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They know I'm scared of getting married, but since they're my friends and they keep a few of my secrets I've agreed to help them with their weddings and so far I survived without nose bleeding. I've been booked for a couple more weddings. I'm going to whip it up, but with a twist! 

Pfffft! So help me God!</description><link>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>79</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner" type="application/rss+xml" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>TheTwistedWeddingPlanner</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-6796557466064103501</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-12T21:07:16.429+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">typhoon ondoy and pepeng</category><title>After the Storm</title><description>We both fell victim to typhoon Ondoy. His house filled up with about 5 feet of water. I would've drowned in my basement since water rose to about 6 feet. The devastation left us both with much less material things, but we realized that we had each other and we had something to look forward to... our wedding.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All the wedding materials I have gathered perished in the flood. All the magazines, notes, flyers, documents (birth/baptismal/confirmation certificate) and samples did not survive. Good thing I made my fiance keep all the receipts in a clear book and it was with him when disaster struck. Anyway all of these can be easily replaced and it was a good thing I've been holding off buying wedding stuff. I'm just really sad that mementos from the engagement perished too. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well these are just material things and there is still much to be thankful for. I thought I lost my engagement ring. When the water subsided I went to my basement to look for it. I found it nestled within my bracelet rosary which was the only thing that was left on my dresser since it moved about 5 feet away from where it original stood. I knew then that things would eventually be okay.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I hope and pray that our brothers and sisters in Northern Luzon (and those still very much affected her in Metro Manila and nearby provinces) would find relief from the calamity. You can help too by reporting help needed or bringing aid, find out how or where &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/disaster-tool"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-6796557466064103501?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/72_XbaWdSsJu3o6sZ6yBAIzO6uE/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/72_XbaWdSsJu3o6sZ6yBAIzO6uE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner/~3/YjO2PTXKxiU/pre-cana-seminar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/SreDHsD7OFI/AAAAAAAAXz8/fVU-jrg3qAo/s72-c/pre-cana+2.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/09/pre-cana-seminar.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-5195021028195137382</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-20T10:33:00.540+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bridal make-up</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding make-up artists</category><title>Bridal Make-Up</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/SqPIVSpBTPI/AAAAAAAAXuQ/SJVXn_WQhPQ/s1600-h/make-up.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;I admit, I want to be beautiful on my wedding day! And we've been scouting around for the perfect make-up artist. I know there are a lot and most, if not all, are very skilled, but I wanted someone I'd have good rapport with. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I originally wanted &lt;i&gt;Inay&lt;/i&gt;, my long-time hairdresser and make-up artist to take care of my "look" for the wedding, but she said that they don't service anymore outside of the salon. I rarely have my make-up done professionally, so I was quite at a loss at the beginning. So we scouted for some when we attended wedding expos. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I wasn't keen on doing several trial make-ups. It takes time and is costly too, but I know it's important to go through at least one and I did for four reasons:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. I wanted to see if the make-up artist would be able to make me look really pretty without changing how I look. I don't want Sweetie to think he's marrying someone else. LOL.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. I wanted to see how long the make-up would last and if it wouldn't cake/crack. I've also been having a lot of allergies, so that's a huge concern. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. I don't want heavy make-up. I just want to use a couple of cotton balls and astringent when I take the make-up off. Besides, I'm going to be a bride and not an actor for a play.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. I want to see if I have good rapport with the make-up artist.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So what do you think?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/SqPIVSpBTPI/AAAAAAAAXuQ/SJVXn_WQhPQ/s1600-h/make-up.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/SqPIVSpBTPI/AAAAAAAAXuQ/SJVXn_WQhPQ/s400/make-up.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378362648117202162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 168px; " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-5195021028195137382?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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I've attended a lot of wedding and I remember the ones that had a good mix of family/friends and professional entertainment. Finding that mix is tricky because having everything go smoothly may also become boring. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's great if your family and/or friends are willing to help in entertaining your guests, but if they're too shy, fear not since there are a good number of wedding musicians you can get for your church ceremony and reception. Here are a couple:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.manilaphilharmonicorchestra.com/"&gt;Manila Philharmonic Orchestra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services: Duet, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet, Octet, 10 pc.. 35 pc./Singers&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Price Range: PhP6,000 to PhP35,000&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;email: manilaphilharmonic (at) yahoo.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://serene8.multiply.com/"&gt;Serene8 Music Co.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services: Choir, Acoustic Band, Show Band, Vocalists&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Price Range: PhP20,000 and up&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;email: serene8.music (at) gmail.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;contact numbers: +(632) 710-5316 or 0917-8379266; 0922-4050982&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rsvp.com.ph/"&gt;The RSVP String Ensemble&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services: 4/6/10 musicians/Singers&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Price Range: PhP15,000 to PhP49,500&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;email: sally_vitor (at) yahoo.