Friday, March 31, 2006,6:10 AM
Home Sweet Home
Before we got married. Nikky and I were talking about our living arrangement when I get there in the US. First, I was so inis kse, he told me na once i got the job na lang saka na kme hanap ng apartment. Apartment for the meantime, since wer only starting. So i agreed to this. Then he emailed me na, he was thinking to move out this coming july. Huwatttt???? Did i read it right? He's eyeing to this apartment. By may he will check it out for some oculars.

Apartment Features
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Huge Closets
Modern Appliances
Window Blinds
High Speed Internet Available
Patio/Balcony/Deck/Porch
Ceiling Fan
Disposal
Dishwasher
Air Conditioning

Type of Housing: Apt Unfurnished
Utilities Included: Pest Control, Trash, Hot Water, Heat, Gas, Sewer, Water








This is the floor plan of a 1 bedroom.















Community Amenities
Community Room
Cats Allowed
Pet Friendly**
BBQ/Picnic Area
Playground
Spa/Hot Tub/Sauna
Pool



Cable TV Available
Bus/Public Trans
Laundry Facility
Gated Entrance/Controlled Access
Garages
** Pet Policy - Cats Are Accepted
 
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,4:02 AM
Flower Power
We're 2 months old last March 28. Im on a sick leave due to the heavy rain last night and i was soaked to death! hehehe! badtrip ung weather... ang init bglang uulan... weird!!! I had a bad headache so im sleeping the whole day, i was lying on our couch! hehehe! Then i heard "tao po, tao po", i dont know if i was dreaming, then my dad went outside and ask if it's for my mom... i guess there waiting for something... and the man said " kay lowela ho". my dad called me.. and i had no choice but to get up.... gggrrr my head!!! i signed this and that without looking what was it and from whom... its just a big box... hhhmmm... parang alam ko na... when they gave it to me, i read it and its from my loving hubby! ooowwww!!

This past few days were having some misunderstandings... i guess its normal for a newlywed, we're still on our adjusting stage anyway. Is this his peace offering? hehehe... I feel better now, since i got this beautiful flowers. They're all fresh and like the colors! Parang all in one ung purpose nung flowers, for our monthsary, peace offering and get well.. hehehe. But even without this, i know my husband loves me very much! Thanks luv for this!
 
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Monday, March 27, 2006,9:04 AM
Our Honeymoon Trip
Eversince I wanna go to disneyland, and im very excited ung nag-open ang disneyland hongkong... so i told nikky na don na lang kme mag-honeymoon. We just want a city tour lang, since na-experience na namen magbeach. It was monday that time, last week of my leave so we really have to go on a honeymoon, marami pa kse kme ginawa a week before, so we've decided na ung week na lang na un. Wer planning to fly on wednesday, but unfortunately, they cannot book us kse alanganin. it should be a week before kse there's no guarantee kung may slots pa sa hotel accomodations. Ung sa isang travel agency, ok na sana eh, kya lang bglang nagbigay sila ng notice na di sila muna mag-accept ng credit cards... hala!!! Nikky was asking me wats my decision.. in this kse, ako tlga ang masusunod... hehehe... he's with me wherever i wanna go... yiheeee.... decision???? CEBU!!!!

We flew to cebu via PAL. Maarte ako eh... hehehe... but accdg to nikky mas ok daw ang plane ng PAL compared to Northwest.... ganon???


We stayed at Waterfront Hotel in Lahug. Ganda no! parang castle... the room was spacious... sabi ni nikky ang ganda ko raw pumili ng hotel... sabi ko kse dito nagpunta si jerry yan! nyahaha!..sensya na sa kalat namen! nyahaha! Sympre pagdating namen don lunch time na, don sa voucher na binigay smen ng agency, may nakalagay na free lunch. i called up the reception to verify kung pwede namen gamitin.. but accdg. to them free breakfast lang sa knila... tapos ang funny pa don, binibisaya ako... hala!! sabi ko na nga na i can't understand, please try to talk in english... wala pa rin, derederecho pa sya... i said thank you! nyahaha!un nmn pla ung free lunch namen na un e on the 2nd day pa sa city tour, so sa hotel na lng kme kumain.... sarap kse buffet! different cuisine.. the best!!! After we ate lunch, tulog kme... ay sabi nung driver sa hotel, pwde namen sila i-hire for the city tour... bayaran na lang namen... kalimutan ko na kung mgkno... since in our package cebu city tour lang ang included, dito nmn sa mactan kme.



First stop, Mactan Shrine. Ayan may picture kme together, kse may couple din na kinunan namen ng pics. Ang weird nga kse nauna pa ung sa mactan which in history huli 'to... pero ok lang... bsta napuntahan...













Next, bilihan ng mga gitara... Nikky plays a guitar pla... kya lang di ako hinarana.. nyahaha!!! Good thing about here, tlgang super explain to the max si manong, and maraming klase ng gitara, iba't-ibang types of wood, ung nsa loob non.. may gitara silang ginawa na for 1 month, i guitar lang un ha... type ko nga rin bumili ng ukelele... hehehe... wala akong pag-asa matuto nito... hehehe.. pero napaka-usisera ko... hehehe. at meron silang guitar na worth 60K... pero d un ang binili ni nikky... hehehe


Next, sa Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort kme dinala ni manong driver, kunwari daw mag-iinquire kme. Yun nga, meron kmeng 5 minutes na mag-ocular, fully book din sila kya di pwede tgnan ung mga rooms... kya go go kme mag-take ng pictures ni nikky... yung nsa likod ni nikky, lagoon yan.. may mga small sharks pero d ko makita... ganon ba ka-small un? hehehe..


Pero infairness, khet d kme pumasok sa looban, maganda sya.. wer planning to go back there soon... sa likod ko nmn dolphin fountain.. pero d nakabukas...







To end our Mactan tour, dinala kme ni manong sa tops kung tawagin nila.. kse sa tutok kme ng bundok... ay katakot dito bumiyahe kse pataas then paikot.. hhmmm... prang baguio... pero when we reached there... ay panalo!!! ang lamig! pang lover's ito! ... hehehe... overlooking, kita mo buong cebu...




FOR OUR SECOND DAY!

Ayan na-late kme ng gising ni nikky.... sarap kse matulog since ung mga panahon na un e nawalan... buti na lang d pla kme nag-beach or else useless din... dali-dali kmeng bumangon... kung di pa tumawag ung tour guide namen... ay nakahilata pa kme... hehehe... madami kmeng pupuntahan kya kailangan tlga maaga... and excited na rin ako... fyi, history is one of my fave subject.... oha.. akalain nyo un! hehehe! pabibo ako sa prof ko non... kya lang may mas bibo pa sken... hehehe...

1st stop.... The Taoist Temple located in Beverly Hills Subdivision... ket ganon ung name? accdg sa aming tour guide, american daw ung nagtyo nito...and marami pa lang naging family ito... the village was like the beverly hills in california... ang funny kse pagpasok mo puro squatter.. but once you get there... ay ang mga bahay.... wa ko ma-say! big houses tlga!


Ang daming altar dito, then meron pa don na kidney ek-ek, pag may mga questions ka in life, or kung may gagawin kang decision, malalaman mo ung sagot through this. yes, no, maybe ung mga sagot... gusto ko nga i-try eh.. hehehe... bawal lang mag picture taking sa loob ng altar. nakakapagod nga lang kse pataas... and hello buti na lang nagshort cut kme, or else dun kme dadaan sa baba na may 100 steps... nyarks!! uy ayun nga pla ung hotel namen... wahehehe inangkin eh! hehehe!


actually madaming temple sa cebu, pero ito yung well-known, chugi na ung founder nito, ang nagmamaintain na lang is ung mga chinese and ung mga anak.














Next stop.... Fort San Pedro. Andito naman ung mga old gamit nung mga pinoy nung panahon ng viva español!!! ung mga things from the galleon, ung mga ginamit ni magellan... drawings kung ano ung nangyari during that time.






Next, Magellans Cross. This is the original cross.. imagine ang tagal na nito! Madami rin ang nagdadasal dito. tapos magtitirik ka ng candle.














Here's the Basilica de Sto. Niño. Before pla it was St. Augustine Church... actually nung pagpasok namen, puro st. augustine ung nakalagay, then sabi ko nung nsa labas na kme, parang san agustin church in intramuros ung labas... yun pla dating st. augustine ung name non... may koneksyon ba sa structure?? hehehe...










Eto ang loob... at ang daming santo na nakalagay sa altar no! meron chart yan kung sino-sino ung mga nandon... ay naman kaliit ng sulat eh... st. monica lang nabasa ko... hehehe... para rin syang baclaran kse ang haba ng pila don kay sto. niño. meron naman daw ikinakasal don. and every friday sa labas sila nagmamass. meron don sa quadrangle na altar.


