What a Haul!
Wow! This has been a very exciting day. :D
First up: the Wedding Expo at the NBC Tent. We were supposed to go there with some friends, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, only Dionne and I were able to do so. Addendum to Dionne’s 10 signs of a w@wie addict: wearing the w@w shirts to the fair. As a couple!
Arriving at around 10:15 AM, we didn’t expect that there’ll already be a lot of people at the fair. We had to fall in line to get our ID’s and loot bag claim stub from the pre-registered queue. Guess who we found behind us? The multi-w@w-arded Aggie.
As we were making our way to the entrance, we met our wedding coordinators from Impromptu, Gladys and Lai. Dionne kidded them about their discount for the w@w tag. Aba naman, binigay din sa amin! Thanks Impromptu!
Upon entering the tent, the w@w booth was hard to miss as it was immediately to our right. Benz greeted us, and showed us the photo mosaic of the w@wies. After a couple of seconds, Dionne was able to spot our entry. Nice.
After more than 4 hours of roaming around; collecting a pile of promo materials; talking to different suppliers; trying out the different choco fountains, cakes and wines; and skipping lunch, we were able to book 4 suppliers! :D
For our rings, Goldenhills Jewelry.
For our cake (all edible syempre), Hearts and Bells.
For the bouquets, Interplay Flowers and Events Specialists.
And lastly, for our dessert, Fiorgelato. Sarap!
We will be going to the Fiorgelato plant next Saturday to select the flavors, though we’ve already decided to have 1 or 2 low-sugar varieties. I must say that this is welcome change to the choco fountain we were considering, budget-wise especially.
We were also able to meet Fol, TSG, John (and Benz earlier) at their booths, and fellow w@wies Ivee and Rhein, Yna, Mai, Geri and Raymond. Unfortunately, the EB photos were not yet available… We will probably get our copy from Aggie (paging Aggie!), and make copies of it for distribution.
Ah! How could I forget? There was also a Del Monte Tomato Sauce booth at the fair. As to how it’s related to the event beats me.
Another surprise... I met 2 of my college teachers from different departments at the fair: Ms. Barra (Soc Sci) and Sir Orillaza (EE)! They're set to be married this December. Congrats to them! :D
By 2:30 PM, we were on our way to the World Trade Center for a book fair. We were met by Pearli and Vince who have already gone around the site but have yet decided on getting a magazine subscription. We plodded our tired bodies around the first few booths. But, being book lovers, the more books (and magazines) we saw, the less tired we felt. By the end of our endurance, our haul consisted of: 2 FHM back issues (2-for-100), 3 Good Housekeeping back issues (3-for-100), a George R. R. Martin novel (95 pesos) and a hardbound The Battle of Corrin for only 295. Not bad. :D
We also met Andrew, but since we were feeling the effects of having no lunch, we (Dionne actually) declined accompanying him around to look for medical books. We then decided to leave and go to our final destination for the day, SM Manila.
At 5 PM, we were finally able to eat our “lunch” at Burger King. French chicken sandwich rocks! After the meal, we went straight to the Customer Service section to get our Michael Buble tickets. LB214, B9-10. See you on October 12!
Rings - check!
Cake - check!
Flowers - check!
Dessert - check!
First up: the Wedding Expo at the NBC Tent. We were supposed to go there with some friends, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, only Dionne and I were able to do so. Addendum to Dionne’s 10 signs of a w@wie addict: wearing the w@w shirts to the fair. As a couple!
Arriving at around 10:15 AM, we didn’t expect that there’ll already be a lot of people at the fair. We had to fall in line to get our ID’s and loot bag claim stub from the pre-registered queue. Guess who we found behind us? The multi-w@w-arded Aggie.
As we were making our way to the entrance, we met our wedding coordinators from Impromptu, Gladys and Lai. Dionne kidded them about their discount for the w@w tag. Aba naman, binigay din sa amin! Thanks Impromptu!
Upon entering the tent, the w@w booth was hard to miss as it was immediately to our right. Benz greeted us, and showed us the photo mosaic of the w@wies. After a couple of seconds, Dionne was able to spot our entry. Nice.
After more than 4 hours of roaming around; collecting a pile of promo materials; talking to different suppliers; trying out the different choco fountains, cakes and wines; and skipping lunch, we were able to book 4 suppliers! :D
For our rings, Goldenhills Jewelry.
For our cake (all edible syempre), Hearts and Bells.
For the bouquets, Interplay Flowers and Events Specialists.
And lastly, for our dessert, Fiorgelato. Sarap!
