Downtown LA for Accessories

Mom and I hit Downtown LA last Friday to buy miscellaneous accessories and fabric for the flower girls' dresses. We ended up buying actual dresses instead because I found the exact design I was going to have made anyway! And it came out cheaper than buying fabric then paying someone to make them. Score!



It's an ivory ballgown dress with pickups and a bubble skirt. I'm replacing the ribbon/flower with a turquoise ribbon that matches the bridesmaids dresses. Mom wants to decorate it a little more with beads and whatnot.

I bought myself a tiara and the garter set (one to keep, one to throw). I just need a veil and shoes, both of which I already found at the bridal store where I bought the dress, and I'm all set with my outfit.



We also bought pillows for the ring and coin bearers and a guest book with a matching pen. We found some veils, cords, and candles for the secondary sponsors, but mom said that they were cheaper in Manila, so we're going to have my grandmother bring those for me.

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Inserts

I picked up the inserts from the printer yesterday! I haven't gone through them because I'm scared. I know I thoroughly proofed them beforehand, and others have proofed them beforehand, but it's still possible that we missed something. And I just don't want to find out that something's wrong when I've already printed almost 200 of each piece.




I'm supposed to get the rest of the parts tomorrow so we can start assembling them. The main invite, which was sent to a letterpress, is due on Monday.

I need to finalize the guests' addresses!

Wedding Coordinator

Jules and I finally met with the wedding coordinator of St. Denis last weekend. She added a couple other things on our to-do list that we weren't even really thinking of, such as choosing ushers and readers, and the readings for the mass. We were also able to set a date for the rehearsal so I'll be contacting the concerned parties regarding that ASAP.

She brought up a couple of things that kind of hamper my plans such as not allowing flower girls younger than 5 years old (one of my flower girls is going to be 2 years old at that time), and having to wear a dress with straps at least an inch thick (the dress that I already bought is strapless and I don't want to wear a shawl, detachable sleeves, or a bolero over it). It's like all-girls Catholic high school all over again.

But I'll have to think about those things later. Our main focus right now, is gathering pictures and music for our montage. My good friend, Princh, agreed to make it for me and I feel really bad that I still haven't gotten the stuff over to her. :(

And then my family, along with Jules and I, are moving to a new house this weekend. So there's going to be packing and moving and unpacking to do. We're thinking of cutting my 32 hours of work down to 20 so I can get more things done. I don't want to be a stressed and ugly bride. :P

Oh, and we booked the Organic String Quartet to play during the wedding procession and for the cocktail hour of the reception. I'm really excited about them; not only will everything look pretty, it'll all sound pretty too!