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Leslie&Bernie's Supplier Ratings

Hu hu hu! Its over. I can't believe the time has long come to write this ratings. I'm just glad that I was blessed with great suppliers.So far we never had major glitches.Although di ata talaga maiiwasan ang imperfections, so much so that I couldn't man the rudder so to speak.But it turned out well. A lot of people were commenting how they had a great time.Salamat naman.

To Ma'am Benz and Sir John, thanks so much.I wouldn't pull it off without w@w. To all w@wies who have helped me along the way, for simply reading, looking ang responding to my queries, THANK YOU!


Chichi Sotomil
HMUA
Rating : The Best! Kudos! Galing! Lahat ng Acclamation andito na!

For me SHE WAS MY STAR SUPPLIER.Ever since she did my THMU grabe taas noo, saludo and everything.Not that I toot my own horn or anything its just that a lot of people commented how good I looked at the wedding and during our prenup.And looking at the mirror I believed that I indeed looked great!Sobrang alaga pa ako nito.Panay ang sabi nya na ang ganda daw kaya tuloy yung confidence level ko to the max.Kahit anong posing, gora!(Kahit ata patumblingin ako ok lang he he he).Sobrang bait pa ni Chichi.At ease ka talaga habang kausap sya.The best!

I just wish I gave her a bigger tip he he he.

St.Joseph Parish
(Bamboo Organ Church)
Rating: Very Good Supplier! Good Performance Over all!

Ok I never realized that the church ceremony will be the most memorable to me.Puro sa reception kasi ang focus ko eh.Kwento ko na ha...We got to the church 30 minutes early.Buti nalang at di ako late dahil isa ito sa kinaka stress ko.Nag alay kami ng itlog ke Sta.Clara 3 days before the wedding. Nung umaga makulimlim, paalis namin sa hotel maaraw, pag dating ko sa church makulimlim uli at mahangin na.Pag kalabas na pagkalabas ko sa kotse,habang pagtapak ko sa pinto ng simbahan, biglang buhos ang ulan.As in buhos! Di ako nabasa.Grabe kinalibutan ang Mommy ko.Blessing ito!All through out the ceremony umuulan. Biglang tumila naman nung tapos na. Thank you po Sta. Clara.

Very good ang church na ito! Very good din si Father Francis Montero.Super bonding na kami during the canonical interview, ganun din during the wedding kaya ang haba tuloy ng homily :-) Friends na kami as in he he he.Super bait din si Miss Miles na taga office.

Kaya lang, medyo late na dumating si Father kaya wala tuloy kaming picture with the whole ento.:-( Hanggang ngayon dinadamdam ko ito.

St.Joseph Hall
VENUE
Rating: Great Supplier! Good Performance Over All

The place turned out great!Ang ganda ng kinalabasan nung inayos ni Lawrence.Dahil malaki yung hall di mukang siksikan ang mga bisita.Malapit din sya sa washroom. (Binigyan ko na lang ng tip yung in-charge sa cr at bumili ako ng toilet paper at soap).

Di ko lang type yung mga nakadikit sa taas ng wall na pang silid aralan e.g. Manuyo, etc.(kung sabagay what do I expect eh school ito??)

Angel of Hearts
Lawrence Dela Rosa
FLORIST/EVENT STYLIST
Rating: The Best! Kudos! Galing! Lahat ng Acclamation andito na!

Church:I loved the flowers although in passing ko lang sya na appreciate at na sight. What can I do I was on cloud 9?! But based on the pics seen, maganda ang calla lillies at fresh.

Bouquets: I love my bouquet.Ang aga din nila dumatin sa hotel ha? Usapan 10 ang call time dumating ng 7:30AM.Hummhh sige na nga very punctual kaya lang syempre medyo nagbrown na yung edges ng flowers.(buti di lahat at di kita sa pics).Very impressed din yung ento ko at Ninangs kasi Lawrence gave them roses and green mums.

Event Styling: Maganda ang set-up sa hall.A lot of people were really impressed with the place combined with Elmer's mood lights.Maganda yung swags,lanterns and beads.Kaya lang, ang usapan namin dapat floor level yung couples table.Aba nilagay ba naman sa taas ng stage! Ang hirap tulog mag manhik manaog with my stillettos no!



