Invitations

Our invitations were originally marked on my calendar to be sent out in the first week of July. After all the delays with the printer, obtaining guest addresses, and invite assembly, we finally got all of them out today -- almost two months later. I apologize to all our guests for the late invites, and hope it doesn't hinder anyone from attending. We can't wait to see everyone. :)

We have to thank my mom, Camille, Corinne, and Sachil, for helping assemble the invites. They may call it "slave labor" but I like to call it a "labor of love." :P

The beautiful artwork used in the invite was illustrated by my friend, Feanne.



We can't thank her enough for her contribution. I think it really pulled the whole thing together. View more of her pretty, pretty work at Feanne.com.

With the invitations finally out of the way, I can move on to other things, like the programs, timeline, music selection, giveaways, placecards, table names, proxies, ushers, readers, dresses, tuxes, hair and make-up. That's not so bad. Oh yeah, and school starts next week.

I could use some serious pampering.

Sample Table Setting

Mom and Camille accompanied Jules and I to our florist, Kim Chi (yes, that's really her name). She had a sample table setting for us when we walked into her shop. I thought it was great from the get-go, but she gave us a bunch of other flowers and props to play with, and we had a lot of fun tweaking her setup to get exactly what I had in mind. This is the floral arrangement we came up with for the centerpiece:


It's basically going to be three glass vases, in different heights and shapes. The mango calla lilies will be the star of the show, backed up with turquoise stones, curly willow, leonidas rose petals, and this other orange flower. :P

Kim is also providing us with our linen. She'll be covering the tables in chocolate brown with turquoise napkins, and the chairs in ivory with a sheer brown bow.



I love it and I'm really excited to see a room filled with 15-20 of these settings.

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.