Sharing tips and advice post-wedding

[imprincessfiona]

What would you suggest mga previous brides? Comfy naman ako sa 3" kaso i cant imagine pa ngayon pag suot ko na ang wedding gown na "mabigat". Hehe. Ano pa ba ang ibang factors sa wedding day na makakapagpa uncomfy ng paa? 😁 bukod sa wedding gown, tatayo, uupo paikot ikot, mahaba ang gown kaya pwdeng matapilok sa shoes na mataas? Ano pa? Hehe sorry matanong. TIA!! 😊

^ako sis converse na highness ang suot ko. ang problema madalas ko matapakan yung unahan ng gown ko kaya pag may time sinisipa ko palabas parang may kaaway lang LOL. Yan ang isang bagay na dapat praktisin lalo na at mabigat ang wedding gown. Ayaw ko din naman madapa sa wedding day ko.

[blackgreen]

Sis blackgreen correct ka dun! Hehe. Kapag nasipa sipa mo na yung gown tapos naka "slippers" ka pala, pangit sa video or pix. Yaiks! Hehe.
Thanks for the tips!! 

Ay oo! Naalala ko yun mga nabasa ko dito about pagsipa sa gown. Ilang beses ko ginawa yun nung wedding. Partida hindi pa mabigat gown ko ha. Pero hirap na ako ilakad. ANg bloopers dito, si hubby ilang beses natapakan gown ko.

[Maxim04]

^ kahit may petty coat mabigat siya at kailangang sipain? hahaha. im afraid i wont be having a balloon type petty coat kasi my skirt is parang free flow yung tawag? hehe.

[blackgreen]

Wala siya petty coat and hindi rin pa baloon. Simpleng mahaba lang yun na flowing. Marami lang beads beads pero dahil mahaba nga natatapakan ko kahit ako kaya kelangan ko sipain.

[caleeice]

So a bride really has to kick her gown in order to move freely? That's what the assistants of my gown designer is telling me. Our wedding is coming up soon. I don't know how I'm going to walk and even dance (hehe) in my gown. Gown's not frou frou, but I still don't know how. It's not like I have the time or opportunity to practice. I'm just scared that I might trip. Haha!

[gi_jane101112]

i might be wearing a flat shoes on my wedding o kaya yung may heels na 1 to 2 inches lang kasi ang wedding namin ay sa amphitheater at baka matalisod ako..may pagka clumsy pa naman ako minsan,,i don't want to be taped in my wedding video na natalisod,,oh, please no..hehe..pero kung hindi makaya ng flats o yung may heels, magcombat shoes na lang ako sa hehe,.mas kumportable naman yun sa akin,.

[joanlim]

i don't know how but i ended up with a tear in the front part of my gown at the end of the day, most probably because lagi ko din naaapakan.

[imprincessfiona]

^hindi talaga maiwasan na hindi mo maapakan yung gown e. ano kayang trick ang pwedeng gawin dun? does it have to do with the length of your gown and the height of your shoes? grabe. yan ang isang bagay na hirap gawin ng mga b2bs.ang maglakad with grace under pressure.parang pang-beauty contest lang ang peg.

[caleeice]

Designers usually ask brides to wear their actual shoes during fitting so they can make the necessary adjustments as to the length of the gown. I brought mine to my second fitting ata. But even with that, I still find it difficult to walk gracefully! Haha.

[j.adore]

I brought my shoes sa final fitting then the designer adjusted prior delivery. The length was perfect but I still had to make slight sipa hehe just to make sure I won't trip.

And yes, designer said it's meant to get dirty and stepped on kasi my train was long. Bawal OC hehe.

[sevangelista]

If you have big venue and several food stations, it would be nice na mayroon kayong map or street sign. Some of our guests didn't know na meron kaming mongolian station or pasta bar. Both were announced pero un ibang guests hindi mapapansin.

[112214bride]

1. It's been 7mos since wed and ngayon ko lang na-receive yung unedited wedding photos. Ngayon pa lang kami pipili ng photos for photobook. Hindi ko alam kung bakit inabot ng ganito katagal, naka lagay naman sa contract na a week after wed eh ibibigay na. Sana hindi na lang muna ako nag full payment nung wedding day, sana tsaka na lang yung full payment after na ma-receive yung lahat. (pwede ba yun?)

