The one with Simon and Jacque's Day of fun - Episode 1

it's been almost two weeks since our big day and we are still in shock and literally 'lutang' pa, cant believe that were married na. after almost seven years of referring to each other as boyfriend-girlfriend, di pa siguro talaga kme sanay na mag-asawa na kme ngayon. i just told simon kanina, "beh, imagine pag pinakilala na kita sa mga makikilala ko, husband na tawag ko sayo?!" hahaha...

in fairness, mahirap pala pagsabay-sabayin lahat. doing some post-wedding stuffs, moving in to our apartment, honeymoon, and celebrating holidays! waaahh! para kmeng mga robots...hehe. pero super fun tlaga, id want to do everything again. hehehe

it took us exactly a year to prepare for the big day...sabi ng iba masyado daw matagal, pero for us kahit gano ata tayo kaaga mag-prepare, there would still be last minute wedding errands we'd have to attend to and that's what happened to us din. (we almost forgot to fill up our marriage contract..hahaha)

our wedding day was so fast di ko tlga namalayan na tapos na. i remember when benz was sharing their anxiety attacks of possible rain nung anniv nung parents nila...i can totally relate! :) the only prayer we made that day was that kahit ano mangyari,
that wedding will be for God and kahit umulan man, it would still be the wedding we've always wanted. pero in fairness, mahirap ha. hehe. yung feeling na najejebs na me sa kaba coz it was so gloomy that day. tapos bigla na lang sisilip ang haring araw at didilim na naman after a while. and from dec. 16 to 21, it was raining or drizzling...promise! pero God is good. ni isang patak wala talaga. sabi nga nung mga nagbabantay sa IA, ang ganda daw ng panahon namin at pinagbigyan daw kme ni Lord. hehe.

being a w@wie, i think it's a must that we share our ratings to other w@wies in search for their perfect suppliers. as always, 10 will be the highest and 1
lowest (pero wala naman kmeng 1 na ni-rate) in a nutshell, "almost" all our suppliers delivered well, i must say. and singit ko na rin mga kwentos ko ha para
di mahirap magkwento. :) i also included other suppliers whom we considered pero did not get at baka makatulong with your decisions. :)

if i were to describe our wedding, ang masasabi ko lang was that everything fell into its right places. there were glitches, mga comedy na eksena, bloopers at
kung ano-ano pa. pero all these added more meaning to our special day. :) if you have questions on our ratings, feel free to PM me. i will start muna with my
flowers, gown, and shoes. :) backgrounder lang, we've set aside lang a very practical budget for 150 guests kaya lahat ng suppliers namin, piling-pili. as in
promise! you do the math when you see the peso powers! :)


Flowers: Mang Boy Mahusay
How we got them: Famous W@w supplier
Package: Bridal bouquet, ento flowers, mothers, PS
flowers, throw-away bouquet, madaming loose petals,
bridal car bouquet, and Ceremony set up that includes
6 pedestals with tulle, 3m na calla lilies for the
aisle, unity candle set-up.
Peso Power: P10,500.00
Rating: 10+++
Other supplier considered: None



He was the first to arrive. our wedding was at 5pm and he arrived at the hotel before 10am. i was in the shower nun and si simon na ang nag-entertain sa kanila. shortly after them, clarice and her team arrived. nag-uunahan ata lagi yung dalawang yun eh. hehe. anyway, pag labas ko sa shower, grabe napatalon ako sa tuwa sa bouquet ko. simple lang naman request ko, basta deep red roses with swarovskis. the swarovskis ako na lang nagbigay sa kanya nun pero he covered it pa ng green na paper ata yun para ganda tingnan. super ganda nga! the ento flowers were also great. wala ngang malaysian mums, puro button mums and gerberas na love ko tlga. yung moms' flowers, grabe yung stargazer...mukha na syang plastic sa sobrang fresh. hehe. and super yellow lahat ng flowers that it gave a good blending sa pomelo pink gowns. katuwa!

ang super hats off ako sa kanya was the ceremony set-up. he turned the small garden of puerta real into an all-white garden wedding. the callas sa aisles were great, the tulles sa pedestals gave elegance (and akala pa naman namin dati magmumukang OA...pero hindi pala) the original package included 4 pedestals lang. eh mejo naalangan si clarice so she requested to add 2 more for the ceremony and lots of loose petals. she was the one who bargained for P500 lang for the additional pedestals. hehe, galing! kaya nga sabi ni clarice, if we can pay him a visit daw, (which we will) eh let's thank him daw tlga. :)

up to now, the flowers are still intact. mejo mabigat nga lang pala sya coz super siksikan ang flowers at mejo nangalay ako holding it. hahaha.

Cons: NONE. the thing about mang boy giving the same rates kahit magkakaiba ng number ng ento?...i'd still think underpaid sya sa services that he gave us, so love ko talga sya. MAHUSAY tlga in every meaning of the word. :)

BRIDAL GOWN: Bridal Factory / Ysabelle's Fashion
How we got them: W@wie friend Yna and SM mega fair
Package: Gown, veil, cord, arrhae, 2ndary veil, 3
pillows, garter, tiara, petticoat
Peso Power: P9,000.00
Rating: 10
Other supplier seriously considered: Tet Hagape
(budget reason)



As i would always share, i love working with couples pag sa wedding. kc we can easily share with them the joy and the excitement we feel while preparing. when
we met them the first time a week after the feb. megamall fair, natuwa nako sa kanila especially to lawrence who suggested so many things for my gown. and
na-appreciate ko yun. i told them i want the empire, ever after gown look. yung parang may gown pa inside. hehe, di ko madescribe masyado pero they actually
understood me naman. they made a sketch, i loved it and booked them. originally, the price was 8k dapat pero since i have an extra tela inside, 9k sya. the
tela kc are really doble, hindi daya. basta, di ko ma-explain. check nyo na lang sa pics. hahaha.

i had like 4 fittings of the gown na. the first time i fitted it, mejo di pako masyado masaya coz maluwag tlga. pero after the 3rd fitting, love ko na sya!
lawrence was not satisfied, he suggested to add colored beads all over the gown. di na sya halata cguro sa pics pero sa personal, it added more glow. the additional beads was free. :) i didnt use na their tiara kc something borrowed ko yun.

i also rented their mannequin for 150 pesos only. tapos, they sent two of their staffs din to help me with my gown. ang natuwa kme, pag dating ng mga
staffs, they brought with them a steamer ba yun to iron out wrinkles on my gown. bilib kme as clarice and i know na bihira sa designer nagdadala ng sariling steamer or whatever you call it. hehe.

Minor concern: the only thing na diko nacarry cguro was hindi ako sanay na walang bra. rhoda specifically told me not to wear a bra na coz meron na yung gown. pero despite the fact that i gained weight, mejo nacoconscious ako at feeling ko bumababa sya ng konti. sabi naman nilang lahat, hindi daw at feeling ko lang yun. kc nga cguro hindi ako sanay ng walang bra underneath kaya ganun. i asked them pa rin to fix it and di naman sya bumababa, feeling ko lang ata tlga. naconscious lang ako kaya minsan nag-slouch ako. hehe.

We seriously considered Tet Hagape since same village kme and i liked her sketch on me. it's just that she gave me a 16k quote na di kinaya ng budget. we even came to a point na ok na kay simon pero ako yung ayaw ko since i want to stick to the plan tlga...yung budget. pero up to now, i still recommend tet coz sa lahat ng niturn down ko na suppliers, sya lang ang nag-reply ng thank you and no problem daw kahit na 3 times ko na sya binulabog. hehe. i know she's also good. :)

BRIDAL SHOES: SM Department Store, Elegance brand
How we got them: while strolling sa SM megamall (hehe)
Peso Power: P600.00
Rating: 10+
Other supplier considered: Mang Ben of Marikina
(cannot be reached sa fone, by the time he replied,
nakabili na me shoes)



Of all the possible places, who would have thought na dito ko rin pala mabibili shoes ko. for the price ng shoes and the comfort it gave me...waaahhhh!!! super
steal sya! di ako nipaltos; when simon saw the shoes sabi nya, "beh, ikaw na ikaw yang shoes na yan" which is true, simple sya pero rock! hehe.

BRIDAL ACCESSORIES: Karutora at Robinson's galleria department store
How we got them: strolling sa galle
Peso Power: P649.75 (Sale price, original price is 2k plus)
Inclusion: Necklace and earrings
Rating: 9

Again, akong ako rin yung accessories ko. i originally wanted a simple stud earring pero when i saw the dangling earrings and nalaman ko na swak sya sa budget...panalo! hehe. i didnt wear na nga lang the necklace kc feeling namin mejo makinang nako masyado with the gown and the earrings on, tas may necklace
pa. hehe.

Tiara: Something borrowed from my officemate, Lissa
Rating:10+
Other supplier considered: Rio Tiaras



When my officemate showed me the tiara na gusto nya pahiram sa ken, i got goosebumps kc it was the same as in same nung tiara na ni cut-off ko from a mag! as in! no exag! gulat tlga ako, i even showed her the pic and nagulat din sya. the original price was 1,500.00! super nice sya kc simple rin lang and when i had my hair changed for the reception, nabebend sya easily so ginawa sya ni ogie na parang hairband. cute! galing!

