I'm back from Cebu

I'm back after a 4-day stay in Cebu. Aside from attending my niece's baptism, we also did some wedding preps while we were there. Hayy, it's so tiring! But fulfilling also after accomplishing a lot of things. At times, frustrating sad esp. when certain expectations are not met :-( But in general, we had pretty much accomplished what we had set out to do.
Among others, here's what we have done over our short stay in my fave city:

CAKE - 1st supplier we scheduled to meet. was able to finalize concept of my castle cake. Except for the gumpaste flower icings, we have agreed that they will be using plastic cymbidium flowers for the decors too. tas add na lang whatever flowers I will choose for the wedding ento. Paid downpayment na sad so that the purchase of the materials for the castle can be started na. As Xjay is my friends brother-in-law, I expect that I wont have a problem with this supplier.

COORDINATOR - since Yoyong is my cousin, he is actually not a paid OTD coord. But he pretty much helps me with most of the preps as he has lots of ideas (he does wedding coordination on the side coz he's a Waterfront employee) & connections too. With his help, we were finally able to book a suite room & a standard one for Marlon & me on our wedding day. The suite room is huge to accommodate relatives who would want to tag along with us.

HOTEL PREPS- booked a suite room @ Waterfront, after being toured by the receptionist. We have chosen a slightly pricey accommodation taking into account the number of suppliers who will be coming in plus our relatives pa.

RECEPTION- was able to finalize menu for the 9 course meal we are serving. Hayy, in this area, I left Marlon to choose na coz I actually feel that he is more OC in this area than I am. Maybe bec. in his side of the family, they are very particular about the food being served. As for me, since he is paying for this, he better enjoy the food too. hehe

FLORIST- I thought I'd be able to book the florist I had been eyeing this time kaso the price they have quoted for my set-up is way too high. Imagine being given a quote of 92K!!! I mean, hey this is way too much coz I saw a wedding in the same venue w/c occured last year na they styled also but they only quoted 30K. I was willing to go as far as 40K. But then again, if I can scrimp on flowers, I would. After all, what am I gonna do with all those plants after the 2-3 hr. program dba?

RING- this is one supplier we are happy to meet. When we visited Suarez Wedding Rings @ SM, we were told to see the owner the ff. day @ 7am @ her residence. So that we did... and we were happy with the result of our meeting. Actually we are having our ring redone na. Same design, we will be using the same stones too (as they are courtesy of Nana). We just want an improved finish on the ring. And seeing their finished product, we are confident that they will be able to deliver our specifications. The owner is actually a daughter of the famous class ring maker, SUAREZ RINGS. Icing on the cake is the fact that they can customize the engraving on our rings (yehey!). We want man gud our name, the word "forever" and our wed. date engraved on our respective rings. 2 of the suppliers we have prev. talked before told us this cant be done. Well, we are happy to have found a supplier who can do this. We will be getting our rings next month on Aug. 15. Am excited for this.

CHURCH- we were not able to meet Fr. Ben Sim. This is supposed to be the most impt. task we should have accomplished during this trip. Apparently, he was not able to receive the letter I've sent via LBC a few days befor we head to Cebu as he was away on a pilgrimage daw. Anyway, was able to get a list of the songs to be played during our wedding ceremony from Daphne, choir coordinator which we have booked as early as May pa.

PHOTOGRAPHY- now I'm getting confused as to who to hire to cover our wedding event. I was sure abt wanting a digital storybook format. Initially, I was ok with hiring Dennis Du, a fellow Easternian & recommended by a good friend of mine, Chay. Incidentally, Chay is also a photog himself but do not do the storybook lay-outing. Then I was introduced to Michael Manabat, another Easternian turned photog. who's work turned out to be my best choice so far. So, as of the moment, I am waiting for his quotation on the package that I want. Hope I can afford his rate **crossing my fingers here**

