september nine two thousand five

I could still remember...

2008-01-20T18:48:00.000+08:00

And I hope I'll never forget, as memories are all I have...

That's How You Know

2007-12-02T22:19:00.000+08:00

Giselle:
How does she know you love her?
How does she know she's yours?

Man:
How does she know that you love her?

Giselle:
How do you show her you love her?

Both:
How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?
How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you love her?
How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?

Giselle:
It's not enough to take the one you love for granted
You must remind her, or she'll be inclined to say...
"How do I know he loves me?"
(How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you love her?)
"How do I know he's mine?"
(How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?)

Well does he leave a little note to tell you you are on his mind?
Send you yellow flowers when the sky is grey? Heyy!
He'll find a new way to show you, a little bit everyday
That's how you know, that's how you know!
He's your love...

Man:
You've got to show her you need her
Don't treat her like a mind reader
Each day do something to need her
To believe you love her

Giselle:
Everybody wants to live happily ever after
Everybody wants to know their true love is true...
How do you know he loves you?
(How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you need her?)
How do you know he's yours?
(How does she know that you really, really, truely-)

Well does he take you out dancin' just so he can hold you close?
Dedicate a song with words in
Just for you? Ohhh!

All:
He'll find his own way to tell you
With the little things he'll do
That's how you know
That's how you know!

Giselle:
He's your love
He's your love...

That's how you know
(la la la la la la la la)
He loves you
(la la la la la la la la)
That's how you know
(la la la la la la la la)
It's true
(la la la la la)

Because he'll wear your favorite color
Just so he can match your eyes
Rent a private picnic
By the fires glow-oohh!

All:
His heart will be yours forever
Something everyday will show
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know
(That's how you know)
That's how you know!

Giselle:
He's your love...

Man:
That's how she knows that you love her
That's how you show her you love her

Giselle:
That's how you know...
That's how you know...
He's your love...

Like You'll Never See Me Again By Alicia Keys

2007-11-20T11:02:00.000+08:00

If I had no more time
No more time left to be here
Would you cherish what we had?
Was it everything that you were looking for?
If I couldn’t feel your touch
And no longer were you with me
I’d be wishing you were here
To be everything that I’d be looking for
I don’t wanna forget the present is a gift
And I don’t wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me
‘Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed

So every time you hold me
Hold me like this is the last time
Every time you kiss me
Kiss me like you’ll never see me again
Every time you touch me
Touch me like this is the last time
Promise that you’ll love me
Love me like you’ll never see me again

Oh Oh Ohhhhh

How many really know what love is?
Millions never will
Do you know until you lose it
That it’s everything that we are looking for
When I wake up in the morning
You’re beside me
I’m so thankful that I found
Everything that I been looking for

I don’t wanna forget the present is a gift
And I don’t wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me
‘Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed

So everytime you hold me
Hold me like this is the last time
Every time you kiss me
Kiss me like you’ll never see me again
(can you do that for me baby)
Every time you touch me
(see we don’t really know)
Touch me like this is the last time
(see everyday we never know)
Promise that you’ll love me
(I want you to promise me)
Love me like you’ll never see me again
(like you’ll never see me again)

Ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh

Songbird by Eva Cassidy

2007-11-10T11:17:00.000+08:00

For you there'll be no crying
For you the sun will be shining
Cause I feel that when I'm with you
It's alright, I know it's right

And the songbirds keep singing
Like they know the score
And I love you, I love you, I love you
Like never before

To you, I would give the world
To you, I'd never be cold
Cause I feel that when I'm with you
It's alright, I know it's right

And the songbirds keep singing
Like they know the score
And I love you, I love you, I love you
Like never before

Like never before; like never before.

I get my hopes up

2007-10-20T10:02:00.000+08:00

Don’t wanna leave it all behind.
But I get my hopes up,
and I watch them fall,
every time.
Another color turns to grey.
And it’s just too hard...
to watch it all...
slowly fade away...

from I Gotta Go My Own Way from High School Musical 2

I know, kids' stuff :P

Imagine my surprise

2007-10-14T19:19:00.000+08:00

Source

It still gets to me...

2007-10-10T07:46:00.000+08:00

I'm gonna find a place to live
Give you all I've got to give
I'm gonna love you more than life
If you'll only be my wife
I'm gonna love you night and day
I'm gonna try in every way

When We Dance, Sting

Groovy Kind of Love

2007-09-19T14:39:00.001+08:00

When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do
Is take a look at you, then I'm not so blue
When you're close to me, I can feel your heart beat
I can hear you breathing in my ear

Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me, we've got a groovy kind of love

Any time you want to, you can turn me on to
Anything you want to, any time at all
When I kiss your lips, ooh I start to shiver
Can't control the quivering inside

Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me, we've got a groovy kind of love, oho

When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do
Is take a look at you, then I'm not so blue
When I'm in your arms, nothing seems to matter
My whole world could shatter, I don't care

Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me, we've got a groovy kind of love
We've got a groovy kind of love, we've got a groovy kind of love
Oho, we've got a groovy kind of love

Devotion

2007-09-17T08:17:00.000+08:00

But love, I've come to understand, is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day. - The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks

Terms and Conditions

2007-07-17T05:59:00.000+08:00

Effectivity date: July 16, 2007

1. It is not required to inform each other of one’s activities after work.

2. However, it is required to inform the other if one is already home.

3. If one is not home within four hours after one’s shift, then it is required to inform the other of one’s estimated time of arrival.

4. It is acceptable to inquire upon each other’s whereabouts.

5. A cellphone’s empty battery is not an excuse for one not to perform #3.

6. One cannot turn off one’s cellphone.

7. No one will use the tracker (WIS) anymore.

8. It is required for one to inform the other if one will go out during one’s off days, or during one’s leaves.

9. It was agreed upon that both parties will have at least two dates per month.

10. It is acceptable to watch movies with other people if:

11. It is acceptable to eat out or go out with the opposite sex if:

12. Strictly forbidden with the opposite sex (including those already established as close friends):

13. Out-of-town trips are acceptable. One should remind the other as much as possible of one’s scheduled trip.

14. The day should not go by without one telling the other “I love you” personally. If they will not see each other for the day, then a phone call will suffice. A text message is not enough.

Can't Hardly Date

2006-09-04T19:13:00.000+08:00

Eight years ago, there was this really makulit guy who has been making papansin for the longest time. However, I think he got tired of making papansin and wouldn't ask me out! Eventhough we both have significant others then, I thought, what the hell, it's just a movie, and mustered up enough courage and kakapalan ng mukha to ask him if he would like to watch the movie Can't Hardly Wait with me.

And on September 4, 1998, we did just that.

On how it went... well, let our friends tell the story... ;)

Click on the image to view the video!

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Video taken by Buddy Gancenia for our AVP :) Full-length AVP can also be found here [scroll down to the last couple!].

Finally!

2006-09-02T20:32:00.000+08:00

After almost a year, we have enough money to have our wedding album made!

Siyempre, we won't go to anybody else except to Rene Gaviola, our supremely excellent wedding photographer :)

And very lucky too, because he is now offering a Coffeetable Art Book!

However, I was still undecided, because as I said before, I wanted the Chie Zamora album because it was costumizable -- baka puede kong pagawang denim yung cover, diba?

That's why, this morning, Darius and I went to Rene's shop to look at the two albums again. [Side kuwento, everytime the two of us goes to Mandaluyong, we seem to run into a bit of bad luck. The first time, we missed the U-turn slot along Edsa and we had to take the U-turn slot na in Makati. This time, we took the wrong U-turn slot along Shaw and we were given a traffic ticket. Hehe]

Anyhoo. Rene showed us Gwen & Nick's album which was costum made by Chie Zamora. It was big and formal and black and oh so elegant. It was so bagay with Gwen & Nick's wedding which was a formal Filipiniana affair in Ilocos.

Then Rene showed us Abby & Jaime's album which was the first Coffeebook Art Book album he made. It looks and feels like a book, but the pages were not as thin as the pages of the usual coffeetable books. It was thick, like that of a photo paper. Abby and Jaime's wedding was a less formal affair and bagay sa coffeetable book.

Okay decision time. Dar was not much help because his mantra with regards to wedding stuff is "Kung san ka masaya, basta gusto mo, okay lang kahit ano". Since our wedding was quirky and fun and had a modern, untraditional feel to it, I opted to go for the Coffeetable Art Book album :)

We're going to have a 20-leaf/40-page album made (unlike Abby and Jaime's which was a 40-leave/80-page album) because of mainly budget constraints. I think it will challenge Rene to come up with the bestest best pictures we have and make a layout using only 40 pages. Hehe. Also, Rene might do something with the cover page na lang to incorporate the denim and purple motif (maybe the background or something). I leave it all to Rene, sobrang I trust this man and his art.

We're crossing our fingers Rene will have our album made by December the earliest and January the latest. I want him to take his time to make his art din, hehe.

So excited! ^_^

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P.S. Grabe, after so many months, ngayon lang uli ako nagsulat dito sa blog na'to. Oh well, wedding related stuff lang kasi dito. Anyways, I hope I can find time to do my supplier reviews... o diba, one year after the wedding!!! :D

Toodles!

The Videos

2005-10-25T21:59:00.000+08:00

Our videographer, Buddy Gancenia, just revamped his site and uploaded two of our wedding video clips and our AVP!

Just hop on over to the reality video gallery, scroll down a bit, and look for the Shelley and Darius heading. The first clip is during the preps in the hotel while I was getting my hair done and making kuwento my suppliers, and the second one was on the ride to the church from the hotel, where I was all praning hehehe.

