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Chapel of the Transfiguration of Jesus
Bgy. Kaylaway,Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas
Contact: (0921)270.98.90 – Cristalle
Veritas Hall
Bgy. Kaylaway,Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas
Contact: (0921)270.98.90 – Cristalle
Requirements:St. Francis Xavier Parish
JP Laurel St. Nasugbu, Batangas
Contact: (043) 9345186
Parish Secretary: Ms. Sally Dastas
Marriage Preparation Retreat:Discovery Weekend (DW)
Contact Person: Lala Denila
Spiritual-Pastoral CenterADMU Loyola Heights, QC
call: 426.1271mobile: 0917.6656181
email: info@discoveryweekend.org
website: www.discoveryweekend.org
Caterer:Center Table Catering Inc.
60 Madrid St. Merville Park Paranaque, 1700 MM
Tel Nos.: 824.51.79 821.37.97
Fax No.: 821.57.89
Contact: Mrs. Rosalie N. Valera or Millett
Website: http://www.centertablecatering.com
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Alex Franco Cakes
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This is it!
Bad trip.
Wala pang damit nanay ko.
Di ako nakapagpabody wrap.
As usual, ang hirap mag empake.
Pinapapalitan ni Edil ang candles the last minute.
Hirap ako mag type kasi acrylic ang nails ko. Naputol kasi ung isa ayan pina acrylic na lang.
PERO.
Ang saya ko.
Ang ganda ng gown ko! Ayaw ko na kumain hanggang bukas eh, (parang totoo no, ngumangata ako ng kisses ngayun eh hahahaha)
Ang ganda ng regalo ko kay Edil.
Excited lahat para sa amin.
Kahit out of town ang wedding namin, 95% ang nag RSVP nang OO. AT yung mga lola ko, pupunta, kahit hirap sila, pwera sa isa.
Edil will be waiting for me tomorrow…..and I’ll be eagerly walking towards him.
Kahit anong mangyari bukas, super happy na ako.
5 years in the making….and it finally happened 
Thanks for wishing us well!
My Third (and Last) Bridal Fair.
11 June 2005.
Hindi ko din alam bakit two weeks before my wedding, I wanted to go to a bridal fair. Scratch that. Alam ko pala ang dahilan c”,) Una, dahil nandun ung 2 sa mga suppliers namin sa wedding, ang Karmina Abesamis Photography and Printed Matter at pangalawa, dahil kukunin namin ni Edil ung blow ups ng pre-nups namin (pero dinahilan ko na lang yun para samahan ako ni Edil.) I expected it to be short – as in 30mins to 1 hr max lang kami, dahil makiki-usi lang naman ako — sabi kasi ni Phoebe, nandun daw samples ng invites and magnets ko at nakita ko yung brochures nila Mimi, extra kami ni Edil (naks, kunwari sikat na kami). Pero wag ka, limang oras kami dun at ang daming nangyari.
Eto ang bridal fair na super ako nag-enjoy at ang pinaka hindi ko malilimutan. Bakit? Eto ang mga dahilan:
1) Ang pinakamababaw – nakailang balik ako sa chocolate fountain ng Hizon’s c”,) Siguro mahigit sampung beses ako pabalik balik. Pag nawawala ako, alam ni Edil kung saan ako hahanapin – duon. Hehehe.
2) Nakakatuwa na nakikita ko yung mga ideas ko sa invites at magnets sa Printed Matter na pinag-uusapan (o di kaya gustong gayahin). Feeling ko ang creative ko, hahaha, at ang ganda ng idea ko. Ika nga ni Phoebe, I was brave enough to do something different, and pumatok naman. Pati yung magnets ko, patok din. Marami daw sila order c”,) Nung pumunta ako kahapon, ang dami nila gawa. Masarap din kausap si Kerwin (ang fiance and business partner ni Phoebe), sya ang nag-entertain sa amin at super patok kasi si Phoebe nung mga oras na yun…pila balde nga LOL.
Yna, Aggie (moi) and Phoebe of Printed Matter
3) Nakakatuwa din makita ang mga mukha namin sa booth nila Mimi and Karl. Ang ganda talaga namin sa pre-nups namin hehehe. Kakaiba kasi sila mamili ng locations – really different. Even Phoebe liked them. Excited na ako sa kalalabasan ng wedding pictures namin.
Plus, dahil super ganda ng pre-nups namin (blog ko to kaya pwede ako magbuhat ng bangko, hehehe), nagpagawa ako ng guestbook kay Mimi, pero hindi yung in-ooffer nila muna Maarte talaga ako eh, puro pagmumukha namin ni Edil ang makikita ng guests sa reception LOL.
Si Mimi (nasa gilid ako, kung makikita nyo, hehehe) Si Edil at Karl
Dapat kami din ni Mimi magpapapicture eh, kaso busy sya kay Sam nun (nandun pa si Sam nun, di pa nakikidnap), tapos may dumating ng potential client so sila Edil at Karl muna ang pinicture-an ko Extra kami sa booth nila, kita nyo?
