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Sunday, May 25, 2008

Photos from Junby and Mitzi's farewell get-together

Members of both sides of the family (Saguisag and Ramos) were present at a farewell get-together for us on Sunday afternoon of 25-May-2008. The get-together was held at the Saguisag residence at Marcelo Green Village, ParaƱaque. Here are a few photos of the people who gathered together to share a meal, celebrate the joy of being a family, and to wish us well on our journey. The full set of photos is available on Junby's Multiply site and Junby's Facebook site.





Thursday, March 20, 2008

A truly blessed Holy Week for us

It has been a long while since either Mitzi or I blogged here. All I can say is that we have been busy with many various concerns.

The biggest blessing we have received these past days is the fact that we are able to spend this Holy Week together as a family. I was originally scheduled to start with VMware by this past Monday but they graciously gave me a few more days here in the Philippines to sort out a few pressing issues and to allow me to spend the Holy Week, the holiest of days in the Roman Catholic church year, with my wife and our unborn child.

Big thanks to Melissa and Sam from VMware from both me, Mitzi and our unborn child for giving us a few more days together to sort out those issues and most especially for allowing our family to celebrate together the Holy Week.

Incidentally, this also allowed us to together celebrate our three month anniversary as a married couple last March 15th!

Yesterday, Holy Thursday, March 20th, we were able do the visita iglesia along with my mother-in-law and it was truly such a blessed time of prayer and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.

Though I was not able to accomplish or sort out all of the various concerns and issues I was hoping to sort out this past week, I am truly grateful to be given this opportunity to pray and spend the Holy Week here in the Philippines with my family.

Thank God.

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Sunday, February 03, 2008

Junby's 30th birthday, Mitzi's gift

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Photos from our wedding ceremony at church

Hi again everyone!

Finally, here are some photos from the wedding ceremony itself, which took place at Barangay Sang Virhen Chapel in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The mass began at 2 pm.

More photos are available on my Multiply site, in this album: http://leonidessaguisagjr.multiply.com/photos/album/6/Wedding_day_-_church







Monday, January 14, 2008

One month anniversary!

Just wanted to mention that today, January 15, 2008, is our one-month anniversary as a married couple. We have not finalized yet how we will celebrate this milestone in our married life but for now we just wanted to give thanks to God, our families and all our friends who have supported us through thick and thin throughout our lives together. Suffice it to say that we would not be the couple that we are now if not for the love and support that we have received from everyone. So, thanks to everyone who has touched our lives over the years.

We will share some more about how we celebrated our one month anniversary in a later blog entry. We also hope to upload some more pics from our wedding soon so stay tuned!

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Wedding details photos

Hi everyone!

Here are some more photos from our wedding. These focus on some of the details surrounding our wedding i.e. the rings, arrhae, bible, flower arrangements, etc. More photos are available on Multiply here: http://leonidessaguisagjr.multiply.com/photos/album/5/Wedding_preparations_-_details















Monday, January 07, 2008

More wedding preparations photos

Hi everyone! Here are some more photos from just before our wedding. These are also from our official photographer (who took a staggering 1,900+ photos overall) and we hope you enjoy viewing them as much as we do.

(More photos are available on Multiply here: http://leonidessaguisagjr.multiply.com/photos/album/4/More_wedding_preparations)















Thursday, January 03, 2008

Photos of the wedding preparations

Well people, here is the first set of photos we want to share. These were taken by our official photographer. This first set is from the preparations the morning of our wedding day.

(More photos are available on Multiply here: http://leonidessaguisagjr.multiply.com/photos/album/3/Wedding_preparations)



















Monday, December 31, 2007

Photos from our pre-nuptial photo shoot

Hi all!

Before we start sharing with you the photos from our wedding and honeymoon, we wanted to first share with you some of the photos from our pre-nuptial photo shoot which we mentioned in an earlier blog entry. Our thanks to our brother in community, Danny Dy, for coming out to Ateneo de Manila University on a rainy afternoon last September 2007 to capture some of these moments with us.

(For those of you on Multiply, the full set of photos is available in this album: http://leonidessaguisagjr.multiply.com/photos/album/2/Pre-nuptial_Photo_Shoot.)





























Happy 2008!

Hi all!

Just wanted to take a few moments to greet everyone Happy New Year as we enter the year 2008. Mitzi and I are currently in Manila, spending time with my side of the family for New Year.

