Invitation,Musicians,Caricature Artist

Went to Unifair to finalize the details of the invitations.They will br ready for pick-up by September 22.Submitted Ben's personal testimony at UECP.Yey! :-) All we have to do is finish the pre-marital counselling this September and we're all set.I'm still trying to find musicians within our budget for the Church ceremony.String Minstrels are good but honestly,I cant afford them.My coordinator will give me the contact details of the caricature artist by tomorrow.

Mini-reunion at Batangas City

We surprised my father,(actually,he prefers to be called Tatay) with a belated birthday celebration yesterday.He knew that Ben and I were coming but he didnt have a clue I was bringing his siblings and my other cousins as well.I cooked adobo for him,kaso medyo napaasim pero he liked it pa rin.We also brought ready-to-cook chicken cutlets.Lunch for that day was birthday noodles and lumpiang shanghai from Wanam,KFC,Red Ribbon birthday cake and Selecta ice cream.We stayed till 7pm and were very busy chatting the hours away.It's really fun to be with the people who matters most to you.Makes you thank God more everyday because of them. :-)

Got the proof for the invitations and the map for the church.I'll go back to the printer for last-minute changes and to church to submit Ben's testimony on Tuesday.

toying with pictures

I'm just trying to post one of my favorite pictures in our blog.I love this coz it shows our real emotion. No room for stiff smiles here. :-)

Church venue confirmed :-)

August 24 - Im having mixed emotions. Our church venue (UECP) is already confirmed. :-) Now we just need to attend to the minute details. Whew! All the hard work paid off!We just have to wait for Rev.Willy Cheng's arrival from abroad. It's my Father's birthday tomorrow but due to lack of funds,I may be able to visit him this weekend instead.
:-(

August 23 - Claimed my Baptismal Certificate and Endorsement Letter from my home-church Pastor at Word of Hope.The admin office was very helpful,I got the documents within 3 hours.(Normally,I would need to go back a few times to complete the documents)After lunch,I went to Unifair Printing to have the invitations made.They gave me a very good price and promised that by Sept.22,all the 180pcs. of invitations will be ready.Went to UECP to submit the required documents needed:
1.Baptismal certificate
2.Endorsement letter from my church
3.my personal testimony
4.Certified true copy of our Marriage Certificate
I also confirmed the price of our flowers (c/o Ang's flower shop) which is not bad at P4.5k.It was a really tiring day but it was all worth it since I have accomplished all these in one day. :-)

August 22 - Went to City Hall to request a certified true copy of our Marriage Certificate which will be submitted in lieu of a Marriage Licence.Was shocked to know that the fee for this service went up from P160.00 to P190.00 in one month.The document will be released by Thursday August 25.

Thank God for blessings! :-)

We're very happy! The pastor that we wanted to officiate our wedding agreed.The church is still free on our wedding date,we just have to submit some requirements.God really is blessing us.Barely 2 months to go before the wedding and so far,we have not encountered MAJOR problems.We just hope that we can handle any glitches that may occur.Talked to our invitation supplier too,they said they can still handle printing of invites to be sure that the sept22 deadline is met.I have a very busy week ahead,We'll be going back to Mrs.Chua to have the other entourage members' measurements taken,need to go back to church and retrieve my baptismal certificate.I'll try to get permission from my church this sunday.

So far, so good :-)

So far, here are our wedding updates: The list of Principal Sponsors/Entourage and all the contents for the invitations will be finalized by tomorrow,and we will order the invitations/guest sheets by wednesday.We will ask for a meeting with our wedding officiant hopefully by Sunday to discuss the wedding ceremony.The guestlist is on their way to completion.I have completed the outline for the reception program and have chosen the wedding ceremony that we'd love to have.