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I want this... Dipped furniture

from http://www.ivillage.com/dining-room-decor-ideas-dipped-legs/7-b-257933

What a way to add color in the room!!! Loving the coral.  I love how they made traditional oak chairs work well with a tulip table.  Great minimal commitment but high impact idea. :)

something bright and bongga to combat the rainy gloom

Hello everyone!  Honestly, I am getting sick and tired of all this rain.  It's still a virtual pond outside our door.  We can all do our share to help others in need by donating and sharing relief goods but for now, we are still stuck here at home.  

So here's a shiny, shimmery silver lining amidst all the rainclouds that's been dampening our days.  I haven't been this excited about a local designer since I saw Cary Santiago's Aviary wedding gown and the uniquely incorporated wood carvings in Furne One's gowns.  I recently discovered that Michael Cinco (yes of the America's Next Top Model Fame) does bridal collections too!

I am salivating over the details of these gowns...

(all photos from michaelcinco.com)

Di ba????? I've always been a fan of white and silver shiny details.  Makes all the needlework pop!  Love the ornate "backlace" (because a necklace is for the neck then what do you call it if you put it in the back? hehe).  Love the modern Filipiniana sleeve that would be really pretty in a modern Filipino wedding.  And in true middle eastern fashion - more is more so why not put crystals along the edges of each ruffle.  Heavy yes but sparkly double yes! 

There's more great and shiny stuff at http://www.michaelcinco.com/.  Be sure to check out how he works with lace.  Super modern and yet romantic at the same time.

Stay safe everyone!

Fairy Lights!

So I was looking for bedroom lighting inspiration.  My hubby was not so sure about using our awesome Ikea Maskros pendant light like it was used here.  He keeps thinking the ceiling might not be high enough but I kinda like the idea waking up every morning to its awesomeness.   Enter fairy lights.

Yes I know we grew up to know this by its other monicker Christmas Lights but I like Fairy Lights more.  Gives us a reason to use it all year round. Sooooo pretty!

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I would live in the attic if it looked like this...

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Another take on the rustic tree branch canopy bed, let's just edit out that bed side table.

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You can also use it as accent light for windows or for your dressing room mirror!

And we can always take advantage of Fairy Lights in other colors, this would definitely be dim enough to keep you chill and sleepy.

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Now if only hubby would agree with any of these. (I wish!) I would just have to think of a way to incorporate this into our house. :)

A new chapter...

I've been out of circulation for a while. Real life caught up. 

Beyond weddings we all go forward and coast through marriage, work, pregnancy, babies and families. I was thinking if I wanted this to be a wedding blog but I realized, I also liked a lot of other things clothes, furniture, interiors, fabrics, shoes, make-up, photographs, art, parties and toys. Life happens and weddings are but a part of that life and I thought it might be unfair if I limit myself to that part of my life. 

I thought about what drew me to weddings to begin with. What connected all of my interests together, and I realized what drew me to weddings were that: 

- it's a celebration so it is always fun 

- no two weddings are alike, they are always unique and special in their own way 

- it's loaded with pretty, shiny, cool, quirky stuff! 

And all my other interests can also be described using the same adjectives. :) So now I get to post things here that I love: fun, quirky, unique, pretty, shiny, cool stuff that I encounter as I coast through life. 

Here's to life beyond weddings. :)

Supplier Rating: Wang Video

I have always been a visual person who is prone to teleserye drama antics. Ask any of my high school classmates and if ever there was a play in our class, I was usually behind it. By first year, our plays had sound tracks, by second year we had effects like smoke machines and by third year we had to up the ante by adding dry ice, lights and our classmate's severed head on a platter. By fourth year our play was so synchronized we had a stage manager, that not only the artists knew when to exit, enter, stand and block but even the "backstage boys" knew what prop to bring in and out and we even gave our own spin (and added a few characters) to little known story of greek mythology between venus and adonis.

So it is no surprise that our love story came to this. It is the culmination of all pinoy movies that we grew to love and the best part is that we were able to have it for a song! (thanks to W@W auction!) The boys of Wang video were great enough to ride along with my crazy wacky plan that afternoon meeting at rockwell. They were game enough to shoot for almost 12 hours with us along the streets of Manila.



We really picked Wang because they can do upbeat songs and embed soundbites seamlessly into the video without affecting the song or the lyrics. Best part is that they are really affordable! :) We were really comfortable with them on the day of the wedding because we got to work with them on the love story shoot and we are super happy with the output. :)



Rating: Super High 5!!!

Wang Videography
Love Story Team: Jigz Almonina, Cedric Tabares, RJ Bagay, Flip Penas, Julius Patricio
Same Day Edit Team: Jigz, Julius, Flip and Mike Borromeo

3902 Sociego St. Sampaloc, Manila, 1016 Manila, Philippines
info@wangvideography.com
63(2)726-3032, 09175835986
http://www.wangvideography.com

Supplier Rating: Melissa Ferrer Litao

I did not scout around for hosts.  I knew who I wanted and I was set on getting her for our wedding.  The fact that they lived in Cavite already was just a Major plus for me. :)

missy working her magic!

 I was the only one who met with her.  I met her and her hubby Ed and her angel Charlie.  We talked for about two hours at Robinsons Imus (of all the shushal places! haha).  I saw her in action at another wedding and I knew she would provide the right mix of order, humor and shushality to our event. :D   What I love about Missy is that she can read the crowd.  She knows when to speak in English, when to drop hints in Tagalog and when to make really funny and humorous comments to make the event light and happy.

calling single ladies and gents!

talking to the lucky bachelor!

guess why i am clapping with glee? :)

 We got to meet her and her husband once before the wedding to iron out the program and she gave a lot of great tips so we can keep the guests involved and happy through out the program so that they won't leave.  A great tip that she gave us was to space the avps and pasabogs through out the program so that people won't know what to expect and they will keep their seats wanting to know what will happen next. :)

Come wedding day, she was there on time and we even got to chat a little before the start of the program at the waiting area!  She had our guests at the palm of her hand and she was one of the reasons why people enjoyed and stayed at our wedding!  They all thought we were good friends with her and they we surprised to know that she is a professional emcee who eventually became our friend.   

Rating: 5!
Melissa Ferrer Litao
09088649651

	missy_ferrerlitao@yahoo.com