Buddy used a few of my lines from my wedding kuwento in his site:

Shelley's Wedding Prep! "Rene and his associate photographer Joseph were busily taking pictures, while Buddy was walking around with his camera doing it reality-TV style. I felt such a stariray sobra! I've gotten so comfortable with the camera already as in, hehehe." Shelley elaborated her wedding details and preparations, getting suppliers, etc. It's just like an interview of a real celebrity during her wedding.

Inside the Studebaker "On the way to the church, Buddy came alone with me sa bridal car and we did a mini-interview. He asked me what I was feeling at that time, if I was nervous, excited or what. I told him I was nervous, but not because I was getting married, but because the traffic was so heavy that afternoon!" This is reality video. Shelley's emotion was captured perfectly!

Buddy also uploaded our AVP in the pre-nup video gallery. You won't miss our video coz it's the first one :)

Really so thankful with Buddy's intro for our AVP:

7th Year Hitch! I would say this is above broadcast standard and ready for airing on a national TV. The beautiful script was written by Shelley herself, with help from her friend, Kat. It is a documentary narrated through stand-upper spiels, interviews and music. The participation of Darice, the couple’s daughter, turned out to be the focal point of the story.

Work of art talaga namin ni Buddy 'to eh :) He captured our love story so well for the AVP :)

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What can I say? Ang galing. No regrets talaga with Buddy ;)

Ahhh... Can't wait for the DVD!!! :D

7th Year Hitch - One Month Ago

2005-10-09T21:21:00.000+08:00

Very very very long read. Proceed at your own risk hehehe. You can click on the images to view the full size :) Hope you guys enjoy my reminiscing one month after our wedding ^_^

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Having slept at around 3 a.m. early in the morning of September 9, I was still groggy when I finally got out of bed at around 7:30 a.m. I asked Rene, Buddy and Jasmine to come in by 9 a.m., so by that time I should've eaten breakfast and taken a bath already. A strong cup of coffee and nice hot bath managed to wake me up and soothe my nerves.

After a hearty buffet breakfast at the Astoria restaurant with Jasmine Mendiola, my multi-talented hardworking make-up artist (she came from a 6 a.m. shoot that morning), she proceded to do my make-up. She knew exactly what to do based on our trial during the prenup pictorial -- a bronze finish with purple and pink highlights on the eyes. She really worked her make-up magic on me, since I looked very fresh and revitalized, even though I had only about 4 hours of sleep hehehe.

Around this time, a slight drizzle fell, and I was getting kind of worried it would rain on my wedding day. I was thinking of my dress and the pictorial we were supposed to have around the UP campus -- it might not happen if it was still raining in the afternoon.

Jasmine then proceded to do Darice's and my sister's make-up. Darice is my maid-of-honor, while my sister is my bridemaid. Darice got the same make-up style like mine (since she also had the same dress as mine -- she's my mini-me kasi hehe), while my sister had denim smoky eyes to highlight my denim motif, and pink cheeks to set me apart from my entourage. My sister liked her make-up so much -- she felt she was in Ambush Makeover and her new improved look was unveiled when she saw herself in the mirror :)

Jasmine worked nonstop after my sister because Dar's family arrived. She did the make-up of Dar's two sisters (the little one is my flower girl) and Dar's grandmother. There was a little mix-up regarding Dar's mom's make-up -- she put on make-up herself, then she wanted Jasmine to fix it up, but Jasmine said it would be better if they started over, so Dar's mom washed her face, but then Jasmine was doing somebody else's make-up by then, and Dar's mom got impatient so she did her make-up by herself again. Whew. Labo. Hehehe.

By that time, there was a flurry of activity in our room. Rene and his associate photographer Joseph were busily taking pictures, while Buddy was walking around with his camera doing it reality-TV style. I felt such a stariray sobra! I've gotten so comfortable with the camera already as in, hehehe. Cathy also arrived with Buddy to drop off my beautiful bridal bouquet, and the entourage flowers.

While a flurry of activity was going on in our room, the boys were taking it easy in the next room just watching their TV. Hahahha. The only dilemma they had was that they didn't know how to put on their ties, so Dar's stepdad shows them how.

Our beautiful, beautiful clothes. I'm still so in love with my skirt -- with the denim-like embroidery, the train, the way it hanged so elegantly from the hanger... Haaay... I will never have a dress like this again.

Dar's suit turned out so nice too, because the cloth had the same shade as my denim corset. His suit can pass off as a denim suit ha!

And our shoes -- our extravagant shoes that cost us an arm and a leg! The owner of sister companies Janilyn and Jarman just got very rich because of us hahahha! Well, I was really just planning to buy cheap shoes, but when I saw those purple sandals at Janilyn, I knew they were the ONE! No regrets though because I knew I was going to use them again and again and again :)

Dar never planned to buy cheap shoes though, so his once-in-a-lifetime wedding shoes is an expense that will never be worn again :P Hahahha.

Before I was to become a wife, I was first a mommy and a pseudo-wife. So here I am doing my motherly and pseudo-wifey duties. Haaay. Good thing Dar also did his preparations at the hotel -- I knew he was counting on me to give him the finishing touches :) I was really running around that day trying to accomodate everybody's needs, especially when my family arrived.

Good thing the rain already stopped, haaaay. One less thing to worry about.

And then it was time for Dar, his family and his boys to leave for the Church. Darice was so excited she decided to leave with his Papa, but then her fussiness attacked (due to a lack of naptime), and soon her smile was replaced with a pout.

With less than thirty minutes to spare, my corset was tied up, my make-up retouched and veil attached. My mother even had to sew the front of my dress because it was showing too much cleavage hehehe. Good thing I brought my sewing kit (because I had last minute craft projects to do for the wedding :P)! Two pieces of advice: Fit your gown one last time after you get it from the designer/sewer for last-minute adjustments, and bring a sewing kit with you during the preparations.

After a quick kiss from my adorable brothers, and contemplating if I should get a drink first, I ran towards the bridal car, and hoped I could make it to the church in thirty minutes.

On the way to the church, Buddy came alone with me sa bridal car and we did a mini-interview. He asked me what I was feeling at that time, if I was nervous, excited or what. I told him I was nervous, but not because I was getting married, but because the traffic was so heavy that afternoon! At 2:30 in the afternoon ha, Meralco Ave was slow-moving, then at Libis, and expectedly at Katipunan Ave. I just didn't think that Meralco Ave and Libis would be filled by cars at that time in the afternoon, eh we only had 30 minutes to spare...

Oh and since I got about only 3-4 hours of sleep the night before, when we were stuck in traffic, I was really really really getting sleepy. I didn't dare close my eyes because I might fall asleep (and Buddy would video it que horror hahahah).

And I did get to the church in time, albeit there were some glitches. We had forgotten to confess before the wedding, and Dar mentioned this teensy-weensy detail to the priest's assistant. I was kind of pissed off because we could've gotten away with it naman (sorry to those hard-core Catholics) if not for Dar's sudden honesty system. Fine fine, better to haul my ass out from the car and walk to the confessional in front of EVERYBODY than to have our marriage null and void in heaven. Of course, Jasmine was there with her make-up magic to take away my stress.

During this time, Darice's fussiness has turned into full-blown tantrum, so she was all frowns before the march. I tried consoling her, and asked if my parents can just walk with her. My Dad tried to comfort her, while Mom tried not to get impatient with Darice's tantrums. My coordinator-friend Kat tried to soothe my nerves with last minute words of love and encouragement :)

More mistakes to follow. I forgot to put my veil up before I marched!!! Good thing Kat was able to signal to my parents to put up my veil when I got to them, hehehe. It looked so normal, and so right for my parents to do that, I don't think anybody realized that it was a goof-off.

Then when we got to Dar, HE WAS AT LOST as to what he should do!!! He completely blanked out!!! I was so ready to whack him on the head with my flowers, as in! I said "Shake hands with Dad, and kiss my mom" through my teeth, while I gave my everything's-going-to-be-alright smile.

As we sat down on our chairs, I was so ready to give him a piece of my mind, when he said apologetically, "Sorry ha, di pa kasi ako kinakasal eh". Fine fine fine. Haaay... men. I mean... boys :P If only he had more enthusiasm in joining me preparing for the wedding, then he'd know what to do....

Other glitches were that the reader of the First Reading, Dar's sister, continued on to the Responsial Psalm, even though I asked my friend Drei to do that for us. I wanted to stand up and stop her from reading, as in!

And then, during the lighting of the candles, Dar's candle went on fire hahahah!!! I think the denim cloth I used to wrap around the candle caught fire. Good thing he was alert enough to put it out, or else we'll be in jail right now for burning down the church hehehe.

At last, the rings were exchanged, vows were made and the groom got to kiss the bride!

Really a whirlwind of emotional feelings and physical sensations. It was so damn hot inside the church (I thought there were going to be mist-ers???), I wanted to stand up and point the fan right at us during the ceremony.

Also, my love-hate complex with Dar was heightened during the ceremony because he was irritating me so much with his inane and stupid questions during the whole thing, but then I was also filled with such great love for him, I didn't know if I wanted to give him a whack on the head or to give him a jaw-dropping church-tongue kiss, hehehe.

