it's been 1 month since i became
mrs. leilani ching and so far,all i can say is "mahirap!!"
hahaha..but being married to malvin made it easier :) he
supports my every decisions and takes care of me every minute of everyday :)
i really love him.
i never thought being married will take a lot of
my time. actually,the whole 24 hours of it :))(naive!!!)
but it's fun. it's like playing house but with real
problems :)) but so far...no problems yet...so far...)
hihihi....
by the way, here's my supplier ratings...
these ratings are all based on my personal experience and opinions.
tip to those getting married.....DON'T!!!...hahaha...
just kidding...but this is an experience you will
never forget....all the preparations and hardship
of going to divisoria and carrying all the stuffs
you bought to save money....going to wedding events
and haggling with the suppliers...going to dangwa
to get the most affordable floral arrangements.....
trying to cut down on guests and hoping that others
will understand if they don't get invited.....
getting highblood with the pasaway suppliers....
hehehe...it's really an experience that will hunt you
for the rest of your life......
TIPS:
get a COORDINATOR!!! even for just the day itself. or
if you have a friend that's not in ur entourage that
can help you, that would be much better (free!!) ...
hehehe...but honestly speaking, even if you think you are
prepared for just about anything, think again... :))
if you're on a budget, list the things
that are important to you. like restaurant, gown,
photographer. then from there, allot how much you
plan to spend on each remaining item. mahirap!
have everything in black and white,
even the smallest details!!
if you're wearing a tube, be sure it fits you perfectly.
if you're not sure with the fitting of the gown,
ask the designer to put a very thin strap.
So far...yun palang tip ko :) hihihi...
SUPPLIER RATINGS :
10 - highest .... .... .... 1- lowest
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we liked it here because aside from
the old church feel, it has a long aisle and the stained glass was beautiful.
but sad to say, a week before our wedding day, milenyo (typhoon) broke the
lower part of the stained glass. so sad :*( ...ang pangit tuloy ng view :(
ate josie was very easy to talk to. i asked her if she would be the one to coordinate my wedding. she agreed but when the day came, she had an emergency meeting but she did try to make it. my bridal walk was supposed to be ikaw, but it ended up with tan...tan...tan tan......no dramatic entrance.....hahaha...oh well...
the sound system was sooooooooo bad. my cousin (emcee) and the priest became ngongo...hahaha....hayyyy...what an experience. then sobra funny pa the
barangay tanod. i asked the brgy chairman if he could put several brgy
tanods there so facilitate the parking. since our wedding will be at 3pm,
i told them to start fixing the parking around 2:30. hehehe...when i got there, i didn't see any tanods then after 5 mins, they all magically appeared...hahaha....
reception: CENTURY PARK HOTEL (Kachina Room)
contact person: richard yang
contact no: 528-8888 (Trunkline)
rating: service: 6
food: 10
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with the reception, there were soooo many changes with the venue. as much as possible, we don't want to have our reception in a hotel because of our budget :D but i so want a lauriat. anyways, we considered wack wack golf and country club with buffet setup. i was penciled book but the ae there called me and ask if i'm sure i'll be getting the venue because someone is doing an ocular and they might get it. so i told her that we're going there that coming sat. but sad to say she gave it to the couple without informing us...sad...but i guess it's not meant to be so i read from
w@w that with hotels like century and pan pacific, you can order from their restaurant and have the function at the hotel. it's much cheaper that way. so i told malvin and the next day, feb 14, we went there to check out the century park hotel and have the kachina room booked because all the other function rooms are fully booked, even the restaurant. so when we went home, malvin and i talked it over and agreed to have our reception at century park. since i want a lauriat and the restuarant is well known for great food so the next day, i went there and give the downpayment agad!!!
