the mother's labor of love..

i cant take any credit for this..this is my Mama's labor of love.. :) Mama baked the banana with choco chips cupcake that will go with our Ninong and Ninang's save the date invites..she tied the ribbons too.. :)

the yummy cupcakes

pink for ninangs :)

torqoiuse for ninongs..

ayloveeeettt..

thank you Mama!

we love you!

love,

ry & ching :)

the Save-The-Dates..

we officially released all save the dates last week and today.. :) the cat is out of the bag..

the envelope and the envelope inserts..

that's how it will look like..

i used a white gel pen for the envelopes

the reply card up close..

papemelroti paper for the vintage feel..

the complete package..

the signed reply cards..

the long distance best men save-the-dates..

for the ninongs..

for the two busy couple..

the maid of honor..

ready to go.. :)

the ring bearer..

everybody meet Nathan Raleigh Matias..

he is Ryan' s inaanak and my playmate since he is still months old..i became her teacher in Children's Ministry at 2 and when Ryan became my partner teacher..Ninong Ryan was changed to Teacher Ryan Ü ..but i guess i will always be Teacher Ching to him..we always wanted him to carry our rings.. :)

Nathan the Hunter

nathan signing his reply card.. :)

the veil sponsors..

its Leo and Mavir.. :)

Ry and L (that's how ryan calls Leo) been good friends for years too..Ryan is Nathan's ninong and im Aaron's ninang..a good sign for us because we hit it off with our respective friends when we became together..it's like everything just fall into place..we love hanging at their place and play with the kids..they are definitely one of our bestfriends.. :)

leo and mavir signing the reply card

the Matias family with the adorable tots

the cord sponsors..

its Minat and Ronnie.. :)

Myrna and I are friends for 18 years..we've seen each other grow, had bad and good days and she is like a sister to me..im ninang to her daughter shann and ryan became a ninong of gabriel.. it's just 2 of us here in manila while the 5 girls are in visayas so its undestandable if we turn to each other during crisis time :) they are our run away choice as cord sponsors..

minat signing the reply card

ryan and me with the bulante family..shann is our flower girl..

the final venue..

Finally, after a month of waiting we can say "it is OURS" woooohoooo!Ü

Yes it is ours, it is ours on February 22, 2010 hehehe. Venue is (one of the many) very important in this preparation. Ching will not be bugging me anymore to follow-up the place. Ok Ching you can now relax hahahaha.

Mr. Medina is a kind person, he told me that he will not charge us even if we exceed on the said schedule harharhar.

You can check the old post and see the pictures, in the venue update.. post

the first month of engagement..

TODAY is the 1st month of my engagement to groom-to-be..and these are what we accomplished on our first month..

1. Booked the venue of reception and ceremony (were able to visit it also)
2. Looked for possible caterer and photo/video suppliers
3. Canvassed the prices of gowns
4. Looked for possible wedding favors
5. Secured the necessary documents needed for filing of marriage certificate (NSO certified birth certificates & certificates of no marriage)
6. Finished the prinicipal sponsors, wedding entourage and the guest list
7. Finished the DIY Save-the-Dates and Will-You-Be cards
8. Finalized our wedding attires (bride & groom)

and since it will be finished before the day ends..

9. Will have our first session of counselling tonight.

Not bad huh..

the monograms..

this is what im busy doing these days..monograms! i started some and might do some more because im not yet quiet satisfied with them yet..here..take your pick..

i named them by the way...hehehe...

royal pinkpanther

(for obviously being pink)

Cool Chopin Menthol

(cool chopin font)

Cold RC Cola

(hehehe..guess why)

Cool Civilian RC

(cool pink & torquise in civilian font)

the documents filing..

i was not able to post our documents filing that was unplanned because of busyness reasons.. anyways..it happened without so much drama and makati city hall is fast!

it was just surreal filling up the forms and ry and i can't help but question each other if this is really is it and giggle like kids..there goes the first step of making it legal.. :)

the birth certificate and CENOMAR request forms

the CeNoMaR

Certificate of No Marriage Record = It is a certification issued by the NSO stating that a person has not contracted marriage.

I just got our copy and YES we are single and unattached hahahaha. CENOMAR is one of the many requirements needed in preparing our Certificate of Marriage.

It is written like this:

"We certify that RYAN JOY RAMOS MANUEL/CHING REQUIRON JULIANE who is alleged to have been born on September 17, 1979/August 09, 1979 in Makati City, Metro Manila/Escalante City, Negros Occidental to LORETO ELISON MANUEL and FELICITAS BARILLO RAMOS/ERNESTO LUMAYNO JULIANE and FELIPA ALCOMENDRAS REQUIRON, does not appear in our National Indices of Marriages."

For now it is authentic... until we get married.Ü