wedding preps on hiatus

we have already booked and paid the deposits for the major wedding suppliers so it's time to chill..... Philippines wedding preps (booking-wise) would commence late this year..... meanwhile, i'll start concentrating on doing mock-up DIY projects that i have in mind.....

our wedding in the Philippines is a long way off (im sure you know that already) but january (along with december) is a peak season for Philippines weddings and if we want to get the suppliers we want we need to book them as early as possible.....

so yep!


church booked
venue booked and deposit paid
photographer  booked and deposit paid
videographer booked and deposit paid
HMUA booked and deposit paid (this isn't really part of my plan but my HMUA has a very good deal that time that i can't pass up!)


also, since we booked the **customized  worry-free package from FG , the caterer, string quartet, bar and florist is part of the contract and all we had to do is tell them our choice of suppliers  and it would be as good as booked! i think..... we still need to clarify this with our FG AE..... we actually just want to block our dates with those chosen suppliers for peace of mind and we'll just talk to them later this year.....




** customized = no photographer, videographer & on-the-day coordinator (OTD)

photo credits: http://executivecoachingsingapore.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/relaxing-on-the-beach.jpg

DIYs on my mind

i want to have some DIYs on our wedding to make the celebration more personalized......  so far here's what i'm wishing i'll be able to do:

ceremony cord
flower girl headbands
napkin holder
misalette

my bouquet
ceremony veil
escort card holders
entourage bouquets

STD-philippines

STD-US

WYB cards

US wedding invitations

let's see how many of those i can actually do until the wedding, ningas-kugon pa man din ako minsan, lol.








photo credits:
http://www.brendasweddingblog.com/
http://offbeatbride.com/2010/05/diy-button-bead-bouquet
http://www.etsy.com/listing/58592032/bouquet-vintage-lace-flowers

DIY vintage brooch bouquet

this is what's keeping me occupied lately....scout for as many enamel vintage brooches for my non-floral bouquet....


at your left is an example...but i want just shades of peach and yellow, our motif so it wouldn't look as cluttered.....but who knows, i might change my mind.....






photo credit:
http://www.brendasweddingblog.com/

2nd inspiration board attempt

i think this is more balanced now...

our  motif is peach with yellow

taking a shot at making inspiration board

my first inspiration board attempt...

not so happy....too peachy or more like orangy.... should add more yellows...

on FG contract

we finally received the FG contract....

what's left now is to make sure everything in that contract is correct (so far they have the groom's surname wrong) and other inclusion and then sign it and give the document back to them....

we also have already received the receipt...

we just need to ask now about how to upgrade the food and choose from their list of accredited suppliers (florist,string quartet, etc).

we also need to ask them about the skylanterns because bob had been pestering me to get that, lol

after the FG contract is finalized and after we have paid for the photographer's deposit i'll be putting off the church wedding preparation until late this year...... we just want to have the major suppliers booked early so we could lock the rates and because we're too paranoid that someone would beat us into booking the suppliers we like......

we finally decided on a photographer

yep!

and it's going to be J

we fell inlove with his trademark shots called "F"....plus his style is somewhat similar to the very expensive N U (he used to be under N  U's wings) that's why we decided to get him...

we like getting new budding artists.... almost the same caliber but cheaper....being cheaper doesn't always equates to lower quality..... and being pricey doesn't always equates to super high quality product, sometimes it just means you're buying that person's "name" and "fame".......  it's like buying clothes.... the branded names are always expensive....

we're not into fame and name of the supplier.....what we're after is what and how very well a supplier can deliver and yes, after looking at all his photos, J fits our criteria..... quality and at reasonable price.... and we can lock his rates, which is very very important to us....

we just sent the contract and we'll be paying the Php15,000 deposit next week.


p.s.
we want a back up photographer
with a different style as our main...
and who is willing to shoot raw + jpg
we'll just find one 6 months before the wedding

p.p.s
raw on nikons is .nef
raw on canon is .crw?