My Whimsical Travel Themed Garden Wedding
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
#ChaMikeMagsaysaysayIDo
Tententenen! Well, this is the MAIN reason why I haven't updated my blog for the longest time. Yeah. yeah. I know this is a travel blog so I am assuming a lot of you will ask why I am posting Mike and I's wedding. For the simple reason that I want to share with all my dear readers (if you are still there. hehe) the happiest day of my life. After all, this is sort of a 'traveling' for me, well in a metaphoric way - I traveled from MISS to MRS. Right? :) So yes, I am more than proud to say that I am now Mrs Magsaysay <insert kilig reaction here>
It all started with Mike's proposal a year ago (Read: The Leap Year Proposal: 4 Years to 4 - Ever) even if we had a year to prepare, I tell you it wasn't enough! Due to two factors -1. my work and 2. my ka-OC-han. Like any bride, I wanted our wedding to be perfect, more so that I am a TV Producer, hence, I wanted to treat it like a grand show. Like all the finales I produce, I wanted it to be heartwarming, memorable and impeccable. So many sleepless nights, nagging, crying, cramming at lahat na ng kabaliwan na experience ko. But yes, I survived! And the result was beyond what I expected.
Theme
Since Mike and I love to travel, a travel themed wedding was the first thing that came out of our minds. But I don't want the vintage type, it's too masculine for my taste so after much Pinterest-ing, I made up my mind to combine watercolor, pastel, dreamy, semi-rustic and dainty making it a whimsical travel themed wedding. Also, since I am a Christian and it's my long time dream to have a garden wedding, we opted for a garden ceremony set-up.
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| ChaMike Wedding Monogram made by Lai |
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| These dainty passport inspired invites Made by Lai <3 |
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| At the back of the invites there is a stamp map where guest should complete for them to have a travel kit |
Engagement Shoot
We originally planned of having the e-session abroad, like Hong Kong or Japan but because of our budget and tight schedule (I was doing PBB that time), we couldn't afford to leave the country so we did it in Narra Hill since shooting our e-session was part of the package.
Here are some of my favorite shots by Airballoon Project
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| I look so pretty here. Thanks Jzajza for my hair and make-up <3 |
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| Tandem bike borrowed from my Papa |
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| with our wedding hashtag |
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| Bet you didn't notice it was raining this time |
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| <3 |
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| Wacky |
Bridal Showers
Usually a bride-to-be has only one shower, but in my case it was different. I had four! Because I have 4 circle of friends and fixing all their schedules to fit in one day was IMPOSSIBLE, they decided to do it per batch.
Relatives in Bataan | the wholesome edition
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| Surprise! |
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| Pretty set-up by cousin, Maricor |
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| The whole clan came to celebrate with me at the Crowne Hotel <3 |
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| My cousins with Lola dear, personalized shirts from @georginasasha |
ABS-CBN Friends | the wild edition
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| A wild night at Linden Suites |
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| Complete with costume |
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| This cake! |
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| With my bunnies! <3 |
Highschool Friends | the sparty edition
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| Relaxing |
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| Dainty setup by Zyra of the @styleteamofficial <3 |
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| Love all the details |
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| Watercolor cake from @heavenlybitesbylouise. It was so lovely <3 |
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| These cupcakes are not just pretty they're really yummy! @heavenlybitesbylouise |
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| Titas of Alabang came to the Nail Spa Makati to celebrate with me |
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| Sparty with fun games!!! |
College Friends | the intimate edition
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| Never expected this last shower. Bride shirt from @georginasasha |
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| with College Friendships |
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| Sequoia Hotel |
I was a Bridezilla for months! Mike was the sole witness of my kalokahan and I really commend him for being sooo patient with me. But I told myself that on the day of the wedding I will not overthink but just release all my worries to God and trust all my suppliers to do their job. And the result? It was PERFECT! Hands down to everyone who helped in making this day magical.
ChaMike Wedding Suppliers
Venue: Narra Hill
Bride's Preparation Venue: Narra Hill
Groom's Preparation Venue: ESCALA TAGAYTAY
Bride's Hair & Makeup: Jackie Rivera
Groom's grooming: Jzaenna Pantonial
Coordination: Day One Project
Caterer: Alex Michael del Rosario of Juan Carlo The Caterer, Inc.
