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Monday, January 25, 2010
making the guest list...
Tips from sis Sarah to make a fool proof guest list!
1) Count the Must-Invite.
** parang must-have vs nice-to-have lang yan sisses ;) i think you know this na din.. you make a list of all your Must-Invite and count. this include the two of you ni h2b nio, your parents, siblings and their spouses (up to u if you want to invite their children too, but that's a different story), the Principal Sponsors (don't count their guests yet!), and the rest of the Wedding Entourage. Count how many adults there will be. and take note.
2) Count the Kids Separately.
** i thought isingit ko na to since i already discussed about the Entourage. coz that would include the FG and Bearers right? i'm not sure if you already took care of this but if you are inviting children, one way to cut down costs (and the guestlist) is to give them separate Kids Meal (CHML or Child's Meal, another Airline code hehe :P). kc un din tlg ung binibilang naten sa Guestlist right, ung Meal charge per head? check with your caterers if they provide one, and ano ung exact meals na un, and how much. this would normally cost half of the regular adult meals served sa buffet. you should also check how old should the kids be for them to be entitled to the Kids Meals. like for me i made the mistake of counting my baby niece (almost 2 yrs old) sa Kids Meal when in fact she is not yet counted pala. kc nga baby pa sya. so she doesn't have to be given a full meal right? unless u want na bigyan din sya of course, but then sayang din ung extra cost eh di naman pala sya bibilangin ng caterer di ba? what i did even ung mga pinsan ko na 12yrs old na sinama ko sa Kids Meals (hehe:P) para tipid haha! :P
3) Count the Liturgical Entourage and Offerors as Must-Invite.
4) Count the Suppliers.
**You can opt to not count your Suppliers sa Invited nio and count them separately and give them Crew Meals instead. check with your caterers. this will cost around almost 60%-70% less than the regular buffet meal.
5) Add up the total number of Must-Invites, then deduct this from the desired number of Guests nio. (ie 100 desired guests minus 40 must invite equals 60 target guests)
** The result will then be your target guest list number for your other friends and relatives. you can decide if you will split this number into two (half half kayo ni h2b) or just give 60% to the one with the bigger family then 40% dun sa small family. kayo bahala. kami ni h2b half half tlg eh :)
6) Include a slot for the Must-Invites who cannot come alone.
** you have to be considerate but firm at the same time. for us we had to give topmost priority sa mga ninong and ninang. we checked each one of them if they can come alone or not. may mga galing sa probinsya so binigyan na namen ng guest, meron namang tito/tita na part tlg ng families so di na nila kelangan kc the other relatives will be there naman. then for our friends who are abay, not as considerate na mejo firm na kc most of them are part of a bigger group of friends namen who will also be there sa wedding so they have no reason to bring someone with them right? we're sure di naman sila mag-iisa. except for one groomsman who is a close friend ni h2b dito sa dubai na umuwi na jan sa pinas last year, since we're sure wala syang kilala sa mga bisita namen except for us, we alloted one guest for him.
7) make your own Non-Negotiables list
**non-negotiables are those friends or families na altho di part ng entourage are really really close to u ni h2b, ung tipong u cannot imagine your wedding without them. at wag makinig sa iba h?! follow your hearts.. dapat wag magpasulsol or wag maguilty. invite nio lng kung sino ung tlgng gusto niong invite. period.
8) make a WAITLIST of the Courtesy Invites
**courtesy invites are the "better halves" and "plus one"of your non-negotiables na di nio naman tlg friend or close. dito kme nahihirapan. what we did, we made a separate list for them and put them on WAITLIST. and we advise our non-negotiables na for now sila lng tlg kaya nameng invite but we will let them know pag malapit na sa wedding date pag nag-rsvp na if may di makakapunta then they can bring their own guests.
**but take note of the spouses! like for us one of our bridesmaids will get married this Feb, so kahit one time lng namen na-meet ung h2b nya sinama namen sa main list kasi hubby nya un eh gets?