And lastly, eating time!!!! eto na ung free lunch namen... hehehe... at tlgang sulit! smile na smile nga kme oh! imagine 2 lang kme ang dami namen kinain, ung drinks lang ung may bayad. sabi ng tour guide namen, tlgang dito daw nila dinadala ung mga turista kse lutong pinoy.. kya lang si nikky lang ang balikbayan eh... hehehe... infairness ang sarap ng food! may crablets na ngyon lang nakakita si nikky at nakakain... nyahaha... baked tahong, crab meat in gata, chicken na nakabalot sa dahon ng niyog, talaba soup, inihaw na pusit, adobong kangkong... bsta marami... after that, madami pa kmeng pinuntahan and namili ng mga pasalubong!


 
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Sunday, March 26, 2006,2:14 AM
Games for the Reception
Im thinking what kind of game are we supposed to do... i just dont wanna throw a bouquet... and that's it! i want to have some thrill you know... Since mallory was our emcee, she sent me different games from couples games to garter games to choose from.

Married Couples Game - How well do you know your spouses


We chose 5 pairs, prior to the event, etong si nikky sabi nya join din daw kme, since kasal na kme... kya lang bka may mga questions na you know, madidiscover in one roof... naku bka matalo kme... hehehe...




































They gave us pens and papers... go na go tlga kme ni nikky sumagot khet alam namen na walang price.. atleast khet newlywed kme, we've really known each other very well, khet d kme nag-live in! nyahaha! i think mga 5 questions lang yun... we got 3!





















e pano may questions na wats my favorite lingerie brand... hala "avon" na lang cnagot ko... nyahahaha!!!then kung san ung kiliti ni mister, magkaiba kme ng sagot, kse alam ko sa ears.. aysus!!! ang dami kseng kiliti.. nyahahaa!




Bouquet Game - Signature game

All single ladies were given a pen and paper.. mayaman kme sa papel! hehehe! They will be given 2 minutes to solicit signatures from the guys. What we did instead of signature, we included full names... para walang dayaan. The lady with the least number of signatures is the winner of the bouquet kya go na go silang magpa-sign...




eto na ang proof no! nanahimik magpa-picture eh!nyahaha!















Garter Game - Single out

Obviously we need single guys here. The winner of the bouquet game will be blinded folded and will be asked a series of eliminating questions (ex: do u prefer long hair guys or short hair). The bachelors will be out according to the preference of the lady. When 2 or 3 guys are left, they will asked a common question. Whatever the lady preferred is the winner.
 
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Sunday, March 19, 2006,9:47 AM
Our Wedding Moments
We've been together for almost 9 years before we got married. Having a long distance relationship is very hard, some say it will not work out ... para silang si madam auring ha! lahat na ata ng challenges sa isang relationship na pagdaanan na namen.. pero ang song ko "you're still the one" by shania twain... "they said i bet they'll never make it, but just look at us holding on... wer still together still going strong... looks like we made it, look how far we've my come my baby".. pero d baby tawagan namen..."hehehe... kala nila ha!

2003 was really a bad year for us... y? nevermind! nikky came back early 2004, to patch things up, talk about our relationship.. about us! we went to boracay.. nax ang sosi ng place namen just to talk... joke! sympre vacation galore na rin... it was feb. 12, 2004 we were sitting along the seashore...talk about everything, what went wrong and straigthen some of our difficulties, then while i was crying, he told me he wants to spend his life with me... oh syet!!! ano ba... nag-eemote ako bglang eto, panibagong emote na naman... magulo ha! then i said na i want it too... ayun everything starts from there, i asked him "where's the ring?"... batok lang ang inabot ko.. batok ng paglalambing.. hehehe.. kse it was bglaan daw...even him, he didnt expect it... unplanned! and that night meron only star, as in sya lang ung nandon.. walang moon... we named that star "kyla".. y? kse pinagsama lang ung last syllable ng names namen (nikKY welLA) hehehe... corny! kse ang panget kung ung first syllable di ba... hehehe... sya ang aming witness!

before our wedding, eto ung panahon na wala naman sa panahon umulan! stress out tlga ako, ayan na ung nagtawagan na sken kung may tent ba ko or wat.. pero hindi ayaw ko tlga... i prayed to god na ung blessing nya smen instead of rain, sunshine na lang.. tlgang special request pa eh.. and im so thankful kse ni isang drop ng rain wala! and i'll never forget this, kse nung gabi na, i looked up in the sky, kse worried pa rin ba ko umulan, to my surprised nakita ko ung isang star... as in only star! wala tlgang moon... then after the reception, sympre lumabas na kme, tumingala na naman ako to be sure... pero promise sya lang tlga ung nandon... ang baduy ko pero nasabi ko sa sarili ko, sya rin ung star witness (kala mo crime scene eh... hehehe) namen nung nagpropose sken si nikky, tapos eto ung kinasal kme, isa rin sya sa mga witness... sinabi ko un kay nikky and he hugged me so tight! aaawwwww! kinikilig ako! hehehe...

FYI: Nikky was my 1st and last boyfriend...God answered my prayer!

now for the other kwentos follow the bouncing ball.. joke! from 10 as the highest and 1 as the lowest.. generous kya ako? hehehe

Church : MALATE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Contact person/number : Ruth #523.25.93 / 400.58.76-77
Peso Power : 12,000 for a 4pm wedding + 300 for the electrical
Inclusions : priest, pianist, soloist, flower arrangement, civil registration etc.
Rating : 10 for all except the pianist( i dont know what rating will i give)

Malate church is not really my choice, i like manila cathedral.. unfortunately, when i inquired sa cathedral, i said na nikky will be here 3 weeks before the wedding (nikky was not yet sure kse kung kelan tlga sya makakauwi, tentative lang un), d sila pumayag, kse dapat 2 months before the wedding nakapag-seminar na, nasa knila na ung mga requirements lalo na US citizen si nikky. Since my MIL suggested the malate church, nag-inquire na rin ako. In their case bsta ung requirements nsa knila na a week before the wedding... at first medyo supladita si Ruth, although she will answer all your queries kya ok na rin, eventually habang tumatagal nagiging close na rin kme... hehehe... sobrang bilis tlga, i submitted our baptismal / confirmation certificates binigay na sken ung marriage banns, e november pa lang un ha... ayaw pa nga i-post nung parish church namen kse maaga pa raw... e sa gusto ko eh... hehehe...

buti na rin sa malate kme, kse hindi every hour ang wedding, they'll give you enough time for the ceremony and picture taking.. just so happened bitin ung smen kse the wedding before us i think late sila nagstart, kse quarter to 4 nsa church na ko, nakita ko ung couple nka-kneel pa rin... (if ever na wawie un, sana wag ma-offend).
because of that, ung flowers ko for the church hindi na nila nailagay, pagkita ko pa lang sa labas i know d un ung flowers ko, kse calla lilies supposed to be ung flowers ko sa aisle, then 2 big flower arrangement for the altar, d na nailagay don. pagharap namen nakita ko ung flowers ko nsa gilid sa may windows... so advise ko lang, wag na kyong kumuha ng flowers kung may ksama nmn sa package un sa church, sayang kse although pwede na rin un offer.

another good thing in malate church is there seminar, parang workshop na rin sya kse idedemonstrate kung pano ung right position, and u have 2 options kung anong gusto nyong position while exchanging ur vows, etc. we chose the position B, ung haharap kyo sa mga tao, kse gusto namen na mkita nila ung wearing of the rings, ung coins para alam nila kung anong nangyayari... you have to memorize tlga ur vows, short lang naman, si nikky nabulol eh... ang yabang pa nya na minimemorize daw nya lahat, yun pla nauutal na... aside from that complete ung program nila, kya sulit ung seminar na un khet 2 consecutive sundays, pwede na...half day lang naman..

the priests wer cool! as in parang di sila pari! we chose fr. michael martin, patawa tlga 'tong paring 'to. sya ung nag-interview smen during our canonical, so we requested na sya na rin ang mag-officiate. he will guide u kung ano ung next step. umpisa pa lang nung mass, nagpatawa na sya.

pansin nyo wala akong rating sa musician... kse d ko tlga alam kung ano rating ibibigay ko sa knya... pasang-awa ba or bokya... a week before our wedding binigay ko na kay malate ung song list namen, pumili lang ako sa list nila. so ok na, all english kse ayaw ni nikky ng tagalog and we have also foreigner guests. so eto na, ung pagbukas ng door ng malate, sympre papasok na ko, ung bridal march ko kagad ang napansin ko, actually ayaw kong pumasok kse d nmn un ung march ko, my bridal march is "it might be u" instrumental kse un ung theme song namen ni nikky... eh hello sympre lahat ng tao nakatingin na sken, pero todo smile pa rin ako... ay naku nainis tlga ako kse "here comes the bride" ung tinugtog... e ayaw ko nga un... so deadma na lang... then ung picture taking ata or communion, ung "sayo lamang" ung kinanta.. e ayaw nga namen ng tagalog eh!!! ni isa sa mga napili kong songs wala natugtog... after our wedding i talked to rowie (coord) bat ganon, sinabi daw nya sa pianist na ganito dapat, sabi ba nmn di daw pwede... huh??!!! oh well, bawi na lang ako sa video namen...

madami nagandahan sa kaartehan ko na, ung you may now kiss the bride, biglang nagrelease sila ng butterflies... oha! sayang kse ung butterflies, free lang kse sa orchidarium. then we release the dove ung exit na kme... eto mejo badtrip kse may mga street children don, nakaabang din sila, inaabangan nila ung dove, sabi ko kay nikky ihagis ng mataas na mataas khet mauntog ung dove sa bubong ng church, kse pagrelease namen, ayun naglundagan ung mga batang yun, pati train ng gown ko tinapakan... oha e fully beaded un! buti nmn at walang nakakuha kse ang panget kya sa picture un...











