You're probably wondering why we chose March 15, 2008 as That Date. Well the reason is pretty common, it's our anniversary date and March 15 happens to be a Saturday in 2008. Other reasons include:
1.) March in numbers is 3, which is a good number because the tail goes up. Three is also a good number in Christianity as it represents the Holy Trinity (hehehe).
2.) The number 15 according to numerology represents LOVE, SEX and MONEY. I guess number 15 pretty much covers everything.
3.) 2008 is a good year as it has lots of zeroes, and has one eight. In feng shui, a date that has lots of circles (0s and 8s) signifies prosperity and peace. The number 8 also signifies infinity.
To a person who isn't superstitious, these things might be insignificant, even funny. But to me and My Fiance, the date of our wedding is just as important as the tastefulness of the food that we will serve on our wedding day, or maybe as important as the name of our child-to-be.
Wednesday, 29 November 2006
The Theme
Browsing through piles and piles of wedding magazines is enough to induce a headache. Wedding choices are as wide as the universe, it's so impossible to choose JUST ONE.
Helping me stay sane until That Day is my self-appointed Creative Director/Coordinator/Matron of Honor aka My Sister. My Sister and I decided to come up with a theme for the wedding, so we could narrow down my choices. I originally wanted a beach wedding but after browsing through all the magazines, I discovered that having a beach wedding in the Philippines is not so unique after all. A LOT of Filipino couples decide to say their vows on the beach, so I ditched the idea. And since a beach wedding is all i've been raving about since Day 1, dropping this theme made me jump back to square 1. BOO. guess what, i'm back to endless possibilities!
Bride-to-be:
Groom:
- Originally wanted a Lord of the Rings-themed wedding (HELP ME GOD!!!)- likes unique stuff too- likes fantastic and gangster movies- likes battles, wars, and other topics related to testosterone
My Sister's reply: "It's okay but it's kind of not appropriate, isn't James Bond a renowned womanizer and commitment-phobe?"
Idea was flushed.
Theme No. 2: To my self: What about Star Wars-inspired? I'm afraid the only character my ring-bearers can assume is Yoda. But I like coming as Padme Amidala though, HAHA.
Okay forget Star Wars.
Theme No. 4: The Jungle Book. HAHAHAHA! YOU WISH!
After one week of theme-scrounging, we finally found one that's perfect: stylish, simple, unique and fun! What is it? It's definitely not Lord of the Rings.
Helping me stay sane until That Day is my self-appointed Creative Director/Coordinator/Matron of Honor aka My Sister. My Sister and I decided to come up with a theme for the wedding, so we could narrow down my choices. I originally wanted a beach wedding but after browsing through all the magazines, I discovered that having a beach wedding in the Philippines is not so unique after all. A LOT of Filipino couples decide to say their vows on the beach, so I ditched the idea. And since a beach wedding is all i've been raving about since Day 1, dropping this theme made me jump back to square 1. BOO. guess what, i'm back to endless possibilities!
WEDDING CHOICES = A UNIVERSE OF OPTIONS.
Coming up with a theme for a wedding is not easy. There are several questions that you need to answer, like, is the theme appropriate for a wedding? Will the theme offend anyone involved in the wedding (family of the groom, family of the bride)? Etc. So to help us keep the options to a minimum, I thought of what I want the wedding to look like and my fiance's interests. I felt that our theme should reflect at least, our personalities. Here's what I came up with:
Bride-to-be:
- I want my wedding to be giddy but not cheesy, stylish but not expensive.- it (the wedding) has to be unique and FUN
Groom:
- Originally wanted a Lord of the Rings-themed wedding (HELP ME GOD!!!)- likes unique stuff too- likes fantastic and gangster movies- likes battles, wars, and other topics related to testosterone
Hmmmmmm....putting them all together makes me think of James Bond (and well, what with all the commotion on the latest James Bond movie, I'm not surprised). I asked My Sister:
Theme No. 1: How about James Bond? Me and the female entourage can dress up as Bond girls. Fiance and the male entourage can all dress up as Bonds (I don't know what I was thinking, really).
My Sister's reply: "It's okay but it's kind of not appropriate, isn't James Bond a renowned womanizer and commitment-phobe?"
Idea was flushed.
Theme No. 2: To my self: What about Star Wars-inspired? I'm afraid the only character my ring-bearers can assume is Yoda. But I like coming as Padme Amidala though, HAHA.
Okay forget Star Wars.
Theme No. 3: Old Haute Ton Manila. Venue and Reception is Villa Escudero. Instead of Bridal Car there's the good old Kalesa. Hmmmmmmmmm...thinking. What's the groom's interests have to do with it though? K whatever.
Theme No. 4: The Jungle Book. HAHAHAHA! YOU WISH!
After one week of theme-scrounging, we finally found one that's perfect: stylish, simple, unique and fun! What is it? It's definitely not Lord of the Rings.
Tuesday, 28 November 2006
I'm Finally Engaged!
BIG NEWS.
My boyfriend of one and a half year finally proposed, and after the happiness on the engagement has trailed off, I am now faced with the overwhelming thought of planning for the you know, That Day.
