The Simplest Wedding One Can Imagine Part 2

[airwaterfire]

Regarding sa stipend, I think 1500.00 lang yung binigay namin tapos ang Bishop pa nag preside kasi late ang pari nila sa Archbishop Palace.

Sa photos, you can service lang. Or if meron kang kakilala na marunong, pwede sila na gagawa. Dapat sincere sila kasi baka pagdating ng time, hindi na kikilos. hehe

[simang]

I feel like our wedding is very simple, in a good way kasi fiance and I are very simple naman talaga to begin with.

- First thing, ours is not very formal. Our entourage will wear RTW lace tops and maxi skirts with flat sandals. They paid for their own dresses. We want something na pwede nilang suotin on regular days since sila naman nagbayad nun.
- My wedding gown has very minimal details, it's probably the most plain wedding dress in the history of philippine wedding lol. I want something that's simple and flowy and personally am not for the intricate laces and beads. Sad thing is, my mom doesn't like my dress at all. Haha sobrang simple daw.
- My wedding shoes is from Divisoria
- We don't have souvenirs for guests, only for principal sponsors.
- We'll have a self-service photobooth -- iPad app that the guests themselves will operate Jamba juice-style.
- I'll borrow my sister's car as my bridal car, and my BIL's car for fiance
- For our photo and video, we got service lang, with prenup and SDE, but no albums. We'll try to work on our albums eventually
- We did not get a stylist for the reception, kasi we chose a venue that's beautiful on its own, so literally hindi kelangan ng any extra styling for the venue.

[120515]

^ sis simang, i'm looking forward to seeing your wedding! it will be amazing!

^ sis lunaris, i don't think churches will mind if your principal and secondary sponsors won't be in matching colors, etc. i just told our principal sponsors to wear what will make them feel comfortable and beautiful.

for the reception, having a sit-down dinner where your guests will just talk/catch-up will be awesome. a program isn't a requirement.

for the offerings, i think you can check with your church. our church actually requested for us to just offer wine and host and they don't like extra gifts (but will not turn the extra gifts away if you bring them). usually, people offer fruits in addition to the wine and host.

like sis twinxz, i would suggest for you to have a photographer. or if you have a friend who has a good camera then you can ask him/her to take photos. having photographs is really one of the best ways to relive your wedding day in the future - something you and your husband (and future family) can browse through.

happy planning!

[elarose]

^^ RE: offerings, you may also ask the church kung may prefer sila. Yung iba kasi meron like school supplies, groceries,cash, etc.

Get a photo/video coverage sis. Para may mababalik balikan kayo pagtanda..hihi.. ☺

[blackgreen]

Hi mga sis! We were able to pull off the simplest wedding one can imagine yesterday. Sobrang high ko yata sa nangyari na hindi ako masyado nakatulog sa sobrang saya ko. Si hubby nga sarap ng tulog.

My wedding dress is very simple. Long sleeves lace tapos sweetheart cut na parang corset tapos bagsak/flowy lang yun skirt. Wala din ako petticoat. Maraming nagsabi bakit ganun gown ko pero sinabi kong yun ang gusto kong design ng gown. My gown, hubby's suit and my maid of honor's dress are all made in divisoria. Nung una dami ko insecurities sa gown kasi baka may makapansin na hindi maganda etc pero kapag pala suot mo na tapos nakaayos ka na rin at yun happiness mo sa wedding ibang aura na talaga makikita mo. Kahit super natatabaan ako sa sarili ko dahil stress eating nangyari at napabayaan ko diet ko keber na lang. Muntik na ngang hindi magkasiya gown ko hirap na hirap sila izipper pero ganda pa rin ng naging outcome.

Garden wedding ceremony kami sa baguio followed by a lunch reception. Take note hindi kami nagprovide ng tent since we wanted to feel na clouds nasa ibabaw namin. 11 am ang wedding kaya andun talaga yun risk na super init. We provided fan and umbrellas to the guests to compensate for the hot weather. Super thankful ako na nakipagcooperate ang weather. Nasobrahan pa nga ata ako ng dasal kasi nung pauwi na mga guests umambon na. Before the wedding started super init as in! Nag march kaming entourage na tirik ang araw. Our plan B pag super init ililipat na namin sa reception yun lecture ng officiating imam namin but thank you talaga kay lord at allah after ko mag march naging cloudy na at mahangin.

We invited 70 guests ang dumating 55. Achieve na achieve namin ang intimate wedding. Initially we wanted 50 guests pero hindi pala kaya kasi medyo madami yun closest family and friends. Our entourage is composed of 3 witnesses (sa muslim kasi kelangan at least 2 male muslim witnesses), 1 pair of principal sponsor, bestman and maid of honor. Yun witnesses nga ang nakapirma sa marriage contract namin hindi yun mga principal sponsor. Dun lang sila pumirma sa nuptial agreement namin. Gumawa kasi kami ni hubby ng additional agreement about the legalities of our wedding, like yun hindi siya pwede mag asawa ulit pag wala akong consent at kung anong marriage code ba susundin namin since may mga differences ang family code of the philippines and muslim code pagdating sa marriage. May sarili kasi silang sinusunod na batas.