Venue : THE ORCHIDARIUM
Contact # : 527.63.76/78/79
Peso Power : 30K plus 12% corkage for the non-accredited suppliers (caterer, mobile, tent), plus 3K for a cleaning bond (refundable)
Inclusions : 30 pcs. butterlies or bubble machine, waterfalls, fountain, a gift of tree to be planted in corregidor island bearing the couple's name
Rating : 10+++++

Supposed to be sa hotel kme, then sa poolside or garden venue ng hotel, pero out of the budget since wer expecting 200 guests, so naghanap ako ng garden venue. prior that, kabilin bilinan sken ni nikky, tgnan muna ang CR, actually ramon magsaysay was another option kya lang d ko tlga na-feel na un ang gusto ko, although malaki and malinis naman ang CR nila, and ung nakita ko un, bare sya kya nawalan ako ng gana... then i discovered orchidarium, ayun na... dis is it! khet mag-oover kme ni nikky sa budget tlgang pinilit ko sa knya, nagsend pa ko ng pics para lang maconvince sya, naconvince naman... kse konti lang naman ang difference ng orchidarium and ng magsaysay kse i have to hire pa an event stylist so ganon din...









the staff in orchidarium are very accomodating, problem lang tlga is ung CR nila, aside from its maliit, d tlga convenient, kse ung 2 CRs for the ladies nsa loob ng ofis, sa mga gents naman nsa labas ng ofis (pero d nmn portable ha) then ung sa nsa may entrance andon din ung 1 cr for the ladies... naisip ko nga ano ba un ang mahal ng bayad, cr lang d pa mapagawa ng maayos... at take note hindi ako nawiwi ng mga oras na un... e isa sa mga worries ko un eh... hehehe.. kya d ako nakagamit ng cr...



Caterer : BLUE PETALS CATERING
Contact person / #: Eres Cortez (owner) / 822.75.10-11
Peso power : 60,800 for 200 pax (diamond package)
Rating : 10

First choice ko tlga 'to, aside from mura sila kse nga may 12% corkage pa ang orchidarium, ok din ung food and ung set-up nila. A lot of different centerpieces to choose from, cake gazebo and couple's table, buffet table, theres no need to upgrade. Tita Eres will suggest whats a good combination for this and that. She suggested also na wag na lang ako magprovide ng crew meal since malaki nmn ang buffer nila, buti na lang kse, may mga di nakaattend atleast maraming sobra.. mas mabuti na ung sobra kesa kulang.. kya lang she's wasnt there in my wedding, i dont know why, i know she's present kse sya mismo ang nag-aayos, or cguro maaga lang sya umalis, pero ok lang maganda nmn ang ginawa nila, satisfied naman ako, kya lang may konting palpak lang, kse ung flowers ko sa table namen, nakikita ko na nalalanta na, then wala akong napansin na name cards sa principals table, or mali-mali ang arrangements. oh well minor lang naman.. pwede na rin. The waiters were good, ung dumating kme sa venue, for the our entrance, they gave us drinks and spinach cracklets.. ay tlga naman gutom na gutom na ko non... pati nga ung ento ko nakikain na smen eh... hehehe...


Flowers : BOY MAHUSAY
Contact #: 314.57.37
Peso Power: 7K (ento and church) + 300 for the car bouquet
Rating: 10

I really don't know mang boy til i joined w@w, marami na rin ako na-canvass na flowers sa dangwa kya lang di ako sure kung ok ung service nila and mejo mahal since konti lang ento ko. Together with the other wawies, we went to dangwa and met mang boy, buti nga andon sya eh... at first d mo aakalain na sya ung the famous mang boy. nakakatakot sya... parang exconvict, balbas sarado, may mga tattoos... funny kse sa looks nyang yun, isa syang florist! hhhhmmm... yun ang knyang feminine side..hehehe. I just paid 1K para naka-book na kme.

Come my wedding day, akalain nyong si mang boy ang gumising smen... 6:00am pa lang nandon na sya. madami daw kse syang kasal dat day, kita nga eh, sa yellow paper pa lang e, d na mahanap ung sken. buti na lang din kse d tumunog ung alarm namen... hehehe.. i couldn't gave him +++ kse d ko gusto ung boquet ko (at first)... kse usapan namen, pastel colors na roses (pink,lilac,yellow,white) kabilin bilinan ko, no orange and any dark colors na roses... perfect ung bouquet don sa winner ng garter, ganon na ganon ung gusto ko... gustuhin ko man na yon e di naman pwede. but the rest ok naman kse mums and gerberas lang un. nagkulang nga ng isang flower eh, sabi na lang nya ipapahabol na lang nya, nadeliver din kagad. anyway, tinititigan ko tlga ung flowers ko, convincing myself na gusto ko un... infairness maganda naman tlga,ung sizes ng roses, d ganong bukang-buka...and when i saw the proofs lutang na lutang ung color nya. besides d na rin ako particular sa flowers, bsta may flowers ako dat day ok na rin. oks din sa picture lutang na lutang ung color.

I met also mang jon, to finalize the details, kse wala si mang boy that time. Tip lang, mas mura magbigay ng rate si mang boy compared to mang jon para sken ha. Nagkaroon ng konting aberya kse sabi ko kay mang jon na sa altar din magpapalagay ng additional flowers tutal ung sa aisle additional lang un, magtusok lang sila ng magtusok don. ung 7K na un kala nya wala pa don ung church arrangement. I explained to him na ganito ung usapan namen ni mang boy, so d na rin nya kme tinaasan. So nung wedding ko, dala na nga ni mang boy ung lahat ng flowers, I reminded him ung flowers sa church, tapos sabi nya di ba eto na un, sabi ko di po kse nagpaadditional pa ko sa aisle. tapos pinakita nya sken ung nilagay ni mang jon, so sinabi ko na lang kay mang boy na hindi nagbago ung usapan namen.. dahil sa maaga pa un, malinis pa ang kaisipan ni mang boy, sabi nya walang problema... ayun oks na! kainis nga lang kse di naman pinalitan ung flowers ko sa malate, useless ang pagpapa-additional ko... much better magpaadditional or upgrade ng floral arrangement kapag ang wedding is first wedding in the morning and in the afternoon.


Coordinator : WORKZONE PROFESSIONALS
Contact person/# : Rowie Jaiswal / 0926-717.21.25 / 871.43.83
Peso Power : 10K
Inclusions : Full Service (oha! pero not all, may mga exceptions din naman)
Rating : 10 to rowie, 8 to her staff

Before tlga i dont have any plans to get a coordinator, kse gusto ko nga ako hands-on ako sa lahat... nagpapaka-superwoman ako and that time d ko pa sya priority kse mejo mahal nga. But nikky keep on convincing and insisting me to get one since he's not here to help me, so ako nmn mega search sa net, then may nakita akong site na nakapost ung ad nya, i emailed her and she respond. She's very flexible with the rate and good thing she's from las piñas and same village pa sila ni nikky, so anytime pwede kme magmit.

I gave her 10 because:
* she accompanies me sa mga bridal fairs, meeting with the suppliers, going to divisoria, and make oculars sa mga prospective venues ko.
* she's my ninang sa kumpil! hehehe! sya tlaga ung hinila ko non since may pupuntahan rin lang nmn kme, tlgang nilubos na namen.
* she absorbs all my stress! especially what happened don sa impakto kong dating photog... grrr tlga!
* she checked me the night before my wedding and sya pa ang nag-pick up ng wedding gown ko. that time, we went out and nag-dinner, i was so down kse nga ulan kaya ng ulan that time... she comforts me... pero i told her no words can make me smile, even nikky.. hirap na hirap sila! khet nag-let go na ko non, iniisip ko kse ung hirap ko in planning my wedding.
* sya ang nagrere-touch ng make-up ko.

i could give her a ++++ kya lang :
* she told me may radio sya, pero wala naman.. i remembered, she told me na nasira ung radio nya during her august wedding, kse that time it was rainy season, tapos nahulog sa basa.. something like that...
* when i asked her to look for this particular supplier, d nya kagad maprovide sken, mostly ako tlga ang naghanap ng suppliers ko.
* 2 weeks before my wedding, i gave her all the contacts of my supplier and the details and some finalizations kse gusto ko relax na lang ako, but there are some suppliers who texted me, so i told rowie na itext si ganyan, hinihingi pa rin sken ung number nung supplier.
* Since i emailed her all the details, there are times na nagtatanong pa rin sya, she's honest naman to tell na d daw nya nacheck ung email nya...
* the day of my wedding, don pa lang sya nagdedelegate sa staff nya ng mga gagawin. pero ok lang din d nmn ganon ka-hassle.
* dinala nya ung mga ibang paraphernalias ko sa reception before dumating ung photogs ko kya d lahat nakunan ng pics.

