I’m Engaged! ♥

My boyfriend of 5 years just proposed to me last 5 August 2011, his birthday! 🙂

My new bling! ♥

I love how simple and classic my e-ring is! 🙂

round cut solitaire diamond with VS1 clarity and I color

14K white gold --- good for everyday use

It was the birthday boy who surprised me! Hehehe…

I wanna wear the ring everyday! If only I could. But I can’t. I take the public transpo when going to work and I don’t want to risk losing my ring. And I know that this was from my fiance’s hard-earned money. [Love you, honey hon hon! Thanks for the ring! :)]

 

P.S. Thank you, macro mode, for the beautiful shots of my ring. But you made my hand look old and wrinkly! 😦

Wedding Superstitions

We all know that Filipinos are superstitious. I, for one, am a wee bit superstitious. But I don’t really let feng shui and/or superstition rule my life.

For the superstitious brides out there, here are some info I have read online:

WEDDING GOWN COLORS
Married in white, she has chosen right.
Married in blue, her love will be true.
Married in yellow, she’ll be ashamed of her fellow.
Married in red, she’ll wish herself dead.
Married in black, she’ll wish herself back.
Married in grey, she’ll travel far away.
Married in pink, of you he’ll always think.
Married in green, she’ll be ashamed to be seen.

DAY TO GET MARRIED
Marry on Monday for health.
Tuesday for wealth.
Wednesday the best day of all.
Thursday for crosses.
Friday for losses.
And Saturday for no luck at all.

WEDDING MONTH
January — Marry when the year is new, he’ll be loving, kind and true.
February — When February birds do mate, you wed nor dread your fate.
March — If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you’ll know.
April — Marry in April if you can, joy for maiden and for man.
May — Marry in the month of May, you will romance the day.
June — Marry when June roses grow and over land and sea you’ll go.
July — Those who in July do wed must labor for their daily bread.
August — Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see.
September — Marry in September’s shine so that your life is rich and fine.
October — If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry.
November — If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember!
December — When December’s snows fall fast, marry and your love will last.

From Forever Friends to Forever L♥ve

Here’s another swoon-worthy wedding, the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Paruginog last 04 January 2011.

San Agustin Church

The couple met while they were studying at the University of the Philippines. Their platonic love for each other grew into romantic love and I believe that a relationship like theirs has the “best-est” foundation since they started out as good friends. 🙂

The bride is my friend from the office and it was such a privilege to be able to witness Jamie and Mike’s exchange of I Do’s.

Here are some of the pictures of this lovely wedding:

The bride's pretty shoes

My beautiful friend's bridal march song was Shania Twain's From This Moment On

Where's Atty. Fortun? Can you find him? Hihihi...

the lovely couple

catering by Passion Cooks

The coolest grandma EVER!!! 🙂

Their wedding wouldn't be complete without their baby, Papols! 🙂

I loved their wedding to bits and pieces! It was not just a celebration of love but a celebration of friendship, too! 🙂

Mabuhay ang Bagong Kasal!!! 🙂

Suppliers/Vendors:

Hotel for the preps: Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Church venue: San Agustin Church, Intramuros (my dream church!)
Reception venue: San Agustin Church’s inner courtyard
Caterer: Passion Cooks Catering (another supplier my boyfriend and I are considering)
Wedding Photographer: Atty. Raymond Fortun
Wedding Videographer: the couple’s friend
Wedding Gown and Entourage’s gowns: Nancy’s Fashion by Nancy dela Cruz
Emcees/hosts: the couple’s friends
Photo booth: Bai Capture
Strings: Manila Philharmonic Orchestra

I forgot to ask who their other suppliers were. I’ll update this post once I get their complete list. I did not wanna disturb Jamie. She’s busy working. Hihihi… 🙂

♥♥♥

Spread The L♥ve!

It’s February and Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. This month, my blog is going to be about love, love, and more love!!! 🙂

My first love feature is the wedding of my good friends, Mr. and Mrs. Cervantes, who got married last 23 December 2010. 🙂

Gelo and Aecy

I asked permission from Aecy, my high school kabarkada, to feature their beautiful wedding on Twitterpated Me. And I want to thank her for agreeing because I’m sure the readers will definitely fall in love with Gelo and Aecy’s wedding once they see the pictures.

So without further ado, here are some of the photos of the wedding I’m gushing about:

Aecy's purdy Aldo shoes and the couple's rings on their nature-inspired "pillow"

my beautiful friend wearing her beautiful Edward Teng gown with her beautiful cabbage bouquet

the handsome groom

lovely couple

♥ this!

Light of Love's romantic garden

catering and styling by k. by Cunanan

Loved the Avian theme! Very Martha Stewart-ish! 🙂

Congrats and Best Wishes!!! 🙂

Fantabulous wedding, right? And what made this wedding even more special was the donation of this kind-hearted couple to the scholars of Don Bosco Technical Institute – MSTC. Truly, a wedding with a heart! Aaawww…

Aecy and Gelo were both Bosconians (in case you're wondering why they chose to donate to Don Bosco)

Suppliers/Vendors:

Hotel for the preps: Dusit Thani Manila, Makati City
Church venue: Nuestra Señora de Gracia, Guadalupe, Makati City
Reception venue: Light of Love Events Place, Santol, Quezon City
Caterer: k. by Cunanan Catering
Main Wedding Photographer:  FlickerHappy Photography and Design Studio
Engagement Shoot Photographers: Red Sheep and FlickerHappy
Engagement Stylist: Lifestyle by Feliz
Back-up Wedding Photographer: Paolo Feliciano
Wedding Videographer: Rommerson Graphics and Videography
Hair and Make-up Artist and the emcee/host: Jasmine Mendiola
Wedding Gown and Entourage gowns: Edward Teng
Groom’s Suit: Onesimus
Florist: Flower and Design Station
Invites: Printed Matter (Layout design by the couple’s friends, JC and Deanne Dalisay)
Photo Booth: Bai Capture
Mobile Bar: Juice Box
OTD Coordinators: Events by M&G
Strings: SJT Strings
Lights and Sounds: RejectKrew

