Project CKGA, MWPJ Ep 5

Nag-submit kami sa church ng mga final requirement - banns, permission to marry, and list ng Principal Sponsors and their address.

While waiting for our ride (aka jeep pa-SM Molino)

Me: Yeey na-submit na natin!

Him: Yeey! (sabay kiss sa kamay ko)

Me:** (kilig)**

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Even My Countdown is a Late Post

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Project CKGA, MWPJ Ep 4

Totoo ba 'to? Chill lang ako ngayon at walang hinahabol na dapat tapusin?! Slow clap! 

Tapos na kami sa documents. Naipasa narin namin sa church. Ang pending na lang namin is yung listahan ng Principal Sponsors and their addresses. 

Isa sa pinaka struggle sakin ang manghingi ng measurement ng mga abay. 42 days to go, wala pa rin yung sukat ng maid-of-honor. 

Eto pala yung mga una kong pinagpilian na dress:

Pinag-vote ko sila. Ayun, napili nila yung least like ko. So, scratch lahat. Humanap ako ulit ng iba. Ginawa ko na lang peg yung mga nakikita kong neoprene dresses. Like this one:

May something similar din sa Celest' ~ local brand and cheaper than Apartment 8 kaso, ang tatangkad ng abay ko - di keri ang RTW sa kanila. 

So, nag inquire na ko dito sa kapitbahay namin mananahi. Tinanggap nya naman kahit less than 3 months away na lang. Malapit na mag monthsary yung pag-request ko ng measurement nila. Buti naman nakapag submit na yung iba.

Pero nahirapan din ako mag book ng appointment with my OTD, super busy nila, almost daily ang bookings nila. Nananalig naman ako na di nila ko papabayan. Puro good reviews naman sila sa W@w. 

Pero ang invitation namin, dito ako pinaka natagalan. Meron akong friends who can make invites, pero ayaw ko kasi humingi ng discount. Haha. So nung may nag post sa W@wies na mura lang, gnrab ko na. 
Ayun, tulad ko, maraming nag book sa kanya. Mukhang na-overwhelm si supplier sa demand. And sa  pagka-arte and detail-oriented, inabot kami ng ilang weeks. Plus yung mga revisions sa names ng entourage. Nakakaloka! And no, hindi pa rin sya tapos til now. Para matapos na agad, ako na nagsasabi ng font face name, at nagbibigay ng hex code ng kulay na gusto ko. Hindi ko alam kung ikinakadali ba ng buhay ni supplier yun, or naasar sya like - "oh 'di ikaw na ma'am!!" Kung marunong lang ako mag Photoshop, baka nga ako na lang gumawa. 

Dito na muna. Gising na cocol-mate ko.

Balik bridechilla slash bridedoublechinna.

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Project CKGA, MWPJ Ep 3

Nag apply kami ng Marriage License about 2 weeks ago. Bukod sa mga requirement na need to bring, personally dapat i-fill out yung Marriage License Application Form kasi may interview pa sa Local Civil Registry. Every Thursday ng hapon lang yung Pre-Marriage Seminar sa munisipyo/DSWD samin. So sinabay na namin yung pag apply. May mga ibang couples na rin na nakapila. Yung naunang couple samin, medyo may eksena sila. Sabi ni madaam civil registrar (MCR), nag away daw ata yung couple. Pinakita samin yung form nila na super nilukot. Hindi ko alam kung sure ba sila sa gagawin nila or what not. Basta kami, decided kami, hinanda ko lahat ng requirement and nagdala ako ng sarili kong pen kasi alam ko ngang personal ang pag fill out ng forms. Apat na kopya ata yung sinulatan namin. Anyway, habang nagffillout kami sa desk ni MCR, medyo ini-interview na rin si Boss. Ako I had to make a quick kuha ng cedula. So by the time na nagsulat ako, finished na rin si boss.
Nung sinubmit na namin yung forms, tinanong ni MCR kung sa kanya daw ba yung pen na hawak ni boss.
Panda pen lang ito ah. Pero syempre nagdala ako ng sarili ko na galing naman talaga sa opis. So, kung nawala ni MCR yung pen, or nadampot nila previous couple (PC), ayaw ko i-give up yung pen na dala ko.
Kumbaga, naiinis ako sa mga ganon, yung alam mo naman na may aasikasuhin ka, pipirmahan etc, tapos di nagdadala ng pen, ID etc. So ayun, medyo nag rant ng mini si ate MCR, kesyo a few pieces for the whole year lang daw binibigay na supplies sa kanila. Pero di ako nagpatinag. Prinsipyo chenelyn, 'coz pnprepare ko yun.
Kinahapunan, nag umpisa na yung seminar sa DSWD. May introduction etc, nasa mga 10 + couples din. Andun nga rin yung nauna samin na couple samin na nag-away bago mag fillout ng form. Bati na rin sila and nagtatawanan. Nung introduction, nakita ko may hawak si ate girl PC na Panda pen! Aha! Gusto ko talaga sabihin kay MCR na -- ayun po yung pen na hinahanap nyo.