8 for her staff... why?
one of her staff (girl) arrived mga around 8am sa hotel. gulat nga ako kse pagbukas ko ng door, may ksama syang bell boy at may dala-dalang flowers, tapos sabi sken kung andon na raw si rowie that time wala pa si rowie, tapos staff nya daw sya, pero d ako sa knya nakatingin, sa flowers na dala ng bellboy, i asked kung knino ung mga flowers, kse nga di ba may flowers na ko ng mga oras na un. pati sya nagulat kse bket sumunod sa knya ung bell boy e sa ibang wedding pla yun, kla ksama un. so ok na... tinignan nya ung mga stuffs ko, usap sila ng mom ko. then nagbreakfast ako with my pamangkin, so naiwan silang 2. pagbalik ko, i called up the reception kung pwede na ko magpatransfer sa kabilang room (suite) mga around 10 am na un. Andon na rin si donna (hmua), 30mins. before her call time.

then nagdatingan na sila rowie with other staff. relax lang tlga kme, tnignan nila ung flowers ko, they checked it, ung mga iba ko pang kailangan etc. sympre ung mga suot pla nila non nka jeans and shirt and i think naka-rubber shoes pa, ok lang kse mga runner sila, pero i didnt expect na the whole day yun ang suot nila... nyerks! kla ko magpapalit sila, kse si rowie nagpalit... sya lang ang nagpalit... dapat meron silang uniform or khet anong damit na appropriate sa occassion na madidistinguish na coordinators sila.

wala silang dalang gamit. sken pa sila naghahanap ng scissors, tapos nagpabili pa sila ng scotch tape... hayyy... small things pero dapat ready sila sa lahat.

after our wedding, i asked my mom kung nasan ung mga luminaries ko, tapos ung pot cake namen, kung ano-ano pa ang hinanap ko.. then bglang sinabi ng mom ko na, "ung isang staff ni rowie d na nahiya" ask ko kung sino don, ung girl daw.. sabi ko bket, nung time na nsa baba ako eating my bfast, nanghingi daw sa knya ng pera pmbili ng almusal... huwattttt!!! gulat tlga ako... tapos nanghingi daw sa knya ng cupcake sa mom ko kse iuuwi sa anak, since busy rin ang mom ko, sabi na lang nya cge kumuha ka na jan... aba malay ba naman namen kung ilan ung kinuha.. and hello 150pcs lang ung inorder ko...

i texted rowie just for her info lang...i asked her kung bket walang nabalik na luminaries and ung incident na ginawa nung staff nya. she explained to me kung ano nangyari sa luminaries, pero na-shocked sya sa ginawa ng staff nya, without any further investigation, she's out of the team. she said na i'll let her know kung mgkno para ma-settle... well, wala na sken un, sayang lang kse ung luminaries na pwede ko sana ipahiram para pandagdag don sa existing luminaries dito sa group.


Bridal Gown : BRIDAL FACTORY
Contact person / #: Rhoda or Lawrence / 750.42.30 / 0917-812.08.19
Peso power : 12K
Inclusions : gown, veil, cord, 2nd veil, tiarras or any hair accessories, pillows, garter, pouch,mannequin rental for only 150pesos (have to pay 1,500 for the bond and its refundable)
Rate : 10+++++++

I love my gown!!! perfect! the fit, length,design.. panalo! wala akong naging problem dito.. promise!

PLANNING:
Naging topic sa group, kung sno daw ba ung nsa bridal fair sa megamall ung mura lang ung mga gowns mga around 8K lang ung mga off the racks na gown nila. Pag kse ako nagpupunta ng fair d ako tumitingin ng suppliers ng gown kse alam ko na mahal kya d ko alam kung mganda ba ung mga designs nila. I tried to email them and attached the design of my gown, rhoda responded kagad and binigay nya sken ung price na yun... wow!

Rhoda is so nice even her husband Lawrence, actually pinilit nila ako magfit ng mga sample gowns nila don... e ayaw ko nga kse magsuot ng gown unless thats my bridal gown. Gusto lang nila na malaman ko kung ano bagay sken, e puro strapless kaya ung mga gowns nila don e ayaw ko nga ng ganon...pero sympre nag-iinarte lang ako at nagfit na rin ako... in fairness magaganda ung gowns nila with that amount. kung d lang ako nanghihinayang don sa pinunit kong design sa magazine, kinuha ko na un... pero sympre wala ng excitement kse gawa na ung gown... They also suggesting kung anong kulay ng gown ang bagay (white, off-white, matte side, or shiny side)... gusto ko tlga shiny side, ayaw ni rhoda kse d nmn ako mestisahin at wag na daw ako magpumilit na pumuti, matte side ang gusto nya for me..., at tama nga naman, para kitang-kita yung beads ng gown ko... ang ginawa na lang nyang shiny side ng gown is yung train ko... atleast may shiny pa rin..hehehe..

She took my measurement last july, mega ask ako kagad kung kelan 1st fitting ko... hehehe... feeling ko msyadong nagpanic sken si rhoda, di ko iniexpect na gawa na ung gown ko by september pa lang...kya no problem na ko sa gown ko kse gawa na... at mahal na mahal ko ang katawan ko kse di ako tumaba nor pumayat... adjustments lang don sa may arm hole, kse kinapos ako ng boobs kya maluwang yun... hehehe... sabi ko nga kay rhoda lagyan nya ng sangkatutak na padding yun... khet man lang sa araw ng kasal ko may naghehehello na cleavage... hehehe... and d sila nagtitipid sa beads and d mukhang cheap ung beads na ginamit nila... balak ko magpalagay ng swarovski pero may additional pa, at sabi sken ni lawrence sa lagay na yan, magpapaadditional ka pa at swarovski pa, d ka pa ba nakokontento sa kinang na yan... hehehe... ewan ko ba pero lagi na lang gusto ko ung lahat sken makintab, na tipong lahat ng tao masisilaw! at gusto ko pa magpalagay ng crystal don sa veil ko, kya lang diniscourage nila ako kse dapat saktong-sakto ung paglagay sken ng veil bka kse may mapunta sa mukha ko.. ay naku tama na nga ang kaartehan.. shut up na lang ako...hehehe

ung 2nd fitting ko, hala ko pumayat ako, pero gakurot lang kaya ung pinayat ko, ok na naman eh, etong si rhoda di sya satisfied gusto nya may korte, aba khet feeling ko d ako makakahinga, tlgang pinilit nya... dala ko na rin ung shoes ko, para alam ung length at accessories para alam ko kung bagay. sabi ko nga ayaw ko makita ung shoes ko, di daw pwede, dapat khet konti kse mahihirapan ako maglakad... tama nga sya kse ang hirap maglakad.. promise! natatapakan ko ung gown ko, sila threelogy pa ang nagturo sken kung pano maglakad... kick na lang ng kick! nyahaha!

WEDDING DAY:
Nataranta na namen sken si rhoda kse i called her up, sa sobrang kawindangan ko rin 12nn pla ung call-time nung staff nya. e mga 11am pa lang ata non... hehehe...

2 staff nya ung dumating, sila ung nagpress ng gown ko, help me to wear my gown and shoes. meron rin silang dalang kit, mga sinulid at kung ano-ano pa, d ko na kse nasilip... hehehe...

natawa ako sa sister ko as my MOH, kse nasira ung zipper nung gown nya, khet 2 piece ung gown nya kailangan tahiin since masyado daw syang task at bka makita na sira ung zipper nya... i think bumuka lahat... buti na lang andon pa rin ung mga assistant, sila ung nagtahi...naloka ang sister ko kse picturan kme ng picturan, e sya wala... sabi nya ate pwede pakibilis kse nagpapapicture na sila, sabi pa nga wala daw silang navy blue na thread, kung red ok na ba raw, e since tuliro na rin sister ko, oo lang sya ng oo bsta maayos tutal d nmn gaano kita un, kung pwede nga daw tahiin sa balat nya eh.. para steady na.. nyahaha!

Entourage gown : TIYA PANCING
Peso power: 3,000 for 8 gowns
Rate : 10

This is my maid of honor, naka-shawl yan kase kita daw ung knyan malalaking biceps! bwahaha, same style sila ng bridesmaid ko.

Before, i planned my ento gowns made in divisoria, kya lang sabi ng mom ko, mahirap sa divisoria magpagawa lalo na kung d mo kakilala or suki, and hassle din. Bigla nya naisip na bket d na lang si tiya ko na lang ang gumawa... she's a relative na rin pero d namen kadugo, she's the cousin of the husband of my tita na sister ng mom ko... gets?












Here's for my bridesmaid.

