Weekend @star city, dampa and starbucks

Again, this was a long overdue post, actually I am so excited to post this topic though I am waiting for kookai to email me the pics, and now I already have it...here it is...

Last last weekend, kookai was here for a vacation for 1week, she took a break from work in Singapore to be here for her mom's birthday and of course to be with us, hehe. We had dinner at our favorite Sharmila at Dampa, Macapagal-with our fave menu...butterd garlic sugpo, ginataang alimango, calamares, sinigang, inihaw na liempo and ensaladang mangga, all courtesy of kookai!!!haha After filling up our stomach, we went to Snow World at Star City to experience snow...duh of course..what else?

Snow World is a new one to visit, though the place was the same as the Ice world before but this time there's a burst of snow from above and it's really cold...as in I tell you even if you are wearing a jacket plus the jackets they will provide for you is not enough to fight it. And it's really funny that before we come in they will brief you for some things like no cameras allowed and if you like to have a picture you can approach their official photographer and you will pay for P100 for the printout which is not nice...but when we got in they can't stop you from taking pictures using your own camera...haha....and it's really cute...it's like real snow in picture...hehe

Anyway, after that as usual the same old itinerary before signing off...Starbucks at Harbour.

Here our some pics...thanks kookai and we miss you na...

gutom na baby ko...

teka lang babe smile muna... pila sa snow world... see the snow??? we are chilling... at Starbucks Harbuor...

Fernbrook Update 12-03-07

I got this from a photographer's multiply site...I'm sorry I have to grab it because I am really looking for vandolf's wedding pics for days now, not for showbiz thingy but to see how they made the place up for a big time wedding like this...

and all I can say was WOW!

from my last update I didn't envisioned it to be like this after 2days??? I like it!!!

this is the entrance...

byzantine gardens 1 and 2...vandolph-jenny reception as per the photographer's caption..."enchanting" the red carpet entrance of vandolf-jenny wedding... all these pics was taken last dec 3, vandolph and jenny's wedding...i think they were supposed to have the ceremony at the basilica but they moved the ceremony at st. james church in Ayala Alabang, I know the church was already usable bec they held a wedding there last dec 1, but then maybe the couple wants to have a perfect ceremony...I also saw the video last saturday at startalk...(showbiz) hehe...buti na lang they moved it at st. james dami kasing VIP guests...

There.

Fernbrook Update after 1 week... 12-01-07

Fernbrook's supposed to be "Grand Opening"date is today...and the blessing was supposed to be yesterday 11-30-07, but then they moved the blessing of the basilica today because of bad weather yesterday. Grand Opening? It's not really grand...because it's not yet 100% done...even 50%....but then me and bry were really stunned!!! It's so nice...and we can't wait for our big day and we can't wait for Fernbrook to be done...

One thing I really appreciate about their staff is that they are really maalaga...specially our AE Lovely and Marivic...windang na sila ever pero maasikaso pa din...Center Table is also serving cocktails...we even saw Ms. Rica though we didn't approach her anymore...

It's really funny because the blessing did not push through again bec the priest got sick daw and was rushed to the hospital...nakakaawa puro malas...hehebut it's all worth it naman nag ribbon cutting na lang...ang ganda kasi talaga ng place...

Look at the pictures...

**This was the first picture taken...

and then this... :) the bridge going to the basilica... the main dome...view from the basilica side... the gondola... the river... the church view from byzantine gardens...with bry... byzantine garden 2... byzantine garden 1...
eto yung wedding sa byzantine garden 1 & 2 ginawa... entrance... buti na lang inassist kami ni lovely...nakapagpakuha tuloy kami pic...hay...we will go back next week to see the improvements...nag eenjoy na kami dun hehe...

Fernbrook Update 11-23-07

Hay...here are the latest pics of Fernbrook...that was taken nov23 at 3pm, I know they are really working nonstop to finish it on time...but then cguro the time is not enough lang...

Weddings at Work was supposed to hold their Xmas party at Fernbrook on that same date but they moved it to Fernwood...you know why...we can't have a party in this kind of situation...I just can't imagine how the 1st wedding on nov30 will look like...kawawa naman yun if I were them move to fernwood na lang yun eh if accessible...it's not nice kasi for pictures and for a wedding...under construction pa rin kasi...although there are some improvements na, there are glass walls na...dome...nad makikita mo na din church and victorian garden before kasi super bare pa talaga...

I am not sure if the blessing of the mini basilica will push through on the 30th...but then I am just waiting for a txt messagefrom lovely if its canncelled or not...

Pero its really nice...I love the place...ganito pa lang itsura nya pero you can see that it will turn out really beautiful....I cant wait to see it fully furnished...

