One of the underrated things that couples need to tick off from the Wedding Checklist is the Wedding Supplier Crew Meals. Before we thought that we don’t need to allot money for this since only a few suppliers will be present at our wedding and actually akala namin kasama na yung food nila sa bayad namin. Admittedly, we felt…
Tag: Wedding Venues
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…
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…
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…
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…
Wedding Supplier Review: GARY DACANAY Event Stylist
We were always fascinated with glamorous art installations, floral decors etc that we see on weddings that’s why we decided to push through in booking a separate Event Stylist for our wedding and that’s GARY DACANAY. Below is our supplier review for him and his team. Supplier Rating: 3.25/5 (Event Styling) and 5/5 (Bridal Bouquet/Groom’s Boutonniere) Mode…
Wedding Supplier Review: THE MANILA HOTEL
Here is our supplier review for our Hotel Accommodation/Preps during the wedding — THE MANILA HOTEL Supplier Rating: 2.75/5 Mode of Communication: Email, Landline (if needed), Personal Visits Contact Person: Prestige Membership (Ms Anne/Ms Jhello/ Ms Ren)
Wedding Supplier Review: LA CASTELLANA Venue
After we have chosen our dream church, we then decided to scout for our reception venue with all the requirements on our checklist. Below is our supplier review for our chosen venue — LA CASTELLANA in Intramuros Manila. Supplier Rating: 4.50/5 Mode of Communication: Email Contact Person: Mr Christian De Leon
Wedding Supplier Review: SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH MANILA
Yes! We’re finally married! Now, we’re going to give you our Wedding Supplier Reviews for all our suppliers. One supplier review per post to give our detailed and comprehensive reviews for each. Hopefully, we can do it all this month. Anyway, for our first supplier review, check out #OurLoveStoReal‘s ceremony venue — SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH in Intramuros Manila….
Prenup Supplier Review: Casa Domingo Venue
This is for our Prenup Photo Supplier Reviews. Photo Prenup Location: CASA DOMINGO Supplier Rating: 5/5 PROS: Budget-wise, location, size and the atmosphere of the place perfectly fits our theme in mind. Very friendly and prompt sa replies si Ms Michelle Domingo, in-law of the owner. We only had our transactions via FB chat and…
Things to ask your Florist and Event Stylist
Having a reception stylist to be part of your big day can make or break the decorations of your wedding. Getting one can be a little tricky because of their rates, portfolio etc but through this guide, hopefully you can easily shortlist the one that is best for you and your wedding budget, name date…
Things to ask your Caterer
Wedding are usually remembered for two things: overall look of the venue and good food. Yes — the delicious, sumptuous, over flowing food with a lot of variety that was presented well for all of the guests to enjoy! Add the alcohol too on the side and the lechon, especially for Filipino weddings in particular. But…
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…
Things to ask your Venue
Searching for the perfect venue to have your wedding reception is as important as finding your dream church and your bridal gown designer. Your venue, of course, would host all of your guests for possibly 4-5 hours after doing your ceremonial rites. There are tons of awesome venues around the country, whether you’re planning to…
Wedding Supplier Contract Cancellation
Technically, contracts are made between two parties where the first party is the Supplier/Vendor and the second party would be the couple, who seeks the services of the first one. Just like in any contracts or business dealings, there are times when either parties involved thought of cancelling the agreement. During wedding preps, this occurs occassionally…
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…
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…
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…
Wedding Florist and Event Styling
Weddings won’t be complete without flowers and decorations for both the ceremony and reception. They are one of the things that make the event — stunning and luscious to the eyes. Looking at gorgeous bridal bouquets and beautifully arranged ceremonial aisle where the bride will walk to meet her groom and inspiring well-decorated venues for…
Wedding Churches in Manila
People have their own vision of what a perfect wedding ceremony would look like. Some want to do the unconventional way of tying the the knot on a garden, beach resort, clubhouse, museum, events venue or even under water on scuba outfits – but nothing would beat the traditional way of getting hitched on a beautiful…
OUR BUDGET DREAM WEDDING 