E-session Tidbits

In two weeks, we will have our engagement session with none other than J Lucas Reyes! We love J's non-vintage photography style because it exudes a different level of freshness. We will be working also with Aira Franco, who is one of the talk of the town suppliers in the wedding scene. Aside from her top notch styling prowess, she is a certified charmer and super fun to work with. Yes, we are so excited and at the same time super nervous on how we will do the required cutesy-mushy poses. Haha.

Tools for Graphic Artist Wannabes (like me haha)

When we were doing the layout for the invites, we relied heavily on GIMP. According to Wikipedia,

"GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image retouching and editing tool and is released under the GPLv3 (or later) license as free and open-source software. There are versions of GIMP tailored for most operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux."

Yes you read it right, it's an open source tool! It's a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop if you are working on projects for personal use only and if you don't have the moolah to buy a licensed software. (I'm implicitly saying no to pirated software. Get that? Haha)

The Dress

It was sometime October of 2011 that I visited Cecilio Abad. He let me wear a tube-like dress to see my figure but I am not sure if he found some curves on my body. Ha! So he looked at me and told me to do some quarter turns. After the hideous episode on the tube dress, he started to sketch. He asks me from time to time what I want. I just said, no to very long train, I want illusion tulle to cover my back and I don't intend to have a second look. I watched closely as he draw on his pad. I was telling myself silently, "How does he know what I want? The sketch is just amazing."

Sketch

Only later that he asked if I have a peg. Showing it to him is not anymore necessary because the gown in the sketch is what I want and nothing more... Then he told me about the assortment of fabric he is going to use and all that.. I did not understand everything Tito Cecil is telling me because my mind was already in a frenzy.

The confirmation that I will avail his magical services did not happen on the same day.. Not because I have doubts, but because I don't have the moolah! Haha

Now I am done with my third fitting. I can't help but look at the progress of my gown over and over again. I love, love, love the embroidery pattern.. It reminds me of mermaids. Haha. Can't get enough of it, super.

1st, 2nd, 3rd

2nd fitting

3rd fitting

Close-up (back)

I can't wait for the next fitting. But sure I'm going to miss the excitement because the next means the last.

Church-hopping Weekend

• Saturday

We went to Ayala Westgrove Heights clubhouse for the required Pre-Cana seminar hosted by the St. Benedict Church and surprisingly, we had a blast. I never expected that PJ and I would learn a lot from each other on this seminar.

The Shoe

To be honest, I don't have flawless feet. So to hide the imperfection, this is the IT shoe for my big day. :)

Nina Ulina: http://ninashoes.com/ulina-black-luster-satin--14500

It was a perfect timing when I bought this shoe because I got it for half the price and yeah, I was drooling over these beauties since last year. Yey!

But if I have the moolah, I really like, like, like these sparkles by Givenchy:

Style Me Pretty Gallery: http://www.stylemepretty.com/gallery/gallery/9657