Hahahha, I loved this pic so much -- look at my raised eyebrow as I carefully watch Dar sign the marriage contract :P And he watches me sign the damn thing too :P

Woohoo! At last, with the pictorials finished, we march down to the front of the church and the confetti and petals were thrown :) One more glitch then was the other party popper was not "popped" by Dar's friend hahaha! But by time, I had a "que-sara-sara" attitude, and so that barely registered a raised eyebrow from me :P

And off we go to U.P. for our pictorial!

It was just like being a celebrity! We didn't have to get out of the car to get stares from people -- the Studebaker did that for us! Really, it isn't everyday UP students get to see a 1932 vintage car going around their campus hehehe.

We first went to our tambayan, the walk going to the Main Library, near the Palma Hall. We saw Manang Carman, our suking tindahan, and she exclaimed, "Ay Shelley, ang taba-taba mo na!" Salamat Manang Carmen ha. Then up next was Quezon Hall, where the Oblation is situated. Then we were supposed to take some pictures at the Carillion, but there lots of students milling around there, we didn't want to shoo them away just for our pictorial. Last stop was the Melchor Hall, the Engineering building. By this time, I was already so used walking around my gown getting so many stares from the students. Tracy, my secondary sponsor and unofficial train-holder was getting pissed off na running after me hahahah. We wanted some shots sana sa grass, but it rained nga in the morning, and the mud would ruin my dress.

Then off we go to Balay Kalinaw! Since we extended an hour using the Studebaker, the owner charged us for the extra hour. Being a bride does not make me forget haggling, so I was able to shave off 500 bucks from the rate hehehe. The owner was generous enough naman to agree :)

Arriving at Balay Kalinaw was so cool, because our car was so bagay with the house! Hehehe. Jasmine proceeded to give me one last retouch before we make a grand entrance! [That's my cousin Toni looking over the balcony -- one of my favorite pictures.]

Cocktails were served for an hour -- my caterer set up a small buffet at the stair landing with a juice fountain and appetizers (crispy spinach, nuts, etc). Guests were able to mingle around Balay Kalinaw, as everywhere had a stairs -- one can go up/down the balcony stairs or the main entrance stairs. Here's Kat giving me a few words of instructions (hehehe) and reassurance that everything was going along fine :)

And then we entered the room -- I was completely overwhelmed! All the most important people were there :) I was looking around and I was thinking, yes! our guest list has more than a 90% success rate! Pero syempre I would've loved it more if 100% success rate hehehe.

I was taking in the people, the band, the purple table cloth I so specifically requested from our caterer, the flowers, the cake, the souvenirs that were handed out earlier... and I felt .... relieved and validated that months of preparations and kaartehan and ka-OC-han did not go to waste :)

Bucket of flowers by Cathy Gancenia, denim cake by Sugarbox and denim corkboard souvenirs by moi (picture tag photography by Rene Gaviola, who else?).

One of the biggest splurges of our wedding was the Hourglass band with Mike Manahan. It was supposed to be Hourglass lang muna, and Kat was so ready to book them na nga because she got to know somebody who's the manager of Hourglass [tama ba Kat?] But then we learned a month or two before the wedding that the percussionist will leave for Hong Kong to work for Hong Kong Disneyland (damn you Mickey Mouse!). I was so disappointed because the percussionist was the one thing that set apart Hourglass!!! But then, packages were arranged, prices were set, and we got a deal getting two sets of performers (that is Hourglass band minus the percussionist + Mike Manahan the percussionist) for the price of one.

Good thing they got good reviews from our guests. Dapat lang! We paid a great deal of money for them, hahahah.

One of the highlights of the program was the 10-minute AVP made by Buddy Gancenia. Kakaiba, ang galing talaga! Hindi nawala yung essence ng day-long shoot when Buddy compressed it to 10 minutes lang. Our guests were cheering and laughing along -- they enjoyed watching it as much as we enjoyed making it. There was a scene where we made a cheesy teenybopper romance scene (y'know, walking around the forest, twirling each other around, like that) -- and I was so embarrassed hahahahhahaha!!! I can't believe I agreed to that hehehe. Darice really enjoyed watching it because she was in almost half of the video (she introduced each segment) and she kept repeating her lines after watching hehehe.

My friends kept asking me who made the AVP, and I proudly said, "Si Buddy Gancenia, Pinoy Big Brother editor yan". Naks.

We're not really emotional as a family -- we always have insults and jokes and put-downs thrown at each other. So expectedly Dad made a funny speech for us, complete with "Darius, it's a no return, no exchange deal ha" finale. And then we danced while the band played "The Way You Look Tonight". Although we didn't get emotional, I got a warm fuzzy feeling while my Dad and I danced. Then Dar butted in (hehehe), I gave a grateful kiss to my Dad, and then it was Dar's turn to dance with me.

From one joker to another, again, no emotions involved here. I wanted to hear some sweet words of love sana, pero asa pa ako. Men in my life are really not vocal with their feelings :P

Of course we had the traditional bouquet and garter toss, although a modified version wherein the bouquet and garter were passed around, much like Trip to Jerusalem, the wedding version. And then we had the cake-cutting and the wine-drinking :) [Ang cute talaga ng cake ko!] Again, Dar was acting like it was the FIRST-TIME ever he heard of these things -- but I let it slide, di pa nga naman sya kinakasal eh :P

Then a few more speeches. Dar's mom gave a thank-you speech for our guests, while Dar and I said a few words of appreciation for each other, to our parents, and also to our guests.

Soon it was time to go home. My mom basically hoarded the centerpieces, instructing my siblings to take one or two buckets each, while my Dad brought home the cake. My mom really really loved the flowers, she thought we paid a big bundle of money for them.

And now for the final interview with Buddy, reliving the moments of the day, laughing about the glitches, getting over my constant state of irritability with Dar (hehehe). Really, Buddy is so friendly, and so down-to-earth, we really can't help being true and honest with him for our interview. And may I just say Rene captured all our emotions :)

Then, it was time for one last kiss.

We just got hitched ;)

The Pre-Wedding Party

2005-10-08T20:40:00.000+08:00

Click on the image for a bigger version.

First, the invitation. I used one of my favorite pictures from our prenup pictorial by Rene Gaviola. Of course incorporated the denim and purple theme with the background and the note.

The reason we had this party was to celebrate with those people we weren't able to invite due to constraints to our number of guests. We also had the rehearsal in the afternoon, so it's a chance for the entourage to get together [although, of Dar's entourage, only one secondary sponsor and a groomsman made it to the rehearsal, while the groomsman was the only one who went to the party :P] This party was also the first time since forever [April, Darice's birthday party] that both my family and Dar's spent some time together.

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My uber friend Kat the coordinator and Mom Paul the host extraordinaire doing some reception program-ming; Dar after hauling the beer still looks mighty fine; Uber friend Tracy joins the program-ming; I'm definitely having a good time!

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My brother Don gets a big heap of spaghetti; Dar's friends contemplates the food; Mom tastes her own cooking; Dad makes laughs heartily.

Good thing I was able to persuade my mom a few months ago to host the party. I told her she can show off her garden with the party in her house, hehehe. Unfortunately, it rained buckets that day, and Dad had to haul ass to move the chairs and tables from the garden to our garage. So touched also by my Mom because she even made small flower arrangements for the tables.

My mom prepared a feast! I told her I was expecting 50 guests, but as usual, I overestimated hehehe. We had spaghetti (her specialty!), chicken lollipops, afritada, buttered vegetables (super yum!), and her fruit salad. She ordered some of the food from Albergus, but I know she prepared and cooked the majority of dishes.

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Dar and Darice, with his half-sister, stepdad and mom; Me and Darice, with my family; Our own little family; The three families intersecting and uniting.

Time for the family pictures! We asked our wedding photographer Rene Gaviola and our wedding videographer Buddy Gancenia to cover the party. It was a chance for them to meet our families, and our families to meet them, so that they'd be more at ease with each other during the wedding day itself. My Dad was such a socialite during the party -- he was chatting up a storm with both Rene and Buddy, hahahha!

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I'm not crying!; our guests listen to Dar's speech; we sing to "I Wanna Make It With You"; then I give my own apprication speech while my sisters raise their eyebrows hehehe.

This was the highlight of the night. Kat (my friend and coordinator) asked Dar the night before to make an appreciation speech for me -- which is the last thing Dar would want to do hahaha because he hates writing his own speech and saying it in front of people. But then, lo and behold, Kat was able to persuade him, and here he is (look at image on the left) trying to internalize his speech during the party. I was so touched by Dar's speech because it was the first time he made a real public display of affection for me, and he sounded so sincere, I think even my Mom believed him nyahahaha. Mommy Paul (practicing as our host that night) made Dar sing "I Wanna Make It With You" and I was dragged to the front for a duet. Then it was my turn to show (and say) my appreciation for Dar, and it was pure babble because I didn't have any idea this was going to happen :) Thank God Buddy and Rene was there, they were able to capture everything -- I know this was the first and last time Dar would do that hehehe.

P.S. Darice striked many poses that night!

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Eating a chicken lollipop with kaartehan; her favorite and very funny dance move; singing "Sasakyan Kita"; making funny eyes for Rene.

P.P.S. All party pictures by Rene Gaviola. More pictures of the party here.

Blue Sky

2005-09-26T04:10:00.000+08:00

My attempt at *real* photography.

Good thing the sky was so blue, the water was great, and the boat was just asking for its picture to be taken.

More Bohol pictures here.

Still attempting to upload my wedding pictures (read: waiting for Darius to finish using the computer).

2005-09-20T21:48:00.000+08:00

september nine two thousand five

Bohol!

