Lifting my gray mood with - Wedding Thoughts! :)
And this blog lives!
I had to 'revive' this blog because I wanted to properly 'segregate' my posts. Keisha stuff goes to the Keisha blog, and party stuff of course, goes to the 'party' blog.
This blog then...is for everything else. :-)
A typhoon visited the country last week and brought in a significant amount of rain. But this week, is definitely worse. It's been raining like crazy since Monday, and if I remember it right, I've only seen sunshine for a total of three hours for five days! Typhoon Falcon is creating havoc all over the metro. Lucky me though, I don't have to commute or drive to get to work. But I salute those who brave the murky flood waters, the jampacked slick roads, and the cold weather, just to report to work.
Gray days like these make me think of soooo many things, especially when I'm in such a gray mood due to some financial problems (which I'd rather not talk about). So as much as possible, I try to fill my head with happy thoughts. And recently, my favorite thing to daydream about is: my church wedding.
Hubby and I had our civil ceremony last 2007. It was biglaan since I got pregnant a couple of months back, so we didn't really have much time to prepare for it. And unfortunately, I found out I had a blighted ovum and would have to be scheduled for a D&C.
Ever since then, I have been dreaming of having my own church wedding ceremony. I really don't want anything of grand proportions, but I want it to have beautiful details. As of now, the only theme that's been on my mind is a Victorian-themed wedding.
The Victorian era's elegance, detailed gowns, and grand balls have always enthralled me. Take this picture for example:
The richness in detail, the opulence, the sensuality and femininity of the dress style...ohhh, it really amazes me. And from the looks of it, these aren't even wedding dresses yet. I'm thinking of having a wedding dress in the style of the girl on the furthest right of the picture, the one whose dress has a shade of pink. But I'll tone it down on some of the details, to make it look more modern. And perhaps with a fewer layers (I still want to be able to walk down the aisle without losing 10 pounds), but still definitely in a ball-gown style.
I've always thought I wanted pink as part of the color scheme of my wedding, but I've since changed my mind. Recently, I've been enamored by anything purple. From what I've read, clothes from the Victorian era were mostly in rich colors and jewel tones of green, ruby, maroon, blue, etc. Here are the color schemes I'm crushing on right now:
I'm quite partial to the second set of colors as I like the contrast between the three, and I can already imagine them in the venue and the decor. I want an evening wedding in an indoor setting, but with a garden outside for cocktails and some dancing. :-)
In fact, I already have a venue in mind.
Before we had our civil ceremony, hubby and I were making plans of having our church ceremony the next year, so we went to this one venue that was recommended to us: Villa de Oro, situated on the border of Tagaytay and Silang. It has sprawling grounds, with a garden, a chapel, and reception hall, and the mansion where guests can stay overnight. The basic package is at 55,000 for 24 hours use of facilities which include the following:
(SOURCE: Villa de Oro website, rates page.)
I believe the basic package already includes the use of the master's bedroom, but I think there is an extra charge if you want to rent out other rooms for guests who want to stay overnight. There are additional wedding amenities that Villa de Oro offers, and you can find the details on their website.
I personally liked their reception/event hall, and the garden. I think it would be the perfect setting for a Victorian-themed wedding, especially when it's decorated already. Here's a photo of the reception hall that I took when we went there:
The design of the reception hall itself is already complementary of the theme I have in mind. The chairs, the tables, the drapery, the chandeliers...and even the floor! A little more dress-up that's elegantly done will make it even more beautiful (I've seen the work of this caterer and the venue dress-up that they do, I'm guessing they can make this place the Victorian hall I have envisioned in my mind. :-)).
Anyway, I'm getting carried away with my daydreaming. Today may be a rainy day, but there's still much that I have to accomplish, and I have no reason to slack off. Time is money in my world. :-)
So let me leave my Victorian wedding day dreams...for now.
Back to the real world.
I had to 'revive' this blog because I wanted to properly 'segregate' my posts. Keisha stuff goes to the Keisha blog, and party stuff of course, goes to the 'party' blog.