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;contact numbers: 0917-8199721&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;String Minstrels&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services: Duet, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet, Octet, 10 pc., 12 pc., 15 pc., 20 pc./Vocalist &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Price Range: PhP6,000 to PhP62,000&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;email: edanit85 (at) yahoo.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;contact numbers: +(632) 984-3492; 0917-9477169; 0916-2699826&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jjs.com.ph/"&gt;JJS Entertainment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services: Duet, Trio, String Quartet, Quintet, Acoustic, Show Band, Sound System, Singer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Price Range: PhP6,000 to PhP18,000&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;email: songs (at) jjs.com.ph&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.stradstring.com/"&gt;Stradavarius String Ensemble&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services: Duo, Trio, String Quartet, Quartet, Quintet, Vocal Soloist&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;email: justinmark (at) edsamail.com.ph, info (at) stradstring.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.leggierostrings.com/"&gt;Leggiero Strings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services: piano, flute &amp;amp; violin music&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;email: info (at) leggierostrings.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;La Bella Voce &amp;amp; Co.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services: Singers, Instrumentalists&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Price Range: PhP4,000 to PhP15,000&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;email: annabellemontes (at) yahoo.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.serenataphil.com/"&gt;Serenata Strings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services: Duet, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet, Octet, Vocalist&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;email: lorenz_arquero (at) yahoo.com, serenatastrings (at) gmail.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sjtstringensemble.com/"&gt;SJT String Ensemble&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Services: Duet, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, 6-pc., 8-pc., 10-pc.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Price Range: 13,500 to 50,000&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;email: sjtstrings (at) yahoo.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-8557034438697810869?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5_5qvPBWvIPjZyAy_-VFbDD_Qfk/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5_5qvPBWvIPjZyAy_-VFbDD_Qfk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner/~3/9aKoFfB_8p4/engagement-ring.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/SlxWzr7kVmI/AAAAAAAAXmQ/HSPq3RsD2Yk/s72-c/rings.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/07/engagement-ring.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-4078696650388821030</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-29T18:25:41.590+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">caterer review</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">lina vitan</category><title>Caterer Review: Lina Vitan</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/SkiWe-s4tMI/AAAAAAAAXfI/kCL85uFwIRQ/s1600-h/lina+vitan+2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/SkiWe-s4tMI/AAAAAAAAXfI/kCL85uFwIRQ/s200/lina+vitan+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352693616101340354" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;In the past few weeks my fiance and I have been attending food tasting events and the last one we had was hosted by Lina Vitan at Oasis Manila.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Food.&lt;/b&gt; 4 stars out of 5. The dishes they served weren't as different as the other caterers we've been to, but they were tasteful and not dry. They also have a number of menus you can mix and match depending on what you like.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Service.&lt;/b&gt; I like the fact that Ms. Lina Vitan was present during the event. The other events that we attended just had account executives present and they weren't open to adjusting the menu. Ms. Vitan sat down with our friends who booked that day and personally gave suggestions on the garden set-up that they wanted. Having the owner around is always a good sign.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/SkiWS__uDuI/AAAAAAAAXfA/Kg32ggkdTS4/s200/lina+vitan+1.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352693410290339554" /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Styling.&lt;/b&gt; I wasn't that impressed though with the styling of the venue. The materials and look they used to present different themes seemed a bit amateur for me. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Equipment.&lt;/b&gt; Compared to other caterers the chairs and tables, plates and utensils they used for the event seemed to be fairly new. I've been mollified by some prominent caterers who used sub-standard equipment (i.e. rusty chairs, mantels with holes!).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Price.&lt;/b&gt; I find them a bit pricey for the value that they are giving. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What was noteworthy about the event was the attentiveness of the waiters and the food. I just hope though that they would be fast in replacing empty trays during a wedding.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-4078696650388821030?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2ZJCEFE2OpGMJEGbFNvMPnMNX54/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2ZJCEFE2OpGMJEGbFNvMPnMNX54/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner/~3/5yxF2KdwN28/canonical-interview.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/06/canonical-interview.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-5876851431346305063</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 06:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-30T15:01:42.632+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">patahi wedding</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding couturier</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">divisoria wedding gowns</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding gowns</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding garments</category><title>Braving Divisoria for Wedding Garments</title><description>Sweetie and I braved Divisoria to check out Divisoria for wedding garments. The last time I was there was about a year ago when my niece asked if we could buy her a &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;terno&lt;/span&gt; for her Filipino org activities (she's based in the US). I also accompanied my friend to &lt;a href="http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2007/07/wedding-on-budget.html"&gt;buy her wedding and entourage gown&lt;/a&gt; a few years ago (we got it RTW!).&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyway, we also did the rounds of couturiers and the costs were just too high. We've pegged a budget for the wedding and would like to stick to that budget, so we thought we should check out Divisoria.