2005-09-18T20:59:00.000+08:00

A Delayed Flight

As we drove to the airport, I was feeling queesy, as this was the first time Dar and I would be travelling alone, without other older adults. This was my second time to travel *domestically* (is there such a term?), as the first time was Cebu together with my laboratory mates. I was disoriented at first when we arrived at the airport, as I was expecting the small building of the Cebu Pacific airport (that was the image I had of the domestic airport kasi). Gawd, the new airport was spanking clean and huge! We could get lost in here!!! I got a bigger knot in my stomach, because I realized I would be the one guiding Dar inside the airport (he last set foot on a plane when he was 8 years old), but I absolutely had no idea where to go too! Good thing there were lots of signs and lots of people directing us where to go. Hooray for the new airport hahaha. [But the terminal fee is quite steep ha.]

Our flight to Bohol was supposed to be at 8 a.m., that's why we were already checked-in and waiting at the terminal by 7:15 a.m. But unfortunately, our flight was delayed to 10:15 a.m. Good thing I brought my discman (I know, I know, an ancient mechanism) and some books, while Dar busied himself with his cellphone games. Oh, PAL gave a free breakfast to all delayed passengers to Bohol, an empanada and brewed coffee from *.

Before 10 am, they asked us to board the plane (yahoo!) and by 10 am, the plane took off and we were off to Bohol! ^_^

Panglao Island Nature Resort

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To cut costs, we availed of the PALakbayan package for Panglao Island Nature Resort for their bungalow room with jacuzzi (yeah baby yeah!). Well it's not really cutting costs because the jacuzzi room is the most expensive room in PINR, but it was soooooooooo worth it.

Our bungalow was walking distance from the main lobby hut. It had an AMAZING view of the sea and shore - from the bed, from the bathroom, from the jacuzzi, from everywhere! We were, I felt, surrounded by the blue sea and green foliage. The bungalow was right next to the second access steps to the beach, so I only have to go down these steps and viola, beach na agad! :)

Relaxing on the First Day

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Ang ginawa namin on the our first night and day on Bohol? Eh di syempre, K lang ng K and S lang ng S :P

That is Kain lang ng Kain and Swimming lang ng Swimming (sa jacuzzi nga lang :P).

Ops, before your dirty minds go into overdrive, we ate LOTS of food for lunch and dinner, and just sat our bums on the jacuzzi for the longest time. The food was great!!! Just like you're eating out at a mid-price range resto (like Gerry's siguro or Dencio's), and super sarap pa. For lunch, we ate crispy pata and chicken binacol with bagoong rice, together with a mango shake and buco in a shell. Then for dinner, we had kinilaw na isda (for me), sisig, cream of corn soup and pancit -- I know, I know weird combo of dishes hehehe. Then to jazz up the jacuzzi experience, we ordered a tequila margarita (for me) and a mango cooler (for Dar) for us to drink while we lounge about the warm bubbly waters.

Tour of Bohol on the Second Day

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We went to the usual Bohol tourist spots: the Blood Compact shrine, Baclayon Church and Museum, Chocolate Hills, passed by the Man-made Forest (gawd, it was really creepy passing by those trees), then had lunch at Loboc river, and then went to see the tarsiers.

While we made our way to the Chocolate Hills, it was raining so damn hard, I thought our tour was ruined. But then, Dar was still game, and even though it was raining hard and the wind was blowing every which way, we made our way to the top of the viewing spot.

And the view of the hills was soooo worth it. It just blew us away. After a while, the rain stopped, and we took our time taking in the sights, and taking pictures of course, of the famous hills.

Before I forget, when you go to Bohol, and you go see the tarsiers, please please turn off the flash of your camera. Some tourists who were there when we went to see the tarsiers were so kulit and still used their flash :( Grrr.

Good-bye Bohol!

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Before we said good-bye to Bohol, we ate a hearty breakfast (buffet, at last!!!) and I took time swimming in the beach and the pools of the resort while Dar took pictures of me (nasanay ata ako sa pictorials for the wedding -- gusto ko lagi may nagpipicture sakin hehehe).

Then we had a humongous lunch of calamares, pork sinigang and again bagoong rice (super yummy -- meron pa talagang green mango slices). Yes, this honeymoon was really a food trip -- we didn't do anything but eat, eat and eat!!!

We got to the airport by 3:30pm for our 4:50pm flight, which was delayed (of course! PAL stands for Plane Always Late, as my mom said) to 5:15pm. We arrived to a drenching wet Manila by 6pm.

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Sooooooooooo happy with the 3D/2N at Panglao Island Nature Resort. Not just because of the sights, the ambiance, the food, the pools, the beach -- but because I got to spend some serious quality time with my hubby *blush*. I guess we needed a refresher course on keeping the flame alive *naks*. And I feel reconnected to him somehow, emotionally, romantically, physically and of course, ehem, sexually.

We hope to go back to Bohol, and still stay at PINR, this time with Darice. I just know she'll have a great time :)

See you next year, Bohol!

Looks like we made it...

2005-09-10T19:55:00.000+08:00

...look how far we've come my baby
it mighta took the long way
we knew we'd get there someday...

september nine two thousand five

Last Minute Projects

2005-09-05T06:19:00.000+08:00

Time to get down and dirty since I've been on leave since Thursday last week.

Here are the final souvenir tags using our prenup pics.

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Here are the table numbers naman, again using our pictures [wala na, puro mukha na lang namin ni Darius yung kasal mwahahahha]. First, I put the pics I liked in a film strip:

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Then I incorporated the film strips in the table numbers themselves:

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Here's the final missalette cover:

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Haaay... I have so much more to do pa. Antawag dito cramming, or feeling-matatapos-lahat-kasi-leave-na-Sept-1-pa-lang. Pero hindi pala, aatakahin din ako ng tamaditis :P I still have to make the cord, the ring pillow, buy a treasure chest for the coins, make the garter, and the wish cards.

Na-excite nako lumabas ang aking DIY powers! Hahahaha!

The AVP

2005-08-14T22:40:00.000+08:00

Ang hirap pala maging artista!

Just had the day-long AVP shoot with Buddy Gancenia, and I must say, I'm dead tired.

I was kind of nervous and anxious a few days before the shoot, because I was scared that only a few of Dar's friends would show up. They have a tendency to be flaky kasi (case in point: Darice's birthday party - NOBODY showed up, even if they said they'd make habol), so I was asking Dar to confirm and re-confirm who will be able to make it for the shoot. And they did make it!!! :D Too bad the most important guy friend (he was the one pimping Dar to ask me out) for the video who came from Pangasinan was too late for the shoot already. Syempre, can't demand naman from him too much hehehe.

One concern of mine also was that Darice was going to do her own spiels and I was worried she'd go bratty on us. Although it took almost all morning to do her scenes, she was still cheerful and energetic on her last shot (although, I could see a twinge of ka-maldita-han already hehehe). As a reward, I sent her off with my sisters to visit my parents and my brothers. [Also, she was getting crankier by the second :P]

My biggest concern was, of course, Dar, who was really camera-shy (kuno). He's a very un-opinionated guy when it comes to our relationship (everything was either "okay lang", "ikaw bahala", or "kahit ano", for him). And he answers everything in jest!!! Walang seryoso na lumabas sa bibig nyan. I was really worried I was going to look like this head-over-heels girl for him, and he's just NR towards me =s But I think my friend-slash-coordinator-slash-director Kat managed to get a few serious answers from him. ^_^

Good thing Buddy was so patient also. Ang kukulit rin kasi ng mga friendships namin ni Dar hehe.

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Ngayon ko lang narealize, good thing merong AVP shoot and pre-nuptial pictorial. You get to *bond* with your videographer and the photographer, and masasanay ka sa camera.

At first, I felt uncomfortable doing my scene for the AVP, especially since di naman kami close talaga ni Buddy tapos I'll be saying mushy things about Dar diba? Pero Buddy kasi is so comfortable to be with, sobrang down-to-earth kaya as the scene went on, I got to be more comfy. That's one of the reasons I warmed up to him when Cathy Gancenia referred him, kasi feeling ko same level kami ganyan hehehe.

Also he has so many ideas, and andaming angles nya kinuhanan yung mga scenes (three takes all in all), natuwa talaga ako. :D Feeling artista talaga kaming lahat!!!

I do hope I get to see the edited AVP na (kahit yung raw scenes man lang!!!) pero surprise daw sabi ni Buddy eh. Hehehe. Si Kat na ang bahala mag-critique hihihi.

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So satisfied with what I've accomplished today. :D

Assembly Line

2005-08-07T23:35:00.000+08:00

Been busy assembling the invitations these past couple of weeks. Dar has been a great help! I've been giving him stuff to do regarding the invitations [some assembly, map printing, etc] and he always gets it done. Galing, kakaiba! Hahaha.

That's it for now! I still have 49 invitations to go :)

Toodles!

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P.S. In a weird kind of way, after the prenups, I've been feeling a bit more confident about myself. I noticed a slight *kendeng* when I'm walking eh hahahah.

Fashion Shoot

2005-08-05T23:43:00.000+08:00

Photography by Rene Gaviola
Hair and Make-up by Jasmine Mendiola

Photoshop Overload

2005-07-28T05:21:00.000+08:00

As I said earlier, been busy for the past several weeks working on the invitations. After so many layout changes, page size indecisions, and printer confusion, here are the final products:

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Here naman are the souvenir tags I'm planning to use as of now. But something's coming up [secret muna, as of now hehehe], and I might use a different one. Still, here are the tags:

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Lastly, misallette covers. Still undecided about this one. I'm worried about the borders kasi eh. Baka I'll just have it without the borders, and yung couple and text sa gitna na lang yung may border... para consistent hehee.

