Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Summer Get-Away....


Group Bonding sa Subic
Originally uploaded by arielandella.

Our wikend was really good. We were able to have a group bonding with my SYNC Team in CML. We've been in Subic---just forgot the name of the beach. Medyo hassle nga lang, coz i had my red flag...1st day. Nagka-cramps pako. Good thing that my hubby is an inborn nurse.He's really the best. He take care of me the whole time. I just felt guilty coz he was not able to enjoy the beach coz he was not able to swim. I ask him to enjoy nung naging ok nako but he still stay with me and the gals maging kwentuhan by the seashore ng lovelife. Basta...I love this man.

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

One Month na kami...

Time flies so fast... Parang kelan lang, we're so busy with the wedding preps then we just found ourselves in the church exchanging vows, having fun with our family and friends in the reception, cruising in bangkok... Tapos ngayon, 1 month na kaming hubby and wifey. Ang bilis.

But we know...THIS IS IT....
The start of our living happily EVER AFTER

Monday, April 18, 2005

Week4

Our wikends had been very busy. No wonder why i'm feeling so tired today. i just don't know if this is also because of "PMS". Anyway, last friday, we had our basic facial cleaning session. It was both our first time, mga virgin pa talaga face namin. Grabe, ang sakit pala. Nakakaiyak, huhuhu. Anyway, we charged it to experience but Ariel still wants to repeat it but on a different derm clinic na siguro. Di sya satisfied eh. After the facial, my face is really red, kinda sensitive kasi face ko eh. But kahit ganon,mega libot pa rin kami sa SM dasma-dinner sa wendys with frosty and bacon chizburger (sira na naman diet ko), bought blouses for our zambales/bataan outing next week and bought some sandals/slippers that i can wear in the office. On our way home, got to spot the mangga't bagoong. I was craving for it since wednesday, so hindi ko na pinalagpas ang pagkakataon, kesohodang malapit na period ko- lagi naman akong may cramps eh.

Come saturday morning. We're supposed to be up by 7am so we can be visit the construction of our house in Imus, Molino Cavite ( we're in dasma), but we feel so tired that we overslept. We woke up at 8am. Ako lang pala, kasi nakapagluto na ng corned beef and nakabili na ng pandesal si ariel nung gisingin nya ako. Bad ako noh. So bottomline, we arrive in our 1st destination at 930am. We're just surprise that no one is working in our house but still happy that it was almost complete. Lavatory na lang sa restroom ang kulang-di pa nakakabit. Got to talked with the contractor for the completion date. We were asked to talk to the field engineer. Hmmp. Buti na lang, malapit lang yung field office sa house namin. According to the people there, 99% complete na yung house namin, they just need to complete the painting the firewall and install the lavatory in the restroom. We also need to go to our developers office to accomplish the Request for Move-in form so we can check the house for complains. They will fix it before our move-in date. Off we go the Makati for Masaito (our developers office). But too bad for us, we're there at 12nn so we had our pizza and lasagna 1st in glorietta. We're at the Masaito's office at 1:30pm. Got to signed too many documents. Ang sakit sa ulo coz we have to read it before we sign it. Also, had some problems with the assessment. Ariel needs me to be his co-borrower. Pero ok lang, we can work it out. We just nid to present all my documents next week for another assessment. We also, need to update his status in PAG-IBIG. Hopefully ,we can get a weekday leave. From makati, we go to their place in cubao. Got to play with his niece while is fixing our PC. He's really a genuis. He was able to make it up and running. Got to review also our finances for our house. .... We have to catch up. We really have to tighten our belts.... Dinner was his Ate's treat in Northpark greenhills. Good dinner. Got home at 12mn.Slept in their house.