Fridays@Seattle

OTD Coordinator
Rating: Great Supplier! Good Performance Over All!

I have never been so pampered in my life!Sobrang alaga nila ako during my wedding day, ultimo pag assist sa shoes and gown andun sila.Very important talaga na me coordinator ka.Kahit the night before the wedding na stress kami sa aming caterer, Carol was there to help us alleviate the problem.Maaga din nilang napapunta lahat ng suppliers.

Over all they made it good for me.Carol was also on time during our first meeting.She anwers to my queries all the time.A lot of people commented on how organized the wedding was.Parang mga kabigan ko na din sila. I had no qualms working with these guys!

REJECTKREW

Lights and Sounds Supplier

Rating: The Best! Kudos! Lahat ng Acclammation andito na!

The uber polite Elmer.Very good si Elmer, lights and sounds perfect what can I say? One of my best supplier.Mura pa and really, really good value for your money.You don't have to give him lots of instructions for he knows the drill.Ok na ok itong si Elmer!!!

Kaya lang di nya ako binigyan ng madaming bubbles(I understand kasi sabi nya baka daw madulas eh). I just wished I had the chance to dance after the event.Ewan ko ba, sumakit na yung mga paa ko at wala nakong energy that time.

NICE PRINT PHOTOS

Photography and Video

Rating:Great Supplier! Good Performance Over All! (But sa ADMIN okay lang!)

Prenup Pics: Ang ganda ko sa prenup he he he.Kahit na bumabagyo si Karen nuon at nasa rooftop lang kami, the pictures turned out great.We've been blessed to have Rupert for our photographer(kahit na late sya for an hour)ok na kasi magaling naman sya.At ease din kami ni Bernie working with him.Galing :-)

Wedding: Based on the raw pics that we saw ok naman.Magaganda.Like I said, Rupert was so easy to work with.I guess its just fortunate that we got married on an off peak season.

However................

Their admin work is yet to be judged.The first cd that we received was defective.Buti di naman mahirap kausap si Rhian at pinalitan nila agad.But the thing is we had to go back to Pasig eh taga LP kami.Now as I type this Rhian is no longer connected to NP.The layout that I chose is not permissible na daw because I chose it late!!! Hello how come you did'nt inform me or text me na dapat pala eh may I choose na the design.Kainis!

Anyway sabi naman nga baby ko eh okay naman daw yung lay out kahit simple.Humph! Plus, wala pa kaming fish eye effect that NP is famous for! Nakalimutan daw gawin ni Rupert kaya ayun wala kaming fish eye! Another kainis!

FRESHCUTS

Cupcake Tower/Mini Cake Supplier

Rating: The Best! Kudos! Lahat ng Acclammation andito na

Ang sarap daw ng cake namin kahit sino magsabi.And it was really good value for your money.Ang laki ng discount na binigay sa akin ni Rey, and this is really important to me.Maraming natuwa at lahat eh nakatikim ng cake namin.Over all appearance of the cupcake tower maganda.Highly recommended!

CENTURY PARK HOTEL MANILA

Hotel Preps

Rating: Ok lang!

Humhh...ok lang sakin ang hotel na ito...Kahit na medyo mukang luma na yung room(sabi naman ni Carol ok naman daw at spacious).We had Park Tower Suite kasi with kitchenette naman at talagang kasya kaming lahat.Ayoko lang yung view!Grr!! Pag kita ko sa labas parking lot at puro sidewalk vendor.Kainis imbes na ma relax ka eh.

The thing that really pissed me off was that we almost could'nt use their bloody staircase!Totoo naman kasing me function dun sa adjoining room ng stairs.Ayaw ba naman kaming payagan!Di ba pwedeng patabihin muna yung mga tao para lang ma picturan ako???Buti nalang nakiusap yung Mommy ko sa officer ng org na me function! Kaya nakapag pictorial ako dun...Eh pagbaba ko naman walang mga tao! Grr talaga!

Ok na rin to considering this I think is the most affordable among 5 star hotels.

MISSY FERRER-LITAO

Emcee

Rating: Very Good Supplier! Great Performance Over All!

Everyone commented how good she was! She can really pull it off! She made the program lively and fun! I guess no need to say more for she is know to w@w naman.

