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Sunday, April 30, 2017

Bridal HMUA: BOOKED!


Booked My and Hero's Hair and Make Up Artist, 


Myra Bendana!


Package Inclusions (Bride & Groom Only):
- Airbrush Makeup for the Bride
- HD makeup for the Groom
- 3 looks: Preps, Ceremony, Reception
- Unli Retouch until start of ceremony



XOXO,

Saturday, April 22, 2017

#PeaceOfMind

Finally decided to let go...

of our booked HMUA, Mama Val Villarin
and Wedding Gown couturier, Bride House PH.





XOXO,

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Prenup Videographer: BOOKED!

Booked our Prenup Videographer, 
Photogenics Studios!



Hero and I were able to haggle ng bonggang-bongga during the bridal fair and were able to score a really reallllly good deal!!! Pikit-mata talaga ang booking namin for this since Prenup Video was not part of our budget. Kaso after watching several prenup videos in Anawangin-Capones, waley na, hindi na talaga kami nagpa-pigil at nag-book na. =)))

Sobrang effort ang Anawangin-Capones shoot. Will need to bring our own HMUA, with OOT fees for all suppliers, van rental, packed food from breakfast til dinner, entrance fees and bayad pa sa boat for the island hopping. Tapos matindihang 4 hours++ travel time from Manila (pabalik pa) tapos may boat ride pa. Grabehan. So naisip namin ni Hero, this is something na hinding-hindi na namin uulitin ever. With an entire team for a photoshoot, might as well ma-capture na din sya on film.

Photogenics is a Zambales-based P/V Team. Most of their clients have their prenup shoots in Anawangin-Capones so sabi namin ni Hero, kabisadong kabisado na nila ang location and ang atake, so they are, hands down, the best team to work with for our prenup video. Tapos naka-hirit pa kami ng teaser for a minimal add-on, so sobrang-sobrang good deal na talaga! YAY! Super excited for our upcoming prenup on October! Sana lang talaga maganda ang weather non at hindi umulan!


Our package includes:

- 2-3 minutes Prenup Wedding Video
- 30 second teaser
- Aerial Cinematography
- Waived OOT Fee for Anawangin-Capones
- USB

Hero & Cha's Top Picks
Photogenics' Teaser and Pre Wedding Videos:

Sample Teasers:

Sample Pre Wedding Videos:

 
XOXO,

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Wedding Rings: BOOKED!

Booked our Wedding Rings from 
Diamond Fire Manila!

Hero and I are really really really happy with our rings!  
Super excited to get our actual rings on October!
Yayyyy!

~ Midnight Star ~

14k Yellow and White Gold Wedding Ring
Bride's: Half Diamond Eternity in Dome-Shaped Band
Groom's: Two-Tone Matte Band
*Match Series


XOXO,

Monday, March 27, 2017

Wedding Invitations: BOOKED!

Booked our Wedding Invitation Supplier, 
Yanna's Printshop!


Always present in ALL bridal fairs! Kaya keri lang din samin na hindi mag-book agad haha. We still got a good price and naka-hirit pa kami ng additional discount on top of the bridal fair rate. They have fairly good reviews naman and convenient din naman ang Recto for us in case we need to personally check the invites.

Here are some of their sample invitations na medyo bet namin for our theme - may pagka-floral, watercolor, and rustic! :)






Our package includes:
- Envelope style wedding invitation (7.5" x 5.5")
- 3 inserts
- Envelope
- Logo/monogram sticker seal
- Raffia rustic string



XOXO,

Monday, March 20, 2017

Themes & Motifs Wedding Expo


I can't even remember how many bridal fairs/wedding expos we've gone to since we started with our preps. And as always, wala naman kaming naboo-book =))) But don't us! Prepared kami last Saturday! Ready to book and pagdating sa SMX, direcho agad sa booths ng suppliers na need namin without making unnecessary and uber tiring libot!

We were able to book three (3) suppliers from the wedding expo! YAYYYY! (Full blog posts for each supplier to follow):

Prenup Video:
Photogenics

Wedding Rings:
Diamond Fire

Wedding Invitation:
Yanna's Print Shop

And because of our bookings, we were eligible to join the Themes & Motifs Half-a-Million Peso Raffle Promo! We had to fill out about 40++ raffle tickets haha. Super nakaka-pagod but sayang naman ang pagkakataong manalo! More tickets, more chances of winning!




And beecohz we're so proud to get 3 suppliers down, let me do a Supplier Check ng mga kulang pa namin!