SDE and Videographer: Chug Cadiogan Cinema
Photographer: Air Balloon Project
ChaMike lovestory AVP: Adz Abarquez
ChaMike growing up AVP: Tom Estrera III
Flowers: Il Fiore Flower Boutique
Quartet: String Colours
Lights and Sounds: Artuz101 Professional Lights and Sound System
Bridal Gown: Vera Wang
Groom Suit: JE&Co.
Entourage Gowns: Mara Dizon
Wooden Chairs: Jewelle's
Photobooth: EDGE Media Photobooth
Hosts: Cher Anonas & Robi Domingo
Officiating Pastor: Pastor Erwin Balanay of Victory Katipunan
Styling: Cham Estrera & Jocarlo Faisal Ignacio Aquino
Calligraphy: Katrina Arteche Etong of The Word Affair
Invitation: Lai Reyes-Geluz
Bridal Car: Don Robert
DJ: DertyMyks
Wedding Ceremony Singer: Lian Kyla Dyogi
Special shoutout to the Day One Project Team for the job well done! I was completely stress-free on actual day. Thank you!
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my sister, Georgina for being the best Matron of Honor! Even if weddings weren't entirely her thing, she was very hands on and tried her best. She helped me calmed down, coordinated with my entourage and became my weeklong alalay.
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| Narra Hill <3 |
Here are some of the official Photos from Air Balloon Project
Wedding Preparation - BRIDE
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| Wedding Bands |
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| Passport inspired invitation with some of the travel kit giveaways |
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| My non-conventional floral bridal robe by Mother Bing Cristobal |
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| Personalized hanger from @calligraffi |
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| Ring and Coin box from |
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| Coins from the countries we've been to |
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| DIY Souvenir is a ChaMike travel kit - wet wipes, notebook and pen and a bagtag |
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| Boutonniers from Il Foire |
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| Beautiful bridal bouquet from Il Fiore |
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| My Betsey Johnson bridal shoes which my sister gifted me <3 |
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| Bridal preps at Narra Hill that has this overlooking view of the Taal <3 |
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| Make up and hair by a good friend Mama Jackie Rivera |
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| Love love love my bridal robe which I also brought in our honeymoon to Europe |
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| My Vera Wang Gown <3 |
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| My bride squad (clockwise): Ren, Twin, Joycen, Jov, Hancel, April, Gin |
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| MIA: Ate Billet, Maricor and Joanna |
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| Gifted them a silk robe and personalized canvass bag |
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| I'm a Vera Wang Bride <3 |
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| Family <3 |
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| Dainty <3 |
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| I really wanted a floral printed entourage gowns so Mike and I went to A LOT of fabric shops, as in ALL! Luckily We found it in Divisoria. It was so pretty! |
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| It has 3 tones - pink for my bridesmaid, lavender for my secondary sponsors and orange and green for my matron of honor |
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| Ms Mara Dizon was the one who made the entourage dresses |
Wedding Preparation - GROOM
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| Groom's flatlay |
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| Dapper Groom in Je & Co suit and @GeorginaSasha sunnies |
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| Groomsmen: (l-r) Melchor, Alex, Ged, Christian, Migs, Kevin, Marvin, Thirdy and Jauro |
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| Mike's lovely family |
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| The dashing lads wore #GSunnies from @georginasasha |
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| Pastel neckties were purchased online in the US |
Wedding Ceremony
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| The venue is quite steep so upon going to the venue guests can see these signs (pic by @hellokris) |
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| Welcome Signage. Carlo, my production designer did very well! |
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| My guests from different places |
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| Pretty Bride and Groom Ceremony Chairs (calligraphy by @thewordaffair) |
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| Hanging bottles with pretty pastel flowers |
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| Pastel flowers for the aisle setup |
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| Calligraphy of ChaMike's journey from the first time we've met... |
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| ...until proposal |
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| White garden folding chairs with my DIY seat labels |
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| Aisle setup, our love journey calligraphed by @thewordaffair (pic by @hellokris) |
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| Welcome signage with refreshments, program fans, umbrellas, shawl, confetti cones and stamp station |
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| Cute bearers <3 |
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| Flower fairies with their flower wands |
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| Live watercolor artist during our ceremony |
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| Walk |
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| I wanted my Lola and Mike's Grampa to walk as part of the entourage. I made them carry signs <3 they're too cute, right? |
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| Jittering but excited! Btw the earrings were my 'something borrowed' from my Lola |
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| Few more seconds |
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| This is it! |
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| When everyone was looking at you |
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| Walk with Cham down the aisle |
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| Aaaaw.. |
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| Here comes the bride |
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| Ceremony |
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| Listening intently to Pastor Erwin |
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| Got kilig on Mike's vows: You saved me |
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| Mike sure knows how to make a swoon-wothry vow |
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| You may kiss the bride |
Post Nup Pictorial
Reception
Same Day Edit of Chug Cadiogan
I've watched it countless times. Hope you like it as much as we do. Thanks Sir Chug for this <3.