GOWN-funny bec. I asked my fellow w@wies to choose among the varied gown designs I have gathered before I talked to my couturier. Most commented that they like the sketch of my 1st gown choice. So I was set to fit the lining meant for that design. Good thing though that Yoyong told me he was not so keen on that design as it will somewhat hide daw my upper torso. And since I'm petite (only 5'2") it's best that I choose a clean & simple design. So, it's altogether a totaly new sketch for me, no resemblance to the orig. design I had, whatsoever. Hope you still find it pretty still. I'd say I like it the first time Jude sketched it. It's what they always say, my heart did skip a bit! I found MY gown!!! showing here the final sketch of what is to be my wedding gown. Marlon commented on girls being fickle-minded & all. I was oblivious to his comment as I was floating on air seeing Jude sketching THE gown, hehe ;-)

HAIR & MAKE-UP ARTIST- met w/ Ramil & did my trial make-up last Monday. So that it wont be wasted we had a portrait session also @ Fotofolio. Will post a few sample pix here. I kinda like my make-up though I intend to ask them to do a sleeker 'do for me on the day itself. I dont like a strand not in place. hehe, talk abt being OC.


Well, that's mostly what we have accomplished in Cebu, aside from bonding times w/ my family too as my parents were there also for the baptismal of my niece. ayy, before I forget, I bought a bell (2 bells actually) @ Oceanic which my Bell Girl will be using.

I'll be back on Aug. 6 to have my 1st fitting w/ Jude. Hopefully, I will get to accomplish a bit more also during that time.

wish list!

posting here a few of my wishes for my wedding... how do u like this lovely tiara?
another one is this bouquet, I want mine to be kinda like this, though I'd like to substitute mine w/ fuchsia pink tulips tas incorporate cymbidiums para terno w/ Marlon's boutonniere. hmm, the idea excites me na. will just talk it over with my florist (actually haven't hired one yet), prospective florist pa diay...

ring designs

Just last month I shared my wedding gown dilemma. Now, I'm back with a new one... ring designs. Which one do you prefer? The Novell design (1st pix) or the Cartier design (2nd one)? cast your vote...


This is the Novell design (ours was 2-toned)


now we're thinking of turning it into this? hmm, whadayathink???



Side kwento... we had the Novell design made as early as Jan. pa. We got the rings mid-Feb. but to our dismay, craftmanship sucks! And we thought we wont have a problem with this supplier as he is a close friend of Marlon's aunt & has a shop at SM, Cebu tas he's chinese pa. Turned out, we didnt get our money's worth. We were told pa na the reason why the ring turned out that way was bec. we only had a small budget. Hay, we didnt argue nalang. Our ring's diamonds were courtesy of Marlon's aunt so para di masayang we just looked for another supplier.

What do u think? Should we have the same design made? or do we shift to the new one we found. Can decide eh, both sets are lovely (ehem, syempre our choice...hehehe)

My First Bridal Expo Experience

Yesterday was the last of the 3-day bridal expo held @ SM. I was there every single day for the entire 3 days! hahaha, di sad ko excited noh? First day, I looked for TRISHA TAMPARONG, a known local photog here. Am interested in having our formal portrait done by her. We discussed a lil abt the locations, settings, her style, my preferences... the likes.

Said hello to TEDDY SALIDO of ADTRONIX (who's gonna be my videographer). Trisha was a bit surprised that I feel the need to import Teddy to Cebu, considering that I have a whole lot of names I can choose from there. Well, I believe it's best to work w/ people we are friends with. It will make us worry-free on our big day thus we have nothing to do but relish the moment. can't wait!!


Last booth I've visited was Jaja's of ISG PRINT TECHNOLOGY. She will definitely do my invites. A very down to earth lady, who's trully a pleasure to deal with. I got to meet her bf too, who fly in from Cebu to join her in the 3-day exhibit.



I got to meet HENRY PASCUAL too during the bridal consultation part. I asked him for some ideas I can use for my wedding theme. He provided some insights & inspirations. In the end, I asked Marlon to take a pix of us both as souvenir. Waaah, nagpaka-fan ko! hehehe...

