vendors' rates are increasing...

Irvin and I thought that preparing our wedding one year ahead will give as a hassle-free wedding, we were wrong. One "big" disadvantage is that suppliers/vendors will tend to increase their rates/fees for the next year. It’s either we pay now to avail of the old rate or pay later with the new rate. I’m not even sure if blocking off the dates would mean we have to pay in full or if partial payment will do. I feel like we don’t have enough time to scout for other suppliers considering that there’s only 2 months left before the year ends.

So far, we have only reserved San Agustin (ceremony), Fr. Blanco’s and Makati Skyline (reception) and Veluz (bridal gown). Makati Skyline has already increased their rates from P550 to P600 per head. Geez! That’s a big increase! We want to book a photographer/videographer as early as now but we’re still having a hard time choosing. We have only alloted P50k for that but most of the good ones charge more than what we can afford. Right now, we’re considering Mimi Abesamis and John Mateos Ong. Irvin just needs to see how their magnetic album looks like. He has seen that of Ariel Javelosa’s and he finds it really nice. The thing is he's so expensive, and we’re not even sure if he’ll be the one to cover our wedding considering his tight schedule. Mimi and John, however, don’t include blow-up portraits in their packages. They said based on experience, couples prefer different designs so they advise their clients to have their own portrait done, that way it'll be a lot cheaper and more importantly, we have the freehand in choosing what type of materials to be used, in other words, you'll get your money's worth than that of a free portrait. By the way, John is giving the pre-nuptial pictorials for free, but only if we book within the year.

There are still a lot of things to worry about. To sum it up, planning for the wedding is really fun and exciting but stressful at the same time. Haay… - faye

yipee! veluz is making my gown...

finally, we have decided to get veluz. there were 9 designs that we chose from although what we picked is somewhat similar to some of the others. anyway, she's going to make a semi-haltered pina silk gown. there will be embroidery and beadwork in the center front and back with the back having the same pattern all the way to the hemline. it's not as sexy as those strapless gowns but i like it. really! i'm happy with the design! i can't wait till she starts doing my gown.

we didn't actually consider inquiring from other designers. from the very first time i got veluz's reply to my e-mail, i got to like her immediately. i find her friendly and professional. she really explains everything that you need to know about a certain thing in detail.

the thing is... it's way over our budget. 50% more than what we originally set . geez! i'm really glad that irvin supports me on this. we just hope that we made the right decision and that it's going to be worth it. i myself in particular, expects it to be really beautiful. i hope so... - faye


gown design by Veluz

Chat with Veluz

haay, another day has ended. i'm a little bit tired. so many things to do at work. irvin actually reminded me to go to bed early considering i slept really late last night or should i say this morning. ha ha! i told him i'm not gonna even open the computer but here i am creating a new post. i just had a chat with veluz. i had asked her to make new sketches for me the other day. the first set (about 5 designs) she made were kind of 'sexy' since they're mostly open back but this time i have asked her for covered ones. anyway, it's really hard to pick because all of them are just sooo pretty. i even told her, maybe it'll make it easy for me if she tells me the prices. ha ha! i remember when she asked me before what my job is. then i said i do accounting and she said 'kaya pala strict sa budget'. right now, i have gotten all the prices for the new sketches and all i need to do is discuss it with irvin (keeping my fingers crossed). hope we could finalize things with veluz the soonest. -faye

Yey! Our blog is up and running!

yes! as in yes! i have already set up our blog. thanks to clarice! i was up till almost 3am, new york time. ha ha! it may still have changes later on but it's up and running. haay... i feel so relieved. i have experienced the worst while making the blog last night. did it 3x. for some reason i don't know everything that i did the 1st time was gone. geez! then of course, i had to bother clarice again who was doing their invites and gave me the web address of pageresource. i think it's working fine now though i have a little concern on the countdown?! looks like it's not correct. anyway, i'll wait for the reply from nerdsonsite support. -faye

Setting up of a Blogsite

this is the first time for me to post. at first i thought it was easy to make a blogsite...but i was wrong. keeping the exact template with the steps to follow will make it easier, modifying the homepage however is a headache. i even asked help from our MIS dept. it's taking too much time before he can even figure it out so i said, 'forget it! i'll just ask help from mailto:mw@wies.. i know that in anything you do, getting started is most the difficult part. i'm sure it will be a lot easier once i've learned the basics. still waiting for the e-mails from w@wies. haay... -faye