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Cecilio Abad

I’ve been trying to blog for days but to no avail. It’s been crazy here in the office…too much work to do.

Anyway, I received an SMS message last 02/13/06

gud pm…mam dis s clayton po of Cecilio Abad Couture…ask lang po ni Cecilio kung pwd daw pong ilagay nmin ung picture nyo po sa wedding add po namin sa w@w? pls advise wen rcvd.. Tnx po

My reply? Secret…. (hahaha)

By the way, here is my rating for Cecil posted on weddings at work e-group :

Gown (Bride and Mother of the Bride)
Cecilio Abad Couture
1120 T. Ayala Cor P. Ocampo Sts., Malate, Manila
3039672 / 09183448220
Rating: 10++++++++++
Peso Power: Undisclosed

Backgrounder: I’ve read so many good reviews about Cecil here in the group. Kaya lang, we really did not have a big budget for gowns and I thought he was expensive. Gowns was not on top of our priority. I have this design in mind and I thought my trusted kusturera could do the job. I was soooooo wrong. The first time I saw my gown, there was no elated feeling that brides usually feel as soon as they had their first meeting. I couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong but I was certain that I was not happy with the outcome of the gown. (For those who are not familiar with my gown dilemma please look at msg nos. 101133, 99479 )I’ve asked the kusturera to alter it to my liking but she insists that the gown is pretty and it will be ruined if altered. I had sleepless nights because of the gown and I really blamed myself for the outcome. Sana di talaga ako nagtipid. Tama yung sabi nila na you always get what you pay for. I went to RTW in Market! Market! But there isn’t anything there that suits my taste. You see, I was looking for “THE ONE”. You know that it is IT once you come across it. I found that feeling when I fitted an of the rack gown of Edgar Allan. Thought it was very dirty, I love what I saw. Kakaiba noh? I could’ve bought it if the price is right. But it was too steep and what will I do with the old gown that I dislike.

Timing naman yung supplier rating ni Abie ni Howell. I thought about calling Cecil. Kahit sa phone pa lang sobrang bait na nya. 1.5 months na lang nun wedding na naming so I’m really in panic. He reassured me that everything will be alright. He told me to bring the gown to him so that he could assess if we can redesign. I went there with my mom. Because of what happened to my gown, my mom decided to pull out her tela from the kusturera. Dinala din naming yung tela ng mom ko kay Cecil. Pagdating kay Cecil, pinasukat nya yung gown and asked me how I would like my gown to look like. Sabi ko yung mukhang pang princess. He made me a sketch and I was really amazed with his idea. Ang galing! Very original. He also made a sketch for my mom. Next was the price, he asked me kung magkano daw kaya ko. Right there and then gusto ko sha yakapin. I’ve never felt that I’m dealing with a businessman. He really has a big heart. I told him what I could afford and I really felt that he understood what Iwas going through. He explained to me yung mga costs and we agreed on a very good price. When we left, I heaved a sigh of relief. I just have a feeling that we are in very good hands and there is nothing to worry anymore. For those who want to see the old gown please click this link (Gown Album) : http://community.webshots.com/user/n1cemorn1ng

Pros:-Cecil is my super duper favorite supplier. Kasi sha talaga yung umayos nung biggest problem ko during the preps. I’m so happy that he was able to do a splendid job on my gown. From the sooooo ordinary looking to vavavoooooom! Hahahaha! I received a lot of compliments kasi ang ganda daw talaga nung gown.

-We’ve agreed that I would be fitting my gown 2 weeks after my first visit. Pero 1 week pa lang nagtext na sha. Sabi nya na he’s nearly done with the gown and pwede ko na raw I-fit. Sobrang excited talaga sha kasi sabi nya maganda daw yung kinalabasan. I thought grabe!!!! 1 week lang naayos na nya. =)

-First fitting pa lang nagustuhan ko na ung gown ko. Maiyak-iyak pa nga ako eh. Gusto ko talaga I-hug si Cecil.-Sobrang down to earth nitong taong to. He never takes the credit for his works and he takes God that he can make satisfied client. Never din nyang sinaraan yung kusturera. Alam nyo yun, yung tipong In-okray yung gawa sa dating gown na palpak. -My mom loved her gown. First and last fitting kasi yung nangyari. My parents reside in Ilocos kasi and my mom went back here in Manila 2 days before the wedding. Natuwa talaga sha kasi maayos yung pagkakagawa and perfect fit. She also received lots of compliments nung wedding. Sino daw gumawa nung gown nya kasi ang ganda. O di ba? Feeling pretty mama ko? Hehehe

-Inayos ni Cecil yung mga accessories ko. I bought this hairpiece from the NBC Bridal Fair. Kaya lang puro pearls lang. Nag-add sha ng swarovski para mag-match sa gown. But I never asked for it. Inayos lang nya and I was so happy upon seeing it. Kasi naman ganda talaga. And mind you without additional charge yun.-Binigyan din nya kami ng mama ko ng free bag. Sabi lang namin na papagawa kami ng bag. Tapos sabi ko ayaw ko ng pouch bag, sinunod naman nya. Tapos nung ask ko kung magkano yung charge sabi nya free! I love him talaga. =)

-Sunday pa lang delivered na yung gown. Dinala nya sa Westin kasama nung body form. All set na and wala kang makikitang wrinkles.

Cons:None

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