It's a fun experience. My only regret is that I didn't ask to be photographed with the suppliers I'll be getting. Sayang! It would have been an additional picture in my scrapbook. Hay, sometimes there's a downside to a shy bf... Nevertheless, I enjoyed the fair. Til next time...

Gown Designs

A few more gown designs...

Eenie meenie mini moe, help me choose the gown I'll wear on the day I'll say "I do"...

the inspiration of the 1st design i have fallen in love with 

love the design on the bodice  

is this nice??? 

how abt this gown??? 

a ballgown like this??? 

Our Love Story

Our love story started one beautiful Valentine evening in 1996. We are about to go out to attend a disco-party our school org. had organized. I was chairperson of the said social event at that time. He knows I was pre-occupied & that my schedule that week was kinda hectic. So earlier that day, we had lunch @ Majestic Resto. Lil did Marlon know that my Sis Grace & I had planned it all out. He's going to fetch us & we will go to the party together. But while I am all dressed up, Grace will take all the time in the world to prepare for the party, so we will have plenty of time to talk. When Marlon arrived, I made him sit @ the sala while we wait for Grace to finish getting ready. As part of my surpise for him, I handed him a card which says pretty much how I feel for him & how he has passed the test of time. When he finished reading it, he looked at me, and I finished off by telling him the ultimate message that was not contained in the card...that I do love him =)The perfect moment was sealed with the perfect first kiss.

my adorable niece -- Gianne Angelique, my Angel of Honor 

Praying for milk, eh baby?? Let's call ur mom 

Gianne & Bo-e ( I i wish I'll have my own bundle of joy soon ;-) meanwhile this pretty niece of mine takes centerstage) 

Ten Signs That You're a W@W Addict...

created by a fellow w@wie named Dionne. Thanks girl for allowing me to post this in my blogsite :-)

10. You start reading an average of 50 emails a day... or at least try to.
9. You start referring to yourself as a w@wie.
8. You take your wedding preparations seriously and try to devote 70% of your life to it.
7. You know the Weddings at Work website like a back of your hand.
6. You start recommending the w@w website and yahoogroup to your soon-to-be married friends.
5. You know what MIL, H2B, DIY, TMU, OTD means.
4. You unconsciously sign your e-mails to your non-w@wie friends with your name, fiancés name, date of wedding, ceremony, and reception venue.
3. Finishing your suppliers' rating is a dream... other than the wedding, of course.
2. You are now maintaining a blog.
1. Benz is not just a car to you.

Hi! I'm Bless and I'm a certified w@wieholic.

