ang masayang mundo nina bert at dah

10 memorable moments @ 10.10.10: Reception a.k.a The Game Show!

2010-11-10T23:54:00.001+08:00

Nagju-jumping jack ang puso namin tuwing may nagsasabing nag-enjoy sila sa wedding namin. Pero hindi rin magiging masaya ang reception kung wala ang mga mahal naming guests. Hinding hindi namin makakalimutan ang tawanan, hiyawan at ang baligtaran ng upuan. ^_^

These 10 pictures made us giggle (and wiggle. hihi!). Sana pwede ikasal araw-araw. *sigh*

Friends from work, pinagninilayan ang slumbook-guestbook while waiting for us.

Our funky first dance. 15 minutes practice lang yan! ^_^

share the love photo raffle!

Lucky seat game! Look for lucky tags! go!

The lucky ones!

Everyone loves Pinoy Henyo!

ang Grand prize : Cellphones... ng higante!

MOH's short but sweet speech. Her opening words: Hindi ako iiyak!

Super happy with PTV's onsite video

"Bubusugin kita ng pagmamahal" ~ robert

Pahabol ulit! bonus picture! ^_^

Photobooth= ♥♥♥!!!

Sulo Riviera Hotel

All photos by Raymond Fortun Photography

(Atty RF, Zye and Kuya Jok)

*resized pictures for faster uploading*

10 memorable moments @ 10.10.10: Happy ceremony!

2010-11-10T22:59:00.000+08:00

"Yung church ceremony (ni Bert at Dah) ay parang comedy-light-drama feel good rom-com chick flick!"

~from our dear friend, Ben

♥♥♥

Pahabol! Yes, we said ten pictures but who's counting anyway? hehe!

We'll post our glam shots soooooon! ^_^

Parish of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary

All photos by Raymond Fortun Photography

(Atty RF, Zye and Kuya Jok)

*resized pictures for faster uploading*

10 memorable moments @ 10.10.10: While prepping up

2010-11-10T22:21:00.002+08:00

Choosing 10 pictures from 8 albums containing (more or less) 700 pictures each, is NOT an easy task. But we love challenges, especially the stress-free ones.

A picture does indeed paint a thousand words, here's ten of our favorite photos. Enjoy! ^_^


Tatay's bonding moment with my niece,Chloe.

Hindi naman ako masyadong masaya.^___^

e si Robert, masaya kaya siya? haha!

The beautiful moms.

Candid family portrait

Daddy RF!

Beautiful chaos. Robert's busy room.

my groom. so gwapo!♥♥♥

♥♥♥*sigh* ♥♥♥

Sulo Riviera Hotel

All photos by Raymond Fortun Photography

(Atty. RF, Zye and Kuya Jok)

The day before the Big day

2010-11-10T20:27:00.000+08:00

The day before 10.10.10, we have lots of things to do

I had to do some voice work for a chinovela sa channel 2

Robert was so excited, he kept on checking his list

Buti na lang everything is okay hanggang sa aming good night kiss. ^_^

~ tula ni dah, nagpapakamakata. hihi!

check in na! Sulo Riviera Hotel, Robert's room.

just checking the bed. teehee!

Tumakas ako para makabili ng gift for Robert. ayos!

Our last picture as bf-gf, sleepy na. haha!

Meeting with Mayumi and Marikit @ Sulo's Christina suite

Unpacking the goodies!

bonding with my sisses and nanay.

My picture message for Robert. XOXO princess Fiona

641 days of preps - 518 busy working days + pawis + teamwork + ♥♥♥ =

2010-11-05T07:11:00.002+08:00

Gallery of our DIY prenup pictures

Table names

ang mga mahiwagang tumbler

Pabango ni Robert na nagpaibig kay Davene sticker *kilig*

ang cord na binago ko 5 days before the wedding

Birdcage veil and boutonnière

crocheted boutonnières and bridal bouquet. arrhae+ring pillow


headbands with crocheted flower for our bridesmaids and flower girls, crocheted flower choker for the maid of honor

crocheted flower belt for the little bride, crocheted corsage for our ninangs

Hindi kami experts, inspired lang. ahehe!

all photos by Raymond Fortun Photography

(Atty. RF, Zye and Kuya Jok)

Ang masayang kasal nina Bert at Dah ♥

2010-10-13T10:59:00.001+08:00

Patikim lang muna!

(screen shots mula sa malupit na onsite video ng Phoeben Teocson Videography)

to be continued... ahihi!^_^

Isang hirit pa! Kumbaga parang pa-ending ng marvel movies. hehe!

(mula naman sa astig na Raymond Fortun Photography)

http://raymond42n.multiply.com/photos/album/415/RobertDavene

♥♥♥

2010-09-30T23:18:00.000+08:00

1. Church: fully paid!
2. Reception venue & food: fully paid!
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist
3. Photo: 50% dp paid
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: super check!!!
6. church music: check!
7. Coordinator: 50% dp paid
8. HMUA: 70% paid
9. Invitations: check!
10. Florist: check!
11. Dress & shoes: wooohooo check!!!
12. Suit & shoes: check!
13. Entourage dress & vests: check!
14. Church accessories:
diy cord: check!
secondary veil: check!
offertory candles: check!
arrhae: check!

bible: check!
15. Favors [Photobooth]: 40 % dp paid
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: check!
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias:
Bride's fascinator: design stage
Bride's bouquet: check!
MOH choker: check!
BM fascinators: finalizing
FG fascinator: check!
Ninangs corsage: check!
Mom's corsage: finalizing
bouttonieres: check!
Table names: check!

19. documents: isang malaking check!
20. honeymoon: under negotiation. hihi! ^_^

oras, o kay bilis tumakbo
sana pwede kang magpause kahit isang segundo
pero excited kami kaya go!
~haiku ni bert at dah

10 days to go!!! wooot!!!

ang bagong motto sa buhay namin...

2010-09-30T23:04:00.000+08:00

simplify.

pina-simpleng table names

the original plan: to draw caricatures for each table name. parang ganito

pinasimpleng cord


the original plan: double beaded/hand knitted cord na may R&D trinket na made of clay. haha! go figure.

more of our pinasimpleng diy edition next time!
^_^

T-1 month (hala!)

2010-09-10T11:11:00.000+08:00

1. Church: 15% downpayment[dp] paid
2. Reception venue & food: 50% dp paid
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist
3. Photo: 50% dp paid
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: super check!!!
6. church music: check!
7. Coordinator: 50% dp paid
8. HMUA: 50% dp paid
9. Invitations: check!
10. Florist: TBD w/ Shayne. ^_^
11. Dress & shoes: aja mamae!
12. Suit & shoes: check!
13. Entourage dress & vests: check!
14. Church accessories:
diy cord: check!
secondary veil: check!
15. Favors [Photobooth]: 40 % dp paid
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: check!
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias:
Bride's veil and fascinator: design stage
Bride's bouquet: design stage
MOH choker: finalizing
BM fascinators: finalizing
F.Bearers fascinator: finalizing
FG fascinator: design stage
bouttonieres: check!
Table names: check!

19. documents: isang malaking check!
20. honeymoon: Dahil sa hindi magandang nangyari sa manila na nasaksihan ng buong mundo, we decided na dito na lang muna kami and love our own country. nax! Bohol?Palawan?Cebu?wooh dami choices! @_@

go go go! ^_^

another very short kwento after another very busy month

2010-09-02T09:13:00.001+08:00

First week of august...

application, marriage license. Got our license after 10 working days.

Rob's driver's license renewal

got our wedding banns. Bagong gising pero walk agad sa church. hehe!

our "interesting" Canonical Interview

Second week...

Food tasting!!!!

Birthday din ni Robert!

surprise!


Had our invitations printed

Prenup pictorial

Welcome Chloe Jaeda!


Had to babysit my very malikot inaanak habang nanganganak si mommy niya.


DFA Passport appearance

Shopping for some stuff hanggang sa naging jejemon si Robert. haha!

witty will save our world!

