[groom speaks] talking about our suppliers part 3

MUSICIANS: vcf music team

CONTACT PERSON: leslie calimbas

WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR: string musicians willing and capable of performing not the usual wedding songs

FIRST IMPRESSION: we’ve been hearing them in church week-after-week and our musicians are truly one of the best.

HOW AND WHY WE CHOSE THEM: we really wanted live musicians for our wedding… especially for the ceremony. the price for string musicians plus their out-of-town rates though were a bit high for us. since our best man is a member of our church’s music team, he recommended the music team to play. come to think of it, it was a brilliant idea. the vcf music team knows how a Christian ceremony goes, they know how to create appropriate background music for the ceremony and they are very flexible when it comes to the type of music we wanted. at syempre, since we’re brothers and sisters in Christ, they practically played for free. 🙂

HOW THEY DELIVERED: since we’re churchmates, it was very easy to communicate with them. they updated us on how their practices were going. nauna pa sila sa akin sa venue… and they woke up very early para mag-practice pa bago pa pumunta ng bella vista. based on the bridal march (kasi eto na lang natatandaan ko… after kasi nito, wala na ako natatandaan kundi si selle at ang aming pastor. hehe), magaling talaga sila. madami din nag-comment na magaling sila as their music added to the drama and emotion of the ceremony… which is the purpose naman kung bat ginusto namin magkaron ng musicians. 🙂

and another thing, they were dressed appropriately. something we really appreciated. 🙂

vcf music team before and during performance. (photos by mike crucillo (left) and mik guillen (right))

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[groom speaks] talking about our suppliers part 2

CATERER: k by cunanan (www.kbycunanancatering.com)

CONTACT PERSON: kaye cunanan

WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR: a caterer willing to provide customized, american-style breakfast

FIRST IMPRESSION: elegant. beyond our budget.

HOW AND WHY WE CHOSE HER: for economical reasons, we were not looking for a “name” caterer. we felt like they charge too highly and that there were many other less-known caterers who can give the same service at a more affordable cost. the search for that less-known caterer who can meet our requirement led to our longest search for a supplier. more than 2 months and 2 unsatisfactory prospective caterers later, we have yet to find a caterer. using a similar strategy used in supplier hunting, we sent an email blast to every caterer we can contact… be it a “name” caterer or not. several caterers replied but either:
a) they couldn’t provide a customized menu
b) they couldn’t match their menu to our theme. then we received a reply from k by cunanan.

this one was different because:
a) it wasn’t generic as all the others were. it was long and personalized complete with comments, suggestions, follow-up questions and even emoticons.
b) it had a menu that was highly customized and fitted perfectly to our theme.
c) the mail was not from an account executive… it was from the owner, kaye.

a few email exchanges later, we met kaye at the expo and by simply talking to her, how young, vibrant and full of fresh ideas she was, we knew we found the one. the clincher, she was able to propose a package that was within our budget… a budget that most couldn’t meet.

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[groom speaks] talking about our suppliers part 1

as posted at weddings at work community board (without the pictures).

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a blessed day to all. this will be an extremely long read as all suppliers rating are. hopefully, this would help out all engaged couples out there… while entertaining those who are yet to be engaged or those who are married already. 🙂

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WEDDING DETAILS

date: january 20, 2007

ceremony time: 6:30 am

ceremony/reception venue: bella vista, tagaytay

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VENUE: bella vista

CONTACT PERSON: deedee (mom) & sandee (daughter)

WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR: a garden with a view of taal

FIRST IMPRESSION: it felt like home.

from left to right: 1) ceremony at the terrace 2) post-reception shot (photos by fol rana jr)

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wedding photos-of-the-day

memories of our wedding day is something we really treasure.  reliving those memories is best achieved thru photos and videos.  that’s is why we put so much importance on photography and videography at our wedding.  
but we knew that even the best photographers could not possibly capture every single moment of our wedding… there’s just too many things going on, too many people to point the lens at, too wide an area to cover.  unless they could be at multiple places at a single time, it’s just not possible.  hehe.  therefore, we devised a way wherein we could have more captured moments without hiring a backup photographer.  hence, we placed these cards at each table:
 
guests browsing thru the table cards… one of which was the photo-of-the-day table card.

with the advent of digital technology, most guests nowadays carry a camera (be it a cellphone, a point-and-shoot or even a dslr). dati, naglalagay ng mga disposable cameras per table for those additional shots.  sa tingin namin, hindi na yun applicable ngayon.  hence, the photo-of-the-day table cards.  we did get a very positive response to this and got hundred of pictures from our guests (and some haven’t sent theirs yet).  heck, even our photographer, fol, wanted to join in.  hehe.  sori, fol…  pagbigyan mo naman na guests namin.  🙂

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