Wedding Update: Gowns and OTD

Couture: Minette Santiago

We went to meet Minette Santiago at her place in White Plains last Saturday. She was referred to me by my friend whom she had made the gown for also. She is very easy to talk to. She asked what type of cloth we want. How long will my train be? She tried to provide me swatches to see the actual color. We had difficulty discussing the right color that I want. It’s my fault. I didn’t bring any reference. Our motif is orange. But as I said to her, I don’t want a striking orange which may blind the guests! Hahaha! Orange is a very strong color. But I don’t want to scare my guests naman. I want a deep orange or burnt orange..basta autumny ang dating! Wala syang swatches of that color but we saw one picture sa magazine and she got it na! She then asked for the length of the gowns of my entourage. Beaded or not? I said yes! Pero sa top lang. Their built? I said mix! Attention members of my entourage, let’s support one another para maachieve ang goal! Hahaha! She then made a quotation right in front of us. These are what she based her quotation from (at least from what I think): cloth, length of gowns, amount of beads, and others. She was able to give us a reasonable price naman. She needs a lead time of 4 months to make the gowns so we have 2 months to finalize our decision. There’s one more couture I’d like to see which is very popular to W@W before I make my final decision.

OTD Coordinator: Niña Aseron (Shindig Events Specialist)



Niña Aseron is my batchmate in my previous company. Among the girls in our batch, she was the first to get married. She entered the business with her friends way before she got married. I’ve been to two weddings that they coordinated. They looked professional with uniform clothes. They have 2-way radio for communications so I know that they could handle well. When she learned that I’m getting married, she got excited and told me that she has to be my coordinator. I agreed for she wants to personally coordinate my wedding not just to gain business but because we’re friends. It would be easier for me since I don’t need to build a rapport with a stranger since we’ve already clicked in the past especially on kikay stuffs. With that thought I know that she could envision everything I’d like to happen on my wedding! We took only an On-The-Day Coordinator for we still want to have personal touch on everything about our special day! Niña on the other hand, told us that she’d be more than willing to look for our supplier in case we can’t find any, for free!

Support Group: W@W

I joined weddings at work last month. It’s a very informative yahoo groups for bride-to-be’s. It’s a very active group and I get a minimum of 10 mails everyday, and that is I’m subscribed to digest and not individual mails. Hehe. It’s a nice read knowing you are all undergoing the same situations. It consists of everything from supplier reviews to rants about suppliers and a lot more. You can find here all the good suppliers that you can’t find in a bridal fair. And the support does not end there. It can also support you emotionally. I wished I had known this group before I booked some of my major suppliers. I would recommend this group to anybody who is planning to get married. There’s even a member there who is actually the groom-to-be. Fascinating! Of course, as being part of the group, you have to give something in return. It’s such a good feel when you’ve helped your co-w@wies even by recommendation only.

After the day, both of us just got more excited on our wedding day! Thanks love for being so patient and for always accompanying me in all our supplier visits.