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updates galore...
it's a 3-day weekend once again here in jp and i've got nothing to do... my friends left for camping and since i just got back from vacation two weeks ago, a long weekend away from my bed doesnt appeal to me just yet... plus, my pocket's not yet ready for another abuse hehe
so with this circumstance and the fact that i have been a neglecting parent to this blog, i should probably give some heads up on what's been happening to our preps.
sa mga magtatanong... opo, tuloy pa ang kasal!
so far we do have na the venue, caterer, gown designer [and probably bin's suit maker], video and our photog! bin just signed the contract today. yey!!! so we could say the major elements of a wedding are almost complete, entou na lang! :)
when i went home for vacation, we met with veluz to give our dp and sign our contract. after much thought on the fabric, we agreed that pina cocoon is the best choice for the type of gown i want. and i am so excited. the way she explained it to us parang ang ganda ganda hehe she sched my measurement and first fitting on dec. when i'm home again for xmas break. bin still has to decide if he'll wear suit or barong... if he wants suit, we'd most probably go to veluz :)
next, we visited our venue...coconut palace. it was my first time to see the place. when bin reserved it for our ceremony and reception venue, he played it cool with me. when i asked for assurance that it's as beautiful as in pictures i saw, he said that i'd be the judge na lang hehe and what can i say... i was astounded really! it was what i imagined it to be and more! with the famous manila bay sunset, i know the place has all the potential to be gorgeous come our wedding day. wag lang uulan!ulk! the backup lobby looks ok naman but for 200 guests it'll be crowded na. and since we're having the ceremony in cp din we need to get a tent if it rains. and that would be an addt'l 20k expense! bigat nun :( so now, im really praying for a good weather. :)
next to settle was our caterer, josiah's. we've already paid the reservation fee for this. but we wanted to settle the package inclusion just so we know what do we still need to find suppliers for. we chose to attend the food tasting at fernwood and they gave us a headache getting a pass to this event only to find out sa fernwood na that we can just drop by grrr... the person who handled our account was always late in replying ngayon pa lang. so we decided to change our contact and finalize the inclusions with the new AE. we will also be getting their services for ceremony setup. as per what we have seen in their catalogues and the samples in fernwood, their standard setup are OK na. i heard from a wawie that their flower upgrade costs an arm and leg. so if ever we need it, outsourcing's the way to go. as for the food, it's masarap naman. i like their bowtie pasta in tuna lemon the most. and although it is not included in our choices i asked for it. we also confirmed that chairs for guests will be all sorrento. and that made me really happy! hehe
our video will be by threelogy. since it's already booked, we chose not to include meeting them to our itinerary. instead, we focused on looking for a photog. main considerations are the crispiness and creativity of the shots and album layout and of course, the rate. we went to mega bridal fair and even met with one photog [whose shots we also love] but nothing was decided then. we almost finalized with that one photog. but their quote for the package we want is way out of the budget na. as in! so we decided to check out again nelwin uy. :)
almost a month before i went home i sent nelwin a mail to inquire. i saw his photos in the net( websiteand photoblog ) and found them really great. in my mail, i told him of our budget and ask if it's possible to get the specs i listed. he agreed naman right away! and he answered all my questions pa. point by point. :) i asked him if we can meet when i visit home. but he said he couldnt make a promise because he had a full sched for sept. he told me that he might just drop by at his partner's booth in megafair. so i told him we'd meet him there na lang. and so at megafair we met kenneth but the entire time we were there he didn't show up. kenneth was so nice to show us their albums [he said they use the same mat'ls naman] and to call nelwin. and so we just talked on the phone. we completely understand his situation because he didnt promise me a time naman when he'd be there but we told them din that we cannot close deal without meeting him. of course we'd like to know first if we feel comfortable with the photog. we'd be getting di ba? at that time we were already leaning towards the photog we met earlier. but because we think the package he gave us is way out of our budget, we decided to not book anybody yet and look for other options.
