I know not everyone would agree with me on this but pencil booking literally sucks. Yes, I need to vent right now because we had been frustrated for a week because of this HMUA that we were talking to for our engagement shoot. Talk about some wedding preps stress! Well we tried to book this certain HMUA…
Author: Garry & Aiki
Born and raised on the beautiful islands of the Philippines! Newly-Married Couple. Proud OFWs based in Kuwait. OFSI Kuwait Financial Literacy Advocates. Pinoy Youth Ministry Salmiya. Tomasino + Crimson. Mga Iskolar ng Bayan. Go Art Production ❤
PreNup Shoot Preparations
If there’s one thing we learned this past couple of weeks, it’s about the exclusivity of Engagement/Pre Nuptial shoots. Trust me, they’re like a separate entity from the whole wedding planning in itself. Yes, it’s true that the output from doing such will play a role up to the big day – hence reminders for…
PreNup Stylists
Great styling is certainly a must when it comes to pictorial and/or video shoots. This shows the fashion statement of the subject – the couple – using different types of looks depending on the preferred theme. The E-sesh style concept can be either fierce, romantic, funny, formal, simple, country, creative, rustic, sporty, cosmo etc During…
Wedding Preps Struggles
Yes you read that right. The title just says what this post is all about. I’m venting out here and I think it’s just normal right? Anyway we’re going to talk about the daily struggles of Wedding Preparations especially for Overseas couples like us. First off, it’s exactly 6 months from now for our big day! Time…
Online Wedding Supplier Booking: Trippix
Booking wedding vendors has really come a long way now. Before, couples who are doing their wedding preps would either need to sign up for bridal fairs, get a full planner to scout for reputable suppliers for them or hop from one wedding shop to another just to find that perfect supplier to be part of…
Wedding Invitations
Stationeries which contained the details of an event like weddings, birthdays, anniversaries etc would always make any occasion feel proper. Invitations or invites as some would call it, is composed of a set of specialized paper or craft that is personally designed and created to include the necessary details to suit the preferred theme of…
Our Wedding Preps Timeline 2016: Part 1
New Year, New life. A couple of months from now, we’ll be married and all of this will just be a great memory. But, looking back, as we continue with our wedding preparations we were proud that we have accomplished a few major suppliers that we can now tick off from our list. We learned…
Wedding Caterers
Food. Food. Food. It’s definitely one of THE most important elements in a wedding reception or any formal event. During such celebrations, Filipinos are very keen especially when it comes to what the celebration has to offer. Below is a list of known caterers based in Manila (except for Ladera) that we have considered during the…
Free Jason Magbanua Video
Yes, you read that right. It’s not a joke. It’s the awesome Jason Magbanua working for Free! I thought I was just dreaming when I heard the news so when I checked his site, lo and behold, it was indeed true! Is it Christmas now? Definitely not. But this — is something no one should ever miss!…
DIY: Save The Date Video
Weddings would always entail spending to book the best possible suppliers that you and your fiancé can afford. But it doesn’t mean that you guys need to splurge on everything because it would still depend on your budget. DIYs or do-it-yourself has become a trend lately especially for budget-conscious couples. Instead of booking wedding vendors…
Wedding Emcee or Host
After the ceremony comes the Reception part of the wedding, where both sides of the family, relatives, friends and guests come to party with the newly wed couple. Traditionally, programs are made by the emcee/host to make the reception lively that’s filled with congratulatory speeches, music (through the band or DJ if there is any),…
Wedding Legal Requirements in the Philippines
Marriage is a legal union between a man and woman under the eyes of the law and church (for those who also considers this). When doing wedding preps, both the couple needs to make sure that all their legal documents are ready. But where should you start? Filipinos who are both based in the Philippines…
Wedding Lingo and Abbreviations
Whenever my fiancé and I would talk, even on chat, while discussing things about our wedding preps I would usually use shortened terms or abbreviations that he would be like — OOT what? Every now and then I would make it a point to explain to him everything that I would say in order for…
Philippine Online Wedding Resources
Overseas wedding planning can be a hassle, especially if both couple is based abroad. During wedding preps, many would resort to ask help from relatives who are based in Manila (or wherever they are living) to go to bridal fairs, check out wedding vendors and even book suppliers on behalf of the couple, but would…
Budget Dream Wedding turns 1
Who would have thought that time would fly so fast and now we’ve marked our FIRST YEAR blogging about our awesome budget dream wedding and at the same time proud of what we have accomplished with our wedding preps so far!
Wedding Band and Strings
Music would always be part of weddings. They would either come through choir, strings ensemble or full bands with percussion instruments paired with great vocals that would uplift the mood during ceremonies and reception programs. As we went through our own wedding vendor’s bookings, as music lovers ourselves, we made sure that we would definitely hire…
Online Wedding Supplier Booking: Weddingscape PH
While browsing my FB timeline and reading bridal related articles, with my hot black coffee in tow, I saw this advert by a popular online wedding magazine in the Philippines – Merry to Marry. They launched this new feature called the Weddingscape which is like a portal to easily book awesome wedding suppliers in the…
Wedding Supplier Contract Details
Contracts, as known by all, is a legal binding document for a paid business transaction between client and clientele. Both parties have agreed to the services to be rendered and everything written on the piece of paper should be followed or executed, if not, legal actions can be taken. Wedding/Event Supplier contracts apply the same rules which are…
Our Wedding Preps Timeline 2015
Looking back at the old posts that we did for this blog which contained all of our various wedding supplier researches, I felt the need to review again the preparations that we have done so far. Although we already have a list to summarize all that we have booked, it’s still interesting to look back…
Do you need a Wedding Coordinator?
I’ve heard a lot of people ask that – from online forums, Facebook groups or even my friends who will be getting married like me. Of course, I’d definitely say yes. It’s based on my personal opinion as someone who had previous experience working with events. Some would think it’s a waste of money since…
OUR BUDGET DREAM WEDDING 