Of all the parties I’ve styled, Nirvana’s Christening Party was my most favorite so far because 1.) Mel and I spent most of our free time hand-stitching the props—stuffed donuts made by our own hands. It was also a nice family bonding while taking care of our baby. 2.) We didn’t use any balloons despite of it being a staple for parties. 3.) Most of our scraps from crafting were cleaned and stuffed inside the donuts. If not zero waste at least we were able to minimize it.
Someday, I’m gonna tell Nirvana that I threw her an eco-friendly party and I made her daddy learn how to hand-stitch all for her. 💚
Someday, I’m gonna tell Nirvana that I threw her an eco-friendly party and I made her daddy learn how to hand-stitch all for her. 💚
There are four things we love about this wedding. First, its cool, muted color scheme of blues, grays, and greens. Second, the unique and personalized elements, like the invitation cards, giveaways, and the other fun reception details. Third, the laid-back, intimate... read more
When Pau contacted us a month ago and let us in on his secret plan to propose to his long time love, Nette, I couldn’t just miss the chance. He wanted us to design the event as a birthday party more than a surprise proposal. We added party trends like balloon garland with touches of romantic elements like festoon lights, fresh flowers and candlelights.
So in one of the nicest restaurants in Naga, while violin and piano music filled the air with sweet tunes, we created a romantic rose gold set up and witnessed a stunning Nette say YES to Pau. What a beautiful moment to be part of.
WARNING: THIS IS A PERSONAL POST. You know what I realized, motherhood’s journey will not be the same with others. Always different from someone else. While most of the moms I know struggle from postpartum, or worries that their child‘s development is delayed, mine started as early as the 6th week of my pregnancy. My pregnancy was diagnosed as blighted ovum. Thankfully, the following week a heartbeat was found. Then on my 21st week, an echogenic focci was found on my baby’s heart, which is a down syndrome markdown so imagine the torture it brought me. But you know what, pregnancy prepares you to motherhood. It made me realize that I am made of tough stuff, physically and mentally. Not only can I endure massive amounts of pain, but my body can deliver life and nourish life. This whole journey strengthens not only me, but my faith in God. It is always miraculous. My last ultrasound showed no markdown at all. My baby is clear from any possible congeniality disorder now.
Wedding project from invitation design, bouquet arrangement, ceremony, and cocktail set up to reception styling for one of my oldest friends in life, Rosa Armida on my 7th month of pregnancy.
Photos are unofficial, shot by Dailies Studios.
Photos are unofficial, shot by Dailies Studios.
We transformed Don Rodolfo's Café into an intimate venue for a closed-door dinner to welcome Nick’s birthday with Naga’s online community turned offline friends.
Pinterest was my partner while planning our wedding. I spent so much time browsing for inspirations and ideas to make our wedding worth to remember. And despite being mostly DIY, it involves a lot of good people in our lives. I have always wanted it to be intimate, personal, and for every guest not just to attend, but for them to participate. I was just glad that most of the people around us were nothing but supportive.
Having worked in the wedding industry for some time as an event stylist, I knew exactly what my wedding should be like. I wanted to get married in an intimate church. I wanted it to look intact and where I can see everyone's reactions. I'm also the kind of person who's not really into making a scene or an attention so I opted for a short aisle to walk down. Yup total of 21 steps.
Sharing with you the mood board I made last year for our wedding. Creating a mood board is my personal way of therapy. And with unlimited inspirations and ideas on Pinterest, I'm always at my best mental state.
The Bouquets
The Ceremony Venue
The Reception
They say working with family or relatives has the potential to be very hard and challenging. It can bring out the best and the worst in both of our working relationships. Planning Ysabella's graduation party, however, didn't end up difficult at all. It was challenging but never had a conflict dealing with her and her mom.
We started working on the party last year, the biggest and most extravagant party I did. My cousin, Ysabella and my Tita Darling were so hands-on, they were giving me ideas about almost every glorious detail. They wanted an all-white occasion to celebrate Ysabella's graduation and at the same time a send off to med school celebration. The guests were requested to wear white attire. The entire venue was filled with whites too like drapes, tables, chair, and lanterns. We added few touches of greens and brown to bring out a rustic vibe. They knew exactly what they wanted to make the party stand out.
We started working on the party last year, the biggest and most extravagant party I did. My cousin, Ysabella and my Tita Darling were so hands-on, they were giving me ideas about almost every glorious detail. They wanted an all-white occasion to celebrate Ysabella's graduation and at the same time a send off to med school celebration. The guests were requested to wear white attire. The entire venue was filled with whites too like drapes, tables, chair, and lanterns. We added few touches of greens and brown to bring out a rustic vibe. They knew exactly what they wanted to make the party stand out.
To make every single detail personal was the idea of our wedding. I wanted it to be creative and at the same time special and meaningful. So when Mel and I decided to finally tie the knot, I made sure that all the little details will be taken care of especially those for people who have been part of our lives in the past decade.
I hosted a festive and fun gathering the next day after Christmas to celebrate life and friendship with my closest friends from college. We collectively called ourselves, Kabakabs. (I know it’s a terrible name.) But all of the fun and crazy memories of my college years were with them - Mharj, Hazel, Avril, Ayen, Sam, Karen, Ruvi and the only boy in the group, Aj.