Kaya lang, hirap nyang kontakin! Bihira syang magreply to calls, text messages and emails.Mga 1 week before the wedding lang sya masigasig mag reply at yung last minute info na binigay ko sa kanya di nya na pinansin.Buti nalang sina Sheryl eh prepared sa mga print outs, etc.But everything turned outgreat anyway.Professional talaga sya kahit walang further instructions carry nya.

GOLDEN LADY JEWELLERS

Megamall

Wedding Rings

Rating: Okay lang/ Sana sa iba nalang.

Okay naman sila kaya lang after 2 weeks napansin ko me gasgas na sa rings namin.Hello? Pano pa after a lifetime?

CARDPRINTS

Wedding Invitation

Rating: Kudos! The Best! Lahat ng Acclammation Andito na!

Our invites, though simple, look great. Simple lang sya pero very happy ako lalo na nung nakita ko sya sa personal.

PAPEMELROTI

Souvenir/Ref Magnet

Rating: Kudos! The Best! Lahat ng Acclammation Andito na!

Ang cute cute ng souvenir namin! Sa sobrang cute nya ang liit! He he he.Pero very happy din ako dito kasi magagamit mo sya at hindi dust collector.Makikita mo sya palagi nakadikit sa ref ng bawat guests namin :-) Madami na akong nabilang at nasight.Promise!

LAILA PAPA RAMOS

Our Beloved Mananahi

Rating: Kudos! The Best! Lahat ng Acclammation andito na!

Ang aking ka facebook.Kahit kausap ko palang sa phone very at ease na ako ke Ate Laila.Sobrang bait at sobrang galing! Ang galing nyang manahi.Pati yung bead work ng gown ko ang ganda.Kahit na ilang beses na syang kinukulit kulit ng Mommy ko very patient pa din sya.( kasi nga friends na kami he he he). Lagi nya pa akong binibigyan ng discount at freebies, gaya ng pouch bag! Libre na yun!I highly recommend Ate Laila talaga!

ALING ULCING'S LECHON

Lechon Supplier

Rating: Very Good Supplier! Good Performance Over All!

Di ko na nakita itong lechon na ito kasi busy ako.Pero sabi naman nila masarap.Ok din kausap si Manang Tess.Tsaka supplier sila nina Lucy Torres at Marcoses so ok!

QUEENSLAND CATERING

Caterer

Rating: Grrr!! Kainis itong supplier na ito! Sa iba nalang kayo

Ok!Violent reactions kaagad.In fairness to them masarap naman yung food.Madaming nasasarapan sa food namin at maaga din silang nag set.Maayos din yung appearance ng table set up nila at performance ng waiters nila.Mura din sa kanila kaya we opted to get this caterer.Tight din budget eh.

Kaya lang...eto mahaba ito.Marami akong mga kapamilya na nagsabi na nagreklamo dahil:

Naubusan kami ng food: Yung mga nasa huli na di na daw nakakuha ng lechon at salad.Others never had the chance to have second helpings.We only had 196 registered guests.We paid for 235 pax + 5% buffer.Paano kami mawawalan ng pagkain???Yung Tita ko galit na galit dahil gustong mag uwi ng left over, tinabla sya ng waiter saying " Ay di na po namin maibibigay yan sa inyo kasi di pa po kami nakakakain". Wala akong kamalay malay na binayaran ko rin pala yung 15 waiters na iyun eh wala naman sa contract.

Nawalan kami ng liquors: Ok galit na galit si Wah dito dahil pet project nya yang mga alak nya.We had 17 bottles of wines, 4 bottles of J&B,1 bottle of Fundador and 1 bottle of Black Label.Wala naman kaming naging problema sa wines dahil mukang naserve naman sila(karamihan)pero mukang di daw 17 bottles iyun. 2 bote lang ang nakita naming J&B at wala kaming nakitang anino ng Fundador.Yung black label kalahati lang ang nainom at di na naibalik sa amin.Syempre tinanong ni Bernie yung mga kakila nila kung nakainom sila at sabi nga wala daw. Duda namin, maibalik man sa amin yung bote eh pwedeng sinalin nila sa ibang container yung laman.Me nakakita pa sa ibang waiters na nag iinuman daw.