Malas lang kasi minalas sila nun, pero di bale, may babalik na mas maganda dun (sana). Miski ako napaluha sa bad trip (at inis). Ayun, buti na lang lab ako ni Edil at binili ako ng pick-me-up favorite: caramel frappucino. Binili na din namin sila Karl kahit di namin alam kung gusto nila yun o hindi, to comfort them (naks).
4) At syempre, sa wakas, nakakita na rin ako face-to-face ng w@wies. Hehehe. Sila Dionne and Joven, Yna at Grace and Olie, si Leslie and Jayson. It was really nice meeting faces behind blog posts and YM conferences. And though, di kami classified as real-life friends, they know more (or equally) about me (and the wedding) than friends I have. Ang sarap ng feeling c”,) Sana meron uli pero girls lang, yung tipong cake with coffee (obvious ba ang aking favorite?!)
Me and Grace
Nanuod din kami ni Edil ng Mr. and Mrs. Smith, na sa aking opinyon, ay pangit pero since nandun si papa Brad and hot Angelina, e, sige na nga, OK na. Pero bitin pa din.
Eto ang mamimi-miss ko sa wedding planning. Ang makita ang mga accomplishments mo sa pagiging OC at sandamakmak ng research, ang compliments..sila Mimi and Karl (*hikbi*..hahaha), ang office nila Phoebe (mami-miss ko ang pag-conceptualize ng ideas ko into something tangible at little chikka on the side with them), ang w@w… wowies, ang YM conferences, e-mails….and yes, ang chocolate fountain c”,)
YESSSS!
I’m on leave!
Promise ko sa sarili ko, lalagari lang ako hanggang Saturday. Tapos beauty rest na ba Monday.
I’m on leave!
Promise ko sa sarili ko, lalagari lang ako hanggang Saturday. Tapos beauty rest na ba Monday.
Small details na lang…at perang pambayad LOL.
It's been such a long time since I wrote about Mato.
My son has been such a koo-lit son, as he have questions for everything and comes up with his own answer when he is not satisfied with yours.
Case # 1:
Matthew (M): “Tita Abigail, bakit yung pitoy ko tumatayo tapos nisasarap ako?”
(How are you going to answer that huh?)
Abbie tries to ignore him
M: “Tita, bakit yung pitoy ni Daddy naiiba itsura, nagaganito?” (pulls pitoy skin to reveal head)
Abbie laughs.
Abbie: “Kasi pag grown up, puputol ung pitoy mo onti ni Lolo Bodgie (he's a doctor), ganun yun”
M: “Hindi, puputul ni Lolo Bodgie un kasi para lalaki.”
Case # 2:
While sleeping, I woke up to find my son touching my breasts.
Me: “Matthew, what are you doing?”
M: “Masarap eh.” *sheepish grin*
M: “Mommy, totoo ba nung baby ako nagmimilk ako sa dodo mo?”
Me: “Opo.”
M: “Bakit?”
Me: “Kasi kelangan mo milk ni Mommy para ma grow up ka healthy and strong.”
M: “Gusto ko ng milk.” *sheepish grin*
Me: “Hindi ka na baby eh, pang baby lang yung dodo. Pag big boy ka na, sa glass na, diba?” (Manang mana sa ama!)
Case # 3:
M: “Mommy, bakit di kita pwede i-kiss ng ganito? (Makes nguso like making dodo in a milk), ganito lang (gives me a peck)?”
Me: “San mo nakita yun?”
M: “Yung ganito (makes that face again), parang nagdodo.”
Me: “San mo nga nakita yun?”
M: “Sa TV. Pag grown up lang ba yun?”
Me: “Opo.”
(How will I ever explain sex to this kid? Up to now, he believes he came out literally thru my tummy that's the reason why I'm so “chaba0chaba”! ROFL)
For Him & For Her.
OK, so I’ve decided to post what were our inspiration dresses came from. No violent reactions please c”,)
FOR HIM.
I scouted around 50 types of suits for this guy. I learned lapels, studs, inner vests, polynese cotton, italian wool and everything you needed to know about suits and what did he get? He got a suit he surfed the net for about 30 minutes. Colored it using Adobe, bought the fabric at Divi and had it made in Daneche. Now, I should be tampo and make sumpong and all pero I trust my man’s taste (ehem ehem). Wish ko lang hindi nya ako ma-outstage…HAHAHAHA!
FOR HER.
Now this is long.