Hair and Make up artist: Angie Cruz and Ogie
How we got them: W@w supplier also
Package inclusion: Bridal make-up plus 2 pax (for the
mommies), stayed til reception
Peso Power: P5,000.00
Rating: 10++++
Other suppliers considered: Anna Paniza and of
course, Madge Lejano



Waaahhh! I super love these two! as in tandem talaga sila. when i had my tmu dati, mejo nakapalan me and i just gave her some notes to remember for my make-up. pero super minor lang naman yun. the day itself, angie was kinda late pero that's because napa-aga ang call time nya. eh since stay sya til reception pa, she felt na maaga nga ang nabigay na call time sa kanya. i didnt mind naman coz mabilis sya mag work. niuna nila ako make-up para sa pictorials and then mga mommies na. while in the process of the make-up, laging sisilip ang mga mommies, tas magcocomment na maganda
daw. hehe, mga stage mommies tlga o! she was able to cover my peklat sa likod (due to rashes days before the wedding), i love my make-up so much na-carried away ata ako sa pictorials. kc feeling ko talga girl ako nun! haha. when ogie did my hair na, ang sinabi ko lang basta clean ang face, walang bumabagsak na pasaway na hair at kahit ano na gawin nya sa likod, ok me. he did a very good job! dami mga pasikot sikot sa likod ng hair ko. hehe. parang umayos bigla! tapos kahit anong galaw ko, hindi talaga nalalaglag. eh malikot pa naman ako. super sprayed on tlga sya.

thanks to my w@wie friend, abi, for giving me a tip na i can request them for a change hairdo come reception since one venue lang naman kme. they dont often do
that alam ko, pero since one venue nga lang, ok lang sa kanila. as in right after the recessional and lumilipat na ang guests sa kabilang garden, hatak sila ng chairs, saksak ng mga blowers, at tanggal ng mga hairpins. mejo masakit nga lang kc may spray net, pero after the hairdo change, i asked agad for a mirror and happy me sa nakita ko. pang party look na! and ang haba na ng hair ko! hahaha. we were retouching outside lang kc masikip sa CR pero carry pa rin naman. angie just added some lipstick and powder, ganun lang kadali kc di naman masyado natanggal make-up. :)

di na nga lang sila kumain sa reception kc may party pa daw sila. hehe.

Cons: NONE

Other suppliers considered: I considered Anna Paniza coz of good feedbacks here in w@w, yun nga lang didnt try her na kc she was hired by loreal na eh. And of
course, the ever famous Madge Lejano. sino ba namang aayaw dito diba? yun lang nga, we only alloted a certain budget for the make-up kaya no puedo. pero was lucky enough na that she did my studio pre-nups make up and happy na me dun! super love her, i and concon ended up being friends with her na feeling ko blessing talaga.

Groom's Barong: Exclusively His, Shaw blvd. branch
How we got them: famous naman sila and near office
Package: Pina barong plus camisa chino
Peso Power: 5,000.00
Rating: 7
Other supplier considered: Mang Rey Casedo



Hmmm...This rating came from simon talaga. mejo na disappoint sya coz mataas ang expectations nya sa exclusively his. when we got his barong, masikip sa chest as in masikip and sa neck din. parang body fit na barong. hehe. napunit nya nga ng konti kc di nya masuot. after altering it, mejo natagalan pa before namin na pick up. the tahi na napunit was still visible ng konti. tapos, mejo masikip pa rin sa neck pero can do away with it na naman.

well, we really have to give credit sa embro nung barong as we really want the rayah type. yun nga lang di kme masyado tuwa sa services nila coz di sila ganun kachicka. imagine, di ko nga sila nakilala by their names eh. (which is unusual kc lahat kinikilala ko tlga)

Other supplier considered: Rey Casedo. when we got the dads' barong, late na nabigay ni mang rey yung material na rayah na gusto namin so naka-order na kme sa exclusively his nun. pero ok lang naman coz gusto tlga ni simon sa xclusively his, and i also want to give him the same budget as i have for my gown...para fair! hehe. ;)

Groom's shoes: Wade Shoes, SM Megamall
How we got them: while strolling pa rin
Peso Power: P1,800.00
Rating: 10+
Other supplier considered: None

this was an unexpected buy since kala namin mahal sa Wade, they are actually reasonably-priced. leather talaga and yung mejo pa square sa harap. di naman daw
sumakit paa nya. when we bought it, lagi na gusto suotin, sabi ko wag na and wedding shoes tlga yun. haha.

Groom's pants and belt: SM Megamall pa rin
Peso power: 400 for the belt and 500 for the pants
Rating: 10
Other supplier considered: G2000

iba tlga megamall, love ko tlga to! the belt is reversible, brown and black. the pants, Chancellor 9000. soft and fabric at ganda bagsak. pa-alter P30 lang. hehe. :)

The one with superman!

it's our first monthsary!!! grabe, can't believe that one month has passed since our wedding day and super saya talaga! we're still not done moving in some of our stuffs, di pa kme nakakapagpa-bless ng apartment, still trying to adjust with the traffic and many other things.

we celebrated our monthsary by helping my future Sis-in-law threw a party for her boyfriend christian. it was a blast! despite the fact na kami-kami lang ang andun dahil hindi nakapunta yung ibang friends nya, masaya pa rin kme!

we were into our party outfits, we played our national game, Pinoy Henyo. haha. nahulaan ng behbeh ko hamburger, galing-galing talaga! tapos, tawanan lahat dahil init na init na kme dun sa isang sulok while waiting for them to open the gate.

but the most surprising news was that my SIL jane and oliver broke the news na...FINALLY! hahaha..kung hindi pa sila na-corner ni lanlan and rey, they would'nt say a thing. they will get married na on december 10, 2006 at Coconut palace. something that we've been hiding for the longest time and we're glad na that it's out in the open! she texted me thanking me, sabi ko, it's about time and i think it was the perfect moment. terno pa nga sila ng damit eh. hehe.

advance congrats and best wishes jane and oliver! we love you!

The one with the tip of the iceberg

The pictures in paul vincent's website is just the TIP of the iceberg. we got our CDs the other night pero was able to view everything last night. lo and behold, ang saya po! as in ang gaganda lahat. waaahhh!!! good luck to us in choosing the pics. hahaha. i texted him adn thanked him for wonderful, wonderful shots! yey! ang ganda ko dun...mejo malaki nga lang braso pero ayos pa rin! haha. may mga shots pa dun na kitang-kita my brown eyes. hahaha. feeling mestisa! :)

WE 3rd issue has FINALLY come out. im buying one even if i dont have anything to do with it anymore. haha. i can lend it to friends naman eh. it's a collection i intend to complete. thanks marbee for emailing me. :)

hmmm...i think i struck a nervous string for some w@wies when i posted my feedback on JJS. wala lang, i just thought lang that i should share what happened to us and that yes, each supplier is to his own pero mabuti na yung maingat ka and always on the safer side. i hope i was able to enlighten them.

today is our fourth week as husband and wife!! i wont sleep at home, first time maiiwan si simon. had to go to tagaytay for a training. :( pero balik agad tomorrow. i plan to take him out. :)

The one with Don Hen night

Haayyy...super saya ko talaga when i see my friends. i texted them and asked that we have dinner naman. jannet and naan were there. jason kasi is still in japan, jill and jhon are in nueva ecija and isabela naman. had a great time! we went to our apartment and viewed the wedding pics by roj amado. saya!

love you girls! thanks for coming over. muah! it was'nt a friday the 13th for me... :)

The one with the 3rd weeksary

It was a usual day. Spent the after-office hours meeting up with concon and achie for a business proposal. i did'nt eat anything na coz wala kasama kumain si simon. as soon as i got home, na-surprise me to see candles lit up, cozy living room with our christmas tree and boracay lights on. tapos, simon cooked pa a simple special meal, chicken with mongo sprouts and crispy tofu with sauce on the side. sarap! grabe! touched talaga me...and a little nakonsensya coz i didnt prepare anything. haha.

when we were about to sleep na, he borrowed my sanday. so i got it ang gave it to him. then he borrowed my big pillow. when i got it, i saw a gift under the pillow. hehe, tactic nya lang pala. he gave me a "Tikim" recipe book. nice kasi simple dishes na pang-everyday meals talaga and easy-to-cook.

love you beh and happy 3rd weeksary!

The one with favorite pictures

These are just some of the pics we like best...from Paul's website pa lang.


feeling ko nasa mag ako ng Wedding Essentials, volume 3. haha.


ang super gwapo kong asawa...:)


pang-portrait!!!


this took my breath away...haaayy...super nice tlaga nung set-up.


puros kme si bungisngis, ngayon ko lang na-realize. hahaha.


la lang, sadyang maganda lang ako dito. hehe.

The one with nilagang baka

For the first time, I knew how it feels when your husband loves your cooking! hahaha. I cooked my first nilagang baka last night. it's simon's favorite and nag-grocery me of the ingredients. all along, i knew I got the beef broth cubes, tapos biglang chiken cubes pala. hehe. pero masarap pa rin sya! as in, ang dami nyang nakain, ubos ang kanin namin. ang saya lang. :0 ano kaya ulam namin mamaya? hmmm....

The one with being a wife

Wow! it really does feel good! going to bed and waking up with the man you married, washing dishes with him, cooking and cleaning the house, watching DVDs with him and doing some shopping for house stuffs. ang saya-saya pala talaga!

~ when the first time i wrote my name with a Fermin-Tan...hahaha. natawa talaga me. parang ang saya naman. :) i still havent practiced my new signature though

~ when we had our first breakfast at our apartment. we did'nt have the luxury of time to buy a dining table pa nun so we piled up gift boxes and placed our breakfast there. we'd have to use the cordless kettle, electric griller since we still did'nt have gas at that time. haha, funny story we will surely share to our kids.

~ on our first night at the apartment, we had to sleep on the mattress lang (may cover naman) hahaha. we still have'nt delivered our bed frame eh. excited lang talaga kme to move in there.

~ Nakakatawa of how masipag we are in cleaning the house. it's new kc, you dont wanna leave some dirt lying around. although super tambak na ang maduming pambahay namin. hahaha.

~ I wanted to have everything in tune with the laid-back theme we're working on. pero hindi kme nakahanap ng white or neutral colored na pails and basin eh. hehehe. so he settled for red.

~ For Christmas eve, we prepared chicken adobo and fried chicken. hahaha. we cooked all 1 whole chicken since the ref has'nt been delivered yet. (we'd have to cook and eat everything agad)

~ it's a wonder how much we can save when we eat at home compared to when we dine out...no kidding! sometimes we'd eat one viand for two-three meals kc hindi pa ubos. (pero hindi pa naman panis)


These are just things that happened on our first few days at home. things that made us feel that we are really maturing, and getting more responsible of things...kc mag-asawa na kme!!!

The one with finally blogging again

We're married!!! hahaha...after almost three weeks of no blog at all, I have a lot of catching up to do grabe! the wedding was a blast. i made some kwentos na rin sa w@w and started my ratings na rin. will try to remember some major events that transpired over the wedding, days before and after. :)

December 16 - i started taking a leave na from work. we went to Puerta Real to pay in full and Robert Camba to make some last minute reminders and notes.