SUNDAY....We woke up at 7am for our 9pm mass in Sta. Clara Pasig. We got our bfast first in jollibee C5 before going to the church. The lunch in our house ( my place-Pasig) was good- Chicken pineapple. Got some heart to heart talk with my mom on some problems. Then at 1:30pm. We're off to a parlor, where we had our pedicure. Ariel got his haircut. I have my hair hot oil'd and trimmed. Mirienda time was in their house. Fix some things for work. Dessert in goldilocks. FX to dasma. Ariel grilled the steak for dinner. I had my salted egg and indian mango while watching Ms. Congeniality2. Prayers before going to bed. Kakapagod talaga.

Anyway,next wikend will be a different story....

Friday, April 15, 2005

Magpa-Facial Kami.....

Ariel and I had our date last night in a chinese resto near our workplace...wHy?...nothing special except that we got our midyear bonus.hehe. ang gastos namin, ngayon lang siguro coz we're so tired last night.

And for today...we'll have our facial...hahaha..maarte si ariel eh...actually, first timer kami pareho, another experience for us. hopefully, there are more to come. Excited nako....

Thursday, April 14, 2005

Wedding Supplier's Rating...

Legend: 10 is the highest.

1. Church: Sta Clara de Montefalco Parish Church-Pasig City

Rate: 10K for 2 hours (8-10am,10-12nn,2-4pm and 4-6pm)
Rating: 8
>>> I'm a parishioner of this Church and since it is the tallest Church in the Philippines. I wished that I will have my wedding ceremony in this church. But the construction is taking a while so Ariel and I decided to look for a back-up Church last Jan/Feb 2004. We have been to NSDG and Tres Hermanos in Marikina. I don't like NSDG kasi Ariel's cousin already had their wedding ceremony there. I didn't like the Church in Tres Hermanos kasi it is so simple. I'm opt to have the Immaculate Conception Parish Church in Pasig but ayaw ni Ariel kasi nasa town proper sya and bka mawala daw yung solemnity ng ceremony dahil sa mga "usi". One time, nabanggit namin sa tita and mom ko na wala pa kaming church, my aunt ask us why not have the ceremony in my own parish church since maganda naman sya. I convinced Ariel kasi maganda naman talaga yung altar (elevated) and I would like to help in the Church construction. When we reserved the church last May'04, ayaw pa nilang kumuha ng reservation fee kasi wala pa daw silang sked kung kelan start nilang mag-book for a wedding. Pero ni-reserve pa rin nila yung date namin. That time, wala pang tiles yung floors and wala pang kisame. I was lucky kasi on our wedding, meron ng tiles,kisame and RED carpet. Nagustuhan namna ng mga guest yung church kahit hindi pa tapos. Pag natapos daw yung Church it would really be beautiful. By then, we would be really proud that we got married in the tallest church in the Philippines.

+ I love the altar and the long aisle with red carpet
+ Our Celebrant: Father Alvin Habad was funny. Nakakawala ng tense. During the ceremony, he's asking pa kung anong tawag sa motiff namin. Then sa part na " you may kiss the bride, he instructed us to do it once more. But this time it should be longer. Hehehe...parang hindi pari.
+ Service is good. Mababait yung tao sa parish office kahit sobrang kulit ko sa mga phonecalls and text. nung time na nag-pabook kasi ako wala pa silang restrictions kaya mega tanong ako. So far, ok naman lahat sa kanila. Ewan ko lang ngayon.
- Church Contruction is not yet done. Although accepted na namin ito, it would be nicer kung tapos na yung dome nya.
- Flowers are so simple (for me i guess). So I did an upgrade with the help of my mom's friend.
- Sound System: Medyo mahina. Hindi daw kasi binuksan lahat ng speakers not like during Sunday Mass.
- Nagka-sakit yung male vocalist nila kaya walang kakanta ng bridal walk song ko.Girl lang yung pwedeng kumanta and i think hindi bagay nyang kantahin yung "YOUR LOVE by Alamid" kaya we opted to play a CD na lang for the bridal march. During the ceremony na lang kumanta yung choir and ok naman sila.


