Wedding Update: Fitting Schedule

Early this afternoon, I received a text message from Minette, my couture, informing me that i could fit my gown anytime I want. I’ve always been wondering how my wedding gown is progressing. But I try to keep that off my mind until I’m ready to actually fit it. I’m still working on losing more weight and inches off me. After reading her message, I’m both happy and nervous. I immediately forwarded it to JayR. I’m so excited! I think I became teary eyed for a second then! Hehe.. The thought of actually wearing the white gown I will wear on our wedding day came flooding my mind. Is this really how it feels? It’s just a text message but the power it had on me was overwhelming. What more when that special moment comes that I will actually wear my gown! Only waterproof makeup for me please! Hahaha!

Aside from the excitement I felt, I felt nervous as well. Questions like “Will it fit me?”, “Will I look good in it?”, “Will my chosen design complement my body?”, etc. slowly crept my mind. Anyhow, this powerful text message pushed me to work out even harder and meet my goal. It took me a while to compose myself and put my concentration back to work. :D

Yes friends, I’m scheduled to finally fit my gown on Saturday! Wish me luck! :D

Wedding Update: On Choreographer

Yesterday, I went to Weddings, Get, Set, Go..a bridal fair in Rockwell with my good friend who’s also getting married next year. This is the first bridal fair I attended where the venue is not Megamall! This is also the first bridal fair I attended without JayR with me. Since we’ve booked most of the suppliers already, I’m on the lookout for bridal cars and some other minor suppliers we might need. Too bad not much bridal cars are on exhibit.

However, we did not go home disappointed. I found Elaine Francisco-Ledesma, a florist turned choreographer. I found her package very affordable. Her package includes three (3) sessions, with a max of 3 hours per session. It’s a lot cheaper than the previous inquiry I did on one dance studio in Alabang. I had Nina, our coordinator, book her today at the bridal fair to avail the discount she offers since I can’t go back today. They belong to the same group of wedding suppliers so dealing with her is easier. I’ve always loved dancing ever since I was a kid. My parents enrolled me to Ballet and Hawaiian dance classes during my growing up years. I took beginner and advance ballroom dance classes in college. And currently, I love and join the dance classes in Fitness First. Don’t get me wrong though. I’m NOT nor as close to being a professional dancer! Hahaha! And just like most of the regular guys out there, JayR don’t bother much about dancing. I remembered him telling me that his only experience in professional dancing is during their foundation activities in High School. Hmmnn.. Maybe Elaine will have a tough time during our practice. Hahaha! Elaine however told me otherwise. She loved to challenge herself to teach the grooms dance! Since JayR will arrive only one week before our wedding, I asked Nina to book three consecutive days with Elaine for our practice. This is an exemption for she normally schedules the sessions three weeks before the wedding. I just wish we don’t spoil our first dance.

I’ve always wanted to have a special dance number for our guests especially to our overseas guests. So to all our “Guest Readers” out there, ABANGAN!!!

Wedding Update: On Cakes

Last Thursday I met my very good friend, Faith in Makati to discuss the wedding cake she'll do for me. I have so much trust in her that she can provide us a very good cake. I did not ask her to do this favor so I could get a huge discount on cakes but I want her to do something special for us on our wedding day! My mother even wondered why I keep our cake on a budget when I asked for a grand cake on my debut. The reason is I want our cake to have a personal touch. (I’m talking in the first person here for JayR left all the decisions on this area to me. Of course, I still solicit his approval before I make any final decision.) I know that she won't let us down. ;) Talk about pressure! Hahaha! Here is the picture of the cake I found in the net for the inspiration of the cake I have in mind.


I want a tiered cake, maybe 3 layers or 5 layers. I’m not sure yet. Our cake will be one of the highlight in our reception and I want it to be simple yet elegant. She proposed a cake surrounded by barquillos with arranged slices of fruits on top in clear gelatin. If you still can’t visualize it, think crema de fruta. I love the idea but I feared that the first thought my guests will get when the see it is the color brown. The guests won’t take a closer look at it hence they won’t see the colors of the fruits on top of each layer. She proposed to add ribbons around it to break the brown monotone. This may be one option but she wanted to do more research on the perfect cake that I wanted. I love this girl! Hehe.