Invitation straight from heaven

It's nice to be able to sit back in my purple chair & get to post wedding preps update here (such luxuries I was not able to enjoy lately, as work is tiring me sooo much). But anyway, last night I was able to insert in my hectic sked a meeting with a prospective supplier for my wedding invites. I dragged my future SIL, Ate Dul to accompany me as this is one aspect of my wedding which I am so clueless. So, I look for a girl named Jaja, who texted that she will be wearing an orange shirt & sitting in a booth at Dunkin Donuts-Divisoria. O dba, I only learn how to do this EB now on my 28th year of existence (hehehe) Anyway, I wasn't expecting much bec. I had my eye set on an invite I have seen last month in Cebu (at SM's Joyful Wedding shop) & though ISG Print Tech is a sister company of CDI Printing (the one who made Grace & Ate Dul's wedding invites), Jaja (the owner) informed me a few days ago that they wont be able to make a copy of the Cinderella-themed invite that I have my heart set on. But as always, I only learn the wisdom of trusting God & His directions after every supplier meeting that I go to, thinking that I might as well check them out even if first impression isn't that much. I guess the tip that I want to share is this, before I meet with any of the suppliers, I pray a sincere prayer to Papa God prior to closing my eyes the night before the meeting. I ask Him to bless my task at hand & to lead me to suppliers who will be able to execute what it is that my heart trully desires (kinda difficult bec. at times even I myself get confused with the numerous choices presented, u know what I mean). But (here's the catch) I also tell Him to guide me through the choosings & make me choose what He thinks is best for me. And in resignation I rest my case in His hands. Wonder of wonders, the next day's meeting would always turn out enjoyable, in addition to being perfect in terms of my wants. It's like He had been the invisible hand who guides me through each & every teeny bit of detail of the process. Isn't He a patient & loving father??? I mean, who would care less abt the tiny details of my wedding (unless he is a coordinator I have hired). But this I promise you, His ways are often more beautiful than what we can even conjure in our wildest dreams.
Now back to my invite. As I was saying, I already had my heart set on a certain design I have seen in Cebu. The only hindrance is the price as it was pegged at about P 73.00 for that sheet only. I was thinking of how I would be able to skirt around the budget issue so that I can get the invite of my dreams (or so I thought)... things like not including the entourage's name on the main invitation & instead have it printed nalang in the misalette & include it in the invite distribution. But then, we will have to have the misalette approved in advance. Hay, a million things to consider. But when we met w/ Jaja last night, we were able to choose a nice set of a 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 ecru invite w/ 2 entourage sheet, envelopes w/ lining & sticker seal na -- all for only P 85.00, customized pa my castle design which will be stamped in the invitation. Wooow!!! it's what I call a blessing only Papa God can send forth from heaven.
No need for 2nd thoughts, I'm all set for this design. Boy, am I so glad that I have learned to entrust Him to know the desires of my heart. Indeed, He is a faithful God.

Now have my bridal cord

Hi all! Am back from Cebu na last Monday but couldn't find the time to post here (or to check my emails for that matter) haaay, too tired from work when I reach home at 8pm. Anyway, just want to report that I was able to buy the "unity cord" that I have in mind. I was suppose to make it myself-- as DIY cord is popular in w@w (just refer to the thread abt this a few months back ;-) ) but when I saw one at St. Paul's in Ayala, I can't help but think it will be one itsy-teensy burden off my back, dba? And it feels good to be able to cross it off my list (which is still not posted til now, huhuhu)... I was also able to window shop at Oceanic (they now have a shop in Ayala) & saw bells which I can use for the bell girl part. But I didn't purchase it yet coz Auntie Heny (Marlon's tita in L.A. might be able to send us that together with the cinderella carriage which will serve as our ring holder). Well, it's still small stuffs I have tackled.
Was not able to accomplish much (wedding-related tasks) during my last trip as it was really intended to be bonding time w/ my family (my folks were also in town to visit their first apo). But it was a worthwhile trip once I get to carry the little bundle of joy in my arms.

A Brand-New AUNT

It ticked my fancy! I like the thought of being called "BU-I" or "KHUY BU", but I didn't know that I'd get sooo excited like this when my 1st niece would be born. My sister gave birth to a healthy 6.6 lbs. pretty baby girl. My cousin Chen later reported that the baby's chinky-eyed and reddish. Too early to tell whom she looks like but my aunt, Mama Grace (Chen's mom) said she's a mix between my sister Grace & her husband Nolvin's feature. Well, she couldn't be prettier then. hehe (love my own!) I was really worried abt my Siobe since she texted me Tuesday night that she was feeling contractions na though the pain is still bearable pa kuno. But I was relieved when I heard that she even went out pa to watch an alumni basketball game. I thought "Ah, maybe it's not time yet coz she can even go out pa." I heard from my brother in law Wed. morning that he brought her to Chong Hua na since she was worried that the baby isn't moving. But when they got there, haha the little one is just sleeping. Anyway, we had to wait for one whole day with no news as her cervix didn't budge more than the 3-4cm opening (as we have known since her check-up Tuesday afternoon). Anyway, she was induced for the 2nd time early this morning around 8am (the 1st one was last night but to no avail as her cervix stayed at 4cm opening when checked). But it happened too fast after that. One minute me & Nolvin were talking over the celfone & me calling my Dad to make some arrangements so Nolvin will be allowed access inside the labor room, but the next minute I received a text message from him saying that Grace had already given birth -- to the beautiful baby named GIANNE ANGELIQUE.
I couldn't place my emotions. I'm feeling soooo ECSTATIC!!! Am now a certified AUNT... I remember going to the cr & released my pent up emotions there. Cudn't help but shed a tear of joy & relief that it's finally over & that my sister is safe... Truth be told, I was really scared last night. I remember that my last thoughts before I slipped into a restless slumber was frantically asking Papa God to keep my Siobe safe & the baby too. Childbirth is really amazing. You could not begin to describe how it makes you feel. It made me realize that at times like this, there's no one to turn to but God. Faith would somehow pacify your heart. Resignation to the thought that there's someone up there who's ever powerful taking good care of your love ones so you really need not worry.
I'm off to Cebu tomorrow night w/ my brother Jayr of course to be able to hold to tiny blessing in my own arms. Was able to receive some pix & video via MMS from Chen earlier, and it made me even more eager to see my niece. Cudn't wait...

