1st gown fitting..:)

Do U know uR DuTiEs?

Bridal Party Roles...

From LoveToKnow Weddings

http://www.foreverwed1.com/articles/duties/doyouknow.htm

Maid of Honor

The Maid of Honor is someone very special to the bride. The person entrusted with this most important title is generally a sister or very close friend. In other words, someone who the bride knows is equal to the task. Duties of the Maid of Honor include

• Accompanying the bride on shopping trips, especially when choosing a dress or veil
• Throwing the bridal shower if a family member is not already doing so
• Helping the bride to write out and address invitations, place cards, and other handwritten correspondence
• Coordinating the bridal gift given by the bridal party
• Accompanying the bride to the hairdresser or manicurist before the wedding
• Helping the bride to dress before the wedding
• Participating in the wedding processional
• Holding the groom’s wedding ring
• Helping to make sure the bride’s dress is positioned correctly throughout the ceremony
• Holding the bride’s flowers
• Participating in the receiving line
• Helping with the bustle
• Witnessing the marriage by signing the wedding certificate
• Dances with the best man at the wedding reception

Best Man

The Best Man is also someone special. He’s close to the groom, perhaps a trusty brother or best friend. His tasks include:

• Organizing the bachelor party
• Coordinating the couple’s gift from the groomsmen
• Assisting the groom in choosing his tuxedo
• Helping the groom to dress before the wedding
• Holding the bride’s wedding ring
• Witnessing the marriage by signing the wedding certificate
• Participating in the receiving line
• Toasting the happy couple at the wedding reception
• Dancing with the Maid of Honor at the wedding reception
• Returning the grooms tuxedo to the rental location
• Making sure the Happy Couple has transportation to the airport, hotel or honeymoon destination

Bridal Party Roles

Bridesmaids are also entrusted with important tasks. Their roles include:

• Attending the shower
• Contributing to bridal gifts
• Walking in the wedding processional
• Participating in the receiving line
• Dancing with groomsmen
• Mingling with the wedding guests

Groomsmen

Groomsmen, or ushers, have tasks similar to that of the bridesmaids. They include:

• Attending the bachelor party
• Contributing to gifts for the groom
• Seating wedding guests
• Unrolling the wedding runner, if one is used
• Walking in the wedding processional
• Participating in the receiving line
• Dancing with bridesmaids
• Mingling with the wedding guests

Flower Girl

Because the flower girl is usually a very young child, not much is expected. The flower girl will usually carry a basket of flowers during the wedding processional and may even toss wedding petals on the ground to mark the bride’s entrance.

Ring/Coin/Bible Bearer

Like the Flower Girl, the ring bearer is generally a young child and isn’t entrusted with too much responsibility. In most cases he’ll walk next to the Flower Girl during the wedding processional while holding a pillow on which the wedding rings are sewn/ coins or arras and bible.

My Bouquet

Souvenirs!!!

Yahoo! our wedding souvenirs are here! Picked it up sa divisoria knina with my sister (bridesmaid) Jen.. salamat sis! and by the way, big thanks also to my Maid of Honor, Gail.. cia kc nag sponsor ng souvenir namin.. thank u thank u sa inyo.. hmm, nid to customize it pa.. a little ribbon and a tag will do..:)

Brainstorming.. Reception Program Preps..

Yesterday, i met with my friends, ate olga, ate bb and ella @ gateway mall. Had a very fun evening with them.. kwentuhan to the max.. We talked about my wedding preps, particularly the program at the reception.. was really touched kc i didnt expect na they'll help me na magasikaso sa wedding.. ella even volunteered to be my coordinator.. ate olga and norman will be the emcee.. c ate bb naman, she was the one who helped me from the start, she gave advices, suggestions kung anong magandang gawin.. Our next meeting will be on August 21 @ Trinoma..

Im really really thankful to God that He gave me such wonderful friends..:)

divisoria again.. with my MOH and my bridesmaids

Last saturday (7.24.2010) we went to divisoria, kasama ko mga sisters ko.. c gail ung aking MOH, jen and maan - my bridesmaids.. we went to the mananahi, pumili kmi ng mga gowns namin and nagpasukat na din hehehe.. sana lang di kmi tumaba heheh..:)

Wedding Gown Selection..:)

Went to Divisoria yesterday together with my 2 sisters, Jen and Maan. Nag shopping shopping muna kmi sa 168 nung natapos na sa pamimili, pumunta kmi sa mananahi ng Wedding Gown. Sa wakas nkapili na me ngdesign ng Gown, pati cla jen and maan (bridesmaids) nakapili na din. Next week, babalik ulit kmi dun, kasama ang aking Maid of Honor , c Gail, hehehe.. papasukat na din cguro kmi next week.. Ang saya.. nakakaexcite mamili ng gowns..:)

the map, the map.. by: Mike Belleza

save-the-dates

oh my! 5 months and 2 weeks to go before the wedding.. checked my schedule, i should be sending out the save-the-date cards by next week.. i must! i must finish this before the week ends.. kaya ko to hehehe.. here's a sample pic of our save-the-date cards and i also made bridesmaid cards for my bridesmaid..:)

