Hellowee! We have accomplished a lot for today! Though I feel so tired, it’s still worth all the effort.
We visited the Church. This time we have Reian and Osh with us. We asked ate Rose, parish office secretary regarding the inclusions of the church fee. Waaah, the flowers for the church are not included…we’ll be the one to provide pala hehehe! Further, we asked regarding restrictions/rules when it comes to video and photo shoot! Good thing…the church is very lenient when it comes to this. We can set up the lights...take pictures anywhere within the premises, and begin with the preparations, flower arrangement, etc. as early as possible.
Next stop… Ramon Magsaysay Center, Roxas Boulevard. We went to check the reception venue since we need to consider the size of the hall and the possible design that would reflect the celestial theme of the wedding. More importantly, to create a festive mood bcoz we want to provide a happy and memorable experience for the guests and the bridal party alike. We are thinking of placing the following :
- centerpiece with shooting star picks
- Bowl filled with stars (star-shaped folded papers with love wishes inside) ill post this in my DIY corner once it’s done… am super excited about this project!
- Star confetti on tables
- Star-shaped candle holders or floating candles
The cake will be staged on a special table near the presidential table. It will be elevated on a large platter to make it more prominent. We have to discuss yet the backdrop - foliage, flowers, screens or fabric... later part n lang.
We’re also considering to flank the entrance with grand floral arrangement, create a tulle canopy, strew the floor with rose petals, put hanging twinkle lights, place a focal accent made up of hanging crystal stars of different sizes and heights… hirap to ah… I hope I am able create a clear picture in your mind hahaha!
It’s still an hour and a half before 12…ayaw pa nila maglunch...kaya naman...OFF TO BINONDO! For the sake of curiosity, I wanted to know why Unifair is so popular among the Brides 2 be in the W@W Forum. Kaya pala… We met Erwin Tiu, General Manager of Unifair… He’s very outspoken! I like dealing with people like him. He presented a lot of options and recommended what he thinks is best. He even gave me a sample of the design I chose. I visited a lot of suppliers already – printsonalities, write impressions, printed matter, QP… Im just glad we took time to visit Unifair. The types of invitations are similar to that of the other suppliers… same design, paper, print, etc. but they offer a more reasonable price. We decided not to spend too much on invitations. I know we’ll be the only ones who’ll keep it naman. The money we can save will be used for other things. We will be preparing the final list of entourage and be back ASAP!
Along Alvarado Street, we found another supplier. Erwin was the one who referred us to Hearts and Bells Cake Artistry. Hearts&Bells offers a wide variety of choices – and to our delight, they did not charge extra costs for the extra requests I made… dami ko kasi additional requests… To create a gliterry effect, I requested for diamond studs/rhinestones to be placed on the second layer of the cake to make the quilt design more dazzling. I also requested for chains of rhinestones to surround the bottom part of each layer.
Di pa kami pagod…Off to Dangwa… we went to stall no. 16 to look for Bhoy Mahusay (well-recommended supplier by the w@wies) But honestly, we were quite disappointed. We were able to talk to his assistant, Jun Macaraig. And a lot of men claiming they were related with Bhoy Mahusay. Anyway, I was not impressed at all. We decided not to get flowers from them. it's not that we are distrustful or skeptical but it's better to get suppliers whom you think will be able to deliver well. We went to Nene's Flower Shop. Definitely a much better place. Ms. Precy ertertained us and gave us a lot of freebies! habang tumatagal...padami ng padami libre! katuwa talaga! The price is higher nga lang, nevertheless, we feel secured! hehehe!
We also went to Orchidarium to see if it's a good place to hold the pre-nuptial shoot. Sad to say, it did not pass our criteria!
What a fruitful day! Feeling accomplished n naman ang dream team!
