How it feels when you're getting married tomorrow

Excited and anxious. 

When you've only got a day before your biggest day, there's always a run through of everything that needs to be done and yet there's always a feeling that you forgot a thing.

Yesterday was hectic. We slept at around 5am for two consecutive days but yesterday was when I forced myself to finish everything. Why do people love cramming? Not just that. As I was completing the ever bloody guestlist, table groupings etc, Metrotech called to remind me to send the receipt of the payment we made last Oct. because they won't honor the payment without showing them the copy. I panicked because I don't remember seeing a copy of that whenever I review all the payments we made for the wedding. More cramming inside my head. I couldn't concentrate on the computer. I had to find it. Eventually, after 2 hours I found it, took a picture and sent it right away to Metrotech. But there was a bigger glitch, one of my bride's maids won't be present. She'll be flying to SG. I got really upset for the short notice knowing that she's one of my closest friends. Oh well.. And lastly, I had to make place cards and menu cards for the VIP table. I still need to print them today. I think those were the last DIYs that I needed to do. I hope I didn't miss a detail. 

Now, we need to check-in at Pan Pacific later at 2pm. I wanna relax for tomorrow but I know it's not possible. Anyway, I'll just pamper myself. Manicure and pedicure will do. :)

Crazy Monday

Haaaay! Umaga pa lang talaga STRESS FOR BREAKFAST NA! 

We did a lot yesterday. Well.. Me mostly. I had to prepare all documents and stuff my coordinator needed for our final detailing last night. Invites(na naubusan na ko ng copy because of unexpected additional guests), photocopy of all contracts(na binaybay ko pa halos buong subd. just to find a xerox machine), guestlist(na hindi pa finalized because "some" guests are still "not sure") etc. But not just those. I still need to submit a copy of the list of our sponsors and their addresses to San Sebastian. Kim doesn't have the complete addresses of the sponsors that he got from his side so I still can't manage to send the list. Cramming na talaga nadagdagan pa ng gulo sa bahay. Hello! Seriously, I couldn't think well this afternoon. I called San Sebastian to ask if it's ok to just write the city of the sponsor and not the whole address but no one answered. It was then that I remembered that their office is closed during Mondays. Grrrr.

Later that day, we went to Festival mall for our meeting with Ms. Melai to finalize the program flow and the details. Ang dami ko pa palang kulang so I promised to just send her an email of everything that she needs to know. We started the meeting at around 7pm and ended a little before 11pm. 

As for my gown, I don't wanna sound obnoxious or anything but I haven't seen it yet since the first and last that I fitted it and that was weeeeeeeks ago. Still no beads and tulle skirt. My mom and I will visit her friend(the gown designer) at home two days before the wedding to finally see it. That's on Thursday. Not sure if it's already done but I shall not expect much. Honestly, the last time I saw it, I was a bit disappointed. I hope the next time I see it, I won't be more disappointed. The gown that I wanted looks really like what it's worth. But I'm still hoping 'coz I really don't wanna add more to the stress I'm having right now. 

14 days to go!

Yesterday marked the remaining two weeks and we got to finish a lot of things. I came early at hubby's house to look for additional souvenirs for ninongs and ninangs. We thought giving a small plant is nice so we're looking for a Cactus supplier with a complete packaging to lessen the hassle of hunting a nice Sinamay bag in Divisoria. We found one but it's too far. It's in Cavite pa. But I'll let Kim na lang to take care of the souvenir so I can finish more this week. Now we're settled with that.

Next, for the cake and cupcakes, instead of the 3-tier cupcake tower with 35 boxed cupcakes, we thought of changing it into a 5-tier tower for it to look bigger. You see, the 3-tier tower will only be able to hold few cupcakes plus the cake topper on the top layer so that's just two layers, right? While the 5-tier can hold as much as 26 boxed cupcakes with cake on top layer. I added 10 more so the remaining cupcakes that will be placed on the table won't look few. I just need to go back to their branch on Tuesday to pay for the additional charge.

After the souvenir and the cupcake tower, we left their house at 3pm to see and estimate the traffic from church to reception and submit the banns as well. And to my shock, the traffic was heavier than I expected. From their house in 5th avenue to Recto, it took us almost an hour to travel. Super traffic. From Recto to San Sebastian, moderate moving. It took us around 15 mins to get there. Thank God their office is still open. We submitted our banns, chose songs for the ceremony and requested for Fr. Rommel(the cool priest who conducted our pre-cana seminar) to officiate our wedding rites. After SSC, we drove off to Palacio de Maynila. Again, super traffic from SSC to Ayala bridge to TUP due to some road constructions. I hope they'll finish it this week. :((

We went to Rob. Ermita after driving to Palacio de Maynila to hunt for game prizes. I personally wanted gift sets because they look nice when packed and with ribbons and tags pa. I saw good sets at The Body Shop but what we bought was nicer. Something all guests would participate for. :)

Finished the day by dropping by at Pan Pacific just to inquire if it's OK to bring bulk food orders for the supplier. Thank God they're not strict. We'll just order for lunch and have it delivered at the hotel on the day.

Sooo.. That's a lot of checks in my list. Few stuff left for next week. We just want to relax a week before the wedding (IF IT'S EVEN POSSIBLE) :)

Almost 2 weeks left!!

And still we're not done with the preps! Too many details to finalize and I feel that when I'm about to complete something, another thing adds up to the list. Stressful.

Here's the list of the stuff that we need to finish:

1. Submit the final song list to L&S supplier

2. Place and menu cards for the VIP table

3. Body form for the gown(My gown designer can't provide)

4. Vest and long sleeves for 1 of my bearers

5. Stage platform that Palacio de Maynila provides

6. Suppliers' meals during dinner

7. Visit Blacktie's office

8. Additional heads in Queensland

9. And a whole lot more!!!

Here Comes the Wedding Month

Just 17 days before the wedding! OMG! I can't breathe. Too many details that has not yet been finalized. Crammmmmm!

Prenup Shoot: DONE!

Yes! Just before Oct. ended, we had our prenup done. I honestly wanted it to be shot two months before but due to some reasons, it was postponed for a month.

We had our shoot taken at La Mesa Watershed in Quezon city. It was a perfect place. Secluded, serene and beautiful. Actually, it's a bike trail but photoshoots can be held there with request. You can't just walk-in.

I didn't know it was that big. A tour guide will be assigned to escort your team or else you'll get lost in the woods.

The spots I saw on a prenup that was also held there were freakin' far! It's 6km from the gate. You'll need an SUV type of vehicle to take you there. A car won't do, the road has high humps.

When we reached the location, we needed to trek for like 20-30 mins to reach the lake. The exhausting walk is  really worth it when you see the calm lake. Amazing. Our photographer Benjie Tiongco, had an occular of the spots that he wanted to take pictures at. Remembering the shoot, the sun was scourging hot. It's 3pm & our sweats are dripping while posing for the camera. But it was an adventure for me. :)

We had 4 locations at the Watershed. My favorite was at the stream -- super perfect! We ended the shoot at the tower near the gate. It was already dark, just in time for the lighting effects.

It was an awesome and fun day. All praises to the great mind, hands and eyes of our photographer Benjie Tiongco. He's really talented. We've seen all the pictures on his camera during the dinner after the shoot. Raw but not a shot needed an enhancement. I'm still amazed until now. Now we're waiting for the delivery of the pictures. I think he said it will ready a week or two before our wedding. Oh well.. I still have the hangover from the shoot. :)

Here's the only picture he sent us so we can use it for the photobooth layout: