Our Metro Weddings Prize

Just when I thought Metro Weddings' promos are a fake, a big blessing just came ringing on my mobile. I won... I can't believe it. Today, I went to ABS-CBN with my ever-patient Leih to finally claim the Cathy Valencia Skin & Body Clinic Gift Certificates worth {P9,000.00). Yeah, I am one of the ten winners of this promo. All I ever sent was a short essay and I'm glad to say, I got chosen..

We've already planned when we'll be using these GCs. Since Alabang is just 30 minutes away from us, we may avail our freebies there.

This is a great first wedding gift, and to think it's from Metro Weddings... Leih and I are just so thrilled...

Our First Bridal Fair Together....

I woke up late this morning as I wasn't expecting we'd be going out. Last night, Leih couldn't confirm to me whether we'd be attending the SMX CELEBRATIONS Bridal Fair. He knew I felt sad but then, what can I do, right? I've attended a few bridal fairs without him and I was hoping this would be our first together.


Leih woke me up with a message telling me we'd be leaving before 10. I was so happy I was smiling at the shower.. On our way to the fair, I asked him what changed his mind. He simply said, he knew how badly I wanted to go and he couldn't bear to see me sad. (Awwww) I wanted to hug him right then. The bridal fair wasn't as busy as last year. There weren't too many people so we managed to sneak at all the photobooths and got to taste a few cake samples. It wasn't what we expected, but it wasn't that bad for Leih's first time.
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We're looking forward to our next bridal fair. It's something that I've grown a liking for. And I sooo love the cakes. That's the best part. =)

My Entourage's Gorgeous Gown Sketches

Our appointment with Edward Teng today was truly very appeasing. I had almost all my female entourage with us, except for Pam who was unable to take a leave from her Nursing Board Review. We opted to leave early in the morning to avoid the heavy traffic, and just on time, we arrived at the Bridal Shop as scheduled. My girls took turns in having their measurements taken, and gorgeous evening gowns were designed for each of them, suiting their figures and personalities.

A few weeks ago, I was going ga-ga on who to get to make my Entourage's gowns. I was hoping we could get a less pricey dress but it seemed not even one of the designers I inquired with got our complete approval. Leih and I then decided to finally go for Edward Teng no matter the price, thinking it's all going to be worth what we paid for anyway. This is probably one of our best decisions ever as I felt so satisfied with the designs they gave me, plus the quality of chiffon and silk that they'd be using on my beautiful girls. The gowns are sure to get "ooohs" and "aaahs" on our wedding day. I sholuld know, 'coz I felt the same way this morning upon seeing our sketches.

We had a hearty lunch at Contis in Greenhills afterwards, all 8 of us including my other cousin Charles and his cousin Pepey.. Leih and I felt so relieved upon going home. We've accomplished one major task. We can now work on the next one. Yipppeeee!!!!

Our Catholic Engaged Encounter

Leih and I just came home from Tahanan Village, Paranaque... Today was the last day of our Catholic Engaged Encounter Seminar. For two days, we lacked sleep as we would be up by 4am. The seminar starts at 7am so we had to allot some time for travel.

Honestly, the lack of sleep and the traveling time was very tiring for the both of us, but this I say... The CEE was well worth our 2-day sacrifice. It was an eye-opener. Indeed, there is much to marriage that most engaged couples do not realize. Most of us get so caught up with the wedding preparations, we tend to forget the very essence of the sacrament. We went home with our certificates, and an unforgettable experience with some of our engaged "classmates"....

What we learned from the past two days will be immeasurable.. I'm just glad we took the time for CEE. Now I can say, we're more than sure we want to take the next step...

Our Very First Anniversary

Today, Judy Ann Santos & Ryan Agoncillo tied the knot.... It also happens to be the anniversary of Sharon & Kiko Pangilinan, and Richard and Lucy Torres... And guess what, today, we celebrated our very first anniversary!! April 28 truly marks moments worth remembering for most people, including us. ...

On our Anniversary, Leih surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of roses and star gazer which he and his mom bought directly from Dangwa, very early in the morning...


He woke up at 2 am just to surprise me at work with these lovely flowers, together with a big breakfast that he prepared just for me.

I'm just so blessed to have such a sweet and thoughtful partner like Leihson.. With him, I couldn't ask for anything more...

Friendship Blogger Award

Thanks Sis Lorna for giving me this award :) I'm passing this on to my other sisters: Abi, Janice, Maan, Sieggy, Krisel, Georgia, Candy, Arvee, Carla, & Kim...

The rules are so easy:
1. Place the logo / banner on your blog.
2. Add a link to the blog who gave the award.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Add links to the blogs that you have nominated.
5. Let them know by leaving a message (shout) on their blogs.

Meeting The Designer....

Today, Leih and I went to Edward Teng and finally had our measurements taken. My gown's design looked so divine, I couldn't help but smile when I look at it... I feel more excited as I can't imagine how it will look on my wedding day. We'll be back at the end of this month for my first fitting. It will only be the base or inside of the gown. If it fits me well, they'd be working on the real gown itself and the beadings which may take a few months to complete... Leih and I couldn't hide our excitement as we looked at the designs...

I'll be scheduling my entourage's gowns next... =)

Prenup Pics by Mr. Edwin Tuyay

These shots are particularly a few of our most favorites... It captured the emotions we felt that day... we looked so comfortable & happy.... even if the sun was raging hot that day... It turned out just perfect...

notice the shoes??? yup, that's my 2 &1/2-inch glass shoes...

Richie Macapinlac's Work of Art

Dressed in casual attire, we posed for Richie Macapinlac before we went home from the pre-nups...and after a few days..... here are some of his wonderful shots...

Pre-Nup Pics by SmartShot Studio...

Now we have our own "Save-the-Date" card....
Super thanks to Sir Lito Genilo of Smart Shot for these beautiful pictures...

Nice Print Photos....

"The Avengers"-Themed Pictorial

I'm kinda running out of patience waiting for our W@W pictures, and it's been what? a day??? talk about excited.. (LOL) Thank goodness, Atty. Raymond Fortun sent me our pictures via email. I was thrilled to see our "themed pictorial" posted on his website.. Here are just some of our "London Detectives/ Mr. & Mrs. Smith/ The Avengers" shots!

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Pinoy version) hehehe

London Detectives at work...

uhmm.. eh mainit ho....

38 degrees but still smiling...

Can't wait for our other pictures!!!! Weeeeeeeeeeh!!!!

Our First W@W Moment

I must admit, though we got exhausted and sunburned at the W@W free prenups at Fernbrook, we actually enjoyed posing before the cameras. Leih and I felt so excited as it is our first prenups pictorial ever. We frequented all the photobooths and got some picture magnet for souvenirs.

Temperature was seemingly above 38 degrees and the streaks of sweat forming on my forehead almost wore out my make up but we continued with the shoot anyway. Leih had been most patient with me ~~ my ever reliable fiance who always had a tissue in his hand to wipe my sweaty face from the freaking unbearable heat. It was an exciting day for the both us, especially for me who got to meet some of my fellow w@w sisters in the flesh... Maan, Cielo and I all had our make ups done by Tita Princess so we kinda met up at BF Homes together with our h2b's.. And upon arriving at Fernbrook, I saw sis Abi with her better half Edu.




After the exhausting prenups, we headed straight to Alabang Town Center where we satisfied our selves with a huge serving of Schezuan Crabs at Crustaceas. Leih also bought me me a set of deep purple roses and two-toned lilac-colored paper roses.


All in all, everything went well, despite the unbearable weather, we had a really wonderful first W@W moment together... Something we will both always remember..

Our First Official Date

It was by luck that we chanced upon this wedding being set up at Le Pavilion this afternoon while waiting for Dennis ~~~ we were scheduled to settle the reservation & down payment for his lumens projector. We agreed to meet at Le Pavilion where they had an evening event. He was a little late so we decided to take a peek inside the pavilion since nobody was at the door. Oh boy, how smitten we were with the designs of the table set up. I didn't bother to ask though who their caterer was. Good thing, Leih saw this big letter "C" plastered on the box nearby so he interestingly approached this guy who was setting up the table. It was Rolly who confirmed to us that it was no other than CENTER TABLE who was catering the event. We were so thrilled!!!!! I had a sudden rush of excitement as we watched these people finish decorating the place.

Our excitement pushed our moods to the highest pitch. Upon getting to MOA, we started our food-tripping ,had a satisfying japanese food marathon, enjoyed a delicious Haagen Dazz fest and finally, some serious shopping.. We also went for an hour massage at Body Tune. All we did was eat and talk and laugh. I seemed to have forgotten how wonderful it is to have someone special to share moments like this,, after all, it has been quite a while.

Today was our first official date (mind you). Being away for almost 10 years, we felt the need to make up for the lost time.

a lambing kiss from my prince...

I even got to pick a few items at MANGO and Freeway.We went home with an armful of shopping bags and pastries.. I can't be any happier... =) We had an amazing, amazing day....

Surprise Surprise!!!

This is actually the first bouquet that he personally handed to me. All the other flowers were sent either thru a messenger or even thru his mom. I was actually expecting his arrival late in the afternoon, but he surprised me at 2:00 PM when he dropped by at work (straight from the Airport) with a beautiful bouquet of roses in his hand.

It would always be one of our most memorable times together... Our first time to actually see each other after 10 long years... =)

Finally Home...

After 10 long years.... my prince if finally back home... Surprised me with a bouquet of fuschia-colored roses at work before heading home from the airport. Went home with me to meet my family for the first time. It was a great day..


Now, we're a bigger happy family...

A Special W@W Moment

Sis Abi and I tried the Photobooths..
Check out our wacky photos.. Kase yong SpiceBooth wala man lang warning.. (LOL)...

