My wedding invitation

Remember before, I wrote about the concept of my invitation? My so expressive wedding invitation.
Dang! I want to share to you the actual look of my invites. I actually got a lot of compliments on this because it looks so simple yet so elegant, romantic and very personal.

(This is the outside look -- with Printed words on it)

Our Journey to find true love ends..
Sho & Pie
Our Journey to cherish true love begins.....

(When you take it out from the envelope....look!)

It's a rose-themed invitation. With Red and Gold color as my motif.
It's still double fold with a rose packet on it.

(With meaningful words printed on it: It says....)

Top Most: Let this be our destiny to begin each new day together, to share our lives forever.
Over our Picture: My greatest happiness is sharing life with you - Sho
I am proud to marry you - Pie

These are the list of my entourage in different lengths. I have them all inserted inside the pocket rose at the right side.
(This is the how the bookmark looks like with a very meaningful message on it.)

For you,

Ever since we announced our engagement,
You have gone out of your way to congratulate
and wish us best.
The unbelievable outpouring of love and support
has been amazingly great and incredibly uplifting.

Thank you,

For you
For the meaning you've brought
For being one of the people we can share this life with
For being part of our lives

It has been one great gift.

Thank you for celebrating with us. We are very grateful
and we can't wait to see you on our big day.


Love,
Sho and Pie

(This is how to insert it)

I feel so secure seeing my invitation. Thanks to Binary Concoctions for the perfect choice of paper, stationary, ink and design. Wedding invitations after all, are a way to creatively, stylishly, and beautifully announce your upcoming nuptials to your family and friends.

I got this for only P90 each.

BINARY CONCOCTIONS
Unit 3 Asuncion Bldg. # 52 Gorordo Ave., Cebu City
(Fronting Asilo de la Milagrosa Church and beside RoyRamz Foto and Video
(032) 515-0659 / (+63) 09196022953
binary_concoctions@yahoo.com.ph

Visit their site: http://freshpective.multiply.com/

Just got MARRIED

I just got MARRIED.

For REAL.

We're on our NEW HOME.

We're on HONEYMOON MODE.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.

(There's so many things to write about my wedding and I don't know where to start. But expect a lot of blog entries in the coming days)

Kisses to all of you.
(photos from personal digicam)

Wedding Jitters, get out pls.

Help!!!! I get the jitters... the dreaded wedding jitters.

This Saturday is the day I've been waiting for, the day I have been dreaming of, the day I will marry my special someone who holds me on his world for 5 years.

Everything is indescribable and unexplainable. I tell you, brides to be, the feeling is really different. You feel all the nervousness, the bad dreams, the pitfalls, but topping it most, the excitement.

I think I need to grip on the reality and moderate my expectations. It's this lil devil of perfection in me that is causing me to have this jitters and weird dreams.

It's really funny and weird. And I think all the brides went through this kind of feelings. I can't sleep well, I can't eat well. I am very emotional. I can't make my sanity intact. At some point, when some things trigger up and I suddenly burst out and decided to break my fiance. Fortunately, after a second i get back to my senses. hahaha

Then you know what's worst? You tend to magnified little things, like for example if he doesn't want you to get involve in making give-aways because he wants you to just relax, you think otherwise, He is controlling you. If he leaves dishes in the sink now, does that mean he won't help me with the housework down the line?

Hay Lord. These wedding jitters are making me crazy and giving me butterfly tensions in my tummy.. But they say, this is very normal. All you have to do is control it and calm yourself.

This is not about---doubting your partner but the feeling is just different. It's not also about being stressed over wedding details but its the bickering thought that you will be taking an enormous step in your life. Pretty normal, especially for a first time bride...I doubt it there is second, third..oh no...

Brides-to-be, take it from me, you will really go through wedding jitters. Just don't panic, it's normal. Understand that feelings, its intensity But you need to stop it. You have to sort your doubts, calm yourself and move forward. Wait for the most memorable day of your life.
Know, that it has nothing to do with the quality of relationship with your future hubby and the ability to have enduring marriage.

After all, YOU BOTH ARE MEANT TO BE.

And Yes, I could simply and surely say, WE ARE MEANT TO BE.

Wedding jitters, now get out pleaaaase.

Ms. Cebu 2009

I am such a fan of beauty pageants especially Miss Cebu, so I basically know just a thing or two. Beauty, Grace, and lets include the GOWNS!

This year pageant was one of my favorites. I like all the contestants, well not so much of their beauty but their intelligence and confidence plus their styles.

And you know what makes it special this year? My wedding gown designer, Harley Reudas was the one who designed the evening gown of the newly crowned Miss Cebu 2009, Kris Tiffany M. Janson.

Another Masterpiece.. Congratulations HARLEY RUEDAS! Can't really wait to wear my wedding gown designed by YOU.

Playing Mean Girl

Soon.. Soon.. I will be playing mean girl to those suppliers who have given me wedding stresses.
I will have my revenge... i will surely have.

Pardon, for I couldn't stretch my long rope of patience anymore. I can't stay mum.

