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May 23, 2005 - Hotel Preps

We woke up around 7 am and my sisters and I went to Westin’s health club for sauna and jacuzzi. We had so much fun and we were relaxed. Nakakatawa lang kasi sa sobrang enjoy ko, my nail polish went off. hahaha! Now I’ve got a problem. Who will do my horrible nails, a few hours before the wedding? Clarice told me to call Eddie and ask him if he could fix my nails. That I did. Sobrang bait ni Eddie. He told me not to worry about a thing for he will take care of it. ^_^

We had a heavy breakfast at Jollibee in Blue wave. Talagang dun lang kami palagi for it is the place nearest Westin. We went back just in time for Mang Boy’s arrival. Ang aga nya dumating. He brought the bouquets. I sooo love my flowers. Ang ganda ganda. Just the way I want it to be. I didn’t quite like how the ento’s flowers turned out. Maybe because it is not what I expect it to be. Nonetheless, okay naman kasi hindi naman pangit. He also brought a long a lot of free loose petals. Maganda din yung bridal car flowers. They will go straight away to the KH (church). I also told them that the vases for the centerpiece were already at the reception venue. They told me not to worry kasi pagagandahin daw nila ng husto yung wedding namin.

I then went down to the reception dapat kasi early check-in kami dun sa room na poolside view. Nakakainis talaga ang Westin. Ang bagal nila. Mga 10 pa daw magiging available yung room. By 9:30 am dumating na yung team ni Eddie. 3 sila. Parang andami naming me-make-upan. That’s the beauty of having a Monday wedding. Walang kaagaw so nabe-baby ng supplier. ^_^ Nakalipat din kami ng room pero 10 am na. Sa hallway, we saw Clarice’s team and Archie. Yung team ni Clarice naka uniform pa. Nakakatuwa black and pink. Nakakatuwa rin kasi magkakilala na pala coord namin and the first thing they said to each other was “ikaw?”. hahaha! O diba ang galing?

Eddie and his team immediately started to work on us. While he was doing my make-up, his niece Marina was fixing my devastated nails. Norman and Gemma magical’s hands were on my mom and sisters. Here are our pictures while we are on the road to being pretty.

Morning was at the room downstairs with my dad. Bonding to the max sila. After Archie has finished taking photos of the wedding stuff, he went down to document my groom’s preps. Hindi talaga kami nagkita all the while. He wanted to see his bride only when she walks down the aisle na raw. Hay naku! That’s Morning for you. He loves a flair of drama. Anyway, ako yung excited na makakita dun sa groom. I didn’t even had a glimpse on what he will be wearing. Ayaw din nya kasi. Surprise daw. Pero I must admit na sha and pinakagwapong groom ever. (walang kokontra!!!!) Eto ang evidence…

Time flew too quickly. Around 12 noon mejo worried na ako kasi hindi pa nakakabalik sila Clarice who went out to buy lunch. Yun naman pala, naharang sila sa baba ng Westin. Kainis!!! Ayaw nila ipa-akyat yung food. Andami pa naman papakainin. 21 kaming lahat sa hotel nun. It was really embarassing to the suppliers kasi late na hindi pa sila kumakain. But, i really made my mind to let go. Bahala na. I’m sure Abie and Clarice can make a way. At 1 pm they had finally managed to bring up food for 10 people. The rest had to go at the parking lot to eat. Hiyang-hiya pa rin ako and super inis sa Westin. Ganun ba talaga na hindi pwedeng magpasok sa hotel ng food? Pero kahit na anong inis ko, smile pa rin kasi ang ganda ng gawa ni Eddie. Mas maganda pa sa kesa sa prenups make-up. The color suited me well and he was able to highlight my features well.

We all had a quick lunch and pictorial galore na after. I will admit that I really practiced how to smile. Sayang kasi kung hindi maganda ang pictures. Na-enjoy namin yung picture taking because Archie and the gang are so funny. Patawa ng patawa. Since the lobby is under repair, we went to the garden and poolside. Buti na lang hindi mainit nun makulimlim so perfect yung weather for pictorials. Yung mga magagandang kuha eh dun sa garden ng Westin. At first akala ko nakakahiya kasi madami-dami ring tao dun. Nakatingin sila. But what the heck, I’ll only get to do this once in a lifetime lang naman di ba? So I waved back to the kids looking at me. Nakakatuwa yung mga kids kasi tuwang tuwa silang makakita ng bride. ^_^

Around 3:30 we are on our way to the KH (church). My heart is thomping wildly while travelling. Para pang uulan kasi biglang dumilim. However, I have faith and trust and all these things i leave unto God’s hands.

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May 21 - Parent’s Arrival & Surprise Guest

My mom and dad lives approx 464 kms away so they seldom pay us a visit. The last time they went here was my sister’s college graduation. They are running a store in the province that’s why they couldn’t arrive earlier.

