We Made It !

December 12, 2009 - we celebrated our make or break year! 7 years na kame..wee...hooo... and we started the day me being mad, kse naman 7 years na late pa din si Ninja (asar!) We went to Immaculate for our canonical interview medyo kakatense kse si father me Boy Abunda Questions...but it was a nice experince very enriching so sa mga nag papacivil wedding too bad they don't have this kind of experience.  We went back to our love story on how and when we met, the happiest and the most challenging moments in our relationship.  I am very proud naman of our story and how we handle our relationship all through this years.  We did well and I think na impressed naman si father sa amin ni Ninja (shooos me lang medyo mad pa ko nyan ha!) we answered all the questions sincerely and listened to his advises and reminders. 

Next stop, Farmer's market.  After our interview medyo slightly nagshopping kame ng di kasosyalang mga bagay, we bought tabo, timba, walis, dustpan, basahan, gamit panglinis and out matching tsinelas na goma worth 25pesos! We went to our new nest and clean the house sssoooobbrang dumi at alikabok, sobrang sosyal at romantic naman ng ating celebration ng 7 years :-( !!!  Promise me part two pa yung paglilinis.

7 years now....a lifetime to go!

Our Pre-Nup photoshoot venue

My only consideration in choosing the venue for our pre nup photoshoot is that there will be no other people or at least no crowd...so parks and amusement centres and malls are out of my list.  Mama Mary and guardian angel must have been listening to me....thanks to Netch (again for the nth time) I found the perfect place, Bramante Condominium in Ortigas, Renaissance Building. Not only it has a quiet and private ambiance it's also cheap, good view, nice skyline, cute gazebo, magnificent fountain, buildings as back drop, swimming pool, and a garden all in one place.  Enjoy the pix and my very expensive model...he...he...he...!

Back to Wedding Preps

It's crunch time!!! More than a month to go before our wedding day and finally we've completed all meetings and workshop in the office.  I intend to prioritize my wedding prep this month, kse wala naman ng time.  My big big thanks to sister Netch and Mot-mot for helping me out, of course my ever supportive Mama Bing and Ate Monique.  Okay, let's review my Checklist.

• wedding ring - gift from Ate, thanks...thanks.... check
• gowns and barong - final fitting yesterday (07Dec08) to be completed on Dec. 20....check
• house - downpayment today :-)
• make up artist - I'm still chasing Ronel....magparamdam ka na!
• Pre nup photo shoot - Bramante, Renaissance Tower in Ortigas on Dec. 17 .... check
• Photo-Video - gift from Netch....check
• Caterer (Eloquente) - downpayment paid...to finalize menu for 200 guests (weew!)..wala bang magsponsor nito?? :-)
• Church - Immaculate Conception Cathedral, fully paid ..... check
• Venue - Obispado Building, Immaculate Conception Compound .... check
• Papers - marriage license check.... waiting for wedding banns
• Canonical Interview - scheduled on Dec. 12 (our anniversary date!)
• Church Orientation and seminar - scheduled on Dec. 20 and 27
• Invitations - completed yeterday :-) for distribution.
• Flowers (Sir Edgar)- check .... for pick up on Jan. 16
• Shoes and accessories - wala pa :-( 
• place card - c/o Marge??? 
• Sitting arrangement - last minute revision
• guest list - check.... wag na sana madagdagan
• cake, bridal car, giveaways, settings - c/o Eloquente
• entourage list - of course complete na :-)
• programme - c/o Mot-mot and friends. 

Pre-nup Praktis

Praktis lang :-) Mary playing as the photographer and Ninja Tortois as my subject.  This was in Batangas last 17 October 2009.

Weekend in Batangas

October 17, 2009 - our call time... 5am, I woked up at 5:30 he..he..syempre Kuya Jhigs din late. So we left around 6am, and arrived in Batangas at 8am. It was like an adventure for me... I'm in my favorite denim jeans, polo shirt and overused-skechers. Meanwhile it's a homecoming for Jegarr after 20 long years. He really prepared for this kita nyo naman sa outfit pa lang a country side trip in long sleeves??? and a brown lether shoes??? OVER. Anyways ssuuppper ganda ng mga church me modern and old we went to Immaculate Concepcion Parish in Batangas City and then to Lipa Cathedral and a new church near SM Batangas, Simabahan ng Santissima Trinidad.

and the bridesmaids fell in love with the shoes

they trully deserve to be my secondary bridesmaids (wink) ...well i have been an abay several times already (kaya nga sobrang happy to be the bride now ...otherwise gusto ko na mag ninang para iba naman) and swear i've never been sooo enthusiastic about being an abay ooooppppsss bago me magalit of course i'm happy to experience all that. pero...pero...it's a good job for Mary to get bridesmaids who are not just my friends but they're friends among themselves as well. Why? kse i don't get to experience yata being so excited and spend long hours comparing notes and researching on dress and planning for the event like it's 'our event'.  Syempre brides usually have their own happy world and sometimes they get to choose the colors and styles for the bridesmaid but not really in to the details. but my girls are doing very very good sometimes i want to be a bridesmaid na nga lang instead of a bride (joke ninja!) .... they take their role seriously like this is not just a one day event for the girls. So with mommy Tel and Sopiya Bleyr we created a shared folder with more or less a dozen sub-folders of different sources of dress .... tapos yung napiling dress wala don :D

and of course shoes matterrrr, thanks to Beegee who is recuperating from the previous calamity in all possible VNC stores with Marge the soon to be Manager of VNC Trinoma Branch and Sunshine....ahhh well excuse no VNC outlet in Tunisia.

Ninja's name is soooo complicated

Yes my dear you!!! why can't your name be Edward or Chuck or Pepeng or Ondoy or something simple that won't give me headache...tsk..tsk..tsk... History of Ninja's name, please rewind.....

• his complete name is CYPRUZ JEGARR, unusual no??? that's what he used in his entire life, school records, government IDs, employment record, the name he used when he was courting me, etc.
• name in NSO Birth certificate - JEGARR only :( mmmm its okay we can ammend everything after the wedding so you can change status also.
• name in Baptismal certificate and church record - JEGGAR (with a double G and a sing R) .... nuni..nuni..nuni...

job for wonder Mary :-) .... and so we have to go back to Batangas City where we was born to amend the church record..... pray really hard that there won't be any other version of his pretty name. Good thing...we're going to B city and we'll have fun and also opportunity to meet his relatives.