December 17 - we went to Tranquility Spa to have a massage and body scrub. We werent massaged coz wala na daw masseuse. :( we went to buy some things na lang for wedding and some gifts ata.

December 18 - our last Sunday as singles. ;) went to Pastor Bong's house for last meeting and sharing time na rin.

December 19 - Went to the spa na, this time tuloy na. sarap, kakarelax! dropped by at both of our offices for some last minute ekek. we also attended our christmas party. i won bed sheets! :)

December 20 - we picked up my gown and my mom's. and pati the mannequin. packed all wedding stuffs and did some last minute thingys

December 21 - checked in at the hotel. filled up marriage contract sa office. hehe, we almost forgot to do this. ordered Max's for our parents and us. saya! ganda ng rooms namin. katuwa! tapos, nanood pa kme ng show sa lounge coz friend ni simon yung band dun. tapos, nag pray kme ni simon.

December 22 - Simon and Jacque's Day of Fun! have a different post for this one

December 23 - still at the hotel! cant believe that we are finally married. stayed and had a late check-out. picture-picture kme! went straight to the house na. Nahuli kme ng pulis! hahaha. but we explained na kakakasal lang namin ang we're not familiar with the place (while i was holding my bouquet) hahaha. effective ang charms ng hubby ko. we started opening the gifts na nagpuno sa buong bahay namin. hehe. liit lang kc house eh. jane, skokie and oliver were there to share with us the joy :)

December 24 - had dinner with my family, then dinner again with simon's family, then celebrated the eve at our apartment. haaayy! saya! we had adobo as our main viand. the ref kc has not yet been delivered kaya ayun, dapat yung mga hindi napapanis agad na food ang nipe-prepare namin.

December 25 - Christmas day! Church day! our first sunday service as a couple. :)

December 26 - preparing na for Bora trip. went to SM cubao and used our GCs.

December 27 to 30 - Our honeymoon getaway! have another kwento for this. :)

December 31 - had dinners in both families' houses and celebrated the eve at our apartment.

January 1 - first new year as husband and wife! waaahhhh!!! saya-saya! lutang pa rin kme nito. we cook together, clean the house and watch dvd together. saya! you'd never wanna go out sometimes. ;)

January 2 - preparing na rin for the next day's pasok.

January 3 - 1st day at work! got more pahabol gifts from officemates. ka-touch! dami rin nagkwento of what they think of the wedding and how much they cried. hehe.

will finish muna supplier ratings then will make our wedding and honeymoon kwento. all in all, God is so good! He's to be praised for all the things He has done for us. It was really a testimony, something that we hope and prayed have witnessed to our guests.

The one with one week to go!

We are exactly one week from our wedding...excitement is rushing in...grabe! kakatuwa how God works in our lives. super dami realizations and learnings that make us more humble before God.

we attended Richard and Amor's wedding. their venue is the same venue as ours so we basically had a glimpse of what our venue would look like. It was breath-taking...promise! i just can't help but be teary-eyed because of joy that God has given them the favor of a perfect weather. nakaka-blessed talaga. now, we have really realized that there is no one to really ask favor from but God.

tapos, on our way home, Simon and I were talking about our wedding. Sabi ko, "lam mo kahit nga umulan sa wedding natin, i just realized that it has been so much for me to ask everything...the mere fact that God gave us the provision for the wedding is already a miracle. We never thought that this wedding preparation will not give us so much headache from where we will get the resources. He provided for everything. And so, we know that He will also provide the stars and the moon for our wedding. God is good. Made us realized to really pray that God will give us a wedding that will be successful...successful because we were able to glorify God's name through the wedding and that we will offer our wedding to Him and His name alone.

I texted clarice. Told her to change the layout of our wedding ceremony and reception, to change it back to the original layout, a separate ceremony and reception. That's the only thing i asked for my wedding...and of course a rain-free weather.

We plan to go to Prayer Mountain one of these days and pray for our wedding and all other details that cover it. :)

God bless to all December brides!

The one with last meeting

Starbucks, 6th level, shangri-la...was our venue on our last meeting with clarice. grabe, when he said nga na "see you on thursday..." parang kme, "huh?thursday?" "oo, sa wedding nyo..." yikes! ikakasala na nga kme! hahaha...

things i realized last night:
1. yes, i'd have to admit, a part of me has fears sa weather on that day. she asked, "hindi ka natatakot? or is it just faith?" lam mo, natatakot nga ako, pero it's more on faith...na whether it rains or not, i know, His works and plans are for the best.

2. Yes, we are specific in praying for a rain-free weather on our wedding day...but more importantly, He made me realize that we should pray more and trust that His plans for us on the wedding will succeed and that we will only glorify His name sa wedding namin.

3. Simon texted me yesterday, "basta ang important sa ken katabi kita habang kakanta ako sa wedding natin and okay nako nun" It will be OUR day...all ours! so kahit ano mangyari...para sa amin yun...

yun lang, kaya super excited na ulit me for next week. imagine, next week, misis nako!!!

The one with the 10-day countdown

10 days to go!!! it did'nt rain...i plan to take my leave starting friday, pero di pako nagpapa-alam. hehehe. thankfully, when we had a meeting yesterday for the parade, we appointed two other officemates to be the stage director and logistics coordinator. yey! ibig sabihin, sila na bahala and i can just 'sulpot' there anytime...(oh i hope ganun nga mangyari...)

yun lang...im still praying for a rain-free weather...please Lord...ayoko lang po talaga mag-tent...kc mahal...hehehe...

The one with being normal

Finally...a share of my own wedding tension and pressure. hahaha. ive been telling my friends and even some of my close w@wies na nawe-weirduhan ako that we are so letting go na agad as early as now. sabi naman ng iba kong friends, that's because prepared na nga daw kme. not really, dami pa kme kulang, wala na nga lang me keber. hehe. and despite the major changes that i posted earlier, relaxed pa rin kme ni simon.

then...last night, i had the first wedding tension of my life...a fight with my mom.

of all people na ayoko maka-away, it's my mom. kc we have the same ugali, same malditahan, same kulit, and same lahat. dalawa lang kc kme girl sa family. the reason behind the fight was really petty, i dont wanna even talk about it anymore kc super babaw talaga. pero i snapped, and so did she. it was not really sampalan at sabihan ng masasakit na salita...di naman kme ganun. hehe.

but in our family, madali kme magbati. i texted her this morning na sorry and she texted back: "we love you anak and sori din. pasensya na at bumabata ako eh" hahaha...it's their anniversary today and we'll go out for dinner.

la lang, i realized that hey, natetense nako and im glad at na-overcome ko naman. i dont wanna be a bridezilla on the day mismo. pero i still to be "kondisyoned" pa na everything will be okay.

i love my mom...

happy wedding ulyfel! :)

The one with last-minute decisions

Two weeks before the wedding and here we are shocked with a lot of changes for the wedding. ganito ba talaga yun? pero relaxed mode pa rin naman kme ni simon. nakakatawa lang coz some of the decisions we made before were really discussed between us and tumagal coz nahirapan kme i-decide...tapos biglang change of plans... here's what iam talking about...

~ our pastor will not have his permit before our wedding day. we had to go back and ask Pastor B again to officiate us. Unfortunately, he still has to check if his permit is still okay and has not expired yet. so, now we're waiting...misalls have been printed, photocopied and binded already. i just hope walang ma-ooverhaul masyado. a part of me is saying, "you should have followed your heart."

~ the keyboardist for our reception backed out. grrrh! this is easy as i just texted john santos to extend their musicians to reception. unfortunately, they can only rehearse with our singers/friends 2 hours before the ceremony. that leaves us and my coordinator to change all our timetable on the wedding day and make everything earlier. nyahaha.

~ the singer for the ceremony is not keeping in touch. despite of all the texts and calls of simon, incomunicado pa rin sya. so, we have to ask again john for their singers, kung available pa. sa reception, okay na kme. (so far)

~ my mom requested for a nice bridal car...something that we really had the least priority in. okay rin lang, we will just get the benz of john santos.

this is, i know, the tip of the iceberg pa lang. pero ok lang. i know we will still be married and will have the wedding of our dreams. details lang to...

~ on a lighter note, our house is having shape already. kakatuwa, buying stuffs for the house. pero di nakakatuwa ung gastos. hahaha. we bought sofa set na, curtains, lamps, wall mirror for visual illusion effect (hehe), shower, christmas tree and decors, and lights. yun pa lang. I will separate muna the payments for the suppliers, then we can buy na cguro the dining table and mattress. yey!

The one with being a Bride

It’s just two weeks before our wedding day! Time flies so fast. I wonder where it all went. It seems like it has been just yesterday that we were looking for a venue, then a caterer, then a photographer, so on and so forth. But we enjoyed every bit of preparing…tiring but enjoyable. Oh and yes, I too, have met and made many friends along our wedding preparations, something that I will forever be grateful for.

It took us exactly a year to prepare for our wedding. And I think I’d have to agree that there are really stages that a bride undergoes when preparing for a wedding. Some of the stages may happen at the same time, some may come first and others later than expected depending on the couple. Here’s what I have to say:

The “elated” couple – After having been proposed to and having that “This is it!” feeling, a bride will be overwhelmed with so many wedding ideas and concepts that she has since she started making pillow cases her veil. This is when you formally talk about your wedding, where you are excited and eager to sit down and discuss what kind of wedding you want to have. This is where you share your dream wedding to your fiancé and hopefully he will agree (read: budget! Haha)

The “booking” couple – Oh yes, excitement keeps rushing in…This is where you feel that the perfect venue you’ve always dreamt of has been filled in already, where you will feel that the time you started preparing is so little, you’d want to move your wedding to another date. Haha, you’d realize that all your “dream” suppliers have been booked already. I think this is a very critical time for a couple since this stage gives them the whole idea of their wedding, how much budget they’d have to allot for the wedding, church or garden wedding?, how many guests? But more importantly, I love this stage especially the part when you attend all bridal fairs, and I love that sense of fulfillment and assurance you get after you book a supplier, that feeling that everything’s starting to take shape. I think this is the longest and most enjoyable stage in a couple’s preparation because even before weeks before your wedding, one way or another, there will still be a need to buy something (like shoes, party poppers, accessories, and other last minute wedding rush)

The “coffee” couple – After booking our major suppliers, Simon and I would schedule our meetings, usually long-hours coffee meetings on a Friday night, and prepare all the necessary checklists, schedules of meetings, measurements, fittings, invitation mock-ups, shopping...I could have all day writing our list and still not have enough time! But it’s fun. This is where you bond with your fiancé, you get the kilig feeling that he wants to prepare with you. Although, sometimes, this is a breeding ground for petty arguments as well. I remember the time when we fought about the make-up artist I want to book. I ended up looking for another more affordable MUA and although I didn’t book the previous one, I ended up being friends with her. (hi bakla!)

