Lex and I are almost done with our suppliers list even if we are still several months away from the big day. Save for some minor suppliers, we can sit back and wait for the time when we should file for the necessary papers.

This lull time in wedding preparations got me thinking if I can squeeze some do-it-yourself (DIY)  projects like invitations, place cards and other print materials. It sounds like a great idea since I have been wanting to put a more personal touch to our wedding aside from the personal preferences we considered when canvassing suppliers.

Although DIY print projects seem like an easy task, the idea of having to prepare about 100++ invitations, about 200++ place cards and menu cards is already wearing me out. It would really be tiring and impractical to go through DIY projects without the right materials. I almost gave up on the idea when I couldn’t find an easier way to cut and fold hundreds of invitations and place cards. But lo and behold! Our friendly local bookstores and office supplies stores have all the things I need.

Uso pa ba ngayon ang old-school love ballad?

I had asked this a couple of times to different people. One time to Lex as we were listening to old 90′s music on the radio and other to my lunchmates after I heard this while eating:

Mainstream music has become too “pop” and/or “loud” for my taste nowadays. It’s actually refreshing to stumble upon love ballads every once in a while.

It’s really frustrating to start blog entries with “It has been ages since I last wrote here in my blog.”

What’s more frustrating is that it’ll take twice as long as the previous update just to follow-up on the previous one. Haaaay.

I really envy those who have made it in the internet/blogging scene. Famous in their own way. And they seem to have a little niche of their own. Come to think of it, if I really started to take this seriously back in ’05, things could have been different…

… Okay, I take it back. Even if I did want to take this seriously, It just wasn’t in my top list of priorities. School got in the way back then. And now, work. I don’t even have the luxury of internet browsing during break time. But, I think what’s different now is that I can make this a semi-priority. I can shoo away those little brainless tasks which significantly take up most of my spare internet time.

And by brainless task I mean the one that starts with “F” and ends with “acebook.”

So here is the little challenge I made with myself. Facebook will be put on hold indefinitely until it’s REALLY necessary. No checking of status updates and tagged photos. Read all the private messages forwarded to my email and only reply if necessary. Dedicate all the time I spend on FB writing here.

And I do have a lot to write about. 2012 is only a few months away but I haven’t written anything substantial about the wedding. I really wanted to document everything so that I have some more material if I need to reminisce aside from the photos and the souvenirs. Of course, if all else fails, I can still write about how many days since I last visited my news feed.

Wish me luck!

Lex and I were already on the lookout for possible wedding venues as early as July last year. At that time, we were already settled to book Christ the King Parish in Greenmeadows for our ceremony and The Glass Garden for our reception venue. Problem was, CTK were not entertaining 2012 bookings at that time. Even with persistent pleading, they still wouldn’t budge. It was kind of scary too since it wouldn’t be that long till The Glass Garden increase their rates. I already made up my mind to make a downpayment with Glass Garden and just wait till early January to book CTK. However, Lex persuaded me not to go hasty with the bookings. It is much better and less risky to book the ceremony and reception venue at the same time.

Fast forward to six months later, we were informed that CTK have already opened their 2012 calendar for reservations. I asked for another quote from Glass Garden and true enough, they have increased their rates. Although we were already opting for a morning wedding, I was really hesitant to let go of a large sum of money for both venues (CTK rates are also high compared to other churches). In an effort to scout for more venues and probably save money, I suggested to look into other options.

We haven’t really included The Mango Farm in our list of prospective reception venues because we were really not sure where our wedding ceremony should take place. Nonetheless, we still took a little side trip to The Mango Farm one Saturday morning.

2010 was something.

I sincerely thought it’ll become uneventful but the exact opposite happened. Life-changing in a sense but in retsospect, it was more of confirmation.

I am truly grateful for the year that passed. Hopefully, this year will be the same.