I was sssooo thrilled when I found out Aecy and Gelo booked the suppliers my boyfriend and I were secretly (okay, it’s not a secret anymore) eying on — K by Cunanan, Rommerson, Events by M&G, RejectKrew, and JuiceBox — beacuse I knew we would personally see how those suppliers really work. These are some of the suppliers with very good reviews that I’ve read about on Weddings at work and Girltalk… Now, time to save up!!! 😛

Anyhow, more pictures of the Cervantes-Tabones nuptial by FlickerHappy here and by Paolo Feliciano here. Also, you can their wedsite here.

♥♥♥

The New Chapel of Caleruega

Some Catholic brides want a garden wedding. But since the Catholic Church does not allow weddings to be celebrated outside a Catholic church, the Dominicans did a great job by building a chapel with a garden wedding feel to it.

Caleruega now has an ADDITIONAL chapel. This one is at the picnic grounds.

the new chapel's cross

inside the chapel

the new chapel

I’m not really sure if weddings can be held here. Better contact Caleruega’s office for more information.

Photo credit: shots were taken by Jesse Eduria (grabbed the pictures from his Facebook album)

National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s Wedding Package

I was looking for a wedding venue for my friend who’s getting married this December 2010 when I stumbled upon Mount Carmel’s wedding package. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish is in New Manila, Quezon City.

Mount Carmel Shrine

Anyway, here is the parish’s wedding package:

Php170,000 for 150 guests

Package Inclusions:

   – 100 pcs. Invitations by Print Lane (click here for sample invites)
   – Flowers for the Bridal Party (click here for the samples and details)
   – Use of Church Facilities
   – Flowers, Tule, and Red Carpet at the Church
   – Use of Fr. Mark Horan Social Hall
   – Tiffany Chairs for all guests
   – Fully Air Conditioned Function Hall
   – Built-in Sound System
   – Stage for the couple
   – Catering by DXC’s, Eloquente, or Tamayo’s* Catering (click here for the menu)
   – Fruit Basket and wine for Offertory
   – Photo and Video by Villamin UltraVision Digital Photography (click here for details)

* Due to increased costs, Tamayo’s Catering costs an additional 25,000 for a total of 195,000.

 

 

You may visit the Mount Carmel’s wedding package website  for more details.

Damask Printed Matchbox

I saw these pictures on a wedsite:

I lurve anything damask!!!

Pictures grabbed from http://jakiandjose.weddingannouncer.com/

 

According to the bride, she bought the matchboxes from Rustan’s Edsa Shangri-La. When I went there last Saturday, I could not find one at the Home Section. I don’t know where to find these!!! I would like to give this kind of match to 2 of my friends who will be getting married this December 2010.  Also, I would like to have one because I just love, love, love damask! And I could also use it for my wedding. Hehehe… I’m loving the white tips, too! And see the rough side of the matchbox (where you strike the match stick)? There’s still damask print because it’s slender and I love it!!! This really is a purdy match! I’mma try looking for one in Rustan’s Gateway Mall this weekend! Hahaha!

Marriage Lets You Annoy One Special Person for the Rest of Your Life

This is the cutest “fortune” cookie EVER!!! Hahaha!!! 😀

This is TRUE!!! 😛

Caleruega Date on Valentine’s Day

My boyfriend and I went to Tagaytay last Sunday (Valentine’s Day) with my 2 friends. Yeah, it was pretty much a double date. 🙂

Surprisingly, there was no heavy traffic on our way to Tagaytay and going home to Manila. I guess, people did not want to brave the traffic on Valentine’s Day.

Anyhow, as soon as we reached Tagaytay, we went to Leslie’s Tagaytay (across Magallanes Square) to have lunch. After eating, we went to Caleruega in Nasugbu, Batangas. The first time I saw Caleruega (retreat during my senior year in UST), I instantly fell in love with the place.

When we got to the chapel last Sunday, there was a wedding going on. Wow! A Valentine wedding. Hehehe… My boyfriend also fell in love with Caleruega. He said the view from the top was breathtaking. He really likes nature. And while taking pictures of the chapel, he told me, “Honey, I want us to get married here.” What?!?! Caleruega chapel is very charming, but it is too far. Our families and friends might have a hard time going to the Chapel of Transfiguration. Wedding suppliers also have out-of-town charges. Besides, I like San Agustin Church in Intramuros more. 😛

Since we were sssooo late for the mass at Caleruega, we heard Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish at 6:30pm. We ate fishballs after the Mass and my friend introduced us to the parish priest of Lourdes. Fr. Peter was so nice and he even invited us to have dinner with him at Taal Vista. However, we decided to head back home since it was already getting late.

Jack and Jenn Catering’s “Unlimited” Use of Bridal Car

Okay, on my previous post, I wrote about Jack and Jenn Catering Services’ Php165K wedding package. While browsing their multiply site, I found this:

What a major boo-boo!

So I tried googling about this issue. I found out what happened by reading Aileen’s blog:

http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/12/no-show-of-bridal-car.html

 

I also found Aileen’s friend’s blog:

http://myfilipinowedding.com/2010/01/11/the-bridal-car-that-never-came/

 

 

 

To Aileen and Jay, I don’t know you, but I’m so sorry to read about what happened on your wedding day.