Bride does not have any friends

[dcpdane]

hindi man lang ba napansin ni otd coordinator ito.. fail sya kung ganon. for ofw brides, i suggest have your friends na hindi makakadalo create video msgs for you that you can play in your wedding program. ask your p/v to slightly edit it for you as a freebie in case pwede.

[120515]

hindi man lang ba napansin ni otd coordinator ito.. fail sya kung ganon. for ofw brides, i suggest have your friends na hindi makakadalo create video msgs for you that you can play in your wedding program. ask your p/v to slightly edit it for you as a freebie in case pwede.

that's a great idea! my husband's cousin, who is also one of his best friends, may not be able to attend and his eldest sister - i'll ask them to record a video message as a surprise for him. but i'll wait til november. i'm still hoping they'll make it :-)

[imprincessfiona]

^wahahaha I can relate to this pero yung sa akin naman yung mga relatives ko ang konte since they all live abroad (mother side) pero yung friends naman madami dami naman. Pati nga yung sa immediate family konte kami compared kay hubby na sobrang laki ng fam hay kaloka talaga kung friends ang wala.

[carlee]

i can relate.
not sure kung anong case nung sa napuntahan mo sis but for me i don't have any "girlfriends" or barkada and i only have 1 guy bestfriend.
though most of the guests from my side will be family friends from church so wala ng babanggitin na friends of the bride. "church friends" na lang.

i can relate to you sis, parang ganyan din yung akin. hehe

[f878]

sis carlee pareho pala tayong rare breed.
iniisip ko nga yung scenario na pag tinawag yung "friends of the bride" eh magiging tatlo lang kame sa stage. hehe
though bawi naman ako sa family kase sobrang close kame ng relatives ko sa mother's side.

[belle_v2g]

better kung "friends of the couple na lang" kasi friends ni hubby, friends ko din, and same sakin, friends ko, naging kaibign narin ni hubby.

[kikaykikai]

i can relate to you sis, parang ganyan din yung akin. hehe

Nakaka relate ako sa inyo sis. Most likely ganyan din yung saken.

[OhhhLala]

This topic hit me a little. Medyo introvert kami ni husband (civil Wed, still planning for a church wedding) we do have acquaintances tho. But we do not have any close friends. Kaming dalawa lang haha! Hindi active ang social life namin ni husband so we prefer to just be with each other and hangout with each other. This post is a little eye opener and helpful for others too who are in the same situation.

[Missus O]

^Hi sis don't worry hindi ka naman nagiisa hehe.Madami tayo 😄😄 I can relate partially to this thread hehe. I am introverted as well, and I have a hard time trusting people. All my friends are  close friends whom I have known for more than 10 years. Anyways, I just moved to LA from London. Most of my friends are there. Since mga best friends ko sa Pinas eh nagmove din ng London. So when I moved to the US to marry my hubby (civil union), as in wala akong support system. No family, no friends. Just my hubby, and his godmother aunt and uncle. Medyo awkward talaga especially nung nagtatawag ng family and friends of the bride yung photographer. 4 months onwards, I still do not have friends hehe(Nasa bahay lang kasi ako. Am still waiting for certain documents to clear so I can work plus I need to get my license as well) So talagang my hubby lang ang kasama ko and kausap ko. I don't mind naman since I can chat with my friends via facetime and viber pero yun lang nakakamiss mga coffee  chikahan and of course shopping trips. Next year, we will be having our church wedding, so baliktad naman, since my friends will be coming home sa Pinas, and my hubby's friends are quite few na lang yung nasa Pinas na ka close nya. But we will have both our families there

[meixin]

Hi girls! I never considered this before.. My fiance is introverted as well, handful lang yung friends niya so I guess it would be better for me to tell my otd coordinator to make it "friends of the couple". Since sinasama ko naman din si fiance sa mga bonding moments ng barkada ko, I guess parang friends na din niya sila  noted, noted

[NarsJJ]

I can relate somewhat. I'm having a destination wedding in Boracay and as expected most of our close friends are unable to attend due to having a new baby, in school, newly married, or getting married so it's completely understandable.