Stay posted for pictures from our wedding, our honeymoon and our Christmas holidays back in Bacolod. I promise, we will start posting them soon. :-P

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Ilang tulog na lang :)

Well, the wedding is right around the corner. I've decided not to stress myself out over details that are beyond my control. Tomorrow I finally get to fit my dress -- but its just the basic portion, mind you. I don't think the overlay is done yet. I'm claiming it will be done in time -- my gown, and the gowns of three members of my entourage. :)

Junby's barong is done and is hanging in my closet right now. We went shopping for new shoes for him earlier this evening and have paid the balance for the hair and make-up services. We also picked up the unity candles and the free maps of Bacolod from a brother from community, Carl. He was gracious enough to run some errands for us yesterday while Junby and I were tied to our work. Him, working remotely to the US and moi, trying to finish the power point presentation needed by Mindanao by Saturday.

Several things remain on our checklist but at least they get ticked off slowly. Well gotta go now and work on the missalette so that I can have Fr. Sean, our priest for the wedding, proofread it before I have it mass produced :) Again, thank you for all your prayers. Please keep it up as we approach the last leg of this wedding preparations. ciao!

Sunday, December 02, 2007

Two weeks na lang ?!?

Well, we've finally hit December. I believe the next two weeks will be quite hectic. How am I supposed to get my beauty rest? :-o Seriously though, Junby being here has been a huge help. Now errands can be done swiftly (since he's become my faithful driver)and he has been gracious about being asked to drive to and fro.

We've sent the dresses for the entourage members who live out of town sometime last week. So far only the flower girls' dresses need minor alterations. We've also paid the balance for two of our vendors (flowers and cake). We both would rather have these things settled sooner than later (less details on our mind come the wedding day). :)

Tomorrow, we're meeting with most of our vendors to do a 'walk-through' like what we do in CYA. Since we have no professional wedding coordinator, we decided to have this meeting so that everyone will be on the same page and at the same time well-informed, enough to make sound judgments if things don't go according to schedule. Other details that still need ironing out -- transportation (especially the schedule for picking up guests at the airport and also bringing them there on their scheduled departure dates), final printing and reproduction of the missalette, briefing friends who will be tapped for specific tasks (games during the reception and whatnot), and other details that if I place here would be seen as too OC (especially by Eric -- Hi bro, we will miss you but we understand). Hopefully since we have the meeting two weeks before the wedding, we will have enough time to troubleshoot any situation that will be foreseen by the professionals (our vendors).

That's it for now. Time to try to get my rest na rin so that I will have enough energy and presence of mind to do my regular work and deal with wedding-related matters. As always, keep us in your prayers and thank you for all the prayers uttered for us. They have been and are a source of strength for Junby and myself. Salamat!

Monday, November 26, 2007

As the sands fall...

I only realized how close the wedding is when I saw the countdown on Junby's computer :P Since I've been living it a day at a time, I kind of forgot that the wedding is more or less two weeks away. Being sick over the weekend didn't help either. I had a full schedule for last weekend and only barely half were done due to the untimely demands of my body for rest. Junby arrived from Manila today, having arrived from the US last Sunday. At last, he's around to help me finish the tiny details.

I've already bought the cloth for his barong. He will have his measurements taken this weekend since my aunt assured me that it will only take two-three days if done by her tailor. Take note, Tailor and not sastre. So he's a guy who makes men's clothes :) We finally settled our payments for the wedding cakes today, leaving in the capable care of Ann Co, the fruit cake my tita from the US, Tita Bing, sent. This was so that we can be in keeping with tradition of keeping the top most layer of the wedding cake for the first wedding anniversary.

Then I had my measurements taken for my wedding dress and yup, Mommy E was right, I had gained a few pounds (instead of shedding them due to stress :P ) so it was good we had a follow-up on my measurements done a few months back. That's as far as we got with wedding-related stuff today because most of today was spent getting the apartment Junby and I have leased ready for his occupancy. He will stay there in the few days remaining before the wedding instead of spending for a hotel. Another blessing was my Tita Hot's generosity in lending us her car for Junby to use while he is in town. That's a load off in terms of cash spent for a rental car as well.