2010-09-02T08:48:00.000+08:00

Hindi na sana kami magge-guestbook dahil feeling namin walang magsusulat sa guestbook bilang busy ang lahat sa pagkain. Ngunit nakita ko ang slumbook/notebook na gawa ng ka-cinemasters ko na sina Tonet at Chinggay at napaisip ako ng "ano kaya kung...?"

Kasabay ng pagpapagawa namin ng sapatos sa marikina shoe expo, bumili rin kami ng super cool na slumbook/notebook na 'to sa reading room. At dahil natuwa kami in a major major way, bumili kami ng dalawa. ^_^

At opo, ito ang ipapaikot namin sa aming reception. Yung slumbook part, lalagyan namin ng marker na may nakalagay na "para sa malalakas ang loob". ^_^

Yung notebook part naman (na cool din) ang pwedeng sulatan ng dedication ng mga ma-sikretong guests. hehe! ^_^

Awesome !!!

photos galing sa: www.facebook.com/wittywillsavetheworld

labor of love

2010-08-28T07:54:00.000+08:00

imbitasyon

boutonnières

Ang bawat guhit, gupit, tupi, dikit at tahi... may pagmamahal. ♥♥♥

ready for our close-up!

2010-08-28T07:39:00.000+08:00

We had our diy e-session last last week, this time with makeup and props.

The target: to have lots of close-up shots.

Unfortunately, it rained. :-( We needed mister sun for this shoot.

But we were still blessed 'coz the sky opened up for about an hour giving us enough time to shoot some kiligkiligan closeup shots. ahihihi! ^_^

location: QC circle
makeup: Cel Sabile
Hair: Rica Martin
Special thanks to Mamae sa pagbantay sa camera and tripod! ^_^

T-2 months

2010-08-10T23:58:00.000+08:00

1. Church: 15% downpayment[dp] paid
2. Reception venue & food: 50% dp paid
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist
detailing: this July
3. Photo: 50% dp paid
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: super check!!!
6. church music: check!
7. Coordinator: 50% dp paid
8. HMUA: 50% dp paid
9. Invitations: check!
10. Florist: TBD w/ Shayne. ^_^
11. Dress & shoes: aja mamae!
12. Suit & shoes: 90%
13. Entourage dress & ties: discussed w/ entourage.
14. Church accessories:
diy cord: check!
secondary veil: check!
15. Favors [Photobooth]: 40 % dp paid
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: check!
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias:
Bride's veil and fascinator: design stage
Bride's bouquet: design stage
MOH choker: finalizing
BM fascinators: finalizing
F.Bearers fascinator: finalizing
FG fascinator: design stage
bouttonieres: check!
Table names: check!

19. documents:
BC: check!
Cenomar: check!
Baptismal: check!
Confirmation: check!
passport: Aug 24,appearance
Pre-cana: check!
Canonical Interview: check!
Banns: check!
Marriage license: makukuha na next week.

20. honeymoon (yihee!):Singapore!or malaysia? or Macau? aywan. @_@

*kaba kaba*

sous la pluie

2010-08-09T07:18:00.000+08:00

love the rain

2010-08-07T06:17:00.000+08:00

a preview of our rainy diy e-session

wag lang bagyo!hehe!^_^

a very short kwento after a very busy month

2010-07-22T01:15:00.000+08:00

Five weeks ago...

Pre cana seminar + wedding banns

Four weeks ago...

occular inspection @ Sulo Riviera Hotel

Three weeks ago...
Went to divi to buy fabric. Sorry no picture, delikado kasi naman sa divi magpicturan. hehe!

Two weeks ago...

Robert and my tatay with Mang Bonnie.

Eight hours ago...

Robert's first fitting

Nagju-jumping jack nanaman puso ko. Gwapo!*kilig kilig*

80 days na lang. hala!*hinimatay* ^_^

First wedding gift

2010-07-10T22:10:00.001+08:00

Got this last May pa. Super thanks nikki&marc!^_^ and congratulations! magiging mommy and daddy na sila. yehey! ^_^

T-3 months

2010-07-10T21:51:00.001+08:00

90 days na lang! nuninuninuninu.

1. Church: 15% downpayment[dp] paid
2. Reception venue & food: 50% dp paid
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist
detailing: this July
3. Photo: 50% dp paid
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: super check!!!
6. church music: check!
7. Coordinator: 50% dp paid
8. HMUA: 50% dp paid
9. Invitations: finalized design. ready to print!
10. Florist: TBD w/ Shayne. ^_^
11. Dress & shoes: aja mamae!
12. Suit & shoes: nagpasukat na. woot!
13. Entourage dress & ties: discussed w/ entourage.
14. Church accessories:
diy cord: check!
secondary veil: searching...
15. Favors [Photobooth]: 40 % dp paid
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: check!
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias:
Bride's veil and fascinator: design stage
Bride's bouquet: design stage
MOH choker: finalizing
BM fascinators: finalizing
F.Bearers fascinator: finalizing
FG fascinator: design stage
bouttonieres: design stage
Table names: check!

19. documents:
BC: check!
Cenomar: check!
Baptismal: check!
Confirmation: July 17 na lang pala.
passport: Aug 24,appearance
Pre-cana: check!
Canonical Interview: scheduled July 31
Banns: ipapasa palang bukas. lagot. hihi!
Marriage license: July 15

20. honeymoon (yihee!):Singapore!or malaysia? or Macau? still confused. @_@

Crunch time na! go go go!

...

2010-07-09T23:40:00.000+08:00

T-4 months

2010-06-10T00:18:00.000+08:00

1. Church: 15% downpayment[dp] paid
2. Reception venue & food: 50% dp paid
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist
3. Photo: 50% dp paid
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: 50% dp paid, ready for pick-up
6. church music: check!
7. Coordinator: 50% dp paid
8. HMUA: 50% dp paid
9. Invitations: finalized design. ready to print!
10. Florist: TBD w/ Shayne. ^_^
11. Dress & shoes: ready to buy fabric
12. Suit & shoes: 1 prospect 99% sure
13. Entourage dress & ties: discussed w/ entourage. looking for ties.
14. Church accessories: ready to buy materials
15. Favors [Photobooth]: 40 % dp paid
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: check!
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias:
Bride's veil and fascinator: design stage
Bride's bouquet: design stage
MOH choker: finalizing
BM fascinators: finalizing
F.Bearers fascinator: finalizing
FG fascinator: design stage
bouttonieres: design stage
Table names: check!

19. documents:
BC: check!
Cenomar: check!
Baptismal: check!
Confirmation: June 26
passport: processing req's
Pre-cana: scheduled June 19
Marriage license: sa July na pala.hehe!

20. honeymoon (yihee!):Singapore!or malaysia? confused nanaman. @_@

Konti na lang!

T-5 months

2010-05-10T00:01:00.000+08:00

1. Church: 15% downpayment[dp] paid
2. Reception venue & food: 50% dp paid
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist
3. Photo: 50% dp paid
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: 50% dp paid, for pick-up June 10
6. church music: check!
7. Coordinator: 50% dp paid
8. HMUA: 50% dp paid
9. Invitations: finalized design. ready to print!
10. Florist: TBD w/ Shayne. ^_^
11. Dress & shoes: waiting for my first fitting. (aja Mamae!)
12. Suit & shoes: 1 prospect 99% sure
13. Entourage dress & ties: discussed w/ entourage. looking for ties.
14. Church accessories: ready to buy materials
15. Favors [Photobooth]: 40 % dp paid
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: check!
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias:
Bride's veil and fascinator: design stage
Bride's bouquet: design stage
MOH choker: finalizing
BM fascinators: finalizing
F.Bearers fascinator: finalizing
FG fascinator: design stage
bouttonieres: design stage
Table names: check!

19. documents:
BC: check!
Cenomar: check!
Baptismal: processing
Confirmation: processing
passport: processing req's
Pre-cana: scheduled June 19
Marriage license: sa August pa

20. honeymoon (yihee!):Singapore!sana...

OMG! Limang buwan na lang! @_@

Practice makes perfect

2010-05-09T22:25:00.000+08:00

I hope so. ^_^

Here's a bunch of stuff that i made during breaks at habang nablablanko sa pagtratranslate ng script. 