when i came back here in JP, we decided to send mail again to nelwin. we were thinking then that if he couldnt set a date to meet with us we've no choice but to forego his offer even though it's the best we got. but fortunately, he gave us scheds when can we meet with him and that includes today. :) he's so busy pala kasi most of the times with corporate clients... and those include mga artista.. e im a very showbiz person hehehe kaya carry lang :D
and so i fwded a set of additional queries to bin, and with my sister and mom and his brother [actually they were planning to watch dubai at mega pero sumama na rin sila hehehe] he went to meet nelwin and as it turned out nelwin's family din. everything went well! including the character evaluation i've setup hehe nelwin's younger than us pala and bin and my sister likes him naman. :) so there we are now booked!
i'm not telling the price he gave us. basta, it's sooo reasonable. he even has freebies for waw members.:) this is our package with him...
- 2 Professional Photogs
- 1000++ Hi-res shots stored in CD JPEG format
- 40 pages album magnetic 11x14 (matte& scratch proof)
- 200++ pictures
- Prenuptial Shoot - on location
- 100++ loose prints
- 2 MiniAlbums
- Ceremony Photo-Playback in Reception
- Framed Portrait
- Online Photogallery
- Digital guestbook [his waw freebie]
so there...
now, we're still not decided where to get our entou. gowns. im doing the designs [para mas personal]so i will only be needing a mananahi, i want simple gowns anyway. not so much on the beadings so our entou can still wear it to other formal functions :) i met with my sister's recommendation. she quoted us a good rate and we have seen her gowns. they were ok naman but im thinking maybe i'll ask my sister to have one gown made for herself to check if the fit's also good. we need to finalize this asap because 2 of our entous will only be home on dec. for measurement-taking and probably fitting. e bilis lang panahon.
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ps. the only hinayang i have is not meeting any fellow wawies sa megafair or foodtasting. next time, next time. but i got to say hi to benz and john :) although, im sure ndi nila ako matatandaan
to ana (ni mike) and other pilar girls, sorry ndi ako nakacontact para sa ting coffee eb. :) sana next time talaga!!!
so with this circumstance and the fact that i have been a neglecting parent to this blog, i should probably give some heads up on what's been happening to our preps.
sa mga magtatanong... opo, tuloy pa ang kasal!
so far we do have na the venue, caterer, gown designer [and probably bin's suit maker], video and our photog! bin just signed the contract today. yey!!! so we could say the major elements of a wedding are almost complete, entou na lang! :)
when i went home for vacation, we met with veluz to give our dp and sign our contract. after much thought on the fabric, we agreed that pina cocoon is the best choice for the type of gown i want. and i am so excited. the way she explained it to us parang ang ganda ganda hehe she sched my measurement and first fitting on dec. when i'm home again for xmas break. bin still has to decide if he'll wear suit or barong... if he wants suit, we'd most probably go to veluz :)
next, we visited our venue...coconut palace. it was my first time to see the place. when bin reserved it for our ceremony and reception venue, he played it cool with me. when i asked for assurance that it's as beautiful as in pictures i saw, he said that i'd be the judge na lang hehe and what can i say... i was astounded really! it was what i imagined it to be and more! with the famous manila bay sunset, i know the place has all the potential to be gorgeous come our wedding day. wag lang uulan!ulk! the backup lobby looks ok naman but for 200 guests it'll be crowded na. and since we're having the ceremony in cp din we need to get a tent if it rains. and that would be an addt'l 20k expense! bigat nun :( so now, im really praying for a good weather. :)
next to settle was our caterer, josiah's. we've already paid the reservation fee for this. but we wanted to settle the package inclusion just so we know what do we still need to find suppliers for. we chose to attend the food tasting at fernwood and they gave us a headache getting a pass to this event only to find out sa fernwood na that we can just drop by grrr... the person who handled our account was always late in replying ngayon pa lang. so we decided to change our contact and finalize the inclusions with the new AE. we will also be getting their services for ceremony setup. as per what we have seen in their catalogues and the samples in fernwood, their standard setup are OK na. i heard from a wawie that their flower upgrade costs an arm and leg. so if ever we need it, outsourcing's the way to go. as for the food, it's masarap naman. i like their bowtie pasta in tuna lemon the most. and although it is not included in our choices i asked for it. we also confirmed that chairs for guests will be all sorrento. and that made me really happy! hehe