A few months ago my dad asked me to reserve a seat for a surprise guest. Kahit anong pilit ko he wouldn’t tell who that is. He just told me to wait for the right time. Kaya sobrang happy ako this day kasi malalaman ko na kung sino.

They arrived around 8 am. I’m cooking danggit for breakfast. Finally, nalaman ko na kung sino yung surprise guest. It was none other than my tito who is residing in the US. He went home last year with his whole family. Due to the expenses it wasn’t possible for them to come back and attend our wedding. However, my tito was really keen on witnessing the event. I’m his eldest niece kaya gusto nya talagang umattend. Her wife seeing how unhappy he was, shed her savings to buy her husband an airline ticket to the Philippines. Ang sweet di ba? I was really surprised because hindi ko inexpect na makakapunta sha. That only proves how important we are to them. Thank you so much.

After breakfast, we went to Cecil’s shop for my mom’s first and final (i hope) fitting. We were there around 10 am. Galing talaga ni Cecil kasi ganda ng fit sa mama ko. He even made a brooch na magkakabit nung chiffon sa upper part ng dress. My mom loved her gown. Bagay na bagay sa kanya. Can’t wait till the wedding day. Haaaaay! Thanks Thanks Cecil.

They went to Glorietta after to shop for shoes and things for the wedding. I went shopping for honeymoon stuff as well. Shempre last shopping ko na to as single so I went a little bit overboard. hahaha! I know hindi naman pakikialaman ni Morning yung mga pagasta ko after the wedding pero nakakahiya pa rin. Morning is the type of person kasi na matipid and hindi basta basta bumibili. So kahiya naman kung gastos ako ng gastos. I bought pants, blouses, sunblock, lotion, at marami pang iba.

May 22 - Last Day as Single

We went to our Kingdom Hall to attend the meeting with our congregation. It was fun because a lot of them haven’t met my dad yet. We had fun introducing my parents to our congregation members.

We had lunch at home and after eating we started packing our things. We are going to spend the night at Westin. Maganda na yun para less hassle di ba at least maka-relax. Saka maliit lang yung apartment namin and due to the summer heat, uncomfortable sila mama.

By 2 pm I am done. My dad and I went to Westin to check in. Mom and my sisters left behind. Hindi pa kasi tapos yung avp na ginagawa ni sis. My other sister went to landmark to buy stands for our picture frames. Tumawag kasi si Clarice (coordinator) earlier and sabi nya hindi daw na turn over sa kanya yung mga easels. Sayang naman yung pictures that we’ve mounted to illustration boards. Then we remembered seeing those stands at Landmark. Buti na lang, tuloy pa rin ang plans.

Meanwhile we reached Westin. To my dismay the lobby was being renovated. That means goodbye lobby pictures. Waaaaaah! However, I refused to be stressed by these things. I promised to let go and that is what I will do. Do not burden myself with things beyond control. Cecil (designer) went to our room at around 3 pm. He set up the body form and my gown. It was really beautiful beyond imagination. I looooove Cecil. He also included accessories eventhough it is not in our contract. Ang usapan namin kasi gown repair lang. He even redecorated my boring hairpiece. Thank you so much Cecil. I highly recommend you to all the brides out there.

I went back at Makati for my 4 pm hair spa, body scrub and massage at Body Care. This is my 4th session and it never fails to relax my tense booty. I’ve got a favorite therapist Tina who knows how to provide quality service. I also look forward to this last session as I enjoy the sauna. I was done by 5:30 and practically dragged myself to get up. The treatment made me sleepy but I need to have my nails done. I went to Glorietta and had a mani-pedicure . My nails looked fabulous after. Sarap talagang magpa-beauty.

By 8 pm, I was at Westin again and the whole family went to Bluewave for dinner. This is the last dinner I’m having with the whole family as a single woman. We ate a Hao (i think). Shabu shabu style and na-enjoy ni Papa.

Morning called me just before when were are finished eating. He is asking for the avp cd. They are testing the projector and pc so he wants to see if the avp will run without any problems. We agreed to meet at Bluewave. Nung una ayaw nya kasi he doesn’t want to see me before the wedding. Arte talaga! hahaha. Buti na lang na-convince namin na i-meet na lang kami.

By 10pm we are back at our room. Kainis kasi wala na yung antok ko. I tried to sleep but it didn’t come easy. Ewan ko ba. Ganun ba lahat ng ikakasal? After 30 mins or so I manage to doze off. Pero ano ba naman! By 5 am gising na ako. I can’t sleep anymore and I can hear my dad’s snore. Siguro I’m subconciously excited and anxious to max. Then I got up to pray. Naalala ko kasi na the best time to pray is when you woke up early in the morning then hindi ka na makatulog ulit. So I tried. I prayed for guidance and God’s blessing on our union. I also thank Him for giving me a man to love for the rest of my life and being a part of their wonderful family. I also thanked Him for the loving family that I have. Dami pang iba. Then I felt an overwhelming peace and calmness. Nakatulog ako ulit.

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