My Quiet SIte

been a while since my last update... when I got pregnant I'm soo tamad na to take pics.. but now that I'm on my second trimester.. I feel better na kaya go go go ulit to take pictures.. :) more update from me soon...

One Magical Morning

priceless

At exactly 5:58am, September 3, 2007 my baby smiled at me! Woohoo! The long wait is over.

New BLOG is up!

I'll be posting new entries at my new blog http://leafrancis.blogspot.com/.. pls do visit.. hope to see you there!!! :)

I'm back!!!

After almost 6 months of not blogging after the wedding i am back! Yehey!! :) I created a new blog.. new look.. new stories.. new everything! Feel free to visit... http://leafrancis.blogspot.com
I'll be posting new entries soon....

Join me and Francis as we share with you our journey through life together...

Supplier's Ratings Part 2

INVITATIONS: Printed Matter (Phoebe)
Peso Power: P50 for the main invites, P10 for the ento insert, P3 for the RSVP card
Rating: 9.5

We didn't go with the traditional invites coz we felt that it won't be "us" anymore.. what Pheobe designed for us was cute, fun, fits our garden theme... We didn't actually spend so much for our invites.. we prioritized the food, photo, gown.. We were satisfied with the outcome naman.. though I had a little problem coordinating with Pheobe because that time she was really busy (dinumog ata sha ng w@wies eh he he) and she was also preparing her own wedding. Other than that.. I was satisfied with her work.. :)

SOUVENIRS FOR THE GUESTS (ladies only): My sister and I (DIY whohooo!!)
Peso Power: 3K
Rating: 10+++++

Love your own creation.. :) We were into bead business last year kaya my sister and I decided to make the souvenirs for the guests. We bought all the materials in Quiapo.. so we did not spend so much.. canvass talaga kami ng stones na gagamitin.. very tiring coz we made like a hunder and fifty bag charms. Madali naman gawin yun lang madami and you have to invest a lot of your time..Our female guests loved it!! :)

WEDDING RINGS: Marly (from Bulacan)
Contact #: 09069011136
Peso Power: 32K
Rating: 10

Just the way we like it... we chose the design and the stone.. white gold, 5 Princess cut diamonds for each ring..Quite expensive coz of the stones.. and the ring is thick.
We got Marly because my MOH has been her client eversince. Francis bought the engagement ring from her as well.

BRIDAL BAG AND SHOES: Veluz Reyes
(Part of Gown Package)

Niko took care of my bag and shoes. He designed them both.. Kikay yung style ksi kikay daw kami pareho.. he he He covered my bag and shoes with piña (just like what they used in my gown)

HONEYMOON: Dos Palams, Palawan
Peso Power (accommodation, meal, transpo, airfare and pocket money): 55K
Rating: 10++++++

The place is worth every penny!! Beautiful Island.. the best service (pampered as in!!).. No more Abu Sayaf coz the place is secured already... Highly recommended especially for honeymooners.. you can have the beach on your own ksi konti lang tao.. very peaceful and you can do so many things (diving, snorkelling, spa, kayaking, swimming, island hopping) or just stay at the beach, get a tan, read your fave book, relax and enjoy! We plan to go back after 5 years (we can't afford it pag yearly eh he he)

Wedding 12.22.05

I feel that I owe Weddings @ Work a lot for making life easier for me when I was preparing for my wedding last year. I just didn't find the time to do this after the wedding because we had to do so many things e.g fixing the house, going back to work, learning how to cook (and still trying!) etc.. It was a big adjustment for me and my husband. I hope other w@wies will still remember me, those that I became friends with here in W@w. I hope that my suppliers ratings will give other w@wies more ideas, they might even be interested with some of my suppliers who made our wedding a dream come true. :)

Here it goes...

CHURCH: Manila Cathedral
Intramuros, Manila
Rating: 8

We got the rate of MC without aircon because we didn't think that it would be hot since our wedding is Dec. True enough, we didn't have any problem with the ventilation.We did not hear any complain from our guests. The church is beautiful. I guess a lot of w@wies would testify to that. I was just not happy with the sound system. It was very soft.. so soft infact that I did not feel the song when I was marching. Though I'm not even sure if it was the fault of MC or talagang palpak lang yung JJS (very disappointing JJS grabe!! grrrrrrrr!!)

RECEPTION: Baluarte De San Diego
Intramuros Manila
Rating: 10++++

I love Baluarte!!! Lovely, lovely garden... add candles around the place.. it will surely look magical!! :) Good enough for 200 or more guest bec. Baluarte is quite big. This is also nice for Christian Weddings because there is a separate place where you can hold the ceremony. Via Mare made it possible to make the garden look cozy and more beautiful.

