The fit bride gets fitted! :)

We visited Mommy Virgie, my seamstress, yesterday. We already told her about our plan to change the colors of our entourage. So Hon and I spent a good hour looking at swatches and selecting different shades of yellow, blue, green and pink.

After choosing the right colors for the entourage gowns, it was sukatan time for me. I wasn't able to buy my wedding shoes yet. So I just brought an old pair of high-heeled gold sandals to wear for the fitting. I'm thinking of bringing that pair to Solea and have my wedding shoes custom-made around that design and the height of the heels.

After I got fitted, we finalized the price. We got a pretty good deal! Next step: Gathering all my girls to take their measurements.


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Meeting up with our entourage...

...well, part of the entourage, that is.

We met up with my college friends the other night for a lovely dinner at Romulo's Cafe. I already informed them beforehand of the roles they were going to play in our wedding. We showed them how their dresses would look like, and the colors they'd be wearing. Vin and I decided to drop the pink motif and go for a colorful entourage, like the balloons that carried the house in the movie "Up." So, my flower girls decided they wanted yellow, and my secondary sponsors would wear blue.

I haven't seen my friends in a long while, so the stories were endless. It was also the first time Vin and I shared wedding plans and details with them. It was a happy night. Looking forward to the sukatan with my seamstress. That should be fun!

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Bride and Groom with flower girls (from girl in blue jacket) Jeje, Trina and Nadine, and cord sponsor Len.

The Pamamanhikan

It's a bit strange for a couple who have been together for a decade and whose families are already close friends to still go through the traditional "pamamanhikan."

Back in the day, the groom's family would visit the bride's home with gifts. The groom would perform house chores like gathering water or something like that.

Posing with Alvin's parents

Posing with Anne's parents

For the Carilo and Asis families, we just all met up for a lovely dinner at Red Kimono, UP Ayala Techno Hub. It was the official engagement meeting of our families. Plans were discussed. Stories were exchanged. Laughter was abound. It was a good night. A really nice and modern "pamamanhikan."

Asis Siblings

Bros in-law!

The Seamstress

To beautifully create the bridal and entourage gowns, we got the services of Mommy Virgie. She was the one who made the gowns for a family friend's wedding a few weeks back. She has a quaint dress shop right where she lives, near the busy streets of España, Manila.

One thing we like about Mommy Virgie is that she lets me choose the designs I want. I have complete control over my gown and how the whole entourage would look like. Plus, she's so nice, warm and friendly. So even if her place is a bit hard to go to, parking-wise and all, she won me over, and she gets the project!

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