Finished.

Sana nga, yun na ang ending. Kaso, kinabukasan, pag open ko ng bag ko, 2 Panda Pens yung andun!

kthxbye




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Project CKGA, MWPJ Ep 2

I found something I can post for this series that we shall shorten as “Project CKGA, MWPJ”. This is a photo we took after we had our ocular trip at Torreno Resort and Pavilion. I initially wanted something super simple (meaning inexpensive) venue so I asked my friend Rain, who is a home owner at Avida Settings if he can endorse us so we can book their clubhouse (where they held their intimate wedding). I wanted to schedule an ocular trip so I can check the place out and visualize the setup we want for the reception.  We never got to do that ocular. On one of our chats, he mentioned this events venue that they booked for his son’s .. I wanna say birthday? Dedication?  -- for his son’s party. They held it at Torreno Resort and Pavilion. I’ve seen this place on Facebook but brushed the thought of booking an expensive venue aside. But Rain said the place offers reasonable price, so I inquired since this place is only a few minutes away from the church.

We decided to pay a visit last February 11^th; booked them the day after. This became first of the many – konti lang naman difference, si “xxx=more expensive” supplier na lang decisions which resulted to us exceeding our initial budget.

Pros

• Indoor venue – no matter what the weather is on our wedding day (but hopefully good one), our guests will stay dry, cake will not melt, and groom will not perspire so much.
• Literally 5 minutes away from our church – we don’t have to worry about guests crossing the Molino traffic again
• Spacious
• Security (not that Avida isn’t – ang higpit kaya sa gate, kaya di kami basta nakapag ocular)

Con

•         Muuuuch more expensive than our initial venue

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We stayed a night at Azumi Boutique Hotel

We stayed a night at Azumi Boutique Hotel for boss' birthday -- LAST YEAR. I'm trying okay. Lahat ng mga "new" posts ko ay mga lumang kwento.

We got the Queen Room through Agoda for only P 3,078. No breakfast coz he had to leave for work at 4am. That’s the reason why we decided to have a staycation + dinner na lang for his birthday. Ang alam ko lang masaya na sya basta aircon, comfy beddings, … katabi ako? Yieee. Dapat lang diba?! haha.  

 parang hindi naman Queen

 pwede mo pang i-puslit si friend

 mirror - technique to make the room appear larger

lahat ng angle syempre 

 December birthday nya

 ganda nito sa gabi

 dinner at The Farm Organics

sarap ng kinain namin, di ko na tanda kung ano pangalan 

massage to wrap the evening

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Project CKGA, My Wedding Preps Journey. Ep 1

We got engaged February of 2017 pa and now it’s just 3 months away 'til our big day!  I don’t want to keep saying na stressed ako, I think bridechilla pa nga ako e. Nag emotional breakdown ba ko? Maybe, tapos ni-repress ko na lang sa memory ko lol. So, what do I want to talk about sa post na ‘to? Nothing in particular; may pag episode 1 pa kong nalalaman, pusta ko, 1 and only post lang to about our wedding preps.
Active member na ko sa Girltalk prior to getting engaged. Pero di ko rin naman pinupuntahan mga Wedding and Engagement threads; only during the time na tinulungan ko friend ko who got married last 2013. Anyway, super hands on ako since wala naman kami wedding planner. Right now, almost all of our suppliers our booked. Isa siguro sa major pa na need ko na asikasuhin is yung entourage’s dress, and of course the wedding documents which is ongoing na naman.
Wala talaga ako maisip na i-post. Etong mga Instax na lang ng OOTD nung engagement shoot namin and a brief review of that experience.

Engagement Shoot

theme: arte arte lang sa pader
outfit: pambahay, pang mall, pang office party

We had our engagement shoot last Monday September 17th. Super fun but super kapagod too!