2. Reception:Green Meadows CLubhouse

Rate: 10K for 4hours (aircon)
Rating: 9
>>> Hay, 3 months kaming nag-hanap ng venue. Mahirap for us kasi meron na kaming caterer and our initial guest list is at 300. Most of the venues we saw can only accomodate 200 guests. Places we've checked are: Sta.Clara's Function Room(Hindi kami pwede kasi exclusive for ALbegus lang sya eh meron na kaming caterer),D'Archors Resort, Marigold Pavilion, Brown Villa, Rain Forest (not for private function daw), Palladium Clubhouse, Greenland Clubhouse, Greenwoods clubhouse, Parkwoods Clubhouse, Alta Vista Clubhouse in antipolo, Vista Verde, Makati Park, Tent Palace in Marikina and bahay ni Kapitan Moy.
+ maganda ang garden for pix taking. sori na lang us kasi madilim na nung dumating kami kaya di kami masyado nakapagpictorial.
+ Airconditioning is good as per the guest.
+ Restrooms are clean
- Stage (P200 each) we reserved 2 stage. Buti na lang 2 lang reserved namin kahit masikip for pix taking (kaya ginawa na lang namin sa baba) kasi umuuga yung iba.
- Masungit yung isang tao dun sa office nila.hmmp.
- Set-up time is only 4 hours before the function. 5:30 reservation namin.Nakiusap kaming mag-set-up ng 11pm as per request of our caterer. Hindi sila pumayag for 11am but instead allowed us at 12nn. Kaya ok na din.
- Mahal ang extension. 2.5K per hour. huhuhu. 30 mins lang kami nag-extend and we paid an add'l of 2.5K.hmmp again.


3. Church Flower Upgrade: Daria (Mom's Friend)

Rate: 2K
Rating: 10
>>>Dahil hindi pa nga tapos yung church namin. Wala pa rin syang main door-as in wala, Zero, open to public. Nung mag-ocular kme ni Kitte (Out of the Box). She suggested to have an ARC para maganda pa rin ang start sa bridal walk. The day before the wedding ko lang sya nakausap pero payag sya agad. Pinadagdagan nya pa yung cost pero nag-haggle si mommy kasi friend nya.
+ Dinagdagan nya ng colored flowers yung set-up sa church kahit ARC lang usapan namin.
+ Maganda yung flower arrangement and yung ARC kahit before nung bridal walk is nahuhulog yung bunch ng flower sa middle na bamboo arc. Nagtatawanan nga kami before ako mag-walk eh.


4. HMU:Kuya Embong (Family Friend)
Rate:8K for the Bride, my mom, my dad,my bro, my 3sisters, one ninang and Kitte.
Rating: 10
>>> I love my HMU. Artista daw ako that time sabi ng mga guests.Hahaha. My pre-nup make-up is different from my wedding MU because of my request na rin. I remember most of you liked my prenup pix and trial M-up but I changed my hair kasi nagandahan ako dun sa hair ni Gladys Reyes nung wedding nya. just showed him the pix and that was it. Magaling sya and mabilis. 2pm na sya nag-lunch kasi tinapos nya muna sis,ninang and mom ko before me. Di sya kumain hanggang di tapos yung HMU ko. He ensures also that maayos yung HMU ko before the ceremony and dun sa reception. Nakakatawang part pa namin is before the bridal march, nung natatanggal yung veil ko. They ask me if I have an extra hairclip. Eh wala ako. Buti na lang andun si Kitte. They get a clip from her.Madami daw talaga silang nilagay na clips kay kitte para sakin.Hahaha. Buti na lang di naman pumangit yung hair nya.hehehe.