I was a bit sad. But it turned out that a good amount of our coworkers are going, which we pretty much feel closer to because we see them often. More importantly, our immediate families and some relatives are able to go too.

What I try to keep in mind is we're asking a lot from people and for them to fly all the way there with us makes our day even more special.

[corpse_bride]

Medyo off lang siguro coz may solid example but it's a helpful topic. Like samin ng fiancé ko I have more friends going to our wedding. So nice suggestion nga ng 1 sis natin here na "bride and grooms's friends" nalang.

[chocnats]

Can relate ako dito. Actually, isa rin sa mga reasons why I decided to have an intimate wedding na lang ulig, yung puro family lang kasi di ko alam sino mga iimbitahin kong friends. Karamihan kasi halos ng friends ko ay friends namin dati ng late husband ko. Medyo awkward na imbitahin ko ulit sila sa wedding ko since di na kami masyado naguusap. Baka di rin sila pumunta. So para di naman kahiya hiya, puro family na lang. Haha.

[charmed30]

Sa min naman, madami naman kaming friends ni hubby. Kaso the problem is, we are both overseas based so halos wala na talagang communication to most of our friends. Everytime na umuuwi kami sa pinas, wala talagang time to meet up with them. Netong malapit na yung wedding, nagsstart na ko makipag chikahan ulit with our friends. Buti na lang talaga there's facebook.

[bheldandi]

Can relate din ako dito mga sis. Quadruple combo lang siguro yung samin kasi we're both introverts ni h2b, tapos we're both based abroad na, tapos we're going to get married in boracay plus hindi in favor sakin ang immediate family ng husband ko. So in the end we're down to just 30+ guests which we don't mind. Ang nakakalungkot lang talaga is the only guests from the groom side is his best man and the sister of his best man. Minsan I can't help but feel na binoycott talaga ng side nya yung wedding namin. Na sayang lang yung gagastusin namin knowing na ganun yung situation. Pero I just do my best to focus on the good side of things. At the end of the day, my parents and my husband to be will be there and that's all that matters. We're doing the wedding naman to celebrate our love for each other in a place that is special to us, not for anything else.

[meixin]

^ if you don't mind me asking, bakit daw hindi sila pabor sa iyo? parang showbiz, mala heart evangelista

[sensi]

haaay...if nasa pinas lang sana kasi wedding ko eh di sana punong puno ang stage ng friends ko..hehe
kaso mukhang magiging ganito ang peg ko na wala masyadong friends of the bride pag nagtawag ng coordinator...sa Kenya kasi iheld grand wedding namin:( meaning most of my relatives and friends hindi makakadalo...baka first degree family ko lang ang nandun and one or two selected girlfriends of mine na nasa thailand.i asked her na kaso wala daw budget..so fiance offered na he will pay for her flight nalang para maging happy lang daw ako... he's got 3 sisters, so sure na bridesmaids ko...plus my two girlfriends...ewan ko if dagdagan pa niya yun..
for his side since most of his relatives and friends nasa kenya, puno yun for sure...buti pa siya.

[120515]

^ sis sensi, how about a small extended reception in the philippines? 

for most international couples, i noticed that there's a minimum of 3 weddings/receptions, one at the place where the couple live, one in the groom's country, and one in the bride's country - more weddings, more fun!

[sensi]

^well that would be a good idea, kaso rin kasi wala na kaming house sa pinas since first degree family ko nasa labas na ng bansa... kaya hindi na kami masyadong nakakauwi narin ng pinas..pang vacation spot nalang samin ang pinas.last kong uwi two years ago pa.
magastos narin sis kasi dito sa rwanda ako nagsstay diba, so civil wedding dito, para mga filipino community na nandito makakasalorin namin.tapos grand wedding, sa kenya na, sa place naman ni fiance.
sa side pa nila magastos kasi nga diba 5 days celebration yung non christian wedding nila for us after our christian wedding...bale 6 days beauty ko non.kaloka lang.

[120515]

it is still awesome, sis!

i've never seen a kenyan wedding before but it sounds like a wonderful, colorful, exciting 5 days!