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Hmmm... looks like my souvenir tags look a little off... Maybe I should use the border on the tags for consistency... Hmmm..

It's back to the drawing board for me! Toodles ^_^

The Hair

2005-07-27T22:20:00.000+08:00

I want my hair to be fashioned, if I may describe it so eloquently, into a "loose bun".

I want it to be loose so that if ever may tumabig sakin or biglang may mahulog man na strands of hair, ganon pa rin yung hitsura nya. Parang minimal upkeep ba.

The photo on the left is how I want my bangs and my falling hair tendrils to look like. Good thing my bangs are growing out already. Then the photo at the right is how I want my bun to look like. Loose lang, not a severe tight bun. Hmmm... not really keen on fresh flowers for my hair, siguro I'll get some here.

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You might be asking who's going to do all these for my hair? It's none other than my secondary sponsor and kumareng Jasmine Mendiola! :) Jayphen [as I called her since I was in 6th grade while she was in 3rd grade] started two years ago after graduating from Theater Arts in (the) Ateneo. I think theater make-up gave her the proper stepping stone to become a hair and make-up artist (aside from honing her acting skills hehe). I think her kakiyan also is a big factor :)

She was one of the first suppliers I pencil-booked when Dar and I decided to get married last April 2004. As in kinuha ko na talaga syang hair and make-up artist, kahit na I've never seen her works talaga. I trust this girl; bilib ako sa kanya eh :) Mejo biased, I know hehehe :)

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We went to the bridal fair in Megamall last June 11 just to finally and officially book her. I wanted to make uzi sa Printed Matter, pero sobrang daming tao. Dropped by Karl and Mimi's booth rin just to say hi :)

The Photographer

2005-06-22T22:38:00.000+08:00

And the chosen one is: Rene Gaviola!

To say that I love his pictures would be an understatement. Here are some of my fave pics from his site. I have a hard time identifying what it is I like about his style. Maybe it's the simplicity, or the candidness of the photo, or the lighting. It could also be because his pictures do say a thousand words. Basta, when I went to his site for the first time, even before I got to email him or anything, I knew na he was going to be one of my top choices for a wedding photographer.

I sent out an email, and inquired regarding his minimalist layout and personalized album. In his reply, he wrote:

For content, we would put in mostly large photographs of my creative shots since I prefer the minimalist approach. Of course there might be a couple of pages w/ combined photos but only if it calls for it. Please visit http://www.graphistudio.com/en/products/Book/index.html for examples of minimalist layouts. [This text can also be found starting here.]

I was hooked! Dar is a no-frills kind of guy, and he wants everything, simple, neat, clean and uncluttered. Looks like Rene really is the photographer for us :)

Oh, and he has a large selection of albums, as in! We decided to get an album from Chie Zamora, a black Bible-looking album, that looks and feels like a coffee-table book. Pero later on pa namin pag-usapan, after the wedding na. We might go straight to Chie Zamora rin siguro para I can ask siguro kung puedeng cover-an ng denim yung album. [Over denim na ba? :P]

As of now, I'm so happy that I got Rene Gaviola as my wedding photographer. He is so nice, so accomodating, sobrang creative, andaming ideas :) Tuwang-tuwa sya sobra sa denim motif ko :)

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Haaay... feels so good to finally make some serious progress with the preps.

The Videographer

2005-06-21T22:43:00.000+08:00

And the Oscar goes to: Buddy Gancenia!

Yes, I finally booked Buddy Gancenia after some serious dilly-dallying. I had to consider a lot of things because Kat's friend, Deng, was also doing wedding videos. I had to wait for the sample before I could fairly decide on who to get. It was so hard to decide as in! On one side, a cheaper, Gen-X music wedding video done by a CMMI awardee, on the other hand, a more expensive, yet more experienced, reality-based coverage done by a Certified Avid Editor.

After 10,000 email exchanges and bargainings, I decided to splurge and get Buddy :)

One of the factors I considered was that Buddy and Rene Gaviola have been partners since forever [I'm exaggerating], and it was important to me that my videographer and photographer work well together. Baka naman mag-agawan pa sila ng eksena, kasi di sila sanay to work together. Since Buddy and Rene have worked together before, siguro naman they've developed na a working relationship, and their own rhythm when it comes to their wedding coverage.

Pero the deciding factor talaga were his reality videos. It was not the usual wedding video na set to music lang yung video, mala music video. Buddy's videos had a raw, documentary feel to it, na I found very refreshing. And for a one-cam setup, andami rin nyang nakukuhang shots ha :)

What I like about him also is he's very down-to-earth. I think he can make Darius comfortable being in front of the camera for the AVP and during the wedding itself. He's so easy to get along with, just like his wife, Cathy Gancenia of Flowers Speak. Andami rin nyang ideas, pati rin dun sa flowers [his wife's best student I suppose hehehe], and syempre sa denim theme ko.

We have an assignment nga pala, think of a concept for the AVP, a possible script, and maybe the music that goes along with it! I'm crossing my fingers I, oops, I meant Dar and I, can come up with an interesting AVP for our family and friends :)

Denim Cake?!?

2005-06-20T05:35:00.000+08:00

I googled for images of denim + cake and viola! There exists a denim cake!

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Cake found at Sugar Creations!

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I have made so much progress this month of June. I'll be posting notes on my photographer, videographer, make-up artist, and my gown-maker, who I finally met up with last Friday. I've also been finalizing the design of my invitations. I also met up with the caterer, and I made some bilin regarding our requirements. Finalizing my menu as I speak (or write, hehe).

That's it for now. I'll be making more detailed kuwento about my wedding preparations a few days from now. ^_^

Toodles!

Seven Years Ago

2005-06-02T12:54:00.000+08:00

"Bakit kasi ineligible pa rin ako?", I asked Marie as we walked from our tambayan to Engg (Building).

I took a drag from my Marlboro Menthol Reds cigarette. "Kaasar, di tuloy ako makapag-enlist", I said through a cloud of smoke.

"Either yung classcards yan, or nawala yung jacket[1] mo", said Marie. She looked at her watch. "Tsk tsk. Matagal pa 'to, wala pang one o'clock eh"

Aargh. Enlistment is always a hellish experience in UP. Especially when you're an Enggineering student - you have to go way over to the Math building for your Math subjects, go to the tri-college (CSSP) for your general subjects, then to the Enggineering building for your Eng'g subjects. Oh and don't forget that damn PE.

"Marie, pano ba'to... Puro pre-rog na lang abot ko nito eh", I wailed as we crossed the street.

I threw down my finished cigarette, and stepped on it. I looked up, and noticed that somebody was walking towards us.

He had a smile on his face, looking at us as if he knew us. He was not walking towards us, but he was balancing himself on the path ledge, trying hard not to fall down.

"OY DARIUS!" Marie shouted. Ooooh, so kilala sya ni Marie, I thought.

He jumped off the ledge ang greeted Marie, "Hoy ka din." He had this childish grin on his face. "San kayo punta?"

"Sa admin, papahanap yung jacket nya", Marie said as she nodded towards me.

He looked at me. I, in turn, looked at him, too, and gave a small smile.

"Oo nga pala, Shelley si Darius, Darius si Shelley."

I gave a slightly bigger smile, "Hello"

"Ano uli pangalan nya?", he asked Marie with a wide smile on his face.

Marie slapped him on his arm. "Ang kulit nito, sabi ko nga Shelley!" Marie looked at me and said, "Makulit talaga 'to eh"

Para syang kiti-kiti, I thought, as I observed Darius.

"Classmates kami ni Darius nung elementary eh", Marie said. "Ah talaga?" was the only response I could muster. "Tapos nung summer lang kami uli nagkita. Classmates kami sa 53"

"Ang galing nga ni Marie sa 53 eh" he said with a grin.

"Oy, hindi kaya, ikaw kaya yung magaling!" Marie looked at me, "Salutatorian yan nung high school"

"Hindi, hindi ako salutatorian. Di daw kasi ako umabot sa grade na para sa salutatorian eh."

By this time, I was only replying with small smiles, "Ahhhh" or "Talaga?". All this time, he was constantly moving, either walking on the ledge again, or stumbling on his own two feet, or just plain pacing around.

"Uy, Shelley, mayaman yang si Darius" Marie jokingly whispered to me.

Darius laughed. "Hindi kaya. Magsasaka lang tatay ko. Labandera lang nanay ko."

"Eh may sariling kotse ka nga eh" Marie shot back.

"Di sakin yon!" he countered, with a glint in his eye.

I looked at my watch. "Ah, ano, lapit ng mag-1 eh. Akyat muna ako ha, pipila nako sa admin"

"Darius akyat na kami ha", Marie said.

"Sige, hintayin ko na muna sina Pao dito", he replied. He looked at me, "Sige good luck ha"

I smiled, "Thanks"

Marie hooked her arm around mine and we turned towards the entrance. "Sige Darius! Goodbye!"

I looked over my shoulder. He was still looking at us. I smiled and mouthed, "Bye".

He smiled.

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Not exactly the way it happened hehehe.

I clearly remember it was an enlistment day and I was with Marie and we were going to the Eng'g building. I also remember that I was ineligible to enroll. I also remember that I was smoking Marlboro Menthol Reds that day because I clearly remember the box.

And then, I know Darius was at the side entrance of the Eng'g building. And he too remembers that we got introduced. And I clearly remembered Darius saying that his father was just a farmer and that her mother was just a labandera.