On the other part, I want to guide future bride/groom to tap very professional people for their wedding so they wont be wasting their money and at the same time, they wont experience the ill feelings I have because of their inefficiency and pagka inutil.

Hala, with the power of www, bantay jud mo.

More of our Pre-nup

I hail Mr. Jim Ubalde! You just made my story of the day.
Thank you for the beautiful pictures.

You are like a sweet forest of pleasant glades and whispering branches to me.

It's a hahahappy moment each day with you.

Ohhh, you charm me immeasurably!

I now live in a perpetual embrace, huggin' the sweet thought that you are mine.

I picture you in all sort of ways, as I have seen you since. You made my world.

Wedding Wishlist

My wedding is just 3 weeks away from now. I am having pandemonium of emotions . It's just different.

I can't simply wait to wed my MAN. Thats it!

Many have been bugging us what gifts we want for our wedding. Okay. . now you are giving us extra reasons to be excited on our wedding day. We can't wait to be like pirates looting for a treasure trove-- for us us to open the biggest gift or the one that has the fanciest wrapping design. hehe

We would love to have these things for our new home:

1. Mattress
2. Pillow cases/ Blankets/ pillows
3. Comforters
4. Curtains
5. Throw pillows /cases
6. Vases/ could be with flowers
7. Bed Sheets
8. Paintings (lots of them) har har
9. microwave
10. sets of knife
11. casseroles/ frying pans
12. spoon and forks
13. plates and bowls
14. glasses
15. iron
16. iron horse
17. hangers
18. electric drill (power tools)
19. lanterns
20. lamp shade
21. towels
22. tent (outdoor tent or outdoor umbrella)
23. Cash Gifts...haha

Everyone, no pressure. Your presence alone is the best wedding gift you can give to us. But if you are planning to give us something special on that day, THANK YOU. We would be very grateful and would treasure that for the rest of our lives.

Thank you so much in advance.

a pre nup teaser

My own version of my pre-nup teaser....

Let this be our destiny, to begin each new day together, to share our lives forever .

Wedding Invitation

Nothing beats the uniqueness of Binary Concoctions in Cebu for my wedding invitation.

I love their work. It's different from the traditional kind wedding invitation. It's customized and can be personalized as well. They are good in mixing and matching styles.

You know what's nice? They let you come up with a design that complements your personal taste and reflects the style of your wedding but they make the enhancement for you.

I like the owner, Mike. He is very friendly and accommodating and his talent is exceptional. I have seen all his display works and it gives you a headache to find which design truly the best. Everything is just beautiful.

The quality of work they have is worth every penny you spent for your invitation.
It is not sacrificed.

For more of their information:

BINARY CONCOCTIONS
Unit 3 Asuncion Bldg. # 52 Gorordo Ave., Cebu City
(Fronting Asilo de la Milagrosa Church and beside RoyRamz Foto and Video
(032) 515-0659 / (+63) 09196022953
binary_concoctions@yahoo.com.ph

Visit their site: http://freshpective.multiply.com/

My fiance's hometown, Mainit Surigao

Gee.

I have been so busy lately.

work. wedding prep. work. december parties. work. trips.

Yeah, I had one special trip to my fiance's home town. Mainit, Surigao del Norte.

I pulled it up to the Surfing Capital last November 29 to to attend the wedding of my fiance's sis and at the same time meet his relatives for the first time.

It was a beautiful trip and everyone was extremely so nice to me. I thought of feeling nervous on what to expect from his whole clan but everyone was just so warm and pleasant.

I could say that I am lucky to have a wonderful in-laws in the future (with their wonderful clan).perfect. They were super accommodating to me and they made me feel like I am really their real daughter. Sweet.

I stayed overnight at my fiance's domicile in Mainit, Surigao and I was totally drawn o the place. It's amazingly clean, well.. compared to my municipality in Bohol and its very country feeling. It's aesthetically pleasant.

For a while, i love the countryside living in Mainit.

Mainit, Surigao is actually situated by Lake Mainit in the northeastern part of Mindanao. I wasn't able to get near to the Lake coz it was already dark when we made rounds along the area but i made a glimpse on it on our way back to Surigao City the next day. 'twas perfectly so serene and quite.
I love the serenity and the beauty of the surroundings.
I love the lonely dark road at night, it was even raining when we traversed! its like being in a twilight zone.
I love their tricycle, look! and if you want to make "pakyaw" on it, they call it "taxicyle" funny.

Oh, their Church was different. I mean, totally different from our towering and spacious churches here like Redemtorist Church or Sto Nino Church. Theirs is simple yet so intimate. I love where it was situated because it was like 15-20 steps away from my fiance's cave. :-)

Air, yes their air is cleaner than in the city and its fresher. I enjoyed it in the afternoon.

Mainit, Surigao has a simple life. For some, it is equated to boredom but for me it is a special place where everything that surrounded me (there) was wonderful.

Fact. There's no doubt i love big cities, but spending time in Mainit , Surigao del Norte totally changed my being a city girl.
-green couple-- see you again, Mainit. :-)