came the day of the reception around 6pm, me, ever being oc went to drop by kachina. hayy... the tables are not yet finish! the cake got lost and the waiters had NO idea where it was. it's the good thing my sil looked for it. then the waiters needed to be advice of the flowing of the beverages (thank you dhya :) hayyy... but the food was excellent. another problem was i got an oval table setup for the presidential table. so the waiter just gave the godparents 1 serving of each food. wawa...nagutom sila :( ...i should have gotten the round table for the godparents...hayyyy....
hotel preparation: ORCHID GARDEN SUITES (presidential suite)
contact person: jane
contact no: 523-9870
rating: 10
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we didn't get the package from century park hotel so we needed to book a separate hotel room. 3 months before when i called century, there are still many rooms available, the lady from the frontdesk said i could even book 2 weeks before the wedding. so 3 weeks before the wedding i called them up to book a room, they said it's fully booked! waaaa!!!!!!!! panic mode! the frontdesk manager suggest to book the orchid garden suite just across century park, so we did. the rooms were ok. spacious, clean, and affordable! at first i was not that keen with the rooms but when i saw their presidential room.... grabe, my dad said to book it right away. but i said it's too expensive :(( 10k/night. but it has 1 master bedroom that's really big with a spacious toilet and bath. another room with a queen size bed and toilet and bath. big kitchen, complete with kitchen wears and utensils. a big dinning table and a very spacious living room. and it also has a veranda. i used the sliding door of the veranda for my silhouette shot. ganda :) the light coming from the room was just right. even if the room was sooo jam pack with photographer, videographers, makeup artist, my whole family and my relatives, the room was still cold. miss jane was soooo nice. she gave me 500 discounts per additional room complete with breakfast for 2. she' was so accommodating. from the time that i booked until the time i checked out, sobra hands up sa service. this is one of the things that i was so glad i booked!
gown: JUN RICAFORTE
contact person: jun ricaforte
contact no: 4534439
rating: 8 .... *pls. check newly post rating for jun ricaforte*
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i had my gown, my moms gown and my 2ndary sponsors made by jun. he's very approachable, very machika and very flexible with his rate. i loooovvvveeee my gown.
but the only problem was the wedding day itself. he said he can't go and he told me ate will go instead of him. the gown was delivered to me the night before my wedding but the manequin is in white instead of black . my head piece was a crown instead of beads. they forgot my coins. then ate (jun's assistant) told me she won't be able to make it too. hayyy...anyways, came the wedding day, the girl that was supposed to help me was late. i was already dressed by the time they arrive and the driver who was with her was in a hurry to get the manequin. grrrr.... that's the only time tonette (mua) put my headress on (jun replaced the crown with beads) and the photographer shoot the coins. hayyy...stressfull!!!! then i didn't get to look at the back of my gown, the flower was supposed to be clipped together. hayyy...ang pangit tuloy...nawala yung effect nung likod ng gown eh yun pa naman yung pinakadesign. grrrrrr.........sayang......
photographer/videographer: AVESEQE PRODUCTION
contact person: vice chua
contact no: 7968630; 0917.8157413
rating: 10
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love my pictures!!!! love it, love it, love it. i also love my prenup video!!! super sulit with what i payed for :) i got at least 1 main, 2 or 3 backup photographer ata (ang dami eh) and 2 videographer. package includes onsite avp, signature album, prenup portrait, tarpulin, album, parents album, edited prenup avp and many more!! sobra affordable cya! imagine my honey, may bayad tawa nyan eh but they were able to make him smile at the preparation pictures :)) galing! and the guests really enjoyed our onsite avp :) ..happy!!!
here's the sample avp video. medyo malabo dito ...
florist: MARRIELLE'S FLOWER SHOP
contact person: ate maricar
contact no: 0918.2855872
rating: 10
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ate maricar was the one who did my sil's wedding 3 yrs ago and she didn't skimp on the flowers and my sil got it in a very affordable rate. when i went there, i asked for a quotation then i asked mang boy also for the qoutation of my bouquet and he gave it a little higher than ate maricar. so proven ko na mas mura si ate maricar :) my flowers were so nice :) the arrangement on my reception was way over what i expect for the price i payed for. ganda! especially the flowers on the presidential table. the flowers of the church was inclusive of the rate but i ask ate maricar to put additional flower arch at the entrance of the church.