photo mosaic

here's the latest craze over the w@wies world...

just would like to thank Mai (ni Paul) for sharing the site where i've downloaded the software for photo mosaic. too bad it's for a few days only. but i was able to make a few mosaics of our photos :-)

Belly Dancing

I'm hooked in my new hobby ---> belly dancing! Would you believe??? me, of all people.. hehe But the thing is, I am enjoying it!!! This is my 2nd session coz I started last Saturday. After the activity, my muscles are not as sore as the first time. Waaah, as in I have to apply Bengay jud last Sat.
You might think that a skinny person like me need not engage in such an activity, but before you say anything, TRY IT!! I promise if your instructor is as good as mine, you'll soon be hooked, just as I am now. hehehe
Just to prove my point, last Sunday I went to SM (last day of their 3-day sale) to look for the Belly Dancing instructional VCD of Andrea Del Rosario & Regine Tolentino. Although I enjoy going to the gym coz I get to see myself in the full-length mirror. VAIN!
Hopefully I get better in this in time. If not, I'll have this body pressure-cooked so I can do the "shimmy". hehehe. Ambisyosa!
Those who are still self-conscious, I promise this is one hobby worth your while. As you go along, you will also enjoy the benefit of a boosted self-esteem & a good body posture. As for me, my aim is to have a bikini-worthy abs come my honeymoon. (i wish!)

This will be the suit Marlon will wear on our altar date. 

As designed by JUDE ELARDO  

The perspective of my DREAM WEDDING CAKE... wow! whoever said that fairytales don't come true has not met my Honey yet or my cake designer for that matter. Yipeee!!! " dreams do come true.. Mine did when I met you..." 

Disney's Hollywood Hotel rates 

hotel rates of HK Disneyland... my dream honeymoon destination. haayy, can't wait!!! 

Our Save The Date cards for the guests 

This is what I have labored over the week-end, our Save The Date cards for the guests, specially for the ones from other places. It's kinda difficult coz in our case, most of our friends & relatives are from Cebu, Zambo. del Norte & Pagadian. And we're both based in CDO. Phew! you can really say that I have a hard time organizing everything for this once in a lifetime important event in our life. But this is worth it. I'm enjoying the preps.

Excited... that best describes me today. Inspite of the hectic day that I had in the office, I was still in a fairly good mood maski pa kuwang sa sleep coz I got home past midnight na doing OT in the office. Dennis (a prospective photographer) texted me around lunchtime to inquire if I have received the package he sent me yesterday containing a sample of his wedding works in a dvd. I texted him not yet & asked for details of the package (tracking#) so I can follow it up with the courier. But I didnt have to do that, before he was able to reply, the personnel from Aboitiz delivered na the package to me. So, even if I'm a bit dizzy from lack of sleep pa the prev. night, I'm so looking forward to view the sample work tonight.
Not only that, just after the exchange of text message with Dennis, another wedding supplier texted me. It's San (a swarovski bridal cord-maker) texted me that she will send me the sample of my cord tonight. Yippee!!! I'm sooo looking forward to checking my email tonight. So, what am I waiting for??? nyt, nyt!!! mwahh...

