1st Bday

[mineshine]

Thank you mga sis! I'm really having a hard time deciding when to celebrate it. Now I know what to do. Church muna then celebrate na lang sa house.

By the way, I noticed walang masyadong information about the function halls sa Circle. There are function halls and meron playhouse that you can rent if in case short ang budget.

You can call their Admin Office. Contact numbers are 924-3412 and 474-0052

Email address: qmccircle@yahoo.com

[mineshine]

Thanks again mga sis! 

[pinaymaria]

Ask ko lang mga sis, what do you think na mga bagay na useless lang ilagay sa isang party?

1. What kind of foods na akala natin ok pero hindi naman pala kakainin ng mga chikiting?
2. Entertainment na akala natin nakakatuwa, pero bored to death na pala panoorin ng mga guest.
3. Things na gusto natin ipamigay pero hindi naman din pala gagamitin ng mga guests at mga bata.
4. Decorations na akala natin na nakakaaliw pero hindi naman din pala mapapansin ng mga guests.

Its my son's 1 bday, parang excited to do everything. Pero I know i will be getting stuffs na excited lang akong bilhin, pero hindi ko alam na sayang lang at hindi mapapansin or hindi rin gagamitin.

I will be open sa mga advices niyo mga sis.

Thanks!

Hi happyfemme, eto yung konting inputs ko, hope it helps:

1. yung hotdog on stick parang hindi nauubos, kapag may chocolate fountain ka and ice cream cart, suggest to your guests to put chocolates from the fountain on their ice cream, mageenjoy sila dun i did it once and naggayahan yung ibang guests. Sa napansin ko patok pa rin sa kanila ang jollibee at mcdo  kahit pa kumain pa sila nun the day before
2. Hindi ako nageenjoy sa magic shows personally i don't like clown din as hosts, sa opinion ko yung mga dancing mascots patok parin kahit sa matatanda.
3. ang bata naman basta may matanggap masaya sila kahit ano pa yan basta alam nilang may naiuwi sila
4. for decorations, naku yun kasi ang unang nakikita balloon decorations ang napansin kung hindi pala dapat nawawala.

Goodluck sa preparations muako din prepare for my youngest first birthday eh, more than 2 months na lang

[sachism]

Hello mommies!

I am thinking of getting JCC Events, Dynamic Impact or Party Boosters for my little girls birthday in June.

Pa share naman po ng feedback re these PPs

Thanks!

[binx]

I got Dynamic Impact c/o sis Bluekaren/Emie for my baby's first birthday last saturday. They did a great job. The food was great and so is the staff. I was able to get a GREAT discount from sis Emie who provided my food for 75 pax, swags, chocolate fountain, face paint and host/magician/puppet show master Sam Fuentes. Madali siyang kausap. She'll give you options. She was there when the staff prepared for the party but was not able to stay long though because of her other commitments.

Im soooo glad, she still accommodated me kahit na super late na ako sa booking. Imagine, less than a month na lang, bday na ni zoe. Saka pa lang ako nagdecide na kunin ang services nya. Hayz, sana lahat ng party planners, ganun kadali kausap.

[rianne_00]

sis binx tama ba na lahat ay Dynamic Impact na nag arrange? how much expenses mo? upto now kasi [textspeak!] pa rin kami decided ni hubby on how to celebrate our daughter's baptism and her kuya's 2nd bday...pagsasabayin na namin and ang target date namin ay april 16 or 17...problem is dito pa kami abroad and by apr 14 pa kami uwe...so kung kaya nila kami i accomodate and sila na bahala sa lahat plus pasok sa budget eh wala na kong masyadong iisipin pa ...ate ko lang kasi ipapa coordinate ko kaya ayoko rin na masyado siya ma stressed...TIA

[binx]

I dont know if ok lang na idivulge ko dito na discount ko e. heheh! as in BIG talaga. Siya na nagprovide ng food, swags, balloon burst, face paint and host. Ako sa decorations, cake, prizes and lootbags and pinata. Although lahat sila nun meron. She's a party planner sis, so kaya nya iprovide lahat yun sayo.

What happened was, she asked me how much my budget was. Then we met, asked me what i want, she showed me the total amount of what i want, which was tooooo way out of my budget.. hehe! Pero she gave me a big discount. Kung magkano lang yung sinabi ko sa kanyang amount na kaya ko, yun lang binayaran ko (in cash kasi nga parang late na ko nagpabook).