CATERER: Via Mare
Bagtikan St., Makati
Rating: 10+++++

No doubt about it food was just GREAT!!! The set up was simple but elegant.. The service was very good.. all the waiters were very warm and alert. Of course Tita Ella is the best!. She's the catering manager of Via and she's also a family friend (got her as one of the ninangs).. Our guest loved the Bibingka and Puto Bungbong corner (Via Mare's bibingka is one of the best, try it!! :)

BRIDAL GOWN: Veluz Reyes
Rating: 10++++++

Genius.. as what I can call Veluz. She made all her brides including me sooooo happy!! I couldn't thank her enough for being such a nice person... super easy to get along with.. she can make you look really beautiful on your wedding day.. not to forget her staff especially Niko.. very talented and creative as well. I don't think I need to elaborate more on V's work and professionalism.. just look at her works
and read our ratings.. yun na yun! :)

She also made the gowns of the two mothers and the flower girl (little bride),

ENTRO GOWNS: Cathy Mamuyac
BFRV, Las Piñas
Contact #: 09209216790/8711908
Rating: 8

Veluz designed the gowns and suggested the color combination.. I loved the designs and the colors.. I just felt that Ms. Cathy had a hard time following V's design.. V can definitely do better. But I'm happy coz my sister and friends did not complain.. they even liked the color and the design... hay salamat.. walang pasaway.. ;)

PHOTO & VIDEO: Bern Mejias Phtography
Contact Details: 09178123981
Rating: 8

My first choice was Chito Cleofas but he was not available on my wedding. Second was Mimi Abesamis, di na rin sha available. I saw Bern's work in one of the bridal fair in glorrieta. He has a good package and his work is ok. But I could be happier if I got my first or second choice. Bern is good but i like the style of Chito and Mimi better. Well, I've to see the album and the Video pa..

COORDINATOR/HOST: Just like Ours (Queen and David)
Contact Details: 09177954781
Rating: 10+++++

After Veluz.. Queen is my second favorite!! She and David are just wonderful!! I did not worry about anything. Super galing nila mag host, everybody had fun! Galing ng mga ideas nila sa program.. from the hotel to the reception hangang kami nalang natira sila lahat nag asikaso... my wedding was worry-free because of them. I am really glad I found them! Great team!!!!

CAKE: Alex Franco
Rating: 10+++++

Need I say more?????? :)

MUSICIAN (Church/Reception): JJS Entertainment
Rating:5
Among all our suppliers.. we were very very disappointed with JJS (John Santos). He promised to be there (sha dapat and pianist) but he did not show up!! His musicians were late!!! We really though they could not make it on my bridal march!!! They did not sing half of the songs that we agreed on and and worst pa the 2 singers that we wanted wala!!! They sent a different group... hay just thinking about it umiinit ulit ulo ko!! I texted John the next they and told him that I was not happy with his service and he did not even reply!!! Kainis!!! I would not recommend them period!!!

HAIR & MAKE UP: Toto Bagamasbad
Contact #: 09174856952
Rating: 10+++++

I love love love Toto and Ruben!!! They made me look fresh and beautiful (samahan pa ng gown ni Veluz.. Perfect na ito! he he). Everybody loved my hair and make up. They even thought wig yung hair ko.. ang galing daw ksi ng style.. My hair is long kaya nagawa ni Ruben paikut-ikutin hair ko.. :)
You wouldn't regret getting Toto!! :)

FLOWERS: Via Mare
Rating: 10++++++

A month before the wedding that was the only time that I looked for a supplier.. he he. Si Veluz worried na coz she wanted to know kung ano flowers ang gagamitin ko etc.. It was actually her idea na color white and flowers ko. Yun daw bagay sakin... She suggested tulips with cymbodium.. I followed her advice of course... :) I asked Via Mare to take care of the rest.. I just told them the motiff of the wedding.. that's it! When the flowers were delivered.. wow gaganda!!! Even if I'm not fond of flowers I appreciated them when I saw what they did.. :)

I'm not even sure if I'm forgeting something... to follow na lang yung iba.. Hay natapos din..
If you need more feedback, suggestions, contact details, rates, etc. Don't hesitate to email me or shoot a message sa blog ko.. I would be glad to help.. :)

You can view more of our wedding pics, wedding preps.. etc.. at these links..

http://lea041099.zoto.com/galleries-- wedding and honeymoon

http://community.webshots.com/user/leafrancis- wedding preps, proposal

Fernwood Wedding

Francis was the best man at the wedding of our friend and I was the proud fiance ksi sinama nya ko sa speech nya.. he he.. One month nalang and I will be the one holding the bouquet na.. shucks! I'm excited and nervous at the same time! Lapit na talaga...

TMU w/ Toto Bagamasbad

More pics at this link: http://community.webshots.com/user/leafrancis (TMU w/ Toto)

I had my TMU w/ Toto in time for my friend's wedding. I was very happy with the outcome.. even Francis liked it, too.I liked how Ruben did my hair.. very clean tingnan and stylish.. bagay na bagay sa garden theme ko.. :)

My makeup lasted for 10 hours (from 4pm-2am) w/o any retouch except for the lipstick... Galing ni Toto!! :)

PRENUP @ Sonya's Garden

To see more of our pics.. pls click this link: Prenup Pics

Before we actually decided the date and place where we can have our photo shoot, it took us 5 (or more??) rescheduled dates! As in, I was getting desperate already.. Naaawa na nga si Bern ksi di talaga magmatch sched namin tatlo nila francis. It even came to a point na I gave up already and told Bern wala nalang prenup. Sayang naman daw.. until, finally, nag meet mga sched namin on Nov. 4! :) To make the story short, natuloy din yung shoot. We all had fun! Francis and I loved Sonya's (the place and the food) We met Sonya ksi friend sha ni Bern (He did the photo shoot of the place when it was still starting). Sonya showed us the place herself.. ganda talaga.. We'll definitely go back there! :)