Sick Weekend

This was actually overdue post already...I was just busy fixing our wedsite... :)

Last Saturday, we went to SMX Convention Center for a Car Show, it was fun...all the cars are really nice...as in BIG TIME!!! It was the first time I saw the nicest Tamaraw FX of all times...haha...sexy promo girls (which Bry enjoyed for sure), bling blings, trucks, vintage, customized, etc...It was really cold, good thing we had our jackets because both of us are sick last week, we just can't let that kind of event pass by...the place is nice, it's a new convention center beside MOA in front of Shrine of Jesus in Macapagal...

And then, we went to Global Fun Carnival....it was really fun!!! Even if it was only me and bry...we paid for the ride-all-you-can but at first I was hesitant because I wasn't in the mood for taking rides, but then Bry is so makulit...ang ending we haven't had the chance to try any of the rides because their rides if not extreme its so baduy...all we did was to play games...

It's a fun weekend...

Wedding Events...Job Pressure...etc

hay...I just can't contain it...I need to share it...hehe...

anyway, upcoming wedding events are hectic in 2 weeks time...will be attending the w@w christmas party at Fernbrook on november 23 (if it will push through, I believe they are still checking if Fernbrook will finish on time), the good thing about that is we willbe having free prenup pictorials with different photographers...and anne said we will also have free make up...yahoo!!! and by november 24 we'll be going to megatrade for the bridal fair...we are planning to book printed matter by that timewe'll check if there's an option pa aside from them.

by november 30, we'll be attending Notr Dame de Vi Chapelle's blessing (Fernbrook's mini basilica) at 9:00am, straight from work ako nun, bry will pick me up nalang at work...sana hindi ako masyadong magmukhang hagard noh...hehehe

anyway...just to share, I went to Mandarin Hotel yesterday in Makati Ave., I have an interview for a position there, syempre ako go kasi sosyal eh and feel ko din mag work sa hotel kasi ganda uniforms specially in Mandarin 'coz they're using chinese style clothes, kaya lang when I get to their HR Dept, frustrating talaga kasi its so small to the extent na sa dami ng applicants nila eh may nag eexam na sa mgr's rooms, and when the recruitment mgr interviewed me parang "Ay tapos na"....not to be boastful naman kaya lang kasi masyado namang madali parang walang due process...and they sd that they will just call me for my next interview...i don't think i will go back pa in the first place nahirapan nga ako magpunta dun eh...yun lang....hehe

and now all i can say is that I AM STRESSED with work!!!! I want a long vacation!!!

There.

Wedding Theme

It's been a while since I started thinking of a theme for a December wedding. I can't think of one, aside from "Christmas" of course, and it fits our motif as well, "Deep red".

But then, something slipped into my mind when I remembered that we will be having butterfly release after the ceremony, and we are also planning to put wings on our flower girl's gowns since we will have our wedding at Fernbrook Gardens I thought of "A Fantasy Wedding" theme.

Another one that I thought of was "A decade of love", but the problem is I'm not sure on how to incorporate the theme into our wedding. That's why I need your help guys...please help me decide...and if you have suggestions for other themes just put a comment on this posts or on the chatbox. Please help me by voting on the poll.

By the way, I will also start to create our "Save the Date" card, that is why I need to decide on a theme.

Thanks guys...

Rockwell Bridal Fair

Hay...as posted earlier..there is another one worry of our back: event coordinator. We got events by m&g by Junlyn and Karen. The fair is a bit small compared to other fairs but its ok as long as we accomplished something...hehe.

We saw Paulo Clemente in person, actually we are planning to get him as our wedding singer and Host, but we're still thinking of it because we are also considering a female vocalist and host. We also saw other videographers that we haven't seen before and we just had an idea of adding up another video supplier, yeah we already had East Digital as our videographer too, but we like to have Bob Nicolas or Reel Deal to cover another video for us. Bob Nicolas is really great, I saw his work for Nikki Valdez's wedding. But it still depends, it will be the last priority after all has been done already.

It's great that we get to have free booklets fromW@W, The W@W Wedding Primer and Yellow Pages, we also had a sample of Paulo Clemente's CD, placed in the big paper bag from wedding essentials that I really like the combination of the color of it.

And then after booking our coordinator, we headed to Powerplant Mall to have our lunch. At first we walked around kasi ang ganda ng timing namin sale pala sila at that time, pero hindi maganda ang timing ng bulsa kasi kaka bayad lang namin sa coordinator hehe.

We went down to scout for good food, at napadpad kami sa Myron's Steak and Seafoods, and we hate it. Yeah steak sya...pero hindi sya ganun kasarap at super liit ng serving for $600/pax!!! Could you imagine Bry's frustration at that time??? gutom na gutom pa naman sya that time.

