i wanted to share my experiences pero nag-iingat din ako kasi hindi naman totally horrible wedding but still, i was unsatisfied with almost everything.
1) our OTD coordinator (Cherish Events) screwed up. pinabayaan nya kami na parang alam na alam ko na gagawin. wala yata sya balak i-meet kami during that month if not we're going give her a partial payment due that day. one of her coord who was assigned to assist me didn't do any help. naupo lang pagdating. i was thankful na hands-on ang sisters ko.. mas sila pa yun tumulong sa sakin. i learned later on that person was a first timer - i don't care. she should have been oriented of her responsibilities. the giveaways weren't distributed properly. my sister has to do it when she saw that guests were starting to leave. natarayan pa sya ng event coordinator. yan at marami pang iba. The wedding looked "okay" and "beautiful" because the guests didn't see kung anong mga naging problema namin. And still they have the guts to use my picture for marketing purposes, without my permission.
2) i lost money the wedding day.
3) our videographer was good (Bimbo Jereza) but didn't use my requested song for the wedding teaser. we didn't avail the SDE kaya after 3 weeks na namin nakuha ang video.. sobrang wala na kami time to have them revised the song since it was only finished the night before my hubby's flight.
4) our photographer was okay as well but hasn't give us the edited photos yet. 2 months and they stopped communicating to us. i have the pictures but i recognize they're busy..just like that I'm aware that we aren't photogenic and I needed edited photos to be posted in social network since the relatives are already asking for it. I got the raw photos but blame my little knowledge in photography - I know how a little photoshop/lightroom enhancement is necessary.
5) my gown isn't even close to my peg.
this made me real sad.. it was nice according to many. but i didn't feel that way because i know hindi naman yun ang design na pinili ko. i allowed a little modification.. but not total revision. also, i don't have an hour glass figure kaya important sakin yun fit sa waist..maluwag sya sa waist ko. yun petticoat ko bumaba kasi didn't notice that my tita (who sew that dress) used garter instead na di-tali. at maluwag sa akin..i was uncomfortable the entire event. At kaya wala din akong matinong whole body pictures.
6) it was clear to my hubby's sis that I don't want them to wear red - she still wore a red dress.
7) i gave headpieces to the flower girls and female ento - the mom who was the person in no.6 used a different headpiece for her daughter. may mga tao talaga gusto kasi sila yun mapansin. sana respect. that was my day. napapangitan ako sa picture..may isang kakaiba.
i was too stressed on that day. ako pa kasi kumakausap sa coord, photog, video, giving instructions.. my female ento noticed it. iba daw aura ko when i was about get off from the bridal car.
9) the choir sang a different song during the ento and bridal march when 2 days before she confirmed na okay na yun songs i requested. i even agreed to pay additional. hindi na ko nagbayad since hindi naman nya ginawa yun gusto ko but i still feel so disappointed. Had I known, they will ruin everything.. naghire na lang sana ko musicians, which wasn't included in our priorities talaga.
10) 3 days before the wedding i was told that the church door was defective kaya hindi pwedeng isara before my entrance. ang saya.
11) San Vicente Ferrer, Calamba - They did nothing but add stress to our already-stressful days. Lagi kaming sinasabihan na irereschedule ang wedding. Hindi naman kami lumagpas sa deadlines but tight lang talaga kasi OFW si hubby. Also 3 days before we were told na walang pari, which I didn't take too seriously. Ang sa akin, bayad na kami..maghanap kayo kasi they accepted our bookings almost a year in advance. Pero sana consideration dahil alam nila gaano kahirap magprepare ng wedding.
yan at sobrang dami pa. it's been 2 months but lalo lang ako nadedepress because I wanted to make everything right..but unfortunately, walang ganun. you only do this once.
