My Trial Hair and Make-Up

I was invited to attend Adrian's Uncle Rene and his wife Lorraine's renewal of vows yesterday at San Agustin Church. Adrian suggested that since I need to have my hair and make-up done, why not have a trial make-up as well, so I can already start scouting on who will be my hair and make-up for our wedding. Its like hitting to birds with one stone. I have read in the Knot that a bride should have at least 2-3 trial make-up before she decides on who will do it on her wedding day. This goes to the hair also, have your hair in different styles so you'll know what best hair do complements the shape of your face.

Ezra, suggested to me to have my trial make up with Naska, who is a resident makeup artist of Hair 2000, which is located just across the street where Adrian lives. Naska is the make-up artist of most of the brides of the weddings that she coordinated. And the result?....

All make-up products used on me are by M-A-C (Make-up Artist Cosmetics,Inc.). A total of 5 color combination was used for my eye shadow, brown, beige, blue, red and black. I love the color of my lips, its a MAC sheer plum lipstick topped with a lip liner and gloss. And my hair was pulled up in a ribbon like style with 3 folds.

But for my wedding i just want look as natural as possible. So my real beauty can really shine :)

Wedding Liturgy

Last weekend, I was in the mood of doing something for my upcoming wedding. So I decided to do my Wedding Liturgy. Obviously, I use the most convenient tool in making my missalette. What else but the internet. I came across a local website which specializes to everything about weddings, http://www.kasal.com. And I was so glad that they have this make-you-own-missalette section. Though one must register to be able to make one. And so I did. I chose the readings, the psalms, the gospel, the Marriage rite ceremony, the blessings of rings and arrhea. It was so easy..you click here and there and the next thing is that your ready to print.


I also had another missalette at hand that i refer to, which was used for the wedding of Mario and Candice. Candice, was previously the GM at the company I work for. Anyway, i was surprise to find out that we chose the same first reading and words for the blessing of the rings and arrhea. I also chose an entrance hymn, which was not originally in my plan for choosing the songs in the ceremony. The entrance hymn will be, I Will Sing Forever . The song came about because, I was humming this song on my way home from church last night. When I saw Candice's missalette that they have an entrance hymn... I realized that I don't have an entrance song for the celebration... so i decided to include the this song in my wedding liturgy.


I can't wait to finish my missalette. I'm already in the in the part of the blessing of rings and arrhea. I've never realized how exciting making your own missalette. I'm actually imagining what will be happening in every portion of the Liturgy while I'm writing it (ok.. cutting and pasting it..heheheh). the readings, the responses, the songs, the marriage rite..hehehehe!

Our Guest List

As THE DAY comes nearer and nearer each day, we need to finalize our guest list. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we still have not finalized our guest list. This list is essential and the backbone of a lot of things in a wedding. Just think of the reservations for the number of heads in the reception, the souvenirs, the place cards, the invitations, the missalette, all of these rely on the number of guest that will be invited.


As suggested by our wedding coordinator, Ezra, Adrian and I listed all our friends and relatives that we want to invite. So far we have a total of 180 guests. Not including the guests that our parents want to invite. Adrian already called his mom in the States and asked her to send her guest list soon and I’ve also asked my mom to give hers to me.


Our dilemma is that the number of guests will be way over our budgeted number (which was originally 150 and became 200,and now 250 at the max). But Ezra said that the idea is to list all friends, relatives and officemates and when the list is complete, that’s the time to finalize it. If you listed more that the budgeted number, scrap those that you think are not important to be in the list. Just include the closest friends and relatives up to the 2nd degree.


I’m hopeful and positive that our list will be completed before the end of the month. So we can already decide on the “who’s in and who’s out” on our guest list.