Medyo kinakabahan pa nga ko nung una kasi syempre, wala ko masyadong mabasang feedback about her. Tapos di ba ang laki ng discount, baka kako magkaron ng problem. Pero wala naman nangyaring ganun.  Basta siguro, sabihin nyo na sa kanya lahat ng gusto nyo. Para walang sisihan sa huli.

[jaymilu_620]

naku magkabirthday pala tayo ng babiy,yung baby ko is pamangkin ko march 23 din,jollibee na yung naset namin kasi di pa niya appreciate yung ibang raves sa party.

http://flic.kr/p/9mE517

[swtgrl_bee]

Hi! My daughter is turning 1 on March 23 this year.  I'm thinking of having the celebration at Mc Do ( which is cheaper than Jollibee ) kasi la na time pa para magprepare and wala rin magluluto kaya lang sabi nila di pa naman niya  maappreciate yung mga mascot and games. I'm choosing to celebrate it na lang with family and friends. Naisip kong sa park na lang ang venue, malapit sa playground kasi puro bata rin mga cousins niya. My dilemma is that her birthday falls on a weekday and lahat may pasok. I really want to celebrate it on the exact date pero baka wala pumunta, we celebrate it on  saturday pero siyempre iba nang araw un? please help me decide

sis same tayo ng sentiments before. hehe March 25 ang birthday ng baby ko. dapat talaga gagawin na naming 25 kaso Friday yung, pero nagisip kami na sa amin nalang Family yun then March 26 na ang celebration, ngarag din ako kasi ang lapit na wala pa akong masyadong naayos pero keri lang wedding ko nga 1 month prep din uber saya naman hehe, goodluck sa Party sis

[sachism]

I dont know if ok lang na idivulge ko dito na discount ko e. heheh! as in BIG talaga. Siya na nagprovide ng food, swags, balloon burst, face paint and host. Ako sa decorations, cake, prizes and lootbags and pinata. Although lahat sila nun meron. She's a party planner sis, so kaya nya iprovide lahat yun sayo.

What happened was, she asked me how much my budget was. Then we met, asked me what i want, she showed me the total amount of what i want, which was tooooo way out of my budget.. hehe! Pero she gave me a big discount. Kung magkano lang yung sinabi ko sa kanyang amount na kaya ko, yun lang binayaran ko (in cash kasi nga parang late na ko nagpabook).

Medyo kinakabahan pa nga ko nung una kasi syempre, wala ko masyadong mabasang feedback about her. Tapos di ba ang laki ng discount, baka kako magkaron ng problem. Pero wala naman nangyaring ganun.  Basta siguro, sabihin nyo na sa kanya lahat ng gusto nyo. Para walang sisihan sa huli.

Wow sis. This is nice. Ano ang theme mo?   Pa-share naman po ng pics. Thanks!

[binx]

Di ko pa po nakukuha [textspeak!] pics. Kinukulit ko na si win ng sophiaphotography. hehe! Meron ako pics dito pero galing lang sa camera namin, and yung kapatid ko lang ang nagpic na kung ano ano lang ang kinuhaan. 

Winnie the pooh and friends ang theme.
Yun na yung napili ko para mabilis makaisip ng mga decor, prizes and loot bags. Pero di naman masyadong umulan ng winnie the pooh sa party. hehe!

[jaymilu_620]

Andami naman ng me party ng march 26 hehe and my jc is 26 though 23 ang birthday niya. Nachallenge kasi ako,laging sinasabi ng mga sosyalerang ewan jollibee lang naman yan.since super love ko siya,I organized everything.unang pamangkin ko kasi.

Natuwa ako sa photoshoot niya


http://www.flickr.com/photos/27202122@N03/5490495930

Because of this pArty super excited na ako magkababy. What more kong baby ko pa hehe

[sachism]

Di ko pa po nakukuha [textspeak!] pics. Kinukulit ko na si win ng sophiaphotography. hehe! Meron ako pics dito pero galing lang sa camera namin, and yung kapatid ko lang ang nagpic na kung ano ano lang ang kinuhaan. 

Winnie the pooh and friends ang theme.
Yun na yung napili ko para mabilis makaisip ng mga decor, prizes and loot bags. Pero di naman masyadong umulan ng winnie the pooh sa party. hehe!

Thanks Sis! Gusto ko din kunin ang Sophia Photography. DId u get Win or [textspeak!] ibang photogs nya? Did you also avail of the album and the preshoot? Sino ang Video Coverage mo?

Naku, nagdadalwang isip na naman ako sa Venue. Kasi we visited Bella Ibarra last weekend and maganda naman yung place tas bigla yung husband ko maganda daw sa C3 events place sa may Greenhills ata banda. Pupuntahan namin tomorrow.

