updates, wishful thinkings and divi-ilaya trip

I was really the busy with work the past few weeks, events here and there, I wasn't even able to devote time to our business. But more than that, I missed the wedding preps. Imagine, almost a month passed by and I haven't done that much preparations except look up some photographers, go to bridal fairs and my proposed venue.

I guess Babe and I are pretty much done with the conceptualizing thing na, we basically know what we want for our big day. So we're entering the implementation stage na kaya lang its kind of in a halt kasi before anything else, I really want to finalize the reception venue.

The last I heard about it from my future brother-in-law, the management hasn't gotten back to him. Apparently they're busy because they're moving to a new office. So no progress there yet. At the same time, I have finished drafting the letter for our town's congresswoman slash the owner of the clubhouse. I still haven't printed it out though, I'm stil dilly-dallying on whether I should send it. But I badly want to finish booking the venue, that was my objective for March and its now the first day of April :( so I might just send that letter after all.

Anyway, we held our event last weekend in a hotel, and it really made me smile that despite the fact that I wanted to be somewhere else that time, I was surrounded by happy brides...and grooms of course. There were 5 weddings in the hotel on that date! Well, it was a Saturday, and it was one of the more popular and nicest hotels in the metro. So even though I was just so exhausted and wanted nothing more than to be at home and chat with my babe, just looking at the brides and how radiant they are and how pretty their dresses are, with their grooms holding their hands and they entourage and guests dressed in their best, that somehow made me smile and eased the exhaustion that I was feeling. My favorite was when I realized that one bride has the same color motiff as mine (nice dresses too) and then there was a semi-bride wars moment. Two couples crossed paths at the hotel. And it was sweet that although they didn't stop, they smiled at each other and wished each other the best. It was nice to see something like that at random.

And then of course, even though I have been so busy and tired working all week, I didn't let the weekend pass without me doing some shopping and a bit of wedding preps. So because my MOH and Bridesmaid stood me up :( , I just went with my cousin to Divi. Lets just say it was a tiring day. But fulfilling because I was able to score nice clothes, bag, shades, etc. I went to Ilaya to find swatches for my wedding gown and entourage's gown, but I was disappointed. I was expecting a mecca of cloths of different colors, but it wasn't that much. Well, it was partly my fault since I really didn't know what to ask for naman and I really went just to know what kind of cloths and colors were out there. Anyway, I'll leave it all up to my designer.

Those are the updates for now. Hopefully I hear from Portofino soon. Of course I need to pay the reception venue first before I pay for the caterer and for the photographer right? oh wel...