Our Wedding Reception Details

 I do not like HELLO KITTY.

I do not provide specific instructions for our wedding reception setup. Upon discussing the theme to Ms. Gina, I felt that she’s quite new with the whimsical theme. I kept on saying that it’s a bit close to the shabby chic with a whimsical effect and showed some sample pictures. I felt that she only recognizes when I say shabby chic. So not to confuse her, I agreed with it. I just discussed my DIYs so the team will know that I'll provide the table numbers and the pinwheels.

As we entered the hall, I didn’t expect that it will look like it, in a good way. I loved it actually. We only had the standard package but the stage setup was for upgraded. Ms. Gina knew that I wanted a couch setup but we do not have stage so we brushed the idea off but their team was able to work on it, added the couch even without the stage. My DIY centerpieces looked good on and overall I am very satisfied. If you're considering Quidos and wanted to be specific, make sure to discuss every detail to them. For us, the surprise factor worked because we didn’t expect that they will put lots of elements on the venue and exceeded on what we've discussed for the look. Ms. Gina is also very flexible with your requests. We absolutely recommend Quidos Grill for a very affordable yet elegant caterer for your wedding ;)

And uhh, for the Hello Kitty on the table, okay, cge na nga… :p

I love the rustic effect.

L-O-V-E

Table centerpiece :)

VIP table :

Flowers and drapes :)

The menu for the day

We provide these sweets as additional appetizers :)

Quido's Grill

Address:
Quido’s Garden, Lot 7,8, 9 Block 13,
Saint Irene Street Sto Nino Village
Tunasan Muntinlupa City

Landline Telephone Nos.:
9756204 and 4256695

Cellphone Nos.:
0917-819-5701 / 0917-899-5752
0947-896-7862 / 0917-559-9187

My Wedding Dress

The collection of some of the gowns that I've fitted :p

The quest for the wedding dress.

Splurging for the wedding dress is a big no for me. I know it will be a bit hard getting a decent wedding dress that’s within our budget. If you're willing to sacrifice a bit, then the top notch is to look in Divisoria. Here, you just need to prepare yourself for a looong walk and the crowd. I wanted a simple ready made gown so I'll immediately see how it will look on me and to avoid the hassle of fittings. It took 3 Divisoria trips for me to find the "this is it" gown with the help of my mom, cousin and my tita.

And the winning dress is...

I just wanted it simple and suit my body type :)

The groom’s suit was also from Divisoria but it’s custom made.

He got a lot of compliments for this suit

What can you say?

The total for both the suit and the gown cost only 12,000 pesos. That's 6000 pesos each, complete with accessories. We bought it at 168mall. The gown/bridal section is on the 1st and 4th floor area. Also do not forget to haggle and surely you'll get a good deal.

Bridal Shower (Latepost)

 

Sharing my bridal shower organized by these lovely ladies :) Spell E-F-F-O-R-T!

And also, these two made my day extra special. Toffer - my former office mate pretended to be the gigolo for the night (and a very good actor :p) and Arjie one of my entourage arrived straight from MY just to be present at the surprise party.

grabbed from my ig account - I can't find the original copies

There were lots of food, games, drinks and laughter! It was a truly memorable night for me. Thanks again ladies!

Our Wedding Preparation at Parque España

A very spacious room 3 bedroom suite

It was Parque España that won our heart to be our wedding preparation venue. Though we do have several choices in Alabang area, Parque España won our requirements for our wedding preps. It is spacious and clean, although you should not expect a huge lobby or a staircase here because it’s typical residence hotel and probably the most affordable among the hotels nearby. We're after the hotel room and actually considering our budget as well. The option is either getting a not so spacious room in a more expensive hotel or to get a larger bedroom suite here. We decided to have the larger bedroom suite to ensure that the hotel room will not be very crowded and crossed out the idea of getting a picturesque lobby with me for the sake of good photos. We availed their bridal bliss package and just add another family room for the groom and his family. We booked the 3br Suite and another 2br Family, total of 13,750 pesos. We’re all satisfied and absolutely no regrets. 

This package is a good deal for a budget bride

Master's bedroom

The toiletries

The 2nd room

And the 3rd room

The dining area

The living area

The kitchen area

The relaxing view from the window

Buffet style breakfast included

Parque España Residence Hotel Alabang
5309 East Asia Drive, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City Philippines 1781

Telephone: (632) 850-5847 or
(632) 850-5880 to 81
reservations@parqueespana.net

Our Wedding SDE

Julius + Gladys | December 20, 2014 from Julius Anderson Manuel on Vimeo.

Sharing you our Same Day Edit video by Parkershot Studio
Music: Closer to love (Mat Kearney)

DIY Table Number, PinWheel in a Bottle and Madlibs

We decided to use some pictures from our 2nd prenup as our table numbers. We also added Pinwheel in a bottle and wedding mad libs in the table to keep them busy while waiting for us. We bought colored pens for them to use. It’s also cheaper if you have your own printer and print the photos and mad libs on your own. As you can see, the details of the design is very easy, we just wanted to add more to the theme and I guess we did a pretty good job despite of the rush and the budget.

Here's more during the preps...

Materials used:
Picture Frame
Ribbons (Pink, Gray and Teal)
Bottles
Paper Doily
Colored Pens
Card Stock for the madlibs

We Tied the Knot!

It’s been 42 days already since we tied the knot. It was awesome! More details coming soon :) I really need to catch up a lot with my wedding kwento :p I didn’t realize that after the wedding, we will be still very busy with the moving in, house renovations, buying stuffs that we need plus I also got sick during the holidays, so much changes and things to do. It was fun and tiring. I’ve lost 2-3 hours of sleep already everyday but it’s okay because we’re already getting there. I love going home everyday, waking up my hubby so we can eat breakfast together. We officially moved in with very basic furnitures, our front gate is not yet done plus my cat Sansa doesn’t like her new house yet. Haysss… I actually just squeezed this day to update a few more details here because I’m itching to blog already. So for now, I’ll update you with more wedding preps and the wedding itself... Cheers!!!