The photos speak for themselves I think. All the gadgets and a hoarding of premium black & white film. I'm sure Chips has a lens in mind. Something that goes up to 200mm I think. I'm more of a landscape person so I'd rather have a wide angle. And also an LX3 because the DSLR's are hell to lug around. And then I'd need a glamorous bag to put them in. But of course, right?
Ever since I was a kid. I developed this fascination for shoes early. I'd open my mom's shoe cabinet and gawk at the rows and rows of shoes. Of course to a 5-year old, they seemed larger than life. I'd prop myself up on a stool to reach for the "pretty" ones on the top shelf, specifically a pair of high-heeled peacock blue satin pumps. I'd trot around the dining room and revel in the clicking and clacking of the heels against the marble floor. Oh it was such a marvelous sound. I always thought, when I grew bigger, I should own shoes like these. Fast forward to present day, I don't even want to start counting the pairs I own. Most of my shoes are at least 3-inches high, with a preference for stiletto. I love pumps. It is my staple, especially pointy ones.
When I met with Niko, he asked me what height I'm comfortable wearing and I instantly said 3 inches! He said he could imagine me in peep-toe heels, tea-stained to match my vintage theme. Oooh, nice. He also asked if I had plans of getting luxurious shoes because if that was the case, he'd just sew me a plain 'ol sundress. YEAH RIGHT, I wish I could afford it. Well, I can dream. So since I'm a stickler for inducing pain on myself, I went ahead and surfed for dream shoes. Oh drool. I'm actually palpitating as I'm uploading these.
From right, clockwise: Pedro Garcia Dannie satin pumps; Christian Louboutin satin sandals; Claudio Merazzi CM317 Dress shoes; Jimmy Choo; Emilio Pucci Piperlime. Below: Satin ruffle sandals from Steve Madden; White peep toe by Christian Louboutin.
Brighter than Sunshine by Aqualung. I know that it's not exactly vintage. Maybe we could ask the quartet to play it. Though the rawness of the feeling wouldn't be the same as the actual recorded song. This song has been on my iPod for forever. One morning, I was driving and I really got to listen to it (no choice as I was stuck in bad traffic) and ingest the words. It was an "oh. my. GOD." moment. It's perfect for a wedding song. It's going to be perfect for us. And now we have an early morning wedding and the reception is in a gorgeous ballroom with tall beautiful windows. Isn't that just awesome how everything fits. Here's an excerpt from the lovely lovely lyrics. Oh man, I could imagine myself crying while dancing to this.
I didn't have the strength to fight
Suddenly you seemed so right
Me and you
What a feeling
What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
It's brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, I don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine.
It's brighter than the sun
It's brighter than the sun
It's brighter than the sun, sun, shine.
Love will remain a mystery
But give me your hand and you will see
Your heart is keeping time with me.What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
It's brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, I don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine.
Can I just begin by saying that this is such a lovely show. My sister and I absolutely adore Heidi Klum and could just kiss the ground she trots on with her beautiful high heels. Anyways, back to watching the show. Last night's episode was on a wedding gown challenge. They were tasked to have a bridal gown as part of their Bryant Park collection and at the last minute, asked to create a bridesmaids dress. Since the beginning of the season, we really found Lianne's creations so beautiful and feminine. And her gowns for this episode was not an exception. Structured and fresh. Yet soft and romantic. Super love! I was so inspired that I went on searching for other wedding stuff that could go with it! Haha. Her color palette would make a darling motif.
Mood: Light garden winds.
Colors: Cream, powder blue, light beige
Leanne Fowler collection photos thru Nymag.com; inspiration board clockwise from upper left: Chartreuse bloom silk-lined clutch bag by redrubyrose; event decor and flowergirl corsage from Martha Stewart Weddings; engraved river stone favors by SJEngraving; bridal branch necklace by Firsttimecharm; paperie by Milkmaid Press; sage ring pillow by 5eizen; bouquet from Martha Stewart Weddings.
My dad's sister confirmed to be our Ninang at our wedding! The bigger news is that she'll be able to fly in from Canada to celebrate with us. Yey! When she asked about the color motif, I absolutely scrambled. I totally forgot that unlike the other godparents, we would only get to see her close to the wedding day.
I knew what it would look like in my head, but I didn't know how to explain it. I knew that it needed to be on the neutral side, so it wouldn't be too hard for them to search for a particular hue. And I knew that neutrals would be flexible enough to flatter anyone while still matching the vintage theme. I knew that my peg was the shade of tan that Pina Barongs would have. Somewhat coffee, somewhat taupe. My mom suggested to send pictures to give her an idea of the color range. So here is what I came up with. Whew! I felt relieved and excited at the same time.
The wedding's months and months away and I truly can't wait to see everything come together. And I do hope they come together beautifully.
Almost done with the invitations! Here's a teaser. This would be the opening page for the invite set (click for bigger view). It still carries the non-monogram, the antique paper and the type-written text. If the image can't be viewed or is still blurred, below is the text inscribed:
I love you without knowing how,
or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly,
without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
The excerpt is from one of our favorite sonnets from Pablo Neruda, and it was read in a lovely but sad scene by Robin Williams in his movie Patch Adams (*tear*). I've been writing poetry for a while, and Chips was actually the one who introduced me to Neruda and his works. He gave me a copy of Il Postino, and I actually cried listening to it as I was driving home.