**girlfriends/ boyfriends are a different story, laluna if bago pa lang sila. unless common friend nio un. definitely courtesy invite to.
9) get two to three representatives per family or household.
**u don't have to invite everyone! you can just ask each of your titos or titas na hey eto lng po tlg kaya namen, kayo na po bahala if sino makakapunta. if u make them decide who among their household can come im sure they will cooperate.
10) allot just 2-3 guests only for your parents, if you want to. they will understand. at first baka umayaw but i think if you explain to them patiently the situation maiintindihan nila kayo.
11) count the guests with the courtesy invites and the one without.
**you will be surprised girls. im sure ung list nio without your courtesy invites is so much less! don't put yourselves into all that trouble. it's your day and you have to stick to the plan. do you really want your wedding to be filled with strangers??
1) Count the Must-Invite.
** parang must-have vs nice-to-have lang yan sisses ;) i think you know this na din.. you make a list of all your Must-Invite and count. this include the two of you ni h2b nio, your parents, siblings and their spouses (up to u if you want to invite their children too, but that's a different story), the Principal Sponsors (don't count their guests yet!), and the rest of the Wedding Entourage. Count how many adults there will be. and take note.
2) Count the Kids Separately.
** i thought isingit ko na to since i already discussed about the Entourage. coz that would include the FG and Bearers right? i'm not sure if you already took care of this but if you are inviting children, one way to cut down costs (and the guestlist) is to give them separate Kids Meal (CHML or Child's Meal, another Airline code hehe :P). kc un din tlg ung binibilang naten sa Guestlist right, ung Meal charge per head? check with your caterers if they provide one, and ano ung exact meals na un, and how much. this would normally cost half of the regular adult meals served sa buffet. you should also check how old should the kids be for them to be entitled to the Kids Meals. like for me i made the mistake of counting my baby niece (almost 2 yrs old) sa Kids Meal when in fact she is not yet counted pala. kc nga baby pa sya. so she doesn't have to be given a full meal right? unless u want na bigyan din sya of course, but then sayang din ung extra cost eh di naman pala sya bibilangin ng caterer di ba? what i did even ung mga pinsan ko na 12yrs old na sinama ko sa Kids Meals (hehe:P) para tipid haha! :P
3) Count the Liturgical Entourage and Offerors as Must-Invite.
4) Count the Suppliers.
**You can opt to not count your Suppliers sa Invited nio and count them separately and give them Crew Meals instead. check with your caterers. this will cost around almost 60%-70% less than the regular buffet meal.
5) Add up the total number of Must-Invites, then deduct this from the desired number of Guests nio. (ie 100 desired guests minus 40 must invite equals 60 target guests)
** The result will then be your target guest list number for your other friends and relatives. you can decide if you will split this number into two (half half kayo ni h2b) or just give 60% to the one with the bigger family then 40% dun sa small family. kayo bahala. kami ni h2b half half tlg eh :)
6) Include a slot for the Must-Invites who cannot come alone.
** you have to be considerate but firm at the same time. for us we had to give topmost priority sa mga ninong and ninang. we checked each one of them if they can come alone or not. may mga galing sa probinsya so binigyan na namen ng guest, meron namang tito/tita na part tlg ng families so di na nila kelangan kc the other relatives will be there naman. then for our friends who are abay, not as considerate na mejo firm na kc most of them are part of a bigger group of friends namen who will also be there sa wedding so they have no reason to bring someone with them right? we're sure di naman sila mag-iisa. except for one groomsman who is a close friend ni h2b dito sa dubai na umuwi na jan sa pinas last year, since we're sure wala syang kilala sa mga bisita namen except for us, we alloted one guest for him.
7) make your own Non-Negotiables list
**non-negotiables are those friends or families na altho di part ng entourage are really really close to u ni h2b, ung tipong u cannot imagine your wedding without them. at wag makinig sa iba h?! follow your hearts.. dapat wag magpasulsol or wag maguilty. invite nio lng kung sino ung tlgng gusto niong invite. period.
