I’m writing this post as a newly married woman! And let me tell you, aside from a few minor (and not so minor setbacks) our wedding was a success. But the funny thing is? Even with all those setbacks, I was so happy to be with
*I wrote this post weeks ago, but haven’t had time to submit it since I’ve been busy with planning. This is my last post before my actual wedding post! I went in for a trim, and the stylist cut my hair so short that it’s now
My favorite gentleman and I met when were 11 years old, and started out as friends. Early in our planning we decided to have some nods to friendship and childhood present at our wedding; our cake has in bold capital letters “FIRST COMES FRIENDSHIP” and our “guestbook” is
Since my last few posts ended up being… a little bit more controversial than I expected, I’m going with something safe this week; a tutorial on the diy pinwheels that I’m using as decoration in the church where we’re getting married. I was having a hard
One of the first questions I often get when asked about my wedding, is “Why are you waiting so long to get married?” In the beginning it was because May 2013 would mark an even 10 years since Senior Prom; our first “date”, essentially, even though
We sent our Save the Dates 9 months before our wedding day, because after 15 months of being engaged we wanted to shout it from the rooftops, “We’ve chosen a date! Mark it on your calendar and celebrate the commitment that we’re making to each other!”
The type of cake we’d get if we had a lot of dollars: image found here My first choice venue was $4,298 plus the cost of food; a beautiful 25 acre retreat center that only allows you to rent the space for 2 days minimum. And
Right after I got engaged and started scouring Etsy & Pinterest for ideas and inspiration, I decided that I wanted an alternative to a guestbook. I found the idea of keeping a book with signatures in it a little too reminiscent of an autograph book that
Because we’re only really close to a handful of people, we opted for a venue that had a limited capacity of 102, and mind you that’s without a dance floor and with some folks not sitting at tables (more here). We thought that with such a
When we created a budget, we knew that we would have to make decisions about where our financial resources would be allocated. Some were easy, like not spending a lot on attire, invitations, centerpieces and favors. Other decisions were a little bit harder because we really
Even though we’re having a secular ceremony, we opted early on to incorporate a lot of Filipino (derived from Catholic) traditions. One of them was both the cord & the coin ceremonies. The coins are carried to the alter by a coin bearer. I always found
Image found here While on vacation, I overheard a couple say, “We try to save where we can; I bought a coupon book for $100, and after using 4 coupons, it pays for itself!” Mind you this was while all three of their children were wearing
Image found here When you have a two year engagement, you also have a two year planning period. Meaning that when you purchase items for your wedding, you actually end up using them beforehand (and quite possibly, will use them in the future). This has caused us a
I could give or take champagne, but sparkling apple cider? I’d drink that stuff by the gallon if I could. So when we were planning the toast, the first thing I thought of was one of the sparkling cider variety. Why not? It was cheap (2
I fell in love with these postcards on Vistaprint, and with a $10 for $50 worth of products on Groupon, I changed the text and used them as my Save the Dates. As you can see, they’re birds with hearts, completely out of line with my
