About Us

NICOLE
A typical expat kid, Nicole attended the International School of Kuala Lumpur, the Singapore American School, and finally settled in PAREF Woodrose School in Manila. She graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in Computer Science, and is currently pursuing her Masters in Business Administration in Cal State Fullerton.

I first laid eyes on Nicole during rehearsals for a church-based concert. I guess in a way I could say she danced to the music I made with my guitar. I was content with simply crushing on her, since i was never the type to approach a total stranger. I hardly ever saw her soon after that.

Our paths crossed a few years after, and this time around, I didn't pass on the opportunity to get to know her better. I have never regretted that decision.

Nicole fills in the gaps that once kept my heart empty. To say she completes me would be cliche, but true. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and that's how my heart knew that she was the one, for fondness was felt with every moment that we would part ways.

The abyss that are her eyes gives my soul sanctuary from the harshness of this world, the gentle touch that are her lips tell me everything's going to be alright.

My attraction for Nicole began long before I knew her name. And now that she's about to take my name as well, that attraction hasn't faltered.

-Julian

JULIAN
Julian attended (somewhat) De La Salle Zobel and is a graduate of the Music Production program of the College of St. Benilde in Manila. He currently works at a freight forwarding company in Los Angeles, sending balikbayan boxes to the Philippines.

If I had to describe Jules in one word, I'd have to say that he's a musician. Making music is so natural for him that he used to believe it was just as easy for everyone else.

I met Jules in one of my regular chatrooms in 2003. I didn't know who he was or what he looked like. But, like most of my other online acquaintances, I knew someone who knew someone who knew him (or something like that). After several conversations, we realized that we actually knew each other from several church-related activities -- particularly the 2001 concert in which we both performed; he played the guitar for the band and I was one of the dancers.

With long hair, tattoos, and piercings, Jules looked like your typical "bad boy," while being a musician fit him into the mysterious, brooding artist mold. Two stereotypes that every girl wants to date, rolled into one? Score!

I soon found out, however, that Jules is the perfect example of not judging a book by its cover. I could go on about how sweet, kind, and caring Jules really is, but I won't because those are all typical adjectives of a boyfriend/girlfriend, and I would feel the need to give evidence of each trait, and this write up isn't supposed to be that long.

I'll give you this, though: Jules is a lot like my dad -- gago (mischievous). He never fails to make me laugh and he isn't afraid to be silly. For the record, this is the number one reason why I'm marrying him.

-Nicole

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Tag Board

My page analyzer told me that there's been 39 unique visitors to this site since I put it up. I didn't know I knew that many people!

So I thought I'd put up a tag board to allow you guys to make your presence known. We're a vain couple so we like knowing when people have come to view our site. :P Leave a comment, say hi, tell me I'm anal, anything. Thanks for visiting!

Slacking

We're running a little behind schedule. We had to interview more photographers than I thought we would have to because I kept looking for someone with a lower price to fit the budget. Unfortunately, I'm all about the quality, so photographer-hunting turned into finding someone good for the lowest price I could get.

Now that the photographer's done, it looks like the same thing is going to be happening to the videographers and DJ's. Unfortunately, we're all really really sick of interviewing vendors already so we've been slacking.

Plus, it was hard enough for me to go out to interviews myself, it was even harder having to schedule the car that Camille's always using. Now that she totaled that car and it's in the shop, it's near impossible to get free time on either of the other cars.

So yeah, I'm a little stressed but that might just be my perfectionism and OCD kicking in. What I really need is a new car. And maybe a fresh burst of energy for this project. A new car would probably bring about the latter. :P

Photographer

Aaand that's another vendor down. Harvard Photography.

We've already started meeting with DJ's and videographers, so we should be booking those within the next couple weeks too.

Wedding Planner

I would just like to share that I'm enjoying this whole wedding planning thing so much that I'm seriously considering a career in it someday (or as they say: ikakarir). I admit I may be a little extreme (like Monica from FRIENDS), as I demonstrate below with pictures, but I love being so organized!

Okay, first is my calendar. I update my Google Calendar practically every second. It's shared with people who are involved with planning and making appointments.



Second is my binder, where I keep all the information I've gathered. Right on top is my weekly calendar, printed from the Google Calendar every Saturday night. If there were a digital sheet of paper that could automatically update itself through the internet (and didn't cost too much), that's where it would be, and I would be so happy. Underneath is a monthly calendar to keep track of things from a further perspective. There are pictures of flowers, decorations, dresses, etc. printed from the Internet or taken from a magazine.



Okay, here's where I get a little freaky. My to-do list also serves as sort of a projected cash flow statement. I know when money's coming in so I can book vendors according to when I can afford to pay their deposits.



Next is my budget summary. This gives me an idea of how we're doing in a glance. The first column tells me how money is allocated in a typical wedding of that size and budget (according to the Internet). The Budgeted column is how I allocate according to the vendors I've visited so far. The Actual column is pretty blank right now because we haven't really booked any vendors yet. The last column calculates how much we're over or under budget.



The budget summary has links to other sheets in the workbook. These sheets contain a breakdown of each part, how much we've paid, how much we still owe, and when.



Finally, this is our guest list. This is ready to mail merge when I need to print place cards, inner and outer envelopes, etc. It can be arranged according to whatever header I need, so I can print lists of... all of my family, all of Jules' family, all of the people who haven't RSVP'd yet, all of the people who are in the entourage, all the people in a certain table, etc.



And! It keeps track of the statistics! As you can see, so far, I'm inviting about 3 times the number of people that Jules is. BUT that's because he hasn't completed his list yet. :P



Okay, that's it. I'm done. I just had to share that because nobody really cares, and I assume that my insanity skills will have a better chance of being appreciated if it's up on the world wide web. :D