My Wedding Shoes!

Finally after so many hours spent looking for not so traditional wedding shoes , with some blings , a sexy looking type and with wow factor according to J (yeah that's my requirements). I found one in the most unexpected place bwahaha Winners! got it 50% off from the retail price. Though it was out of my budget parin :-( well I can still wear them after the wedding. Sometimes when Im bored and stressed out I just wear it around the house (so I can get used to it practice ba!) to make me smile and laugh at myself whenever I trip off or fell out of balance.

Our Wedding Invites

We have 2 kinds of Invites for the Wedding

1. From thepaperqueen.com - its a unique invites I dont like the typical wedding invites and since were in a rush I decided to have it done around town and in just 3 days voila! done. I did everything online except for pick up.





2.Here's the E-mail Invites made by J - we had good raves about this invites that we decided to have it printed postcard type with map on the back just go to staples.ca very easy and affordable too! We will send this for pinas para at least they will have an idea what kind of wedding we'll gonna have.

Nakakainis lang

Ayoko mag start ng monday kong inis na inis ako. I dont want to have a melt down so I rather take this out on my blog. I dont care kung me tamaan dito.

I hate it when...

1. nagmamagaling always feeling tama at the end will just messed up the plan.
2. took advantage of the situation when they know you have money and saving for something, and said "dont worry let me know when you need it I'll give it back to you" and now acting deadma!
3. feeling rich! pero pag your asking na to pay up! will said to you " kala ko ba youre doing ok na why you need money pa" HELLO! that's our money were not asking money from you!
4. Will tell to other people "how come di ako invited! eh di nyo sinasagot phone nyo kahit voicemail nyo mukhang deadma kau! mukhang me pinagtataaguan kayo eh.
5. feeling businessman- " Dapat magbusiness na lang dito sa pinas para di mo na kailangan magkatulong sa ibang bansa" and now kinain nya salita nya because nagmamakaawa syang tulungan para maging caregiver. and how come pag your out of money to whom you ask money for help ? kanino pa kundi sa mag nagkatulong mong kamaganak sa abroad!
6.feeling rich or sosyal! " how come you want to migrate pa abroad eh ang hirap ng buhay dun ok naman kayo dito nakita ko hirap ng mom mo dun eh" yun naman pala alam nyo ng mahirap din buhay sa abroad pero how come pag kelangan nyo ng pera dahil di nyo kayang bayaran medical bills nyo dyan eh kanino kayo nag aask ng help kung dun sa mga kamaganak nyong nasa abroad na mahirap ang buhay diba?! ibenta nyo mga kotse nyo mga plastic people!
7.feeling me principyo! kunwari galit sa tao pero pag binigyan ng pera kinukuha din naman.
8.freeloader! ok lang masarap talagang libre ka paminsan minsan pero hello chip in once in a while.
9.feeling patriotic! they dont want to migrate blah blah pero tingnan mo kung saan saan nakikitira sa abroad.
10. selfish! di makaintindi ng situation mo iiyakan ka nalang its hard to say no but you have to! sobra na eh!
11. Backstabber! "asan invitation ko sa wedding nyo?" hello ?! cant you remember you tried messing up with my life when were new in canada? feeling mo I forgot those things na? Dream on dude!

Wedding Photographer Booked!

I was in a panic mode lately since most of the Wedding Photographer in Vancouver were booked na. Kasi ba naman 2 months prep for wedding is crazy so expect the unexpected. Luckily my sis was browsing some wedding magazine saw an Ad the name looks Filipino. Went to his website http://www.raygonzalesphoto.com/ we like his style and gave him a call and the rest was history.

Grabe sobrang mahal talaga ang mga photography services dito. My dream for a Mimi and Karl was long gone since were getting married here. And the budget I allotted for photo is just good for services only meaning wala pang wedding album hay kaloka lol!

I like Ray he asked me what I want in our pictures told him I want a scenery type because I want my family and friends to see the beauty of Vancouver. And guess what we will have an engagement photo session again! addict sa pic but this time we will choose a place within Vancouver excited!excited!...

As of today wedding date, rings, wedding venue, gowns and tuxedo, wedding photographer booked and done! :-)

New Moon Official Trailer

Gosh kahit busy ako sa wedding planning, cant help myself checking for new moon update! And finally during MTV awards the Official Trailer came out! I think I didnt breath while watching the trailer and after that I did scream and giggle with excitement. It made my day so beautiful ang babaw . Kahit na master ko na ata ang word per word ng Twilight series, I bought the books and DVD too. Addict talaga...