Not yet booked/finalized:

Hotel Preps: Fairway Suites Sun Valley Estates
Bridal Gown: Mark Brides - will be cancelling our booking with Bride House
Bridal Robe: Bride House - hopefully our DP can be converted to a Bridal Robe, at least
Groom's Shoes: Black Wing Shoes / Aldo / Pedro
Entourage Gowns: Cruella and Co
MOB/MIL Gowns: Mark Brides
Entourage Suits: Gardini
FOB/FIL Suits: Gardini
Flower Girl Gowns: Cruella and Co
Bearer's Suits: Divi
Bridal Car: still trying to negotiate with M Catering if they can give this as a freebie
Cake Topper: Loft Design
Sparklers: Dragon Fireworks
Tokens/Giveaways: The Truffle Tree
Game Prizes: S&R Finds
Crew Meals: Ichinori or Pasimuno Meals c/o Imbitado Events
Van Rental: SPJ Van Rental - Antipolo


ANG DAMI DAMI PANG KULAAAAAAANG!!! 

Bawal #BrideZilla!!! 


XOXO,

Friday, March 10, 2017

My Second Wedding Nightmare!


Had my second wedding nightmare! 😵 

Nakakatawa but in my dream, Hero and I were inside a Catholic church (we're not Catholics lol). Like, on the aisle and the altar ng isang bonggang simbahang Katoliko! It was during the actual wedding ceremony pa, habang homily ni Father (O DIBA MAY FATHER PA GRABE HAHA) nang biglang eksena ang Bridesmaids ko.... NANG NAKA-CASUAL CLOTHES. Off-shoulders, at short shorts!!! NKKLK SHAKS! As in yun talaga yung suot nila pang-abay kase daw, sabi ko bahala na sila sa isusuot nila! Pang-mall lang ang suotan mga bes! ANG LALA! Grabeeee ang stress ko sa panaginip ko!

Ito kase yung mga panahong hindi ako maka-decide sa dress ng entou ko. If infinity gown ba, or magprovide ako ng tela and kanya-kanya patahi, or hahanap ako ng iisang gagawa lang ng entou gowns. In the end, eto. Nanaginip tuloy ako na hinayaan ko na lang sila magkanya-kanya at ang ending naka-pang awra sa mall ang suotan ng mga bruha =))))

Hindi biro ang wedding nightmares. Hindi biro ma-stress sa panaginip because of wedding glitches. Naka-dalawa na ko. Malamang more nightmares to come paaaa. OH NOESSSS.
😵

XOXO,

Saturday, February 18, 2017

WaW Freebies!

Perks of being a WaWie
Got all these for free!
Thank you, thank you, thank you Weddings@Work!
Forever grateful to be part of this community!


XOXO,

Saturday, February 4, 2017

First Wedding Nightmare!!!


Had my first wedding nightmare! 😵 

So patapos na daw editing ng SDE namin (c/o Aisle 1401), and pinanood ko muna sya bago iplay for everyone. Ang ganda-ganda ng simula! As in nakita ko sarili ko sa SDE naka-wedding gown at uma-awra, si Hero naka-suit pumo-pose pa. May voice over ng vow pa! Umaanggulo ng bongga at very cinematic ang slow mo effect! Kaso.... yun na! Biglang patapos na e 1 minute pa lang!!! 😣 Puro awra lang at wala man lang video ng ceremony or preps! 😭 WUUUHT!!!! NYARE! Nadisappoint ako sinabi ko kay videographer, sabi nya 1 song lang daw kase pinili ko at yun lang yun, e di ko naman alam!!! Tapos if gusto ko daw, gagawa na lang sila bago SDE pero after the wedding na matatapos, and yung 1 minute lang muna ipe-play sa reception. I KENAT! NOOOOO! Hindi pwede tooooo! HUHUBELLS!!! 😭😭😭

The reason? Hahaha well about a couple of weeks before I had this dream, may mga nakausap akong other brides-to-be ng Aisle 1401 na bothered sa licensing of their music sa SDE. Yung package kase is inclusive of a $50 license fee for one song. Eh ang gusto ko sana two songs, so gusto ko i-clarify sa Aisle 1401 if we need to pay separately pa ba for another song license. Ayun, I guess nasa subconcious ko sya all this time kaya yun ang napanaginipan ko hahahaha 

Ang nakakatawa lang for me is ang gown ko sa dream ko ay yung Mak Tumang gown ng isang WaWie (na may 24 waistline! 😂 baka it's a sign na posible kong ma-achieve ang ganong waistline by December 😂 Ang tinding pangarap!

