DIY: Pop-Up Save-the-date Invites!

I finally had the time to post our pop-up STDs. Concept was mine but a number of people helped me in completing this project. Thanks to my brother again for the cartoon drawings, Chel for the layout, Ayeth for the board papers, and to Mai & Mel for helping me in cutting out the papers. Yey to us! =)

Here's the finish product!

Front Design

Inner layout & pop-ups!

DIY: Ring for a Kiss!

Ayeth and I had a DIY coffeedate at starbucks a few weeks back. I finally managed to create a sample of our kissing bells then. And after a few more tries, I was able to define a more systematic way of creating the bells and perfect the ribbons and knots.

Here are our Kissing Bells! (Though I still have to finish a few more sets)

Finish Product

I used chopsticks since it suits our theme.

Four months to go and we're now licensed to wed!

I just got our marriage license earlier today! We're now licensed to wed!

Shucks! four months to go na lang! Suppliers payment is up soon and so are our prenups, detailing, invites, gown fittings, etc...I still have lots of DIYs to finish...It's crunch time na!

OT: I am moving on...

Today , I start a new day...new colleagues, new environment, new office. I have moved on.

After what had happened a few months back with my previous office, I've reached my saturation point and knew that it was no longer healthy for me to stay with my previous office.

To the people I've come to know and have grown close with in my previous company, thanks for friendship and memories. I will see you on the wedding.

To my detractors, I have moved on! Farewell!

Marriage License Seminar and License Application—Done!

Aug 11—Ryan and I attended the Marriage Counseling and Family Planning seminars at Cainta Municipal Hall. It was a good three hours. Both Ryan and I were sleepy while sitting in the room and listening to the speaker. Though I must give credit to the speaker since he did try his best to make the seminar lively and fun. He cracked jokes every now and then and other participants were actually enjoying his talk. I guess were just really sleepy at that time. Ryan just knocked off from work and I slept late the night before. We got our certificate of attendance for both seminars after we had our lunch.

I met up with my mom after the seminar as Ryan went home to sleep. We went to SM Megamall and got the CErtificate of NO MARriage (CENOMAR) we requested a couple of weeks ago, window-shopped, had a check up with an opthalmologist and bought a rice cooker. I was really tired when we reached home.

Aug 13—Ryan and I returned to Cainta Municipal Hall and went straight to Local Civil Registrar office. We filed our application for a marriage license (Shuck! marriage license??totoo na talaga to...ikakasal na ako!). The administrator was actually a bit hesistant since the date for our wedding and the expiration date of our license are too close. Our wedding date is on Dec 22 and our marriage license will expire on Dec 24 but we said it is okay so long as our license is valid on the day of our wedding. We had to this since I will be moving on to my new work by Monday and I will not have any leaves by then. So, I have to fix everything that I could while I am still on terminal leave. They eventually did allow us to file our application after a few explanation and a few white lies…ehehehe… =)

For those who would like to know the process and requirements in applying for a marriage license, please check the steps below:

1. Secure a copy of the following documents:

       a. NSO copy of both yours and your fiance’s Birth Certificate and CENOMAR. To be safe get two copies of each. I have to request for another CENOMAR for the two of us since the registrar in Cainta took the original copies.
       
       TIP: You may also secure a copy from SM business centers in SM malls. It costs only 20 pesos more if   you get it directly from NSO office. A copy of a Cenomar costs P215 and a birth certificate costs P160 (NSO Rates are P195 and P140 respectively). This will save you the hassles in going to NSO and the long lines.

      b. Certificate of Residence (CEDULA)
      c. Certificate of Attendance for Marriage Counselling Seminar
      d. Certificate of Attendance for Family Planning Seminar
             NOTE: You can only get the certificate of attendance for the seminars once you have completed them.

2. Check the schedule and attend the Marriage Counselling and Family Planning at your Municipall Hall or City Hall. (For Cainta, its scheduled every Wednesday at 9 AM-12 NN )

TIP: It would be best to inquire with your civil registrar office if this is still a requirement with them. Some  municipalities or city halls does not require couples to attend this anymore. Or ask them if they will honor your certificate of attendance in a Pre-Cana or Discovery Weekend seminar as a replacement for the Marriage Counseling seminar. In this way you’ll only need to attend the Family Planning and will save you time.

3. Fill up an application form from your Civil Registrar office and submit it together with your other documents and pay the marriage license application fee (For Cainta its P350). Ensure to keep the claim stub that will be given after your application has been filed.

4. Claim your marriage license after ten calendar days.

Hope this information helps!

Another must-do off our list! Yey!

Canonical Interview—Done!

We had our canonical interview earlier today. I plan to schedule this on Aug 10 but since Janice informed me that they will be having theirs today, I willingly agreed to schedule ours today as well. When we got to Chris the King, five other couples aside from Janice and Jake were already there. Janice and I were actually behaved this time. We’re not that loud and rowdy as we usually are. Parang hindi talaga kame. Sayang wala si Che (ni Dave).

bangag! pero si Ryan naka-smile...ehehehe =)

Aliw talaga tong heading ng canonical interview form..ehehehe =)

nagmamaganda kamen ni Janice..Behave kame jan....ehehehe =)

One must-do now off our list. Canonical Interviews—checked! Precana seminar coming up!

DIY session at starbucks with Ayeth

Ayeth and I discussed this DIY session a couple of hours after we all parted ways coming from the wedding congress and our chitchat session in starbucks. Oh di ba adik talaga kame kakatapos lang ng EB nagsched na naman kame ng bago. =)

In fairness, our DIY session proved to be productive. I was able to start with our kissing bells and Ayeth was able to finish her entourage’s fascinators.

Scripted yan...kunwari nde ko alam na may picture...ahahaha!

Ayeth's fascinators

 saka na ung full view ng kissing bells ko...have another entry for it =)

I was able to finish 10 kissing bells, 80 more pieces to go. Wish me luck with my other DIYs.