Food Tasting 101

You have no idea how excited I am! :D we're scheduled for a food tasting this July 3, a Sunday at Marc 2000's Penthouse in Quirino, Taft Avenue. Sweet!

James and I started talking about our wedding again and the excited me started day dreaming again, searching the world wide web and lurking at the engagement and wedding section of GirlTalk. 

We're set to book the following before this year ends: Church, P/V, Caterer.

Church - We already know where but we will finalize our wedding date first before we go visit the church.

P/V - We have a shortlist

So we're left with caterer. We're on a budget wedding so we're looking for affordable yet offers good service and yummy food! Thank heavens for GirlTalk! BTW, my dream caterer would be Passion Cooks. I always browse their site and drool! :p Unfortunately, we can't afford them. Oh well, next time. :) GirlTalker's highly recommend Ma Del's Cuisine and Quido's Catering. Also, there's Kusina ni Kambal and Center Table Catering. They cost more or less P400/ head.

I know choosing a caterer will be a very long process. We have to attend food tasting's, actual set ups and meetings before we decide. I know, I know. We have more than a year to prepare. But you see, those caterer's with affordable yet offers good service and yummy food get easily booked and we don't wanna lose our chance!

I texted and emailed Ms. Anj of Ma Del's Cuisine last June 23rd around 12nn and she replied to me around 3pm telling me about the food tasting sched and other details. I asked my fiance and when he confirmed, I confirmed our attendance with Ms. Anj. Food sampling is on July 3rd, a Sunday. There's a wedding in the afternoon and people inquiring about Ma Del's catering could go at the wedding reception venue before the guests arrive. 

I also emailed Ms. Gina of Quido's and she replied promptly with their food tasting schedule. Most of their clients are around Sucat area but unfortunately, that's too far from us. They have an event in Intramuros, Manila around October so we'll probably go there. 

I'm a happy and a super excited bride and I can tell that my groom feels the same way, too! :) My mom is as excited as me, by the way. 

Wedding Date Crisis and More

We're thinking of changing our wedding date. Well, it was actually my mom who requested to move it to another month and we just couldn't say NO to her again. At least it's within the year we want. Initially, my mom was bargaining for another 5 years. My reaction was "Ma, menopause na 'ko nun!". After sometime, she asked if we could move it January 2013 and her reason was "para maganda ang pasok ng taon"! Haha! Unbelievable! She'll do anything to prolong my stay at home :) Two months ago, she mentioned again that we should move our wedding date. July daw is rainy season plus many, many, more reasons. She suggested a month and she was successful on her third try! Haha! I was thinking "yeah, why not?". I've discussed it my fiance and consulted my MOH. Moving our wedding date won't hurt us. In fact, it will help us adjust and save a few more thousands for the wedding. 

We already have a date in mind and I know my mom and dad will be thrilled! :) But it's not final, yet. We'll discuss again probably next month. I'm not saying anything to my mom not just yet.

So that's it for now. I'll be back real soon! 

XO,

Justine

Colors

Midnight blue and Sunny Yellow ♥

Wedding Expo - Part 4!

My 4th wedding expo and this time I will be going with my fiance's officemate, Julie. It will be her first time to attend a bridal exhibit and I'm excited for her! (I'm excited to meet her, too!) Wedding expo will be held at the PICC forum on June 18-19, 2011 from 10 in the morning 'til 8 in the evening. 

I'm not looking for something in particular, I just wanna take advantage of the photobooths! Lol :) Kidding aside, I hope I can get lots of ideas this time and buy Martha Stewart's wedding magazine half the price! Really looking forward to buying the magazine! Haha!

Click here to see more and to register.

XO,

Justine

Traditional vs Airbrush

I want airbrush make-up on our wedding day. In fact, I'm willing to spend 14k for airbrush make-up! Silly me! One time, my mom and I are discussing about make-ups and she was really surprised to hear how expensive it is now. Finally, it came to my senses that I don't want/need to spend too much on something I will wash after a few hours. (For real? :))

This article will explain to you everything about traditional, airbrush and even mineral make-up. Reading this also enlightened me about something I heard before - airbrush make-up is better for those who have oily type of skin (the main reason why I want airbrush). Anyway, here's a sneak peek:

Airbrush Make-up:

"On the other hand, if it does become wet thru crying or sweating, you run the risk of it streaking. Imagine a dusty table, if you ran your finger across it, you could clearly see a line from the surface underneath, even if the colors are the same. And like a dusty table, once that line is there, you can do nothing to blend it back. The table must be wiped entirely clean. Same thing with airbrush makeup, if the makeup for any reason gets wet and leaves a streak, there is nothing than can be done to blend it." 

Traditional: 

"And although, like its main competitor airbrush, it typically does rub off slightly or fade a little over the course of the day, it is highly bendable therefore anything can be fixed within seconds. It’s my personal belief, off the record, that this is the most versatile, therefore the best option, for wedding makeup. "

Here's a must read for bride's as torn as me! Read along, ladies! http://www.fairytalehairmakeup.com/Makeupcomparison.html. 

Thank you for this article I've already decided what I want on our big day :) 

HTH!

P.S my fiance has a new job already! Thank God! We can now get back to our wedding preps.

XO,

Justine