Gathering Travel Information

I'm currently working on getting you guys discounted travel rates such as for airlines, car rentals, and hotels. So watch out for that.

Also, if anyone has any information regarding this, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

The Bridesmaids' Dresses

Okay, so it looks like we've all agreed to adorn my lovely bridesmaids in Butter by Nadia's Signature Wrap Dress, as seen here on Naomi Watts.

Glenda first showed me this dress a while back, and it's a pretty brilliant dress. You can wear it in so many different ways. So my bridesmaids will probably each pick a style that works best for them, allowing them to be unique while still maintaining continuity of the dress style. Or something like that. I don't really know, I'm terrible with this fashion stuff, which is why I turned it over to my best friends.

Below are just a few of the different ways the dress can be worn:

Tux Fitting

Jules and I took a trip to Friar Tux today to choose the tuxes. We easily settled on this Calvin Klein style for Jules:



And a similar-but-not-as-yummy style for everyone else:



For the vests and ties, we're going with teal for the best man and groomsmen, cinnamon for the sponsors, and gold for the parents and grandparents, all to match their female counterparts, of course. Jules' vest and tie will either be white or ivory. We'll decide when we see them later on, but right now, I'm thinking it should be white to match my dress.

The guys will be in solid-colored ties, except the best man and groom, who'll be in striped ties. I'll have to see how the paisley tie looks on Jules, before we decide if we wanna bump him and the best man up to paisley, and all the other guys to stripes. The kids (ring bearer, bible bearer, and coin bearer) will be in bow-ties, as per Justin's request.

Here are pictures of Jules and Justin getting fitted:

Robles Video

I'm happy to report that we've finally put in a deposit for a videographer. I knew we were going to go with the HD guy, Robles Video, from the second Camille and I met with them (they had Hershey's Kisses in bowls all over their office). But at that point, we hadn't researched or met with any other videographers at all.

So now, after finding some other guys who were pretty good, just as pricey, and not HD, and some other guys who were okay, cheaper, but not HD, I'm more comfortable going with Robles.

Now, I'm aware that HD-DVD is being phased out, but it's not dead yet. I'd say we have a good couple of years, which is more than enough time to figure out what to do with our current HD-DVDs.

Entourage

Maid of Honor Camille May Concepcion	Best Man Vicente Carlos de Vera
Bridesmaids Corinne Anne Concepcion Ma. Isabelle Margarita Ereñeta Ma. Glenda Luz Ollero	Groomsmen Marco Antonio Frangelico de Vera Carlo Angelo Goco Mark Philip Flores
Ring Bearer Justin Ma. Concepcion	Flower Girls Annacristina Milagros Fabon
Bible Bearer David Anthony dela Peña	Jasmyn Angelique Ros
Coin Bearer Riley Aiden del Rosario	Maya Elyse Lopez

Principal Sponsors

Mr. Gerardo Ablaza, Jr. Mr. Eduardo De Sagun Mr. Rene Leon Mr. Jose Querubin Mr. Gerardo Valero Mr. Vicente de Vera

Mrs. Mary Cho Mrs. Apipa Paras Ms. Teresita Locsin Mrs. Yolanda Mitchell Mrs. Amelia Samaniego Ms. Milagros Velez

Secondary Sponsors

Candle
Edmond De Sagun
Cynthia dela Peña

Veil
Ricardo Leon
Kristine Anne Estorninos

Cord
Benito Luis Concepcion
Katrina Sheila Hassaram

Fabric

Mom and I went to downtown LA yesterday, and we finally finally found the shade of turquoise that I've been looking for! Apparently, it's kind of like teal, but lighter. Yay!

Next step is to finalize my entourage so I can send them swatches. Whoo! Progress!

Contact

Please feel free to contact us at any of the following:

Nicole
Tel: (626) 757-4700 (United States)
Email: nix.concepcion@gmail.com
Yahoo: nixiecon

Julian
Tel: (626) 679-4098 (United States)
Email: jule@musician.org

Priorities

Exactly 7 months 'til showtime and all we've got is a florist and a photographer! Things we need to check off the list this weekend are:

1. DJ/MC
   There's one guy who also serves as a wedding coordinator on top of being the DJ/MC; we really like his personality and he seems very dependable. The thing is, he's double the price of a couple other guys. I guess we don't really need that extra service, except that knowing someone experienced will be able to make sure the reception is on schedule really appeals to us (or me). This is up to Jules.



2. Videographer
   The main decision here is if we want to go with high definition. I have only one guy at normal-def who's decent and cheaper than the HD guy. Right now, I'm leaning toward HD because Jules and I are techies, and hopefully, going HD will help the video last longer. If we didn't go HD, I can imagine our kids 20 years from now going, "Are you sure that's you guys? The video's so fuzzy it could be anyone." o_O



3. Finalize Entourage
   This is mainly the sponsors. Jules is pretty much done with his so this is all me. I need to get on top of those calls. Ugh.



4. Swatches
   I've been to so many fabric stores in the area and I can't beleive how difficult it is to find turquoise! The closest I can find is aqua, but the color I'm looking for has a slightly greener tinge than that. I've been putting off going downtown for the fabric because... I'm lazy.

So the first two are mainly decision-making, and the last two just require me to get off my ass. Okay, okay, I can do that. Ready, set, go!