Tomorrow we have several 'to do' items on top of our logging in quality work so it'll be a test of time management indeed. Junby is still working remotely until the 10th of December so he too still needs to report to work same as I do. I am just grateful my office is quite understanding of our situation and allows me to work remotely at times. Continue to keep us in your prayers. We'll be needing it for the homestretch. :)

P.S. Thank you to the sisters of CYA who put up a surprise 'harana' for me last Friday. Truly I wasn't expecting it (having had fever most of the day made me quite slow on the uptake :P ). Thank you to all. It was heartwarming to say the least, hearing all the good I seemed to have done. It was a much needed emotional boost to help me deal with wedding-related stress. Thanks uli. Tomorrow is another day! As the sands fall...the day draws near when God's faithfulness becomes clear....:)

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Two steps for Mitzi and Junby!!!

Things are coming together though there are disappointments along the way. When friends ask how the wedding preparations are coming along, I can only say, I'm taking it a day at a time, which I am. Anything more and I overload my neurons with the stuff that I need to do in so little a time :) It's less than a month na lang before the wedding and I'm starting to feel it. Though I try to not pressure Junby, I know he feels it too. So what are the two steps for us?

1) The seamstress has finished one dress - one flower girl's. She's doing the final touches on the other flower girl's dress as well. Just five more to go -- including my own dress. :P Pinauna ko na lang ang dresses ng entourage especially those who live out of town, so that I can send them the dresses for fitting and still have time for adjustments, if need be. I hope there won't be any :D

2) I've paid 50% of the needed amount for the vendor who provides our flowers. I plan to finish all payments within this week para less hassle for my part on the day itself.

What other steps have progressed? Well, we've decided to have Junby's barong tailor made. Once in a lifetime naman kasi ito and I do want my hubby to be to have something special, same as I. :)

Confirmations for attendance are slowly trickling in. We've prioritized those who live out of town first so that they have time to decide. The ones that live here in Bacolod kasi are easier to give the invitations out to. Keep us in your prayers. Junby is due to come home on November 25. Please pray for his safe trip and continue to pray for us so that we can maintain our peace and good cheer even in the midst of all the stress. :) Thank you for your prayers! I think its a major reason why Junby and I can still keep on top of things even without 'professional' help. :)

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Monday, November 05, 2007

Mail away...

Finally I've started giving out the invitations. God was very good in that he allowed me to send through a friend several invitations for my friends in community, Ligaya ng Panginoon. That cut back on the invitations I needed to send through a courier. Now to wait for their responses. . . .

While that is happening, I still need to update the missalette that Father Sean has already proofread. Once I've rendered the changes I will need to have it copied several times for people to use during the mass. I've paid 50% to our caterer, Misyel today. I have several small stuff to do for the wedding but by God's grace I'm still smiling. I guess Junby, though he is a thousand miles away, can still lend me his strength. Continue to keep us in your prayers. Thank you and God bless to all!

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Monday, October 29, 2007

Flyin' home next month

Well, our wedding is less than two months away (46 days away, according to my countdown) and I have booked my flight home so I can be in the Philippines a few weeks before the wedding date to help finalize things. I will fly out from San Francisco on the evening of Friday, 23-Nov-2007 (local time) and arrive in Manila in the early morning of Sunday, 25-Nov-2007 (local time). Here is a little countdown ticker for that:




I am excited to get home as soon as possible so I can be with Mitzi and we can together finalize all the preparations for our wedding.

Here comes the Post Man!

Hiya folks! Things are starting to pick up. The wedding invitations and all its other parts (the RSVP card and whatnot) have arrived and therefore I am in the midst of printing out names onto the inner envelopes and by tomorrow work on the outer envelopes. My goal -- by the 31st I should be mailing out the invitations first of all to those who live far away -- Manila, Cebu, Singapore and Australia. Junby is taking care of sending out the invitations for those who are US based.

While that is going on, other things are being set into motion as well. Junby and I are both finalizing plans for our new homes -- the one here in Bacolod (since he plans to stay here for several months - until March 2008) and the other one in the US, which will become our permanent residence when I get there. Please include that all in your prayers, most especially that my visa applications goes through swiftly without any delays so that I can join Junby in the US by next year.

I'm also slowly working on the other small items on my 'to do' list - the missalette (which is awaiting approval from Junby and Fr Sean), the entourage gowns, Junby's Barong, gifts, finalizing arrangements with our various vendors. Thank you for all your prayers. It is the reason why I can still stay on top of things even when my personal schedule gets derailed by circumstances beyond my control. That's all for now. I am taking it a day at a time. Thank you everyone for your love, support and prayers. They mean a lot to Junby and myself. So, Mr. Postman -- I have work for you!

