Bridal Gown by Allan Y. Sajulga of S Fashion

After witnessing and hearing feedback regarding the services of our gown supplier, we wanted to pull-out our orders. Since we already placed a down payment they did not agree, after some negotiations both parties agreed that we will continue the 4 Bridesmaids and 4 flower girls' gowns.We then pulled out the rentals of Male Barongs, Accessories and  the Bridal Gown. The bride then contracted the services of Ms. Allan Y. Sajulga of S Fashion located in Brgy. Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City.

Ms. Sajulga opened his doors for us. We met him for design conference and then a few days more he measured the bride.

In less than 3 weeks, he asked the bride for first fitting. The bride and her mother and best friends are all in tears of joy upon seeing the bride-to-be fit her wedding gown. The  bride told to me that she is so happy to see the gown even if it is not yet 100% done. Come the eve of the wedding, he delivered the gown with its mannequin.

As an added bonus, he also included the bearer's pillows, cord, secondary veil,bridal veil and garter. (blog entries on this soon). BTW, this is the back angle of the bridal gown.

The bride  was so much delighted and satisfied with the outcome of her bridal gown. We both are glad that we pulled out the bridal gown in Wedding Zone.


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Special Thanks to:

Allan Y. Sajulga of S Fashion
#144 San Nicolas St.,
Cabaraban Subdivision,
Brgy. Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City

(0917)713-12-62
https://www.facebook.com/nalla.sajulga

Cord

They say that the "cord" is the representation of the Holy Rosary's Loop. Its made of Satin or Silk or Cotton. Unity or Union is the most prominent meaning of the Cord, it binds the man and woman closely together. Since it was formed into figure eight it also symbolizes unending or eternal love.

We bought this cord in Gaisano Mall, the lowest we seen. Even thou that a sponsor pledges to give us a cord (the pledge came after buying the cord) we will still use this cord in our wedding.

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Special thanks to the following Service Providers:

Cord:

Gaisano Mall
CM Recto Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

Church

29 August 2013

Being the center of Catholic Faith of Region 10, Cagayan de Oro is a home of numerous beautiful churches. That is why we had a hard time choosing our ceremony venue.

Our first choice and the bride’s dream ceremony venue is the chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe which is located in Xavier Estates. Unfortunately, the chapel only caters to those homeowners and its immediate family members. Since bride and I is neither, we were declined by the chaplaincy.

Second choice was Our Lady of Fatima Chapel in Velez St. We are in luck for the few weeks but they also declined us because they will have a TV mass every Sunday morning and they have to close the chapel every Saturday afternoon for all preparations.

Third choice was ECO Church in Kauswagan. They did not accept our reservations by saying that we should wait until September for they will still determine the church’s activities. Unfortunately, due to unknown reason and reasoning, they accepted other couple’s reservation even before September.

Fourth choice is the Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Brgy. Camaman-an. Even before I reached its gates, I found myself praying “Mommy Fatima?! Why are you calling me here?”

I asked the Parish Secretary if our desired date is open and she said "yes". So I immediately asked for a copy of list of requirements. On 03 of September 2013 we placed our reservation making this church as our official venue. Come next day for our initial interview we just found out that many couples desired our date thus we are so glad that we are the first one to get the 4pm slot. Recalling what my heart prayed last 29th of August, I heard again my heart sing in praise "Thank you Lord, Thank you Mommy Fatima".

He lead us into this Place. This is truly a God’s gift to us. We might not understand His wisdom but we do believe that He will grant us Understanding. Thank You Mommy Fatima for interceding for us.

Arrhae

One wedding symbol is the Arrhae or localy called “arras”. It symbolizes the Groom’s providence to the bride and to their future family.

It’s my commitment to my bride that “Anything that is mine is yours and what’s yours is yours alone”. It’s our mission to be good stewards of all God’s gifts, to be a provider to all our children’s needs and we will help each other.

Many asked how many coins the arrhae should contain. I answered “13!” then I jokingly add “12 months in a year plus the 13th month pay”. Other answers that its 13 because there are 12 disciples plus Jesus Christ thus a total of 13. Each coin symbolizes the following: Love, Wisdom, Discipline, Spirituality, Optimism, Forgiveness, Trust, Gentleness, Gratitude, Respect, Integrity, Passion and Perseverance.

Our Arrhae is composed of 13 pieces of one Euro coins and a metal mesh bag. The Euro coins are collected by the Matron-of-Honor and her husband. Thank you so much Stephen and Cleo for the Euro Coins and sorry for the inconvenience. The metal mesh bag was bought in Gaisano Mall. We chosen the metal mesh bag over other designs simply because it will coincide with our travel theme.

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Special thanks to the following Service Providers:

Euro Coins:

Stephen and Cleo

Mesh Bag:

Gaisano Mall
CM Recto Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

Save-the-Date Cards

09 August 2013


After the Save-the-Date Photo shoot, drafting the cards was the next order for the day using "postcard" as a theme. Gladly, Doodz Atienza of Munkybrand Photography made a collage as a teaser for us. We then used it for the front side of the card.

As for the back side, we drafted: a postage stamp; a post office mark; and the message. I then went to a local rubber stamp maker in DVsoria to make the post office mark.

and here's the finished back side.

We printed the cards at ISG Print Ideas and we received the finished cards on August 20 just in time for the scheduled dissemination on of cards on August 24.

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Special thanks to the following Service Providers:

Photo shot and Lay out:
Doodz Atienza of Munkybrand Photography
https://www.facebook.com/munkybrandphotography
(63916) 756 24 44

Save-the-Date Cards:
ISG Print Ideas
2/f Wardrobe Bldg., Capistrano-Yacapin Sts.,
Cagayan de Oro City
(08822) 714-028; (0917)321-45-63
http://www.isgprintideas.com/
https://www.facebook.com/isgprint?fref=ts

Rubber Stamp:
Rey Rubber Stamp Maker
beside Mercury Drug Store Divisoria
Cagayan de Oro City

Photo Shoot for the Save-the-Date Cards

04 August 2013

Aluba, Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City

We asked for the assistance of Doodz Atienza of Munkybrand Photography for the photo shoot of our Save-the-Date cards.

here are some of the photos captured that day as posted in MunkyBrands Blog Site

Full Photo Gallery will come soon.

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Doodz Atienza of Munkybrand Photography
Cagayan de Oro City
(0916) 756-24-44
https://www.facebook.com/munkybrandphotography
http://munkybrand.tumblr.com/

Wedding Rings by Suarez Wedding Rings

29 July 2013
3/f Centrio Mall
CM Recto Ave., Cagayan de Oro City


Our wedding rings is crafted by Suarez Wedding Rings. It was booked in Centrio Mall with the assistance of Ms. Irene. Only Suarez Wedding Rings gave us both right price and best quality.

The Ring has a model name "HW Flat". For the Bride, it would be small in width and embellished with three small pieces of gems. For the Groom, it would be plain (no gems) and in medium width. Both will have high polished yellow gold sides & stone finished white gold center. Its overall weight will be 14k. We will post the actual ring as soon as we get the it. For the mean time, this photo looks like our wedding rings but its not the same.

Photo taken from Supplier's Facebook Page

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Odysseus Suarez Wedding Rings
3/f Centrio Mall
Cagayan de Oro City
(088) 880-04-76; (0922) 877-14-15
http://www.suarezweddingrings.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SuarezWeddingRings