Final Stretch

5 weeks and 2 days to go...

Unbelievable but in less than 6 weeks what we've been planning for the past year will be over. I still do not feel that excited because of all the things that we have to accomplish. And just last night a friend of mine told us that people have been saying that 3 typhoons will be passing by this July. All we can do is hope and pray that our wedding day will be rain and typhoon free. The thought of a typhoon on our day is scary not because it might ruin what has been prepared but because i want the people who really matter to make it to the wedding. Hay...


“Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins.”
-Lao Tzu

111 days to go...

I can't believe how fast time flies. In just 111 days (3 months and 20 days), lhb and i will be married. I still have a lot to do and i wish i could enjoy the preparation more. Most of the time i'm stressed out because of certain things and certain people. But still, at the end of it all it's our wedding, we're paying for it and we're making all the decisions.

New suppliers:

1. Michelle Lim - Entourage Gowns
2. Mercurio Brothers - Main Invite
3. Ate Julie's Group - Musicians for the Ceremony
4. Teddy Manuel - Church Flowers (we finally decided to get him for that as well)
5. Country Suites - Hotel Preparations
6. Lita Quinto - Wedding Rings (Gift of lhb's parents)

We also attended the Discovery Weekend last March 2-4. It was meaningful and it helped us affirm our relationship and the decision that we've made. I don't think it affected us as much as the other couples since we've been living together for around 1 yr and 7 months. It made me feel proud of our relationship in a way because i know that he and i can talk about everything. I think we were the only couple who laughed more than we cried. But it was a good experience :)

"When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.”
-Friedrich Nietzsche



*today i am thankful for my friends who live far away and yet show me their undying support and friendship

2007!

We have 5 months and 6 days left before our wedding. I just realized that our wedding date signifies something in our relationship. July 7,2001 was the first time we went out of town together with our friends as friends. Despite the messy situation we were in that time, our relationship from that trip grew stronger.

Suppliers that i got since my last entry:

1. Peddy Acebo - Hair and Make Up
2. Frederick Peralta - Wedding Gown

Next on my list:

1. Invitations
2. Entrourage Gowns
3. Musicians
4. Souvenirs

“And me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it's not some place you can look for, 'cause it's not where you go. It's how you feel for a moment in your life when you're a part of something, and if you find that moment... it lasts forever...”
-The Beach


*today i am thankful for lhb :)

Save The Date

I think i finally finished our save the date 'email'. I am planning to send this to the people i will be inviting to the wedding. There are still a lot of people who do not know about the wedding (i think) and this will be the perfect way to inform them. Our invites will not be sent out till like 2-3 months before the 7th of July so hopefully this save the date thing will make life (scheduling to be exact) easier for everyone.

*today i am thankful for sleep...

Food

Yesterday we were able to meet with our cake designer - Penk Ching of Pastry Bin. Even though our wedding is still more than eight months away, i already wanted to meet with her because i knew from the very beginning that i wanted to hire her to make our cake. With everything that's been going on, being able to meet with her was a huge weight off of my shoulders.

Earlier today, we met with our caterer - another big relief! And i cannot wait to get more things done :)


“God, the best maker of all marriages, Combine your hearts in one.”
-William Shakespeare


*today i am thankful for the people i miss being with...:)

Designer

Due to my midday panic attack, i had the strength to go through and contact my list of wedding gown designers. I used to have a long list compiled from popular local magazines. But after extensive research, my list was cut down to 6 people (one of which i know i cannot afford; another is a foreign designer which would entail me to fly to another country). It's not easy knowing what you want and having this encompassing fear that no one would be able to deliver what you want. I will choose my suppliers based on feedbacks, actual work, how they act towards me and intuition. If i know they can give me what i want, i will get them expecting nothing less. I just hope that i find my designer soon before i end up losing my mind.


"Just remember - when you think all is lost, the future remains"
-Dr. Robert H. Goddard


*today i am thankful for my friends who willingly help me prepare for the wedding

9 More Months!

I still have an endless list of things to do for the wedding. The last month or so, i did nothing. Life stopped as my attention moved to another love of mine...basketball games. And now i am staring at my list -- frustrated that time is flying by me while my list is not getting any shorter nor less complicated.

First things first....my gown (need to look for the designer MEANT for me), the cake (i should go give them a call again because the supplier i wanted never returned my call), my make-up artist and the band (ask for a demo cd).

I am a bit irritated with trying to get a suitable make-up artist. I thought i had the perfect guy in mind. As it turns out, he isn't as inexpensive as i thought he would be. He might increase his prices by next year (i was given the impression that he can just ask for an increase whenever it suits him) and he doens't do "trials" or the "full trial" (in his own words --"i get my insipiration on the day itself" and "it's not easy to lay out all the make up that is to be used on the day of the wedding"). And it seemed like he assumed that he would be considered as one of the guests (free cocktails and food--our buffet!). My fiance's family has known him for ages but as i sit here i realize that hiring him would cause me more problems than relief.


"To marry one man, you have to give up on the dream of possibility with another. That's just the truth for any bride."
-Psychic from 'What About Brian'


*today i am thankful for eavesdropping powers :D