This is a very common question for any couple getting married. When is the right time to do our prenup shoot? Next month? After 6 months? 1 month before the wedding? Next holiday? As a former bride myself, I’ve been through these questions dozens of times to the point that Garry was telling me to…
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Wedding Detailings: Who works what?
During your wedding’s final detailing phase, there are certain things with your details that you get confused who should you talk to about and who should be working with. Below are the things that are mostly applicable to those couples who got OTD Coordinators only since from the start you and your hubby have managed…
Wedding Essentials Magazine Feature
I have always loved parties and weddings. So every time I would check the Sunday newspaper, my eyes would always scan the Lifestyle Section to check out the grandest parties and weddings in the City (and country for that matter). Appreciating the glitz and glamour was always a feast for the eyes! And just like…
Intramuros Aerial Shoot Permit
Aerial shots for Prenup and Wedding has been one of the hottest trends recently. But, not all places are allowed for aerial shots due to security and privacy reasons. And unfortunately, Intramuros is one of them. Since Intramuros is a restricted area for aerial shots, your wedding photographer and videographer needs to submit licenses and legal documents…
Vidlens Wedding Video Promo
Still looking for your wedding Photographer and Videographer? Our awesome video team, Vidlens tied up with NQ Modern Photography and they’re currently offering a discounted Photo and Video package of Php 95,000 for the first 10 couples valid for 2017-2018 weddings only. Promo runs until Dec 31, 2017 only. Check out their pages for more info!…
Bridal Gown Fitting
So is it time for you to fit your gown? Aside from the “Things to ask your Bridal Gown designer” questions that can be found HERE, theseĀ are the things that you must prepare before your fitting and the things that you need to bring with you. These are all based on my…
Step-by-Step Wedding Legal Requirements Process
Here’s our Step-by-Step Wedding Legal Requirements Process when you want to get married in a Catholic Church for non-civilly married couples. For those who are already civilly married (in your City Hall or through the Philippine Embassy where you are based), you can skip the civil requirements and just focus on your Church documents. The…
Be #StyledbyJeffGalang for Free
Weddings are crazy especially when it comes to organizing things and choosing the best possible suppliers in town but still within the budget. Since some couples, like us, prefer to do engagement/prenup shoots, hiring a stylist is a must, more so if you have a specific theme in mind. But the problem comes when you…
My Ex and Why’s
Concepts are everywhere. It’s really difficult to come up with a unique design, but then when you do, and tried to make it “personalized” with how you envisioned your dream event or wedding for that matter, you would feel that all your hard work has paid off. And then comes the realization that even if…
Ways to ask your Entourage to be part of your Wedding
Asking people to be part of your special wedding VIPs – your Primary Sponsors (Ninongs and Ninangs), your Best Man, your Maid of Honor, your Man of Honor (for that extra twist), your Secondary Sponsors, your Groomsmen, your Bridesmaids and even the kids, both Bearers and Flower Girls – those who will play a vital…
RTW, Rent or Customized Wedding Gown?
This has been a serious topic for me during my preps especially since we’re on a tight budget. But because I couldn’t really ask my ex-fiance about details things when it comes to my gown, I’ve asked my mom, my close girlfriends and a lot of women who have been married or is going to…
WAW Online Bridal Fair 4
The most anticipated and the only Online Bridal Fair in the Philippines takes place this week as W@W (Weddings At Work) launches it’s 4th Online Bridal Fair on June 21-23, 2017. Just like these past 2 years, all you have to do is to click the image to be directed to the site to book/reserve your desired…
Who should really prepare for the wedding? Bride or Groom?
“Brides lang ba dapat ang kikilos to prepare for the wedding?” I have been asked about this a few times and kahit OC bride ako, the answer is NO. Here’s my take based from personal experience. If you have the means, no problem with budget, hire the best possible Full Coordinator and let them do…
Common Wedding Miscellaneous Expenses
Wedding expenses can soar as high as 100% more of the budget that couples would initially prepare. Most likely this is from a lot of miscellaneous expenses that couples would sometimes forget to include in the initial stages of wedding budget costing probably because of too much excitement and confidence in themselves thinking that they…
Bridal Bouquet Checklist
Flowers specifically bridal bouquets would always be part of a wedding even though not all brides like to have their bouquet fresh. But, since this will definitely be a centerpiece in a bride’s attire, aside from the wedding gown of course, choosing the best possible bridal bouquet is quite difficult especially with the tons of…
Our Wedding Legal Requirements Timeline
As an overseas-based couple it is very difficult for us to just go home and secure all the necessary documents and processing that is needed for both our Civil and Church requirements. In this post HERE we have compiled all the necessary documents that we needed to secure our marriage license permit for our church wedding….
Unofficial Prenup and Wedding HMUA Photos
After checking my Ipad for photos, I stumbled upon our unofficial photos during our prenup sessions and on the wedding day itself. If you’ve been reading the blog you’ve probably noticed that we got the services of three fabulous and popular wedding HMUAs based in Manila! Below are some of our photos which can help you decide…
Official Prenup AVP
Below is our official Photo Prenup (Engagement) AVP. For supplier reviews, you can check our previous posts. “QUERER” Photo: Benjie Tiongco HMUA: Toni Aviles Stylist: Jeff Galang Venue: Casa Domingo
About Us
We are Garry and Aiki, a newly-married Filipino couple based in Kuwait. We created this blog to document our own wedding planning journey after we got engaged last August 2015. For 15 months, we carefully planned Our Budget Dream Wedding while we are both based overseas as OFWs where we heavily relied on the resources…
Myio Okamoto at Bridal Fair 2017
This year brings about lots of exciting new events for couples getting married. Lots of wedding fairs are already lined up and we will be updating you for the final dates and venues so better watch out for it! Likewise,Ā January is filled with two great Bridal Fairs scheduled on Jan 11-13, 2017 sponsored by Weddings…
OUR BUDGET DREAM WEDDING 