A tip for those dreaming/planning a wedding:
Don't set your date after the holidays.
It is a budget, timeline and planning nightmare! Waah!
8 years ago
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Invites...Ready for Take Off
Last Saturday my pink fairies arrived at our home. We are to assemble the invite.
I let them decide the style on how to tie the ribbon of the invite since it is only one page. They can do which way they want to ribbon it. I have an organza ribbon in chocolate brown which I bought in Divisoria (P100 for 1 roll or 100 yards).
As they were doing that, I did the guest list. The names of the guests will be printed on a sticker paper so there is no need to handwrite the names in the invite. Lesson learned: Finalize the guest list, complete with their names and professional designations in life (Dr., Atty., Judge, etc.), before assembling your invites. It took time for me before I was able to finalize that list. The Cook didn't know the full names of some of his relatives. Argh!
Another lesson learned: You can print the "We have reserved ___ seats for you." in the invite. I was thinking of not putting that in the invite, thinking we could just spread this information through word of mouth that we are having a small wedding. But, my pink fairies said that guests will think twice of bringing their whole clan to the wedding if this vital information is printed in the invite. So, I printed the reserved seats info in sticker paper and decided to put it at the back of the invite.
At the end of the day, we were able to finish all the invites (too many. I overestimated).
I let them decide the style on how to tie the ribbon of the invite since it is only one page. They can do which way they want to ribbon it. I have an organza ribbon in chocolate brown which I bought in Divisoria (P100 for 1 roll or 100 yards).
As they were doing that, I did the guest list. The names of the guests will be printed on a sticker paper so there is no need to handwrite the names in the invite. Lesson learned: Finalize the guest list, complete with their names and professional designations in life (Dr., Atty., Judge, etc.), before assembling your invites. It took time for me before I was able to finalize that list. The Cook didn't know the full names of some of his relatives. Argh!
Another lesson learned: You can print the "We have reserved ___ seats for you." in the invite. I was thinking of not putting that in the invite, thinking we could just spread this information through word of mouth that we are having a small wedding. But, my pink fairies said that guests will think twice of bringing their whole clan to the wedding if this vital information is printed in the invite. So, I printed the reserved seats info in sticker paper and decided to put it at the back of the invite.
At the end of the day, we were able to finish all the invites (too many. I overestimated).
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Turning Green
I am now thinking of giving plant seedlings instead of kapeng Barako as souvenirs. I have read about giving eco-friendly favors such as bird seeds, flower bulbs, plants before. But I only really took this idea into consideration after reading My Quaint Life's blog about green souvenirs. Since it is cheap (you can get about P20/seedling), you can give your guests to plant trees and help Mother Nature.
So now, given the little time left till The Day (5 weekends!!), I am thinking how we can pull this off. I am mentally imagining which nurseries are in our area where we can buy the plants. Also, C, the wife of The Cook's brother, said the Horticulture department in UP Los Banos (UPLB) sells different kinds of seeddlings that I may want to check out.
Hope this wedding project turns out fine.
So now, given the little time left till The Day (5 weekends!!), I am thinking how we can pull this off. I am mentally imagining which nurseries are in our area where we can buy the plants. Also, C, the wife of The Cook's brother, said the Horticulture department in UP Los Banos (UPLB) sells different kinds of seeddlings that I may want to check out.
Hope this wedding project turns out fine.
Friday, December 4, 2009
The Invites Have Arrived
The invites finally arrived yesterday! Yehey! I'm so excited to put ribbons in it and send them away. (giddy-yap!)
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Meeting with the Florist
One Sunday, the Cook and I visited the florist, Lani, recommended by Inay and who takes care of the flowers in our church.
She was very helpful and gave alot of insights during our discussion. I told her I wanted Calla Lillies for the entourage and pink roses for my bouquet. For the aisle, initially, I was thinking of using a bunch of Asters to save costs but she said that option is more costly since it would take 2 kgs of Asters (around P320) to make an Aster bouquet. So, scrap that idea.
We talked about the flowers and leaves to use for the altar, the images of saints, corsage, etc. All in all, the total cost for the flowers is P2,000 (around ($41). Since she is a friend of Inay's, she gave a small fee for her labor. Thanks Sister Lanie!
She was very helpful and gave alot of insights during our discussion. I told her I wanted Calla Lillies for the entourage and pink roses for my bouquet. For the aisle, initially, I was thinking of using a bunch of Asters to save costs but she said that option is more costly since it would take 2 kgs of Asters (around P320) to make an Aster bouquet. So, scrap that idea.
We talked about the flowers and leaves to use for the altar, the images of saints, corsage, etc. All in all, the total cost for the flowers is P2,000 (around ($41). Since she is a friend of Inay's, she gave a small fee for her labor. Thanks Sister Lanie!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
(Excitedly) Waiting for the Invites
Cheps informed me that she will be sending the invites via courier today. Hopefully I will receive it tomorrow. Wootwoot! I'm so excited!
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