Rings and DIY materials

Went to Trinoma-Fiona Jewelry store to pick-up re-sized wedding rings. I also bought a few materials that I can use for my DIY project.

Unfortunately, Fiona made a mistake in noting my correct ring size. They increased the band size instead of decreasing it. I had to go back to the store to return the rings for resizing.

Revised Monograms

Divisoria and Quiapo Trip

Richard's off to Boracay for their company's strategic planning sessions. Yes, they have tons of money to spare for a 3-day Boracay trip for this meeting :-) And so, I've decided to have a "me time" and scout for my DIY materials.

I first went to Divisoria. There's several cheap items that you can buy and I must say I felt a bit overwhelmed with the assorted materials and things to choose from. I had to pause for awhile, visit my checklist and gather my thoughts. There were items I wanted to buy but couldn't really find a place for them at the reception. I did buy ribbons and cords though.

Next stop was Wellmanson in Quiapo for my wedding cord. The place was jampacked with people. I stayed for an hour but got frustrated because I didn't know what items to buy. There's just so many beads, charms, spacers, connector rings and I had no idea how many I should be buying for the cord. The sales lady were of no help at all. I just said to myself that I better consult the w@wies group first and just come back the following week.

After Quiapo, I travelled back to Alabang and attended the anticipated mass scheduled at 6pm. Since there was still time, I headed towards National Bookstore to see if there's anything I can get there for my DIY project. In the end, I didn't buy anything. I figured that I can just go back there because I needed to review my list and make sure I was buying the right materials.

Monogram

Thanks to Sis Joy of The Monogram Hub. Just received the 3 studies she made for us.

Entourage w/ BKS

A few weeks back, I told Tito Boy that I'll be blocking his morning schedule on June 12 for my entourage. After taking everyone's measurements, he proceeded to sketch the gowns. Everyone was just in awe and they all loved the designs! :-)

Pictures below were taken at Tito Boy's shop. There's my Maid of Honor (my sister), Bridesmaids and Flowergirl (all cousins).  

After the meeting, Tito Boy treated me and Richard to lunch at a nearby Italian restaurant. Thanks Tito Boy! :-)

Meeting with P/V Supplier and Coordinator

We scheduled an appointment to meet Bogs Ignacio at his studio in Cainta Rizal. Since our pre-nup photo shoot is set on July 6, we wanted to have an idea of what will happen, things we should prepare for/anticipate etc.

But since Richard will be transferring to a new job by end of the month, we decided to move the pre-nup on a Saturday. Bogs gave us July 21 since he's available on this date. He showed us pre-nup pics he shot in Intramuros, UST and La Mesa Ecopark. I like the pics at UST the most. Plus it's something that Richard and I have in common :-)

Since it's the rainy season already, an out-of-town pre-nup shoot or beach venue is out of the question. We decided to have it in UST instead :-)

After our meeting with Bogs, we had lunch at Abe in Serendra. I went to BPI to make the deposit for our wedding rings while Richard went to McKinley to sign the job offer.

We left Taguig past 5pm to go to Mall of Asia and meet with Kim Oania of Blissfully Hitched. We had quite a long discussion with Kim. She shared several wedding stories, her experiences and challenges she has encountered. Aside from the reasonable rate she gave us, reason why I chose Kim is because I wanted a coordinator who lives or has ties in Tagaytay (her parents live there). In this way, she can easily check on the venue, suggest nearby suppliers for other wedding items most especially accommodations, give us inside scoop of what's happening in the area, update us with a weather report etc.

So there. We booked Blissfully Hitched for our OTD Coordinator :-)

Wedding Rings

Richard and I went to Trinoma Mall to check out Fiona Jewelry. Richard's friend based in the US knows the owner and told us to visit the store. First time we went there was after the Center Table food tasting session, held last May 20. There were two designs that we both liked. So we went back to the store so we can personally meet Bojie and hopefully give us a big discount :-)

We were not disappointed. He gave us 50% discount on the rings! We chose the 18k white gold pair that had small diamond stones. We had them resized and engraved with the following: Richard's ring - Diana 102312, Di's ring - Richard 102312.

We were told to just come back for them in a week's time. Yay! We now have our wedding bands :-)

Imagine Nation's Alex Ruelo

We scheduled dinner with Alex Ruelo (from Imagine Nation Photography) and met him at Sentro Restaurant in Greenbelt. Vignette is our official photographer/videographer but we opted to have a backup photographer to cover all angles in our wedding. We figured that we could also get more candid shots from them since Vignette will be getting most of the formal/posed shots.

We had a nice conversation with Alex. He was also talkative and shared a lot of stories about his craft and even his personal life. He showed us some sample shots and I must say, they were very good and with minimal or no photoshop editing at all.

Visit to Caleruega w/ Family

My parents wanted to see Caleruega and also scout for nearby hotels/houses for rent where our relatives could stay. It took us 1 hour and 15-20 minutes to get there. We arrived a little before 11am but no one was available to show us around. It appears that the whole staff of Caleruega attended the 11am mass and won't be available until 1pm. We had a quick tour of the place and left to have lunch in Tagaytay.

I think my family loved the place :-)