This blog then...is for everything else. :-)
A typhoon visited the country last week and brought in a significant amount of rain. But this week, is definitely worse. It's been raining like crazy since Monday, and if I remember it right, I've only seen sunshine for a total of three hours for five days! Typhoon Falcon is creating havoc all over the metro. Lucky me though, I don't have to commute or drive to get to work. But I salute those who brave the murky flood waters, the jampacked slick roads, and the cold weather, just to report to work.
Gray days like these make me think of soooo many things, especially when I'm in such a gray mood due to some financial problems (which I'd rather not talk about). So as much as possible, I try to fill my head with happy thoughts. And recently, my favorite thing to daydream about is: my church wedding.
Hubby and I had our civil ceremony last 2007. It was biglaan since I got pregnant a couple of months back, so we didn't really have much time to prepare for it. And unfortunately, I found out I had a blighted ovum and would have to be scheduled for a D&C.
Ever since then, I have been dreaming of having my own church wedding ceremony. I really don't want anything of grand proportions, but I want it to have beautiful details. As of now, the only theme that's been on my mind is a Victorian-themed wedding.
The Victorian era's elegance, detailed gowns, and grand balls have always enthralled me. Take this picture for example:
The richness in detail, the opulence, the sensuality and femininity of the dress style...ohhh, it really amazes me. And from the looks of it, these aren't even wedding dresses yet. I'm thinking of having a wedding dress in the style of the girl on the furthest right of the picture, the one whose dress has a shade of pink. But I'll tone it down on some of the details, to make it look more modern. And perhaps with a fewer layers (I still want to be able to walk down the aisle without losing 10 pounds), but still definitely in a ball-gown style.
I've always thought I wanted pink as part of the color scheme of my wedding, but I've since changed my mind. Recently, I've been enamored by anything purple. From what I've read, clothes from the Victorian era were mostly in rich colors and jewel tones of green, ruby, maroon, blue, etc. Here are the color schemes I'm crushing on right now:
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| Purple and maroon |
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| Silver, Midnight Blue, and Purple |
I'm quite partial to the second set of colors as I like the contrast between the three, and I can already imagine them in the venue and the decor. I want an evening wedding in an indoor setting, but with a garden outside for cocktails and some dancing. :-)
In fact, I already have a venue in mind.
Before we had our civil ceremony, hubby and I were making plans of having our church ceremony the next year, so we went to this one venue that was recommended to us: Villa de Oro, situated on the border of Tagaytay and Silang. It has sprawling grounds, with a garden, a chapel, and reception hall, and the mansion where guests can stay overnight. The basic package is at 55,000 for 24 hours use of facilities which include the following:
(SOURCE: Villa de Oro website, rates page.)
- Usage of the Garden area and Villa de Oro grounds
- Main Function Hall
- Dining Hall
- Parking and Security
- Venue rental begins from (ingress, setup, event proper, to egress) 24 hours
I believe the basic package already includes the use of the master's bedroom, but I think there is an extra charge if you want to rent out other rooms for guests who want to stay overnight. There are additional wedding amenities that Villa de Oro offers, and you can find the details on their website.
I personally liked their reception/event hall, and the garden. I think it would be the perfect setting for a Victorian-themed wedding, especially when it's decorated already. Here's a photo of the reception hall that I took when we went there:
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| The reception hall |
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| Inside the reception hall. Love the drapes. :) |
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| The tables and chairs...and the super nice chandeliers |
The design of the reception hall itself is already complementary of the theme I have in mind. The chairs, the tables, the drapery, the chandeliers...and even the floor! A little more dress-up that's elegantly done will make it even more beautiful (I've seen the work of this caterer and the venue dress-up that they do, I'm guessing they can make this place the Victorian hall I have envisioned in my mind. :-)).
Anyway, I'm getting carried away with my daydreaming. Today may be a rainy day, but there's still much that I have to accomplish, and I have no reason to slack off. Time is money in my world. :-)
So let me leave my Victorian wedding day dreams...for now.
Back to the real world.
