CHIPS N FOZZY

Seven months to go.  Woot.

Entourage Designs.  Have finalized designs, and Kat is already up and away ordering the fabrics.  Yey!  Mom has also finally chosen a gown.  Most of the sketches are still with Kat.  Shall update the blog as soon as she emails them.  The one below is for Chips' mom - she chose the one with the capped sleeves.  Fabrics were fabulous finds from Divisoria.  First layer is a gorgeous old hue of gold, with irregular petal shaped cut-outs.  The lining is another muted gold hue, quite shimmery, but not in a tacky way.  I'm so excited for their gowns.  Though they're still refusing to do measurements as there may still be hope for some form of diet...

Secondary Sponsors. Palette will be pewter.  It's grayish with a hint of copper and purple.  A conglomeration of difficult colors, I know.  When we met with our designer, we actually managed to combine swatches to get a reasonable shade that would match the palette I had in mind for the Bridesmaids.  The dresses will be short, length is just below the knee.  I didn't want too much flourish, and we had a lovely understanding that the character will be driven by how the dress is constructed.  Nothing sparkly.  Just simple and classic.

To my secondary sponsors, I know you are very close to me and know how much of a peeve wronged shoes are.  I also know you guys are shoe-aholics.  And I do trust that the knee-length skirt will reveal prettily-dressed feet (sorry for the pressure).  But oooh isn't that a perfectly good reason to go shoe-shopping!

Bridesmaids, Jr. Bridesmaid and flowergirls.  A subdued yellow.  Like the kind of yellow left under the sun to age.  The hue is kind of bordering on old gold actually.  Unlike the secondary sponsors, it would be floor-length.  We won't have uniform dresses.  I would like each design to suit the person wearing it.  It's going to be like a fashion show of similar fabrics under one inspirational theme.  I'm so excited to see how it all comes together, my innards are going squiggly insane.

Everyone in the entourage will be having floral headpieces.  So all the more should the dresses be simple yet elegant.  I really don't want anything too complicated.  The more details, the more it's going to be prone to be tacky-wrong.  And I'm soooo not tacky-wrong.

Next steps:  Meet with Kat again on April 18 to finalize the design look.  Send measurement requirements to those abroad.  Then, let the fun begin!

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.