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ika-19 ng Setyembre 2008

Grabe, ngayon ko lang ulit nakita ang wedding countdown ko, ang lo and behold, 99 days na lang pala? Tama ba ang bilang ng counter na to??? Haays.. Tama naman ata.. Grabe, akalain mo yun, ang bilis talaga ng panahon. At 99 days na lang pala, hindi ako aware.. Kung gusto ko talagang matuloy ito, kelangan ko nang ayusin ang marami pang bagay. Up to now, wala pa din kaming P/V, HMUA, Tables/Chairs Rental, at hindi pa clear kung saan kukunin yung mga food, pati yung arrangement sa sound system (Since Sunday siya, kakailanganin ng Tagalog service ang sound system by 7:30 AM, so dapat matapos kami lahat-lahat ng 7:30 AM? Eh may reception pa after?). Bakit nga ba wala na kaming nagawa since April this year? Kasi yung last na accomplishment yata namin was when we planned for a lot of things last April, tapos after nun, wala na.. At wala pa pala kaming ring! Although meron na kaming arrangement regarding this.. Ano pa ba?.. Hmm, wait nga, ano nga ba ang major suppliers/ needs sa wedding?..

Church --- No need, since we're having a garden wedding anyway..

Reception --- UP Bonsai Garden, dito na gagawin lahat, ceremony and reception.. Super salamat kay Mang Mody for accommodating us!

Food --- Since hindi kami magpapacater, we have to take care of this. Anyway, Ninang Maq and Ninong Armin naman already talked to us regarding this, pero wala pang finalization. We should talk to them again this weekend for this. Food kasi would be coffee, pandesal and kakanin (at the least). I was thinking na din of getting a coffee catering para less hassle yung pagbrew ng mga coffee, and everything, since of course Ninang Maq and Ninong Armin will be at the ceremony (they're our ninong/ninang, hehe). Anyway, I found out a coffee catering that can serve 100 coffee (variety) for 8K with 2 baristas on the side. For the kakanin, we need to look for possible sources of this food. Hehe. I was thinking of Dolor's Kakanin in Malabon, but I haven't contacted them yet, that would be an action item then. I also had list of various kakanin supplier whom I can contact, or shall I say, I should contact! For the pandesal, Derf is really fond of the pandesal of a local bakeshop in UP where he buys his morning bread. He already talked to the person there (hmm, sino kaya dun) about our plan to order at least 300pcs of pandesal for December 28. They said ok naman daw. I don't know what else we could include or if there is really something else we could add to this menu.

Photographer/ Videographer --- Until now, we still haven't got this one. We're really on a tight budget that's why we're having a hard time deciding who to get, someone who's relatively cheap but has a good quality naman.. At ang hirap yata talagang maghanap ng ganito ang requirement! That's why up to now, we still have not gotten any... Although, we already "contracted" our churchmates, Paolo and Ate Ada be our back-up photographers.

OTD --- On the day coordinator. Ate Mikay is our official OTD. Actually, not really OTD but our wedding coordinator!

Invitations --- Wedding Invitation is part of my DIY project, although until now, wala pa talaga akong nasisimulan kahit isa! So, we're really behind with this, considering na this should already be distributed by October. Kumusta naman di ba, September 19 na ngayon, ilang araw nalang October na. Mahahabol pa naman siguro. Overtime sa pagdi-DIY. Hehe..

Ceremony and Reception Musicians --- The Sunset Music Team! Haha! For free ang service care of Manong Butch, pero I will treat them sa isang eat-all-you-can somewhere, hehe.. Maybe, after the wedding. Or before, I don't know.

Emcee --- Ms. Sarah Balbuena. Hehe. Thank you so much! Free din (free nga ba Sa, hehe?). Sama ko nalang siya sa treat with the Music Team. Hehe. Together with Paolo and Ate Ada and Ate Mikay! Haha! (wow, dami ko nang pinagkakautangan pala.. hehe..)