our video will be by threelogy. since it's already booked, we chose not to include meeting them to our itinerary. instead, we focused on looking for a photog. main considerations are the crispiness and creativity of the shots and album layout and of course, the rate. we went to mega bridal fair and even met with one photog [whose shots we also love] but nothing was decided then. we almost finalized with that one photog. but their quote for the package we want is way out of the budget na. as in! so we decided to check out again nelwin uy. :)
almost a month before i went home i sent nelwin a mail to inquire. i saw his photos in the net( websiteand photoblog ) and found them really great. in my mail, i told him of our budget and ask if it's possible to get the specs i listed. he agreed naman right away! and he answered all my questions pa. point by point. :) i asked him if we can meet when i visit home. but he said he couldnt make a promise because he had a full sched for sept. he told me that he might just drop by at his partner's booth in megafair. so i told him we'd meet him there na lang. and so at megafair we met kenneth but the entire time we were there he didn't show up. kenneth was so nice to show us their albums [he said they use the same mat'ls naman] and to call nelwin. and so we just talked on the phone. we completely understand his situation because he didnt promise me a time naman when he'd be there but we told them din that we cannot close deal without meeting him. of course we'd like to know first if we feel comfortable with the photog. we'd be getting di ba? at that time we were already leaning towards the photog we met earlier. but because we think the package he gave us is way out of our budget, we decided to not book anybody yet and look for other options.
when i came back here in JP, we decided to send mail again to nelwin. we were thinking then that if he couldnt set a date to meet with us we've no choice but to forego his offer even though it's the best we got. but fortunately, he gave us scheds when can we meet with him and that includes today. :) he's so busy pala kasi most of the times with corporate clients... and those include mga artista.. e im a very showbiz person hehehe kaya carry lang :D
and so i fwded a set of additional queries to bin, and with my sister and mom and his brother [actually they were planning to watch dubai at mega pero sumama na rin sila hehehe] he went to meet nelwin and as it turned out nelwin's family din. everything went well! including the character evaluation i've setup hehe nelwin's younger than us pala and bin and my sister likes him naman. :) so there we are now booked!
i'm not telling the price he gave us. basta, it's sooo reasonable. he even has freebies for waw members.:) this is our package with him...
- 2 Professional Photogs
- 1000++ Hi-res shots stored in CD JPEG format
- 40 pages album magnetic 11x14 (matte& scratch proof)
- 200++ pictures
- Prenuptial Shoot - on location
- 100++ loose prints
- 2 MiniAlbums
- Ceremony Photo-Playback in Reception
- Framed Portrait
- Online Photogallery
- Digital guestbook [his waw freebie]
so there...
now, we're still not decided where to get our entou. gowns. im doing the designs [para mas personal]so i will only be needing a mananahi, i want simple gowns anyway. not so much on the beadings so our entou can still wear it to other formal functions :) i met with my sister's recommendation. she quoted us a good rate and we have seen her gowns. they were ok naman but im thinking maybe i'll ask my sister to have one gown made for herself to check if the fit's also good. we need to finalize this asap because 2 of our entous will only be home on dec. for measurement-taking and probably fitting. e bilis lang panahon.
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ps. the only hinayang i have is not meeting any fellow wawies sa megafair or foodtasting. next time, next time. but i got to say hi to benz and john :) although, im sure ndi nila ako matatandaan
to ana (ni mike) and other pilar girls, sorry ndi ako nakacontact para sa ting coffee eb. :) sana next time talaga!!!
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