Okaaaaaaaaaay. It has been way too long since I last posted here. How you doin, blogspot? Haha. A LOT of things happened ever since. Wedding preparations began barely two months after the proposal. It was surreal so I had to cherish the feeling of finally being engaged. As I write now, while my daughter sleeps, it all came back to me. I was indeed the happiest girl that night. Kilig. Hehe.
Okay, so everybody knows how I love pictures and how important it is to me. So Beej and I agreed that I will be the one to decide and shoulder the photo and video coverage of our wedding - well that and also my wedding gown. The rest, it's Beej's. Lucky me, right? Hehe.
My bestest friend from the first grade, Krinel Escalona, offered to help us with the preparations and coordination. She's very warm and very excited for us. Her events coordination business has just started but it felt like they've been in the business for so long. You may want to check https://www.facebook.com/keventarchitects2014/ for more details. Yay! :)
So next in line will be the venue and the church of course. I attended so many weddings in the past and I found it not so convenient that the church is far from the reception venue so I opted to look for a 2 in 1 kind of place. We attended bridal fairs and saw Casa San Pablo in Laguna - it was all I wanted, church is just 5-min walk away from the reception area and it has a very affordable wedding package. We went to different churches and to cut it short, we still pushed for the one in Laguna. http://casasanpablo.com/
Next supplier we booked - Team Benitez Photo. Cay and I clicked right away. He was very persistent in a good way and made us feel important. Haha. It's a huge deal for me that we feel good about each other, otherwise, it just won't work. http://www.teambenitezphoto.com/
For the videographer, I asked Cay for the people he's most comfortable to work with, I wanted the photo and video guys to be in good terms so they can work perfectly in our wedding. He gave a list and it's Motion Diaries whom we chose. They are simple but very good in capturing best moments. Plus, Icko was very accommodating too. https://motiondiaries.com/
Next is the HMUA: I chose Clarins of Tiffany Clair MUA. She's Icko's wife. Aside from her good portfolio, she gave us good deals if we book her. I like her, she's warm, friendly, and open to suggestions. https://tiffanyclair.com/
For my wedding gown, I chose the RTW gown from Ivory & Lace in Landmark. It was not the initial plan as we tried scouting from 168 - well because for me, spending on gown is just too much. It's just me, girls differ. Okay? Hehe. To cut it short - I didn't like the gown presented to me in 168. I gave my design, we talked, but the execution was bad. I felt so sad and I cried. I said I won't get it even if we have agreed already and even if the gown was made already. Imagine 2 months before my wedding and the gown is still not decided. After my long talk with the supplier in 168, I went straight ti Landmark to unwind. I went to the bridal section and found myself crying while holding the wedding gowns. Sure, i did not like expensive gowns but I did not say I want a very cheap-looking one. It's my wedding day and I deserve to look pretty! Before I knew it, I was already looking for the gowns on sale. I saw one that really caught my attention - tried it on and voila! I found the one!!!! I LITERALLY WANTED TO GET IT RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT. HAHA. I called my mom, showed her the picture thru Viber and she liked it too! We bought it the next day. Haha.
Beej and I discussed many things for the wedding, had some arguments, but all in all, it was fun. Stressful on my part because, well, I am the bride. Haha.