8) make a WAITLIST of the Courtesy Invites
**courtesy invites are the "better halves" and "plus one"of your non-negotiables na di nio naman tlg friend or close. dito kme nahihirapan. what we did, we made a separate list for them and put them on WAITLIST. and we advise our non-negotiables na for now sila lng tlg kaya nameng invite but we will let them know pag malapit na sa wedding date pag nag-rsvp na if may di makakapunta then they can bring their own guests.
**but take note of the spouses! like for us one of our bridesmaids will get married this Feb, so kahit one time lng namen na-meet ung h2b nya sinama namen sa main list kasi hubby nya un eh gets?
**girlfriends/ boyfriends are a different story, laluna if bago pa lang sila. unless common friend nio un. definitely courtesy invite to.
9) get two to three representatives per family or household.
**u don't have to invite everyone! you can just ask each of your titos or titas na hey eto lng po tlg kaya namen, kayo na po bahala if sino makakapunta. if u make them decide who among their household can come im sure they will cooperate.
10) allot just 2-3 guests only for your parents, if you want to. they will understand. at first baka umayaw but i think if you explain to them patiently the situation maiintindihan nila kayo.
11) count the guests with the courtesy invites and the one without.
**you will be surprised girls. im sure ung list nio without your courtesy invites is so much less! don't put yourselves into all that trouble. it's your day and you have to stick to the plan. do you really want your wedding to be filled with strangers??
Monday, January 18, 2010
onsite video song
always thought of "at the beginning" for the onsite video song but i chanced upon ciara sotto's video by threelogy and saw this song
Simple Things by Jim Brickman
Hey, time won't wait
Life goes by
Every day's a brand new sky
Every tear comes to dry
All that really matters in this crazy world
Is you and I together, baby just remember...
The first leaves of the tree,
The way you look at me,
A thousand chiming church bells ring
The simple things are free
The sun, the moon, the stars,
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things,
The simple things just are
So here we go
Let's just dance
Teach my soul to take this chance
Put my heart in your hands
Out of all the moments that we leave behind
Turn around and tell me baby we'll remember...
The thunder and the rain,
The way you say my name
After all the clouds go by the simple things remain
The sun, the moon, the stars,
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things,
The simple things just are
Oh, The ocean and the sky
The way we feel tonight
I know that it's the love that brings the simple things to light
The sun, the moon, the stars,
The beating of two hearts
I love the way the simple things,
The simple things just are
Simple Things by Jim Brickman
Hey, time won't wait
Life goes by
Every day's a brand new sky
Every tear comes to dry
All that really matters in this crazy world
Is you and I together, baby just remember...
The first leaves of the tree,
The way you look at me,
A thousand chiming church bells ring
The simple things are free
The sun, the moon, the stars,
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things,
The simple things just are
So here we go
Let's just dance
Teach my soul to take this chance
Put my heart in your hands
Out of all the moments that we leave behind
Turn around and tell me baby we'll remember...
The thunder and the rain,
The way you say my name
After all the clouds go by the simple things remain
The sun, the moon, the stars,
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things,
The simple things just are
Oh, The ocean and the sky
The way we feel tonight
I know that it's the love that brings the simple things to light
The sun, the moon, the stars,
The beating of two hearts
I love the way the simple things,
The simple things just are
videographer, jason magbanua level?
got this info from another sis at w@w. too true he really is talented... http://www.johndeguzmandv.com/blog/
considering that his package is at 55k with 3 videographers and 3 different types of output... not bad na din. :)
considering that his package is at 55k with 3 videographers and 3 different types of output... not bad na din. :)
droolworthy gown and photos!
sobrang ganda ng gown niya promise! and i love love love the photos! gown is by joel escober!
http://www.jomelgregorio.com/blog/#success
http://www.jomelgregorio.com/blog/#success
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