The “oh, please” couple – I consider myself a sucker for weddings. This is my favorite occasion. But come to think of it, I never realize that we will come to a point that we are so anxious for that day to come and that we want to finish all our pending stuffs and deal with it. This is a time for us when we are more excited of the “life” after the wedding, rather than the wedding day itself. I think what triggered us to move on to this phase was when we found our house and we are so excited designing our home and living together in one roof. I think this happened 2 months before the wedding, when we’re done booking almost all suppliers, we’re running errands for gown fittings, finalizing invitations, etc. You’d wish that you’ll see the end of the tunnel and be a wife already. Haha, funny but true! You just can’t wait to know when all the meetings and signing of contracts will end.

The “what else?” couple – I had my share of wedding nightmares barely 2 months before the wedding and after that one dream, that’s it. Thank God, I did’nt reach the point where I can’t sleep and can’t eat because of wedding jitters. For me, this stage is a test of my Oc-ness. I’d open my computer as soon as I come home from work and complete my customized checklist, wedding supplier requirements, wedding day timeframe, and OTD coordinator notes. I’d also update my file of wedding receipts, budget checklist and other to do lists. I’d also look for something to work on and would always think of doing something for the wedding. (usually ending up with a terrible back ache) I’am a hands-on bride and I always want to know what happens to every detail of my wedding. That’s why when we’d meet our coordinator, she’d always tell me this: “please, don’t do my job.” And laugh. Haha, but it’s true. I’d always look for something to do. Parang if I don’t do anything at all or don’t sleep late, I feel like I’m not ready for the wedding. Weird noh?!


The “letting go” couple – Now we are finally in this stage. This is the stage where you feel that you’ve exerted all your powers for the wedding already and that no matter what changes might happen, you’d still end up being married. I started letting go when I had another coffee cum meeting with my coordinator. I was in the middle of giving her notes, then she just put her hand on my lap, stared at me and said, “sis, no matter what happens, you will get married and be happy.” That’s my cue! After that, I started letting go and just enjoy the last few weeks of my single years. I would want to agree that being a little prepared and having an OC vein is finally paying off, and don’t get me wrong, we still have a lot to do, we just feel assured knowing that everything will fall in its right places (hopefully).

The “no choice” couple – this is the other twin of the “letting go” couple since they happen at almost the same time. Just when you are trying to let go and relax, certain parts in your wedding will change and will leave you no choice but to get the second best option. For one, our Officiating pastor will not be able to get his license before our wedding. Just when we had all misalettes done and ready already, he told us that. Second, our musician/friend of my groom backed out and we had no choice but to extend our ceremony musicians to reception. Given that they can only do rehearsals two hours before the ceremony, our pictorial schedule and timetable will all be moved earlier since most of my entourage will be our singers as well. This is also the time when you will deal with the hardest part of the wedding…the guestlist. When you’ve assigned one person at this table, he will text you and tell you that he’s not sure if he can come. And so you are dumbfounded and left with more problems if you want to just cut him off the list and invite others or retain his name and just accept the fact that a certain seat might be empty on your wedding day. Talking about changes, huh? I think every couple, in one way or the other, will experience these. What will set the difference is how you see the situation and how good your second best option is. Remember, this is the best time to say… “Breathe….Relax…”

One friend wrote, exert all your efforts in preparations, set your expectations low. And I think that’s what we are practicing right now. I don’t expect that we will have a perfect wedding (well, for one, nobody else will), neither a free-glitch wedding…What’s more important is that your heart, mind and body are prepared to take another journey with the person God has brought you to. And that no matter what happens…even if one table is empty, the projector is not working, or even if it rains (oh but I pray that it wont)…at the end of the day, you will be full of joy knowing that you are finally married… :)

Above all these, the most important stage in the wedding is the realization that God has blessed me with the man I’ve always prayed for. I know Simon is the one blessing I will always be grateful for and that I will always see and feel God’s love through him. So no matter how our wedding day will turn out, or how bridezilla I might evolve into…It will always be my dream wedding come true. :)


Jacque Fermin
(this post I dedicate to all my dear friends in w@w, my sistahs and best friends who will soon get married, suppliers whom i've shared my excitement with: Clarice, Emily; dream supplier-turned-friend Madge, my correspondent Marbee, and to the one i experience these stages with...Simon)

The one with 17 days to go!

Waaahhhh!!! ang lapit na...i can hear the wedding bells. i can't help but be elated with all that's happening... :)

i've a confession...tinatamad nako mag-work. haha. lagi na me late pumasok and im having a hard time focusing pag naiisip ko wedding namin. tapos, of all people ako pa ang ni-assign to be the overall coordinator for the parade of our corporate year-end which is the day BEFORE the wedding. diba?! labo! i will be the legwork and will work during the preparations for it, pero on the day itself...di nako ako yun noh! haha.

Manila Bulletin - thanks to my constant correspondent and editor of About Weddings of Manila Bulletin, Marbee Go. I can say i found a friend in her. kahit di pa kme meet in person, we've been exchanging mails since the 1st issue of WE came out. love her for choosing our pics sa wedding announcements...and it's big...and centered! hehe. muah!

Sofa set - yesterday, Dec. 4, simon and i were just talking about a new sofa set as our last priority. while drving, we passed by a furniture store and came out with a receipt on hand...for the sofa set! bwahahaha. it's an impulse buy i know, pero lam mo yung feeling pag may nakita ka and you fell in love with it. well, it's because it's mura and comfy pa rin. for delivery sya today together with our mirror and aluminum rods for the curtains. hehe. excited nga!

Wedding details - im still wrappings gifts for ento, suppliers, etc. tapos nyan, gallery naman then im okay. nakakatawa lang, dami changes nangyari over the weekend pero di naman kme na-rattle. our pastor who supposed to officiate us wont have his license out before our wedding. pero he suggested that he officiates us pa rin pero somebody else will sign. ok lang :) second, the keyboard player whom we hired for our reception backed out as he has so many obligations. being a friend of simon, di na namin pinagalitan or something...bahala na lang sya. so we just texted john and told him na we're requesting them to extend til the reception na. hehe. yun lang naman!

The one with December na!

Yey!!! December na!!! Merry Christmas to all and Happy wedding! hahaha... i can't wait...texted all our friends, and PS that starting today, may they help us pray for a stress-free and rain-free wedding! (although i know, it won't rain!) here are some tips couple tend to forget but shouldnt:

1. a fancy ballpen when signing the contract - kc minsan sa picture-taking, panget kung panda ballpen lang diba? hehe
2. pay your suppliers ng balances nila
3. kanino isasakay ang mga gifts - lagi daw to nakakalimutan
4. match or lighter for the candles
5. no matter what, maglalagay ako ng blue skies sa bag ko...mainit ang ulo ko pag gutom...di ako pwede nagugutom..hahaha
6. when walking down the aisle, dont forget to look at your groom. wag tumingin kahit saan, tingin lang kay h2b at enjoy that blissful moment.
7. don't forget to provide a car for your h2b...and a driver. :)
8. disposable food containers - some caterers will provide for this, pero some will not. so, make sure you have lang... make a sticker na rin with your names on it para personalized... :)
9. enjoy the first kiss - wag ma-conscious
10. Madge Lejano's flower over flower position - i got this tip from madge of course (diba concon?). yung bouquet nyo daw, not so high and not so low...tamang natatakpan kunwari ang flower nyo. haha, kaya flower over flower.
11. tell your parents "thank you" and "i love you"
12. tell your h2b na "I love you"
13. Pray and thank God for everything.

yun lang!!! and the countdown begins...

The one with artista night

An evening with the stars...what can i say??! honestly, im not an avid fan...oh no, im not even a fan of Pinoy Big Brother pero attending ABS-CBN's party last night was a blast, i must say. it gave me a good break from all wedding preparations. it was a christmas party were there were lots of prizes raffled off, saw so many artistas (oh face it! every pinoy is a sucker for artistas at one way or the other!) so there, kahit di ko kilala most of them, we had pictures taken with them. haha. let loose and be yourself! saw really nice faces like nikki (coke), iya, heart, jericho, kuh (exotic i must say!), martin, kris, toni, john estrada(na gusto ko tapunan ng wine!hehe), anne curtis, sarah, erik santos, john lloyd, bea alonozo, shaina, claudine, pinoy cast like rico, bob, chx, jenny, rachel, direk, and of course...sam milby! my goodness, got to take pics with some of these people pero kay sam no puedo kc super dami tao. haha. i even talked to his bouncer and even asked if we can have a pic with him. hahaha, hindi daw fan o! i dont know, i really dont know them pero pa-picture pa rin me...that's when i realized that im a true pinoy..sucker for pictrues with artistas! hahaha...but the grandest pic i must make mention was that with Gabby Lopez. oh my goodness...ang gwapo! kahit oldie na. hehe.

On friday, i will come prepared. GMA will host a christmas party and this time, i'll bring simon's digicam and dress up in a partyish look. yey! one night with the kapamilyas won't make me a traitor right?! :)


rubbing elbows with Gabby. :)


naks! direk!


nandyan ako katabi nya...di nga lang kita. hihihi...


o cge na nga...nagpa-akbay na lang ako kay victor neri. paconsuelo. hahaha.