5. Florist(Entourage):Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services
Rate:N/A Kasama sa Package
Rating: 3
>>> I really hate him for the flowers. Unang choice ko for the bridal bouquet is Lilies of the valley but found that it is very expensive-17K. So I shift to imported Calla Lilies. I have given him the sample pix and I told him and wrote down sa paper with pix that it should be IMPORTED para mini lang sya. On the wedding day, 1pm na wala pa yung flowers. Naiinis na din si kitte sa kanya kasi everytime na tumatawag si kitte sa kanya, he's telling na parating na daw yung flowers. 2pm na dumating yung flowers. And to our dismay. Mukha syang flowers ng patay. Ang masama pa is bulok yung ibang flowers and halatang halata. I remember, nung dumating yung flowers, Edith (out of the box) ask kung para kanino daw yung flowers. Kitte already knew that I would not like it kaya she rushed to megamall to find another flower for me. Even the photog don't want to include the flowers in the pictorial. Masisira daw ang talent sya sa editing.hahaha. Kaya pinagtyagaan na lang namin yung sponsors flower for the pictorial.
+ ok naman yung sa flower girls (basket & headband) and bridal car
- late dumating
- bulok yung bridal bouquet and ANG PANGIT TALAGA!
- bulok yung male sponsors flowers-di na namin ginamit
- kulang yung flowers for female sponsors
- di nasunod yung list na napagkasunduan namin.


6.Misalette:DIY c/o Ariel and his sisters

Rating: 8
>>> Maganda naman sya pero i would like pa sana na may design yung cover but since wala na kaming time. di na namin nagawang ganun.
- wala yung pix taking sequence kaya nagkagulo sa pix taking. Naubos kasi yung ink ng printer nila ariel. hmmp kainis pero ok lang. umayos din naman.

7. Pre-Nup Photo:Eddieboy Escudero
Rate: Less than 10K. We got an special price. He's a family friend. Actually if sa haus daw nila, libre na daw but we would like an outdoor prenup set-up.
Rating:9
+ maganda ang pinili nyang pre-nup place.
+ he makes us feel comfortable kaya naging ok yung mga shots,natural ang dating.
+ got to use the pix for our slideshow sa reception during registration and dinner.Also used them for our guest sheets.
- expensive pa din kahit friend rate.


8. Photo (Back-up): Kix Tavora

Rate: Less than 4K.
Rating:10
+ value for money
+ ok ang service maybe because we've found out that he's a college friend/classmate of my Hubby.
+ all shots are based on agreement.
+ maganda resolution ng pix nya.hi-end camera. looks better than my main photog.
+ mabilis ang output. got the CD,2 days after the wedding.
- none


9. Photo (Main):Rolando Tantay (subcon of Venchar Studio)
Rate: N/A Kasama sa Package
Add'l Expense:CD Copy @ 2K (ayaw kasing ibigay samin ng venchar yung CD copy kaya we communicate directly to him,index print lang daw yung samin.hmmp.)
Rating: 7
+ makes me feel comfortable although daming bloopers sa hotel
+ friendly, he gives recommendation in case daw magkaproblema ako sa album ko. good deal din yung bigay nyang qoute sakin.
- hindi masyado maganda resolution nung ibang pix.
- tipid yung ibang shots , esp dun sa reception(1 shot lang per group-ito yung before going to the buffet table).
- konti lang yung "maarteng" shots


10. Video:Venchar Studio (c/o of Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services)
Rate: Kasama sa package. But we're not able to discuss details with them before the wedding dahil ayaw bigay ng caterer ko contact numbers nila.
Rating: 5
+ mabait yung may-ari (good service).
- bago pa lang sila sa digital pix and album
- ayaw kaming bigyan ng CD proofs ng pix namin


11. Guest Sheet:DIY namin
Rate: siguro we spend aroung 200 pesos for the paper and ink. (with pre-nup pix-12 different looks)
Rating:10 -siempre gawa namin yun eh.
+ our guests loved them. even the kids draw some stuffs at the back of the paper. so cute.
- none.


12. Invites:Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services
Rate: N/A Kasama sa package
Rating initial: 5
Rating final (after modification done by my hubby's sisters): 8
>>> kami pumili ng design but yun na yung pinaka-ok based on the choices. The output from the caterer did not meet my expectations. Parang may kulang.Also,walang provided na add'l envelope. Had shown them to my SILS and they did some modification which is better. However, diko masyado gusto yung sticker na pinagawa nila sa Robbies kasi nawawala yung shine ng GOLD pag nadikit sa iba. The 2nd envelope is good but yung iba is hindi masyado pantay yung cut and hindi nabura yung pencil mark.


