NBC Tent Bridal Fair

Paul and I attended the two-day bridal fair at the NBC Tent (Mar. 5-6) organized by Themes & Motifs. Super thumbs up ang fair na ito. They pooled almost all topnotch wedding suppliers that brides/grooms-to-be are seeking for a one-stop-bridal-shop setup. (better than the fair organized by Wedding LIbrary last Feb).

We dropped by yesterday morning just to roam around first and scout as to who will be in the fair and at the same time get all flyers as we could for our perusal and comparison na rin. (Sobrang dami ko ng flyers as in..) Then this afternoon, we booked some of them who we consider suitable sa taste and of course sa budget namin. And yes..am just so happy na dami naming achievements today as we've booked 4 suppliers:

1. First, we already bought our Unity Coins from WeddingsatWork. Quite costly for an arrhae but it would really be a nice memento of your marriage.
Each coin not only signifies financial prosperity but also each piece signifies a vital ingredient for a succesful marriage. Because of the fair, we got a 6% discount off the regular price.

2. We booked Emily Uy of Sugarbox for a 3-layer chocolate-walnut flavored fondant cake. We added 1K for the package we chose since we prefer to have the bottom layer be the edible one instead of the middle layer. We tasted samples of her cakes yesterday and Paul and I agreed it's so yummy! We'll be meeting some time soon to draft the contract and to discuss the other details (design, color, etc) of the cake. Emily's so friendly and I know superb service niya (as she's highly recommended sa Weddings at Work by former W@wies).

3. We booked Clamar for my hair and make-up. I already saw some of their sample works at Weddings at Work and nagustuhan ko style nila. So simple yet so stunning ang beauty ng bride because of the make-up. We close a very nice deal with them: a package for 5 heads at 8300+. (For some this will cost about 15K up na). We got a 15% discount because of the fair din. The package comes with a free trial make up (will avail this when we'll have our prenups with Kenneth and Nelwin Uy some time on July siguro), free make-up for the flower girls and free bride's manicure and pedicure before the wedding date. Their salon is near rembrandt where I will do my preps kaya kahit morning ang wedding, they agreed to waive the additional 500 additional service charge for their morning services.

4. We also booked AdeB for my bridal car. We'll have a Benz E-Class (E320). Siyempre, discounted siya for a few hundreds din kaya ok deal na din yun.

Thank God! May progress na..aside from the Church (Sta. Rita de Cascia Parish, Philam Homes, QC), Reception Venue (The Grand Ballroom of Hotel Rembrandt), and photographer/videographer (Kenneth and Nelwin Uy of UY Photography)...nadagdagan na ang booked suppliers. But still, there's plenty of scouting and booking pa to do: florist, events stylist for the reception, musicians, souvenirs, etc). We'll be meeting some time soon the coutourier who'll do my gown. For the invites, hehehe DIY (Do It Yourself) of course, Paul will do this one.

Off-topic Current Thoughts: So happy for Paul's computer business..he'll be having 8 PCs for rentals na. (",)