2. Upon looking at out photos, ngayon ko lang narealize na wala palang hawak na bouquet ang mga girls ko! I ordered 2 corsages for 2 mothers, and 4 bouquets for MOH & 3 secondary sponsors. Nagulat na lang ako nung nakita ko yung photos, sa mothers napunta yung bouquet and walang dalang kahit na ano ang girls. Saan na kaya napunta yung natirang bouquet and corsages? Nung dineliver naman ng florist, tama naman ang mga bilang. I assume error na ng wedding coordinator. Meron naman syang list ng kung kanino ang mga flowers.. hindi na siguro nya nareview ng maayos.

3. Sana gumawa ako ng list ng mga bibigyan ng packed lunch sa preparation. Marami kasing hindi nabigyan, napanis lang yung mga inorder namin for them.

4. Hindi ko na rin na-arrange ipa take-out yung wedding cake and reception buffet dinner leftover.

5. We prepared 10 wine giveaways for PS. Pina distribute ko kay wedding coordinator. Sadly, 2 lang ang nabigyan. Hindi namin alam kung saan na napunta ang iba..

6. Another lesson I learned: I should have assigned someone to collect or keep all envelopes/gifts we received. Sadly, I left/lost most of it.


Looking back at our wedding, marami akong na naiisip na 'I should have done this and that' but what's important is that solemn yung wedding at naka raos ng maayos! Although there's no such thing as perfect wedding, I can say that it was still our dream wedding!

Sorry medyo mahaba

[Maxim04]

Sis 112214bride sayang naman flowers! At ang photos na delayed, grabe naman yun. May contract naman pero sila pa itong d tumupad! Thanks sa mga tips!

Will definitely list all the BMs na needed ng flowers, kanino ang corsage, etc..
Saka yung envelopes and ampaos.mgrabe kanino naman yun mapupunta 

[j.adore]

Most of them could have been avoided if you had a trustworthy coordinator

[Maxim04]

correct sis j.adore.

sis 112214bride maybe you can post the name of your coordinator so fellow Cebu brides will watch out.. 

[sevangelista]

Sayang the envelopes sis 112214bride! Sabi ni coordinator, lahat ng monetary gifts will be directed sa amin, hindi sila magrereceive nito. Narealize ko, ok na malaki un bag para kasya lahat ng maisusuksok. Dala ko handbag ko nung wedding and binigay nung coordinator namin to my mom. Then nung hindi na kasya, nilipat ko lahat ng laman ng purse ko dun sa handbag ko.

[Maxim04]

Hala bag talaga sis sevangelista?

Plano ko eh yung round lang, pouch string ba tawag dun? hehe. So we can keep cards na rin or small stuff like face powder at lipstick. hehe.

[gwyne21]

^About envelope gifts, nung wedding namin diretso yun inaabot sa amin. What our coordinator did was give us a large envelope during the reception (yung maliit lang na wedding pouch dala ko that time) then dun namin nilagay lahat ng envelope gifts. Our coordinators handled and safekept the wrapped gifts for us. After the wedding binigay nila yun sa amin, complete with number and list kung kanino nanggaling

[Maxim04]

Sis gwyne21 ang cool ng coords mo, may "imbentaryo" hahaha.

Actually sa chinese weddings, kapag nag register ka dun sa front door, merong "ampao box". Dun mo ihuhulog ang ampao with money, or any cards na you like to give sa couple. Para siyang lucky draw box. Kulang nalang eh tambyolo na para talagang malaki! Hahaha 
sa kanila, parang more on "pera-pera" sa kasal kasi the more they invited, the more they are expecting dun sa money.

Sa atin kasi parang practicality na rin ngayon. Though may nagbibigay pa din ng wrapped gifts, mas maximixed talaga ng couple ang cash, at "naibabalik" or "nababawi" yung nagastos kahit half. hehe.
Just saying. 

[112214bride]

Sis Maxim04, photo and video parehong delayed. walang tumupad sa contract. hehe. ngayon lang sila nag padala kasi kinulit ko na sila. enough time naman na siguro yung 7 months.

Regarding flowers, I had a list. Kaya lang hindi pa rin nasunod. haha.

sis j.adore, the coordinator was nice and kind naman. Hindi lang siguro ganun pa ka experienced talaga. But I wrote her an email. Instead of posting my review elsewhere, dinirect ko na sa kanya ang mga comments ko. Hopefully she'll learn from her mistakes and do better next time.

sis sevangelista, oo sayang talaga! iniyakan ko pa yun after wed! haha. but there's nothing I can do nawala na eh so let it go na lang instead of feeling bad on our wedding night. Wala naman sisisihin kundi ang sarili ko. hehe. Halos lahat ng gifts namen nasa envelopes and our guests opted to give it to us directly. Yung mga nag abot sa akin, nawala ko lahat. Buti na lang nasave yung mga inabot kay hubby.