13.Invitation Sticker: Robbies Sticker - megamall branch

Rate: 27 pcs for 60 pesos yata. Can't remember
Rating: 8
- 3 days and leadtime. malayo daw ksi sa pagawaan nila yung megamall
- nawawala yung shine ng sticker after some time.


14. Rosary Cord:Wedding Library
Rate:P300
Rating: 10
+ cheaper than swarovski cord but also looks elegant as per kitte.
-none


15. Unity Coin (GOLD):W@W

Rate: P1.5K
Rating:10
+ really looks good and match pa sa motiff namin na red and gold.
-none


16.Unity Candle:Wedding Library

Rate:P1.6K with 2 candles and a match
Rating: 8
+ looks ok and di mabilis matunaw
- di ko sya masyado type pero wala na din kaming time maghanap pa ng iba.


17. Match:DIY ko
Rate: P20 for two matches and a GOLD sticker + a gold sticker with our names from robbies
Rating: 9
+ looks good. tinanong ni ariel kung san ko nabili, sabi ko gawa ko lang..o dva?!!
- may look better if i have more time. just made it on the afternoon before the wedding kasi namamahalan ako sa matches sa wedding library (P150 for 2 matches).


18. Hair Dress:Carolinas (Megamall)

Rate:P750
Rating: 10
>>> made of rhinestone sana gusto ko pero di nabigay nung caterer ko which is kasama sa package as per verbal agreement pero di nya nadeliver kaya naghanap na lang ako. mahal masyado yung sa wedding library kaya hanap na lang us sa iba.Btw, bought it the day before the wedding.Sulit naman.
+ value for money. cheaper than those in wedding library.
- none.


19. Hotel Preps Robe: SM Dept store
Rate: Less than 300 pesos
Rating:10
>>> i was inspired by Clarice's kill bill suit for her hotel preps. I was thinking of having a trinity coat but it was so expensive.P2500 daw. Nevermind na lang. My mom wants me to buy a robe na lang. Pero wala akong magustuhan sa gamol (a day before the wedding). Sabi ko wrap-around na tela na lang gagamitin ko. we looked for a tela but wala akong magustuhan. Pauwi na sana kami nun and decided na sana akong gamitin na lang yung robe sa hotel but umuulan sa labas so medyo napatigil kme ni mami. got to glance dun sa filipinia section ng sm dept store and saw that wrap around beach towel/cloth.diko alam tawag dun. So i got it na. kasi mura lang sya compared to my dream trinity suit.
+ value for money
+ reusuable esp. this summer


20.Souvenirs (Guest and PS):Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services
Rate: N/A kasama sa package (100 pcs for guest & 16 pcs of dolphin lamp
Rating: Guest (5), PS (10)
+ PS gift: Mas maganda yung gift ng sponsors compared dun sa sample nya kasi nagkaroon ng kasamang clock yung lamp.
+ PS Gift: Ok ang wrapping (Gold wedding gift wrapper)
- Guest: Color of the oil lamp should be brown para close sa motiff namin na gold. But found them to be of green and blue. Ang layo sa motiff namin dva?! Let go na lang ako kasi naka-wrap na sila lahat.
- Guest: Ang pangit ng wrapping. It was warapped with a RED art paper that parang basta-basta lang ang pagbabalot na ginawa.
- delivery is bad. Got them 2 days before the wedding. Wala na akong time mag-re-wrap!Hmmp...I let go na lang sabi ni kitte,so I did. Buti nalang, no bad feedback from the guests.


21. Pen Souvenir with engraved names for Reception Participants and Suppliers: Laseretti - Megamall

Rate: GOLD pen = P70;small gold pen=P35 blue and silver pen = P40
Rating: 10
+ items ready in 1hour
+ elegant pens
+ cheaper than those in national bookstore
- limited stock per design that's why we got 3 different pen designs.