And so, I will never forget: seven years ago, June 2, 1998, was when I got introduced to a lanky, hyper and makulit boy, who will turn out to be the father of my child ... and the man I am going to marry.

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[1]jacket - refers to the school records (class cards, copies of Form5's, TCG) of an Eng'g student.

Tin Buckets!

2005-05-24T22:19:00.000+08:00

Got this from Martha Stewart Weddings.

What got me interested first was the color of the flowers that were used. (Syempre, 'coz they're purple!) Then those tin buckets totally took my attention - they're so retro!!! Hehehe, I don't know if that's the right word to use. But I think it really fits with our retro/vintage theme.

Since we were going to use the aisle decorations as table centerpieces, this is how it's going to look siguro. It looks good rin talaga as a centerpiece eh. Fits well talaga with our theme, and the over-all feel/mood na I want to induce for the reception. It looks casual, pero elegant pa rin eh. A bigger tin bucket was used for this centerpiece, pero basically that's how it's going to look.

Cathy of IFlowersSpeak said that she was going to group the tin bucket arrangements para mas maraming bulaklak. (Kasi nga a tin bucket of flowers will not be enough nga naman for a big round table diba?) See the picture on the left, that's not really a tin bucket pero it approximates the color and the size of the tin buckets siguro that will be used from the aisle arrangements eh. I think it will be too small if isang arrangement lang. Dapat nga siguro grouping.

One more good way of using the tin buckets would be for the flower girls :) Instead of the usual ordinary basket, why not use tin buckets na rin, to tie in with the aisle decorations? I think the girls would like carrying it rin siguro eh. I might (or tell Cathy to) decorate the tin buckets with purple ribbons or denim fabric so that the girls will not look like they're just holding an ordinary timba diba? Hehehe.

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Flowers!

2005-05-16T05:33:00.000+08:00

It's final! We got Cathy Gancenia of IFlowersSpeak to be our florist!

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Here are the flowers that are going to be used for our wedding ^_^

Bouquet of white calla lilies hand-tied with denim fabric.

Bouquet of violet hydrangea, apple green carnation, bells of ireland, and foliage, hand-tied with dark or violet denim fabric.

Bouquet of violet hydrangea, yellow green button mums, and foliage, hand-tied with dark or violet denim fabric

Bouquet of violet hydrangea, apple green carnation, and foliage hand-tied with dark or violet denim fabric

Dress corsage of cymbidium orchids with denim fabric ribbon

Basket of shade violet carnation, yellow green mums, bell of Ireland, and foliage, with dark or violet denim fabric ribbons

Crown of hydrangea and yellow green mums

Different buttonholes of carnation and bouvardia

Roses, gerberas, mums and foliage for standing arrangements; hydrangea or agapanthus, apple green mums, white roses, and foliage in denim colored pot in white wrought iron stand

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I am so happy that Cathy and I finally agreed on the rates of the floral arrangements and the flowers that are going to be used for the wedding. The first quotation she showed me, with regards to the flowers that she suggested, are very different from the flowers above (and of course the price). I asked for hydrangeas, bells of ireland, and the green carnations and mums. I wanted, of course, for the color purple to be very dominant, and to make it more lively, Cathy put in the green flowers for contrast.

All in all, ngayon pa lang, I am very satisfied with IFlowersSpeak's services. Cathy is very friendly and very maasikaso. She really knows her stuff, and is very passionate about her craft. What I really like about her is that she *cares* about her client. Like for example, she was the one who suggested that we use the aisle arrangements as table centerpieces. If you really were just about money, you wouldn't suggest that right? Kaya talagang gumaan yung loob ko sa kanya.

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That's it, my May update. Still don't have photo and video, but I only have two choices for both photo and video. I hope I can meet up with them this week, if work-related stress does not get in the way. Also, Dar's sched is killing our time together, as he works from 10 PM to 7 AM, with his off-days moved to Thursday and Friday. So basically, I can only ask him to come with me during Thursday and Friday, after my office hours, that is after 5pm. During weekends, we really can't accomplish anything as he gets home from work around 9-10 AM, then he sleeps after lunch.

Waaaaah!!! So many things to do, so very little precious time.

That's why having signed the contract for Cathy's services really made me feel like I accomplished something major for the wedding. ^_^

The Groom's Suit

2005-04-11T05:17:00.000+08:00

From p. 70 of Metro Weddings I Do July - December 2003 Edition

For a beach or more casual garden wedding, consider linen

The pale blue color and ruffled shirt of sheer cotton hark back to the '70s, too, making this ensemble fashionable, but effortlessly, not exaggeratedly, all by Paul Smith.

The florist call this his 'Zen' boutonniere. It is two sprigs of a plant called Chinese Umbrella bound in raffia.

Yes, I've showed my baby this suit, and he seems okay with it ^_^ This suit is soooo perfect with my denim theme, don't you think? It has a casual, yet very elegant feel, and the linen looks like denim! Dar would really stand out among the male entourage (who will be wearing suits too, but they would be wearing the standard dark suits, I think).

My coordinator suggested that we could have the same shade of cloth used for the suit as that of the shade of the denim that will be used for my dress. It shouldn't be too dark, or else the suit jacket would just look like a denim jacket (hehehe), or too light coz it won't look good with the dress' design.

If you look closely, you would see the ruffles that were described, but it's very subtle, and not too frilly. I just have to make sure that Dar doesn't wear any big gold necklaces or any bling bling or else he'll look like a gigolo hehehe.

Now we just have to look for somebody to make the groom's suit. ^_^

What Kind of Bride Will You Be?

2005-04-10T15:38:00.000+08:00

You Will Be a Modern Bride!

While you aren't ready to throw away all wedding tradions, you want a wedding with a twist. You're more inspired by celebrity weddings on E! than from bridal magazines. Whether this means getting married on the beach barefoot or a mariachi band for the reception. Your wedding will be a blend of old and new - white dress cocktail, personalied vows, whatever suites you!!

What Kind of Bride Will You Be? Take This Quiz :-)

And Another One!

2005-03-27T10:44:00.000+08:00

Nyahahaha... addict ako sa Photoshop! :P

Save the Date!

2005-03-25T11:39:00.000+08:00

Have been slaving over this since yesterday, and finally I've finished it!

Click for a bigger picture

This layout is a result of the corkboard idea for our save-the-dates pero my CF and I decided na for souvenirs na lang yon. Actually napag-usapan namin na wala na talaga akong save-the-dates kasi baka dagdag gastos lang yon. Since eto naman at nakagawa ako ng save-the-date card na walang gastos.... thru email na lang!!! Hehehe!

If we do have a pre-nup pictorial, I'll change some of the pictures and put our pre-nup pics instead. If not, then I'm okay with this na! ^_^ Feel ko pa nga sana dagdagan ng mga anik-anik pa yung corkboard eh, like a bunch of swatches (denim and all shades of purple), and *notes* for the venues.

Ay ang saya! Heheheh... ^_^ Na-addict nako sa Photoshop!

Thanks to these sites for their wonderful tutorials:

MyJanee
EScrappers
Good Tutorials

So, back to Photoshop uli ako! Toodles ^_^

Balay and the Tent

2005-03-06T21:56:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, Dar and I visited Balay Kalinaw to look at those bothersome stairs.

So here's how the stairs looked:

That's 11 steps each flight, so that's 22 steps in all. Dar, in general, was okay with it na. He said either temp ramp na lang daw, or somebody, er some bodys have to carry/pull Des up. I repeatedly assured him na bahala na ang Balay don. Alangan namang mga naka-bihis sila in their suits/barongs tapos bubuhatin nila si BIL2B.

Hay. Buti naman. I was getting worried na we might change venues pa. I love it na sa Balay eh. Mas significant lang talaga na our wedding is celebrated in U.P., where it all started. :)

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We then proceeded to the Fort for the Wedding Expo!

My main reason for going to the Expo was to look for a photographer and a cake supplier. I especially wanted to visit the booth of Sugarbox because of the 1.8K mini-cake I heard (read?) through W@W yahoogroups. I also wanted to look at the layouts of the different photographers for their digital storybook.

A particular company, Little Dreams, was recommended by a friend of an office mate. This friend-of-an-officemate is also a freelance photographer, kaya siya pinakilala ng office mate ko. If I wanted daw kasi somebody to take pictures of the wedding, baka puede daw sya. And actually, puede rin sana sya, kasi mababa lang yung charge nya for his (and his partner's) services. As in services lang ha, walang album, unlimited (?) pictures daw sa CD. Pero this freelance photog was pushing for Little Dreams and/or Decisive Moments, kung ano daw mas kaya ng budget ko. He's currently an apprentice daw kasi of Mel Cortez (of Decisive Moments). Sabi ko liit lang budget ko, so sabi nya na better na sa Little Dreams ako mag-inquire.

So when I got to the Expo, siyempre inquire-inquire. Tapos nag-name-drop ako, "I was actually referred by a friend of an office mate" then I said his name. Hehehe, magic words, binigyan ako ng FREE pre-nup studio pictorial! I wasn't really expecting that, more of tignan ko kung my ties talaga si friend-ni-office-mate sa Little Dreams. So mukhang meron nga. :P

Siyempre marami rin akong tinignan na ibang mga photographers. Hehehe, more of maraming nakolekta na brochures. Ang hirap pala mag-inquire kasi ang dami-dami-daming tao. Well, we weren't really there to book a supplier eh, more of tignan lang naman kung ano ang mga options namin for our photographer. We also learned the different types of printing the digital album (ang naalala ko na lang ngayon eh matte :P).