Nyways, ung pinakita ko sa knya
ung design ko, ayaw pa nya magbigay ng price, d ko alam kung nahihiya sya or what, sinukatan nya ung mga abay ko na d ko alam kung magkano nya ako sisingilin... sympre mahirap na di ba.. bka wala sa budget. she gave me kung ilang yards of tela ang kailangan. i just used bridal satin, aside from mura hello 50pesos lang ata per yard, simple lang kse ung design ng gown and nabasa ko don sa website na pinagkunan ko non na bridal satin nga lang un...ung nag-usap sila ng mom ko, sabi gift na daw nya sken yon.. kala ko nga libre eh, pero sympre hindi lahat, abuso na ko non! hehehe... 3K na lang hiningi nya...








My ento like their gowns kse pwede pa nila
magamit anytime. ung pinsan ko praning eh, sabi nya ayos meron na daw syang pang-simba... hala! september sila nagpasukat, november na sken na lahat yung gowns nila... natuwa ako kse kuhang-kuha tlga lahat, pati ung bagsak and ribbons oks na oks. actually, khet walang padding ok na rin, and makapal ung cloth ko kaya no need for the lining. mejo d lang maganda ung nabiling zipper kse lahat sila nagkaproblem don, mahirap ata isara bukas. and lastly, perfect fit! walang adjustments...

ung sa mga bata pa nga, kinuha lang namen ung mga sukat nila tsaka ko itinawag kay tiya, oks naman. sabi nga nya, madali lang kse sa bata since wala pa nmn daw korte ang katawan, mas mahirap sa mga matatanda. oo nga naman...








Printing needs : PRINTED MATTER
Contact person/ #: Phoebe Chua / 715.63.38/ 715.51.24
Peso power : 60pesos each (invitation), 5pesos each (STD card), 2pesos each (stickers)
Rating : 9

Everybody liked our invites, very unique, non- traditional. I met Phoebe during the bridal fair in megamall, kse mas ok na don kesa pumunta ako sa place nila, na di ko alam kung san yon, promdi ako sa qc area. Buti na lang pla, nakapagbook na ko sa knya non kse 500 pesos lang ung lay-out fee nya.. kse after the fair nag double the price sya... tsk tsk. i got the book type of invitation kse gusto ko all in na (the rsvp, map and seat cards). since customized nga sila, flexible ung rate nila and khet ilang orders pwede.
phoebe is nice, she answers all my queries, i like her ideas kya wala akong naging problem when it comes to their customer service.

i would give them a 10 rate kaya lang:
* di reasonable yung lay-out or design fee nila. kukuha ka ng same design don sa samples nila kailangan mo pa magbayad, e text lang naman ung babaguhin. wala ka nmn binago sa buong design.
* sana man lang ung 1K for the lay-out fee ksama na ung bayad ng mock-up. actually nagtataka nga ako bket 100+ ung siningil nya sken for my mock-up eh... shut up na lang me.
* ung envelope nila. msyadong mahal ung 10pesos each to think parchment paper lang un... kya nag-DIY na lang ako ng envelope ko. and ung 18pesos nilang envelope na may flap, hindi reasonable yon.
* ung 1st mock-up nila sken, rich ung colors, pero nung 2nd and final invites ko, tinipid na ko sa kulay, i convinced myself na ok na un, tutal blue pa rin naman sya... ayos lang kse they like it and balak gayahin ung invitation ko.

tips: kung gusto nyo ng magnetic STD, pagawa kyo ng std card sa knila 5pesos lang naman, tapos bumili kyo ng card board, pero plain lang ung color, stick the std sa card board para lang maganda ung likod. then bili kyo ng magnetic sheet, dahil mahal ang magnetic sheet 75pesos ang isa na kasi laki lang ng short bond paper, cut into small squares, stick it sa card.. ok na! may sobra pa kong magnetic squares, kse 16pcs. lang ung pinagawa kong std. nakatipid ako, tutal nadikit naman eh. until now nakadikit pa rin.. hehehe.

Video : THREELOGY
Contact person : CJ, Bong, Jon
Peso power : 20,000
Inclusions : (3) 3ccd digital video cameras, professional video lights, non-linear editing, edited video with length of 30mins. minimum, 2 dvd copies of edited video, video raw, coverage from preps,church to reception
Rating : 10++++++ for the service

Ay naku eto pahirapan tlga i-book 'to, nsa waiting list ako.... Nikky loves their work to the point na gumawa sya ng sarili nyang video (by the way, nikky made an avp, surprise nya sken) dahil sobra syang nainspire.

I met CJ and Jon sa first meeting namen, si bong nung wedding na kse toxic na ang lahat no time to meet again.. ay naku sobrang kulet! sa text pa lang kwela na... buti na lang tlga umabot kme sa old rate nila. gusto ko sana may avp ung may shooting kya lang since nikky will be home 3 weeks before the wedding, d nila kakayanin, and they were very honest about it, gustuhin man daw nila na gawan nila kme, kya lang mahirap na kse ang dami nilang bookings and ok lang sken kesa naman nag-eexpect ako di ba.

the night before my wedding, bong texted me kung san hotel ako and room number... ung mga oras na un, kumakain ako ng dinner at sa pagkain ko na lang finofocus ung mind ko dahil sa lintik na ulan na un. so sinabi ko na ganito gnyan and i apologize kse nakalimutan ko silang iinform kse nga windang ako sa weather. instead of replying to my text, bong called me and comforting me na, wag ako magworry, di uulan bukas, that time nsa isang wedding sila sa may intramuros na garden venue, khet basang-basa sila ayos lang masaya pa rin... wag na daw ako mag-isip... which is kabaligtaran nung text sken ni francis of enigma...later na yun.

WEDDING DAY:
they arrived nung naka-make up na ko, sabi nga ni cj ang daya ko daw kse ayaw ko raw magpakuha ng minimake-upan. actually d ko naisip yon.. nyahaha! bsta minake-upan na ko, yun na.. ok lang din kse ayaw ko kunan nila ako ng walang make-up... at ang masaya pa non, 4 sila! ay grabe sulit ung bayad, sobra-sobra pa nga kse imagine, for that amount 4 videographers na... d na sila ang 3 bugoy or 3 stoogies... F4 na sila... nyahaha!

during the pictorial, i was chewing a gum kse gusto ko magrelax, then biglang lapit sken si bong and sabay abot ng tissue, sabi nya sken "wella, tapon muna na naten yan (gum) kse kita eh..." nyahaha! ung natapos bglang sabi, ano gusto mo pa ba.. sayang eh... sabi ko oo nga e may tamis pa.. hehehe.. pero natapon na nya yun ha.

since hirap nga ako sa gown ko, ang bigat kse or dahil lang sa payatot ako at not enough vitamins kya feeling ko matutumba ako, sila ang nagturo sken kung pano maglakad, at sabi nila wag daw ako magmamadali... enjoy ko lang ang paglakad ko. i took their tip kya maganda nmn ang paglakad ko sa aisle, ewan ko na lang kung gumegewang ako... hehehe... nung nsa church ako, sakay pa lang ako ng bridal car, bong was there sa labas chinichika ako, tapos relax lang.. sya ang dakilang comforter ko non, he helped me sa gown ko...

after the reception, sympre uwian na, goodbyes na, tapos ung nagpapaalam na sila smen, nagthank you na kme, super thankful si nikky sa knila, at sinabi ni nikky na tlgang pinilit nya ko para kunin sila, ang hirit ni cj "oo nga e, kse 'tong si wella ang gusto si JSDV" napa-huh ako, kse never kong kinonsider yon... naalala ko, di ba sa bridal fair namimigay ang JSDV ng paper bag for the brochures, e kse yun ung paper bag na ginamit ko na pinaglagyan ng mga gamit namen... loko tlga ung lalaki na un...

Photo : KENNETH UY PHOTOGRAPHY
Contact person / #: Kenneth Uy/ 0917.328.06.78
Peso Power: 39,500
Inclusions: 40 pages 10x10 leather album, pre-nups, avp (photo slide), guestbook, 2 photographers, (1) 5x7 mini album, 16x20 blow up pic with frame, raw cds (prenups and wedding)
Rating: 10+++++++++ service

I love kenneth! he's really meant for us! he's an angel! nwala ang sakit ng ulo ko! alam nyo naman ung nangyari sa ex-photog ko, anjan pa rin sya naka-stand by, hindi sya nag-aaccept ng booking sa date ko...

he's the 1st photog na nameet ko and kinonsider ko, sympre alam nyo nmn tyo kung san tyo makakatipid don tyo di ba... rowie told him na, i-block ung date ko khet meron na kong photog... i guess rowie knows na d ok ung 1st photog which is true.. nyways, khet alam namen ni nikky na tlgang mag-oover na kme sa budget, kinuha na rin namen sya kesa sa wala. tutal impress naman si nikky sa mga shots ni kenneth.

nikky met kenneth nung prenups namen... nakakahiya kse late kme non (tagal kse nung trial make-up ko eh), sa orchidarium na lang kme since wala namen kmeng magiging picture non sa umaga. he's so professional, para syang acrobatic, kulang na lang humandusay sya don, tlgang dumadapa sya.

after orchidarium, sabi ko lunch muna kme sa may dencios don sa may harbour square (breakwater), aba ang kenneth imbes na umorder, tumingin ng mgandang background. since konti lang ung tao don, di na kme lumayo after namen kumain nagkukuhanan na kme ng pics. andon kme sa may gilid ng manila bay, na kulang na lang mag-dive sya don maperfect lang ung good angle... hehehe.. right there and then nakuha na namen ung cd as our copy.

since may guestbook kme, ginawan nya kme ng album, black leather album, pinadala nya through fedex, kahiya nga kse nakalimutan kong bayaran sya nung wedding. nung nakita ko ung album, ayyyy parang ayaw ko ng pasulat... nakakapanghinayang eh... hehehe nanghinayang pa ko eh no ano pa kya ang silbi non... hehehe..

