Prep Dress

I don't like to wear bathrobe or lingerie robe during preparation kasi parang panahon pa ata ng mama ko yun hehehe. I saw this blog of a bride na her designer made a dress exactly like her bridesmaid for her wedding prep. Kaya it gave me an idea na magpatahi ng dress instead na robe. Pero ang problem with her pictures, ndi mo na alam sino yung bride sa pictures niya with her bridesmaids na they were gathered around the wedding gown on the molder.

So instead of pink or light brown dress, I opted for the chocolate brown para maiba (ndi na akong mukhang bridesmaid, para na ako yung make up artist! hehe). Hindi pa yan yung final belt, sobra lang yan sa tela ng damit ni Georgia. Sa davao na ako maghahanap ng tela na lighter pink.


I got it awhile ago from the sastre, ang luwang na nga kasi pumayat ako from the time of fitting. May maganda rin naidulot yung sobrang busy ko sa work kasi pumayat ako na ndi ko nalalaman. Biruin nyo ba naman, ndi na ako nag mmeryenda or dinner for almost two weeks para mahabol lang yung deadline. Ayoko kasing may maiwang work during vacation kaya kayod kalabaw, and of course para sa diet na rin. hehehe. Buti na lang I have a planner or else nag nervous breakdown na ako. =)

I bought the tela together with the entourage's at Tutuban Centermall. Tip lang don't buy dun sa Tutuban mall na may dalawang escalator sa entrance. It's more expensive there and konti lang yung choices. Go to the mall across, yung may mga food stalls, just go inside and you will find wedding gowns, barongs..etc.. and when you walk farther, you will find the textiles. Almost 25% cheaper than the big Tutuban mall. The cheapest and widest selection is the store named Blue Chip.

I bought the chiffon for P45 per yard na 60 width and the lining for P20. But when I inquired at Glorietta, they sell it for P100! exact type of tela. Then sa Tutuban mall it costs P55.

My sastre is Aling Fe whose shop is at Liwayway Street JP Rizal. Magaling siya and marami syang mananahi so ndi ka matatakot na baka ndi niya matapos on time. Labor for that dress costs P600. Sayang nga kulang yung tela nabili ko, more shearing pa sana. Aling Fe's contact number is 870-5649. What's good about her is her shop opens until 12 am or longer. Walang problem sa pag appointment, so okay na okay for a working bride like me. Her specialty actually are gowns, nung kinuha ko nga yung dress ko, she was doing Sarah Geronimo's dress. hehehe showbiz.

Souvenir

This is our souvenir, an aromatherapy set since Dan and I love yung amoy spa ang room, our favorite scent is Citronella. Sayang we couldn't choose the scents kasi assorted sya, ndi nga ako sigurado kung may citronella. I bought one set just like this last december for myself, kaya when we're planning the wedding ito talaga yung first choice ko for a souvenir. I just doubted kung meron pang ganun at these time, and thank God nakita ko yung store sa 168 Pasilio IL, walang ibang stall dun na nagbebenta ng souvenirs so you won't miss it. Ang bait pa ng chinese na may-ari binigyan pa niya ako ng libreng imported candies while Dan was out looking for an ATM machine. The original price was P50 but we were able to haggle it to P33. =)

Now the dilemma is how to wrap it. Dapat lagyan na lang ng ribbon pero ndi matibay yung plastic wrapper niya, napupunit agad, so dapat balutin. At first we wrapped it in japanese paper since oriental naman ang theme namin, pero ang pangit ng dating. Until I saw a mahjong paper at National bookstore, and then tie it with a pink ribbon. Wattyathink? Okay ba? I will still go and find a better option, pero ang hirap humanap ng wrapper ngayon na ndi xmas season.

Tiara

My designer sent me the photo of my tiara. Yun pa lang ang natatapos, yung gown ko, next week pa daw. I love the tiara, exactly how I wanted it.. pero ndi ko lang alam paano sya isusuot hehehe.. i just love the pearls and the bling-blings. I never really want just a simple headband type tiara for my wedding, but I bought one for lizette the maid of honor hehehe.

This tiara is especially made for me, sabi ni designer ipakatay daw sa akong pusod na hair. Medyo ndi ko pa ma imagine, so I let Oniel show the tiara to the make up artist.

Speaking of tiaras, last, last weekend I was able to buy a headband tiara at Quiapo. I just found a store that sells cheap priced accessories. Mas magaganda pa sa nakikita nyo sa malls. Mahihilo ka sa dami, like there's a super bling-bling set of necklace and earrings, fully studded with "diamonds" that costs only P320... which if sa mall, it could easily cost P1500 or more. But the catch is, you have to buy at least 6 items (pwede assorted) kasi wholesale dun. So to be able to buy lizette's two-layered diamond headband which costs only P160, I bought some stuff like the Charrol bracelet which only costs P40, pero sa greenhills P200 yun, and I also bought my cousin a small tiara for P65 (the same tiara costs P100 in divisoria).

I forgot the name of the store, basta it's along the alley perpendicular Quiapo church, mga two stores away from Wellmanson, which is a popular store for assorted beads and accessory materials. I couldn't believe I sweeped Divisoria, Binondo and Quiapo in just one day for the souvenirs, beads for my chord, laces for the souvenirs and bouquet and tiaras. Nun ko lang nalaman na magkakatabi lang pala yung mga lugar na yan. Buti na lang masipag sa ganyan ang mga tita ko at kahit mainit at least comfortable kami sa car during byahe. Hindi ko ma-imagine mag commute with all those stuff that we bought.

Moon River galore

Moon River, wider than a mile,

I'm crossing you in style some day.

Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker,

wherever you're going I'm going your way.

Two drifters off to see the world.

There's such a lot of world to see.

We're after the same rainbow's end--

waiting 'round the bend,

my huckleberry friend,

Moon River and me.

Thank God we finished the invitation cards! and most are distributed already. If ever I'm going to marry again, I will never ever make Do-It-Yourself invites again. Ours was just simple, but the cutting and especially the clay-wax seal takes time and not to mention the mess. We have to re-do some invites because we accidentally burned them with the candle hihihi. Masaya na sana ako kung hello kitty stickers na lang ang ginamit to seal the cards, pero pinagpilitan talaga ni Dan ang wax seal. Since the candle wax has the tendency to destroy the paper, we mixed some clay.

So last night we finally had time to practice the waltz dance I found in Youtube. Because Dan doesn't want a long dance, we chose the song moonriver. Actually, it was Oniel, the planner, who chose that song. Hindi ata sya pang wedding.. pero kevs, it's a classic and i love it.

To my surprise, Dan was a better dancer than me, ballroom kasi daw ang PE niya hehehe. Ako kasi folk dance, so hanggang swing lang alam ko. We practiced the simple steps for an hour.. but we were sweating a lot na, ug gihangak pa jud.. kulang talaga kami sa exercise! tsk tsk.