Destinations Bridal Fair at Jardin De Miramar

It's been 2 years since I got married and I miss the days of planning. One thing that I enjoyed the most was going to different bridal fairs. I remember attending bridal caravan in Singapore (I'm based in Singapore during that time) and bridal fair in Manila. I booked my cake, invitation and my wedding gown there. There are benefits of attending the bridal fair like meeting the best suppliers,getting more discounts and freebies.

Last Saturday, I had a chance to attend the Destinations Bridal fair at Jardin De Miramar in Antipolo City, Rizal. It's a two-day weekend event (Feb 4 -5, 2017). It was held at their newest venue, the Isla Palma, an open air pavilion which can accommodate up to 300 pax of capacity. Good quality wedding suppliers were gathered together offering their services, great deals and discounts! You can take advantage of this and get the best deals out there. Suppliers' includes food caterer (that offers on the spot food tasting), photo and video coverage, invitation cards, bridal hair and make-up, lights and sounds, wedding and entourage gowns, live bands and more. I enjoyed checking out each supplier's work and portfolio and i feel that I want to get married again :)

I have also explored the different venues of Jardin De Miramar. My favorite part was their Ylang Ylang a filipiana-inspired venue in a mini forest setting. It is perfect for rustic and backyard themed reception that can accommodate up to 200 pax for your reception and programs. Alongside, there is a flat-type garden that you can rent if you want to have a christian wedding ceremony at the same time. In that area, I can feel the fresh and cold air that are coming from the nature that surrounds the venue. You can also do your pre-wedding photoshoot inside the compound of Jardin, if you book them for your event. They have huge parking space located at the compound with guards roving around so you don't have to worry about security of the vehicles of your guests.

I'm sharing here the photo highlights of the bridal fair event and some beautiful photos of the venue. Check it out below. Enjoy!







































For more information you Jardin De Miramar, You can visit their website:click here

Wedding Photos by Bliss and Berries

Here are some of the photos captured by our official photographer, Bliss and Berries.

Wedding Date: November 30, 2014
Preparation Venue: Eastwood Richmonde Hotel
Ceremony and Reception Venue: The Dome, Antipolo City

Our Wedding SDE by Bliss and Berries

This is my favorite part, the review! During my preps day, Reviews from other brides helped me a lot in choosing our suppliers. So now, It's my turn to share :D

Nowadays, Getting a same day edit (SDE) video is a must and there are lots of photo and video suppliers around. You can get a package together with wedding photos or a separate "video only" suppliers. It will depend on your taste and budget. For us we get the package from Bliss and Berries, A sister company of Blacktieproject. Photo and Video is one of the major and important supplier in a wedding event. They will capture everything from the preparation up to the last part of the reception program.

I'm happy that we booked Bliss and Berries as our official photographer and videographer. They are fun to work with. They arrived very early in the hotel (great!) to capture every details.Their camera gadgets are high ends and I envy them, haha because I used to shoot on events few years back. I don't know why but during the preparation I'm stressed, there are lots of people in my room, don't know how can i attend to their needs. My coordinators are not yet around. I need to tell a lot of things to them but they are late, I texted my groom and asked him to call them (oops another story). I remember one of the photographers keeps telling me to smile and he said "mam, parang lalim ng iniisip mo, enjoy lang po :)" Back to the topic, I enjoyed the shoot even if I'm stressed. but I think if im not? nag fashion show at bonggang bonggang pose ako sa kanila yung magsasawa  na sila at sasabihin "mam, tama na po! wag kayong feeling! haha!" at dapat wag pa apekto sa stress (kung kaya, kayanin!). To our future brides, Kung meron nakakainis na pangyayari on the day, deadmahin! Enjoy lang dahil once lang hindi na pwedeng ulitin yung moment na yun. nagsisi ako kase nagpa apekto ako e. ulitin ang kasal. lol

I also enjoyed our "before the dress" shoot. arte artehan galore! haha! Thanks to Toni Aviles for making me the most beautiful girl that time, pang pageant! Later ang bonggang review, pasasalamat at papuri ko sayo :D

Anyway,  I want to share with you the Same Day Edit (SDE) that they did. For us, It was fabulous and perfect! We love it to the moon and back. Thank you so much Bliss and Berries team for your talent and creative mind. My relatives and friends loves it too. We received a lot of good feedback about the video.

Hope my readers (if meron, please comment. choz!) will love it too. Enjoy watching!


FRANZ / ANJELLA [sde video] from blacktieproject on Vimeo.

