our very own blogsite!

finally, our very own blogsite! i've been contemplating to have one eversince i learned that my co-w@wies (more on that on my future posts) have it.

now that i'm thinking about it, i should have had one at the start of our wedding preps to document highlights in our preparation...sort of a bride's diary.

anyway, so many things have happened already with regards to our preps. we have made arrangements with the following suppliers so far:

ceremony venue: st. francis of assisi chapel
reception venue: cycad garden (fernwood gardens) www.fernwoodgarden.com
primary photographer: jorge maniquis of jorge portrait www.jorgeportrait.com
secondary photographer: john aguas www.johnaguas.com (w@w find)
videographer: jason magbanua digital video www.jasonmagbanua.com
caterer: tri-chef's cater club www.caterclub.com
cake: alex franco www.alexfrancocakes.com (w@w find)
musicians: the sentimental groove thesentimentalgroove.kasal.com
sound system: sound syndrome (w@w find)
projector/screen (for avp): mfdo marketing & multisystems (w@w find)
rosary cord and souvenirs (?): san sia of crafts & creations (w@w find)
arrhae: unity coins www.weddingsatwork.com/unitycoins.shtml (w@w find)
unity candle: balay kandila www.balaykandila.com (w@w find)
rings: acme jewelry (courtesy of my maid of honor, my ate dawn)
invitation: printsonalities www.printsonalities.com
thank-you card: v-craft society printers (comes with our fernwood gardens booking)
florist: dorothy albert-cuna of eve & co. (w@w find)
florist for church: flowers unlimited
champagne chairs: first alpha enterprises (w@w find)
wedding signature platter: the younique boutique www.weddingshowergifts.com
wedding coordinator: jody liwanag of events experts www.eexperts.biz (w@w find)
designer: veluz reyes of seeds (twigs clothing, inc.) www.veluz.biz
shoes: nikolai hernandez of seven shoes www.veluz.biz
mua (that's make-up artist for you!) for moi: patrick rosas
mua for mama and sisters: frances (effie) go (w@w find)
honeymoon: starcruises via travel unlimited www.starcruises.com

we have already collected and cut plastic coke bottles (courtesy of my officemates) for our DIY luminaries which happy and i already experimented on what type of candle should be used (liwanag v#2 candle works best!). i was able to buy the candles as well at pioneer center where it's cheaper compared to rustan's or sm's supermarket (i was thinking if a trip to liwanag's main office in malabon is worth the discount i'll be getting since it's pretty far from where i'll be coming from). next step on this is to buy the blue jap paper which will be used to wrap the bottles (will just buy it in national bookstore), decide whether glass candle holders still are necessary and if the sand still needs to be packed for easy assembly of the luminaries.

i have already finalized (hopefully!) the layout of our escort card and know what paper to use for printing them (star paper's curious collection in oceana blue 120gsm paper). i was even able to print some already, for guests who i'm sure will be coming. next step on this is to buy some more paper...ate dawn was telling me to just buy it from national bookstore instead of going to star paper's office in grace village. it costs .76 cents cheaper if i buy it from their main office. need to decide whether the trip is worth it...

save-the-date evites (some anyway...) have already been sent and i have received confirmation from some guests already.

whew! so far so good...