Hay but it's ok atleast we already had an experience. Afterwards, we head to Greenhills para mamasyal lang at maghanap ng mga baril baril ng fiance ko...hehe.

Events by M & G @ Rockwell Bridal Fair

Finally, we met the coordinator that we are praying for. Just to share our qualifications for a coordinator that will take care of our big day: witty, kikay, always on a smile, approachable, makulit, and talkative as long as its entertaining.

While we are roaming around the rockwell tent, we then see a lot of coordinators, we were actually about to inquire at Shindig, they're my friend Anne's coordinator, but then we decided to take one last walk around, then I inquired with Perfect Moments but the girl in the booth is not entertaining, so bagsak na agad. At the far end of the room while I am looking at the elegantly designed unity candles, Junlyn Miranda suddenly approached us with her kikay smile. BINGO!!! Actually, nag isip pa kami, we did not say yes instantly, kasi sakit na namin ni bry yan eh lagi mali decisions namin pag nagmamadali (like that stupid steakhouse we ate at for lunch@powerplant).
Pagkaikot namin....sabi ni bry...."babe gusto ko sila... (hmmm...gusto???) magaan loob ko sa kanila" i thought of it....yeah oo nga ang gaan gaan kausap. The rest is history. We left rockwell tent with a contract from Events by M&G by Junlyn and Karen. Affordable pa.

Airsoft Addiction

Bryan's latest addiction!!! He's super addict, if not practicing shooting in their own garage, you can just find him in front of the computer, watching videos at you tube...of course about airsoft.
We even fought about this because...honestly it's not practical, though I can't do anything...he's happy doing this!!! And he's really childish eh when it comes to this kind of activities. He loves playing everything.

He even made his 2 brothers bought their own guns too, even accessories and they seem to be like real soldiers because they have this complete uniform thing.
But it's good though, at least he spends his time with boys not girls...hehe...joke!!! He also wanted me to join them...but yeah...all close to me knows why I don't like....duh? sisigaw lang ako dun noh!!

Ang gastos!!!

There.

Our Pick: Center Table Catering

There are only 3 choices for us, Juan Carlo, Josiah's and Center Table. We were able to have a food tasting with Juan Carlo but never with Josiah's, and of course we had our first food tasting with Center Table. When we tasted Center Table's food it was a sudden decision, their food is good and their service and style is also good. And the best thing that I like about them is that while we are eating Ms. Rica and her mom (the owners) entertains us once in a while.

After eating, I talked to Ms. Rica right away and discussed every detail but since my wedding would be over a year from now pa, we just discussed some of the freebies that she will be giving me since we booked at that Wedding Expo Bridal Fair last Sept 1 & 2, and of course we booked the date!

We also like their centerpieces and their overall design, with candles and everything...and the flowers will actually be done by scenta flora as well, the one that might also do our church's floral arrangement, but no final decision yet on that one.

Read their profile...

Established in 1987 and incorporated in 1999, Center Table Inc. has been an active & innovative member of the catering industry in the Philippines. Aside from providing quality food and service for a multitude of functions, Center Table is also known for its beautiful, elegant and lavish settings which rivals the best florists & artist in town.

Client satisfaction rather profit is what the company strives for. Through the years, the company grew through word of mouth. Every satisfied customer resulted in five or more prospective clients.

Presentation is very critical to any event the company caters; it should represent the founder’s influence. Service should be elegant and the food, delicious and visual appetizing.
Center Table, Inc. through its founder and president, Rosalie Natividad Valera is an active and founding member of the Food Caterers Association of the Philippines (FCAP).

Just look at these pictures or visit their website at my fave links.

East Digital...made it to the finals!

After shortlisting the suppliers for our photo and video coverage, we then had a deadline for booking the winner (the chosen one..hihi)...at the Wedding Expo at PICC last Sept. 1 & 2. After going around and around their stalls, we then see Ariel Javelosa, Smart Shot, Lito Sy, East Digital, Richel Mascariñas, and many many more...and the one that we are actually looking for is not there...Henry Villanueva, we met him at the bridal fair last July at Megatrade and Bry really liked him, but then we stopped by in front of East Digital's stall, we browsed their albums, the photos, the guestbook...etc...we liked their shots...they have good quality abums with briefcase and there are so many inclusions in the package that they gave me.

Thanks to Ms. Susan Magana, because she is so nice, she have included everything in the package since we booked them that day.

Well we haven't scheduled a visit at their office in Oritgas yet but for sure we will before this year ends, and we'll talk about every details as well as schedule our prenup for next year.

You can visit their site at my fave links. :)

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