Unconventional Bouquet

We saw these bouquet ideas online and immediately loved it!

Lookie, lookie... click me!

They're quirky, innovative, artsy and so fit for what we wanted to be a whimsical wedding. Those felt and button bouquets in particular ticked our fancy and we plan to use them (as bouquets and boutonnieres) for the entourage.

Baka pwede ding ersatz petals for the flower girls, no? [obi]

We're so excited for it that Kat immediately went out of her way (syempre katulong si Kaye) to try crafting it herself. Medyo labor of love lang talaga dahil oras ang binibilang makagawa lang ng isang bulaklak. Tingin ko once they got used to it, mas bibilis pa yung turnaround time.

it's plum (not blue) and green... color blind yung camera

Bale ang idea is to create lots of random-looking flowers like these then cluster them up (in a semi-sphere) ala broccoli para mag mukang bouquet.

Exciting makita yung finished product!

First Wedding Fair and other Updates

not-so-well-thought-of event name :D

This week has been very productive for our preparations. Ang pinaka-highlight ay yung pag-punta namin sa isang wedding fair for the first time.

It was organized by Weddings and Beyond and entitled "The Wedding and Debut Expo" held at the NBC Tent, Fort Bonifacio Global City last May 5.

They got a very comprehensive list of wedding suppliers. Mahilo hilo kami sa pag-inquire at pag-kolekta ng contacts at price quotes. Sobrang informative nung event para sa mga mangmang na katulad namin na sobrang noob sa mga formal events, haha! Pinaka na-appreciate namin yung magkaron ng idea about sa average prices ng mga bagay bagay (from photo/video coverage to catering services to stylists). Andaming enticing discounts na hindi naman namin mapatulan pa kasi matagal pa naman ang wedding date.

photo booth that prints on magnetic sheet... ingenious!

Nangolekta na lang kami literally ng isang bag ng leaflets which we later (in Starbucks - Fully Booked BHS... chillax!) sorted out and pondered on.


We're happy tired afterwards but, definitely, this won't be our last wedding fair.

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Yesterday (May 7), we had dinner on Tsoko Nut Batirol in SM Makati and wrote down a mock up of our guest list to have an approximation of the head count for the catering services.

Akala namin kaya na ng 100 guests. Turns out aabot kami ng 120 to 130-ish at pilit na pilit na ang pag-cut down namin nun.

I just have too much friends and relatives.. argh! [obi]

Maswerte lang kami at maliit ang family nila Kath that Obi will have some extra slots for his huge clan. Our friends are another thing which, until now, is still being worked on. Pero sa madaling salita, yung initial list namin na aabot ng 150 guests sa estimate ay kinailangan pang bawasan.

We also thought of the people who are going to be on the entourage. Nahirapan kami sa mga batang babae, which is limited in supply from both our families hehe, lalo na kung hindi makakauwi sila Kambal from Australia (we pray that they can make it).

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New updates added on the "Wedding Updates" page.