Pero grabe. Totoo pala talaga ang wedding nightmares. Hindi sya joke! Partida, minor issue lang naman yung sa dream ko, and what I mean sa minor is, HINDI SYA DISASTER! I've heard and read much much worse wedding nightmares na malala talaga and sobrang sakit sa puso! Yung tipong mapapa-hagulgol ka na lang din pagkagising mo just thinking about it if wedding mo na yon! Grabe. Ito pa lang yun. What if next na mapanaginipan ko na is **** and ********* na sobrang sakit sa bangs? OH NOESSSSS!

Nakaka-praning! But I think it's normal lang naman. And these are times when I reaaally reallly love my fellow brides-to-be! Yung pag nag-kwento ka, relate sila. Kase alam nyo pare-pareho ang feeling. Dama nyo ang stress, ang sakit, at pagka-praning not only on wedding nightmares but on actual wedding stress! 

I'm not expecting na hindi na ko magkakaron ng wedding nightmare. But sana lang wag yung malalaaaa! Hahaha shaksssss!
 

XOXO,

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Wedding Gown: BOOKED!


Booked my Wedding Gown couturier
Bride House PH!

https://www.instagram.com/bridehouse.philippines


Sketch by Bride House

***Wedding Gown couturier CHANGED:
http://theheroandthebridetobe.blogspot.com/2017/04/peaceofmind.html

Related posts:
http://theheroandthebridetobe.blogspot.com/2016/04/my-first-wedding-dress-sketch.html
http://theheroandthebridetobe.blogspot.com/2016/08/pegs-wedding-dress.html


I will no longer post my actual Weddings Gown pegs, para surprise ang aking wedding gown! Heehee!

I visted Bride House, Ivory and Lace, Leslie's Bridal, Melaine's Bridal, Mark Brides, then Bride House again.

Bride House (1st Visit) 
https://www.instagram.com/bridehouse.philippines/
My very first sketch! Sobrang nadala lang ako ng mga reviews in GT (FemaleNetwork - GirlTalk) so sa excitement ko, nagpa-appointment ako dun without any peg, or idea of what I want. Literal na kakasabak ko lang sa wedding preps nun and wala pakong any idea kung ano gusto ko or what. Gusto ko sana kase makapag-sukat sukat muna ng RTW para makita ko din ano ba bagay sakin. Baka kase may peg nga ko kaso di naman bagay diba haha. Unfortunately, may bride na nagfa-final fitting at that time and hindi pwedeng may kasabay na mag-fit. Walang dizizit feeling, pero still one of my choices.

Ivory and Lace
Conveniently located in Landmark, Makati (they also have a branch in Landmark, Trinoma). It was my first time to try and fit gowns! At this time wala pa din ako exact peg of what I want so gusto ko lang talaga na makapag-sukat sukat. You can fit up to three gowns per day (sabi pa ni Ate Saleslady na nag-assist pwedeng bumalik-balik nalang ako para mag-try ulet ng iba haha). Medyo limited lang yung sizes na kasya sakin, but at least nakasukat ako. 

Leslie's Bridal
https://www.facebook.com/lesliesbridalph/
Recommended for budget brides! They made my BFFs wedding gown and our bridesmaid gowns. Pulido ang beadwork. And honestly, okay naman ang gawa nila. But, ayun lang. Ayoko talaga sa Divi since malayo and hassle for me lalo kung pabalik-balik ako for fitting. But I always recommend them since maganda naman talaga gown ni BFF by them :)

Melaine's Bridal
https://www.facebook.com/melyubridal/
Lots of Brides-to-be are raving about Melaine. Nakausap namin sya, umabot ng more than 2 loooong hours ang pag-kwento nya samin ng kung ano ano. Very helpful naman, super dami naming natutunan and naging mas mabusisi at observant kami sa gowns after our sesh with her. Ang hindi ko nagustuhan is she was forcing us to book on the spot. She gave us a super huge discount (around 20k off) but the catch is the three of us (co-WaWies) will have to book that day. Parang...ugh. Hindi ba pwedeng mag-isip muna? But, yes na-sales talk nya kami. Hindi lang sya sa good quality, but sa technicality of the gown. Hindi pwede sa kanya ang hindi perfect ang fit, ang may kulubot sa katawan, ang may hindi pantay ganon. Pg tinitingnan ko gowns nya, oo maganda nga talaga. perfect fit each and everytime. But still, beyond budget, and 

Mark Brides 
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004792547185
Tried two gowns. Beadwork is okay, but I don't like the fit. Aaaand. Basta may THIS IS NOT IT feeling na parang ayoko lang talaga sa kanila. Hindi ko lang talaga feel. Namimilit din sila mag-book on the spot. 