WEDDING DAY:
unang dumating ung 2nd photog nya, then sila na... nagulat ako kse bket 3 or 4 ung may hawak ng camera... yikesss i got more than 2 photogs! lahat ng angles meron... hehehe... ang saya! wala kmeng masyadong candid shots ni nikky kse behave kme.. nyahaha...

after the ceremony derecho kme ng baywalk... eto tlga kahiya 'tong ginawa namen... since hindi kme nsanay na magpopose in public kse nga wala nmn tao nung nagprenups kme, kung gano kakonti ng tao that time, eto naman punong-puno ang baywalk! sympre nauna cla kenneth non since tumawid lang sila, aba pagdating namen don, pinaalis nya ung mga nakaupo don... at ayun don na kme nagpopoprojek! kahiya tlga... kung pwede nga lang tumalon don sa manila bay sa sobrang hiya, sympre ung mga tao nagpuntahan sa lugar namen, ung iba may mga dalang cameras, may mga foreigners pa na namamasyal don, ang daming paparazzi... at ang dami nameng photographers! hehehe! tapos ung nagkiss kme ni nikky, ayun ung mga naghiyawan, at may nagbububbles don na mga bata na nandon... hehehe... may ganon effect pa.

ah bsta wala na ko masabi sa knya... the best kung the best!!!

side kwento: nikky made an avp pla. dati kse kinukulit ko sya na sya na lang gumawa ng avp namen, ayaw nya tlaga, to the point na nagtatalo na kme... surprise pla nya sken un... ginamit nya ung video nung nagbora kme na walang nakakaalam at EK pero eto alam na... hehehe...

Hair and Make-up : DONNA of ABS-CBN
Contact # : 0916.508.75.60
Peso power : 9K (6K for 4 pax + 1K per additional head), 500 trial in ABS-CBN
Rating: 9

I had 3 trials pero kay donna lang ako nasatisfied. She works fast... promise. During the trials kse, inoorasan ko ung iba an hour pero sya 30 mins lang tapos na. Dahil na rin cguro sanay kase sya sa live. She's the make-up artist ng mga news anchor ng ANC. Maaga sya, i think 30 mins. before her call-time. Natakpan nya ung mga blemishes ko kse sa sobrang stress nagka-pimples ako, and worst pag nagkakapimples ako, nangingitim... gggrrr tlga. Pero kung si nikky ang magrerate, 5 lang daw ang ibibigay nya kse ang usapan magdadala sya ng assistant and bket wala daw contract. ayaw pa nga nya bayaran with that amount kse nga d sumunod sa usapan. At take note, si nikky ang nagpapanic, nahawa sa nanay nya. natawa nga ako kse bket sya ang nagpapanic... 7 kme na minimake-upan tapos 1 lang si donna. aysus 11am kme nagstart, 1pm tapos na kme lahat... bilis di ba! kya pla panic si nikky kse kinukunan na sya ng pics, e di pa sya inaayusan... jusmio tlga... yun lang naman eh... kung nagdala lang sya ng assistant, e di sana 10 ang rating ko sa knya... and kya pla 9 kse di nya nagaya ung hair ni gladys reyes, kse un ung gusto kong hair ko... sinisi pa ko bat di daw kse ako nagpagupit ng bangs and manipis daw kse hair ko... ok fine.. in short di pwede ung hair do na un! msyado kse akong concern sa hair ko kse mahaba neck ko eh, kya dapat ung hair ko, d gaanong halata ung pagiging giraffe ko... at mainit pla tlga pag nakababa ung hair, buti na lang hindi ko pinaganon... yun lang... satisfied ako sa naging outcome ng hair and make-up ko! and nagustuhan ko ung shimmering effect ko.. eto na nmn ako... kya ayun bumili rin ako ng ganon... hehehe... and take note.. no retouch at all... lipstick lang... d ko nga nagamit ung blotting paper eh, i guess d obvious since nangingintab nga ako... feeling ko dyosa ako non eh! hehehe!

Cake : SUGARBOX
Contact person / # : Emily Uy / 0917.534.80.74
Peso power : 5,850 (150pcs. of cupcakes and 4pcs. of pot cakes)
Inclusions : choco walnut, carrot walnut and pound flavors.
Rating: 10

Yummy ang cake ko, na walang natira sken.. promise! Kung ano lang ung nakain ko rather nakagat ko nung wedding, yun lang!

Nikky met emily nung nagpunta kme sa ofis nya in manila, naligaw pa kme, pero ayos lang. I asked emily kung pwede free taste ulet... ang kapal ko! hehhee... gusto ko lang kse patikim kay nikky since mahilig sa sweets si nikky, ako d tlga, pag hindi chocolate, wag nyo ng asahan na makikipag-agawan pa ko... that day nagfull payment na rin ako, etong si nikky nagustuhan ung carrot walnut, e iba ung price nya don sa choco and pound, pero sabi ni emily cge ok lang daw, same price na lang... yipeeee!!!! nagayuma ata si nikky, omorder din kme ng pot cakes... para knino? wala lang para smen lang, kakainin sa bahay, additional decors na rin. sa kasamaang palad, ung 2 potcakes nawala, buti na lang naitago ng mom ko ung 2. to the rescue tlga ang nanay ko. kya instead of 2 each kme ni nikky, tig-isa na lang kme.. huhuhu...



i'll give her +++++ kya lang:

* iba ung color ng top layer ng cake ko... binigyan ko pa sya ng swatch na navy blue pero sky blue ung ginawa nya...
* tapos ung topper, ask nya pa ko kung ano gown ko, d nman nasunod.

un lang naman :)












Hotel preps: DIAMOND HOTEL
Contact person / # : Honey Mascariñas / 528.30.00 loc. 1108
Peso Power : 18,500 (corporate rate) 1 suite (1N) and 1 deluxe room(2N)
Rating : 10+++++++++++++

Eversince gusto ko na tlga dito sa diamond dapat dito ung venue namen, kya lang mas gusto ko tlga garden venue. And because na rin malapit sya sa church ko.

Walang kabawal-bawal sa hotel na 'to. you can bring food. ang gawa namen, sa may mini stop kme bibili... hehehe... atleast tipid! tapos sobrang bilis nila magrespond. pag kailangan namen ng bell boy, cguro wala pang 5 minutes namen nababa ung phone, eto na bglang nanjan na... d ko alam kung each floor may bell boy na nakatambay eh... nyahaha...

pwede ka magpakuha kung saan saan part ng hotel. gustuhin ko man sa poolside, e di na kinaya ng powers ko at bka bglang bumagsak na lang ako sa pool... hehehe

very spacious ng room... suggestion lang ung sa deluxe room, much better kung sa regency side kse mas maluwag yon , kse ung sa bayview side, ang catch lang don is ung bay view! hehehe


Bridal Car : c/o of DIAMOND HOTEL
Peso power : 4K
Inclusions : 3 hours use of 2003 silver toyota camry without bouquet
Rating : 10+++++++++++

Ayaw namen ni nikky ng MB, i guess gusto lang namen for a change. Ford lincoln dapat kya lang, not in service buti na lang d pa ko nakakapagpa-book don sa supplier na un. Since late na nga namen nabook ang car, ang available na lang is ung MB and etong camry. We dont wanna spend much sa car kse nga naman 3 hours lang naman gagamitin. So we decided na sa diamond na rin para isang transactions na lang. I called up my AE, and ola nakabook na kme!

on the day, ang tagal nung van na kinuha namen, pero d nmn late kya lang kailangan na umalis nila nikky para mauuna na, e since wala pa, pinahatid ko na lang sila don sa bridal car... tapos bumalik ulit to pick me up. madami tlgang advantages kapag malapit lang lahat ung venues mo and right there and then makokontak mo ung supplier mo.






Emcee : MAY RAMOS
Contact #: 0927.453.95.18
Peso power : 3.5K (mallory's rate)
Rating : 9

I booked mallory, but something came up, she texted me 2 weeks before my wedding and told me she can't host my wedding since she was chosen to represent their company in US. She had 3 or 6 weddings na affected. Ok lang kse since d lang pla ako ang affected may kadamay ako.. hehehe. For me its ok, kse hello ayaw ko na mamoblema kung sino ang hahanapin ko, besides mallory suggested and recommended may. She's the in-house emcee of Hizon's catering and ksama nya si mallory sa coordination.

