Life’s Lessons

Isn’t she so gorgeous? Everybody was surprised and awed to see Gizelle looking so slim and beautiful in her wedding gown. I said surprised because she was a little chubby before. She was actually tall with a big built that made her look like a big woman. Days before the wedding, I was surprised to see her so slim and she happily said she trimmed down for the wedding. I don’t know how she did it but being a nurse, I am sure she opted for a natural weight loss formula instead of the synthetic ones. I must say, she did lost weight beautifully! What a sweet success to her.

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So I’ve posted about a friend’s wedding last week. It was such a nice wedding by the beach! Not so much like the destination weddings you will have when you choose one of the Karisma Hotels in Riviera Maya but it is nice! I personally like the setting. I even told Ace if we’ll have a renewal of vows in the future, I want it outdoors…by the beach or in the garden full of flowers! I am imagining myself walking on the sand. Gosh! I am not yet over with my dream wedding that until now I am always thinking of it. A friend actually told me to do renewal of vows for the sake of fulfilling my dream wedding and I am open to that idea, so is Ace. If that would happen, it would be a super intimate one with only family, close relatives and friends will be present. No concrete plans for that yet, let come what may.

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It was a friend’s wedding last Saturday. I am so excited for this event because I’ll be seeing some HS classmates and for sure it will turn out to be a mini reunion. We (I and Ace) really prepared for this event as this will be another photo opportunity and another moment to bond with the FCs (First Class 35). Though Ace has slight fever and headache on that day, he is more than excited to attend the wedding.

If I remember it right, it was almost a month before the wedding when Gizelle (the bride) and I had a chat. They were having problem with the venue because the hotel ballroom where they wanted to hold the ceremony and reception cannot accommodate them on the date that they have chosen for their wedding. I suggested Waterfront Insular Hotel but she has second thoughts because she wanted the venue to be just in the heart of the city and Waterfront is around 15-20 minutes drive from downtown. Anyway, her coordinator was able to book the wedding at Waterfront and so here’s the place!

I personally love this. One of my dream wedding set-up!

While everybody is getting ready for the ceremony (and maybe while waiting for the sun to hide in the clouds which didn’t happen), Ace spotted Gizelle and her groom at the hotel lobby so he grab the opportunity to take portraits of the couple.

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Last Saturday we attended a grand wedding of a friend held at the gazebo of Waterfront Insular Hotel. It was grand and elegant, at least for me, and I am happy to see a friend having her dream wedding. A week before the wedding, I was able to talk to the couple about their expenses and I wasn’t surprised to know how much they have cashed out for their big day. Judging from the venue, it was really that expensive so it was not a surprise if they have to spend more than twice of our expenses more than two years ago. Other details of the wedding elegant and of course, pricey so that also explains why the said wedding is really expensive!

the aisle

Is that how expensive to tie the knot these days? Oh well, it’s one in a lifetime moment so couple are so willing to spend that much for a one day affair. The fact of life is, there are two events that people spend so much on…the wedding and funeral. If people are willing to spend hundreds of thousands for a grand wedding, there are also those who are willing to spend much more than that for funeral costs especially those who have more than what they have.

Anyway, photos from the wedding coming up next. I am still in the process of uploading it to flickr®. Stay tuned!

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Exactly 2 weeks to go and it will be my friend’s wedding to be held in Waterfront Insular Hotel. One friend sent text message relaying a message from the bride-to-be that we SHOULD be in FORMAL attire. Formal? I wonder what is the standard for formal. Does that mean gown for the ladies and barong or tux for the gents? Or we could come in dress, and polo and slacks for the gents? Have to clear this out because I don’t wanna go there over dressed nor under dressed.

So it’s two weeks to go and my abdominal flabs are still in place. How could I make it disappear in two weeks? A weight loss surgery might be the right answer but I am not that desperate to go on surgery just to get rid of my fats. I’d rather find a dress (assuming that the ladies could come in dress) that could hide the bulges…I hope there’s one that is very affordable. But I am not yet closing the doors for my dream Loalde dress. Sheriff, give me more opps please so I could buy a dress from Loalde. Thanks in advance!