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here's a rundown of costs:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bridal Gowns - PhP3,500 and up (includes accessories)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maid of Honor/Bridesmaid gowns - PhP600 to PhP1,200 (satin is cheaper than taffeta/chiffon)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Flower Girl gowns - PhP600 to PhP800&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Barongs - PhP600 and up&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Barongs for Grooms/Fathers - PhP800 and up&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mothers gowns - PHP1,300 and up&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*they can also do suits&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The rates for &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;patahi&lt;/span&gt; are the same as well. All you need to do is bring your design or choose from their catalog (catalog means, bridal magazines). The rates are the same whether or not you ask them to place beads.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here's a few I got cards from:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Julao Wedding Gown&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Maylen V. Julao (look for Iday)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pasilio-E Stall #71-72&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Galvan Building, Ilaya St.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Binondo Manila&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tel +(632) 309-3051&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cel. 63 (921) 5554450&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Paul &amp;amp; Lyn's Bridal Haus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Salve A. Pitalbo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stall No. 29, 35 Pasilio B-C&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Galvan Building, Ilaya St.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Binondo, Manila&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tel + (632) 710-9471&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Res. + (632) 237-1327 or 254-5622&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Lomentigar Bridal Boutique&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&amp;amp; Souvenir Collections&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tessie D. Lomentigar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pasilio B-17&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Galvan Building, Ilaya Street&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Binondo, Manila&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Arlaine +63 (920) 627-9326&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jean +63 (923) 535-5357&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ronaleen Bridal &amp;amp; Barong Shoppe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sollie and Ramon Santos&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Galvan Cabrera Building&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pasilio E. No. 78-81&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Email ronaleen_bridal (at) yahoo.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tel + (632) 309-3133&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Aiza's Personal Touch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Galvan, Divisoria&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stall No. 46, Pasilio G&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cel. +63 (915) 202-2809&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;More about Divisoria gowns &lt;a href="http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2008/05/weddings-at-divisoria-inexpensive-but.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-5876851431346305063?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AN5oFGLz7-l4b1qHUJfhbcMnFGc/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AN5oFGLz7-l4b1qHUJfhbcMnFGc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner/~3/wPUEiVCe82M/braving-divisoria-for-wedding-garments.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">5</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/05/braving-divisoria-for-wedding-garments.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-2219181778778734728</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 12:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-24T20:26:00.611+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">silver wedding anniversary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding souvenirs</category><title>Souvenir Idea for Silver Wedding Anniversary</title><description>&lt;div&gt;My Mom's friend, Tita Emma, put this souvenir together for her 25th wedding anniversary. It's a set of table napkins with beaded napkin holders placed in a window box.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/ShKmelaJfhI/AAAAAAAAWKI/sgE-kRkWCWQ/s400/souvenir+for+silver+wedding+anniversary.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337511552755531282" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's actually easy to assemble! You can buy all materials in Divisoria:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;napkin&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;window box&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;napkin holder - beads + garter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'll try to make a how-to-do post about the napkin holder soon :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-2219181778778734728?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4e4P5Oi8_pIYTx37WqtYc8SQ1FQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4e4P5Oi8_pIYTx37WqtYc8SQ1FQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner/~3/5uCmwhpSi9M/souvenir-idea-for-silver-wedding.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/ShKmelaJfhI/AAAAAAAAWKI/sgE-kRkWCWQ/s72-c/souvenir+for+silver+wedding+anniversary.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/05/souvenir-idea-for-silver-wedding.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-7292519550896176966</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 11:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-19T20:14:48.045+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">planning your wedding</category><title>Planning Your Own Wedding</title><description>I did not realize I've been gone a month! I've been so busy traveling and slipping in venue and church oculars, food tasting and hunting for a designer, I haven't had had the time to blog! Argghhh!&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But anyway, the past few weeks have given me more insights about planning your own wedding. And it's not really so hard after all, especially if your fiance is the hands-on type.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/ShKiSBnhh3I/AAAAAAAAWKA/eD_c9Bnv2XY/s400/planning.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337506938943014770" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here are a few tricks and tools that I've been using to plan my wedding:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Attend bridal fairs! &lt;/span&gt;There's two happening soon, &lt;a href="http://www.celebrations.com.ph/"&gt;Celebrations&lt;/a&gt; at SMX on May 24-25 and &lt;a href="http://www.themesnmotifs.com/weddingsummit/index.htm"&gt;The Philippine Wedding Summit&lt;/a&gt; at the PICC Forum on June 27-28. The show with the most suppliers usually are the ones handled by Themes &amp;amp; Motifs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Collect flyers!