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Applying for dual citizenship

Since I plan to stay for an extended period of time in the Philippines when I next go home (I hope to be able to stay until Mitzi's visa is all sorted out and she can join me in the US, to the readers of our blog please keep this our concern for the timely processing of Mitzi's visa in your prayers) I needed to look into any sticky legal issues that might prevent me from remaining in the Philippines for an extended length of time i.e. several months. What I realized from my research is that citizens from the United States (of which I am a citizen of since I was naturalized in 2005) are allowed to stay in the Philippines for up to 21 days without a visa. For a stay longer than that, I needed to apply for a visa.

But rather than applying for a visa, one alternative for me as someone who was a Philippine citizen by birth (born in Quezon City, Philippines) and by blood (both my parents were Philippine citizens at the time of my birth) is to take advantage of the Republic Act No. 9225 or the Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003 and hence reacquire my Philippine citizenship. There is an FAQ on the subject available at the website of the Consulate General of the Philippines in San Francisco here:

http://www.philippineconsulate-sf.org/dualcitizenship_faq.htm

In particular, the last sub-item in the 6th question, listing the privileges and entitlements associated with re-acquiring Philippine citizenship, is to be issued a Philippine passport and enjoy visa-free entry and stay in the Philippines for an unlimited period.

The process of re-acquiring Philippine citizenship is quite straightforward. I downloaded and filled out an application form (downloadable from the Philippine Consulate website at
http://www.philippineconsulate-sf.org/pdf/dualcitizen07.pdf) and submitted it at the Philippine Consulate in downtown San Francisco along with copies of supporting documents (in my case it was copies of my Philippine birth certificate, my old Philippine passport, my U.S. naturalization certificate and my current U.S. passport but a full list of required supporting documents and the procedures can be found here: http://www.philippineconsulate-sf.org/pdf/08dualreqs.pdf) and a pair of 2" x 2" photos. Once the officials at the consulate reviewed my paperwork, I signed and dated the application and paid the application fee, and was scheduled for an oath taking ceremony (mine will be next Thursday, 25 - October - 2007, at 3:00 pm). The whole process of applying for reacquisition of my Philippine citizenship was quite straightforward and took less than an hour.

Here's hoping all the other preparations for my travel and stay in the Philippines will go equally smoothly.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Just a few more weeks away...am I panicking yet?

As an answer to the question above -- well I'm working hard not to be overwhelmed and Junby is helping by being my sounding board and he simplifies things for me. Little accomplishments keep me hopeful :) Some things that have been ticked off my 'To-do' list:

- started having the dresses made. Most of the cloths are with the sastre na and most of the measurements as well.

- spoke with our caterer and finalized the menu. I'm just waiting for the final contract. I must admit I found myself getting hungry just going through the list of food choices. :P

- started speaking to a manager on the possibility of having several rooms reserved for our out-of-town guests to stay in. It will be easier in terms of transportation concerns if most of the guests stay in one place.

-been in close coordination with an NGO who is taking care of our honeymoon plans. The NGO is Palawan NGO Network, Inc. They were referred to us by Onggie, Junby's brother-in-law. It is ably led by Ms. Offie and she has been most kind in dealing with the itinerary and all that it entails. A few days ago, Ms. Offie confirmed that she will now go ahead and make reservations for our flights and whatnot. :)

- I've been slowly scanning and putting together pictures of Junby and myself for our AVP. I just ran into some difficulties finding my childhood pictures amidst the boxes which contains our stuff from since we moved in with Lola Pen 1991. :P It might end up to be just Junby's cute childhood pics on the AVP :P

- We've more or less discussed the reception flow though we've given it to my cousin J and Junby's sister, Lea for perusal. These two are trained in producing events so our reception would be a no-brainer for these ladies. :)

- I've started to look into our living options as well since Junby plans to stay in the Philippines until March, while we wait for my the approval of my visa application. There's one promising prospect so please keep that in your prayers.

-Invitations! Well, Ani's friend, Med Ramos has been very gracious in lending her artistic help in creating a simple but elegant invitation. I hope to receive the invitations by Friday so I can start addressing them and mailing them to the four corners of the globe :) (naks!) Thanks Ani for being such a patient go-between. I must have driven her up the wall with my questions and following-up.

-Now we are looking into what gifts we can give to our Primary sponsors. Any ideas?