The one with sakit sa katawan

Eh bakit nga ba ako naghahanap ng sakit sa katawan?! ha?! i made envelopes for our invitation. mejo pricey envelopes nila phoebe so i did some, pero yung PS and ento invites we got from them. tapos, we asked them to make a one-page invite for other guests. additional lang kc kaya we just opted for a simpler one. it ended up that di ako masyado satisfied. for one, lumiit sya. oh well, di ko alam kc na liliitan nila eh. so nilagyan ko ng board to make it bigger in size. then, nag-print me ng ento list na hindi naman dapat! oh no! di talaga me mapakali eh. hehe. well, almost done na naman with the printing, cut na lang.

my super thanks to one of my bestest friends, jannet, for helping me out with my kaprichuhan. mare, super salamat for doing all the things na pinapagawa ko. i owe you big time! muah!

24 days to go! yahoo!!!

The one with alta so

So...nag feeling rich kme ni simon last saturday. it was supposed to be a long weekend for us sa office since monday was declared a holiday by GMA. unfortunately, it was a working saturday. sa super katamad mag work nun, the Rustan's year-end sale made me file my half-day leave, together with my two ofcmates, Ritz and Lissa. hehe. sulit na rin. got to buy my mom a maidenform brassiere, from 1700 to 400! beat that. i got to buy a sports bra also na maidenform for 200 lang. tapos, citre shine gel, 140 only, the citre shine na hair serum is 165 only, big size na. bought also Denenes colognes for 15pesos only! grabe!

to add to that, we are scheduled for our bridal registry shopping at rustan's. ganun pala yun noh, feeling rich talaga kme, we were like, "gusto ko yan...cge 2...chaka eto..." then someone would write down all we want. haha. ang mejo off lang was the girl who assisted us. she's nice, pretty and accommodating. yun nga lang, may kausap lagi sa cellfone and nakikipag-away pa. nyeh! mejo may clients lang naman sya diba?! yun lang, pero the rest was okay. nakakapagod nga lang mamili. we had a "mixed" registry, meaning may generic items pa rin sa list and specific ones para guests can choose diba.

The one with a month to go!

Today marks exactly one month before our BIG day! yahoo! after all the preparations, hard work, decisions, and endless pangungulit sa suppliers...this is it! hahaha...and coincidentally, this post is my 112th! 1+1 = 2 and 2 is 22! hahaha...galing noh?! would want to make updates sana eh pero baka humaba pa itong post ko...tomorrow na lang. i'm also printing pa our guest sheets. super tagal bago ma-print dahil hirap makahanap ng ink.

started my day pala texting all our suppliers that one month na lang at wedding na namin. hehe.

nga lang, kung kelan naman one month na lang, had to change pa my celfone number...huhuhu...ang hirap pa naman maglipat ng contacts and inform everybody of my new number. haay! kapagod nga eh.

happy monthsary simon! i'am very excited to be Mrs. Simon Peter Tan! love you beh!

The one with our care bears

This is a little off the theme, pero tagal ko na pangarap to eh...to put two hugging teddy bears sa bridal car namin. hehe. found something before pero this is more perfect and even bigger than the first one so binili ko na. naku, lagot ako kay simon! hehehe.


the "i love you" thing is corny i know...will cover that na lang. hehe


back of our bears: magka-akbay sila

also, thanks to my w@wie friend cathy (pa-autograph!) who suggested to put a veil para mukha silang bride and groom. will try my best to dress them up both...naku, hanap na naman ng sakit sa katawan. actually, may nabibili na costumes, but they cost really mahal. so, gawa na lang tayo. wish ko lang diba?!

The one with the Shower

What a way to spend a sunday evening than have it with our parents and godparents?! grabe, the Shower of blessings really blew our minds...and our hearts! as in! opening prayer pa lang, umiiyak nako coz i really felt that God was there with us, blessing each and every member there. we arrived 5:45pm, 45minutes late (what else is new?!hehe) and started at around 6:30 pm. the opening prayer was led by Pastor Super and and introduction made by Sister Tetess. Shower of Blessings is a tradition originated by the Hebrews when they send a person into his adulthood. There are actually 7 stages where one is being blessed and we are on the sixth stage already - coming to the adulthood, (seventh stage being that of receiving your womanhood/manhood) in releasing kc a person from their parents, kelangan sinasabi sya verbally eh. In that way, talagang dinedeclare mo to God and to people that you are being released from your parents in preparation to cleaving to your spouse. And this is the purpose of that Shower of BLessings. It's the first time our church did that and super nagalak kme and honored that Simon and I were chosen to be the first to be given those blessings. sabi nga dun, everything that they say and pray for, lahat yun came from God...kaya yun ang nakaka-blessed.

the first part was when I was released by my parents...they described me as a person, how my parents are confident that simon will take care of me (iba pala pag sinasabi nila tlaga), and how they will miss me. after hugging and kissing my parents, i walked down the little carpet wherein at the end of the carpet stands our ninangs ready to welcome me to the womanhood. ang saya! and then they hugged me and welcomed me. I then shouted, "I'm a woman na!" hahaha...

the second part was simon's turn, as usual...comedy na naman lumabas...hehe. kc his dad's kwento was not about simon...na-mix up nya with simon's brother daw. kakatawa talaga. anyway, tita alma said her prayer for both of us. (all their prayers and blessings were written down so we can keep them) kaka-touch lang talaga. then he crossed over also and was welcomed into manhood.

the next part was when all our godparents gave us their blessings, and prayers...kaka-touched, superb! they really prepared for it. and everytime they say their blessings, naooverwhelm ako of God's goodness. feel na feel namin na andun talaga sya blessing us. i will post some of our favorite lines so you guys can be blessed also.

after that, we said our thanks and response and accepted their blessings. and i cried again. hehe, kc super happy ako. we really looked forward to this and it was really worth it...as in! thank you Lord. never had i imagined that we will really experience the roles of our godparents (kc sabi nila sa regalo lang daw ang mga ninongs..hehe) we prayed for our godparents talaga...they were carefully chosen and now i know why...

everyone was saying while we were eating na dapat maging tradition na yun sa church...na magkaron ng Shower of blessings to everyone who will get married. our special thanks to Pastor Super and Tita Tetess for welcoming us to their home and for the whole idea...we were so blessed. sabi nga ng dad ko and i quote, "kung sino man ang pasimuno nito...salamat sayo" hahaha.

pics to follow... we went home with smiles in our faces...haay!

The one with walang pahinga (part 2)

the following day, ganun pa rin. after church, had breakfast muna sa Hot Loops na baong opened lang lapit sa church(with SILs, simon, and lanlan) tapos fit sila gowns nila. hahaha. may mga alterations na natatawa na lang ako. pero overall, they exceeded my expectations. malinis sila tumahi and kahit masikip ang shop at may mga konting problems sa gowns, i can say, sulit na sila and didnt give me a hard time. pinipilit ko pa ngang sukatin gown ng MOH ko eh. hehehe...gusto ko talaga mag-try eh. :)

tapos, went straight to galleria na with achie. we met james and oliver there (her business associates) they presented their product portfolio to me. it was more of a mock-up presentation wherein im the client kunwari. then i'll give comments and suggestions to better understand their presentation. hope i was able to shed some light naman to them. :)

tapos, accidentally bought our first new christmas tree! simon showed it to me and gusto nya talaga. when i saw it and knew na P1,500 lang sya...go na kme! withdrew some money and bought it. it's a 6ft, fiber optic christmas tree! ganda talaga sa gabi. no need to put christmas lights as there are light already (coz of the fibers nga) nice talaga sya (pics to follow) then, bought cake din for the Shower of blessings...and the details on a separate post.

more busy days to follow... :)

si manong, nipapack-up christmas tree namin


si simon, nitatanggal na. di mapigilan, set-up na sa house namin

ayaw ma-rotate eh...sowee


voila! no christmas lights...just the magic of the fiber optics. :) wala pa rin decor yan...our very own christmas tree!

The one with palit lang ng damit ang pahinga

Super hectic...whew! went to meet clarice sa west avenue ng 1:00 (read: 1:45pm) as usual late kme as ever! ano ba ito?! kinakabahan pa kme kc muntik na talaga kme maubusan ng gas...as in! i dont usually look at the meter kc eh when im driving kaya ayun...tapos, it lasted for an hour ata. nakakatawa lang kc "pinapagalitan" nako ni clarice. ginagawa ko daw ang trabaho nya. hay! eh i cant help it talaga eh. the activities and schedules i did was very similar to what they will also do. pinakita nya pa nga sa ken yung format. haha, para lang daw matahimik ako. pero the thing is...at hindi ko makayanan, is that di daw nila ako bibigyan ng copy nun.. as in "What?!" parang naloka ako nun. although i understand their (simon and clarice) point, di ko lang talaga ata kaya na i dont have an idea ng mga details ng wedding. haha, may sayad na talaga ako! kc naman sabi nga ni clarice, di daw pwede kc ang tendency will be for me to check every now and then kung may namiss or may nagawa na, etc. hahaha. mukhang papaluin talaga ako ni clarice sa wedding namin ha. hahaha. sabi ko nga, di pa OC yan kc di pa panicky ngayon eh...normal lang.

after the meeting, we went to Robert Camba for a meeting. met up with ate connie, chose na the motiffs, cover sa table, ceremony set-up, etc. na change na plans namin, same aread na kme ng venue and reception, although mejo malayo-layo pa rin naman ang reception. sabi ko lang kay clarice and specifically mentioned na ayoko lang may uupo sa reception table as seating there will make them draw their attention to kwentuhan and not listen to the ceremony. kaya we paid additional chairs talga para lahat dun lang nakaupo. yun, okay nako dun. syempre, food tasting kme ever!

after that, went to Printed Matter to get our invites! yey! tapos na! ganda! i asked phoebe that we will order more pero one-page na lang para P20 lang. this is for the guests lang talaga na di kelangan ng ento list. :)

after that, went home saglit and changed outifts tapos alis kme ulit ni simon. off to greenbelt for a bridal shower dinner with my college friends. ate at Italliani's and kwentuhan lang...saya!

tapos, umuwi na. (sa wakas! i thought i won't be able to end this post..hehe)