We will be going to the Fiorgelato plant next Saturday to select the flavors, though we’ve already decided to have 1 or 2 low-sugar varieties. I must say that this is welcome change to the choco fountain we were considering, budget-wise especially.
We were also able to meet Fol, TSG, John (and Benz earlier) at their booths, and fellow w@wies Ivee and Rhein, Yna, Mai, Geri and Raymond. Unfortunately, the EB photos were not yet available… We will probably get our copy from Aggie (paging Aggie!), and make copies of it for distribution.
Ah! How could I forget? There was also a Del Monte Tomato Sauce booth at the fair. As to how it’s related to the event beats me.
Another surprise... I met 2 of my college teachers from different departments at the fair: Ms. Barra (Soc Sci) and Sir Orillaza (EE)! They're set to be married this December. Congrats to them! :D
By 2:30 PM, we were on our way to the World Trade Center for a book fair. We were met by Pearli and Vince who have already gone around the site but have yet decided on getting a magazine subscription. We plodded our tired bodies around the first few booths. But, being book lovers, the more books (and magazines) we saw, the less tired we felt. By the end of our endurance, our haul consisted of: 2 FHM back issues (2-for-100), 3 Good Housekeeping back issues (3-for-100), a George R. R. Martin novel (95 pesos) and a hardbound The Battle of Corrin for only 295. Not bad. :D
We also met Andrew, but since we were feeling the effects of having no lunch, we (Dionne actually) declined accompanying him around to look for medical books. We then decided to leave and go to our final destination for the day, SM Manila.
At 5 PM, we were finally able to eat our “lunch” at Burger King. French chicken sandwich rocks! After the meal, we went straight to the Customer Service section to get our Michael Buble tickets. LB214, B9-10. See you on October 12!
Rings - check!
Cake - check!
Flowers - check!
Dessert - check!
posted by joven @ 12:42 AM
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cool! pareho tayo ng florist! (let's go gaga over lala hehe!) Ngapala, the cds are ready na. I gave it to Benz kahapon. Sayang, nakita ko pa man din kayo sa ticket claiming booth. I forgot na one of the cd-burners-volunteers din pala kayo naibigay ko sana agad. Anyway, were u able to get it from benz? Aggie's copy is with me sabi kasi ni benz sakin nga daw kukunin ni aggie sa makati.
Hi Yah! Glad that you both had a lot done at the fair. Your resilience is amazing. I couldn't last in the fair for 4 hours.
Glad your using the word verification thing too :)
hi vannie,
yup, si jordan orillaza nga. gulat nga ako eh. hehe! =)
isa pang yup, eee din ako. sal kid. tatahi-tahimik lang na mga tao sa aming lab. laging nasa harap ng computer para maglar.. este, mag-aral. nabasa ko nga yung blog mo at napansin na medyo pamilyar ka at ang mga tao na naka-link sa 'yo. :D
interplay din kami! best bargain at the fair! it was great finally meeting you guys, buti na lng binati kami ni dionne, or i wouldn't have known.. sayang nga, siguro meh mga ibang wowies dun na nakasalubong namin, di namin nakilala :( hope to bump to you guys again!
hi mai! lala's sooo nice! pati si joven na natuwa sa kanya eh. we originally wanted another florist but lala won us over. =) thanks for the cds ah.
hi marj! resilience nga is the word. it was super tiring but the adrenaline was pumping. excited eh. hehe!
hi geri! hope to see you at the xmas party. wag ka na magkakasakit ah. =)
The best talaga si lala! I've booked her nung march sa expo. Grabe big difference nga eh kasi nung march..nilalangaw lang siya as in konti pumupunta sa booth niya..nung dinalaw namin siya nitong sept expo..grabe di siya magkanda-ugaga daming nagtatanong at nagbooked sa kanya..super tuwa nga siya eh..dami daw w@wies na nibooked siya..yna, me, ikaw, geri, tin, con, nikki, etc.
pano ba naman meh mga AE siya na w@wies hahaha! dionne, text mo ko kung watym keyu punta dun sa saturday sa fior! 09189065088 salamat uh!
nyahahaha
mukhang jackpot talaga this year ang Interplay with the w@wies ever :)
anyway, am sure lahat tayo...super beautiful ang weddings :)
congrats sa accomplishments!
4 HOURS?!?!?! Hanep kayo!! At least you have so many accomplishments :D
Hi Dionne! daming accomplishments! anyway, just want to let you know that you've been tagged. pls. visit my blog for the details. :)
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