Bride House (2nd visit)
This time, on my second visit, prepared na ko. I have pictures of my pegs, I have a vision, I have a dream wedding gown in mind. Nakapag-inquire na din ako sa iba-ibang couturiers like Roxy Bagano, Nino Angeles, Tyrone An, RoyAnne Couture, Mikee Sangco, Bridesdream. Kaso lahat walang dizizit feeling. Wala ako makitang gown nila na super na-inlove ako and masasabi kong dizizit feeling. Among all other designers na napag-inquiran ko, na within our budget, si Bride House na yung pinaka-okay and pasok sa banga. Nandun ako sa point na hindi ako 100% happy and satisfied, it's really not what I want, pero kahit anong gawin ko siya na yung best choice for that range.

When I visited for the second time, I had another sketch. And sa kwentuhan namin ni Ms Carmen, mukhang kaya naman i-achieve ang lahat ng gusto kong ganap sa gown ko. Medyo okay na ko and convinced to finally book with them, but hindi pa ko nag-book on the spot. I needed time to think about it. The catch is magi-increase sila ng price by next year so if ever sana ma-price lock ko na this year. Downpayment is half of the gown price, pero when I finally decided to book, ang binigay ko lang na downpayment is 25% and told them nalang na babalik ako ulit to give the remaining 50% kase I might have some details pa na gusto palitan sa gown and baka magbago pa price. Umokay naman sila, and with that, I was booked with Bride House! Not 100% happy, pero okay na din :) 

Another supplier down, bago matapos ang taon!!!

Wedding preps to resume next year! WAAAAA 1 year to gooooo!!! 


Wedding Gown Schedule:
May - Measurement
June - First Fitting
September - Second Fitting
November - Final Fitting, Gown pickup


XOXO,

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Groom's Suit: BOOKED!


Booked Groom's Suit
Arvox Tailoring!

Another WaW find!

Mang Roger of Arvox Tailoring is highly recommended in WaW. Maker of good quality suits at such a great price! Haha! Wala namang alam si Hero sa "WaW recommended" but somehow napa-payag ko sya na puntahan ang Arvox para personal na makita ang suits nila. True enough, magaling talaga si Mang Roger. Pulido ang tahi and maganda ang fit! Okay din ang mga choices ng tela and prices would depend sa tela na gagamitin. Nung time na pumunta kami, may nakasabay kaming three other couples na pumunta din don to inquire. 

It's just a small shop lang in Mandaluyong. Our other choices for Groom's suit sana are Gardini and Onesimus. But malayo and inconvenient samin ang Gardini, and medyo expensive ang Onesimus.

Post says, "Booked", but actually we're not officially booked with Arvox. They don't require a downpayment daw kasi kahit we asked them about it. They just got our details, noted our wedding date and initial tela choices and that's it. Not to worry din daw with price lock since hindi naman sila nagta-taas basta basta and if meron man, minimal lang. Basta balik na lang daw ng 2 or 3 months before the wedding. Kaya naman daw nila ma-deliver in one month, kahit December wedding.

I asked Hero ng paulit ulit. Tapos ulit ulit pa ulit, if he's satisfied and happy na with Arvox. Okay naman daw sya, happy naman daw sya. :)

Happy Groom + Happy Bride = HAPPINESS! 


Groom's Suit Pegs


XOXO,

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Videographer: UNBOOKED, BOOKED!


Booked our Videographer
Aisle 1401!
www.aisle1401.com/ 
https://vimeo.com/aisle1401/videos


Long story short--we changed our Videographer from IGS Cinema to Aisle 1401.

I have no issues with IGS Cinema. It's just that... hindi ako 110% confident na we will be super satisfied with the output. As I've mentioned in my original post, they are a safe choice. Sure na hindi pangit, pero hindi sure kung magandang maganda. 

Changing our videographer was not a spur of the moment decision naman. We really had no intentions na magpalit pa. Nandun kami sa point na ina-apply namin yung advice ng mga WaWies na once naka-book ka na, wag ka ng maghanap ng iba, and just trust your supplier. I tried my best naman. Pero may part pa rin sakin kase na nag-aalangan, na walang peace of mind. 