Buti ka nakaraos na sis. Congrats!

[sachism]

Andami naman ng me party ng march 26 hehe and my jc is 26 though 23 ang birthday niya. Nachallenge kasi ako,laging sinasabi ng mga sosyalerang ewan jollibee lang naman yan.since super love ko siya,I organized everything.unang pamangkin ko kasi.

Natuwa ako sa photoshoot niya


http://www.flickr.com/photos/27202122@N03/5490495930

Because of this pArty super excited na ako magkababy. What more kong baby ko pa hehe

wow ang cute naman sis ng photo nya i checked yung website ng photog. Mukha syang magaling I like his shots and very affordable. Kaya lang sa LasPinas ba talga studio nya?

[jaymilu_620]

Affordable sis kasi parang freelance lang siya,sa multinational village sila sis, I'm from paranaque and he focus on pregnant and babies.try nyo si edilbert super friendly and at ease si jc agad sa kanya. Mura din . Pakimention nalang name ko pag ng inquire kayo hehe jamie

[geenscute]

I dont know if ok lang na idivulge ko dito na discount ko e. heheh! as in BIG talaga. Siya na nagprovide ng food, swags, balloon burst, face paint and host. Ako sa decorations, cake, prizes and lootbags and pinata. Although lahat sila nun meron. She's a party planner sis, so kaya nya iprovide lahat yun sayo.

What happened was, she asked me how much my budget was. Then we met, asked me what i want, she showed me the total amount of what i want, which was tooooo way out of my budget.. hehe! Pero she gave me a big discount. Kung magkano lang yung sinabi ko sa kanyang amount na kaya ko, yun lang binayaran ko (in cash kasi nga parang late na ko nagpabook).

Medyo kinakabahan pa nga ko nung una kasi syempre, wala ko masyadong mabasang feedback about her. Tapos di ba ang laki ng discount, baka kako magkaron ng problem. Pero wala naman nangyaring ganun.  Basta siguro, sabihin nyo na sa kanya lahat ng gusto nyo. Para walang sisihan sa huli.

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OMG. Nakakarelate ako dito. Haha. As in kinabahan den ako sa kanya. Feeling ko baka mag-MIA sya on the bday. Pero she was there the whole time. Buti na lang namention nya one time na magkasama sila ni John Aguas, event photographer one weekend. Eh I personally know John Aguas from way back (pero hindi nya alam na kilala ko sya) so I texted Sir Aguas to ask if she was a legit party planner and kung magkasama nga ba sila that day and he replied "Yes. Don't worry. You are in good hands with Emie"... so yun nagdownpayment na kami ni hubby and ni-kwento ko sa kanya what I did and what Sir Aguas said. She was understanding naman.

Mindy you Ms. Emie has a strong personality and you should be upfront with what you want. Eh upfront naman ako with what I want and mabusisi sa expenses.  Sinabihan nga nya ako na dapat businesswoman daw ako at hindi empleyado.

Will be a repeat customer. We got her catering services and host/magician/puppet/ballon host Butch Gonzales plus backdrop. Hindi sana ako kukuha ng backdrop but she gave me a deal I couldn't resist.

[red19]

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OMG. Nakakarelate ako dito. Haha. As in kinabahan den ako sa kanya. Feeling ko baka mag-MIA sya on the bday. Pero she was there the whole time. Buti na lang namention nya one time na magkasama sila ni John Aguas, event photographer one weekend. Eh I personally know John Aguas from way back (pero hindi nya alam na kilala ko sya) so I texted Sir Aguas to ask if she was a legit party planner and kung magkasama nga ba sila that day and he replied "Yes. Don't worry. You are in good hands with Emie"... so yun nagdownpayment na kami ni hubby and ni-kwento ko sa kanya what I did and what Sir Aguas said. She was understanding naman.

Mindy you Ms. Emie has a strong personality and you should be upfront with what you want. Eh upfront naman ako with what I want and mabusisi sa expenses.  Sinabihan nga nya ako na dapat businesswoman daw ako at hindi empleyado.

Will be a repeat customer. We got her catering services and host/magician/puppet/ballon host Butch Gonzales plus backdrop. Hindi sana ako kukuha ng backdrop but she gave me a deal I couldn't resist.

hi mommies! now lang ulit ako nakapag-log-in dito sa GT..i haven't logged in for years..as in like for 5 years na ata..=) i'm looking for a host kasi for my 2nd daughter's 1st birthday, and i know i'll get a lot of inputs from here. 

@geenscute, would you know the contact number of that Emie? would you please PM me some more details about her? i would just need kasi actually a host.