Divisoria.. canvass mananahi

What a tiring day! went to divisoria together with Marge, one of my secondary sponsor, to canvass mananahi.. grabe, ang daming tao sa divisoria plus ang init pa ng panahon kaya pawis pawis kmi ni Marge. Madami kmi napuntahan na mga stalls dun, got there wedding packages ang pinaka mura na wedding package na nacanvass namin is P15k for 13 persons (eto ung sa stall ni ate na antukin hehehe.. di ata nakatulog kc habang kinakausap namin e natutulog hehehe). Anyway, meron din kaming napagtanungan na medyo approve na sa akin, ung pakage nila is P17k for 20persons negotiable pa kc pwedeng iadjust ung presyo for example 15persons lang ang ento, so ung presyo for the 5persons (20-15) pwede idagdag sa gown ng bride.. ok sa akin un kc parang good deal cia compared sa iba. Yung terms of payment naman, P2k for the reservation para fix na ung usapan then sa sukatan day pay P5k then sa fitting day bayad another P5k then the remaining balance babayaran pagnakuha na lahat ng gowns. Hmm, ang nid ko na gawin ngayon is to compare naman ung nacanvass namin sa divi and ung presyo nung mga nirefer sa akin ng friends. pero for now, i vote for the P17k package sa divi..:)

For the Bridesmaid.. cute video!!:)

Sacrament of Confirmation @ National Shrine of St. Michael and the archangels

Took my confirmation (kumpil) today at National Shrine of St. Michael and the archangels (near Malacanang). Sinama ko c Gilda, my bestfriend, kinuha ko ciang sponsor.. buti naman pumayag cia hehehe.. We arrived there at around 1pm tapos registration agad, mabilis lang ang proseso sa registration basta dala mo ung mga requirements ( Baptismal Certificate - for marriage purposes, atleast 1 sponsor and confirmation fee: P600). Sa case ko, ung baptismal certificate ko hindi pa nakalagay na for marriage purposes kc sa december pa ung wedding ko, ang inissue sa akin ng Pope Pius Church (church where I was baptized)ay for confirmation purposes. La naman naging problem sa registration but they infromed me na ung confirmation cert na ibibigay nila sa akin after the ceremony is not for marriage purposes, kailangan ko pa bumalik dun 6 months before the wedding (that would be on mid July or August)and dapat by that time meron na akong baptismal cert na for marriage purposes.. ok lang naman sa akin un kc ang aim ko lang naman muna is to take the sacrament of confirmation. Anyway, after the registration, direcho na kmi sa loob ng church kc may seminar pa before the ceremony. Madami akong natutunan sa seminar na un, malinaw din naman kc magdiscuss ung catechist. After the seminar ceremony na then, after the ceremony,is the giving of the certificates den picture picture tapos uwian na. Im really thankful na nagawa ko to today and im also thankful sa ninang ko, c ninang gilda hehehe.. kc she took tym to be with me today.. And cympre I thank God kc alam ko cia nagplano ng lahat lahat ng nangyari sa akin ngayon and sa mga mangyayari pa in the future..:)

Our Dance Number

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This is it!

Nag church hunting kami today. We went to 3 churches: EDSA Shrine, St. Joseph's Chapel and Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish. First stop namin is EDSA Shrine, arrived there at around 10:30 am.. hehehe nalate nga ako, usapan namin ni H2b is 10am hehe.. Anyways, may kasal dun sa Edsa Shrine knina, tawa ng tawa c H2b pagdating ko kasi dami cia comment dun sa kasal na nagaganap, nasimulan kasi nya mula sa bridal walk. Di kmi natuloy mag inquire sa Edsa Shrine, we considered the parking space tsaka parang busy masyado ung ambiance. So, we decided to go to our next church sa listahan, ang St. Joseph's Chapel sa Crame. Pagdating namin dun, the chapel was under renovation. Wala daw office tuwing Saturday dun, kaya umalis nalang din kmi.. Medyo nawalan na ako ng Hope kasi nga dalawang simbahan na napuntahan namin, wala paring nangyari.. Our Last destination was Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish.. Pagdating namin sa place, under renovation din ung church pero we did not loose hope, we tried to inquire parin. Church fee nila is P9k for class A which includes the soloist, organist, priest and carpet.. May class B and class C pa but we chose class A. Then we decided to reserve a date na para sulit na ung pagpunta namin. First choice na date namin is Dec.18,2010 , birthday ni hubby kaso, full na ung day. So, we chose another date Dec. 4, 2010, ang natirang slot for that date was 7am, 9:30am and 1:30pm, we chose the 9:30am slot para lunch time ang reception. Kaso when we asked about the Pre-nup interview schedule, di pala pwede na ako lang ang aattend. We were thinking kasi na ako lang aattend kasi nga my hubby is a seaman, kaso di pala pwede. Buti nalang ung church staff (Ma'am Mhel)is also a wife of a seaman, parang naintindihan nya ung situation namin, she suggested na mag give kmi ng time allowance mula sa pagdating ni hubby dito sa pilipinas. So para di daw ipit and gahol sa oras, she suggested na Dec. 11 nalang para may time pa for the seminars and the interview. So, go go go kmi dun sa Dec. 11.. We paid the initial reservation P2K (non refundable).. Was so excited talaga.. then we came to realize na ung Dec 11, 2010 pala is 12.11.10, naamazed kmi kc di namin iniisip ung mga numbers, ang inisip namin is ung available dates.. so happy talaga:) And by the way, share ko lang, nagpunta din kmi sa wedding expo sa Megamall, hehehehe, nakapulot c hubby ko ng P1k hehehe swerte talaga namin today!!! Thank u Lord sa blessing na nareceive namin and sa wedding date na 12.11.10...:)

Hello! This is my first post for our wedding blog.. just to let you know how long we've been together inlove..:)