Next up, cakes. Liked the cakes of Karla Magbanua, very personalized yung cake nya. Loved the cake she did for the optometrists [? tama ba, yung mga eye doctors] which I saw sa Metro Weddings na magazine [Yes, finally bought the one with Claudine on the cover, next time ko na kuwento about the denim motif of Gozum].

And finally, nakita ko na yung 1.8k na minicakes of Sugarbox. It's not that small naman, pero it's not that big nga [syempre! mini cake nga eh :P]. Dar said it was a little too small. I said, we can have three, tapos lahat yon all edible layers pa. He was kind of surprised, "Bakit yung sa ibang cake ba hindi edible lahat?" I told him na sometimes, when the cake is HUGE, only one layer or a part of the layer is edible. Mega react si Dar, gusto daw nya malaking cake and lahat edible. Okay ka lang? Hahahah, sino kakain ng lahat ng cake na yon? He said na yun lang daw pakain namin sa guests. Haaay. Ang kulit.

Then we passed by the W@W booth. On display were the unity coins.

Darius wanted them for our wedding! Yun lang, hehehe, so happy na he has a say on the wedding naman :) Kaso, he wanted gold, ako kasi more on silver ako eh. Pero since minsan lang naman sya magka-opinion regarding our wedding, I go for gold na rin. Didn't buy muna, kahit na we could get it for 100 bux less. Sabi naman ni Dar, okay lang yon, 100 lang naman difference eh. And yun nga, we weren't at the expo to buy anything or book suppliers, we were there just to look around and to get ideas.

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Haaay. Ayun, mejo mission accomplished naman this weekend. Dami ko ng ideas pero I have to sift through them pa kundi baka mawalan na kami ng budget hahaha :D

Toodles! ^_^

Dilemma

2005-03-03T22:57:00.000+08:00

CF Kat called Balay Kalinaw to see if the stairs problem can be remedied, as Dar would really like a temporary ramp for his brother's wheelchair. Balay Kalinaw said that they'd already dealt with that problem before and they carried/pushed the wheelchair upstairs. I told CF that we'd look into the place this weekend, para makita naman kung feasible ba yung ramp. Baka mas okay kung 4 persons na lang could carry the wheelchair (syempre with BIL2B) upstairs.

Pero sad thing nga lang kasi Dar wanted to change venues na agad when he learned na walang elevator para sa brother nya. Nakaka-sad lang na palit agad ng venue, eh puede namang gawan pa sana ng paraan. Tsaka kung magpapalit ng venue, palit na rin ng church kung ganon. Eh kaya nga sa Balay kami kasi sa U.P. nga eh, our school where we met and where our love grew (naks). Eh di mawawalan na ng saysay yon. Pero nainis naman ako sa sarili ko kasi feeling ko ang babaw ko na parang di ko man lang naisip yung needs ng brother nya. So yun.

Mejo na-uplift naman ako dun sa tinext ni CF about Balay. Si CF talaga ang galing, tinawagan nya agad yung Balay after I called her up to make kuwento to her nga about Dar's reaction. So yun lang. Thanks Kat :)

An Afternoon of Wedding Preps

2005-03-02T22:12:00.000+08:00

Last Wednesday, my coordinator-friend (CF) Kat and I met at Starbucks Metrowalk to talk about wedding preps, and of course kuwentuhan na rin. :)

Some of the things we finalized:

1. Rent out the whole 2nd floor of Balay Kalinaw

CF Kat wanted to have a receiving area for the guests while they waited for us (me and Dar and the rest of the entourage) to arrive from church. Cocktails-cocktails ganyan. And para na rin siguro talaga ma-implement yung seating arrangement.

I told Kat this might prove to be a problem because MIL2B might become ma-PR and just ask everybody to go inside and seat themselves, just like what she did nung wedding ni SIL2B.

Ang taray ni CF: "Ay, ayoko ng pinapakialaman ha!"

Hahhaha... All in good fun syempre when she said that. She's met MIL2B naman eh, and she knows what I'm talking about. I assured her that Dar will let her mom be *steady lang* hehehe.

Problem: I knew Dar wouldn't like it that the reception would take place at the 2nd floor of Balay because of Des (who's in wheelchair). CF Kat assured me that it was not that many steps. But we still thought it best to consult Dar.

2. CF liked my Save-the-Date corkboards idea!

So much so na pang-souvenir na talaga sya at di na pang-save-the-date. She also agreed with using the old jeans, para nga mas tipid and mas personalized :) So, might give her a sample soon and syempre will post pics here na rin.

3. Game na kami with Ignacio's as caterer.

Ignacio's kasi is the caterer-suki of MIL2B. I've tasted the food na many of times (during MIL2B's and SIL2B's birthdays) and okay naman talaga. Mejo ambivalent lang ako dun sa "elegant buffet setup" na sinasabi dun sa brochure nila kasi baka naman di bumagay dun sa theme or motif ko :( Pero magagawan naman yan ng paraan ng creativity namin ni CF :)

Yung kukunin namin yung 200-250 per head, and sobrang okay na yung menu non. Kasi since suki si MIL2B, we can exchange viands na from different set menus. Also the payment is not due on the day of the event mismo. Since MIL2B is the one paying for the wedding, good ito para sa kanya para naman di masyadong bigatin ang bayaran on the day itself.

4. Mejo sure na ang Sugarbox cakes.

Eto, based on the prices lang na I get from emails from the W@W yahoogroups. For a 3-layer mini-cake, it's 1.8K lang, base's diameter is around 4 inches and all edible pa! CF said we get 3 mini-cakes para 3 x 3 = 9 ==> our anniv month and day :)

5. Gusto ko talaga ng digital storybook!

As in. So kelangan i-overhaul ang budget dahil sa luho kong ito :P Well di naman, kasi nga yung sinabi naming budget kay CF before eh laging nadadagdagan kasi nagiging mas generous (or malabo!) 'tong si MIL2B. I'm really willing to scrimp and save for good photos (and lay-outs!) of our wedding. Ayan, so budget for this luho just upped our expected expenses by 32K (from a 10K budget for photos to around 42K para we can have that storybook + freebies). Pero syempre will still consider budget first and foremost when we scout for photographers.

6. We'll be getting Hourglass!

Ang galing talaga gumawa ng connections ni CF! Naging friendly friends sya with somebody from NU107 and it turned out na this guy was Hourglass' manager! He's going to give us a HUGE discount, as in around 25%-30% discount! Woohoo!

Eto talaga natutuwa ako kasi Hourglass pa lang talaga ang pinaka-input ni Dar sa wedding. Nagustuhan kasi nya yung Hourglass when we got to watch them last year sa UP Fair. When we finally finalized (ang panget :P) to have our wedding this year, he said he wanted a band, instead of a DJ, and that he wanted Hourglass. O diba, may input ang baby ko hehehe :P When I asked CF kung how much ang Hourglass, nahimatay ako sa taas ng presyo nila. Scrapped na talaga ang Hourglass from our plans, kasi di talaga kaya ng budget. Pero yun nga, super duper discounted na sila so game na uli ang Hourglass! :D

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Ayan, one afternoon with my CF and andami na naming na-plano! Super excited na naman ako after leaving Starbucks. Haaay. Ang sarap lang meeting up with her because she gets all excited rin eh. Pag si Dar kasi kinausap mo about the preps he'd just say "Okay", "Nice", "Sure", and the phrase I hate the most: "Ikaw bahala". Hmp :P

Wedding Expo na sa weekend! Shempre punta kami ni Dar ^_^

Toodles!

Save-The-Date Ideas

2005-02-26T07:50:00.000+08:00

Here are some ideas I have for my DIY Save-The-Date cards:

Save-the-Date Corkboard

To make my Save-The-Date functional, I'm thinking of covering a rectangular piece of corkboard with the denim material. So that the recipients can then hang it up to be used as a bulletin board or something, diba? Puede na rin siguro eto na lang rin yung souvenirs??? Hehehe... [Pero serious, matutuwa kaya guests ko kung gawin kong corkboard bulletin board yung souvenirs? Gagamitin ba nila yon?] So I guess the corkboard has to be a bit big to function as a bulletin board. [Inspired by the second picture, the recycled denim jean's pocket]

I could use some of our (mine and Dar's) old jeans, cut out the back pockets and use those to cover the corkboard. I could also find a way to use the front pockets, para 4 save-the-date's agad per old pair of jeans diba?

Save-the-date info will then be printed on a light purple paper, or puede ring simple white paper na lang with purple ink. This paper will then be attached to the corkboard using a push-pin, pero naka-insert pa rin inside the jean pocket.

Save-the-Date Card

If ever mapag-usapan na namin ni Kat (my coordinator) na masyadong work yung denim corkboard as a Save-the-Date card, baka denim colored paper na lang, then embellishments to make the paper look like jeans [siguro gold broken lines to mimic stitches?]. If ever I won't be able to find denim-like paper, I found a denim paint technique na sana puede ring gawin sa papel hahaha :D

Definitely, light purple paper inserts will be used for the save-the-date info. If ever we go for the look of the first invitation, a purple ribbon will be used, instead of the red bandana.

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I'm really excited to do this project na. Para finally ma-feel ko man lang na umuusog na wedding preps namin. ^_^ Well, at least napa-reserve na ang Balay Kalinaw and Sta. Maria dela Strada, and yun naman ang pinaka-importante eh.