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Last New Year was the first time that none of us went home to Kabacan to celebrate with our relatives. We decided to celebrate it here in Davao for a change. Weeks before, I can see we’re going to the beach but still undecided where (for sure it’s going to be a white-sand beach do we’re going Samal Island or Talicud. Budget is tight that I was relying on my 13th month pay to cover the expenses. It was released before Christmas but since it was deposited to our neighbor account who is in vacation, I wasn’t able to receive the money until the 30th. Whew! I thought we wouldn’t make it to the beach! When money is secured, we decided where to go. First choice is Isla Reta in Talicud Island but when I called the resort in-charge for booking of cottages, she said they’re fully booked because there will be a wedding to be held there on the first. My kind of wedding! Isla Reta is suitable for Destination Weddings because it is a secluded white-sand beach with crystal blue water. So heavenly! It can be considered the Riviera Maya of Davao because of the serene environment that is great for private and intimate weddings.

Anyway, back to our beach getaway, we went to Paradise Island Park and Beach Resort instead. Among the beaches that can be easily reached in Samal Island, we preferred Paradise because we can stay overnight by the beach for a minimal amount. Our new year experience at the beach was so fun and we are looking forward for another new year’s celebration at the beach next time.

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Yesterday I received a text message from a college classmate that she just gave birth to a bouncing baby boy early morning. Yay! To my excitement, I composed a reply congratulating her and her hubby but I forgot her husband’s name for it was only during the wedding when I first met him. I don’t wanna send my message saying “congrats to you and your hubby” as I wanted to mention the name so the first thing that came to mind is check out their wedding invitation. But since the box where I am keeping the wedding invitations that we received over the years was were kept under Che2x’s bed (and I am just lazy to pull it out), I sat in front of the computer and think where I could get my friend’s husband name. Not long after, I realized we have photos of the wedding so I scanned over the photos in flickr and got the name after a few minutes. So there, my message was sent with the hubby’s name in it. Next time I should include husband’s name in my phonebook as I am too quick to forget.

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Talking about wedding that I have previously posted, guess it’s now time for my friend and her groom-to-be to decide what to wear during their special day. For men, they can either go with the national costume which is “barong” or tuxedo. I find “barong” a lot easier to find than tuxedos because the latter would still need tuxedo vest that goes with the tux and other accessories for the said apparel. Oh well, it’s not gonna be me who’s getting married. Just my two cents worth.

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All of a sudden thoughts of destination weddings popped up. For what reason? I don’t know. Maybe because it’s the time of the year when more couples take a vow aside from the official “wedding month” in June. Two of my former bosses wedded on this month two years ago and one of my elementary till high school classmates will exchange vows December next year. It’s going to be a destination wedding (well at least for me) because it will be held here in Davao while both the couple are not residing here. It won’t be as grand as the destination weddings held in one of the Karisma Hotels in Riviera Maya but I think initial plans would be a beachside wedding. Whoa! Finally I can attend a beachside wedding (one of my dream wedding aside from garden set-up)! I’m so excited!

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Bridal Invitations

What I missed doing before my wedding is giving out Bridal Shower Invitations. Why? Simply because I didn’t have a bridal shower! Thus, when I received a bridal shower invitation from a highschool friend months ago, I was so thrilled! It’s my first time to be invited in a shower party but I wasn’t able to attend for we are miles apart.

Anyway, another friend is about to tie the knot early next year and she’s now preparing her shower invitations and other details but I have no idea if she has included in her list the rehearsal dinner invitations that she’s giving out to the entourage. I must tell her then that I found unique and exclusive designs available ONLY at Announcements-Shoppe since she’s still looking for a bridal invitation that will suit her preference. She wanted something unique with a personal touch hence getting the bridal invitations from http://www.announcements-shoppe.com will make everything easy for her because they will modify any card design or color as requested. That will be great relief to her and I am sure she will love it!

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