-I'm in the midst of doing the lay out for our missalette. I get confused with the pages :) but I think I've found a way around it now. I hope to finish it soon for Junby to proofread and edit together with Fr Sean Coyle, our officiating priest.

That's it for now. . . I hope to do more in the days to come and I hope I can remain calm and unruffled. Continue to keep us in your prayers.

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Sunday, October 07, 2007

Ticked off from 'to do' list...

Well this week has been productive in small doses. I was able to confirm that Ani's friend will have the template for the invitations ready for me to approve within this week. Then I've been able to inquire on the monthly rates that Circle Inn offers. Their quoted price was steep by my standards but when I asked Junby about it, he found it reasonable. Well, he does tend to convert from dollars to peso that's why he may find it ok. Will still discuss though other options.

I've also started to scan and compile various pictures that will become part of the AVP to be shown during the reception. Ang cute ni Junby! :P I can't resist but since he might not want me posting pics of him when he was a baby (check out our website for that :P) I'm going to post here a picture of myself na lang. This was taken when I was in fourth year high school with my mom, right after the photo shoot for our yearbook. Hehehe. . .



Also, I was able to purchase the various tela that will be used for the lining of the entourage's dresses and also become petticoats for the flower girls' dresses. I was feeling a little out of my depth while doing so since that isn't quite my forte but its a good thing the seamstress we got is quite patient with my constant calls asking for specifics of this and that.

Now, I'm about to work on the missalette. This is where the lay out skills I've acquired at Misyon will come in handy. Thank you to Anne for patiently answering my questions on how to do this or that. I aim to have the first draft of the missalette ready for Junby and our celebrant, Fr Sean to go over this coming week. Ah details. . . details. I feel there are a thousand and one of them but at least they are slowly getting ticked off my 'To do' list. Hopefully I get tick off more in the coming week. Wish me luck folks and keep us in your prayers. Thank you!

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Sunday, September 30, 2007

Dress for Success

Hi all! I've bitten the bullet, so to speak, and sat down to make me a time line on the things that need to get done for the wedding. No more procrastination (if I can help it -- so help me God!). First on my list was to finally decide on the dress designs for my entourage. A little side note: I learned that my mom and her siblings were more practical than myself. At their weddings, they didn't have an entourage :-o. Can you imagine? I always knew the women on my side were unconventional. :) Well though that practice does have its merits, I'd still like to have several ladies to look pretty with and at the same time help me in making December 15, 2007 both memorable and manageable. :)

So earlier this evening, I sat down with my aunt, Mommy E (since she is like a second mom to me) to pore over several wedding magazines she had bought the past months. It was so difficult to choose. Part of me wanted to dress up in a gown aside from my wedding gown -- just for the fun of it. :P There were so many designs to choose from but finally we narrowed down our choices to those cuts and styles which will suit both the age and the body shape of my lovely lady companions. We will be visiting the modista tomorrow afternoon. So ladies, start firming up and taking better care of yourselves for we are all going to glow come December 15, 2007.

Next thing on my list: Create maps to the hotel, the church and the reception venue for the convenience of our guests. Once these maps are done, I will upload them onto our website for those who wish to have a copy beforehand. Anyone know a website or a person making maps? Sketching maps with directions are not my forte...thanks and continue to pray for us!

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Our pre-nuptial photo shoot

As Mitzi already mentioned in her last blog entry, we were able to have a pre-nuptial photo shoot courtesy of Danny Dy. Danny is a good friend of ours and we all belong to related Christian communities (all three of us were serving God through Christ's Youth in Action at some point in our lives). As Mitzi had mentioned, it was fun posing for the camera knowing that the person taking the photos was someone that we knew and were comfortable with.

While we were initially facing the day with trepidation due to the unfavorable weather conditions of that Sunday afternoon, God blessed us in that despite the rains for a good part of the morning and almost all of the afternoon up to that point in time, once 3 pm rolled around and we were to begin the photo shoot, the rain ceased to pour. While it was still a bit humid at that point, it was pleasantly cool and the moisture in the air actually produced a nice foggy effect that made some nice backgrounds for the photos. Once 5 pm rolled around and we were all done with the photos and were on our way out, God let the rain pour out from the skies again. Again we were blessed in that Danny, who was heading back towards Makati (the same direction we were heading) was gracious enough to let us hitch a ride with him. God truly blessed our photo shoot in that He gave us a wonderful photographer to work with, He let the rains cease when it was time for us to have our photos taken, and He provided a way for us to get back to Makati without needing to brave using public transporation in the pouring rain.