We met right away to discuss and finalize the program. Mallory gave me a copy of her programs and games to choose from. She's ok naman, presentable and she knows what she's doing, although meron iba na d nya alam since kme nga ni mallory ang magkausap. Kya rin kme nagmit kse i was expecting that she will interview us, just to have a short background lang ng love story namen, pero hindi na nya kme nainterview. khet magksama sila sa team, iba-iba rin pla sila ng style. kse may mga programs si mallory na di alam ni may.

WEDDING DAY:
The opening will be led by my MOH (sister ko), etong shunga shunga kong kapatid, wala man lang naprepared na prayer.. guess what kung ano dinasal nya? ung prayer before meal... grrr tlga! gusto kong sabunutan ung kapatid ko, kse sinabihan ko na sya... kala daw nya nagbibiro lang ako... gggrrrr ulet! if i only knew, sana binigay ko sa knya ung sample prayer ni mallory.... ano kinalalaman ni may dito? sana nagdala sya in case na nakalimutan nung leader ung prayer nya, atleast meron back-up.

i emailed to her ung profiles nung mga sponsors. may isang sponsor na hindi na acknowledged..kakahiya. sabi hindi daw na email, sabi ni nikky nasend nya daw un... ayun nandon pla sa knya...

i told her na wala kmeng dove ceremony since sa church na un, after the cake ceremony, bgla nya sinabi ung sa dove.. kya kme ni nikky, nagkatinginan.. buti na lang to the rescue si rowie.

she's articulate and spontaneous, kya lang masyado lang tlga high ung expectations ko sa mga emcee, although she delivered it very well.. pwede na... in fairness, she's good looking naman, bonus point na lang un.. hehehe

Lights and sound system: ENIGMA AUDIOWORKS
Contact person / #: Francis Ismael / 434.60.50 / 0927-627.81.58
Peso power : 5K for the mobile + 2K for the LCD
Rating : 10 for his equipments, 8 for himself

I want a mobile supplier na nakapag-set up na sa orchidarium. Kse may specified ampere ang orchidarium na pwede nilang i-allowed or else i have to pay 3K. Good thing nakapag-set up na don sina francis. I always remind him na d sya pwede mag-exceed, and he guaranteed naman. Ok kung sa ok sya pero may mga instances na naiinis ako sa knya. ano-ano un:

* everytime im gonna asked kung ano ung pwedeng song for this, he always say ung "sha la la" . as in promise lagi na lang un, kung di man un ung "dayang dayang" ba un... ay naku kainis tlga... ok fine he just want to be funny, kunwari kse close na kme... pero naman maging matino nmn sana syang kausap when it comes to that.

* a week before my wedding, he texted me kung final na ba daw... naisip ko kung ano ung final e wala pa nmn akong binibigay sa knyang list.. ahhh baka nireremind lang ako na di pa ko nagbibigay ng list. pinatawag nya ako... ok call naman ako. sabi ko sa knya na bibigyan ko sya ng cd during eating time, un instrumental un so appropriate sya don. e wala pa akong song for our first dance, i asked him kung ok lang ba ung "cant take my eyes off you" ok lang din daw pero wag daw un... wala daw dating... bket hindi na lang daw "para syo" ni manny pacquiao... ayyyyy kailangan tlga maging funny sya sa mga oras na un... nag-init ulo ko, he was just trying to relax me... ok ok ok... thanks for that.. pero hello wag sa ganon way. tapos sabi ko kung meron syang song na un.. aba ang hirit wala daw, sbi ko e di maghanap ka.. wala na daw time kse may iba pa syang event... mas ok daw kung ako daw ang magpprovide ng cd. ang sabi ko nmn, sya ang mobile supplier dapat may mga compilation sya.. sabi ko na lang maghahanap ako... actually , meron nmn ako non, tinitry ko lang sya. ayun bglang nagtxt sken nakahanap na daw sya...

* eto tlgang nagwala na ko nito... slight lang... the night before my wedding, i was with rowie that time, usapan namen ni rowie na wala na akong kakausapin na supplier para makapagrelax ako... e cguro d ko tlga matiis na d hawak ang cel ko, i received a txt from francis. he asked me kung may tent ako, sabi ko wala.. basa kung basa, then sabi nya meron daw syang event that time sa makati, basang basa daw, i replied e di ayos... bglang hirit sken na nagpapapak-up na kagad. in short saglit lang ung event na un, im not sure kung wedding un eh. nyways, pinabasa ko kay rowie ung txt.. sabi nya bket kailangan pa nyang sabihin un.. lalo lang nya ako dinadown. rowie called him up and told him na bsta tuloy ang lahat kung ano ung napag-usapan.

WEDDING DAY:
I just realized na lang after the wedding. Ung songs na dapat for the dinner time (instrument cd that we provide), hindi sya napatugtog, i txted him why, sabi sken kse lalo daw nabobored ung mga guests... huh?? pano sila mabobored eh nakain sila non.

in fairness, over-all ok naman ung naging outcome. Madali naman syang kausap. Ung LCD malinaw, kitang-kita ng lahat. Ung mga selection ng songs, ni isang shalala wala akong narinig. very clear ung sounds. no need for the multiplex tape kse meron videoke.

side kwento: nikky has a song for me... pero d ko lam kung napatugtog un, khet sya rin di nya maremember.. after our wedding sabi nya sken nasayang daw ung binayad nya, sabi ko saan, yun nga may song daw sya sken, napakinggan ko na lang ung naibalik na smen ung cd, duet ni jessica simpson and brian (kalimutan ko last name.. hindi mcknight and adams ha...) tapos nsa lyrics ung name ko and ung date ng wedding namen... ay grabe, naiyak ako pero too late na mag-emote di ba..

Wedding ring : SJ JEWELLERS
Rating : 10+++++++++++
Dollar power : $1K++
Inclusion: 5 diamonds each, two-toned (yellow and white gold) + lifetime cleaning

We're supposed to get the rings here in pinas. Knowing nikky, d sya ganon nagtitiwala especially when it comes sa mga jewelries. Since ganon din lang naman, sa states na lang kme nagpagawa ng ring. And since it was customized, customized din ang price. we both wanted na white gold, pero narealize ko ang panget kse yellow gold ung ER ko, so sabi ko two-toned na lang... matte finish lang ung white gold para makita ung diamonds.


Bridal shoes : ELEGANCE IN SM DEPT. STORE
Peso power : 550pesos ata
Rate : 10

ayaw ko kse na mataas na heels, kse lampa ako eh.. kya gusto an inch lang and ayoko ng slip-on kya ang hirap maghanap ng shoes... buti na lang nakita ko 'to.. sale sa sm nung time na 'to eh.. besides one time ko lang naman gagamitin... infairness d naman sumakit ung paa ako...







Principal sponsors gift : VCQ HANDMADE PAPER PRODUCTS
Contact person / #: Virgil Quiblat / 874.56.53 / 0918.739.13.93
Peso Power : 3,360
Item : 12 pcs. of small lamps made of wood
Rating : 10

Since tga las piñas lang sila, convenient for me kse when i went to their shop, nakapili tlga ako sa mga samples nila. Supposed to be invitation tlga ang ipapagawa ko, kya lang mejo mahal and naghahanap pa ko ng iba. Nakita ko lang 'tong lamp na 'to sa may sulok, then sinabi ni mang virgil na pwede gift un sa mga principal sponsors. Buti na lang kse wala tlga akong naiisip na gift. Nagpagawa na ko bgo pa sya mag-increase. I think mga after 2 weeks nakuha ko na. Maliwanag ung ilaw, and marami rin natuwa. Di lang ok sken ung sa may saksakan kse color orange un... sana man lang white di ba and ung naka-print ung name namen, hindi na naman navy blue.... hayyy... yun lang naman

Ento gift : BATH & BODY WORKS LOTION FOR THE LADIES
FLASK FOR THE GENTS
YOYO FOR THE BEARERS
STUFF TOY FOR THE FLOWER GIRLS
Dollar power : ???????
Rating : 10+++++

ako na ang nagpackage ung sa mga girls, tulle lang and ribbons and flowers, then for the boys gift wrapper accdg to my motif and put a ribbon.









Souvenirs : PAPERSOAPS c/o House of Fashion Accesories in Divisoria
Contact #: 242.45.84
Peso power : 20pesos each @ 130 pcs.
Rating : 10+++++++++++

I want my souvenir to be unique. Nakakita ako sa net ng paper soap kya lang $12 for 3. nyekkk sympre d lang naman 3 ang kailangan namen. One wawie posted here na meron nga daw sa divi non... d na ko nagpatumpik tumpik pa.. go kagad ako don... sobrang natuwa ako kse 20pesos lang nakalagay sya sa tube tapos ang daming laman cutted into flower shape. So bumili ako ng mga 100 pcs. kse mabigat na sya at hello uuwi pa ko.... sabi nga nung sales lady kung ibebenta ko.. sabi ko hindi, souvenir ko for my wedding nagulat ung may-ari, sabi nya ok daw un... oh well, bsta mura at nice ok tlga... and everybody love it... may nagtatanong nga sken kung ano souvenir ko sabi ko paper soap, ano daw un... hehehe...