For the other pages, just need to finalize the list for the entourage. And for the actual invite page, run the text through our parents. I hope they don't have any builds. I'm kinda already so attached to the design (can't help it, it's my work of art! hehe). Anyways, hope you guys like this :)
Mwah!
It's a Monday. I've got leftover intoxication from the beautiful beach trip we just had in Zambales. I haven't had my dose of coffee because I forgot to refill my stash of benguet beans in the office. But -- it's been a month of being engaged! Squee! I'm so happy it's unexplainable. I'm also quite proud of ourselves because we haven't killed each other yet (although there were some close calls) and we're getting there with booking our vendors.
Church. Nuestra Senora de Gracia. The first booking we made. On the spot downpayment. Blessing from both sets of parents. Inhumane but beautiful hour of 8am.
Reception. Downpayment made for the Rigodon Ballroom of The Peninsula Manila. We still have to meet with the event manager to finalize the inclusions in the package. Maybe we could upgrade some stuff like the room or food given that there are some items that we won't be taking.
Photographer. Really sad that Jeff & Lisa won't be able to take our wedding. Nelwin Uy is still free and we just need to schedule a meeting with him. Excited to hear what he thinks about our theme.
Videographer. Don't know yet. We're actually toying with the idea of not having a video, just investing really on the photos. Well, we'll burn that bridge when we get there.
Gowns. Schedule set to meet with Niko (yey!). I'm gleaming. I really hope he thinks well for the theme and the kind of gown I want. I really hope and pray. Also need to set a meeting with Cat Corpuz maybe sometime early March for the entourage.
Car. 1960 Jaguar Mark II awwwyeeeah!!!
HMUA. Have a trial scheduled with Jazz Mendiola on Saturday. Going to have to schedule one with Cathy Cantada too. Oooh exciting. I love being made-up :) Wee.
Paperie. Progressing! I'm having the work-in-progress designs costed out by different printers. Waiting to see who can give the most cost efficient package
Okay now I don't know if I'm missing anything important. Anyways, that's all for now. At the moment, we're busy finishing up the rolls of film from the Zambales trip so we can have them batch-developed. Yey for today!
Another Photoshop project. I'm ripping the "library card" idea off from another wedding that I found through oncewed.com and just made some little tweaks so it could talk about the theme. When I saw the idea, I felt like I could totally relate to it - I love the smell of old books, the library, reading. Chips probably not as much, but he was generally okay with the idea. Yay to me! We'll probably just print these ourselves, since we're not making too many. The index card of rules also came from the same inspiration source, and I thought it was a perfect and light-hearted way to set some reminders without coming off too dictatorial.
In keeping with the vintage theme, the tonality is of aged and antique paper combined with an old-typewriter kind of font. I was initially planning to just buy library cards and manually stamp and type on it, but since that was too much of a hassle to scour for the raw materials, I chose to just compose and recreate everything on Photoshop. I was too excited to wait.
Fonts are from abstractfonts.com.
Just work in progress. This is me playing around with Photoshop using online tutorials. I'm having an art director from the agency have a crack at it as well, and I can't wait to see what he's come up with.
I saw all the other couples having their initials and I thought that I wanted ours to be different. There's more to us than the first letters of our names. So why not have something that would tell our guests more about us? The two cameras featured are the prized ones from our collection of film cams (yes, we still love shooting with film). Ironically, the taller one (Yashica D) is mine and the smaller one is Chips' (hehe). He shot this in his small studio and I rendered it using some filters in Photoshop. I think we make a great team!
This non-monogram will be the consistent element (aside from the aged-paper look) throughout the paperie for the wedding. From the invitation to the thank you cards and the gift labels. I'm so excited for these, among so many other things!
Yey! This weekend we'll be going to Zambales with some of my co-workers. Totally can't wait. Chips and I share the same passion for the beach. The sand in between your toes, the sound of the waves, the sweet scent of salt in the air. Just thinking about it makes me swoon. The pool doesn't quite do it. It's like having a bad copy of a pirated DVD.
We make it a point to have a nice beach trip every year. A new beach or island to experience. When we went to Bohol, we stayed in Pamilacan Island - it's a small island 45 minutes from the Baclayon port. No electricity, no fresh water. I felt like an island princess for 5 days. It was pristine and beautiful. Ultimate detoxification. Chips was really prodding to book there instead of the usual Panglao resorts - just to have a different experience. I am not regretting it one bit. And sometime after we're married, we're definitely going back.
When we get back, I'll be meeting with Niko and having my trial make-up. I'll be tanned like anything. It only donned on me yesterday. I hope they won't get thrown off by my skin tone haha. Added difficulty especially for the make-up! Well, let's just see how that goes.
Shall post pictures (it may take a while though since I'm bringing film cams). Oh man, can't wait. And it's only Thursday.
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