[redrose]

I've started planning for my daughter's 1st birthday kahit na sa October pa yun  First time mom kaya medyo excited! :-)

Kaso, venue pa lang na-stress na ako! At first, I want Tivoli Gardens Clubhouse kaso di na available date na gusto ko :-( Kaya, I think I am considering Sanctuario Social Hall in Forbes. Problem ko is, baka di accredited Passion Cooks. Maja and I had been exchanging emails na kase, nasa kiddie menu na lang kame. Sila din kase caterer nung binyag ni baby. Anybody who knows if pwede PC dun?

As of now, I am into booking Venue, Host (booked Alex na) and Caterer (I'm hoping PC). Yung iba, soon ko na lang ibo-book though I have suppliers in mind na 

[hel]

mga ilang months po ang prep time for a first birthday party? i'm so excited na for my son's first birthday party, di ko kasi masyadong napaghandaan yung binyag niya i mean i have plans for his binyag pero hindi nasunod yung lahat ng nasa plan ko kaya bawi na lang sa 1st birthday niya.

[jenggay]

Hi mga sis,

Just a newbie here but I have been reading the forums in this category way back November last year when I was preparing for my daughter's baptismal and 1st bday. I didn't join or register during those times, I was bit shy (haha arte) because most of the mommies here have very grandeur parties of course with very big budget compared to my party. We spent around 65k for the party last Feb12. You may view the pictures in this link: http://profile.imageshack.us/user/jenggayyu/

If I may, I would like to share with you my suppliers and how much I spent for each with some feedback as well.. hehe

Date: Feb. 12, 2011 11-12 Baptismal, 12-4PM Party
Location: St. Francis of Assisi Church and OSMA, Shaw Blvd.
Church fee: 350 for the ceremony it comes with Candles for ninong/ninang and a big one for parents
                      50 per ninong ninang x 16 (8 ninang 8 ninong)
OSMA: Baby NAthan's Catering
             275 per head x 85
             100 per kid x 25
Decor: Kristine of Kiko's Balloons and Events (super nice and professional plus pretty pa hehe)
             13,000 for 10 bonggang balloon centerpieces
                                 2 balloon pillars in the entrance
                                250 pcs balloon drops for the ceiling (3 balloons per drop)
                                1 full Styro Backdrop of Disney Baby Princesses with Standees
* Super nice setup for the price of 13k I got a venue decor that looks like 20k above, everyone raved about it
Host: Pocholo 9,000 (games, ventri, magic, balloon twisting)
* Galing na host, worth every penny kasi he dances pa and jokes are really kakaaliw, everyone enjoyed and all eyes and ears sa kanya wlang chikahan moments with my bisitas kasi he got everyone's attention
Photo: Sophiatography
             5,000 for 2 photogs covered all the events from the church gang party
* sipag nila but 7 to ten days pa daw before I get the DVD of the pix (hoping for magandang output)
Photobooth: Funpix print (Earl Regala)---sponsored by my 2 bestfriends (Ninangs)
                       6,000 for 3hrs with customized tarp
*Super nice ni Earl and bait sobra, hands on sa photobooth at ang ganda ng quality ng pix super sulit kasi everyone had their pix. Everyone enjoyed it tlaga, nasulit kung baga!
Prizes and Lootbags: 3,500 for 2 dozens of lootbags (small backpack with candies, stationary sets, small toys) Prizes assorted toys, candies, school supplies and chocolates for adult prizes--Divi and Puregold
Cake: Kitchen Crafts 3 layered with 6 mini cakes and 2 dozens lollipops (head ng mga disney princess)
           gifter by my SIL not sure with the prize 7 or 10k ata
My daughter's Dresses and shoes: White Gown 500 from Divi (Baptismal) 30 pesos white hat
                          purple top (H&M) and ballerina skirt (SM kids)--gifted by her Ninangs ahead of time
                          Shoes:2 pairs for, 1 white shoes and 1 gold sandals for 500 all (SM kids)
Mom's getup:White mini dress 650 Greenhills and White sandals with beaded design 500 Celine (sale)
                         250 for curling my hair sa parlor and did my own make up
Dad's getup: White polo from Folded and Hung 1,000k
Nestle Ice cream with attendant: Ice box 100 pcs assorted ice cream worth 1,500k
*I contacted Ms. Tet Friday lunch time and she still made a way na maka order ako super nice talaga, to think the following day na yung party ko..hehe nag add na lang kasi ako

Ooops super long post already. Hoped it'll help other moms out there..hehe!

Happy planning fab mommies