Maangas ang mga AE nila: Lam mo, iba talaga ang work ethos nila.Pag pupunta ka sa kanila yung ibang AE parang dedma,walang paki sa customers.Nakausap din ni Carol(coordinator)si Kathy na taga Queensland dahil nagrerequest nga kami ng extra tables, ayaw nilang magbigay at wala daw silang buffer!Samantalang malinaw na sabi nila na me 5% buffer sila.

Kaya kung kayo'y nagtitipid, try nyong maghanap sa iba.But if you don't have any choice, you have to contend with these hang ups.They're infamous for this.Nuon pa, di lang kami nakinig.

CAROLINA'S
Bridal Accessories
Rating: Very Good Supplier! Great Performance Overall!

Ang ganda ng diamond studs ko sa hair!Di halatang P200 lang he he he.Very happy din kami ng Mommy ko sa necklace at earrings.Mura pa.Kaya lang dadayuhin mo pa sa Glorietta.

GROOM'S MEN'S BARONG

Baclaran

Rating : Great Supplier! Good Performance Overall!

Okay naman tong mga barong na to at very affordable at P280 per piece.

MANG REY CASEDO

Groom's Piña Barong; FOB's piña jusi barong

Rating : The Best! Kudos! Lahat ng Acclammation andito na!

This was when I had my groom convinced that everything in w@w is legit and credible.Sobrang bilib sya sa barong na suot nya na gawa ni Mang Rey.Ang ganda ganda, pulido ang sukat at tahi, mabilis gumawa si Mang Rey.Plus, more affordable than those in the malls.Chineck nya nga yung barong nya sa Kultura at worth 10k daw yun! Galing talaga ni Mang Rey!

ALFRED ANGELO
Bridal Gown

Rating: The Best! Kudos! Lahat ng Acclammation andito na!

Syempre love your own! I got this very simply here in Toronto but I had Ate Laila put beadings on it.I wasn't so impressed by simply looking at it but when I first put it on..Ahhh!! What a feeling! I got goosebumps all over me.Ang sarap palang magsuot ng puti!

STREETLINE CAR RENTAL

Bridal Car

Rating: Okay lang/ Sana I chose another!

Ok since I was on cloud nine the whole time, and my primary concern was to get to church on time. In all fairness I was 30 minutes earlier.But while I was waiting in the car I couldn't help but notice how old the interior was! The window laminate was peeling, it was hot(I was fanning myself the whole time!), and by gosh! The driver kept on putting water on its carburator(or whatever it is called) Kaya ayun nakabukas yung front ng kotse.

Pasalamat nalang ako at di ako late.

DIY KO!

Rating: Syempre the best! Kudos! Lahat ng Kagandahan andito na he he he

Kahit na bali baliko pag gupit ng Mommy ko, syempre the best pa rin ito. Tagal ko din silang ginawa at hirap at pawis din :-)

After Wedding Thoughts

Every time I think about our wedding I feel a sudden pang in my chest.Its physical.

I miss the preps. I miss the stress. I miss the thought that I have something to think about when I have a problem. My perfect smokescreen to reality.

Ours was not a perfect one. But it sure was memorable and blessing filled. :-)

Prenup Photo Shoot-July 16,2008

You can appreciate Chichi's make up more if you click on the pic.I asked to be radiant and blushing on my wedding day.Malaki mata ko pero ginawa nya kong chinita!:-) I love what she did with my eyes.

God is really good to us. I used to worry about the mundane things.Now I don't. (or at least I try to say to myself the I don't).Kudos to Chichi Sotomil and Rupert of Nice Print for these nice shots,though the place was scarce and we had to wait for the rain to abate.

Cry Me A Riverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I cried my eyes out. I told myself that No, I would'nt cry when I said my goodbyes.But I did! The bloody card did it for me,specially the $250 cheque that came with it.It's too much! They're very generous when I thought they would'nt be.

There were times that I thought they don't care about me or think me invisible.But today,it changed all that(specially the $250 cheque that came with it)I cried the last hug, I cried when I went down and went to my favorite thinking spot.The toilet seat( Hey its closed! I wasn't pooing or anything...). I spent 3 years here.Time for me to move on...

Oh the look on his face when I said goodbye.Don't worry I'll still see you tomorrow.The only one who talked to me the most.The brainhead, the ultimate slacker, my friend.I'll sure miss you Robbie!