Finally, my sister is married.
After weeks of preparations, she finally had it. It has been weeks (yes weeks! not months!) that we were busy planning the big event that will happen for the first time in the family. Actually what we really did by ourselves is the invitation. All the others were left to professionals. But at least we saved thousands from it. Right? And mind you that invitation we made was one of the nicest I saw. How come it would not, we're the ones who did it. And basing from the testimonies of the people who received it, it sure was a nice invite.
Another thing we did by ourselves for the wedding is of course to spend money. Surely, having no money to spend means no wedding to attend and celebrate. But in order to save my sister and husband-to-be from the spending part, we needed to find all available cheap stores and shops who could help us follow the tight budget. And yes, we found it. Ara sa Passi ho, damo to. Daw sa siyudad man lang sang Iloilo a! Barato pa!
And yes, of course, we needed also to find the place for the wedding. My sister chose not to put it in a church and in our town or else the wedding reception would look like a town fiesta. Haay!! It's difficult if your family's prominent. Haha! There goes my dreaming again. With a tight budget we rather chose a secret place where only the invited could attend (ala Juday-Ryan ba!). And we chose Casa Fiammetta at Barotac Nuevo. It is a ranch slash resthouse owned by Nonel Gemora, no not Jamora (if you know Audie Gemora, Nonel is his youngest brother.) It was quite a nice place and when you're there you would feel like you've been to some American farm with a ranch but with a Spanish owner. Plus, since the place is far from the town proper, it's peaceful and cool.
Going back to the wedding, well, it started with a strong wind blowing toppling all the flowers along the aisle. So the people at the Casa kept on going back and fixing the stand ,up to the point that they were already carrying big stones to keep the stand standing. We feared that it would rain so hard because my cousin kept on texting that there was a heavyrain at the city. But thank GOD, it never did.
The wedding started at 5:00 pm, meaning my sister wanted the sunset scene. And, of course, since it's done at dusk, we decided to choose tangerine, purple and fuschia as colors. If you've seen the dresses and the invite, I bet you would also say: Perfect! like what Nonel said.
The wedding ended with no rain and everybody's stomach was full except that the lechon was spoiled and everyone enjoyed my song number. Haha!
And the rain poured...
And yes, of course, we needed also to find the place for the wedding. My sister chose not to put it in a church and in our town or else the wedding reception would look like a town fiesta. Haay!! It's difficult if your family's prominent. Haha! There goes my dreaming again. With a tight budget we rather chose a secret place where only the invited could attend (ala Juday-Ryan ba!). And we chose Casa Fiammetta at Barotac Nuevo. It is a ranch slash resthouse owned by Nonel Gemora, no not Jamora (if you know Audie Gemora, Nonel is his youngest brother.) It was quite a nice place and when you're there you would feel like you've been to some American farm with a ranch but with a Spanish owner. Plus, since the place is far from the town proper, it's peaceful and cool.
Going back to the wedding, well, it started with a strong wind blowing toppling all the flowers along the aisle. So the people at the Casa kept on going back and fixing the stand ,up to the point that they were already carrying big stones to keep the stand standing. We feared that it would rain so hard because my cousin kept on texting that there was a heavyrain at the city. But thank GOD, it never did.
The wedding started at 5:00 pm, meaning my sister wanted the sunset scene. And, of course, since it's done at dusk, we decided to choose tangerine, purple and fuschia as colors. If you've seen the dresses and the invite, I bet you would also say: Perfect! like what Nonel said.
The wedding ended with no rain and everybody's stomach was full except that the lechon was spoiled and everyone enjoyed my song number. Haha!
And the rain poured...
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