makeup artist: TONETTE CHUA
contact person: tonette
contact no: 0917.9623496
rating: 10
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another good find. tonette was also the makeup artist on my sil wedding. he was the first one to arrive at the hotel. he's so easy to talk to. my makeup was light but just enough to put colors in the pictures.
i really like him. he was so calm and he help me with my veil which my designer ( or assistant of the designer ) should be doing.
sound system: ENIGMA SOUND SYSTEM
contact person: Francis Ismael
contact no: 0917.8070754
rating: 8
he's very easy to talk to and very mabait. he gave us the upgraded equipment without additional charge :) he arrived early at century but there was till a party so he got to set up a little late and didn't get a chance to check the sounds. there were some minor problems like the mic. the sound was a little distorted. the bubbles and the smoke machines are not in the right place coz i didn't feel or see the bubbles and the smoke around us. but all in all, it was ok. the songs that i wanted was played. no regret :)
emcee: MELISSA FERRER-LITAO
contact person: missy
contact no: 0917.8292309
rating: 10
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hayyy..what can i say!?!?!?! all my guests complimented how good my emcee was. the reception was entertaining and fun. and she's very flexible. even if there are changes with the flow of the program, she's not bothered by it. galing! i really love her. sobra bait and very approachable and she gave me a very good price :) hihihi...
invitation: UNIFAIR PRINTING
contact person: shirley
contact no: 0917.8668791
rating: 10
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the reason why we book them is because of their package of a free mb van :) they are easy to talk to. the bridal car arrived very early and the driver knows the easiest way to the church and back to the reception. but tip for the brides, be sure to pay before your wedding day because even if you pay their downpayment, they won't arrive in your wedding day if you didn't pay the full amount. they don't allow the driver to receive the payment. nataranta ako dito! i forgot to pay until the last day, and they called me up to tell me if i don't pay they won't send their bridal car the next day. grabe! (my fault :)) hehehe )
ring: c/o MIL
rating: 10
our ring was beautiful :)
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kwento...check my old posts about the cake...hayyy...the cake i choose was hard icing. while i was choosing a design from their cake album, the cake looked gorgeous but came the actual cake...hahaha..mukhang fake. hayyy.... then i had problem pa with ..... hayyy... then the cake got lost pa at the reception. hayyy..hahaha...basta no comment! in fairness he was easy to talk to WHEN I WAS booking the cake. BUT after that....no comment na! hahaha
diy: cord, souveniers, gifts for entourage, candles, misalette
rating: 10++++++++++++++++
hihihi...sympre ako gumawa .....all labor of love :) (and trying to cut down on expenses) hahaha...
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after 2 months :)).....dec 15,2006...just finished doing supplier rating!!! ang hirap pala gumawa nito! :)) well..better late than never :)
he said a buffet is not a buffet unless there's bacon. hahaha...ang takaw sa bacon!!! the next day, when the cook saw him, the cook said "sir, ilan bacon?" hahaha...kilala na cya :)) the pool was big and the beach was very clean. we even get to feed the fishes. the beach was so nice. very quiet. very calm. our only rant was the massage is a little expensive. the food was yummy and the price is not bad considering you're in a resort.
the path ways are well lit by the mini kubo lamps. they have a game room. we played soccer, scrabble and billiard. we also went on a boat ride for a chance to see the dolphin but no luck :) ...hehehe... basta total rate for our experience in the resort was 101%....i want to go back again!!!!
...malvin lost again and again :))
and snorkling! the corals and fishes are very colorful. ganda :) we were supposed to go inside a cave but the current was strong. sayang :)