&lt;/span&gt; It may sound funny, but my fiance and I have been collecting flyers for more than a year now. Most of them ended up in paper bags and I've just recently sorted them out (see the photo above). They've been really helpful in our search for the right supplier.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Use directories!&lt;/span&gt; You can get a free wedding directory from &lt;a href="http://eyp.ph/"&gt;DPC Yellow Pages&lt;/a&gt; or buy the Bride's Yellow Pages from bookstores.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Use Google!&lt;/span&gt; Search for suppliers online and read up reviews about them too. I also use Google Docs to put together information and I share this with my fiance for his review.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Read Forums!&lt;/span&gt; I'm quite scared about giving my money to a stranger, so after searching for reviews about a supplier I also read forums to get feedback from others. I usually frequent Kasal.com's forum and the Wedding's at Work community.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-7292519550896176966?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TRCHx62riU3zvoQbAq-yoS5LVjM/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TRCHx62riU3zvoQbAq-yoS5LVjM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner/~3/LXM7pKEzjFw/planning-your-own-wedding.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/ShKiSBnhh3I/AAAAAAAAWKA/eD_c9Bnv2XY/s72-c/planning.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/05/planning-your-own-wedding.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-9066874429993435887</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-16T10:31:46.912+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">metro manila clubhouses</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding reception venues</category><title>Reception Venues in Metro Manila</title><description>&lt;div&gt;Going around the metro checking our churches and reception venues has been excruciating because of the horrendous summer heat! And it's not the way I want to get a tan. So I realized I should do more online research instead and I've put together a spreadsheet with some details on great wedding venues.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To see the list go &lt;a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pPn7Sq30Ks1k2jUX78yd0Xw"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, it includes reception venues from:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Alabang&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Greenhills&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Las Pinas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Makati&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marikina&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;New Manila&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mandaluyong&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Paranaque&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pasay&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pasig&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Quezon City&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rizal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Please take note that the rates may not be exact since I just got them from different forums and websites (and I've been to some). I'll be updating the sheet every once in a while.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-9066874429993435887?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My mind's been buzzing for almost a month now because I just couldn't seem to choose a motif. I have been swinging from blue to yellow to pink to lavender every other hour and I don't see an end to it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And then I had a brain &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;fart&lt;/span&gt; (an idea!) last weekend. I thought, "Why not make a `swatch board' like how ad agencies do when they make presentations?" &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Ahhhh,&lt;/span&gt; finally something that would probably &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;end &lt;/span&gt;the confusion. So with three colors - blue, yellow and gold - I did some searches on Google and found a number of snazzy images. I put them together on Google Docs so I can easily share it with my fiance. Here it is -&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;It definitely helped me. Try making one!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-2687822856963316112?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_yR34cXvZAuQwTC6-Kh8YW-YCIQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_yR34cXvZAuQwTC6-Kh8YW-YCIQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner/~3/zis2unOQUqw/creating-motif-mood-board.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/04/creating-motif-mood-board.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-8101912999899988083</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-04T11:44:34.930+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding video</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding videographer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">buddy gancenia</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wedding invitations</category><title>Wedding Invitation via Video</title><description>A few months ago our dear friend Buddy Gancenia had this brilliant idea to make us a video wedding invitation and we did it just for kicks. It took me awhile before I got around to posting it here coz I thought people might mistake it for a &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;real&lt;/span&gt; wedding invitation. LOL.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyway, here's a sample video wedding invitation done by multi-awarded wedding videographer &lt;a href="http://www.buddygancenia.com/"&gt;Buddy Gancenia&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Cm0_XPud2U&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;amp;color2=0xfebd01"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Cm0_XPud2U&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 48px; white-space: pre;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Check out &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BuddyRealityTV"&gt;Buddy's Youtube Channel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buddygancenia.com"&gt;Buddy Gancenia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Contact Number: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;+(632) 419-7147 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;+(63) 917 - 8514502&lt;br /&gt;E-mail Address: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;buddygancenia @ yahoo.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-8101912999899988083?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w0ylZEcUEz3hWLq0ybYKopdfqTk/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w0ylZEcUEz3hWLq0ybYKopdfqTk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner/~3/nzbAXFBEKJY/wedding-invitation-via-video.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/04/wedding-invitation-via-video.