simply me =) 

The Tale of My Engagement Gift!!!- a replacement, actually

Yehey... ecstatic today... cause of my blissful state? After so many months of battling with the supplier of my notebook (an engagement gift from Marlon to help me w/ the wedding preps) to have it changed coz the first one he has purchased had crashed barely a month after delivery. I mean, I'm not a computer-savvy person but I do know that if it is the motherboard that has a problem then it's defective. And there's no way for me to accept the defective unit just like that. Marlon did not intend to purchase a defective gadget with his hard-earned money, you know. The reason why he chose to buy a branded notebook though a bit pricier. Actually, it came as a nice surprise, my laptop that is, but not the hassles that came with it.
Here's the story....As we were preparing for our engagement party (sometime in Aug. 2004), my pc has a problem at that time so I was not able to use it, Marlon just surprised me one tiring night after my office...brought me to my apartment, had our usual dinner together & casually told me that my pc had been repaired already. I said "ok, thanks". Then he told me that he has a surprise for me waiting upstairs in my bedroom, but I have to finish dinner first.(talk abt bribery ;-) Cant wait to see what it is, so I hurried with dinner and ran upstairs to check it out.. but I have no idea that it's a laptop.
When I saw it, whooaa!!! I LOVE IT... can't wait to try it out. That was mid-August.

fast forward to more than 2 weeks after, cant exactly recall when... something went wrong. I thought it was just me, maybe I didn't know how to properly use it yet. But the prob. persisted. I checked w/ my younger cousins (Ryan & Chen), who are more adept w/ computer technology & they advised me to bring it back to the supplier to have it checked. At least it's within warranty pa. That's when I found out that the motherboard was defective. So immediately I made a complaint letter (as advised by the owner) addressed to HP (my laptop is a Compaq) but to my dismay, no word from them after more than two months inspite of my bf's persistent follow-up. To add to my fury, when Marlon called up their office (relenting to just have the defective unit repaired coz we want to be able to put it into use na), the supplier was the one pa who got angry. He said that we shouldn't have used the unit if we were not satisfied in the first place. The gall of that guy! Finally, I got fed up so I called the local DTI office of CDO & asked for their advise. Know what? The supplier was called in for initial investigation & was told to have my unit replaced with a new one (at this point I would never agree to have it just repaired). The days that followed had been nightmares... I had to wait for so long (Nov. to Jan.) & not only that I came to a point where I called up their HP Representative in Manila. Some days I get bitchy & say stuffs I didn't realize I am capable of saying. They are really getting into my nerves!!! But I just would not give up. I should teach them a lesson. On the other hand, this particular prob. had been tearing the seams of our usually peaceful relationship. Marlon & I fought often bec. of this. (Later on he did admit that he was close to shoving the laptop in front of the supplier's face... hah, wait a min. mental note: my fiance is capable of such horrible things if provoked... hehe...I know that already. Marlon's a very patient person, just don't eat up his patience. You will be threading on a dangerous ground. hehehe) But in my mind, I am determined to win this battle & I want to teach the supplier a lesson or two about handling customer complaints. I've exhausted all means of communication. I emailed the executives of the company & told the HP Rep. that I would not budge even if it will have to reach the president of their company. (Maybe what did it is the fact that I threatened to use my gadget as demo unit just to show whoever is interested that their wares' quality are not as good as they are advertising). It did reach that point. I was downright mean & bitchy, but to this day, I will never apologize for the things I've said to them... they deserve it. After I got my replacement unit (which bdw was exchanged w/ the defective one at the DTI's office bec. no way would I want to set foot on their store premises), I emailed a lengthy, detailed letter to their customer service dept. & made an account of what transpired between the time my fiance purchased the orig. unit to the time I got the replacement laptop, complete with all the supporting documents.
The good thing about this is that I have learned that DTI (at least the one here in CDO) are doing their job well- I have emailed a letter commending the services extended to us by Ms. Masillones. I did send her a box of donuts to thank her for her invaluable help. And most importantly, we should know our basic right as customers.