Link: http://vimeo.com/blacktieproject/franzandanjella
Website: www.blissandberries.com

Supplier rating: 9/10

As of now, we're just waiting for the 20-30 minutes video highlights. Once we got it, I will write again the review.

Check out their wedding photos on this link:
Wedding Photos by Bliss and Berries

Garden Wedding Venues in Antipolo

Antipolo Garden Wedding Venue is love <3
Finding a perfect venue is a tough task in wedding preparation. You need to consider the location and the convenience for your families and guests. If you are looking for a destination wedding that is not far from manila. You may consider the city of Antipolo, This place is fast becoming the out of town destination of choice for garden weddings and reception venues. It is closer than many people think. Plus there are lots of venues around the area that you can consider.

I'm sharing with you the list of garden wedding and reception venues in Antipolo. I've been to some of these places and emailed some of  them to send me their rates/packages to check if it suites our budget :)

1.The Mango Farm

The Mango Farm is located inside Kingsville Court Village in Antipolo City. I like the ambiance, you can see color green all over the area, refreshing and quiet. This venue is perfect for garden ceremony and reception.

The Mango Farm on BrideWorthy.com

2. La Huerta Estate

I've been to this place last 2008. I attended my college friends' wedding (08.08.08). The venue is also good for intimate gatherings and affairs. The are different areas to choose or you may rent the whole venue. If you want a perfect scenery you can choose the Garden Deck as your ceremony venue. This is perfect for sunset shot!

Here are the photos of the venue. These photos were grabbed and credit to La Huerta Estate website. You may check their website for more beautiful photos and complete information.

3. L' Orchard Garden Venue 

The venue is located also inside Kingsville Court (just near The Mango Farm), I've been to this place during our business planning way back 2010. I did not see an actual wedding event on this place. But the venue is big and also perfect for garden wedding ceremonies.

Here are some of the photos grabbed from L'Orchard website. Please visit their site to see their gallery.

4. Jardin de Miramar

I've never been to this venue, I just checked their website for the photos and rates. The place looks pretty located at San Isidro Antipolo. Another awesome venue to consider. You may check their website for updated details and photos.

UPDATE: I had the chance to visit Jardin de Miramar last Feb 4, 2017. Checkout the latest photos on this link.

5. Sitio Elena

I inquired only thru e-mail. Another venue for ceremony and reception located at Valley Golf in Ortigas Extension. I think this is part of Cainta but very near Antipolo. For updated details visit their website.

6. L'Aquinum Garden

Also inquired thru e-mail. One of the affordable venue that you can use for 8 hours with gazebo, open garden and covered wall. You may visit their website or email: laquinum.garden@gmail.com for questions and more details.

7. Alpadi Estate Antipolo

The first time i saw the photo of Alpadi, I fell in love with the place! It's an outdoor and open garden. Perfect for garden ceremony and reception. But since the weather is unpredictable, I decided to remove it from my list because it's an open area and i want an outdoor and indoor venue, in case the rain visits our wedding we still have the outdoor! But the place is so nice and beautiful in the photos! You may check their photos and other information here. Alpadi is along Sumulong Hi-way.

Credit to the owner of this photo. What a beautiful set up!

8. Le Blanc Exclusive Resort

Never been to Le Blanc but my h2b checked this place. The place looks classy and elegant. It has a pool/garden area and an outdoor hall. It's a beautiful place. Good for weddings and gatherings. You may browse their website here for updated details.

I found this photo on their facebook page. Le Blanc's Pool Platform for Ceremonies (credit to the owner). 

Btw Here's my post about the occular and some of my inputs about Le Blanc: Venue Hunting #2: LeBlanc Exclusive Resort 

9. The Dome Antipolo

The venue is located inside Valley Golf subdivision in Antipolo City along Sumulong Hi-way. This is only the place that i checked with h2b! We went to The Dome last September. The good thing about this venue, you can own it for 7 hours and without corkage fees! (you can also ask for extension), We need long hours because the ceremony + reception will happen in one venue (like ceremony-outdoor area, reception-indoor). The place is easy to locate around 10 minutes from Robinsons Metro East. The Dome suites our budget and needs so this place is our choice. <3

You can check my review on this place here: Venue Hunting #3: The Dome Antipolo

Check also their website here for updated details.

So sorry i did not put contacts numbers on each venues, instead i put their website links to make sure that the information are updated. 

Hope this help! Happy Venue Hunting!  :)