Bridal Gown --- My bridal gown was courtesy of Ate Joy Quiwa naman. Very generous in letting me use it. Hehe. Super thank you po! When you get back, you can remind me to treat you somewhere, hehe.

Entourage Gowns/ Attire --- My entourage gowns are kinda buy your own, hehe. Guys, I'm really sorry for the abala and all. Pero di talaga kaya budget. :( Although, I might need to buy one or two or three or more (?) for my mother, my father, my lola, my sister flower girl, my brothers ring bearer and coin bearer, and my bridesmaid sister and on Derf's side. Whew! So, gagastos pa din pala ako. Haha! Pero, i'll buy them these stuffs when they get here sometime this December, sa Divi sana. Haays, sana hindi pa super crowded and Divi by this time, with all the Christmas season going on. Hehe.

Hair and Make-up Artist --- This is one of my luxuries. Hehe. Kasi Ate Mikay can do the make-up, kaso ayoko namang super i-exploit siya, kasi malamang she'll be doing a lot of things by this time and baka siya din mag make-up ng entourage. So, I decided to have a hair and make-up artist for me (and 2 others, depende sa package). I found Mel Cruz while me and Kristina are browsing through a lot of web pages looking for an affordable HMUA. Although, once ko palang nakausap si Mel, and hindi ko pa talaga siya napa-book. I might also schedule a trial hair and make-up with her. Kaso I have to set this with my pre-nup (kung meron man) para hindi naman siya "sayang". I have to thank Ms. Kristina Mendoza for helping me with this, and for volunteering to help me beyond what I asked her to do for me. Mwah Mwah!

Flowers --- Very popular sa W@W si Mang Boy Mahusay from Dangwa. Pero up to now, di ko pa din siya natatawagan! Wake-up Salve! In case lang na hindi na siya available by that time, sana may mahanap akong iba. Huhuhu.

Souvenirs --- Our souvenirs is also one of my supposed DIY project na (super thanks talaga!) inako ni Ate Lei at ni Kuya Arvin. Touched ako!.. Pero I'm super willing to help sa production.

Rings --- The all-to-important symbol. Hehe. Ala pa din kami rings, imagine! Pero, yeah, we decided na pag wala talaga kami makita (although we saw one sa Goldenhills Jewelry na we both love at meron pang kasamang lifetime cleaning and something-something, hehe, kaso it's 30K although relatively mura na siya, kaso at this time na super dami pang kelangang ayusin, I'm just not sure kung kakayanin namin siya) well, we'll just buy a cheaper ring na lang muna for now. We'll just buy a more expensive one pag we're married na, siguro sa aming first year anniversary. Haha!

Tables and Chairs Rental --- Isa sa mga kakailanganin namin sa Bonsai is tables and chairs with covers (para magmukha namang wedding talaga). At dahil hindi kami magpapa-cater, kaya mejo isa sa mga problem namin to. May mga nakausap na kami for this, the most recent pa nga was during Mariel's (of Ate Elaine and Kuya Marlon) 1st birthday. Kaso, not yet final, cause we haven't talked to her about this pa. Actually, this is one of Derf's tasks. Hehe.

Reception Decorations --- Syempre, we might also do the decorations for the reception, pero most probably the night before, since very early morning ang aming wedding. I'll just ask people (or Derf will, since siya naman magaling sa asking, hehe) who can help us with this.

Lights and Sounds --- Hmmm.. This could be a problem actually. Kasi we're planning to use the "sound system" of the church, ang kaso we'll be having a problem with yung availability niya since kelangan siya for the Tagalog Service ng 7:30AM. Which means, we should already be finish by then! Haha! At sounds lang pala yun, yung lights, uhm... Hmm.. Kanino kaya???

That's it! May nakalimutan pa ba ako? I guess eto lang naman (haha, pag may nakalimutan ako, I'm really dead, haha!)

Color Legends:
Green - Almost sure na, kelangan na lang ng polishing, hehe..
Blue - Mga tina-target na sana eh hindi pa booked. ;)
Red - Action items! Go, go, go!