There goes a passionate account of the tale of my engagement gift.

Got our souvenirs na!...

our wedding souvenirs for the guests
this is what we are going to give to our Principal Sponsors
for the guests...

Today I got a sample of the wedding souvenirs we've ordered in Tabora. They are clear glass paperweight. I love the big ones (they willl be the ones we will give to our principal sponsors). Super clear the glass & the laser printing of bride & groom facing each other. It has 2 cherubs each holding an umbrella over the shoulders of the bride & groom complete w/ our name & wedding date inscribed). Of course I'm biased as we chose it ourselves (",) Though, the ones we will be giving out to our guests are not quite as clear as the big ones (it's cube-shaped w/ same laser-printing) but they're nicely done also. I just hope that our guests would like it as much as we do.

My Day!

dining out w/ friends on my birthday!
Today I turn 28!

Dad Alex & Herbert (Marlon's fave friend) came over to celebrate w/ us on our Marlon & my birthday last Feb. 23 & 24, respectively. This photo was taken by my Dad Alex, the ever-famous personal photographer?? of ours who had captured beautiful pictures of our previous trips.

Do we look happy? U bet!!!

10 months to go...

Less than 10 months away from our big day, and here I am cramming for the preparations. Don't know where to start.

From Opposite Ends...

I am quoting my all-time fave writer Danielle Steel. Go ahead and fall in love...

From opposite ends
of the earth
we came,
trundling
our bags,
our treasures,
our laughter,
our
hearts.
From opposite ends
of the city
we came,
from different points
where we
once stood,
so near,
yet far apart.
From opposite ends
of the world
we came,
silent and cautious,
unseen.
From opposite ends
of a lifetime
we came,
and found
a breath
of magic
hovering
in between.
From opposite ends
of a kiss
we come,
to hold
each other
tight
beneath
a starry sky.
From opposite ends
of a heart
we smile,
two lives
blended
into one.


-d.s.

W@W Unity Coins

When I started discovering this yahoo group, I surfed the net to my heart's content. As in other newbies who had only discovered that there is a whole world of possibilities out there, I get to sleep at 2am, stopping only when I realize that I'm getting migraine attacks for being exposed to the monitor for so long (hehehe, talk about being addicted to surfing). Anyway, one of the things I discovered are the unity coins, though at first I thought it's only available in the States. Boy, was I ever glad when I saw it being advertised at Weddings at Work website. What am I waiting for? Sent Benz a message (via KanChiu group as I was not yet enrolled in the w@w yet). Benz was quick to reply & we arranged the sending of my unity coins including the freebies she gave me (desktop calendar, Little Kan Chiu book & Bride's Primer). I was happy with my coins! Although I wont really be using it in the ceremony (coz Marlon's mom left them w/ 2 sets of old coins as arrhae na) but I will definitely include it sa pictorial. I remember even posting a comment about it sa w@w. Benz is really kind and accommodating & quick to reply to my queries. I would definitely recommend brides-to-be to get the unity coins.

Our 9th (and final) Anniversary...

Yah, it's V-day and all but beyond that, it's also our 9th Anniversary today. I know, i know some of you might have different reactions towards the date ranging from HHhhhwwwatt??? you answered him "yes" on Valentines Day? How mushy can you get. It's like I did a crime for choosing to be Marlon's girl on this particular day 9 years ago..well, some others (like a particular cousin of his) certainly likes the idea of celebrating their anniv. on V-day (too much that she even thought of breaking up with his then-bf & getting back on V-day just so they can change their anniv. hehehe.

Well, today is more than just our 9th Anniversary because it's also going to be our last.. because I won't just be his gf next year, silly. I'll be his WIFE...(exciting!)

Anyway, I'm off to office or I'll be late. I'm looking forward to our dinner later.
Happy Love Day!!! mwah.