Sa photo and video naman magkahiwalay supplier namin since nung dalaga pa ako dream ko na talaga magka SDE so we looked for the best videographer in baguio kahit exceed na kami sa budget for photo video namin. Photographer naman namin mga bata pa nagsisimula pa lang pero makikita mo yun passion. Ang kagandahan dito nakatipid kami kasi siyempre hindi pa sila ganun kamahal. Kaya okay lang na medyo nag exceed kami sa budget for photo video. Nagplay din kaming slideshow ng pictures ng traditional wedding namin sa zamboanga. Kahit morning of the wedding na lang namin yun nakuha ang ganda ganda ng slideshow. Ganda ng effects. Gandang ganda din kami sa mga kuha ng photographer namin at higit sa lahat tuwang tuwa kami sa SDE. Hindi ako nagsisisi na kinuha namin sila kahit medyo napamahal na.

Venue namin wala na masyado styling kasi Forest House itself is beautiful. At super sarap ng food. Super natuwa nga ako na lahat ng guests sarap na sarap sa pagkain at ang dami dami daw ng food. We had a sit down lunch with 5 course meal (appetizer, soup, salad, pasta, 2 entree, dessert and bottomless iced tea). Hahahaha.. 6 course na pala yun if may nag eexist bang 6 course. Hahahaa.. since destination wedding kami and siyempre pag guests normally diba manonood lang ng ceremony and will just feel the love of the couple during their vows tapos kakain, we wanted na yun pagkain eh hindi nila makakalimutan. Sabi nga ng hmua ko tinipid ko daw ng husto siya tapos reception ko daw mahal mahal. Pero hindi yun totoo kasi for the package na kinuha namin super sulit. Halos lahat kasama na sa package. Photo, video and hmua na nga lang ang dinala namin tapos si forest house na bahala sa lahat. Ang ganda ng bouquet ko ang laki laki at nasunod talaga yun peg ko na all white roses. Yun 3 layer cake namin diko inexpect na ang laki tsaka lahat cake talaga. Pati yun wedding topper namin na mr.andmrs. gayang gaya yun nakuha ko sa pinterest.  Actually ang daming details ng venue namin na hindi ko na masyado napansin sa video ko na lang nakita.

Wala din kami masyado program. Dina nga nasunod yun timeline namin dahil natagalan kami sa photo ops. Kahit wala pa kami sa reception pina serve na namin yun food baka gutom na ang guests dahil natapos past 12 na yun picture taking. Late din kasi nag start ng mga 20 minutes yun march sa hindi ko pa alam na dahilan.

I am just so happy sa nangyari. Though tama talaga na walang perfect wedding pero let go na lang mga flaws. Important is your marrying the love of your life and your dream man. Kwento ko lang mga flaws, hindi yun revised introduction script for the entourage ang nabasa ng emcee nalagpasan si mommy ko (auntie namin na tumayong guardian magmula namatay parents ko). Wala daw nareceive na final guestlist and seatplan si forest though nasa sent items ko. Kaya pala pag akyat namin sabi namin bakit ka gulo upuan. Akala nga namin may hindi sumunod tapos nagkagulo na. Mali ng naplay na song for my bridal march buti naagapan na mapalitan. Pero alam niyo mga sis, after ng wedding yun mga flaws na yan hindi na magmamatter as compared dun sa happiness niyo na nagawa niyo na yun wedding na pinaplano niyo. Ako pa naman may pagka OC ako sa mga planning kelangan nasusunod kundi kagulo na universe ko niyan especially this wedding na super hands on kami to the point na pati yun umbrellas kami na lang gumawa nung mga tags. 4 hours nga lang tulog namin kasi nag panic kami na yun gown ko super nakusot tapos hindi naman pala effective yun steam iron na nabibili sa sm. Muntik ko pa masunog gown ko. Buti na lang may natawagan kami nakapagtanong tanong paano ba pplantsahin gown na hindi masusunog. Ayun umunat din gown ko. Super na appreciate ko din my extended family na kahit umakyat sila baguio na intention to attend the wedding and mamasyal pero hindi nila kami pinabayaan lahat ng pwede nilang maitulong ginawa nila.

I will update you mga sis how much talaga nagastos namin kasi we exceeded yata our budget.

[120515]

wow, sis blackgreen! i'm so happy for you. despite the flaws you mentioned, i can feel how happy you are to be married! i can totally feel the glow coming from you 

[tiffany24]

Congrats again sis blackgreen,sis 120515 is right.. we can definitely feel your happiness kahit sa post mo pa lang. let go of the flaws and celebrate the day that you're united with your husband  achieve na achieve mo sis! 

