2009.04.15 Trial Hair and Make-up Session #2

My second Trial Hair and Make-up Session was with Mickey See, a very friendly and talented make-up artist I've worked with in a number of magazine photo shoots. (Mickey's also the first cousin of my former H.S. classmate, Roanne!) Mickey's skill is complemented by my-personal-favorite cosmetics brand, Shu Uemura. Here are the results of my second trial:

I love my hair! I can't wait to adorn it with pretty little brooches!

For my third, and hopefully the final, Trial Hair and Make-up Session, I will literally be "sprayed on" with airbrush make-up by Gela Laurel, a make-up maven recommended to me by my dear friend Edg Samson.

Inspiration

I absolutely adore wedding blogs! Thanks to Style Me Pretty, KenzieKate, Oh Joy!, Brooklyn Bride, Martha Stewart Weddings, Thoughtful Day, Etsy, and Social Design (plus countless more of course), I've drawn inspiration for our wedding around these details:

Blue Hydrangeas and Twigs:
Clean and modern-looking Vases:
Orchids (White Phalaenopsis):
Basil Blue Dresses:
Cupcakes:
Pleats in all Dresses:
Lanterns and Tiffany Chairs:

Our Checklist

Here's the list of our reputable suppliers so far:

1) Wedding Planner: Jojit Dy of The 3rd Party (www.the3rdparty.com)
- Jojit's very stylish, and his ideas are not baduy at all, unlike some wedding planners who have executed some of the really bad weddings Pete and I have respectively attended

2) Church: Santuario de San Antonio, Forbes, Makati City
- I've always loved this Church, even more so than my parish, Christ the King

3) Reception: Banyan Pavilion, The Blue Leaf, McKinley Hill (www.theblueleaf.com.ph)
- Expect a lot of drinking since there's no corkage fee in The Blue Leaf! (Boo for hotels today! :P) A big factor that won us over!

4) Photographer: Pat Dy (www.patdyphotography.com)
- He's Pat Dy!

5) Videographer: Mervin Gobaco of MG Digital (www.mgdigitalvideo.com)
- His award-winning works are very creative and modern

6) Designers: Gretchen Pichay (gretchenpichay.multiply.com), Paul Cabral for the Mother-of-the-Bride, and Frederick Peralta for the Mother-of-the-Groom
- Gretchen is my sister's good friend and kabarkada from ICA, and I personally love her work!

7) Designer for Males' Suits: Still sourcing for one; as recommended by Jojit

8) Event Stylist and Florist: Teddy Manuel of Flowers and Events (www.flowersandevents.com.ph)
- Teddy and I have the same "vision" and "look" for the reception venue, which is something I'm really looking forward to!

9) Cocktails and Dinner Caterer: Food tasting sessions are still on-going (Cuillere and K by Cunanan)
- K by Cunanan has a lot of innovative dishes (e.g. carrot rice and tempura-like shrimp with grapes). Best of all, the meals are superb!

10) Hair and Make-up Artist: Trial sessions are still on-going (Toto Bagamasbad, Mickey See, and Gela Laurel)

11) Church Music: c/o Pete's lovely and talented friends and family from his High School, International School Manila

12) Reception Music: DJ Mark Nicosia
- Expect a lot of dancing because DJ Mark is one of the best DJs in town! He's able to mix indie rock music, which Pete and I absolutely love, and classic tunes.

13) Bridal Car: c/o Pete's BMW car club friends :)

14) Lights/Lighting Effects for D-R-A-M-A: c/o Jojit

15) Desserts: Joy San Gabriel as recommended by Jojit (joysangabrielcakes.blogspot.com)
- I have to have my cupcakes! :)

16) Invitations and other misc. print stuff: Printsonalities as recommended by Jojit

17) Pictures as Gift Favors: Bai Capture as recommended by Jojit

We've actually already achieved (and spent!) a lot, and to think it's only April 2009! To be completely candid, Pete and I actually fought numerous times with regard to the wedding details. We sometimes don't see eye-to-eye when it comes to the ideas and details, but fortunately, we've always agreed on one thing: our wedding and its style will definitely be clean, modern, sophisticated, and unique!

2009.04.15 Caterer Hunt Part Deux

Maya and I attended a food tasting along with Jojit last night.

Here's their website

More to follow...

2009.03.28 Trial Hair and Make-up

My first Trial Hair and Make-up session was with Toto Bagamasbad, a supplier recommended by my ever-dependable wedding planner, Jojit Dy of The 3rd Party. Fortunately, I was able to kill two birds with one stone by having my hair and make-up done by Toto and attending Zepol and Tish's wedding on the same day. Here are some shots (I used Pete's Canon 400D camera and experimented with a lot of different lighting effects):

Pete and I absolutely loved my hair and make-up, and so did some guests in Zepol and Tish's wedding. (My hair was a bit too big though!) But to be fair to other make-up artists (as wedding suppliers), I won't choose my hair and make-up artist until I'm done with my third, and hopefully, final Trial Hair and Make-up session. (I have another one today, April 15!)

2009.03.27 Checking out Blue Leaf/Caterer Hunt

Maya and I had our first food tasting at Culliere in the Fort in Late March. We were invited by the caterer to visit their setup of the Blue Leaf Events Pavilion just to check it out.

Here's a shot of a typical table layout. The people getting married that evening opted for a buffet, but the table setting was a little crowded for me.

Had to take a shot of their dessert table. I liked how the little pastries were all lined up with geometric precision.

I think this is the wedding cake.

Another shot of the table settings. I don't know about you, but this makes me feel a little claustrophobic.

We're headed to another food-tasting on April 15. I'll post a few thoughts and pics after that too.

2009.01.03 Church Hunting

Maya and I promised ourselves that we wouldn't let the month of January pass without finalizing the church at the very least. We tried running around town as early as November to select a suitable church, but that didn't end up too successfully for a number of reasons. So we tried again shortly after New Year's.

This is the San Agustin Church, repainted in apparently what approximated its color as it was in the heydey of the Spanish Colonial Period.

This is an interior shot of the church, from far down the nave. There was a couple getting married at the time. That gave us a good idea of how it'd look if we were to choose it for our own ceremony.

This an exterior shot of the Manila Cathedral. Looks impressive at night, but the reality is a little far from that.

Here's an interior shot of Manila Cathedral... with little ringbearer playing in the aisle while the couple were going through the ceremony.

Oh... and we finally ended up booking Santuario de San Antonio on McKinley Road... I'll post pics next time we're able to go.

Hello... anyone home?

Well it looks like that a certain bride-to-be has forgotten to update this blog for quite awhile. Good thing she finally granted me access so that I can give my 2 cents :) I'll post pics and give bulletins from time to time... I'll try to be a little bit more frequent than ahem.... hahaha