Bridesmaids fascinator

I used a crocheted flower, faux pearls and a strip of french net. I'm not an expert sa pagcro-crochet. Actually, natuto lang ako sa panonood ng links sa youtube. hehe! Madali lang pala. Konting pasensya, tiyaga at determinasyon lang. ^_^ I'm so happy, I finally had the courage to cut the net that I bought from sis Lyn! woot! Maganda naman feedback ng sisters ko. Sabi nga ni Yskca, ako na lang daw wedding planner niya. haha! Sabi naman ng nanay ko, buti naman daw at natapos ko 'to. May track record kasi ako na hanggang umpisa lang nagtiyatiyaga. Ang baba tuloy ng grade ko sa Home econ. haha!

Invitation: We want a storybook type invitation kaya lang sobrang mahal kapag nagpagawa pa kami. We don't want to shell out 8k+ php naman for 40 pieces of invitation lang. Sabi nga ni Robert, photoshop lang katapat niyan. ^_^ Just had these printed para malaman kung okay yung font na ginamit. Okay naman. Yay! Aayusin lang namin yung wordings at ifa-finalize ang principal sponsors. By the end of June, ipapaprint na namin ang official invites namin. Yay ulit!

We'll be posting our official DIY projects soon! I hope so. ^_^

What's in the box(es)?

2010-04-13T22:04:00.000+08:00

A sneak peek of our reception sneaks.

Box lang muna. ^_^

T-6 months

2010-04-10T00:46:00.000+08:00

1. Church: 15% downpayment[dp] paid
2. Reception venue & food: 50% dp paid
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist
3. Photo: 50% dp paid, have to schedule meeting with RF
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: 50% dp paid- finalized design
6. strings (church): check!
7. Coordinator: 50% dp paid
8. HMUA: 50% dp paid
9. Invitations: have to do the lay-out but we already have a design in mind ^_^
10. Florist: TBD w/ Shayne. ^_^
11. Dress & shoes: waiting for my first fitting. (aja Mamae!)
12. Suit & shoes: 1 prospect 99% sure
13. Entourage dress & ties: discussed w/ entourage. looking for ties.
14. Church accessories: ready to buy materials
15. Favors [Photobooth]: 40 % dp paid
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: check!
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias: ready to buy materials
19. documents: processing...
20. honeymoon (yihee!):TBD

Six months to go! excited!!!

T-7 months

2010-03-10T00:24:00.000+08:00

February was... interesting.
Hope March will be better. ^_^

1. Church: 15% downpayment[dp] paid
2. Reception venue & food: 50% dp paid
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist
3. Photo: 20% dp paid, have to schedule meeting with RF
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: 10% booking fee paid- finalized design
6. strings (church): check check check! it's free! Thanks JM!
7. Coordinator: 50% dp paid
8. HMUA: BOOKED!finally! ^_^ 50% dp paid
9. Invitations: have to do the lay-out but we already have a design in mind ^_^
10. Florist: we need offertory flowers lang pala. and we can have some for free! Thanks Shayne!
11. Dress & shoes: still looking
12. Suit & shoes: 1 prospect 99% sure
13. Entourage dress & ties: ready to canvass
14. Church accessories: ready to buy materials
15. Favors [Photobooth]: 40 % dp paid
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: check check check! Thanks Mowdel!
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias: ready to buy materials
19. documents: not yet applicable. Target: April- May
20. honeymoon (yihee!):TBD

kaba kaba kaba! (feeling) crunch time na! ^_^

dirt, dust... beware!

2010-02-16T22:07:00.000+08:00

we shall meet again! 

(the ninja cleaners, bwahaha!^_^)

T-8 months

2010-02-10T01:12:00.000+08:00

As expected, January was a super busy month. As in our planners were jampacked. But we still managed to do some wedding related stuff . Yipee!

1. Church: 15% downpayment[dp] paid
2. Reception venue & food: 50% dp paid
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist na magiging violinist or quartet daw (crossing our fingers!^_^)- TBD
3. Photo: 20% dp paid
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: 10% booking fee paid- finalized design
6. strings (church): check check check! it's free! Thanks JM!
7. Coordinator: 50% dp paid
8. HMUA: after 3 trials, still undecided.
9. Invitations: have to do the lay-out but we already have a design in mind ^_^
10. Florist: we need offertory flowers lang pala. and we can have some for free! Thanks Shayne!
11. Dress & shoes: still looking
12. Suit & shoes: 1 prospect 99% sure
13. Entourage dress & ties: ready to canvass
14. Church accessories: ready to buy materials
15. Favors [Photobooth]: 40 % dp paid
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: check check check! Thanks Mowdel!
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias: ready to buy materials
19. documents: not yet applicable. Target: May
20. honeymoon (yihee!):TBD

February will be far more busy than Jan but hey, who's complaining? More work means more savings! Just need to have some time with our family and friends. haay...

Still have a lot to share like the fascinators and choker that i made and how we cancelled our booking with one pasaway supplier. Hope i could blog about it soon.

ooooh by the way, Robert proposed...again. hahaha! oh love. ^_^

Now showing

2010-01-29T23:13:00.000+08:00

(Something about 1% - our first koreanovela project)

I was supposed to make an invitation layout but i got a little confused with the wordings so i decided to move on and make these table names instead. At least i can say that i did something at the end of the day. hihi! ^_^

We're gonna use the titles of projects na magkasama kami. Since we're goin for an asian inspired theme, we've decided to use asian titles lang. Pwedeng tao, pwedeng anime, basta asian. Surfed the net and grabbed pictures first para may elements of the real thing na kasama sina bert at dah (our ~~alter ego~~ animated counterparts ^_^

(fated to love you)

(Nobuta wo produce)

need to make 9 more names. Nobuta power, enter!^_^

Playing with photoshop...again.

2010-01-11T01:01:00.000+08:00

I think i'm getting the hang of it.

model: Bea

photographed by Robert

edited by Davene

Practice practice practice!woot!^_^

T-9 months

2010-01-11T00:38:00.001+08:00

1. Church: 15% downpayment[dp] paid
2. Reception venue & food: 50% dp paid
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist na magiging violinist or quartet daw (crossing our fingers!^_^)- TBD
3. Photo: 20% dp paid
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: 10% booking fee paid- finalized design
6. strings (church): 35% dp paid but still TBD
7. Coordinator: will pay booking fee next week. (hopefully ^_^)
8. HMUA: after 2 trials, still undecided.
9. Invitations: TBD
10. Florist: TBD
11. Dress & shoes: still looking
12. Suit & shoes: 1 prospect 99% sure
13. Entourage dress & ties: ready to canvass
14. Church accessories: ready to buy materials
15. Favors [PB]: TBD
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: check check check!
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias: ready to buy materials
19. documents: not yet applicable. Target: May
20. honeymoon (yihee!):TBD

still on schedule. Yes!

Happy Christmas! cards!

2009-12-21T16:30:00.002+08:00

matoesmakneesmashoulderMYFACE

2009-12-15T02:50:00.001+08:00

Nung nagsisimula palang ang preps namin, naiimagine ko nang minemakeupan ko sarili ko sa mismong wedding day namin. Feeling ko lang cool yun. ^_^ The problem is I don't wear makeup everyday kaya nahihirapan akong pumili ng tamang makeup for me. I don't know the right shade of lipstick or blush that would complement my skin tone. All i know is that i've had several makeup nightmares and i don't want to experience that again especially on my wedding day.

Here are some of my oh-no-wrong-makeup moments:

+10 years makeup

Sabi ng iba okay lang makeup ko rito. But for me and for my family, i look like a different person in this picture. Mukha daw akong seryosong matanda. nyay.

Memoirs of a Geisha

Too powdery. Too white. At ako ang nagmakeup sa sarili ko. Tsk Tsk.

I therefore conclude that i need a professional makeup artist and no, i can't and i shouldn't do my own makeup. ^_^

THE TRIALS

Let the search begin!