That Day is tentatively scheduled on the 15th of March, in 2008. We are looking at 80 guests maximum, and venue and reception somewhere a little far from the bustling city. But of course, before all the That Day Details, there's the engagement dinner to plan and execute. I'm very very particular when it comes to details (Virgo at Heart), so a lot of tasting and oculars happened. I started this blog rather late in the Engagement Dinner preparations, so i'll just give you a rundown of what happened:
Our initial plan was to hold it in Italianni's, we were looking at a place where we could spend only about P500 per head, good for 15 people (Engagement Dinner for our immediate family only). Italianni's in Eastwood seemed like the perfect place, not too expensive, quiet on the second floor...but I didn't exactly think of it as perfect because Italianni's is well...Italianni's. It's a little casual for what I am trying to achieve.
Then I remembered Minggoy's. My nephew's baptismal rites reception was held there two years ago and the food was okay, and Twist is only about P500 (net) per head, buffet! But two days later my sister called me up to say that I have to cancel my reservations because they just ate there and yech, that place spells DIZZAZTER.
Exhausted, I shoved the venue for the Engagement Dinner on the side first for more pressing matters like My Work. Last week My Work required me to attend numerous dinners, three in a row to be exact, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We had dinner at Portico in Serendra last Thursday, and the food was okay, the service was TERRIBLE, but i liked their function room on the second floor. The function room was good for 15 people, and its ambience was perfect for family discussions. If only for the function room, i reserved the place. The day after, we had dinner at Cirkulo along Pasay Road. Food was SCRUMPTIOUS!!! And it's PERFECT because they also have a function room good for 15 people. The trade off was the price, we'll end up paying roughly P900 per head, but I don't really care because Cirkulo is exactly the place where I want my Engagement Dinner to be held. So I approached the owner, Malu Gamboa, and reserved a seat for 15. Luckily, despite the place being so full on the 27th of December (70 people already reserved for that day...geez!), I managed to secure the function room. What's more, the owner was so hands-on with helping me pick out my menu for the night, she willingly suggested items on the menu, and carefully opposed me if she thought my orders were a little too...well, excessive. EXCELLENT EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE. So there, landslide vote from myself went to Cirkulo.
Here's my menu for the Engagement Dinner:
Appetizers
Croquetas
Hojaldres de Espinacas
Salad
Insalata di Gorgonzola w/ apples and walnuts - change cheese
Main Course
Paella Montana with Portobella Mushrooms
Slow Roasted U.S. Beef Belly
Pan Fried Fillet of Apahap with Lemon Buerre Blanc
Gambas al Ajillo
Dessert
yay! waived corkage fee for my Snickers Cake c/o Mocha Blends :-)
My boyfriend of one and a half year finally proposed, and after the happiness on the engagement has trailed off, I am now faced with the overwhelming thought of planning for the you know, That Day.
That Day is tentatively scheduled on the 15th of March, in 2008. We are looking at 80 guests maximum, and venue and reception somewhere a little far from the bustling city. But of course, before all the That Day Details, there's the engagement dinner to plan and execute. I'm very very particular when it comes to details (Virgo at Heart), so a lot of tasting and oculars happened. I started this blog rather late in the Engagement Dinner preparations, so i'll just give you a rundown of what happened:
Our initial plan was to hold it in Italianni's, we were looking at a place where we could spend only about P500 per head, good for 15 people (Engagement Dinner for our immediate family only). Italianni's in Eastwood seemed like the perfect place, not too expensive, quiet on the second floor...but I didn't exactly think of it as perfect because Italianni's is well...Italianni's. It's a little casual for what I am trying to achieve.
Then I remembered Minggoy's. My nephew's baptismal rites reception was held there two years ago and the food was okay, and Twist is only about P500 (net) per head, buffet! But two days later my sister called me up to say that I have to cancel my reservations because they just ate there and yech, that place spells DIZZAZTER.
Exhausted, I shoved the venue for the Engagement Dinner on the side first for more pressing matters like My Work. Last week My Work required me to attend numerous dinners, three in a row to be exact, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We had dinner at Portico in Serendra last Thursday, and the food was okay, the service was TERRIBLE, but i liked their function room on the second floor. The function room was good for 15 people, and its ambience was perfect for family discussions. If only for the function room, i reserved the place. The day after, we had dinner at Cirkulo along Pasay Road. Food was SCRUMPTIOUS!!! And it's PERFECT because they also have a function room good for 15 people. The trade off was the price, we'll end up paying roughly P900 per head, but I don't really care because Cirkulo is exactly the place where I want my Engagement Dinner to be held. So I approached the owner, Malu Gamboa, and reserved a seat for 15. Luckily, despite the place being so full on the 27th of December (70 people already reserved for that day...geez!), I managed to secure the function room. What's more, the owner was so hands-on with helping me pick out my menu for the night, she willingly suggested items on the menu, and carefully opposed me if she thought my orders were a little too...well, excessive. EXCELLENT EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE. So there, landslide vote from myself went to Cirkulo.
Here's my menu for the Engagement Dinner:
Appetizers
Croquetas
Hojaldres de Espinacas
Salad
Insalata di Gorgonzola w/ apples and walnuts - change cheese
Main Course
Paella Montana with Portobella Mushrooms
Slow Roasted U.S. Beef Belly
Pan Fried Fillet of Apahap with Lemon Buerre Blanc
Gambas al Ajillo
Dessert
yay! waived corkage fee for my Snickers Cake c/o Mocha Blends :-)
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