The one with accidental gimmick

It's a friday and i did'tn go to the office since i want to interview some breeders and dog owners for my work. anyhow, i was done after lunch and did'nt come back to the office na. naan texted us that she took a leave. so naisip ko to meet naan and jannet and have them try their gowns na. we went to the shop and stayed there for more than an hour. my goodness! ang dami nilang eche-bureche. hehe. tumagal kme coz of the corset kay jannet. kc when naan tried out the gown, okay na sya...ang may problem pala eh yung body ni jannet. (hehe, sorry mare, love you!) but we were able to make some alterations, so she can emphasize her body form more. their gowns are really simple, same design lang sila but really nice.

after that, we went to the mall. met na simon there and did some malling...namiss ko yun ha. simon was like..."oh no, kung si jacque pa nga lang napapagod nako mag-malling, tatlo pa kaya?!" hahaha. pero he had fun naman din to the point that we didnt watch a movie na and strolled with them na lang...mas masaya pa. we ate at jollibee, bought some stuffs like christmas decor, CD, cream puffs (yummy!), etc. we even bought penoy. after the malling, we went to jannet's place and watched TV lang and hang out. ate everything we bought na food. haha, ang sakit ng tyan namin ni naan coz we were lying down sa carpet while eating...(read: buhay baboy!)

truly, one accidental gimmick na super saya.


just had to take a pic of this... 22 eh! hehe ;)

The one with Shower of Blessings

Among all the preparations we have for our wedding, this is by far, the one I’am looking forward to the most. This invitation was made by two of our godparents, Pastor Super and Ninang Tetess when we had dinner with them last month. We are so excited as all our ninongs and ninangs in the church will gather this Sunday and bring with them their prayers, speak blessings for Simon and me and for our future marriage. This is a first! Our parents will also be there so they can also give us their blessings. They want to incorporate it in the wedding pero matagal sya so we felt na mas okay if we set a separate venue for it. Haay! Ka-excite lang! There will also be a potbless for a sumptuous dinner. Wala lang, super blessed lang kme to have all of them prepare for this. Parang it makes us feel na everybody is so supportive of our decision and that they want to give their blessings to us. kaka-touch lang talaga...

this is their invitation they made for us:

The one with sipon...

i have sipon...sniff, sniff. but that didnt stop me from wedding preps! bwahaha. di pa naman ako pwede magkasipon coz hindi ko pwede mahawahan si simon, matagal kc sya magkasipon and it usually goes with ubo naman. haay. kaya mejo layo-layo muna. anyway, from what i wrote down in my last entry, here's what transpired over the weekend...

friday night - avenetto pa rin with simon. wasnt able to have dinner with my sistahs kaya nag soul food na lang kme ni simon. whenever we feel tired talaga and wasted, this is where we go to for comfort (tummy terms) hehe.

saturday - went to divi with SIL jane. hahaha. napabili kme ng christmas tree ng wala sa oras. my goodness! na sales talk kme! kahit ako na nasa marketing, tiklop! pero from 1,500 nabili nya ng 600 yung christmas tree. ( i wonder how much it really costs) we just took the LRT that day kaya ayun mega buhat sya. hahaha. we dropped by at printed matter na rin to finalize the invites and nag order na rin. will get it on nov. 19. which reminds me we have to finalize the number of invites. i ordered 50 muna eh. i bought some stuff lang sa divi. nag-canvass rin me ng tulle, pero naisip ko na lang yung cheap na chiffon na lang ang pang-drape ko. sana maging ok yung na-iimagine ko ang i hope it's feasible. i also started na with the misalette string na nilagyan ko ng beads. post me pics as soon as tapos na. misalette is for final editing pa ni clarice eh.

sunday - had counseling; fit my gown for the 2nd time. this time, fit na sya sa ken. mejo masikip pa nga coz i gained weight. that's why i really have to be serious sa pagpapapayat...my mom fit her gown too. she also gained weight, as in ayaw masara...oh no!! so both of us have to really be serious na sa pagpapapayat. nagpa-add me ng colored beads which i will see next week. kung gusto ko pa rin dagdagan, dadagdagan nila ng handpaint na. i also dropped by at catahay na to check the ento gowns. whew! mejo lumuwag ang pakiramdam ko when i saw that the gowns are pretty naman pala. kinakabahan talaga ako sa kanila coz feeling ko hindi nila naaalala yung mga sinasabi ko. buti na lang...here are some of the tops ng gowns. i also brought my MOH dun para pa-measure sya. kakapanganak lang kc kaya ngayon lang sya nagpasukat. :)


this gown has a drape...we actually got this design from one of Linoi's evening gowns...i did'nt expect na magagaya nila.


this design is for my two bridesmaids who are payat...to give them more body. nice din...di ko lang masyado nakunan ng maayos. hehe.

now, i only have to wait for the SS gowns and my MOH's...naku, sana okay din :)

The one with dami pending for weekend

whew! i still have so many things to do and buy this weekend. Here are some things I noted para di ko makalimutan:

Nov. 12 - Saturday
Divi trip with Jane - 7am to 1pm
Pick-up invites from Printed Matter - 2pm
Fitting of gown - 4pm
DIY stuff (luminaries, misalette cover, others) - 5pm onwards
Ento gown fitting - 6pm in between DIY stuff

Nov. 13 - Sunday
Church - 8am to 10am
Couseling - 10:30 to 12pm
Caterer visit - 1pm or Spa at Tranquility Spa
Guest list and envelope printing - 4pm onwards

Other things di pa kasama dyan... haaayy..busy-busy-busy...

The one with thoughts, thoughts, thoughts

Wala lang...In life talaga, there are things we really can't understand. We usually have mixed emotions on situations that we are faced in. Pero one thing i know, God is good and God loves me. He will never forsake me and leave my side. I know He has a purpose for everything and I know that all His plans are for the best, even if there are times that i might not understand why things have to happen, I just know and feel comforted that He is there for me.

Cguro, sa dami lang ng mga nangyayari sa buhay, you just can't help but be overwhelmed. i feel happy knowing that i'll spend the rest of my life with the man i know God has brought me to. just the thought of it makes me feel of God's love more and more. He has answered my every prayer when He gave me Simon and I will forever be grateful for that.

i feel sad naman leaving my parents and all the memories i have in our house. as old as it is, i love that house. i can run around our house blindfolded and not trip. i love how big my room is and how i have all my childhood and teenage stuff all stocked under my bed. i love the fact that when i don't feel well, my mom and my dad are just by the other room, i can just knock on their door and receive the care and comfort they give. i love my kuya whom i always have arguments with, pero super lambing if he's in the mood. i love my small brother whom i share my kakulitan with and whom i share my kwentos with esp on my way to work, and his way to school. (both my brothers dont mind if we hold hands or embrace each other in public).i love our dogs and the smell of our puppies who turn to 'bratdogs' when i arrive home. i love the neighborhood i have grown up in. my childhood friends whom i've been with for the past 20 years of my life. i know not many are blessed with this kind of friendship and i know it's borderless. our geographical location is not the only reason why we are friends. all these, i will miss.

But then again, as I would always say this...God is good and He has a reason for everything. I will miss them terribly but I can always go to our house and meet my parents. To add pa, I have two more parents to give love and care to. I'll miss my room but hey, we have a new house that is ours alone, we can still run and shout all day long without no one to disturb. I still love my kuya, and at least we can have less arguments...hahaha. and my small brother (one year gap only) whom i have given the permission to get my room. at least, i've left him some remembrance..kalat ko. haha. i will miss my best friends but they can always visit us and have a new venue for our 'girls chika/bonding time'. it's always mixed emotions for me you know.

I'am excited to live everyday with Simon, to budget all our finances, to decide if we will eat chickenjoy today or cook, to clean the house with him, to watch all our DVDs and Friends episodes with him, to sleep beside him, wake up beside him, pray our morning prayer with him, and go to church together (as in coming from one house!) I feel secured that God will provide all our needs. human as iam, we all feel the need for security, but I know God is always there for us. We want to live a simple life, and a life that only God will be glorified. So no matter what life leads us to, I will always feel grateful and happy that we are together...and live to be Mr. and Mrs. Tan. I love you Simon!

oh no! and this is not yet a week before the wedding ha. hehe.

The one with the weirdest dream

Welcome me to the club! last sunday, after the bridal shower, i just had my own share of wild wedding dreams, or should i say, nightmares? it was really weird. pag gising ko na lang, natawa na lang ako coz i know it won't happen. well, here are reasons why:

parang sa dream ko, present time sya eh. and i thought na nov. 22 daw ang wedding namin and not dec. 22. after that, we rushed to finish so many things...and ended up getting married ng Nov. 21!!! halleeerr! how can i forget such things diba?! as in, wala daw guests kc nga nov. 22 pa ang wedding. and ang weird pa dun, an hour before the wedding, my MUA wala pa daw. si paul vincent (my photog) naghihintay lang sa amin to be finished dressing up. and most of all, my coordinator, Clarice wala rin daw. as in ako ang nagpapaka-coordinator running last minute preps! oh mi gas! kaloka talaga. but aside from that, lahat all set na...wala nga lang guests!!! hahaha

oh diba?! it's so weird....monday morning, i texted angie and clarice. natawa lang sila and texted na kabaligtaran daw ang mangyayari so wag ko daw problemahin yun. actually, di naman talaga. nakakatawa lang! :)

The one with the Surprise!!!

