setup earlier, the white plate is better. So we checked out K by Cunanan's works on Facebook. Yeah, I know their difference but it was our choice to settle for more affordable yet pleasing caterer, Queensland that is. Hence, we upgraded the flowers so we can work on that as well. 

Here's what I liked from K's setup:

In fact, we requested for that miniature glass house as candle holder but Ms. Madel said that it doesn't look good with tall vases. But this one does look good even with tall vases. Maybe I should send this to them. I'm kind of imagining our table. For me it looks a little bare with only tall slim vases and low vases on it plus the place cards etc. I wanna add this miniature glass house. I hope Ms. Madel approves. ;)  

Ring and Wedding Shoes: Check!

They're here! We picked them up yesterday at Meicel's shop in Greenhills. They're lovely. Particularly mine which has diamonds while Kim prefered thick matte without stones. We also got free arrhae and dummy rings since we booked them during the fair.

We checked out some of their designs and almost got a change of heart there. I tried this eternity ring and hala! Parang mas gusto ko yun. But! Haha! Too late now. Ready for pick na nga diba? ;))

I certainly would recommend Meicel. Check them if you're still looking for wedding rings. Good quality rings at affordable price. I kid you not, they are as "pulido" as Golden hills.

The design we chose. I got this from their site.

After Meicel, we went straight to Greenhill shopping center to look for my shoes. I've been eyeing for this certain Figliarina platform pumps since last week. Fortunately, Shubizz has a shop at The Shops. Initially I found the same design and color at People are People but it has 5 inch heels. I prefer 3" or 4". I passed by Steve Madden, the same design and color caught my eyes. But still the heels are 5 inches. I went next to  MOA's Dept. store. I saw a pair of Figliarina pumps with the same everything too! Unlickily, they didn't have size 8 that time. Good thing my size is available at Shubizz Greenhills. Just imagine my happiness when they handed me the shoes yesterday. Just what Kim always says, "good buys come to those who wait." :) 

Mock Setup and Final Food Tasting at Queensland

We went to Queensland's office yesterday for our mock setup. When we arrived at their office, our AE Ms. Michelle Galdiano was there na. We didn't have to wait 'coz they already set up the tables so we just had to check na lang.

Honestly, upon seeing it, we didn't like it. I understand they copied lang the sample I gave them but it didn't turn out nice at all. Esp. adding those Abaca baskets as low flower vases. And they put tall round vases instead of tall straight so I just insisted to use  straight since it's what on the sample we gave them. 

Here the sample setup photos I wanted. Got these from Bridal Book. Lovely.

Guests Table

Presidential Table

We also chose not to put a runner on the presidential table. We only opted for a plain table top. But gray looks better than their pink table topper. However, they're all SATIN. But it's better than other colors they showed us so we settled for that. 

Our AE noted all our requests. And I mean ALL. Ang dami. And we kept changing our minds while Ms. Michelle's finalizing our setup. She kept re-printing. Hehehe. Sorry! 

Ms Madel arrived shortly after our AE noted everything. Thank God we got to talk to her. Of course, she's the one who approves clients' demands and add ons. She's easy to talk to. Actually, all of them. We wanted a panel backdrop instead of pillars. She said yes. We wanted a couch for the stage. She said yes. Good thing a lot of people are asking if they have a couch, and there, it's time to buy one. And tons of requests that she said yes to. And she also told us na she's gonna buy a plain chiffon table top so they can put it daw on top of the satin cloth for a more romantic look. I agree. I like it more than just the plain satin table top.

Soon after our mock setup, we had our final food tasting at their other venue. We didn't taste everything on our chosen package. But the food that were served were good. And we picked some of them although they're not included in our chosen package. 

It makes me super excited talaga. And I hope they go beyond our expectations on our big day. From food to their setup.