ChaMike Lovestory
I've always believed that Mike and I had a unique and cute love story so making this AVP was a must in our reception program. Big thanks to our good friend and master editor, Adz Abarquez for creating a masterpiece.
Reminiscing all these good memories makes me so kilig. To all single ladies, I hope you'll be inspired to find your soulmate and believe in true love. To all future brides, I hope you got some ideas for your own wedding. If you have questions, just comment below. I'll try to answer all your queries. Also there are two tips that I can give you - 1) follow the desires of your heart so you have no regrets whatsoever, after all this is YOUR wedding and 2) relax on the actual day! You don't want to look haggard and stressed right? and to my dear husband, I've said this in my vow and I will say it again here: Always remember that even if travel to the farthest and most wonderful destinations here beside you is my favorite place to be. You are my greatest adventure, Mike.
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| Newlyweds |
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| Mr and Mrs |
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| Entourage pictorial <3 |
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| #ChaMiKiss |
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| Happy <3 |
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| #ChaMikiss as husband and wife |
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| Let Love Sparkle |
Cocktails & Lawn Games
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| Cocktails Area |
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| Postcard guestbook. Guests pick a postcard, write their well wishes then drop it inside our mailbox |
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| Our ChaMike mailbox <3 |
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| Photo Area |
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| Lawn Games 1 - Ladder Golf |
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| Lawn Games 2 - Tic Tac Toe |
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| Lawn Games 3 - Ring Toss |
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| Reception set-up |
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| Narra Hill's Pavillion |
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| VIP set-up |
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| With calligraphy of all the places ChaMike's had been to |
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| Table cities instead of table numbers |
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| All these impeccable calligraphy are written by my good friend, Kaye @thewordaffair |
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| Singapore Table |
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| Puerto Princesa Table |
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| Seoul Table |
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| Johor Bahru |
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| Along with the table cities are mini globe made by the set men |
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| There are also DIY watercolor postcards of ChaMike's photos |
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| At the back of the postcard is a brief description of ChaMike's memorable memories of that particular city |
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| Watercolor Cake with ChaMike cake topper |
I've watched it countless times. Hope you like it as much as we do. Thanks Sir Chug for this <3.
I've always believed that Mike and I had a unique and cute love story so making this AVP was a must in our reception program. Big thanks to our good friend and master editor, Adz Abarquez for creating a masterpiece.
Reminiscing all these good memories makes me so kilig. To all single ladies, I hope you'll be inspired to find your soulmate and believe in true love. To all future brides, I hope you got some ideas for your own wedding. If you have questions, just comment below. I'll try to answer all your queries. Also there are two tips that I can give you - 1) follow the desires of your heart so you have no regrets whatsoever, after all this is YOUR wedding and 2) relax on the actual day! You don't want to look haggard and stressed right? and to my dear husband, I've said this in my vow and I will say it again here: Always remember that even if travel to the farthest and most wonderful destinations here beside you is my favorite place to be. You are my greatest adventure, Mike.
5 comments
Cham, you had such a beautiful wedding!!! ❤️ I felt more inspired to plan my own wedding after I've seen yours on Facebook. I can't wait to read your honeymoon blog - if budget permits, I may just follow your footsteps! �� Have fun on your new journey with Mike as husband and wife. Cheers! -Juds
ReplyDeleteJuds! Thank you and welcome :) Hoping you'll have stress-free wedding planning (which I doubt) but enjoy it nonetheless! Hopefully I can blog about our honeymoon before your actual trip so you can read it ahead :) hehehe
DeleteBeautiful post Ate! Erich said your wedding looks so prefect! We enjoyed watching your video! And you are welcome! Love you always Ate!
ReplyDeleteAaaaaw!!! Thanks Gin! Love you sooo much!
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