Hindi na 'ko nagpatumpik-tumpik pa. Nagpa-trial na 'ko bago pa ma-book ng iba ang prospects ko. Remember, 10.10.10 is a hot date.

Trial Make up # 1

HMUA Package cost: P11,000

Bride & groom + 2 heads + retouch

Trial makeup: P1000

working time: 1hr

comments: She's very easy to talk to at sobrang magaan ang kamay. Nasunod yung request ko sa eyebrow ko na parang brushed lang. Kaya lang mukhang hindi para sa'kin ang airbrush. Airbrush kasi ginamit niya sa foundation ko pero the rest, traditional na. Nung na-touch ni Robert yung face ko nagkaron ng parang mark o lump. Sayang din kasi gabi na 'ko nagpamake-up, hindi na nakita kung anong itsura sa natural light.

after 6 hours (without retouch)...

Trial Make up # 2

HMUA Package cost: P6,500

Bride & groom + 2 heads + retouch

Trial Makeup: Free

working time: 1hr

comments: Napabilib niya mom and sister ko kasi nakuha niya agad yung tamang shade ng foundation. Hindi rin ako naluha sa eyeliner kasi ang bilis ng kamay niya. hehe!

(note: ako lang nagkulot sa sarili ko kaya magulo. haha!)

after 3 hours (no retouch)

after 12 hours (and a plate of baby back ribs ^_^ )

Nakapili na si Robert ng gusto niyang i-book namin pero pinag-iisipan ko pa rin. Good luck sa 'kin! ^_^

note to self: No amount of makeup can hide bad skin kaya please please please, seryosohin na ang cleanse-tone-moisturize ritual para hindi magmukhang ganito:

^_^

T- 10 months

2009-12-10T21:17:00.001+08:00

Better late than never! Here's our first official State of the Nation address ay State of our Preps report pala. hehehe! Progress report na nga lang para maiksi. ^_^

1. Church: 15% downpayment[dp] paid
2. Reception venue & food: 50% dp paid
inclusions: prep rooms, bridal car, cake, souvenirs, sound system, pianist na magiging violinist or quartet daw (crossing our fingers!^_^)- TBD
3. Photo: 20% dp paid
4. Video: 40% dp paid
5. rings: 10% booking fee paid
6. strings (church): 35% dp paid but still TBD
7. Coordinator: 2 prospects, interview done
8. HMUA: undecided. scheduled trial tomorrow.
9. Invitations: TBD
10. Florist: TBD
11. Dress & shoes: still looking
12. Suit & shoes: ready to canvass
13. Entourage dress & ties: ready to canvass
14. Church accessories: ready to buy materials
15. Favors [PB]: TBD
16. STD video: check!
17. Emcee: TBD
18. DIY accessories/paraphernalias: ready to buy materials
19. documents: not yet applicable. Target: May
20. honeymoon (yihee!): researching

That's it pancit!

Next attraction...

2009-12-10T14:54:00.000+08:00

No more old carpets. No more haunted looking ceilings. No more restless restrooms.

Love love love love love!^_^

Do you believe in ghosts?

2009-11-30T22:44:00.000+08:00

We do believe in angels...

Here's one.

(photographed by dah, Nov 29, 2009)

Congratulations PTV and RF!

2009-11-30T22:11:00.001+08:00

We're so proud of our videographer and photographer! Kasama nanaman sila sa W@W Top Ten Suppliers of the year!woot woot!^_^ We were supposed to text them a cheesy line na parang ganito "Sa puso namin, kayo ang the best." But we changed our minds coz we realized na hindi lang kami ang nakaisip ng gan'on. We're sure, para sa maraming couples sila ang the best! hehehe! Apir tayo diyan! ^_^

(center left-right: Jason Magbanua [yes, the Juday-Ryan wedding videographer ^_^] and Phoeben Teocson [our super cool videographer] ^_^ )

(Zye- RF's backup photog and Dah's college friend)

(center: Raymond Fortun- our amazing photographer and THE 2009 Supplier of the Year!yebah! ^_^)

Congratulations guys! Keep up the good work! ^_^

Goodbye little angel...

2009-11-19T17:57:00.000+08:00

Thank you Lord for giving us an angel. She gave us hope, courage and strength. She touched so many hearts and she helped us believe that You are watching and that You love us...

Zoeybear, we love you so much...

Happy Moomoo!!!

2009-10-31T17:11:00.000+08:00

We're making a list, checking it twice. Gonna find out what's scary and nice!

ROBERT'S top five scary movies - in no particular order
(note: He's not scared of ghosts or monsters or horror movies daw, but these are the movies that he finds interesting and memorable lang...daw. ^_^)

1. Shake, Rattle and Roll (1990) Aswang episode
2. Sukob
3. Feng Shui
4. The Ring
5. Shutter

Oh well, Robert has always been the skeptic one. But he enjoys watching scary movies with me because he knows that i have the tendency to shriek or jump off the chair. And he loves seeing me do that. hmp! hehe!

Anyway, here's my top five as in i-can't-sleep-i-can't-walk-in-the-dark-because-of-this scary movie

5. Shake Rattle and Roll (aswang episode)- i saw this movie when i was uhmmm...6? and i never watched it again. Still not gonna watch it.
4. The Exorcism of Emily Rose - nakakaparanoid tuwing 3 am
3. Regal Shocker: Ang aparador - oh the image of judy ann in the aparador still haunts me. Watched it once (i think i was 8 years old?) and never watched it again.
2. The Ring - it wasn't that popular yet when i saw that movie. Wala pang spoofs or kahit news about it. Some of my classmates ran out of the room when Sadako crawled out of the TV. That was ...awesome!!!
1. Shutter ---- period.

Our Save the Date video

2009-10-12T17:25:00.000+08:00

Dahil kina Ondoy at Pepeng, na-delay delay na ang paggawa ko nito. Pero huli man daw at magaling--- actually, hindi ko alam ang ending ng kasabihang yun. hahaha! Anyway, here's our Animated Save the Date video!Enjoy!

punta ka ha! from Robert Davene on Vimeo.

The Ring

2009-10-12T17:17:00.000+08:00

Don't worry, walang lalabas sa balon at sa TV kapag binasa niyo 'to. hehehe! ^_^

We finally booked our Ring supplier! yipee! Sa dami ng fair na napuntahan namin, ngayon lang namin sila nakausap. We were eyeing a different supplier pero we trusted our instincts na lang and booked V-Gem. Madali kasi kausap si Sir Ver (the owner) kaya nag-go na kami. And we booked them nung 10.10.09. Yup! Exactly one year before our wedding. Nice! ^_^

HAPPY BRIDES part two and a BRIDAL FAIR

2009-09-11T19:20:00.000+08:00

August 31, 2009- went to Trinoma for another mini EB. adik lang? hehe! Well, it's true. Meeting up with co-w@wies can be addictive (pero not bad for your health ^_^). Hindi kasi everyday pwede kang maging a-little-crazy-bride-to-be. When you're with w@wies, you can be a super-aligaga-OC-at-excited bride-to-be and you'd still look 100% normal. You can talk about wedding suppliers, paraphernalias and even poses, without explaining why you're talking about those stuff. Cool! thanks to sisses Pinky, Maan, Shens, Jaki, Len (ni JR) , Len (ni Orj), and super thanks ulit kay sis Lyn! woohoo!^_^

(right to left: moi ^_^, Len (ni Orj), Maan, Len(ni JR), Jaki, Lyn, Shens. grabbed this photo from sis Jaki. [thanks sis!] )

September 6, 2009- wedding expo at PICC. We stayed there for like FIVE HOURS! Pero hindi namin napansin oras kasi sinuyod talaga namin ang buong fair. Hindi kami nakapag-book ng kahit anong supplier but we've decided we're to buy our rings. woohooo! And of course, kasama sa paglilibot namin ang pagkain ng free cakes at pagpapapicture sa photobooths! hihi! ^_^

Happy Brides

2009-08-20T21:55:00.000+08:00

I had the chance to meet three lovely w@wies last night. It’s my first time to experience a mini EB . Actually, it’s my first EB! Robert asked me kung pa’no ko makikilala si Sis Lyn. Sabi ko lang, “basta. (wink wink) “ . Tumambay kasi ako sa multiply ni RF the night before kaya confident akong makikilala ko si sis Lyn. How can i forget her classic-artistahing picture here? Hehe! Pero nung dumating ako sa Coffee Bean, hindi ko nakita agad si sis Lyn kasi nakatalikod siya. But sis Grace’s happy glow was a clue that she’s a bride, and the French net on the table was a giveaway. Hihi!