My Third Bridal Fair...

We finally settled the full payment for Center Table Catering today at the "Themes & Motifs" Wedding Expo. I got 2 booklets of raffle tickets, all of which I solely signed, hoping we'll win this time (sakit tuloy ng kamay ko)....

The Bridal Fair was overwhelming with top wedding suppliers, it was literally a big carnival of "dream granters". I had so much fun walking around while checking all sorts of offers and services. I even got to meet my w@w sister Abi and her fiance, Edu. We tried the photo booth and got some pictures as souvenirs. Abi was able to purchase a beautiful dress for our W@W prenup pictorials. And I am guilty of snagging another MANGO blouse before heading home.
It was a great day..

. I think I won't get over my passion for wedding fairs.. It's just addictive..

Wedding Accessories...

A day wouldn't pass me by without thinking of our wedding preps. It has gotten me so involved that every accomplishment gives me such an overwhelming feeling. Just as I was updating my other site, I realized I've never posted some of the accessories that we've already purchased.

There are more from where this came from, but for now I'll be posting just a few....

The Unity Candle.....


The Arrhae


The Fairytale-Inspired Pillow

Our FairyTale Table Numbers

I've been busting my brains for more ideas on how to make unique table numbers for our guests... Finally, I have set on a design that will most likely become our table numbers... I still have more time though to think if we'll do it ourselves or just buy it to lessen the hassle. But DIY-ing has slowly become a hobby for me, I might as well put my personal touch on it...

What do you think, guys? crafty, huh?

About The PreNup Pictorials

The W@W pre-nups are coming in a few weeks and I still haven't figured out what to wear. Seems funny but I was talking to my friend Maan and she shares the same dilemna. At least I'm not the only one contemplating about possible bouts of shyness around cams. To think we'll be having our pictures taken in front of other brides... I'm not sure how I'll do. (LOL)

Leih and I kinda decided to just keep it casual. Most probably, I'd opt for a casual blouse and jeans and just have my hair prepped up a little. I'm not sure about the dress yet.. not on the 20th at least, anyway, we have 2 more other pre-nup pictorials coming up in a few months. I wonder how things will go about on the 20th.

Just thinking about it makes my heartbeat faster... haaaay...

Our First Website...

I'm relieved that Wedding Announcer is finally back to work. I had a hard time uploading all our pictures the first time it went down for almost 2 weeks. All my w@w sisters were dismayed at the trouble it left us. Imagine having to upload everything from scratch is really a nightmare... I even started thinking of making a new site but since our announcer site means so much to us (it was our team effort that created this one), I painstakingly had the site redone...

Thank goodness for blogging geniuses like Aby (w@w sis) who sent me an already-snipped picture on my email, and my cousin Kathy (blogger mom), I was able to post my first ever snipped picture.. Kathy, you are amazing... Galing galing mo grabe... And to aby, thanks sis for being so patient with me. hihihi

Fairytale Place Card Holder

The box filled with our place card holders finallyarrived this morning, (Las Vegas time). Leih took some pictures of it but I'm posting a better shot of the item so I could post it here.. I already have an idea of how we want our place cards to look like, good thing I have my friend Erra who's helping me out with some of her ideas as she is the more experienced between us especially when it comes to art. (She's a graphic artist by the way and she's helping me with my misallette cover.)

Im grateful for this God-sent angel... She is such a big help... =)

Little Princess' Gowns & Capes

Look at these gowns and capes... Aren't they cute? I chanced upon these things on the internet while browsing for fairytale themed outfits and accessories. Hindi pa kase ganon ka-set ang mind ko about my bridesmaids' and flower girls' gown designs..

Here are some of the pieces I saw.. interesting, right?


I just noticed, puro colors namin ito ah..

A Blessing From The Pope...

February 24, 2009. This FED Ex packet came in just after I left for work. Mommy couldn't wait until later so she opened it (with my permission) Thank God! Finally!!! Our papal blessing arrived at last!!!

I felt her excitement as she read over the phone our Papal Blessing. My mom being a very devoted Catholic was so delighted to learn that we got the opportunity to avail one for our wedding, with faith that the pope's blessing she believes it would do wonders for our future life, together as husband and wife,.

I have yet to tell Leih about it.... He has been waiting for weeks now. Boy, he's gonna be happy when he hears this.... =)

Wedding Inspirations...

I have always loved pink, purple and lavender. May it be a dress or a notebook, I try to always get something of that color. On our wedding, we want two-toned flowers everywhere, candles, flowers, even the mood lights. ~~~ all with a splash of purple, lavender and pink. Let me share with you some pictures that became the inspiration for our dream wedding:

the reception will have our color-motif mood lighting...


pink & lavender-colored ecuadorian roses, carnations & liliums...


two-toned paper roses and some greens......


our miniature cakes are somewhat similar to this...

and of course, it is a Happily Ever After for us...