Unity coins : Mybarong.com
Dollar power : $29.95 (sale price)
Rating : 10++++++

Paiba-iba ako ng isip kung mag-uunity coins ba ko? when i told nikky to visit this site... he asked me kung ano ba tlga, make up my mind daw... so inis na sya pag-ganon... in short, umorder na sya para magtigil na ko... its a two-toned silver and gold.
















Barong's for Groom and for my dad : DIVISORIA
Shop name: Alex Barong @ Pasilyo B-22 Ilaya St.
Rating : 10+++++++

dito na lang kme bumili khet si nikky ayaw dito kse nga hindi convenient, gusto nya sa mall lang... e ang mahal naman don, ang sama ko no.. and limited lang ung choices don... nikky was not particular kung ano man tela yan, khet gawa sa banig.. hehehe... bsta sympre bagay sa knya.. ang gwapo pla ng asawa ko sa barong... nyahaha!!! kya khet ayaw nya, binitbit ko sya sa divi...














Accessories : stalls in robinson's place ermita
Peso power : 400 pesos (earrings and necklace)
Rating : 10+++++

Eto maarte ako sa accessories, i want it to be simple, ung chain lang and pendant, tapos ayaw ko na mahaba ung earrings ko. tinignan lang namen ung mga stalls sa rob, and this girl (she's the one making the accessories) ask me wat do i want, and i told her na ganito gnyan, sabi nya igagawa nya ko... e ayaw ko na bumalik ulit don, so ginawa nya, pinagpalit palit lang nya ung mga accessories to come up with the style i like. actually, masyado akong conscious kse ang haba ng neck ko, dapat chocker, e almost na nakikita kong chocker is made of pearls.. pero in the end, bagay naman pla... hehehe...


Hair accessories : MAI ni paul
Peso power : FREEEEEE
Rating : 10++++++

Khet may free crystal hair pins ung sa package ng gown ko, d ako makunteto kse d ko pa tlga alam kung ano style ng hair ko... mai was so kind na ipahiram nya sken ung ginamit nya nung wedding nya... atleast meron akong something borrowed.. hehehe... e kesa naman bumili pa ko, e once ko lang naman gagamitin....





Tarp for the bridal car : JACQUE ni simon
Peso power : FREEEE
Rating: 10+++++++

Dahil sa pagiging inggitera ko, i asked jacque kung san nya pinagawa ung tarp nya, sabi nya kse libre lang daw sa knya un... then sabi ko pagawa rin ako... at d na ko pinabayad, gift na daw nya un! yipeeee!!! mejo nagpanic pa nga sya kse wednesday na wala pa rin.... d daw nya alam kung pano daw nya maibibigay sken, ayun naisip namen na ipa-LBC.. panic mode nga itong si jacque, kse wala daw syang tiwala na makakarating saken, kala ko sa messenger nya un pla sa LBC.. ano ba un! ang ending kay bridal factory ang bagsak para isasabay na sa gown ko for pick-up... oha!


DIY : Unity candle, misalette, packaging of the souvenir, cord, matches
Rating : infinity!!! hehehe!!

Etong match na 'to... friday morning ko 'to naisip.. imagine a day before my wedding, nakakapag-isip pa ko ng matino... nadiscover ko na wala akong posporo nung time na nagpapack na ko ng things going to hotel... so sugod ako sa tindahan ni aling nena.. nyahaha... ayan... sa kasamaang palad, d rin nagamit... bket?? kse meron ng candle sa malate tapos don na lang magsisindi... i guess maraming nakakalimot ng match or lighter kya naisip nila na ganito na lang.... for the other DIY's just check my previous post... oki

Suppliers gift : PEN (mahal parker eh.. hehehe..)
Peso power : 80pesos per pen and 40pesos engrave

Bumili na lang kme sa national, tapos pina-engraved na lang namen, again nilagyan ko na naman ng ribbon.

Baptismal Certificate: Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Parish Church in Proj. 4 Quezon City (Nikky) & Mary Help of Christians in Betterliving Parañaque
Peso power : Nikky (P50), Wella (P150)


Sa baptismal certificate lang ni nikky ako nahirapan. Ang daming arte, kailangan ng ID nya, sympre ung authorization letter nya (pero ako ang gumawa nito), nikky scanned his signature, then print ko na lang, and fax it to them. and hello... kailangan pa ng mga info's like sino ung ninong at ninang, name of parents, ay naku bsta ang dami... pero infairness mabait naman sila... kya lang ung pagod ko kse twice akong bumalik.. hanep ha.. from south to north ang drama ko! In my case, mom ko na lang ung kumuha, and i have my original baptismal certificate.. kya lang now lang napansin na wrong spelling ung name ko, so kailangan pa pumunta ng mom ko sa cityhall ng pque, ung mga affidavit of achuchu.. at sa sobrang kawindangan don sa church, for abroad purposes only ung nilalagay.... aba... d pa ko kinakasal pinapaalis na ko... pero pinalitan din.. ayun binura lang naman sya ng liquid paper.. pero bumalik ulit mom ko kse di tinanggap sa chancery of manila... oh well, it was an honest mistake naman.. besides the chancery called them up, atleast d na nagbayad mom ko... kya lang pabalik balik ha!

Wedding Bann : Mary Mother of the Church in Las Piñas City
Peso power : P160

Last week of October pa lang, nagsubmit na ko. Actuall, ayaw pa nga nila tanggapin since january pa wedding ko.. e sa binigay na sken ni malate yan eh... they asked me kung ok lang kung by 1st week of november na lang nila i-post.. walang problema.. bsta mapost kagad! Ako lang ang may bann, kse nga si nikky wala ng ganito...

Requirements for Foreigners : Chancery of Manila, Intramuros
Peso Power : P500

Most of my requirements was done by mom... sya ang runner ko... the best tlga mommy ko! nyways, my mom went to chancery, to get the list of requirements we need to submit. Di naman sya parusa kse konti lang naman ang nakuha nito... mostly mdami ung nagpapachange ng name or ammend kse mali-mali ung mga nakalagay sa mga baptismal/confirmation certificates nila. I went there to submit my requirements (nakaleave kse ako nitong mga araw na 'to), after a week pwede na makuha ung clearance... wwwwweeeeee pwede na kmeng ikasal! hehehe!

Legal capacity to marry : US Embassy
Dollar Power : $30


The day after nikky arrived, go na kagad kme sa embassy, khet antok pa ko... eh hello sinundo ko pa kya sya sa airport, e almost 12mn na sya dumating tapos eto aalis kme na super aga... tiis!!! We were there cguro mga around 7am, fill-up sya ng form, interview ng konti tapos ayun na may legal capacity na sya... wwwwiiiii!!! saglit lang 'to.. cguro mga after an hour, mas matagal pa ung inintay namen kesa ung mga interview nila.. and besides maaga rin kse kme...


Confirmation Certificate : San Miguel Church
Peso Power : P600 each

Akalain nyong naka-graduate ako ng St. Paul ng hindi pa ko nakukumpilan... isang malaking question mark sken 'to... promise! even my mom, nagtataka sya... nyways, dapat sa quiapo church ako magpapakumpil, kse i think nsa 150pesos lang sya.. pero every sunday @ 8:30am... hala mapapagising ba ko ng ganon kaaga??? so sa san miguel na lang ako khet 600pesos... taka nga ako bat ganon sila sumingil... oh well, kse looban un, kya bihira daw may nagpapakasal don... cguro mga 2 weddings in a year lang... hehehe.... ora mismo makukuha mo na ung certificate mo... just bring 1 sponsor, khet ung fiance mo pwede... be there an hour before kse may seminar pa, background wats kumpil is, and kung ano ung gagawin... cguro ung mass 30mins. lang... In Nikky's case naman, sabi nya kinumpilan na sya don sa church kung san sya bininyagan, hindi mahanap ung record nya, pero ung pinsan nya na kasabay nya andon... kesa naman intayin naman magmagic ung record na nandon ung name nya, pinakumpilan ko na rin sya dito... ako ang knyang ninang... asawa ko si ninang! nyahahaha!

Marriage License : Las Piñas City Hall
Peso Power : kalimutan ko na...

Di naman kme pinahirapan... mabilis lang mag-apply. Kya lang tlgang kailangan magseminar... khet ayaw ni nikky no choice sya... aba ang loko d nakikinig... ako kse pag sa mga ganito, feeling ko interesadong interesado ako... ayaw ni nikky umupo sa may unahan.. hehehe... pero ok lang kse tlgang you will learned something, especially ung mga documents like birth certificate.

Thank you all for making our wedding a memorable one.
 
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