Supplier in Focus: Joe San Antonio

Chic, bubbly, kikay, madaldal and charming—this is Joe San Antonio as a person. But as a designer she’s very professional and really does her best in every dress and gowns she make. She knows her craft very well and is very passionate about it.


A graduate of the Fashion Institute of the Philippines, Joe designs can range from classic, sweet & timeless up to funky, edgy and fashionable. Her clothes are actually being sold at The Ramp Crossings and at BackStage.

Having established herself in the world of fashionistas, she is now trying to conquer the wedding fashion. She is a budding name in the wedding industry with the beautiful wedding gowns that she designs but still in a very reasonable price. She could create your dream gown that is still within your means without sacrificing the quality. See some of the gowns she designed below.

Another interesting talent that Joe has is that she also designs shoes and bags. I've seen some of them and they are really nice. I've asked her to design one for me. I'll let you all know if I get the "this is it feeling" when I get the design from her. 'Till my next post =)

frustrations...

Barely three months before the wedding, frustrations and issues are coming out one by one.


Frustrations over one of our suppliers who does not know how and when to set client expectations. I am being led to assuming that all is good and that my requests are understood. And yet, when I scrutinized the setup that was when I found out that she had a different understanding of my request. Grrrr! It felt like I have to fill in the blanks for me to get the whole scenario or I should always ask probing questions which should not be the case because I am the client and it is her responsibility to tell me what I should need to know.

Frustrations with Ryan for being uncooperative.

Frustrations with the number of things that are not happening as planned.

Frustrations with myself for not being able to finish things as scheduled.

Hayyy…

Oculars and Detailing with Kuya Romy & Kuya Sherwin

Such a busy and tiring day this was.

5:15 AM— On my way to our office for live video conference product training. Antok pa ako!

6:10 AM— Arrived at the office and the training has already started. Waaaah! Late ako!

Even with the power naps I’ve took during breaks, I've felt my eyes closing in the middle of the training session. I am really and absolutely sleepy. Yawnnn!

12:00 NN—Finally! Our training was over. I stopped by the ladies restroom to fix myself a bit before I rushed to Trinoma Mall where Kuya Romy, Kuya Sherwin and his wife, Ate Alice, were waiting.
12:30 PM—Reached Trinoma. Met with Kuya Romy, Kuya Sherwin and Ate Alice, had lunch and a few laughs with them before going to our next itenerary. Grabe parang amazing race etoh!

1:30 PM—Off we went to Christ the King Parish in Greenmeadows.

Kuya Romy, our florist and owner of 1970 Event Stylist, had an ocular through the church. He tried to picture how he would set up the flowers in the aisle and explained it to me. Ryan came a few minutes later.

While they are discussing a few details, I dropped by the Parish office and asked some questions about the marriage banns. I also had to cancell our supposed schedule for the precana seminar on Sept 25-26 since my niece baptism is on Sept.25.

2:00 PM—We’re off to La Huerta Estate, Antipolo.

Mr. Anton Lorenzo was there to meet us. He accompanied us while we are showing the whole place to our suppliers. Kuya Romy surveyed the place while I explain some details on how I want things to be setup. Ryan, on the other hand, talked to Kuya Sherwin and discussed the things for the sounds and lights since it’s his friends who will be playing at the wedding.

Both of them loved La Huerta. It was their first time at La Huerta and they instantly liked the place. They say it’s naturally beautiful and classical. Somehow, when you’re inside La Huerta it seems like you are in a different world. A very beautiful and enchanting world if I must say.

5:00 PM—Heading back to the Metro.

A funny story while we are heading back to the metro. Kuya Romy asked the driver to stop by the sidewalk vendor so that he could buy something made from Antipolo. It is his proof daw to his wife that he really went to Antipolo. Ahahaha…

7:00 PM—Strawberries and Cream at Starbucks, a very nice way to end the day.

We further discussed the details at Starbucks in Gateway Mall, while enjoying a grande strawberries & cream frappuccino. =)

We also handed our 2nd partial payment for their service before we part ways. Shucks! Start na ang malalaking gastos namen.

11:00 PM—At home finally!


Just finishing this entry before I doze off to bed.

Eto na yun. Crunch Time na!

OT: Happy Birthday Mama!

Your unconditional love and support kept me going through the years.

No matter how many times I’ve fallen, you are always there to help me get up on my feet.
You are my number one fan no matter what...

We often fight about a lot of things, big and small, major issues and petty issues.
But don’t ever think that I love and respect you less because for me you are one of the persons in this world that I cannot live without...

By your birthday next year, I am no longer just your “Bunso” but Ryan’s wife already.
But have no fear, because I will always be here for you supporting and loving like what you have always been to me....

Happy Birthday Mama! I love you!

Photo-ops with the MYPHOTATO brothers—our first pre-nup!

Yep. You read it right. This is the first of the three pre-nups we will be having. Two of which are blessings pero goodluck naman sa wardrobe and ideas di ba?! This is one of that two. Anyway, we started our afternoon by getting lost in UP Diliman campus, ehehehe...Lost and don’t know where to go, we decided to park at the nearest building and parking lot available, and informed Kel where we are parked. Kel and Mar came after a few minutes in a mint green car.

Who are Kel and Mar? They are the Myphotato brothers, or so what their team is called, who also happens to be a sub-team for Redsheep. Although they continue to shoot for Redsheep, they’ve put up their own wedding photography business and are now trying to make their mark in the industry.

A budding team in the industry, the brothers is hip, cool, funny, but a very talented team of photographers. They have their own style and more than the directed shots & poses, they prefer capturing real moments, candid moments as they come—making them ideal for couples or persons who are not so keen in posing in front of the camera like Ryan. Ryan is really a camera-shy-type of person but somehow during the shoot he’s relaxed and comfortable in front of their cameras. Perhaps it helped that they were having friendly conversation with us and that they were trying to know us a bit more not just as their subjects. They made us feel that we are friends, which is what I like the most about them. The shoot went easy because we were comfortable with them since it felt that we were just having fun with our friends =). And because they wanted to capture more of our candid moments, they asked us to talk to each other as much as we could. As in, naubusan na kame ng topic na pag uusapan ni Ryan! We ended up smiling and laughing at each other because we have nothing else to discuss =) Kaya sa mga magpre—pre-nup better prepare a lot of topic to talk about =)

Here are some of our prenup pics courtesy of Kel and Mar. Hope you like it! (chubby chubby nga lang ako...ehehehe...kelangan na talagang mag effort sa diet...ehehehe)

Nakangiti si Ryan! Rare occasions yan! ehehehe

Pa-sweet lang! =)

Fave ko to!

Sabi nila para daw akong naka-yapak sa picture on the left...ahahahha

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