October Updates!!!

Wow, I still can't believe that we started planning for our wedding 1 year and 7 months ago, and now it's only 51 days to go before our wedding day! *still in panic mode*

October is our busiest month. We hope that by November we are in * finishing touches* mode with our preparations.We still have a lot of things to do, and so far here are our accomplishments:

OCTOBER MADNESS LIST:

A. DONE List:

1. October 5- Get Marriage License- DONE!
2. October 6- Last Divisoria trip- DONE!
3. October 8- Go to MMN District for James' requirements and follow up couple's backdrop to  Ms. Veron- DONE!
4. October 9- Go to Main Church for the form signatories -DONE!
5. October 10- Meet our emcee, Ms. Jem Santiago- DONE!- I'm going to have a separate blog for this!
6. October 12- Wedding Seminar @ Church PART 1- DONE!
7. October 14- Visit Ninong Benny in Valenzuela- DONE!

 Of course, if there is a DONE list, there's also a TO DO list ( actually a lot of to do list!)

B. TO DO List:

1.   October 16/17- Book our hotel in Boracay
2.   October 20- Derma session, 4th wedding gown fitting, 2nd suit fitting
3.   October 21- Entourage fitting
4.   October 22- Send invitations to ninang Divina and to Ilo-ilo relatives
5.   October 23- Buy Blank Acrylic Ref magnets *Optional
6.   October 27 Final detailing with the caterer and file turnover to our coordinator
7.   October 28- Meet Ninong Edwin * Tentative Sched

C. DIY TO DO List:

1.   Invitations- In  progress
2.   Guestbook- In progress
3.   Fascinators- In progress
4.   Table numbers-  In progress (will choose design)
5.   Boutonnieres- Not Yet Started
6.   Canvass Portrait- To follow PVP
7.   Door Knob signages- Not Yet Started
8.   Pictures for the reception area- Not Yet Started
9.  Souvenirs for principal sponsors- Not Yet Started * still canvassing
10.  Souvenirs for Guests- *Optional- if none, There's already a PhotoBooth!
11.   Just Married Sign- Not Yet Started
12.   Paris inspired movie table posters- Not Yet Started*Optional

D. Pending Supplier to book:

1.   Crew Meal Supplier- *still scouting 

And that's how we are going to end our October! Wedding preparation is fun, but tiring. I know after our wedding I'm going to miss all of this. It's stressful but I love every bit of it <3

Now, time to do our November Craze list! :)

DIY Update: STD Posters

It's 78 days before our big day, and we decided to start sending our STD (Save The Date) posters to our chosen guests today. I did three STD designs to choose from, but our fave is the In Time STD poster. (The pictures we've used were shot by our very talented prenup photographer, Benjie Tiongco.)

Our In Time STD poster

Our Casual STD poster

I will post our vintage retro STD movie poster, once we released our invitations to the guests. The main reason is we'll be using the same design for our cover page :)

DIY Update: Our Monogram~officially DONE!:)

If you've been following our blog, I already created several monograms last January ( you can check it here ). Though I like some of it already, I'm still not satisfied. I don't want it to be the usual bold letter + curl letter monogram, I want some twist in it. So after hundreds of revisions and discussions with James, we finally finished our monogram.

I want our monogram to have a Parisian twist while James likes it classic. We incorporated our color motif- Plum/Purple, Silver Gray and Antique Gold.

So here it is!, I'm happy to present our classic Parisian inspired monogram :)

DIY Update: WYB Cards

After a month of not blogging, I'm here to share our finished Will You Be (WYB) cards. We created a retro WYB french postcards for our principal sponsors and entourage. I did the design, James printed it, and we assembled it. We hope they'll like it :)

All the cards have the same vintage postcards design :)

Note: I got all the pics and templates I used for the cards over the internet. Thank you to all the people behind my resources :)

The Quest For Bridal Earrings

I already have a set of earrings to wear on our big day, but unfortunately, for some undesirable circumstances, it was taken back from me. Now, I'm on my quest to find the perfect set of bridal earrings, and I started to fall in love with tear drop/ pear drop ones.

Below are some of my faves, they may not be made of real white/yellow gold or diamonds, but when a blushing bride wears it and walks down the aisle, it'll definitely look like millions!

Cubic Zirconia Connectors with Large Cubic Zirconia

Crystal Tear Drops

Photo from Etsy

I like the connecting CZ design of it. The tear drop CZs are not that big, just enough to accentuate the bride's ears. Not bad for 35USD :)

A  Pear drop Cubic Zirconia White Gold plated

Post earrings
Photo from Etsy

This pair has a vintage feel. The top design looks like a symbol from the medieval ages. 

Also, not bad for 48USD :)

Nina Bridal Eiffel Antique Silver Crystal

Statement Drop Earrings

Photo from: Amazon

This is so far my most favorite! If you will take a look closely, the bottom design is a group of pear shaped mini earrings that makes it unique. It's price is a little bit expensive compare to the other pairs I posted above, but I think for 95USD it is really worth it.

If I can't find a similar pair here in the Philippines from the ones I mentioned above, I think It's time to buy online :D