[simang]

Sis blackgreen!! Congratulations!! I saw your SDE nakakaiyakkkk. Ang ganda ng wedding nyo, iba ang aura nyo ng husband mo doon. Congratulations!!

[yannuh]

^waa i wanna see it too!:)) share naman dyan sis blackgreen. i love watching SDEs too!!!

[bonzaigirl]

@blackgreen congrats  and best wishes on your recent nuptials

[twinxz]

@blackgreen
sa post mo pa lang, you're really on a wedding high!! excited na din tuloy ako, dami kasi stress this month dahil lang sa preps na yan!! grabe! hahahaha

pa-share ng SDE mo sis

[blackgreen]

Hahahaha!! Ngayun ko lang narealize super haba pala ng nai-type ko sa phone. Super na-excite lang sa pag-share ng happiness.

@twinxz grabe talaga din stress ng wedding preps, days na nga lang before the wedding dami pa last-minute adjustments.

thank you sis bonzaigirl

@simang, thank you!! Sabi nga nila super happy daw namin nung wedding, tapos halos lahat ng guests ang feedback ngayun heartfelt, intimate and very solemn daw nung wedding namin.

@120515, thank you sis, iba pala talaga yun wedding high. hahaha..

[ems_thorne]

Yay! Sis blackgreen, graduate ka na! Congratulations!

[smile22]

congrats sis blackgreen!

[ece]

wala talaga iyan sa laki o sa liit na budget, kung san kayo masaya, dun ka. congrats sis blackgreen!

[blackgreen]

Thank you sisses ems_thorne, smile22 and ece.

Hindi kami nagsisi ni hubby na nagdeviate kami sa norm. Ang sarap lang sa feeling na kung ano yun gusto namin yun ginawa namin so wala kaming mga what if scenarios.

[jjaammiiee]

Hello po! If anyone wants po x-deal na pre-nup, I can do it po. I've done predebut pa lang but I want to build my portfolio. I don't know if I can put my contacts here but you can PM me here po. I can help with your simple wedding.

Nafrustrate lang po kasi ako today. Akala ko usually mga suppliers ang bogus, may mga clients din pala. Somebody got me for their prenup today. Tapos biglang nung umaga they cancelled. Nung una sabi pa, pwede ba dun sa location na lang mag-ayos, wag na sa hotel kung saan sila naka-check in. Of course we want to give the best service we can, maayos na makeup prep and all. And then biglang nagmessage na they have to come home to Batangas kasi yung balikbayan box ng fiancee niya came and they have to receive it themselves, to which I replied, pwede naman iba magreceive, I should know because my mother used to be an OFW. And that I ditched a family event for it. After niya magsabi na pasensya, she blocked me. Hindi na rin kasi ako makapagmessage sa kanya and I can't view her Facebook profile anymore.

Nakakapikon lang po kasi our fee is super low, 1.8k for the basic shoot because I'm building a portfolio. Naisip ko na mamahalan ko kapag marami na po akong nashoot. Bumili pa nga po ako ng reflector disc. Ang mali ko lang talaga, I didn't ask for a down. But I've learned from that now.

So ayun po, help niyo po ako to build my portfolio and I'll help you achieve your dream prenup photo and video. Here's my sample work po:

https://chronologicalrandomness.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/a-ray-of-sunshine/

[twinxz]

^sis yung friend namin ni h2b is also building his own portfolio, but AFAIR, his services are free as of the moment. He's going to be our aux photog on our wedding and he was our pre-nup photog too which again, offered for free. Ganun talaga sa start sis, you have to lay your cards muna then pag mejo established ka na, saka ka na pwede mag-charge.

Currently he's shooting for free pa din for a fashion stylist kasi this stylist paid for his further schooling in photography.

[cornflakegirl]

i'm planning my wedding mga sis. kaso like any other bride
on top of my considerations ay yung budget. kung kakayanin ba lahat ng gusto ko.
so i decided to keep everything simple at tama kayo, isa nga si kitchie
sa mga nakakainspire na bride ngayon.

mga balak ko:
1. divisoria for the bridal & entourage gowns
2. simple styling and catering (baka may magsponsor pa  wish me luck!)
3. maghuhunting ako ng mga kakakilala ko dati na mga hobbyists na photographer na ngayon.
4. magphotobooth na lang sila(mga guests) wala na giveaways na tangible.
5. super trim ko na lang yung guestlists namin ni groom. i wanna be ruthless as in...

i've checked this event stylist sa facebook The Wedding Stylist - Aisle & Entourage Flowers
mura lang syang maningil pero personalized so I guess kasya pa sa budget at magiging bongga na ang wedding ko. sing mura pero di sing mahal!

[tiffany24]

Ako did sis twinxz my photographer friend who's just starting wanted to do my prenup pero dahil kasama na sa package namin with p&v yung prenup and save the date sabi ko sa Post Nup na lang siya mag shoot para mas masaya. hehe so excited din ako sa post nup kasi friends lang mga kasama