22. AVP:DIY by Ariel
rating:9
+ still good kahit rush na sya ginawa.
- he used powerpoint and did paste multiple pix in a page. medyo maliit yung ibang pix kaya di masyado kita nung ibang nasa malayo. Nevertheless, the guest appreciate the presentation/pix.
- would be better if di minadali-i know my hubby, he's more OC than I am.


23. Surprise AVP c/o my Friend-Maryknoll Bereber
Rating:10
>>> she's supposed to tell our love story but since bigla syang nahiya, konti lang sinabi nya and summarizes it in an AVP.
+ she used flash and looks good. We never expected that she'll do it for us.
- some of the pix we have on our AVP is the same with her presentation kasi she got them from our webshot/wedsite.hehehe.

24. Projector and Screen: c/o Out of the Box
, nakalimutan ko yung name ng supplier
Rate: 3K for 1.5K lumens
Rating:10
+ wala namang naging problema during the reception
- none.


25. Bridal Gown:Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services

Rate: N/A Kasama sa package
Rating: TOP(5), SKIRT (7)
+ i like the fabric (satin gazar) and the color (pure white)
+ I like the length of my trail and my veil
- I was not able to wear my TOP because i didn't like the fit. My asset was not emphasized and the tummy looks bigger. Got 3 modification on the design but still i didn't like it.
- the beadwork is not good, they put the beads on top of a lace before it was attached to the cloth. To my dismay, mukhang cheap yung lace!
- delivery is bad, got my gown,2 days before the wedding-wala nakong magawa. The initial agreement is I'll have my gown in february. I really hate him for this.
- maikli yung skirt,bitin sa harap but ok lang daw sabi nila.
- i hate my peticot, mahaba sya compared sa skirt. ginawan lang namin ng paraan nila kitte and edith. Maluwag din sya kaya nahuhulog sya sa reception. tinanggal na lang namin ni edith during the garter toss game.hehehe..


26.Bridal Gown (Top-Back-up): Fashion Forward

Rate: My TOP (5K), my moms top + skirt repair (3K)
Rating: 9 but still recommended.
+ mabilis sila. 1 week lang nilang ginawa yung top ko with beadworks.
+ I liked the fit of my top on me. My tummmy looks smaller and my asset was emphasized...hmhmmm...
- expensive but understandable since it was a rush job.
- got the gown 2 days before my wedding. When I compared the cloth to my skirt, I found it to be offwhite.I told them that my skirt is pure white.Hmmp. di nag-match yung color sa skirt. Di sya magandang tignan. I texted them early the day before my wedding.
+ They changed the fabric of my top without extra cost. The beadworks are still good. Got my top at 10pm-the night before my wedding...hehehe. And it was good.
+/- the day of the wedding,it was maluwag, dko alam kung namayat ako or nabago yung fit. What do think? diko alam eh...hehehe.
+ They maid my mom's top, the fabric and fit was good.
+ They also repaired my mom's skirt from A-line to pencil cut, it was good.Ang ganda ng effect ng slit.


27. Entourage Gown: Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services

Rate: N/A kasama sa package
Rating:
My Moms=3
- pangit talaga yung fit. may run pa yung chiffon.di nasunod yung design and beadworks. chipipay pa yung bead na nilagay...hmmp. In short, hindi ginamit ni mami yung top nya tas pinarepair pa namin yung skirt nya.
- delivery was bad. got the gown 9 days before the big day.
SILs=3
- pangit din ang fit.bitin yung chiffon based sa design. nag-mukhang tagpi-tagpi dahil iniba yung shade ng gold cloth for their top.
- nagpatahi na lang sa iba ang mga SILs ko para di na kami ma-stress
Little bride=3
- got the gown, 2 days before the wedding. pangit pa ang fit kaya ,pina-repair pa rin ng mga pinsan ko.
FLower Girls=3
- the 1st gown was a real mess. I changed the design so the dressmaker can easily make the gown. good thing, the 2nd one looks good but still hindi malinis ang tahi.
- the fit on the girls was not good so nag-pa-repair din sila.
Secondary Sponsors=5
- the fit was not also good, they have them repaired.
MOH-5
+ the skirt is nice.
- the top is not good. the padding does not fit my sisters..oowi.
- the beadwork is not good
- we have them repaired in another shop. and it was good,including the beadworks.
Bridesmaids=7
+ fabric is nice ( 2-toned shantung)
+ the fit is comparatively better than the others.
- one of my sisters gown has a run.


