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

Engagement Shoot at Heima's Store

Location: Heima's Store in Kapitolyo
Hair and Make Up: Toni Aviles [www.tonivailes.com]
Photography: Myra Ho

Inspiration: Wedding Color Palette

Silver, Tistle, Light Pink and White

It's because I love pastel colors!

Wedding Photographer: Bliss and Berries

There are lots of great wedding photographer that you can get nowadays. In choosing the right wedding photographer / videographer, It is important that you like them and consider how much money you are willing to spend then you can search according to your budget range. Always remember that these photos and videos are the special memories that will be left after the wedding, After 10 years or more you can look back with those picturesque.

I will share with you our photographer and videographer!- Bliss and Berries. I like the output of their photos it looks vintage with a bit of HDR effect, the colors are not too bright, not too much contrast and the saturation is not too strong. I super like the post process that's why i asked and convinced h2b to get them and He booked them na. :)

They will also do our 20-30 minutes wedding video highlights and 3-5 minutes SDE! Yehey I'm excited for that! Bliss and Berries is also a sister company of BlacktieProject- Another great Wedding P&V in the industry. Btw, we didn't get their prenup (pre wedding shoot) services because we have a separate photographer for that.

You can check their sample photos here

I want to share one of my favorite photo from them

(Photo Credit to Bliss and Berries)

For sample SDE, You may check this or visit their fb and vimeo account for more :)

Please check now our own SDE and Wedding Photos :)
Wedding SDE by Bliss and Berries
Wedding Photos by Bliss and Berries

Venue Hunting #3: The Dome Antipolo

Hello! I owe a lot of stories here in my blog (lazy to blog recently hehe) guess what? we already booked some of our wedding suppliers, I will post it one by one soon so watch out. For now i will feature the 3rd venue. This time i was able to join the occular with h2b. Yep i went back home for a short holiday :)

The venue is located inside Valley Golf subdivision in Antipolo City. It has 3 divisions- outdoor area and indoor area with 1st level and 2nd level (overlooking Antipolo). I like the view nakakarefresh seeing trees and mountains at mukhang malamig din sa gabi, parang Tagaytay lang yung ambiance.  But i think it can only fill out 150 guests same with the 1st level and the outdoor area can fill out up to 300-400 guest. The price is 55k but without corkage for any supplier like photo/video and catering. The place is quiet and i think it is good for intimate occasion. If you want quiet na mafifeel mo na nasa "destination wedding" ka talaga, you can consider this venue. Good choice for a 7 hours rental, perfect for your ceremony and reception. Yes we like this place! <3

I took some photos of the venue. Here you go :)

1. 2nd level overlooking area (top) 2. 2nd level indoor (can be ceremony area) 

3.The Dome indoor and outdoor area 4.1st level indoor area (bottom photo)

More venues here: Antipolo Garden Wedding Venues, Antipolo Wedding Venues

Venue Hunting #2: LeBlanc Exclusive Resort

Thanks to my good friend for sending me the website of our next venue: LeBlanc Exclusive Resort in Antipolo. I  find the venue elegant and classy because it is all white! So again, i asked h2b to see the place and I thank him  for being so patient with me :)

Here are the photos that he took, when he went to LeBlanc last July.

The place looks good and elegant in the photos but I'm wondering if all of our guests can fit inside the hall. They said it can fill out upto 150 guests. I'm contemplating because i need to count also the number of suppliers that will go in and out of the hall, plus a space for the caterer, for our band, picture taking and performance area.. (yeah you read it performance! haha) and i find the ceiling very low. I wanted pa naman drapes on the ceiling! haha! 

Well, The garden part looks clean and good too. They suggested to put glass platform on top of the swimming pool to have more space for our garden ceremony. For the whole area they quoted us 40,000php originally it is 45,000php but since h2b attended the bridal fair in SM Masinag they give us 5,000php discount. Not bad, but there are add ons like if we want the platform and a tent outside, there will be an additional costs of 8,000php each. So venue + platform = 48,000php plus 10% corkage fee for outside caterer. They also offer lights and sounds and photo booths of course with additional costs. 

Well, I need to check this place personally, before we decide. I will go back for a holiday in PH next month. wheeew! Happy venue hunting to us! :)

More venues here: Antipolo Garden Wedding Venues

Venue Hunting #1: Sweet Harmony Gardens

One of the important part in wedding preparation is finding the good venue for your special day. We chose Antipolo / Rizal area as our wedding location because we wanted a garden wedding and a place that is close to the city. Since I'm here in Singapore, I only search venues online and h2b is the one who do the occular.

The first venue that we checked is Sweet Harmony Garden, It is located in Taytay, Rizal. I fell in love with rooftop venue which they call it "Amazing Haven Above" I'm thinking that we can hold the ceremony on that area with overlooking views and a perfect sunset. Then the reception will follow at one of their indoor venues. For this venues, they quoted me: 12,500 php for Amazing Haven and 25,000php for Worship Garden. Total will be 37,500php. I asked h2b to see the venue.

