One Sunday Afternoon of Prenup Attire Shopping

After claiming our wedding rings and meeting with Ms. Lorraine of The Unique Bouquet, the soon to be ex-bf and I went to Alimall to search for our prenup attire. We were supposed to hunt our attire last week but our target boutique had already closed their branch at SM Centerpoint. 

I was really upset upon hearing the confirmation from SM's Information Center that the shop we are eyeing was already closed. Bad mood! And when I am in bad mood, good luck to my soon to be ex-bf. We have argued with regards to my wedding preparations deliverables and timelines. I was not in the mood to debate with other wedding items because I was disappointed that we might not push through with our prenup pictorial concept due to logistics concern. I really wanted to achieve our concept! I badly wanted it not for me, but for my soon to be ex-bf. I knew how he wanted that concept and I wanted to make his dreams come true. 

I did my research and found out that the shop we are looking for is now located at Alimall, Cubao. Yey! We can still hope that we can push through with the gaming lover's concept. 

We have a hard time looking for the shop because it is located inside the Shoe Store at Alimall. We have to open my laptop in order to find their exact shop location. We were very happy to finally found what we are looking for at Sugar Free and Blue! We individually look for our attire and asked each other's opinion after trying the clothes on us. It was E for the Effort trying the costumes but it was worth it seeing the glow on my soon to be ex-bf's eyes. I was hesitant at first on the amount we will have to spend for the attire but I have to let go. Oh yes, dreams sometimes can be expensive but that does not mean you will stop reaching for it. Go for it! And for us we will chase the soon to be ex-bf's dreams even if it means having to spend a pair of attire same price if we hired a professional prenup stylist.

A glimpse on our prenup attire!

Wedding Rings Checked!

Yey! Happiness! We have claimed our wedding rings from Suarez Wedding Rings yesterday. We are very happy with the designs, a simple yet classy wedding bands.

At first, we just wanted to get our wedding bands from Silverworks or Mayfair, Ongpin but we are very glad that we have afford to get our rings from Suarez during the Before I Do 15th Bridal Fair at SM Megamall. They offered credit card installment terms in six months so we will have ample time to pay for our beautiful bands. Happiness! I am excited to finally wear this on our wedding day. 

Can't view the designs? Don't worry, I will post it as soon as our wedding is finished. :)

Wedding Updates in Less than 3 Months!

Less than three months before our big day! I did not realize it can be this nerve wrecking, I am getting nervous on the remaining preparations that should be done. I have noticed that I have shorter sleeping time which started when the month of August came. 

Well, it's good to know that we have accomplished many things for the past few weeks:

August 9, we met with Richard of She&Him to discuss about our prenuptial pictorial.

August 10, we met with Kreds of Kredin, the events engineer for our initial detailing. I also met  a W@wie, Chell ni JC before leaving Kreds' shop. :) 

August 11, we have finalized our invitation wordings and designs and have sent it to Etel of Printcity Invitations.  We have also decided to get the service of  LuckyCharmz ClayAccesorries for our toss glass and souvenirs.

August 13, we have booked Ryan of Shakers Big Punch 808 for our mobile bar. Yey!

August 16, three months to go! We did not date but incidentally it is the 3rd birthday of my one and only cute niece, Bien Faith.

August 18, we've got our wedding rings from Suarez Wedding Rings at Gateway Mall, Cubao. Spell Happiness!  H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S! Hehe!

We've also met with Ms. Lorraine of The Unique Bouquet and her husband  to give our downpayment and discuss the details and designs of bouquets and boutonnieres. It was a bliss meeting with her and it added excitement on how she will execute my dream bouquet.

Oops, we have also bought one pair of attire to be used on our prenuptial pictorial. :)

Yey! We have done a lot this month and hope we can initially meet with our caterer for detailing. :)

Good things come to those who wait: The Unique Bouquet

I have inquired with a handful of  non-fresh flower bouquet suppliers since October last year. At first the decision to have a non-fresh flower on my bouquet was due to budgetary reasons but as months passed by I have realized that having a non-fresh flower bouquet does not necessarily mean spending less buckets of pesos than having a fresh flower bouquet. The money you will spend on these items will depend on the materials to be used, the intricacy of the designs, and the guts to have it as one of your DIY. I am not confident that I can do my own bouquet so I have been persistent to find the "this is it" supplier since last year.

I have asked at least five suppliers for the non-fresh flower bouquet and have almost booked three of them on a separate times of course. But then, good things come to those who wait! It was June 17 when I googled the words unique bouquet and found a facebook page with the same name; I initially inquired through gmail their price ranges. I have almost gave up on them as I have not received a reply from them after almost two weeks since I have sent an inquiry to their email ad until I saw that one of the brides of W@W November Brides facebook group have availed The Unique Bouquet's bridal hangers as a gift to her fellow W@Wie. I inquired again through their facebook page and have received reply on my inquiries in just a few minutes. Yey! 

Ms. Lorraine is such an angel and her rates is very affordable plus she gave me discounts and freebies. :) I'm officially a Unique Bouquet bride last July 4. I'm very excited on my bridal bouquet!

My email message to Ms. Lorraine says it all!

Trivia: Since I have a very practical soon to be ex-bf, I have only received fresh bouquet from him just once, on our 9th Valentines Day celebration last year.

I was very ecstatic upon receiving the bouquet delivered to our office (lakas makahaba ng hair) for the first time in nine years! But after days passed by when I saw the flowers dried and wilted, I fully understood why the soon to be ex-bf did not fancy giving fresh flowers. So for my bridal bouquet, my vote goes for non-fresh!

Our Marriage License and Fee Receipt of Two Pesos

Yey! Our wedding day is coming nearer and nearer. The soon to be ex-bf have already secured our marriage license or rather Marriage License and Fee Receipt of Two Pesos last Tuesday, July 30.

I wonder why did they have to put "And Fee Receipt of Two Pesos" in the marriage license?

Get Together with the Male Veil and Cord Sponsors

From the very start of our wedding preparations, my soon to be ex-bf have decided who will be the members of our male entourage amongst his friends: his two closest pals Edlen and Jason. They have known each other since he started working in a shoe manufacturer at Marikina from March 2009 until April 2010. Two common things about them: dancing and playing D.O.T.A. (Defense of the Ancients).

The last bonding of the boys was a year ago during the back to back celebration of my soon to be ex-bf's 28th birthday and our engagement.

Soon to be ex-bf singing "Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang"

Edlen, Jason and the soon to be ex-bf

Yesterday,  the soon to be-ex bf planned  a get together with Jason, our veil sponsor and Edlen, our cord sponsor. The original plan was to have a bonding with their girlfriends and wife to be (Ahem!). Unexpected things occurred with Jason and his girlfriend so Jason arrived on the meeting place alone and not in good mood. We opted to have a few drinks at Kudos instead of having a videoke session because aside from the steep price of the videoke room rates, the soon to be ex-bf was the only singer in the group.

See you at the wedding guys!