Mission Singapore

It's been quite a while since my last post on our blog. For me, its really hard to work on something when your heart and mind are not into it. Many times I tried to think of something to write in here but it seems my thoughts are not with me. I guess I left it with my fiance back there in the Philippines.. :D

It was exactly 3 weeks since I've been here in Singapore and yet until now, I still feel like I just arrived yesterday. I have made lots of adjustments already and yet there are still lots of adjustments which I need to undertake. To begin with, this is my first time to live by myself, not literally living alone but living away from home. Even during my college years, in which going to school back and forth took me 5 hours of stressful travel, I still opted not to stay in apartments or dormitories. The reason behind is that I dont want to look after my own food, clothes and other stuff. In short, I dont want to do those household chores, hehe. But here in Singapore, I have no choice, I need to do those things which I dont want to do at home. Here, I need to regularly clean my room, wash and iron my clothes, do the grocery, etc.. But cooking is just too much for me. As much as I have wanted to cook delightful dishes here, my cooking powers are just limited to instant noodles and fried dishes. Good thing cooking is one of Anne's many expertise, all I have to do is to wait for the time that she will be here with me.. :D And since I dont know how to cook, I have no choice but to be adventurous with some of the local foods here in which I find to be very challenging task for my taste buds.

On the brighter side, there are also lots of positive adjustments. From 1 1/2 hours travel time from our house to my previous office in Makati, here it was reduced to 40 mins or less. It's less traffic here and less pollution. The surroundings are very clean and the people here are very disciplined, especially my fellow pinoys. Although Philippines and Singapore are within the same time zone, it seems that Phils is ahead by 2 hours. 7pm here is just like 5pm in the Phils. so when I arrived home from work, I feel like I still have lots of time to do some household chores.

I'm really grateful to God for giving me the opportunity to go and work here in Singapore. Actually, early this year while Anne and I started preparing for our wedding, going and settling in Singapore was one of our original and major plan. Although during that time, we have no idea yet on how we can accomplish this target but we never worried because we believe God will help us. And Im very thankful that God answered our prayers and that everything are going smoothly as to what we have planned. He magnificently paved the way for me and cleared all the obstacles that might hinder me from going here in Singapore. Until now, I can clearly picture out how He powerfully helped me through the course of my resignation with my previous employer and also how He reminded me, through Anne's brother and his wife, about my status as a DOST scholar,which may lead to a big problem in the Bureau of Immigration if not taken care of immediately.

My life here in Singapore is not a walk in the park for me, since I do a lot of adjustments and sacrifices not to mention doing lots of things which I don’t normally do back in the Phils. But I believe God is just giving me enough time to practice doing these sort kind of things, as a preparation for the next chapter of my life - married life, in which no one will carry out these things for us, but ourselves. At least Anne can be assured that I can help her in doing those household chores. :D

God is really good, and He is good all the time!

Wedding Update: Makati Sports Club

This post is long overdue. A couple of weeks ago, we, together with our event stylist Rey of Freshcuts went to Makati Sports Club for an ocular inspection of the reception venue. JayR and I were both present to assist Rey. It was a good decision to accompany him for we were able to give him some ideas we want done for our reception. Here are some shots we took.

The Entrance from outside POV


The Entrance from inside POV



The Stage, this is where The Couple’s table will be. The string ensemble will be placed at our left and the projector screen at our right.


The Left side of the ballroom. We’ll place the projector screen at this corner.


The Back side of the ballroom. This is where the buffet set up will be. We might opt to remove the divider and make use of the connecting room to give more room for our guests.



Rey will put drapings to accentuate the ceiling. We're just waiting for his lights requirements before we can make a deal with our lights and sounds system supplier.