We have a Wedding Venue!

Vancouver is a very nice city specially summer and its high peak for weddings as well. Our first choice is of course Philippines but since we have to do it soon for personal reasons but Im not pregnant ok (so many people were asking me). So upon checking online J and I surprisingly agreed on a cruise wedding or a park wedding. J knows what he wants, while me Im always on the balancing side of course you have to think about the budget since were paying for everything. Im not a Bridezilla type cool lang ako so far its J who was almost making tantrums lately when Im holding out on things eventhough I like it too.

So yesterday we spent the whole day checking out with 3-4 reception venue we like so far.

1. sunset bay charters - The only cruise ship we like with all the cruise line offering weddings. It a 110 ft luxury yacht, amazing love love it. Were totaly sold out but the thing is they are booked for dinner cruise on our wedding date but they have lunch cruise open so we discussed the details including the estimated amt ...mahalia jackson in short told J maybe we should think about it and told them to hold the reservation for within day. The event planner was so nice and attentive, answered all my questions and gave me suggestions. Making me feel like dont worry too much we will take care of everything just take care of the bill lol! In fairnes I was quoted with flowers, linens taxes, tips probably that's why it was so expensive na hay kaloka!

2. brock house restaurant - Nakaka dissapoint lang kasi ok sakin ang package nila ampangit and amoy matanda sa loob maybe because of the carpet and since small wedding lang ako they will put me on the 2nd floor which is so panget. Dapat i renevote nila kasi outside ng Brockhouse is the beach and really nice for big gathering only since they have a very nice elegant tent outside.

3. seasons restaurant in queen elizabeth park - I love their restaurant with a view facing downtown, what a very nice view but the thing is the room that I like will not be private for us some of the restaurant customers might pass by when they go to the washroom. And I need to a hire wedding planner,florist, linen rentals, decorator, musicians to make the place more alive though much cheaper sya compare ke no.1 but with all the hassle I think I will end up the same cost I was quoted to no.1

4. wedgewood hotel - a very chic hotel in downtown, rated best in service, best rooms, best in house restaurant and best price too hahaha. At this point J didn't want to listen to me, his totally sold out with the Yacht told me to book them before the day ends almost begging me hahaha.

And so today we signed and booked the slot. Sunset Bay Yacht is our official wedding ceremony and reception on Aug 2 2009 check out the video awesome.

Say YES to the dress!

At first I'm determined I'll buy a plain white dress and a nice designer shoes like Carrie in the Sex and the City the Moviefor a Civil Wedding. Then I tried some white dress from different retail shops around, pero di ko feel. Wala akong gana in short, feeling ko di ako special hahaha. Then me and my sis went to Bryansbride in Brentwood Town Center it was an amazing experience. At first me drama coz typically they ask when is the wedding date, then they told me I can't Pre order dress I have to stick with what they have in store because my wedding is less than 12 weeks away. I was shocked, I almost cry, upset called my mom kinda blamed her coz she keeps on telling me before just save up some money the rest will be easy. But I guess its never too early to prepare for a wedding. So I composed myself though I was in panic mode but move on and just enjoy the moment.

Every girl needs to experience shopping and trying on some wedding dress even once in there life. The Consultant was very attentive to my needs she let me tried more than 10 dresses. At first she lets me choose dress that I like, of course I love bling haha so just imagine me and my sis picked some dress with so much bling/beads on it. Nakakapagod pala mag change ng ibat ibang gown but with that we figured out what's best for my body type. So I chose 3 gowns and re-scheduled for a new appointment with my mom and sis.

Next day excited lol! My sis, my mom plus her BF came over too! At first I was feeling like "hello for the girls lang ito!" . But later on I've felt he was there because he was there for fun, for the moment, to check every detail, he care and to give opinions which gowns suits me better. I miss my Papa tuloy I remember he was with me when were looking for my Debut gown.

The final 3 gowns I chose was out though we fell in love with 1st gown A line with bling on top but it was a bit tight on me. Though I was hopeful that I will loose some lbs hahaha,but when the my Sales Consultant brought out a gown from their 2009 collection it was plain looking at first for me but what the heck try everything they want me to try and I owe it to her that she knows what's best for me and whe I tried it on everyone gave a thumbs up sign! grabe ang sexy ko dun hahaha and its light a gown with a sweetheart neckline sorry no pics yet after the wedding the lang. J wants to be surprise daw! And guess what my gown was under budget and with a free Tux for J oh diba good deal!

So now wedding date, rings, wedding dress, tux ----done!