This is the photo that he sent me when he checked the place last June

The top left photo and right photo is the Amazing Haven Above

while below photo is the Majestic Upper Room. 

The venue is good for 150 pax

H2b talked to the person in charge about the place and since I only want the venue there will be a corkage fee for the caterer that 15,000php which i find expensive plus 2,000php for the photographer. The corkage fees were almost half the price of the venue! and another thing, they do simultaneous events, As much as possible i wanted a place that holds one event per day. 

So next please :P

More venues here: Antipolo Garden Wedding Venues

Bridal Fair: Bridal Caravan 2013 -Singapore

Hello everyone, just a quick update! :) Since I'm currently based in Singapore, I'm so excited to know that there will be a bridal fair here on August 18, 2013 at Traders Hotel in Orchard from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. The event will feature some of the awesome wedding suppliers from the Philippines. In case, this will be my very first time to attend a bridal fair. But, i will attend alone because h2b is currently in PH :) To all SG brides, here are some of the details:

I would like to thank my friend Donna, for inviting me to this event. I'm pretty excited now. See you there! :)

Wedding Invitation: Unique Design

I'm always a fan of minimalist design, at first i was thinking of a travel theme invitation but since we will no longer have a theme and will just stick with the color motifs, I prefer now to have a  unique minimalist invitation with eye catching typography. Great typography adds elegance and uniqueness to the invitation. I should be keen in choosing the right font to make it look sophisticated. As a UI designer, It is really hard to choose fonts for every creatives. Fonts style speaks the overall look of the design.

Here are some examples. Credits to the owners of these great invitations!  :)

I will update again if i see some more. Enjoy! :)

Wedding Hairstyle Inspiration: Fierce

Fab or Not? For me, It's fab!

This hairstyle is perfect for long hair. You can put fresh flowers too. Love it!

Wedding Gown Inspiration: The Sweetheart Cut

I'm loving now the sweetheart cut wedding gowns! Thanks to my friend for sending me this photo. I think this cut suits my body type coz I'm always thinking which type of cut (neckline) to choose that will look good on me. I am very particular with this gown stuff, i don't want to be a bridezilla lol. Well, I still have time to think. For now, this is my favorite!

http://tradisiwedding.com/

Church Wedding Requirements

One of the important things that you need to know before getting married is about the ceremony. What ceremony do you want? There's a lot of things that needs to be consider like tradition and family beliefs. If you choose a church wedding. You need to book it as soon us possible especially for those who want to get married in the most famous churches, chapels or cathedrals. For us, we might consider a Christian wedding. But not final yet (maybe both). For me, i prefer christian wedding for some reasons.

btw, here are the important things you need to know before tying the knot and you chose a Catholic Church Wedding.

Photo by: Anjella Valino ©

NOTE: Other Churches/Parishes may require some other documents and/or seminars not specified below. To be sure, inquire at the parish office of the church you wish to be married in.

1. Baptismal and Confirmation Certificates: These relates to both the bride's and the groom's. These must be new copies and must have an annotation: "FOR MARRIAGE PURPOSES ONLY" and must have been secured not more than three (3) months before the date of marriage.

2. Marriage License: This can be secured from the city or municipality hall where either the bride or the groom currently resides.
For those who are civilly married, a certified true photocopy of the Marriage Contract with the registry number of the city or town where the marriage was performed must be submitted one week before the wedding date.

3. Canonical Interview: This interview with the bride and the groom will be done one month before the wedding date and will be conducted by the parish priest or his assistant. The schedule of the interview will be given upon the signing of the application form. Failure to report on the interview date or failure to notify the office of any change in the schedule will mean cancellation of the application and reservation of the church for the upcoming wedding.

4. Pre-Marriage Seminar: Both the bride and the groom have to attend this. The schedule for the seminar will be given during the canonical interview or you may inquire at the parish office. Some churches may allow attendance in other pre-wedding seminars such as the Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) or Discovery Weekend (DW) as a suitable substitute (if you have already attended either one of these, inquire at the parish office if they recognize either CEE or DW in lieu of their Pre-Marriage Seminar.)

5. Permission from bride's parish: a permit from the parish of the bride-to-be must be secured and presented to the parish office of the couple's chosen ceremony venue. The form will be provided by the parish office of your chosen church.

6. Marriage Banns: These will be provided during the canonical interview and have to be immediately brought to the respective parishes of the bride and the groom for posting. These have to be returned to the office after three Sundays. (Note: the respective parishes may ask some requirements for the posting of the banns [i.e. a ID picture from the bride and the groom])

7. List of names and addresses of principal sponsors (Ninongs &amp; Ninangs): This has to be submitted to the parish office one week before the wedding date. Church policy requires at least a pair of sponsors and, ideally, a maximum of six sponsors.

Source: weddingatworks