Venue – Domicillo Design Hotel
Photographer – Jhen & Eko
Videographer – Norman Montealegre (packaged with Jhen & Eko)
HMUA – Joy Vegas
Driver slash assistant – my dear Maid of Honor, Vixen Vegas

with my beautiful mother

pinush ko mag contact lenses para dagdag ganda, masaya ako sa output ng makeup kahit gustong i-push ni hmua na mas makapal na falsies at mas matingkad na lippie

It’s pretty obvious how inlove ako sa mga nice interior especially pag may pagka modern and industrial design. So nung nag search ako, yung style ang isa sa main criteria ko. Other contenders are:

• Industriya Marikina
• Artesania (formerly Mozaic Living)
• B Hotel Quezon City
• Habitual Coffee Makati
• FJ Sionson Studio

Then I found Domicillo Design Hotel in Tagaytay. Kahit hindi naman bago sakin yung Tagaytay, I’m still surprised nung nalaman ko where this hotel is located. So mga ilang years ko na sya nadadaanan, pero di ko alam of its existence.

As an engagement shoot venue, I’d rate it siguro as 4/5. I hope nakuhanan nila p/v yung hotel so I can post some of them once I get a copy of our shoot.  The hotel as a prenup shoot venue is sapat na. We made use of our room of course plus the garden with the lake view – ugh ang ganda, the hallway, lobby, view deck, lounge, mini garden, and a little bit of the Starbucks which recently opened.

Helpful naman yung marketing rep na nag assist sakin, kaso medyo nagulo lang sa usapan sa time na pwede mag shoot.  

yeheess, natural lang, lingon ka sakin sir

"magm-mall lang look"

As a place to have staycation 3.5/5 lang siguro. The room could use a more thorough cleaning. So-so lang rin yung set breakfast na sinerve, medyo matigas pa yung fried rice; the coffee was good though. I love the king sized bed and the comfy pillows. Super spacious yung room pwede magsayaw sa magkabilang side ng bed. But nawala yung “exclusive feel”  - which they boast on their website dahil nga may Starbucks na.

 finished! staycation time

 this mini garden!

morning view!

meh breakfast

landi reflection shot

To follow nalang mas maayos na photos pag may output na si p/v.

#ckvgxcnca122218 

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We had breakfast at UCC Clockwork in Pasay last July

We had breakfast at UCC Clockwork in Pasay last July and ODK ang sarap ng kape and pagkain! 
Also, favorite interior design style - industrial chenelyn chenes. Here comes the photo dump

his Faspitch tee ♥ 

pasalubong slash suhol when I went to Cebu with 

Fahad last 2015 tapos di sya kasama

beki? walang beki sa hanay ng mga kaibigan ko

 may pag slant para kunware artsy

this ceiling

 parang ini-interview lang sa KMJS

Selfie

sherep cappuccino - I heart!

Grilled Cheese with salad on the side (roasted sesame dressing - Kewpie ba to?)

ODK this Cajun Prawns with Aligue Rice is to die for!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gusto kong ulamin yung aligue rice!!! haay sharappp - bakit di na lang naging Clockwork yung UCC sa Westgate Alabang

Garlic Tamadobo - masarap din, pero hindi nya deserve ang exclamation points ko

Truffle Mushroom Pasta

 OK naman to for me, pero medyo forgettable kumpara sa ibang truffle mushroom pasta na nakain ko (Hi Mama Lou's Truffle Mac & Cheese)

 nilibre kasi kami ni balikabayan Ria

walang dating 'tong picture na to pero I love yung stairs kasi

aarte sana kami kaso point and shoot lang chura ng picture na 'to

Ano iniisip mo? 

*insert clever caption here* 

drip! 

pogi driver

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Official Arte Day 5-Month Late Post

Azure Swimming with Team Gabales

I do not remember how we (magkakapatid) came to a decision on when to celebrate my birthday. Basta it fell on Good Friday – Black Saturday,and ODK, napaka daming tao sa Azure! So mag photo dump na lang ako ulit ah.

hanggang pag model ka pa lang kuya 

trying out night shot

Ewan ko kung ano ang gusto kong artsy shot na ma-achieve

Double date

little Philip

Simeon fam, tiny Maggie  

Pahabol with Tita Le and Nicki 
Giniftan ako ni tita Le ng hair makeover! We stayed overnight too. Watched Netflix - particularly the film Big Fish. We also played a game in which we described yung plot without mentioning characters and your partner will guess what film. Sa tagal ng post na 'to, di ko na matandaan kung sino nanalo. Kami ni Nicki partner, then si tita and Ali. I think they won. 

this bunting was crafted by Joyce, so sweet

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