Finalized songs w/ JJS

Francis and I met with John to finalize our wedding songs.. what can I say? He's very professional! expert na talaga sa field ng music kaya I don't have any worries. We just told him the songs that we want for the bridal march and first dance, the rest sha na bahala.. :)

Marriage License and other church requiremements

After exactly 10 days, I got our marriage license. I immediately asked my dad to drop by Manila Cathedral to submit the rest of our requirements. They gave narin the marriage banns to be given to our parishes here in pque. So far.. things are going smoothly.. di pa naman kami harrass ni francis. Though there are still some things that we have to decide on (whether aircon ba or nonm aircon kami, list of offerors)... Minor details nalang naman.

Things to be submitted on dec. 10:
Marriage banns
Confirmation and Birth certificate of Francis
Endorsement of the list of offerors
Final payment to MC

Food Tasting & Reception set up

I just love the table set up that Via Mare prepared during the mock up! That was really what I envisioned when I explained to them what I wanted for the table centerpieces. Francis wanted sana puro flowers lang then I suggested maganda siguro if we'll add candles and dapat may mirror that will hold the candles and flowers. I'm so happy nasunod ng Via yung gusto namin..



Cocktails to be served before dinner: *Phyllo triangle of flaked chicken & mushroom *Baby Potato stuffed w/ blue cheese *Oysters fritters w/ red pepper sauce *Crostini topped w/ basil pesto paste & chorizo

Lahat masarap but my personal fave is the crostini w/ chorizo.. yum! :)

Unfortunately, i wasn't able to take pictures of the salad, main menu and desserts! :( I remembered nalang after eh ubos ko na lahat! Hmp! Even our parents loved the food! Speechless nga sila when Tita Ella asked kung may comments sila or gusto palitan.. he he.. super busog! :)

Ofcourse, I didn't forget to take pictures of us.. One big happy family! :)

The other picture naman.. we were joined by our friend Joseph and his GF. Joseph is the son of Tita Ella, the Catering Manager of Via Mare.

All of us went home happy and and full!! We paid 50& downpayment na rin.. :)

Next meeting: Ocular at Baluarte some time next month (early Nov.)

Honeymoon at DOS PALMAS!!

Among the suggested vacation spots of our family, friends and colleagues, Francis and I decided to have our honeymoon in Dos Palmas. We got a very good package which includes 4 days, 3 nights accommodation at the Bay Cottage, 3 Board Meals (BF, Lunch, Dinner) per night stay, Land and Boat transfers from airport to resort and vice versa, intro scuba dive, whole body massage, special dinner at the beach, complimentary wine and fruit basket, and other resort amenities that we can use for free! :)

During the day and at night


One queen size bed for the Bay Cottage. The room really looks nice and cozy.

I won't avail of the scuba diving coz I prefer the massage better. Si Francis nalang ang mag scuba dive while I'm at the spa.

I'm soo excited ! We reserved narin our PAL tickets to Puerto Prinsesa and fully paid Dos Palmas :) We'll be leaving on Dec 26.

Disappointed w/ Phoebe of Printed Matter

When it comes to being creative hands off talaga ako kay Phoebe. She was able to create a very unique invites for us. Ilang beses kami pabalik palik ni Wella and Tanya para lang ma-finalize yung design ng invites, Save the Date and Thank you card. There was one saturday (kasama ko si wella) when Phoebe promised to finish the mock-up supposedly during that day .. unfortunately pagdating namin dun ng mga 9am di nya daw nagawa pa. Madami ng dumating na clients so she asked if we could come back at 2pm, promise daw matatapos nya yun. Shempre super excited ako to see the sample invite that she made at para narin I could show it to Francis. Wella and I waited and nagikot nalang kami sa SM Centerpoint. 2pm bumalik na ulit kami Priinted Matter. Wala parin shang nagawa.
To make the story short, since ang tagal namin naghintay, Sabi ni Phoebe freebie nalang daw yung entourage inserts (15 pesos each). Nakakahiya daw ksi sakin. Natuwa naman ako coz we can save 1500 if we plan to print 100 invites. That was July. I didn't get in touch with her for 2 months after our last meeting coz I was super busy at work. When Francis and I finally had the time to visit her and finalize the invites today. She could not remember anything about the freebie thingie! As in she even told me she woulnd't say anything like that! Nakakinis! Napahiya tuloy ako kay francis ksi pinalabas ni Phoebe I just made it up!
I really felt bad. If only I still have the time to scout for another supplier di nako magpapagwa sa kanya! Comment nga ni Francis para daw wala sa sarili si Phoebe nung kausap namin. We still decided to get PM ksi printing nalang talaga.

Marriage License

We didn't expect that we can file our marriage license that fast.. as in 20 mins max! (That includes the photocopying of other documents and payment for the license). They did not require us to attend the family planning seminar coz we told them that we already had our Pre-cana in MC. We can get daw our license after 10 days. :) Sa tuwa namin ni francis dun sa nag assist samin we gave her food since lunch time narin yun.

I realized after namin sa city hall, may mga natitira pa naman na employees ang government na maayos magtrabaho. These are the poeple who don't ask for anything para lang magawa yung work nila. I salute them for doing their job and giving good service to others. :)

Booked Toto Baagamasbad as my MUA

I knew I found the perfect MUA for my wedding when I saw Toto B's work!! I was just lucky when i called him last week and asked if dec 22 is still available. Buti nalang free pa sha! I panicked ksi last week I realized october na la parin ako MUA. This afternoon we met in Starbucks Macapagal. I payed 5k DP and he gave me the contract. I scheduled a trial on Nov. 18, in time for my friend's wedding. :)

Finalized menu, reception set-up, flowers...

Francis and I met with Tita Ella at Via Mare coffee shop to finalized the menu and reception set-up. We decided to get them narin to be our florist coz francis and I had no more time to scout for other suppliers. Besides, we're kampante Via Mare will deliver very well come our wedding day. Can't wait for the food tasting and mock-up on oct 15. Ganda ksi ng plan nila for the centerpieces.. I will definitely bring my camera on that day! :) I'm getting hungry just thingking about the food that they will prepare next week. Yummy!! :)