So, save the date y'all!!!

Cake Topper

2005-01-21T11:37:00.000+08:00

Watif?!?

Calla Lilies

2005-01-14T11:45:00.000+08:00

My friend coordinator Kat suggested calla lilies for my bridal bouquet. These were the flowers she had in mind when she suggested "all-white".

So I did my homework and looked for bouquets of calla lilies on the net. Here are some examples I liked.

Obviously, I would like my bouquet to be bunched up, not the flowing kind of arrangement (Hahaha, di ko ma-explain! Basta ganyan ang itsura!).

A Dress from Vivian

2004-11-09T21:42:00.000+08:00

Na-in love ako dun sa corset/obi belt ng dress na ito!

Now, naisip ko na maybe the secondary sponsors can have the denim obi/corset thingie, while the bridesmaids can have the thin denim ribbon belt with flower. Or the other way around puede rin.

Basta dapat denim. And may purple!

From The Dessy Collection

2004-10-15T21:27:00.000+08:00

Ang daming damit sa Dessy collection as in! ^_^

But here are my two most favorite designs that I saw at Dessy:

First is this style with a separate georgette top and a lace over charmeuse skirt. [Hehehe, obvious bang sobrang I'm into the layered effect? ^_^]

What I liked about this design was it was made out of a separate top and skirt. I think I would've liked a bridesmaid's outfit with separates because, at least, I could incorporate the outfit into my wardwrobe. A formal top can be dressed down by jeans, or a dressy skirt by a simple shirt. I also liked the corset style of the top, with the satin ribbon belt.

For this style, I'm thinking the top should be made out of a denim-like material, para bumagay sa theme. The skirt could be of light purple color, with the flowers of the lace of a very dark purple color naman.

Second style I liked is this very pink and kikay dress ^_^

Again, the "layered" effect is present, with the tulle ruffle at the hem. I love the cut, the length of the dress, and especially the ribbon belt with silk flower.

To incorporate my denim theme, I'm thinking of making the tulle ruffle, the thin belt and silk flower out of denim. And the dress would be a very very very light purple color.

Ayan, I hope I'm not turning into a purple or denim freak ha!

Toodles!

Alfred Angelo Dresses

2004-09-30T11:55:00.000+08:00

Alfred Angelo has an intensive collection of bridesmaid's dresses. Here are some of the designs I found at the Alfred Angelo website which I'm considering for my entourage.

I wanted a classic looking dress for my bridesmaids and female secondary sponsors.

I think these designs are classic enough, with the strapless top, thin ribbon belt and flowing skirt. They exude an Audrey Hepburn vibe hehehe. I especially liked the "layered" effect (erm, don't know how to describe it) - the floral/polka-dotted transparent cloth on top of the solid pink cloth.

I found these dresses here.

What I like about the polka-dotted dress is that I could imagine the bottom layer of the dress to be denim! Or of a denim-colored cloth, that would be nice too. I also love the thin belt with rhinestone buckle. Definitely gagawin kong denim yung belt. Very simple, but still very elegant.

[But maybe I could let my girls decide what their top would look like, if they want it strapless, or maybe turn it into a halter top or whatever suits them, diba?]

To dress things up a bit, the satin ribbon belt with the big floral pin would be perfect. The floral dress looks very dressy, pero it's actually very simple lang.

I'm not very particular about the color, syempre dapat nasa purple family diba? Maybe a light purple color... more of lilac or periwinkle diba? Hmmm... puede pa rin kaya yung satin ribbon belt gawing denim na lang para ma-i-tie-in ko sa motif? Or yung mismong flower na lang mismo, made out of denim!

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Up next, dresses from the Dessy Collection!

A Year From Now...

2004-09-09T05:46:00.000+08:00

I'm going to be Mrs. Dela Cruz! ^_^

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Happy anniversary baby! Mwah :-*

Wedding Dress Option No. 3

2004-08-29T10:37:00.000+08:00

I call this The I'm-Just-A-Simple-Girl-Having-A-Simple-Wedding Wedding Gown. ^_^

I found this dress at Metrofashion. Under the Bridal Dresses & Bridesmaids section, they called it the Classic Corset Wedding Dress.

Again, of course, the corset is denim. The skirt is going to be a purple (same shade as this site's background) translucent material. Simple lang diba?

This dress is the biggest contender of the three as we are under a very strict and a very low budget. Kahit na small ang budget namin, I hope I can still make it a very stylish and very personal wedding ^_^

Wedding Dress Option No. 2

2004-08-23T22:28:00.000+08:00

The Romantic-Fairy-Tale-Fantasy Wedding Dress is what I call this.....

I found this dress at Brides and Jokers, the website of designers Kathryn and Alexandra. It has different gowns inspired by the different eras (like the Medieval or Renaissance era) and I found the gown above in Victorian Era Style Wedding Gowns. They called it the 19th Century Wedding Gown.

Since the skirt is simple enough, I'd be keeping the style of the top. Again, it's a corset, but I don't mind if it's not denim...because I'm thinking that the roses lining the top of the corset will be denim ^_^ And maybe the lines (or piping) running down the corset will be denim. ^_^

As for the color of the gown, if I can't convince my mom, or Dar's mom, for it to be purple (see the background color of this blog? yep, I'm going for that shade), then I'd want the petticoats/slips/layers under the main skirt be purple. And the main skirt be a translucent/transparent white. Ganon na rin with the corset, the top layer would be the translucent/transparent white material, then the second layer be the purple material ^_^

Haaay, I do hope kaya ng powers ko dalhin 'tong gown na 'to... ^_^

Wedding Dress Option No. 1

2004-08-14T16:44:00.000+08:00

This is what I call my If-Only-I-Know-The-Perfect-Designer-To-Bring-This-To-Life wedding dress. ^_^

I found this dress at Simply Brides while I was searching for wedding gown designs on the Internet. I was specifically looking for a gown with a corset top. Because I wanted a DENIM corset top.

So, for this dress, I'm thinking that the top can be a simple denim corset top. No more flowers or what-have-you's because the skirt....

Ahhh...the skirt... *sigh* I lurve the skirt!

I want the ruffles to be denim! Is there going to be a designer/mananahi who'd agree to do that?!? Ooooh... I really really really want the ruffles to be denim! Or kahit some of the ruffles to be denim...Then some ruffles be bluish/purple whatever-material-that-is. If I can have the purple skirt too... *faints*

I know, I know... it won't look anything like a *traditional* wedding dress. But I'm not the traditional bride rin naman eh. ^_^

Denim

2004-07-18T10:12:00.000+08:00

I have a love affair with denim. I usually cut up my old jeans and reconstruct it into bags, skirts and accessories. It came natural for me to choose denim as a motif for my wedding. ^_^

Also, denim exudes an informal feel for the affair. I'm not really into formalities, and I'm sure our friends are not into that too. I'm sure they'll appreciate the "in"-formality of the affair. ^_^

Of course, the gowns won't be made of denim material! (Ha! I knew you were thinking that!)

The denim motif will be incorporated into the details of the wedding.

For the girls, the denim would be 'peeping' out under the skirts (sort of an under-slip that's too long). For the older girls (principal sponsors), they could be holding a denim pouch bag or something. For all the guys, it would be the tie.

For me, it would be my top ^_^

A denim corset top!

The best thing about this theme is that if we really go strict on our budget, we could ask for people's old jeans and use that for the wedding!

So crafty! So me! ^_^

Song List

2004-06-27T17:51:00.000+08:00

I have decided, erm, I mean, Dar and I have decided that songs to be played during the wedding ceremony would be by the Beatles.

Why such an off-the-wall decision on the wedding ceremony songs?

First, I don't want the traditional string quartet. Dar is not into string quartet. I can appreciate a string quartet, but it's BORING. (Not to offend those who will choose, or chose, a string quartet for their ceremony)

Second, Dar and I both grew up listening to our Dad's Beatles' albums. Dar has a brother named Desmond (from the song Obladi Oblada) to prove Dar's Papa's affinity to the group. Our house is filled with Beatles memorabilia, which Dad has been collecting since he started college. Our families can relate to the Beatles.

Third, and lastly, what other songs would be so nice to hear being played on acoustic guitars? Simple chords, simple lyrics but deep meanings. Not too mushy, but not too impersonal. Romantic but not too sentimental. Perfect.

I have asked Loogz and Gujel (thru email) to be my wedding ceremony musicians. I'm crossing my fingers that by by next year, I would have finalized my song list and they'd start practicing.

One problem, though: will the dela Strada church agree to such unorthodox songs?

Here is the tentative song list I would like to hear during the ceremony.

in my life (wedding march?)

something

till there was you (hmmm... seems like i don't like this anymore... masyadong piolo!)

and i love her

do you want to know a secret

here there and everywhere (wedding march?)

all my lovin'

when i'm sixty four (after the ceremony i guess?)

obladi oblada

blackbird? (too depressing?)

two of us (after the wedding ceremony, during picture taking etc)

across the universe

the long and winding road

i will (during the vows! perfect!)

girl

So what do you guys think? ^_^

Hmmm... still have to dig through my dad's LP collection to look for the perfect Beatles songs.

Oh, and have to look at a sample misallete so I'd know what part needs what kind of music.

*Toodles!*

The Date is Set

2004-04-01T22:27:00.000+08:00

The wedding date is set on September 9, 2005.

I have decided on a theme, the motif, the style of a few of the entourage's dresses and suits, my reception band and my ceremony songs.

But I'll post everything sa next entry ko na lang ^_^

Toodles!