Flowers & Pots by Viera – A Neophyte that has a lot to learn

(A Bridal Florist Review)

I am a believer of giving chances to small and budding businesses and since we are opting for less expensive suppliers, I took a chance at this florist who was recommended by the church  – Flowers & Pots by Viera, headed by Corie de Mesa. 

The church (San Antonio de Padua Parish, Pooc, Silang, Cavite) staff said that she’s a regular florist at the church and I considered that a plus since she would know her way around. Also, I didn’t want to get florist from out of town to avoid the extra charge. Corie’s church and entourage package was reasonably priced, cheaper than the packages you would usually see at bridal expos. So I thought she was the best choice.

Alexyz Arcilla – A One-Man-Show Absolute Performer

(On-the-Day Coordinator/Emcee/Wedding Singer Review)

  

As I have previously mentioned, we were gunning for the smallest cost possible for our wedding. So, we didn’t hire a whole group of On-the-Day (OTD) coordinators to run the wedding and the reception program. We hired a one-man-show OTD Coordinator/Emcess/Wedding Singer/Choir/Lector all rolled into one. His name is Alexyz Arcilla.

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Mel Cruz and Her Magic

(A Bridal Hair and Make Up (HMU) Review)

I believe that the first and most important thing at a wedding is the bride’s look. After all, everyone would be looking at her. If she’s not confident about the way she looks, it would affect her mood and the entire party. As I have posted on my Facebook page, “the best and most important thing on a wedding day is to make the bride look and feel beautiful. Everything else will just follow.” 

I guess I was able to let the mishaps of my other suppliers slide because I was feeling great about myself. Happy and confident with my look and all. And I have my HMU artist MEL CRUZ to thank for this. She and her hair specialist did a great job on me on my big day. I just told them the look I was going for and they delivered.

I was hoping for a Greek Goddess look to match my Venus-cut Grecian style wedding gown. Here’s my final look along with the before and after photo. You be the judge.

With my Fairy God MUA - MEL CRUZ

Much Ado About My Wedding (A Review of the event and suppliers)

 

First of all, I just want to make it clear that I’m not really a fan of weddings, especially church weddings. Ugh! I believe it is an enormous waste of time and money…so much ado for a one-day event that everybody would soon forget. So any negative remarks I say might just be a product of my aversion to such unnecessary extravaganza and not an objective opinion. I leave it up to you to decide which is which. But then again, it is my wedding so I think I have every right to be subjective, don’t you think?

Hello, BFFs!

I know matagal-tagal na rin na since my last share of anything nice that beautifies. I've been held up by different factors and circumstances that comes with life. It's no excuse, I know, but will it help if I say that one of those circumstances involved a wedding? :D

Yes, my wedding and I will come back on this site with reviews of my wedding suppliers. It was intentional that I didn't post a blow-by-blow account of my wedding preps. Ni hindi ko nga rin in-announce sa personal Facebook account ko eh. Not even the engagement. I kept mum about my wedding for several reasons. One, ayaw ko ma-jinx yung wedding. Two, konti lang invited. We wanted it to be as small as possible with only close relatives and very close friends. And three, para pwede pang mag-ala runaway bride. Hehe...kidding!

Anyhoo, I would be sharing with you the details of my wedding. I'm hoping to provide some tips and advice on wedding preps and avoid the mistakes I did. You will hear it all soon!