grabe, i'm still in shock and surprised about the bridal shower my best friends threw for me! as in! they are real blessings in my life. well, two weeks ago, while we were designing our fans, they kept on asking na about my schedule on nov. 5. knowing that i have work, we simply cant schedule any other plans for wedding preps, so i just said im free from afternoon onwards. after a few days, my friend jannet missent a text, so i had some hints about their plans. and man, they kept on asking me about nov. 5. parang so many plans agad sa nov. 5. hahaha. when that day came, nawala lang yung doubts ko when jill texted me of the final plans na dinner lang sa bayview hotel and walking sa baywalk, treat ng bf nya na si jhon. so i said to myself, "ahh, feeling ko lang pala yun" hehehe. upon arriving at bayview park hotel, wala pa sila sa dinner so nag ocular muna kme ni simon. baka lang magustuhan din namin yung hotel. after seeing the suite, we went to look for the superior rooms. and i don't know, ikot lang kme ng ikot na parang hindi alam nung bellboy kung saan nya kme papa-ocular. he was even listening sa mga pinto kung saan maingay. hahaha. and weird talaga. sabi ko nga kay simon eh, "taga-dito ba tlga yan?!" he even asked us, "ma'am, ano pong room ulit yun?" sabi ko, "nyeh! malay ko eh ikaw yung kausap ng reception" hahaha. finally, he knocked at room 1211. sabi ko, bakit kayo magoocular sa may tao na naka-occupy?. someone opened the door, and was shocked to see my friends! hahaha. i was dumbfounded for minutes. tapos i hugged lang simon kc gulat tlga me and mejo sad din kc uuwi sya mag-isa and di kme magkasama. hehe, OA! and so, when i entered our room, ang ganda. it was a "Honeymooner theme". pero sa totoo lang, it was more of a "Hooters theme" to me. bwahaha. they had costumes, pink spaghetti strap blouse, pink satin shorty-shorts...kulang na lang roller skates. hahaha. i cant even post their pics at baka di na sila pumayag maging 'abay' ko tlga. everything was coordinated and in pink, to match our motiff. haha. from the slippers down to the rose petals and bath stuffs they gave me for my warm bubble bath...delicious! all in pink! i had a 45-min bath. sa pag relax ko, i just cant help but pray and thank God for the gift of friendship i share with them. we've been friends for the longest time, as in naka-panty pa lang kme at dumedede pa eh freinds na kme. hahaha. and i know very few have neighbors who end up as real friends. and im one of those. anyway, we played games. the very original truth or consequence...or Strip!, charades where they had to act out something that describes me and i have to guess what that is. pag hindi nahulaan, kakain ng chocolate, iinom ng one glass of water, or kakain ng junk food. but the highlight of the party was they made me wear a gift they bought from Velvet Rose. i cant even describe what the lingerie is called, pero it barely covers the important parts. hahaha. luckily, it was my period that time so i had to wear the panty over the panty im wearing na. haha, my goodness, bat ko ba kinukwento pati ito?! pero in fairness, i love it on me. as in ang sexy! hahaha. tapos, we stayed til 3am i think and woke up at 8am to eat breakfast and chika-chika pa. super saya talaga! they really prepared for it, as in! and feeling ko talaga princess ako that time and pinagsisilbihan nila ako...literally! they prepared my bubble bath, which had rose petals, with candles, aromatherapy. on our bed was my pantulog na pink rin, pink rose, and a bag from velvet rose. the best talaga! sa carpet were candles and rose petals as well.

after checking out, we went to chowking for lunch (naubos na kc budget eh) and stayed there for like 1 and a half hours na as if di kme nagkita ng matagal. haha. then, we visited our venue and took pictures! ang saya! na-emote ko na naman ang venue namin...really nice! mejo humid nga lang at that time. hopefully, sa wedding namin hindi. :)

was really tired from the party but it was really fun! i'll post pics later.

since some of the pics are really censored (hehe), eto lang muna po.


warm bubble bath they prepared for me


our slippers!


hooters' shorts nila!

more pictures to follow!!!

The one with our proposal published

Upon my last check on my office email, I chanced upon an unknown name. I wanted to delete it agad coz i thought junk mail lang. when i read the subject line "proposal", i opened it thinking that it's business-related. (read:entrepreneur)

and then, the 1st paragraph he was apologizing for not replying agad. then, i read on. he then told us that our wedding proposal story will be featured in their book, First Filipino wedding proposal book! ang cool talaga. i have yet to post his email to me. super he made my day! he asked for our complete wedding info, a picture of us, and a little something about us. galing talaga!

launch date to be announced pa and we will be given free copies pa! yey! ang saya! hahaha. our wedding proposal is not something that you imagine na makikita lang sa movies ha. it's something anyone can relate to kc di sya superficial. hehe.

here is their email to us...

Hi there!

I’m terribly sorry for not having gotten back to you regarding your wedding proposal story. We’ve run into some issues, but we’re back on track.

With this, we’re pleased to inform you that your proposal story has made it into our book! Congratulations!

May I please ask that you send us a photograph of the two of you through email, 300dpi, and not larger than 4 inches in width and height?

Also, please reply to this email with the following information:
Your Names:
Your Ages:
Wedding Date:
Wedding Venue (Church? Garden?):
Any special information you’d like readers to know about you (limit to 2 sentences, please):

We’ll inform you of the book launch date so you can join us, get your free copy of the book as a thank you, and be recognized as contributors to the first
Filipino wedding proposal book in history! 

Thank you for all your help, and God bless your union!


Yours truly,

Ganns and Cathy Deen

The one with the big candle, not terno

hehehe. our Big candle does not match the two other candles. pero i cant change it na coz i love the design. ang gusto ko nga palitan eh yung dalwang small candles eh pero i've put so much effort na dun, i dont want to change a thing. okay lang naman siguro yun. it's our wedding anyway...hehe.

The one with OUR house

yahoo! biggest thanks to God for giving us a quick answer to our prayer if we want the house/apartment in Marick Subdivision. galing! no sweat! went there last tuesday, Nov. 2 and paid the dp the following day. that easy! we fell in love with the place the minute we laid eyes on the house. no exag! it's not yet done and it's not an elite type of apartment, pero super ganda and gaan ng aura and ambiance. we can perfectly imagine ourselves running around the house and shouting lang with no one to disturb. saya-saya! we paid na the dp and simon will start to move in as early as december 1 para di kme mahirapan with moving in. yey! thanks to Abi ni Romy for referring the place. Hi neighbor!!! hahaha. blessing talaga ni Lord yun. when we showed the pics to my mom and simon's mom, they also like the place. yey ulit!


Unit C (rightmost), UNit A is where Abi and Romy will live! yahoo, neighbor wawie!


di pa to tapos ha, kaya ganyan itsura nyan. pero excited nako i-post. haha.


once we're done designing the place, compare it ha. before and after! hihi

The one with lighting the way

Finally, im done with our unity candles. but have'nt posted the big one kc pinapatuyo ko pa. it's almost the same thing...puro beads. hehe.

here are a couple of pictures. well, i basically used tacky glue lang over an acetate film and poured the beads and voila!!!


upclose shot...naks!


100% pure love!!!

The one with DIYers

It is always nice when you have Do-it-yourself stuff for your wedding...but what's nicer if you do it with your love-ones... one of my bestest friend said, "what a way to spend a perfect sunday afternoon..." haha.

we spent our day designing fans we'd give out for our guests (in case mainitan sila) originally, i wanted it to be just white...but since jannet, naan, and jill volunteered to help me out...what the heck! we played with the fans! i called it an "express yourself" project..no right or wrong design, no rules, no standards, just design it the way you feel like it. and boy we had so much fun! as in, kaka-addict! my mom and i bought 60pcs. and we were able to finish 40pcs in just one afternoon! cool! my friend jannet even brought some home and she stayed until 11am just to finish it. haha, addict!!! then, kanina jill was asking me if we still have to make some more...galing! im really having so much fun preparing for the wedding esp. when i have my friends to share my excitement with. not to mention, my mom also designed some. hihihi... :)


some of our master pieces..yey! nice, dont you think?


party poppers for our exit...i hope this is enough na. sayang din kc eh. hehe.


pang design sa basket na lalagyan ng paraphernalia

ritz and i went for an "oceanic shopping" last wednesday. i bought na a pearl-finish box for the coins (until now, still dont know if i want the unity coins) and for the rings. cute, both boxes are heart-shaped, different styles with rhinestones on it. i also bought a cake slicer from which i will design it na lang and a christening cross for my bestfriend's cute baby, keisha! i also bought 5 heart-shaped pill boxes that are so cute. pang-gift cguro. ka-addict mamili sa oceanic, sale kc eh.




ang cute noh?!

we still have a lot to do for the wedding and now that it's bakasyon, sana may ma-accomplish kme.


our bible...cost me something but it's all worth it.

The one with they eyebags

grabe!!! ang sleeping hours ko lang everyday is 4 hours and nanggagalit na mga eyebags ko! waah!! but thank God tapos na presentation ko. oh well, may mga revisions pero okay lang. at least, they like the idea. next week meron ulit pero mejo nakapag-start nako dun so sana hindi na masyado puyat. back to wedding preps ulit me!!! yahoo!! ive so many kwentos, dont know lang where to start. hehe.

54 days na lang po kme! grabe nato!! really have to double time everything! went to divi last saturday (bday of my mom) bought party poppers, fans, beads, etc. etc. post ko pics later. went to the Longest empty buffet...ever! worst talaga! wasnt even able to enter eastwood sa sobrang traffic and dami ng tao. my mom just texted me and sabi nya wala na daw food so uwi na lang kme. buti na lang, galing kme sa wedding nun before eastwood. at least nakakain ng konti.

The one with the license

Finally...we were able to file na our marriage license. yahoo! we attended the pre-marriage counselling that lasted for an hour and a half. then, had a 10-minute break where we ate junk food and sarsi. (hehe, we had no choice, that's the only food sa munisipyo) then attended the family planning seminar. in fairness, i learned a lot esp at the family planning coz i really dont have an idea about contraceptive methods, except for the things i learned from high school which was ages ago. hehe. and after that, i paid P350 while simon was filling up the form. and voila...we can claim our license on nov. 2! yey!

i bought na rin our Bible for the wedding. it's a Bride's Bible, cost me P1600 but i think it's worth it since i can use it naman na as my personal bible na rin which will put more special meaning to it since i'll start a new life, might as well own a new Bible. :)

what else...oh last night, we met up with our friends coz it's naan's birthday. it was a simple dinner but we sure did have some fun! lam mo yung we were so sleepy na but no one would want to go home. hehe. we're all neighbors pero we rarely see each other. kaloka lang when naan told us na "ano ba kayo, ilang buwan na lang si jacque sa greenpark, kelan ba tayo meet ulit?" as in what?! gulat ako and napa-emote lang. hehe. two months na lang ako sa house namin....haaayyy!!!


Happy birthday ate norene and evah!!!