(left to right: Lyn,Dah and Grace)

Feeling ko under dressed ako bilang 3 hours lang tulog ko at kinuha ko lang ang kung anumang nasa closet. haha! But it doesn't matter because they were very easy to talk to at si sis Lyn ay kengkoy talaga sa personal. Amazing ang Lintik na pag-ibig! haha!

(Sis Lyn (happily married), Sis grace (October 2010 bride din), and me. ^_^ Sis Rhia is an October bride din pero 2009)

Sayang, umalis na si sis Rhia nung nagpicture-picture kami. But she has a picture wearing her French net na kunwari birdcage veil and she really looked gorgeous. Now I’m having second thoughts, mag-birdcage na lang kaya ako instead of fascinator lang? hehehe!

Thank you sis Lyn, sis Grace and sis Rhia for the wonderful and , I must say, very educational night! Sa uulitin! Woohoo! ^_^

(photos from sis Lyn)

ang buhok, bow.

2009-08-12T17:42:00.000+08:00

Dahil hindi super formal ang BIG day namin, syempre hindi rin super formal ang hair ko. yipee! So goodbye traditional-and-uber-neat-hairstyles! Hello messy chignons! Hello half up half down with loose curls!

cool!^_^

425 days to go

2009-08-10T23:38:00.000+08:00

...and we already have a map. hahaha!i made a draft four days ago then i asked Robert if i should add anything. Sabi niya, it would be easier for the guests kung ilalagay kung saan ang u-turn slots. At saka lagyan ko daw ng landmarks yung ibang spot. i love it when he tells me kung anong kulang (at sobra). i love our team. woohoo! Most of our guests ay taga-Q.C or napadpad at gumala na sa Q.C so yung "how to get there" part ng map hindi na namin nilagay. We'll post it na lang sa wedsite. So here it is, THE map. ^_^

5x5 ang size nito. I'll print one copy para malaman kung pwede ko pa siya paliitin or kailangan i-adjust ang font size or something like that. oh well, no need to hurry. ^_^

go theme?

2009-08-06T19:24:00.000+08:00

Wala kaming theme, meron lang kaming mood and motif. Pero parang cool kung merong theme kahit yung invites lang (and favors. hihi!). Habang nag-iisip kung anong bagay sa'min, napatitig ako sa cook books ni Robert na sobrang dami na parang library ng cook book na yung workspace namin. hehe! That's it! Why not have a recipe book-inspired invitation? So google lang ng google ng pwedeng inspiration and then i found this...

(photo credit: www.notwithoutsalt.com)

Neat! Can't wait to make our diy invitations! ^_^

dahil wala akong magawa...

2009-08-06T18:49:00.000+08:00

...i made a draft of our map. haha! I had so much fun, i forgot to eat! ^_^

The Lady in Yellow

2009-08-04T19:13:00.001+08:00

I never met her. I was just a year old when she became president. I was still playing with barbie dolls when she stepped down from office. I never met her personally but i somehow feel that we're connected. Maybe because we're getting married on Twin Hearts (aka Cory's church), and yellow is our color. Or maybe because we're getting married on the same month Cory and Ninoy were married. Whatever the reason is, it's good to know that we have these little coincidences in our lives. It's a blessing, an honor.

Rest in peace, Tita Cory.

Catch the Bouquets!

2009-07-24T13:24:00.000+08:00

Ngayon pa lang, sina-psyche ko na ang sarili ko na marami akong DIY projects for our wedding. One of my projects will be my own bridal bouquet. So as early as now, naghahanap na 'ko ng pwedeng alternative sa fresh flowers. Bakit hindi fresh flowers ang gagamitin ko? Well, unang-una, hindi practical. Fresh flowers are very expensive. If ever gagamit din ako ng fresh flowers, ako rin ang mag-aarange nun. I don't want to shell out 10K pesos for a bouquet and corsage maker naman kasi. Kaya lang ayoko naman mag-arrange ng bouquet ko a night or the morning before our wedding. Baka kasi tumambling ako sa sobrang tension. nyehehehe! At saka nalulungkot ako para sa mga nalalantang bulaklak. Kaya ang drama ko ngayon : Save the flowers, save the world. ^_^

Thanks to W@Wies na mga henyo, napag-alaman ko na maliban sa silk flowers, may iba pang alternative to fresh flowers. Like...

Button bouquet

(photo: lostmykitty www.etsy.com)

the now famous crystal bouquet

(photo: Handlavet www.etsy.com)

meron ding feather bouquet

(photo: Croska www.etsy.com)

and of course, a combination of everything (silk flowers + feathers+ crystals)

(photo: modagefloral www.etsy.com)

And then i found this one. An origami bouquet. Para sa mga artsy and crafty ito. Unfortunately, hindi ako matiyaga sa pagtiklop ng papel pero... pwede! hehehe!

(photo from www.craftster.org)

Nice!

Ano kaya ang gagawin ko? hmmm...@_@

Lace vs. Chiffon

2009-07-14T15:13:00.000+08:00

or

What?@_@

photos: www.foxglovegowns.com
www.tjformal.com

The Look

2009-07-12T02:07:00.001+08:00

This picture took my breath away. This. Is. It.

photo credit: www.jlmcouture.com

The best explanation so far...

2009-07-11T22:43:00.000+08:00

Found this thread in one forum. I wanted to post the last part lang sana pero i felt the need to post the whole thread. This is not just for the fans. Para na rin 'to sa mga dubbers.

Tsinoy.com Regulars
Posted by Yeah_I_Know

Hi, this is Raymond and I provided the voice of Arvin and Coach in Basketball Tribe. Thanks for all the compliments; we really appreciate it. By the way, Basketball Tribe was done at Telesuccess Productions, the company that also did Gokusen 1-2, Jewel in the Palace, Kim Samsoon and many other Asian programs and anime. It's also the reason why you don't see our credits at the end of each airing. Michael Feng is played by Robert Brillantes (Coffee Prince), Jeddah is played by Grace Cornel (Jasmine in My Girl), Cindy is Liza Dela Fuente (the voice of "Manager" in Eat Bulaga's "Taktak Mo") and Benjie Dorango (Dao Ming Su) and Neil Yu (Slamdunk) play various peripheral characters in the series. Benjie also wrote the translation. It was directed by Earl Palma (who also helmed Gokusen 2, Hanayori Dango, Rockman.exe among others). The dubbing industry in the Philippies is one family and we can easily jump from one network to the other with getting any flack unlike actors on tv. We the actors ourselves were so excited that Basketball Tribe finally aired because we finished it more than a year ago. And like most of you, I feel everyday's a cliffhanger because of the very short footage shown. Anyway, it's Championship Time this week. Keep on watching and see who wins in Basketball Tribe!

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Posted by ajgrace

wow, really! ang galing naman.... before i got myself into the call center industry i used to dream of becoming a dubber and a dj in magic89.9. lol! pangarap lang naman yun. hehehehe. anyhow, sabi mo you guys can hop from one network to another so meaning walang exclusive na dubbers ang isang station; but how come compared to GMA, ABS-CBN's dubbing is a milestone better? im sure you've heard of it before, and im sure most of us here would agree that GMA's dubbing totally sucks. i mean you really can see the difference between the two networks. well, tanong ko lang naman... if you just happen to know the answer, that'd be great. [Wink]
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Posted by Yeah_I_Know

Before I try to answer your question, I'd like to ask, what do you mean by "a milestone better"? Can you quantify that statement? Can you cite specific examples? I appreciate we can discuss about this because it pushes our industry towards a more positive direction creatively. We'd like to hear what our audience has to say. Please don't hesitate to show your preferences for specific shows, voice actors, writing, etc. I'm neutral anyway; I work for both networks.

