Lamps for our "Lights" :)

Choosing the proper gifts for our Principal Sponsors (Ninongs and Ninangs) have been quite challenging for us. We wanted them to be unique but useful, and not something that will just dust away after our wedding. We know there could be more options back home in Manila but due to time constraint, we have decided to get the gifts here.

We have been eyeing these beautiful glass lamps for a month now but did not know how we were gonna personalize them or if they were even feasible as wedding gifts:

And so we thought twice about getting them. However we were not able to find any other gift which would be suitable for our godparents, and we wanted to get them before i go home for the wedding by end of March coz we did not want to rush anymore..

Today I went back to the Festival City with my friend and again those elegantly simple lamps were there.. I really wanted to buy them as our gifts, I could imagine their potential. My imagination, albeit my lack of artistic talent, goes wild whenever I see them! To me they are like blank canvasses full of promises :) Plus the prices are quite reasonable considering it's something that they could definitely use again, be it at work or at home :) And so I called E and he agreed that we definitely should get the lamps at last :D

Here they are!

we're hoping we could get blue and pink bulbs somewhere, any suggestions? :)

We're thinking of glass etching at least the sponsor's initials vertically, then maybe our names and wedding dates in very small font at the bottom part of the lamp. We're basing this on our own opinion that we personally do not wish to use mugs/pens/lamps/whatever with another person's name marked in huge letters or worse, with their faces! Ugh!

The upside? These are like symbols of our godparents roles in our new life together: our Lights to guide us in this crazy married coexistence :)

The next big challenge (aside from finding colored bulbs) is to look for Glass Etching materials or company which could personalize our lamps for us.. If it proves to be quite expensive we could try to do them ourselves, or worst case scenario use those artistic glass paint with our Ate's help :)

Any suggestions please??

Never Too Late!

im not an expert on blogger.. well actually i had the unfortunate incident wherein my laptop crashed and had no pc for 7months :( and now it's only three more months and it's our wedding.. well it's never too late! hope ill kow how to do this.. :)

first let me itemize what we have accomplished so far:

CHURCH : Transfiguration Chapel at Caleruega, Tagaytay
RECEPTION : Royale Tagaytay Country Club
PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER : Louie Reformado Photography
PRENUPTIAL PHOTOGRAPHER IN DUBAI: John Mateos Ong (done last November 2nd 2009)
WEDDING GOWN COUTURIER: Gretchen Pichay
MOTHERS AND MAID OF HONOR GOWNS COUTURIER: Laila Papa Ramos
ENTOURAGE GOWNMAKER: Aling Baby (Makati)
HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTIST: Princess Misa Hernandez
SOUVENIR: Pose and Print Photobooth
CAKE: c/o Kuya Meng and Grace
INVITATIONS: c/o Ate Jo-an


Hmm.. looking at that list makes me feel so accomplished.. hehe.. but really it's not yet through.. Here are the other suppliers that we are looking for:

FLORIST: Yhoan's Flower Shop is our topmost option right now, it will all depend sa proposed floral arrangements nya..
TIEMAKER: we're hoping to find a modista na gumagawa ng ties tapos kami na lang bibili sa Divisoria ng tela para mas tipid..
GROOM'S SUIT AND SHOES: we're currently waiting for the Dubai Shopping Festival kasi ayaw ni erick magpatahi ang arte gusto yata Armani ehhehe :P
BRIDE'S SHOES: my dream was to have my first Manolo Blahnik shoes for my wedding shoes.. pero now im thinking parang gusto na ng customized pair of wedding shoes using my gown fabric :) it will be fun to search for a pretty pair.. maybe i will even use Blahnik's designs for inspiration! :)
HONEYMOON: Omg.. wala pa :( we're thinking maybe by end of this year na lang ang decent honeymoon namen just to cut down the costs.. so baka Batangas or Laguna na lang honeymoon namen sa Pinas.. maybe just someplace lovely and private :) para di din tipid ung honeymoon namen.. uhmm Italy, Venice?? omg pupunta na ang Emirates sa Spain! yahoo!!!!!!!! (dreaming...)
WEDDING RINGS: WALA PA DIN! also counting on DSF.. huhuhu :( God help us..

that's it so far.. gotta get ready for work.. hopefully everyday from now i can give u updates.. or recall some stuffs about our wedding preps.. i want to fill up this blog! :D

i'm getting married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D