The one with the best chicken curry

Last night, we were blessed to have been invited over dinner with two of our godparents, Pastor Super and Tita Tetess. we started at 530 pm, kwento-kwento about our preparations. excited as i always am, tuwang-tuwa sila at we're almost done with the preparations and that we look like we're having so much fun preparing for the wedding. also, they were delighted to know that we are spending for the wedding and that they feel that it's a nice gesture to prove to our parents that we can stand on our own.

Above everything else, we learned so many things. everytime they spoke, napapa-smile lang kme ni simon and stared at each other. both in our minds we were thinking that we made the right decision of getting them. we are blessed with wonderful godparents, people that we really know and whom we see God's grace in their lives. some of the things i remembered were:

1. We choose the lifestyle we want. whether material or immaterial, dapat pag uusapan talaga natin with our h2b the life that we want to live when we start our family. people who get married do not take this seriously kc feeling nila, walang magbabago at ganun pa rin. yes, it may still be the same...pero since you will be one flesh, you have to live life in accordance to what you both want and what God wants for you.

2. Tayong mga girls are the missing rib of our husbands...as in! They will not admit this, pero we complete them. We are the one who is responsible for making them who they are, kung magiging responsible father ba sila or husband. We should take heed and let them take the headship. No matter how dominant we are, we should let them take over. Our responsibility is to pray for them...pray for them, and be their shield.

3. The only responsibility of the wife is to submit...Husband if in gravest situation can give his own life for his wife...as in, pwede silang magpakamatay for us. biblical daw eh, that i have to check. pero pastor yun nagsabi eh, so im sure, nasa Bible nga yun. hehe.

On Nov. 20, they will throw a "shower-blessing party" for us. all our godparents in the church including our parents will write their blessings for us and give it to us and release us. we won;t have the luxury of time to do it on our weding ceremony that's why dun na nila gagawin. super excited ako dun.

Oh and the chicken curry is the best!!! grabe, until now, mouth-watering pa rin sya. haha.. yummy!!!

The one with "oh, that hurts!"

Our manicurist did my nails last sunday and my big toe got really swollen three days after. bad trip! now, im just at home, di maka-alis for preps...although i've so much to do here sa bahay so, okay lang. hehe. para maiba naman ang weekend at mag stay lang sa house. so, what happened over the week???hmmm...nothing much, my bestfriend gave birth to a little and healthy baby girl, Keisha. my w@wie friend got married na...Yna and Xean! yahoo! i'd have to work this weekend to finish my marketing plan...huhuhu..we went to Galleria last night and had dinner with the Jacelas, Doc Bob and Ma'am Mares...our ninong ang ninang. had so much fun talking about our wedding and their wedding years before...we got to compare how much time has evolved wedding preparations and how different it was before...(read:Betamax for your video...hehehe) we were also with Ariel anf Yna who got them as godparents also. :)

re wedding preps???hmmm...none so much except that i got news from my officemate that we have a corporate account in Diamond Hotel! yipee! at least mapapamura me ng konti! yey! also, my friend Shiela who works in Richmonde naman told me she's gonna give me one room for us ni simon..yey! ulit! hehe. thank you Lord for the blessings.

The one with taking down notes

We met up with our coordinator turned friend, Clarice last night at Starbucks in Shangri-la. syempre, masaya. bilin ni simon and i quote, "beh, straight to the point muna ha before ang chikahan" hahaha. and we did just that. sya nga itong patawa ng patawa kaya di kme dere-derecho sa meeting. simon liked how the meeting went. as in, he was impressed of how good clarice is. ang Pro daw, she gave us a rundown of the wedding requirements, the ceremony and the reception. after two hours of checking statuses, scheduling this and that...we're done with the 2-hour meeting. katawa lang coz i kept on taking down notes. my goodness, sakit ko to. i always have a small notebook with me or ballpen, para when i want to write something, i wont forget it. kaya ayun, when i was writing notes about our meeting, sabi ni clarice "sana wag na mag take down notes diba kc nawawalan ng saysay ang pagiging coordinator ko" sabay tawa...hahaha.loka-loka talaga yun. so i stopped na lang, and asked for a copy of the minutes ng meeting esp the reception program. hahaha, ganun din.

Glad that 80% naman of what she asked me eh taken cared of na (i hope!) and unti na lang ang mga bilin nya. here's what i remembered (since bawal mag notes! haha):
1. AVP pics
2. MTV shoot should be 7 mins or less
3. last meeting with caterer kasama dapat sya
4. finalize invites on Oct. 14. pero sana kahit 21 na lang.
5. email the wedding ceremony, edited version
6. hotel reservations

yan lang ata...the rest wala naman sya na pinakulit. buti na lang. ako lang ang nangungulit sa sarili ko. hahaha.

sa tingin mo lang, can we finish preparing for the wedding before November ends? hmmmm..let's wait and see

The one with the house quest...again

And so we thought...now we have to find a place again where we can stay...haaayy! super excited pa naman kme sana. yesterday, simon broke the news that the tenants currently living in the house asked for an extension until march of next year. huhuhu...our ninang naman gave in to their request since they're dear to them as well. haaayy! okay lang. we'll look muna for a place to rent while waiting for the house. eto namang mga parents ko, mega offer pa rin ng house namin for us to stay in. not that i don't want to live with them anymore, super excited lang ako na bumukod with simon. hehe.

The one with panic buying

Took a leave today expecting that we can finish our application for our marriage license. unfortunately, wednesday is the only pre-marriage counseling day sa cainta municipal hall. tsk, tsk. rather than be irritated about it, we spent the rest of the day shopping for our wedding stuff. yipee, we were able to buy the ff (in chronological order):

Simon's barong - Even before pa, Simon wanted his barong sa Exclusively His na talaga. i showed him some samples of mang rey's pina fabrics, and hindi nya nagustuhan so we still ended up with Exclusively His. happy naman kme because their designs and material are more pino and ganda ng pina. we got the Piña raya embro. ang gwapo ng simon ko. hehe. Chinese collar, half-open. all for P5,800 with camisa chino.

front


back

My wedding shoes - after the barong, we had our lunch na sa megamall and then went off to look for shoes for me and pants for simon. grabe, of all the stores we went to...babagsak din lang pala ako sa SM department store. haha. but the shoes are really nice, as in! i love the design. unique, simple pero rock! and the fit is ok. sarap din maglakad sa shoes na nabili ko. it's a shantung fabric, with 3 rhinestones, ankle-sling back na pa-twirl sa paa ko, or something like that. ang sexy sa paa. all for P600 pesos! good buy, dont you think?





Simon's pants - since we're in the dept. store na, we looked for pants na rin for him. we initially wanted G2000 na lang, kaya lang di ako masyado kampante sa fit sa dulo ng pants. mga pants nya naman eh Chancellor 9000, so yun na rin ang nibili namin. the material is nice, soft ang bagsak and makapal, plus wrinkle-free ekek. P900 pesos lang. :) we had it altered na rin dun for P35 only.



Simon's belt - bought it at Mc Jim, reversible belt for P450 only. hehe. bargains!

Unity candle - finally, i got hold of our unity candle already and i started making teh design last night. wanted to finish it agad kaya lang wala pa time eh. pero ang design nya is puro colored beads pa rin, pink and gold, then may swarovski as accents sa design. hehe.

Honeymoon tickets - we have our tickets na to Boracay!!! yipee. we availed the PAL smiles of my officemate and he said it's up to us na lang how much we want to pay for it since wala rin naman sya gastos dun. sabi ng iba kong ofcmate, give him 4k for everything, 2 round trip tickets, Manila - Kalibo. about the resort, papa-help na lang kme sa sales rep. namin sa office who is assigned there. we're so excited, naghahanap nako ng swimsuit. oh and i hope matupad dream ko makapag-wear ng 2pc. (haha, baka bumaha sa bora bigla!)

House - yipee again! one of our ninangs, suprisingly paid us a visit dito sa manila. kc nasa canada na sila, and very timely naman that the house that they used to live in, aalis na yung tenants dun so she offered the house to us at an "inaanak" presyo. 2 storey house, 3 bedrooms, with garage...all for 5k! galing noh!? the apartments that we find usu. is mga 3,500 pero room lang talaga yun, so feeling namin good deal na yung 5k for a house. plus, we dont mind if it's a little farther kc free na naman gas ko by next year eh.

The one with the First

yipee...first time ko nakita sarili ko sa newspaper...and thank God it's not in the front page...

thanks to marbee for a very wonderful issue of About Weddings (and for all the emails we've been exchanging)...thanks to Benz and John for a very nice write-up. I miss the EB though...as in! when i saw the article, naalala ko lahat ng mga happenings nung night na yun...saya talaga! oh well...kakamiss lang...


cover page (love the diving couples)

here are bits and pieces of the pictures...

huli ka! hehe


class pic with a little of me eating a donut! yummy!


the other half of the pic... :)

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The one with more pictures

Gutom na gutom nako...pero i've not yet eaten anything since lunch kasi gusto ko muna matapos ang resizing and uploading of the pics. katuwa... to my friends, you can view our studio pre-nups at http://community.webshots.com/user/jhfermin

haayy...di ko na ma-upload dito sa blog as it will eat up more space...pero will try to make a flickr digest na lang.

happy picture-picture!

~o~

hmm....what happened during the week? nothing much except for the pictorial, work pa rin and our dinner with 2 of our principal sponsors, pastor bong and sis. gina. grabe, after the dinner (na late ako ng 1 hour! kahiya tlga!) i told simon na super i see ourselves sa kanila. yung feeling namin when we get older...ganun kame, parang sila. as in! Ninang Gina kasi is the typical modern Filipina...strong, frank, independent woman. Pastor Bong naman is quiet, wise, modest and has humor din. and parang ganun kme eh. when they told us about a story na natakot daw si pastor bong sa aso and he hid himseld behind ninag gina...hahaha...natawa talaga kme, kc ganun din si simon sa ken.

there are really times na ako yung nagba-baby and most of the time ako yung baby sa amin dalawa. when i asked him last night over dinner, "beh, sino ang lagi na pa-baby sa atin?" and it took us a while before we reached to an answer...pareho lang.

im still uploading pics right now...