Ever since I scouted for wedding gowns, I wasn’t looking for a “gown”, I was looking for a more informal dress. I would have loved a chantilly laced gown, but I would have to be realistic and practical that given my built, chantilly lace would cost about what would be my entire gown budget c”,). No duchess satin, no heavy fabric, no petticoat, no loooooooong train. Just chiffon. Flowing. Simple. Ganun lang requirements ko. I also was very specific with it having layers, the problem is, since I’m built big, having layers would only make me bigger. But I so wanted to have a layered gown. I came upon this gown while browsing EdenBridals.com. This is it, I told myself. It took me 25 bridal magazines, 7 wedding websites and thousands of gowns stored in my USB drive to decide. Two seconds after seeing it, I erased every gown I’ve saved and printed it out.
Now, looking for a gown maker was hard. I was just searching for her/in-between/him around last week of April na. My original choice was very accomodating but charged me 18K. Since I was confident in him, I was about to bite into his offer when my Mom (who was going to pay for my gown as a gift) told me it was quite expensive given my gown had no beads, just layers. Makain sa tela, oo, pero kami naman sagot sa fabric. So for the first time in my gown making quest, I was frustrated. San kami kukuha ng gown maker na pulido gumawa na di pagtatawanan budget namin (10-12K)?
I found mine in Lulu del Rosario. Mrs. del Rosario will be making my cousin’s gown and their entourage for her wedding in the US this October, and since Abbie, one of my sisters, was going to be part of the entourage, she was the guinea pig – she was the first to be made a gown out of. She had 4-5 fittings each lasting around 30-45 minutes each. I saw the gown, and the stitches were neat, pulido and the fit exact. I was afraid of the price though (coz my cousin’s price was steep) pero sige na nga…..30 minutes after talking to her, we closed the deal. Wala pang downpayment un ha. The price? Exacto sa budget. She even gave my name to Fabric Warehouse so I would be given the wholesale price on fabrics. I didnt go to Divi but got Divi price with aircon in a mall. Yay!
Yesterday was my final fitting and though there was no beadwork yet, I felt like a bride already. I saw what she intends to use – glass cut beads, some crystals and flowerettes and I just know the effect would be beautiful. Now, I only need to treat my discolored arms.
The Make-up Artist / Hairstylist.
I really wasn’t keen on having a very “good” make-up artist. I make myself up (tama ba grammar?) most of the time so I guess if ever I hire a cheap MUA, I cant just fix myself up afterwards. Also, I’m a very pakialamera customer. Before you put it on me, I question what technique, how, what’s the effect, yada yada. I’m not irritating naman, Im just really curious. I love make up kasi. Id rather spend a thousand pesos on make up and beauty products than on clothes. I just needed to have a good hairstylist. Since I can’t afford a MUA who’s starting rate was 10K, I already accepted the fact na I would have to get the MUA who has been doing my sisters’ make-up way back (since my sisters are already pretty, my impression of his work is just so-so). Enter Rach ni Arn and her TMU. I called Marlyn up, she sounded nice naman. Booked her for a TMU. Rescheduled and rescheduled again. Haha. Buti na lang hindi sya primadonna or she would have dropped me. I would resched one day before, the other one, the night before. The first TMU was nicely done, especially the hair. OH! I love the hair! Kaso I was bobo and decided to have a hair cut when Edil had his done to copy the hair of Dingdong Dantes (yep, Kapuso kami..hehehe). So there, my looong hair was layered short. E yun pa man din ang pinakagusto ko. This is the look I will try to have on my wedding day. I had the swarovski pins made by Mom’s friend.
I might not book Marlyn as of last night as my MUA since I was 15 was willing to do my make-up even if she’s 6 months pregnant! Yahoo! Im confident I will look myself but better na come wedding day. I will have my make up meeting with her this weekend and I’ll be bringing my hair pins…ooooh! I love Tita Baby. She used crystals for my hair piece and when I tried it on, it was all sparkly and nice! The crystal accent was also made by Tita Baby, and after the wedding, I will knock them off and use them as brooches
To complete the look, SHOES!
Since my feet are a 10, there was no way I was going to find what I want in stores. I was about to have mine made at Solea or Lila Almario, but when they quoted me 5-6K, I changed my mind. I wanted to go to Marikina or Cubao but was too tamad until my Dad told me to go to his shoemaker. My Dad is a 12 and an EEE (his feet are wide due to edema) and all his shoes came from Mr. Romy Gomez. Plus factor: his house was only 5 mins. away. Another plus: He gave us (because Edil and Matthew got his shoes from him as well) around a pair of shoes’ worth of discount. My shoes? 1,500. Worth it na since 1) For a 10, it was cheap, 2) For a rush job, it’s cheaper, I only ordered the shoes from him last weekend. Im getting them on the 20th. Now, Edil and Matthew are going to get matching shoes and matching everything else which makes me feel left out. Im sure they would stand out — paano na ako?! Hehehe. No bother. Im the bride. And I would stand out. Im going to be the only one wearing white, that’s why 
If my shoes would not be peeking, I would have a better brooch made for my gown! ROFL.That’s it. Just need a beauty/all-over makeover c”,)
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