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Posted by ajgrace

hi, thanks for taking time to read my previous comment. well for me, those asian/ latin dramas aired in ABS-CBN that were dubbed in filipino are a lot better compared to GMA's... here, let me cite some problems i normally see in reference to GMA's dubbing.

DISCLAIMER: these are merely obsevations....

1) lip synchronization- annoyingly, this is the usual problem. with GMA's dubbing, lip synchronization is normally lost. and to be quite honest, it is very distracting. many asian dramas aired in GMA appears to be poor and ill-synchronized, and in addition it sometimes appears as if it was filmed with the camera on a different setting.

2) body language- oftentimes, the dubbing is very much ill-suited to the original actor's performances. say, the humorous effect resulting from the interaction between the voices and bodies are partially lost which destroys much of the original actor's feelings.

3) character/ voice mapping- for me, this is the most important element (for me lang naman- lolz). voices used should always match the appearance of the actors. (pano ka gaganahan manood kung ang mga boses eh ang lalayo sa nakikita mo diba?, dun palang wala na, hehehe.) take for example Qinghe 's voice in Meteor Garden (the one aired in GMA)- gee! i was laughing to death then eventually got annoyed when i first heard of it. they made Qinghe sounded so "tan-ga" (sorry, excuse my french).

4) vocal inflections- very often, memorable lines frequently quoted, not for their substance, but for the way they were spoken; a lot of asian dramas dubbed with GMA lack emotions in line delivery that you'd actually feel you miss the part of the drama's artistic value.

5) background/ sound- one thing that i've also noticed in most of GMA's asian dramas dubbed in filipino is how silent their background is, which makes the drama seem lifeless. while in ABS, they rarely take out anything except to replace the original voice and sometimes add an OST (to mke it more appealing to the filipino audience), but all the background elements are still there like the original sound effects/ music, even the inanimate objects like a door closing, clinking of a glass, or the soft sound of the footsteps, other people's voices in the background etc. which blend with what's happening in a scene, thus keeping the original drama settings intact. (especially if youve already seen that drama in its original language/ form and you know what has happened.)

as you can see, very particular lang tlga ako sa sound/ audio, im very sensitive when it comes to that. ewan ko ba, sabi nga ng father ko ipinanganak na yata akong may built in earphone. hehehe.

well, sa ngayon lang po mga naalala kong bad points sa dubbing ng GMA, i'll post more when i could get my head to think more clearly. im at work right now taking the graveyard shift. hehehe. hope you can now answer my q, ciao!

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Posted by Yeah_I_Know

Whew! That was some observation you got there! You quantified "a milestone better" quite clearly and to think that's all you can think of right now. After reading your post, I decided to look back to the various projects I've done with both networks and tried to be fair with my personal assessment with the quality of the work.

First of all, ABS has their own studios at the third floor of ELJ Building at Mother Ignacia St. They're wide state-of-the-art studios. If you want to visit them and see how the dubbing is done, ABS conducts studio tours. Having their own studios meant whenever they have projects to be aired, all the audio settings have the same standards that their file transfers rarely encounter problems. Their wide nationwide coverage is also of a higher standard, meaning the reception we get at home is much clearer; GMA has this some sort of diffused look. Also, ABS usually buys their own foreign program material themselves. It is rare to the network that a show like Basketball Tribe is bought from another production unit like Telesuccess to fill in some slots.

GMA, on the other hand, doesn't have their own facilities for dubbing. Either they buy their own material and assign them to the independent production outfits to be dubbed, or the latter buys their own material from other countries and sell the dubbed project to GMA. Among the studios affiliated with them are Alta Productions in Makati, Alchemy in Proj. 6, DG8 Studios near Visayas Ave, Telesuccess and actress Vangie Labalan's studio in Intramuros. I guess transferring audio files from one studio to the GMA studio results in some generation-loss. It also happened to ABS when they outsourced their Hero Channel recording (ELJ's is very expensive) to SFX Productions at Scout Castor near Tomas Morato. That has always been a complaint, and up to now, they're all trying to improve the situation.

As for the synching, l do admit more GMA projects had been below par, although this is not to say ABS is without its faults. At Telesuccess, its much harder for us actors to synch because all actors are sharing only two tracks. This is called "down-the-line dubbing", where all or batches of actors record together. Alta and Alchemy now have Protools (same as ABS) with its unlimited tracks. DG8 has the digital 8-track but I heard, they will eventually shift to Protools. I haven't worked at Labalan's so I'm not familiar with their system.

My assessment of the acting doesn't favor any network. It depends on the program and the actors involved. Even in our industry, we can't help having bad eggs, same with tv/film actors/celebrities who aren't that adept. When I first entered dubbing and announcing in 1997, we still had to audition for the parts and directors wanted people with theater and radio experience. Now, only a few programs are being auditioned for, and many people without acting experience have entered the business. Although it is up to the director/supervisor to make sure the acting comes out no matter how inexperienced the dubber is. Among the very good actors in the business are Monty Repuyan, Grace Cornel, siblings Richie and Lyrah Padilla, Weng Raganit, Weng Benavidez, Bon Reyes, Louie Paraboles, Wendy Villacorta, Charmaine Sagrado. Personally, as a former student of the acting and theater, I believe that acting is an instinct and a skill that should be honed; it is a marriage of the technical (in this instance, voice quality) and the emotional (getting into character). My director Mely Tagasa said that when I did the lead in the series "Toast", I always looked angry and frustrated after I'm done recording because it's the character. And I guess my performance in Toast helped me with the character of Julian in "My Girl". And to think I'm a very outgoing person, much like my character Donald in "Full House" and Benjo in "Irene".

I can't help but smile a bit about your comment re Qinghe in "Meteor Garden". I thought so, too. "Meteor Garden" was dubbed both at ABS and GMA with the lead actors almost the same except for Vanness. Qinghe was voiced in ABS by Christian Velarde and in GMA by Junjun De Guzman. Not to defend it but to give you an understanding why some voices can sound ridiculous, here's the situation: Whenever a project is assigned to a studio/director-contractor, they have to make do with a small number of actors to fit the budget. Hence, we have to do 3-5 various characters in each project. Sometimes, we run out of character voices to make because we're being pressured to give a variation so people will believe that all the characters are voiced by many people. In Basketball Tribe, I play the lead Arvin and since I'm in almost all the scenes, I have a much lighter character assignment load. So I was assigned to do Coach, where I used a voice placing much lower than Arvin, and most people don't recognize that it's the same actor. Benjie Dorango and Neil Yu did almost all the peripheral male players in the series. So that means, either the actor ran out of voice placings to use, or he/she is inept and wasn't guided well enough. It happens to both networks.

You didn't comment about the writing which is a very integral part of the dubbing process. There is a translator/presyncher assigned per episode. He/she takes the video home, translates (from an English script) and synchs the dialogue to the mouth flaps of the character. This is to save studio time, instead of having to figure out configurations of sentences to fit the mouth flaps. When the actor performs the rewritten script, more or less the dialogue is synched already and only a few adjustments are made. That's why the writer has to have an ear for dialogue and well as superior synching skills. They are also paid much higher than the actors because in essence, they have dubbed all the characters. It usually takes 12-16 hours to write a 45-60 minute program, and 6 hours for an anime. In dubbing, we are given an average of 8 hours to finish 2 episodes of a 45-60 minuter and 5 episodes of anime. Among the best writers in the business are Weng Raganit (Jewel in the Palace), Zalve Astor (Full House), Rona Aguilar, Bon Reyes, Hazel Hernan, Dah Venturaza (Spring Waltz), Lea Ropero, and Charmaine Sagrado.

I hope I've given a fair assessment of our industry. I'm going to email this link to my colleagues so they will see what you have to say as a fan and as a critic. Criticism is healthy, and yours is constructive. It should serve as a wakeup call if the dubbing industry, both in ABS and GMA, have been lackluster. Thank you.