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-7920747231734103219</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-03T22:38:00.581+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">migs and cha nuptials</category><title>Migs &amp; Cha: Brought Together by Music</title><description>I couldn't help but be teary eyed when I watched my friend, Migs, walk down the aisle last Saturday. He had this huge smile on his face while walking towards the alter. He was very calm and relaxed and even managed to quip, "&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;December ha!&lt;/span&gt;" when he passed my fiance and me. And I had to keep my tears in check when Christian (Bautista) started singing "There's something in the way you look at me" as Cha started to walk down the aisle too. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was a wedding full of love because everyone present loved the couple and I think that's the key to a very successful and happy wedding day. It doesn't have to be expensive and extravagant either, all you need is your community who will be there for the rest of your lives. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was ecstatic about Migs' and Cha's wedding because I think they did everything perfectly. Here are some photos from the wedding:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;amp;captions=1&amp;amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Faileenapolo.com%2Falbumid%2F5319213100904514337%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Congratulations for a perfect wedding Migs and Cha! Happy honeymoon!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Church: Sacred Heart Church (Kamuning, Quezon City)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Reception: Max's Restaurant&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-7920747231734103219?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FScRMYsSA925smGITj0AcPQQKLc/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FScRMYsSA925smGITj0AcPQQKLc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner/~3/0AHx9KMlNB8/preparing-for-pamamanhikan.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/03/preparing-for-pamamanhikan.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-8980921655960113298</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-25T16:10:25.895+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">engagements</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pamamanhikan</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">getting engaged</category><title>What it Feels Like to be Engaged</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/ScnmTnxwoYI/AAAAAAAAV6Y/lbM8fq5IZl8/s1600-h/proposal+6.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/ScnmTnxwoYI/AAAAAAAAV6Y/lbM8fq5IZl8/s400/proposal+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317034059857174914" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I got the shock of my life when I got engaged 11 days ago. I totally did not expect it especially since I was hanging on a harness when it happened.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;It's the most exhilirating feeling in the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; And for days I've just had this wide silly grin on my face (well until now). I truly felt loved because I know that my fiance would not have asked me to marry him otherwise.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It took several days before it sunk in and I'm still getting used to wearing an engagement ring. My friends are also very excited and they're all bugging me for a date already. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;It's also overwhelming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; since I've been getting interrogated about a lot of things. When and where the wedding will be. Who's going to be the suppliers. Ninongs. Ninangs. Motif.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Accckkk&lt;/span&gt;!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I guess we'll just take it one day at a time and follow the gantt chart and according to it the next steps are:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. The &lt;a href="http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2007/03/pamamanhikan.html"&gt;Pamamanhikan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Setting the Date&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Wish us luck!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-8980921655960113298?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aFaUhu9veqlt0OzflEQDtuqh3NQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aFaUhu9veqlt0OzflEQDtuqh3NQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTwistedWeddingPlanner/~3/MAxoRYLtn9M/what-if-feels-to-be-engaged.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Aileen Apolo)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xsE4oKSA13s/ScnmTnxwoYI/AAAAAAAAV6Y/lbM8fq5IZl8/s72-c/proposal+6.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-if-feels-to-be-engaged.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552174393166502680.post-1402143989450597099</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-18T10:34:00.461+08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">proposing marriage</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">marriage proposals</category><title>The Perfect Marriage Proposal</title><description>I love writing about marriage proposals because it's just &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;uber kilig!&lt;/span&gt; These stories are just the best because it shows what we were made for: LOVE.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And who would've thought that I would one day share &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;MY&lt;/span&gt; perfect marriage proposal. Yes! The Twisted Wedding Planner is engaged! And that means I have to go through (with my Sweetie, of course) the ardent task of preparing for our wedding. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyway, I digress. The proposal happened in the most unexpected manner. Sweetie has been giving me clues since Valentine's and I've gotten really frustrated over it since I just can't seem to decipher the puzzle. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Last week Sweetie and I left for Davao for a weekend called "the Davao FAT (food appreciation tour)" and one of the activities we were lined up to do was to go on the longest zipline in Asia (Xcelerator). I was really anxious about this activity since I knew a long trek up the mountain was required. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was indeed the longest zipline and I did not know that I was in for the surprise of my life.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For full details about the proposal please visit "&lt;a href="http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2009/03/mid-air-proposal-via-zipline.html"&gt;The Mid-Air Proposal (via zipline)&lt;/a&gt;".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And here's the video -&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xeIRRKeoX-0&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;amp;color2=0xfebd01"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xeIRRKeoX-0&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;rel=0&amp;amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;amp;color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4552174393166502680-1402143989450597099?l=twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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