because my coordinators were late, my mom took all the pressure of the preparations. the photographers were asking for this and that for the pictorials. i could sense my mom was super stressed but she didn't say a word. grace under pressure! that's what my mom does best.
late
amidst the chaos, my coordinators were nowhere to be found. i remember sending kat (the head coordinator) an SMS. i was asking her why her team wasn't in the hotel yet. she said her team bought the mc do meals for the suppliers and they got lost. lame.
finally, they arrived. my HMUA couldn't resist. she just had to snap: "are you the coordinators? YOU'RE LATE!" wow! si ate was like my representative! hahaha. i love her.
panghihinayang sa pics, part 1
as i said, my mom became the head coordinator while the dear team was elsewhere, maybe in dreamland. mami went ahead to do the hotel checkout so everything runs smoothly later. for this reason, we had no pics together in the hotel. i had a few shots with my brothers, but none with my mom. so sad :( we've had enough shots in the lobby and also with my girls. pero wala talaga as a family with mami and kuya and win.
some time after i've worn my gown, i broke into tears. ang makeup! hahaha! my HMUA asked, "anong sinabi nila? bakit ka napaiyak?" while frantically dabbing my tears and makeup.
after a few more shots, we're finally off to the church.
ang bilis maglakad
my mind was completely blank when we (car driver) arrived at the church. i was just waiting for my cue, that was all i know and that was all that mattered.
then i got the cue, i walked around the fountain then into the church. only, i didn't realize i was walking so fast hahaha! whatever happened to all the coaching: "walk slowly, savor your moment" i wasn't aware of anything. well, i heard my good friend mae singing "two words", i saw my mom and kuya somewhere in the middle, i kissed them, we walked hand-in-hand, there was a battle of the tears (and i'm very proud to say that i won over the tears), and then there was mike. they were just memories, but when i was there i couldn't really say how i was feeling. maybe that's how you feel when you're about to get a stroke. you are disoriented. sige ikumpara ang wedding feelings sa stroke feelings hahaha!
ceremony
the ceremony went by smoothly. kwela si father. everybody was happy and laughing during the sermon. in the end, everybody was crazy over the thought that mike will choose me over angel locsin and marian rivera, and that i will choose mike over piolo pascual and some other hunks. good thing father didn't include derek in the choices. it would have made me answer differently bwahahaha!
(some time after the wedding, an spi colleague who wasn't in the ceremony told me that he heard i chose mike over all the hunks. good word spreads :) )
mock rings
we knew for certain that because a child bearer is holding the wedding rings, mock rings are used and the best man holds the real rings for safekeeping. during the giving of rings, we were surprised to see the mock rings were presented. we had no choice but to use the fake ones. hehe it was funny but hey, the fake rings fit perfectly!
vows
we initially thought of writing our own vows but that would mean more risk of crying (for me lang ang risk hehehe). you see, the more i talk, the more i cry so i always choose to shut my mouth in moments of distress - para no tears.
so we opted to use the default vows, the ones where you're only supposed to answer "i do". pero the words were so strong, sa kalagitnaan ng pagod at puyat, super na feel ko pa rin every word, every question, every thought. and there i was again, i found myself fighting back the tears. nanalo pa rin naman ako pero medyo halata lang sa boses :))
the ceremony was done so sweetly :) i love it.
panghihinayang sa pics, part 2
after the ceremony, the picture taking was cut short because 1) the wedding prior to ours ended late 2) there was another wedding following ours so they had to shoo us away for the pictorials. we wanted to continue outside but again, the coordinators were MIA! this team is kaka talaga! nobody informed the guests to stay for the pictures. hay.
in the end, we didn't have family pics :( you can never replay this moment. we also didn't have the pics with the relatives, friends, etc. sayang talaga ang pics!
reception
reception na! highlights:
- the MC was funny. she talks in a strange way, she called mike "michael", she's weird. hahaha before the reception continued, we told kat that we sort of didn't like the MC. kat knows how to host events too so she took over the hosting and gave us a refund of the MC fee. the MC asked why, "is it because of my dress?" wow! talagang hindi nya naisip yung pagsasalita nya :))
- the vocalist of the band was pumipiyok (daw). i really didn't notice this. mike's friend just told us, so the lady had to go too. ano ba yan? ang kulit! naging instrumental tuloy ang music namin.
- no dinner. is it always true that you can't eat in your own wedding? all that wonderful, hearty food before you - we couldn't eat them. i know i was hungry but i just couldn't swallow. well, the soup was nice :))
- dragging program. the program was reaaaallyyyy looong. i knew we reviewed the flow with kat and it didn't seem that dragging then. during the actual program though, it seemed so long!
- maskulada. during the single ladies' moment, the game was: i'll throw roses - one by one - and the ladies have to catch them. i couldn't forget one throw which was so forceful the rose went over the roof! hahaha maskels, teh?
- CARES - how could i forget cares?!?!?!
conclusion
finally, the night came to an end. when people asked me, "kumusta?" i answered back, "i just want to rest." hahaha! so true! i was really, really, really tired and i was just sitting in one corner.
we had a chance to talk with kat. she looked so scared! she knew she blew it but what's the point of scolding her, natapos na'ng lahat. i told her, "i'm just glad it's over." and i was. it could have gone a little better with the pictures and the program flow, but wala na rin namang magagawa. maybe i could send them a feedback pero parang mas ayaw ko. hahaha!
at the end of it all, betchabygollywow, wala pala akong pamalit na damit :)) so we went back to wawin's place in makati to get some clothes. elevator and all in my wedding gown! nakakahiya hahaha! gamit na gamit ang gown! susme. oh, dinner was mc donald's drive thru!
bed sweet bed at around 2am. :)
our wedding. bow. i thank you.
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