I totally agree with Raymond. He explained everything, spot-on. Thank you Mowdel!^_^

Wedding Summit June 2009

2009-06-29T23:23:00.000+08:00

Pumunta kami sa summit around 2pm tapos umalis rin agad kami after an hour. hehehe! Wala naman kaming balak i-book that day pero pumunta pa rin kami kasi sulit naman pumunta sa fairs ng Themes & motifs. Hindi siya kasing laki nung expo nung March but we still had fun photo booth hopping. hihihi! camera whores. ^_^

Neck-neck ko

2009-06-23T23:44:00.000+08:00

I have a weird neck. Tinutukso ako nung elementary dahil sa cute na adam's apple ko. Sabi nga nila, ang leeg ko ang magbubuking na lalake talaga ako noon. hahahaha! Kapag may nakikita nga akong nagbubulungan at tumitingin sa leeg ko, parang masarap kumanta ng hindi ako bakla! kla-kla-kla-kla-kla! Pero wala akong planong ipa-retoke ang neck ko, of course. Napansin ko rin naman na yung mga babaeng katulad ko, matindi ang x-factor like Sandra Bullock! hihihi kapal!

Pero kahit sanay na 'ko sa leeg ko, gusto ko pa ring i-conceal yun ng konti para hindi ako ma-conscious sa pag-pose. So i opted to have a high neck dress like this one.

http://www.brides.com/fashion/dresses/gallery/wedding_dresses/vendor/detail/141705?f=106%3a109&offset=34

I also like America Ferrera's Monique Lhuillier gown. Ang ganda nung pag-touch ng tip ng lace sa neck niya. I also like her make-up. hihi!

www.virginmedia.com/movies/galleries/awards/s... and www.shinygloss.tv/2008/01/america-ferreras-sa...

Pero sa tingin ko ang gagawin ko na lang, bibili ako ng off-the-rack na tube dress/gown tapos magpapagawa ako kay Mamae ng awesome na bolero.

http://www.lilia.com/

I don't want to splurge kasi sa wedding dress. Isang beses ko lang naman isusuot yun. Basta maayos, hindi mabigat, at medyo highneck, oks na. ^_^

Silver lining

2009-06-22T17:57:00.000+08:00

Robert loves silver. He has more bling blings kaysa sa'kin. Well, i only wear one piece of jewelry. I don't even know if it's considered jewelry because it's a stainless steel bracelet. No stones, no precious metals, just the word "soulmate" etched on it. Pareho kaming may gan'ong bracelet kaya very special sa'min yun. Binili ko yun nung 24th birthday niya. hihi!

Since we've scratched off his favorite color (green) from our motif (another story that i'll be blogging about soon), we better replace it with one of his favorite things. So silver it is (minus the lustrous quality).

Ito ang napupusuan naming colors ng entourage. SILVER + BUTTER + CREAM (hmmm...parang foody!)

Ito naman ang naiimagine ko na isusuot ng ladies namin...

www.brides.com/.../thread.jspa?messageID=515973

Hindi naman nila kailangan maging pare-pareho. As long as they're comfortable, aprub na! Ay! dapat pala tea to knee length lang at syempre silver-ish na hindi makintab (or pearl gray). Pwede ring may yellow or cream accents. ^_^ Kanya-kanyang diskarte na 'to. Kumbaga, your choice, your music. hihi!

Saan nga pala galing yung butter/yellow? Ibang kwento pa yun. ^_^

Yes! Flat!

2009-06-18T19:45:00.000+08:00

(by dah)

I want to wear flats on our wedding. Scratch that. I need pala to wear flats. I took ballet classes before pero may mali pa rin sa balance ko hanggang ngayon. Hindi ko talaga maiwasang matapilok tuwing nakaheels ako. haaay...So para hindi accident prone, flat shoes lang sinusuot ko. Mas mahilig ako mag-sneakers or rubber shoes pero baka sabunutan ako ng kapatid ko kapag nagsuot ako ng sneakers habang suot ang dress na gagawin niya. hehehehe!

Binili ko 'tong pair na 'to pero hindi para sa BIG day. (Pero kung this year kami ikakasal, nakow! this is it!) Natuwa kasi ako sa umbrella na nakadrawing saka mukha kasing malambot sa talampakan tapos sale pa kaya why not di ba?
Na-surprise kami sa left shoe. Iba pala drawing! hahaha! Pero sabi nga ni papaRobert, "akong ako yung sapatos" kaya hindi ko na pinakawalan
Eto yung umbrella. Two months kong binabalik balikan 'to dahil sa drawing na 'to pero ang motto ko ngayong tipid mode, "Yung sale lang ang for sale sa 'kin" kaya tiis tiis at hintay mag-sale.
Hindi ko pinapansin yung ilalim, si Robert ang nakapansin na heart pala yun. hahaha! Plus points sa cuteness factor. Nilakad lakad ko na 'tong shoes sa bahay nung maalala kong picturan yung heart. Medyo madumi na tuloy. hihi! At halatang masyado na 'kong naiinspire kay RF (sabit- sabit ng sapatos). hahaha!

First time kong bumili sa PabDer kaya testing muna kung masarap sa paa. At kung hiyang ako, naku, do'n ko na aabangan yung isusuot kong yellow flats.

photo from http://snippetandink.blogspot.com/2008/10/real-wedding-saturday-mary-beth-otis.html

Love for names

2009-06-16T14:07:00.000+08:00

TOP: got the idea from a notebook cover.Medyo malabo kasi low res na.

MIDDLE: posted it here because of it's simplicity. Parang gusto ko tuloy ng all-white motif. hihi!

LEFT: our monogram. Parang kulang lang siya ng fun for me. hmmm...konting piga pa for more creative juices.

Sa ngayon, naglalaro-laro lang ako ng mga pwedeng gawin sa names namin. We want our wedding to be light and not super formal. Hindi kasi kami pormal na tao. hehehe! Pero I think mas magandang gamitin real name namin instead of our nicknames. ^_^

Bakit 10-10-10?

2009-06-14T23:33:00.001+08:00

Maliban sa magandang pakinggan, madaling tandaan, at tunog bridal march yung 10-10-10 (tenten-te-ten!) napili namin ang date na yun kasi special month namin ang October. Eksakto namang Sunday ang October 10 sa 2010 so perfect! I did have second thoughts sa date namin kasi maraming ikakasal sa araw na yun kaya siguradong unahan sa suppliers, venue, etc. (at napatunayan naming totoo yun). Pero palaging sinasabi ni Paparobert na once in a lifetime lang yung date na yun so why not make it super special. So there, we're getting married on 101010! Wala ng urungan 'to!

Playing with adobe photoshop

2009-06-14T19:26:00.000+08:00

original photo (by ate yskca)

crop + lens blur

more yellow + lens blur
B&W + yellow + lens blur

B&W + Yellow

B&W (sa gradient map)

Mas masaya pala maglaro ng adobe CS2. The last time kasi na nag-photoshop ako, ver. 7 pa yata. Tapos as in experiment lang sa pindot. Hindi 'to mukhang gawa ng pro pero natuwa pa rin ako. hihihi! Next time try ko naman iadjust-adjust yung contrast, brightness, softness ng effects, etc.

Note to self: kapag pinalaki yung images, hindi na maganda ang quality. Kaya mas okay pa rin ang untouched photos. Pero kung mas high-end siguro ang cam, mas maganda. Malamang. OR back to basic na lang. use film. ^_^

playing with scrapblog

2009-06-13T22:34:00.000+08:00

I tried editing our prenup-prenupan pics para magmukhang medyo vintage. Kaya lang parang may mali. hihi! Another problem, low res pala ang output from scrapblog.Kapag pinalaki ko 'to, pixelized na. Madali lang intindihin interface ng scrapblog kaya lang limited yung pwedeng gawin. Oh well, masaya pa rin mag-experiment! ^_^

Nang makilala ko si Detective Conan...