28. Mannequin for Gown: c/o kitte but got the number from w@w (I can't remember)

Rate:P300
Rating: 9
- it was not stable. good thing i have a genius coord. they placed our galloon of mineral water at the bottom to make it stable.
- needs to be picked-up.


29A.Bridal Shoes:Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services

Rate: N/A included in the package
Rating: 6
+ the design is the same with what i want
- the color does not match my gown since it is off-white with some glitters producing rainbow color effects
- I was not able to use it.


29B.Bridal Shoes: Alicia in Cinderella

Rate: 800
Rating:8
+ inexpensive
+ looks good
- 3" heels, kakapagod. I'm only used to 2" heels.


29C.Bridal Shoes: Australia in Cinderella
Rate: 499
Rating 10
+ serves its purpose-replacement shoes sa reception. (flat shoes)
+ comfortable
+ inexpensive
+ can be used together with other casual clothes.


30.Rings:Albert of Binondo
Rate: N/A(Gift my Ariel's Ate)
Rating: 7
+ inexpensive- becuase we didn't pay for it
+ pulido ang gawa.
+ not much pansinin coz walang stones and white gold with yellow gold strand lang sya.
+ Good for daily use esp. if we are commuting.
- not my type but since it's a gift,wala kaming choice.


31.Bridal Car:Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services
Rate: N/A-included in the package
Rating:0
- it was green, to my dismay!We agreed that it should be a white honda civic.
- was not able to use.


32.Bridal Car 2:Richmonde Hotel (white toyota)

Rate: 1.6K for 3hours (Were able to reimburse from our caterer but 1.2K only)
Rating: 10
+ aircon and service is good
- expensive


33.Hotel For Preps: Richmonde
Rate: less than 9K (2 BR suite and junior suite for 1 day)
Rating:
2BR suite: 10
+complete with kitchen, microwave, dining table and living room amenities
Junior suite: 8
- looks small for a suite
Room Service (Dinner): 7
- i dont like the taste of the food but my hubby likes it.
Bfast buffet: 8
- not as delicious as i expected.


34. Wine: Chang-yu

Rate: N/A (sagot ni SIL)
Rating:10
+ our guests liked it.
-none


34. Cake:Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services
Rate: N/A -included in the package
Rating: 7
+ got the barbi gown for the cake toppers. wala nga lang beads but still looks good.
+ tasted good, both the cake and cupcakes.
- the color of the cupcakes was not followed, it should have a white covering and a red icing.but got pink icing on top.SMILE. buti na lang di masyado na-obvious sa mga guest. And they just keep on getting and eating the cupcakes. :-)
- the flower decor is not so good.
- the wooden set-up/tower does not look good. looks so plain.


35. Caterer:Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services
Rate: Package price of 179K for 270 guest
Rating: 8 for the reception alone.
+ food was good as per the guest
+ mura yung add'l P200/head
+ di nagkulang yung food, madami pa natira.
+ he was able to work on our preferred backdraft.
- nasira agad yung lasagna after a day.
- kakabitin yung mga swags, concentrated lang sa dancefloor.
- the waiter did not served us the add'l fuds we brought. He only gave us the fuds from the caterer.
- the table set-up was good but the candelabra was not clean so my coord still ask them to clean them.
- i didn't like the flowers on our table.
Comment: They are good for catering alone but not for the Package deal. Parang AWA nyo na. wag nyo syang kunin for package deal kung ayaw nyong tumanda ng 10taon...hehehe.


36. Mobile/Sound System: Jhun Rivera's Catering and Coordination Services
Rate: N/A - included in the package
Rating: 8
- mahina daw yung sounds when my friends are singing.