Having our pre-nuptial photo shoot at Ateneo de Manila University was a pleasant trip down memory lane. We got to see some familiar sights as well as marvel at some of the new structures that were put in place since the last time we had been there to visit (though admittedly I was sad to see that they had put a structure in what had once been an empty field that I used to hang around a lot in when I was still a student). As part of the package we got from Danny, he gave me and Mitzi a CD of the photos he took as well as a DVD wherein he put the photos together into a nice audio-video presentation. Many thanks to Danny for all the time and effort he put into that. As for posting some of the pre-nuptial photos on this blog, well, Mitzi and I decided to not post anything here for the time being. We will be keeping them as a surprise for now. Once December 15th has rolled around and we have shown them at our wedding, we will post some of them on this blog.

Keep an eye out for more wedding related stuff both on this blog as well as our wedding announcer website at http://junbyandmitzi.weddingannouncer.com/. And please, drop us a line, leave a comment, or something. Any comments, suggestions and constructive criticism are always appreciated.

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Some photos from a wedding (not ours!)

My return home earlier this month was not just so we could sort out things for our own wedding. One of Mitzi's best friends, Tina Poblador-Magbojos, was having her wedding on the 8th of September and she and her husband Mark was nice enough to invite me to join in the celebration of their own nuptial union. Mitzi was already to be the Maid-Of-Honor for the event and since I did not want to be under-dressed for the occasion, especially when I would find myself beside the Maid-Of-Honor, I decided to get a Barong Tagalog for the occasion.

So anyway, here are some photos of how we were dressed up for the occasion:





First time in years since I wore a barong. Hope I look ok in it. Mitzi was as lovely as usual, of course.

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So many things yet to do...

Junby left for the US yesterday and as of this writing is sleeping off a major jetlag. I, on the other hand, am back in the City of Smiles -- work awaits both for Misyon and for the wedding. We had our prenup photos done while we were in Manila before Junby left. Danny Dy did the photos and they came out great. Thanks Danny! :) They were superb, if I do say so myself. It really helps when the person doing the shoot is one whom we both felt comfortable with and already had a prior relationship with. Made posing for the camera a breeze. Hehehe!

I'd really love to post some of the photos here but then that would ruin the surprise, di ba? So abangan na lang ang susunod na kabanata.

Some blessings related to the shoot: 1) the day was overcast but by God's grace the rain let up the whole time we did the shoot though there were foggy moments which in the long run helped create a certain ambiance to the photos, 2) the rains came down as we finished the shoot -- the Lord's timing is indeed great. :), 3) the photo shoot was done in ADMU and thus served as a means by which Junby could visit our alma mater after 1999 ata...Trip down memory lane na rin for us in terms of our years in CYA, etc.

We had fun and we think Danny did too. After the wedding, I promise to post some pics here. :) Continue to keep us in your prayers. Thank you!

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Friday, September 21, 2007

Waking from sleep...

Nice entry Sweetie!

Junby is right. His visit home this time has been most productive. I'm really glad he was around to finalize things with the vendors and the like. It lessens the stress knowing he approves of the stuff I've so far worked on. Now that some stuff has been finalized, I can concentrate on urgent and important things like the following:

* the entourage and how they are to be dressed...that includes me (hehehe). I heard from a friend last night that I need to pay close attention to the modista I have commissioned to do the gowns since she tends to deliver on the last moments. Kailangan lang daw tutukan para masiguradong magawa ang kailangan but pulido naman daw gumawa.

* Invitations - the design, lay out, printing and sending the invitations out by end of october at the latest.

* Reception details

* Transportation and Lodging for out of town guests

* Itinerary for those who wish to take the opportunity to explore Negros

* Updating the wedding website - uploading maps and the like which will help you, our friends and family become better acquainted with Bacolod.

* Reserving a bloc of hotel rooms so that our guests may have the option of staying in one place all together.

And the list goes on. I won't blog them all now but that's just some of the things that come to mind now that the major stuff has been more or less finalized. Continue to keep us in your prayers and we look forward to seeing those who can make it on December 15, 2007. See you! Visit junbyandmitzi.weddingannouncer.com for updates and practical details on the wedding. Thanks!

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