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Day 7 of PH Wedding Vacation: Between Ceremony and Reception

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The travel from Manila Cathedral to Bayleaf Hotel Intramuros is less than 10 minutes by car. Before we left the church, we enjoyed taho from Mang Felix, and I know our guests did too. Be sure to call Mang Felix for taho wedding services. Going to the Bayleaf Hotel Intramuros In the car, I kept telling the driver, Kuya derecho airport na po. At Bayleaf, we went straight to our hotel room so Julius Marquez and his team can change my hair. The plan is for us to have lunch in the suite as well, but well, there's no food. We took a few videos in the room and went to the lobby. We asked guests waiting to go up to the reception hall. We had a photo session and went inside the reception hall immediately. I hate to make our guests wait just for Jomar and me to have a long photo session (I have enough beautiful photos from our Canada wedding, thank you very much). However, the few that we did is fantastic! Thanks, Blessing Photography!

Day 7 of PH Wedding Vacation: Wedding Ceremony

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After 9 months of planning and preparation, this is it! It is our wedding in the Philippines in front of family and friends. I want to tell you that it was magical and amazing, but much of it was a blur, but I'll do my best to describe how I felt. I love the Blessing Photography creative shots after the ceremony! It was my turn to walk down the aisle - everybody (from the Manila Cathedral guide to the videographer at the back) is telling me to slow down. I didn't even know that I'm walking fast! I want to tell you that I was nervous or scared, but at that moment, I felt calm and genuinely joyful. As I walk going to the altar, I saw... My Parents They look amazing. My mom holding her tears and my dad looking dashing. Jomar My instinct is to look for Jomar, and when I saw him in front - a wave of excitement and love went over me. All the anger from earlier vanished. I hate how much I love Jomar at that moment. Jomar, his parents, and Wayne (best ma

Day 7 of PH Wedding Vacation: Pre-Wedding Preparations

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It's THE big day! It's a busy day. I want to share what happened in the sequence they occurred. Hair & Make-up Our wedding is at 10:00 AM, and we got Julius Marquez and his team to do hair and make-up for 10 people. Julius Marquez doing my make-up They were at the location at around 1:45 AM to start doing our hair and make-up by 2:00 AM. Below is the schedule: 2:00 AM (4 heads): Celine (bride), Mitch (maid of honour), Deci (secondary sponsor), and Shelly (secondary sponsor) 2 in the morning 4:00 AM (4 heads): Mother, Mother-in-law, Therese (secondary sponsor), and Alyanna (bridesmaid) 3 in the morning 6:00 AM (2 heads): Keith (flower girl) and Carli (flower girl) but since Carli wakes up late Mama Chelle (godmother) used the slot Whew! Yes, I'm awake 10 hours before my wedding. Don't do a morning wedding if you don't want this torture (I'm kidding!). Thanks to all these wonderful ladies who woke up early for our special day.