37.OTD Coordinator:Out of the Box (Group of 5, 2 girls and 3 guys)
Rate: 8K
Rating: 9 But still highly recommended!
+ Value for our money
+ We never regret having them for OTD coordination because they have been helping us even 4 weeks before the wedding. Our wedding may not be that perfect because of some unexpected things but I know it would have gone really bad without them. They were able to work on last minute changes before the wedding like changing the program because of singers who got
sick, buying a bouquet to replace the disgusting flowers delivered by my flower supplier, getting a new bridal car to replace the "green bridal car", singing with my friend because my other friend got sick, helping me remove my peticot while having the garter toss game kasi nahuhulog na sya and a lot more. We are really happy we got them.
+ kitte even re-polish my nail coz it does not look good when i woke up in the morning
+ added service: reviewed the pre-nup paper which i didn't sign before the wedding because as per her inputs na rin that it should be signed with the presence of a lawyer.
+ they have their own expertise (edith on hotel and church, kitte on rsvp, reception and other needs, jp on sounds sa reception, joseph on sounds sa church,bogs on other stuffs)
+ they arrive early in the hotel.
+ they make sure that we are on-sked.
+ attentive to our needs.
+ plus points nila yung mga guys nila, especially sa hotel, they were able to help us transfer from one room to another.
+ they are dedicated to their work. Actually, they were not able to eat during the reception to ensure that everything is coordinated. Kakahiya nga. ayaw naman nilang mag-uwi ng ibang foods.
-/+ medyo nagkagulo sa pix taking because of our fault nadin but i think, it would be better kung andun si kitte. she left early to check the reception and to prepare coz she is our emcee.
-they have services that we were not able to use because we don't know that they can do it for us. So,as a tip, if you think you have many things to do, ask your coordinator if they can do it for you.
+++Anyway, we are happy with them.


38. Emcee: Christine Daria of Out of the Box
Rate: Less than 4K
Rating: 9
+ She's good as per the guests.
- some of the part are scripted.

39. Diet: Atkins
Rating: 9 (Recommended)
+ i was able to lose max of 16 lbs in 3 months. (2 weeks ko lang religiously sinunod yung diet)
- expensive coz rice and breads are cheaper than meat.

40.Honeymoon:Bangkok/Four Seasons Hotel

Rate: $600 (buy1 take 1 promo for Holyweek-peak season)
Rating:
Bangkok (9)
+ the temples are nice.
+ the dinner cruise (add'l of $32 for 2hours) was really romantic. the foods were great;worth the price.
+ our tourist guide is nice.however, our driver does not speak english.
+ elephant show (add'l of $32)- nice, and cute ng mga elephants, galing nilang mag-pose.
+ street fuds are cheap,looks clean and taste really gud. nag-enjoy nga si ariel eh.
- Phatphong (the famous show) - expensive (500baht); the girls are not that good looking pero kakaawa sila.

Four Seasons International House (8)
+ few meters from the tutuban-like mall ( goods are cheap but hi-quality,just need to choose wisely and know how to compare the price here in the phils)
+ food is good,medyo friendly to our taste especially the crabmeat fried rice.
+ thai massage is cheaper and really relaxing.
- rooms are not so comfortable
- the towels does not look clean coz its red but fairly smells good.
- the restroom does not look, broken pa nga yung spray sa may toilet bowl.
- room service is until 11pm only.


Summary:
The bloopers on our wedding day, did not affect us. We learned to let go and SMILE. Our love overflowed that day. We are truly blessed to have each other.WE COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE....

Sunday, April 10, 2005

CML outing sa Splash Island


CML outing sa Splash Island
Originally uploaded by arielandella.

We really had a good time yestesday in splash island. We brought my family in the outing coz sayang yung 50% off. My brother and sisters really enjoyed the day. I don't know how to swim but i still enjoyed the slides and wave pool. Hope next year, our company will sponsor a family summer outing again.