2009-06-12T01:45:00.000+08:00

Sa totoo lang, nung highschool ako, crush ko si detective Conan (yung anime!) pero mas crush ko si Shinichi (yung totoong pagkatao ni detective Conan). Umuuwi ako ng maaga para mapanood yun sa GMA 7. Gusto ko kasing malaman kung lalaki pa ulit si shinichi (lumiit kasi siya dahil sa gamot, kaya siya naging si Conan. haay mahabang kwento! ^_^) Kaya lang puro replay! Pero ang totoo rin niyan, crush ko si Shinichi kasi ang gwapo ng boses niya! hihi! Parang smart at charming ba. At naging palaisipan sa'kin kung parehong tao ang nagdu-dub sa dalawang character. Naisip ko kasi, hirap nun ah! Nagpapalit agad ng boses pagkatapos ng bawat linya! Pa'no kung magkamali yung dubber? (Naniniwala kasi ako noon na LIVE ang dubbing. wekek!) Syempre, i had to grow up nung college kaya bawas na sa pagkakaroon ng crush sa mga anime. Hindi ko naman akalain na papasok ako sa mundo ng dubbing.

Early August 2003 nung nagkaroon ng audition para sa dubbing. At dahil naghahanap ako ng mapagkakaabalahan, audition naman ako. Habang nakaupo ako sa studio kasama si direk, bumukas ang pinto at biglang naging oh-so-super-bango ng paligid. Pumasok ang tatlong dubber. Pero sa kanilang tatlo, napatingin lang ako sa isang boylet na matangkad, tamang-tama ang built, clean cut, naka-tshirt na green na may drawing ni Casper, at may killer smile. Malakas ang suspetsa ko na siya yung mabango at korek! Nung lumapit siya kay direk, oh-my-gulay, ang bango nga niya. At dun ko nalaman na siya pala si Robert.

Hindi kami nag-usap pero nginingitian niya ako tuwing inaabutan niya 'ko ng headset. Parang close-up smile ba. ^_^ Naweirduhan ako sa sarili ko dahil kinikilig naman ako. hihi! Pag-uwi ko, para akong lokarets dahil pinagkalat ko na nakita ko na dubber ni Ximen. (nalaman kong siya dubber ni Ximen kasi sabi ni Ate Daisy (direktor namin) si Robert daw si Ximen-to. hehehe! pero kung hindi niya sinabi yun, hindi ko malalaman. Pamilyar lang sa'kin boses niya. hihi!) At pinagkakalat ko rin na mukha siyang chinovela! (Uso na nga kasi talaga ang MG nung panahong yun.) Unfortunately, hindi mainstay yung character ko kaya hindi ako pinapunta sa mga susunod pang dubbing at hindi kami nagkita pagkatapos nun.

Sa loob ng dalawang buwan, naging aligaga ako dahil hindi ko siya maalis sa utak ko. Ewan ko ba! Parang nanghihinayang ako na sana kinausap ko siya. Nag-isip pa nga ako ng paraan kung pa'no makukuha ang number niya tulad ng pagkukunwari na may report ako tungkol sa mga dubber at iinterviewhin ko siya kunwari, pero naduwag ako kaya hindi ko tinuloy. Malamang nagsasawa na friends and family ko sa kakakwento ko tungkol kay Robert kahit na isang beses ko lang siya nakita. ^_^

Pagkalipas ng dalawang buwan, tinext ako na may dubbing ako. So super excited ako at nag-cut ako ng class para dumating ng maaga sa dubbing at syempre para makita si Robert. Pero pagdating ko, wala siya.(awww) Pero bigla siyang dumating! buti na lang may sumulpot na kalabang rabbit kaya may character na siya! Nung lunch break, naglakas loob ako at sinundan ko siya sa pila sa cafeteria. Inabutan niya 'ko ng tray tapos nag-smile ulit. Huminga ako ng malalim at tinanong ko siya "Libre mo 'ko? " . Sagot ni Robert, "Ha? Sige, next time." sabay smile ulit. Sa loob loob ko naisip ko, ang kapal ng mukha mo dah, feeling close ka!. Pero go pa rin ang arte ko at nagkunwaring walang nangyari. Pagbalik namin sa studio, para akong sinaniban ng malanding spirit. Nagkunwari akong inaantok at sumandal ako sa balikat niya. hahaha! Nalunod lang ako sa sobrang bango ni Robert.

Nung nag-sweldo kami, niyaya ko siya mag-merienda. Feeling nanaman ako! Pero sabi niya libre niya 'ko. (yehey!) Tapos habang kumakain kami ng hotdog on stick at softdrinks tinanong niya number ko. Nagpalitan kami ng number at nagkwentuhan. Pag-uwi ko, nag-text siya agad. Kinilig nanaman ako!hihi! Tapos ayun, text text, kain sa labas, pasyal. Pagkalipas ng ilang araw, super close na kami. Naisip kong itanong sa kanya yung kinalolokohan ko nung kabataan ko. "Kilala mo ba yung dubber ni Detective Conan? Siya rin kaya nagboses kay Shinichi? Crush ko kasi noon boses nun eh!" at ang sagot ni Robert "Ha? ako yun eh." Tinanong ko "Pareho?", sabi niya "OO." sabay smile. Naku po, baka feeling niya stalker niya ako! Kaya nagpa-cool lang ako at ang sinabi ko lang, "Weh?Kalokohan." Pero ang totoong nasa isip ko, mukhang siya na nga talaga ang THE ONE!

Nung nagpaparamdam siya na gusto niyang manligaw, sabi ko ayokong manligaw siya kasi ang mga lalake 'pag nanliligaw palaging best foot forward. Ayokong bolahin niya 'ko kaya friends na lang kami. Pero ang totoong translation nun: No need na. I like you na kasi. Akala niya ata basted siya. hahaha! Pero naging super friends kami na nauwi sa special friends at naging kami na nga. Friendship, love and laughter ang foundation ng relationship namin kaya hindi matitibag. Ang saya!

Feeling ko gift sa 'kin ni Lord si Robert. Mabait siya, maalaga, protective, mapagmahal, may pangarap at nakakatawa. Para akong si Detective Conan na nakahanap ng clue papunta sa true love. Amazing!^_^

Ang Bride at Groom

2009-06-11T23:48:00.000+08:00

Ang Bride

Name: Dah
Tunay na name: Davene
Kilala rin bilang: Darey, Darie, Ate dah
Minsan pinapakilala bilang si Sam (Totally Spies), Alexa (Yugioh Gx), Cindy Chen (fated to love you) kapag may nagtanong kung sinong dinub niya.

Mahilig kumain lalo na ng luto ni robert, mag-ice cream, mag-cake at red mango, mag-internet, manood ng sine at tv series tulad ng supernatural, heroes, lost, ghost whisperer, charmed at friends, mahilig mag-fb, multiply at scrapblog, mahilig matulog, magpicture-picture at magbakasyon kasama si Paparobs.

Madalas kantahin tuwing naliligo: Brighter than Sunshine o kung anong na-LSS ako
Palaging bitbit: cellphone, susi ng bahay, lisensya na may pera sa loob
Ang sinasabi kapag nadapa: Aww! chakit!
Ang sinasabi kapag nagugulat: AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (sabay hawak sa dibdib)
Madalas itanong: Ha?

Ang Groom

Name: Bert
Tunay na name: Robert
Kilala rin bilang: Robs, Berto, Roberto, Tober, Obok, Nonong/Nanong (para sa inaanak niyang si zoey) , Paparobert, Paparobs
Minsan pinapakilala bilang si Ximen (meteor garden), Cyrus (kim samsoon), Arthur (coffee prince), Suneo/Damulag (doraemon), Son gohan (dragonball) kapag may nagtanong kung sinong dinub niya.

Mahilig kumain, magluto, mag-internet, magbasa ng balita sa internet, magbasa ng cookbook, mag-grocery, mag-kape at mag-tsaa, manood ng balita, manood ng sine at heroes, lost at ufc, matulog, magpicture-picture at magbakasyon kasama si Ate Dah.

Madalas kantahin tuwing naliligo: Just once!
Palaging bitbit: cellphone, wallet, susi, vitamin c, tea, ballpen, panyo
Ang sinasabi kapag nadadapa: Araykup! haaaaay nakooooooo!
Ang sinasabi kapag nagugulat: BUH! (nagkukunwaring siya ang nanggugulat)
Madalas itanong: Bakit?