Then, ito si Aisle 1401. They had two promos. One was the introductory promo for their social media package. Book any package, and you'll get a Save-the-Date video plus 3 teaser videos for free. It was basically a free prenup video kahit SDE package lang ang kunin mo. I told Hero about this promo and para mapagbigyan ako, nag-marathon kami ng Aisle 1401 SDEs. At the end of the day, Hero was not that impressed with their work. His point was, if papalitan namin ang videographer namin, ang ipapalit namin dapat is yung super WOW. Super ganda. Super feels. Hindi yung medyo same level lang ni IGS. Tapos baka daw nadadala lang ako ng raves of other WaWies and because naging W@W top supplier sila. :| HUHUBELLS. Pero honestly, at that time actually, kahit ako medyo hindi ganung na-impress sa mga recent SDEs nila. So wala talagang dizizit feeling. And another problem pa pala with that promo is, I don't really want an STD. Mas gusto ko kase ang prenup na picture picture lang. Ayokong mag-emote emote or arte arte. Though okay lang din naman, but it's not really a priority. And lastly, their package with SDE and highlights is still waaaay beyond our budget, kahit pa may madagdag na free. That's why Aisle 1401 was crossed out of our list the moment I reviewed their rates nung simula pa lang. So, pinalampas namin to. Promo # 1 - EEENKKK!

Then, here goes Promo # 2. After a month or so, the W@W Top 10 Suppliers for 2016 were announced. And Aisle 1401, being the W@W Top Supplier for 2014, lauched another promo - the 2016 Throwback Promo exclusive for WaWies, where you can book them for your wedding at their 2014 rates.

Aisle 1401's 2014 vs 2016 rates is a whopping 30k difference.

Promo was limited to 6 slots. I inquired agad agad! Anna (of Aisle 1401) confirmed that they were still available for our date. Hero and I talked about it. Kung tutuusin, mas mura pa yung 2014 package ni Aisle kesa sa current package namin with IGS Cinema. But, considering na we already paid a 10k downpayment with IGS, then dun kami mapapamahal and matatalo. But still, we gave it a chance. We watched a few videos, and for both me and Hero, wala pa ring "this is it" feeling for us to choose Aisle and ditch IGS. And so we let it go again... Promo # 2 - EEENKKK!

Three weeks later. THIS happened.

Jules + Kim

A fellow WaWie's SDE. Preps location at Thunderbird Resort Rizal, beside the Eastridge Golf Course. YES, that's an aerial shot of the golf course! THERE GOES MY DREAM WEDDING CEREMONY - a golf course ceremony! Haha! Kahit hindi naman ceremony yun, pero yung aerial sa golf course! UUUGHHHH I KENAT! It was so perfect! Plus, her ceremony was in The Mango Farm pa, with string lights at the pav! Ganun na ganun ang reception namin! Can you imagine my excitement! Na-envision ko talaga somehow kung pano magtu-turn out yung SDE namin on our wedding day. I cried a little. Sirius. Sa sobrang dami na naming napanood na SDE, hindi na kami basta-basta napapa-aaaaw at wow ni Hero. Until we watched this. 

And no, hindi kami nag-decide based solely on this SDE. After nito, we watched all their other recent SDEs ulit, and voila. It all made sense. The style, the music, the slowmo, the shots. Everything fell into place. Though hindi naman lahat perfect, pero at that point, Hero and I felt that Aisle 1401 can capture every moment of our wedding beautifully.

THIS IS IT. THIS IS REALLY IS IT. 😃

I told sis Kim, na her SDE was the "this is it" feeling and sign that Hero and I were waiting for to finally go for Aisle 1401. That was it. It was final. We will definitely get them for our wedding. Aisle 1401 is going to be THE videographer for our wedding. Time to book!

It was three weeks after they announced their throwback promo. Wala namang nakalagay until when it will last, basta it's open for 6 slots only. I took my chance. I emailed Anna and asked her if ever there's still a slot available, or if not, baka naman they can extend the promo pa for us.... Luckily for us, the promo was really extended nga naman pa talaga, and it was posted on their website's blog! 

Sadly, I had to let IGS Cinema know that we will be cancelling our contract with them... They respect our decision naman daw. Medyo nakaka-guilty ng slight but the least we could do was to be honest with them. 

And so, Moving on! We booked Aisle 1401 right away! Wala ng dalawang isip pa! Ito na, at peace na talaga ako. Wala na akong doubt, wala na akong alinlangan! Aisle 1401 is our videographer and I'm so thankful for their 2016 Throwback Promo! YAYYYY!!!!


Aisle 1401 - The Essentials Package

3-5 minute Onsite Video (Same Day Edit) to be shown at the reception
3-4 Videographers and one editor
Final edited video uploaded online and saved for you on your HDD

Full Wedding Coverage
15-20 Minute event highlights saved for you on your HDD
Raw files saved for you on your HDD

*ALL HD
*Free 500gig Hard Disk Drive
*Free one (1) music license below $50 for your SDE


XOXO,