Our Invitation Supplier: Print & Co.

I encountered “Print & Co.” last February 20,2015 during the “Weddings and Debuts 2015 Bridal Fair” in SM Megamall.

I was drawn by their display and its affordability. I talked to Mr. Mat Tagle, one of owners of Print & Co., and he told me that they have no minimum number of pieces, they follow no templates and they are very flexible when it comes to pegs and designs.

I got their classic package: main invite and entourage page (5.5 X 8.5 in), RSVP (4 X 3 in) and envelope at P52 per invite (20% discount from their original P65 per invite).

I deposited P1,000 for 50 invites and I added 70 pcs. envelope enclosure worth P350.

Last April, I sent our design peg to Print & Co.’s email account. It was a simple and classic design suited for our Blush Pink Rustic wedding.

Ms. Chel, one of the owners and designers of Print & Co, gladly help me with the look of our invitation. She even designed our logo to have a personalized touch.

She was very accommodating to inquiries and changes to our invitation, from the layout, fonts to colors. Name it, unlimited revisions to achieve our approval.

Print & Co follows one month timetable for printing. In case you want to have it rushed or print a piece for sample invitation they will charge you for a fee.

Here’s a sample of our wedding invitation that we got last August 2015:

PRINT & CO contact details:

(02) 9758832

http://www.printandcompany.com

orders.printandcompany@gmail.com

9:00 am to 6:00 pm Mon-Fri

Prenup Session in Dubai

From July 14 to 22, 2015, I went to Dubai with my sisters and officemate for travel and to spend quality time with my fiance, Ronald, and celebrate my 35th birthday with him.

In order to maximize our week-long vacation, Ronald and I decided to have our Prenup session during our stay.

Months before our much awaited prenup session, I contacted my former GMA colleagues and close friends, Oliver and Girlie Serrano.

They are both based in Dubai and they are working for companies related to Video Production.

Oliver is a freelance and most requested cameraman in Dubai and in the Philippines 🙂 While, Girlie works at an advertising firm inside Dubai Media City.

Our initial plan is to get Oliver as our photographer and videographer.

But Oliver admitted that he cannot do two things at the same time.

Instead they referred to us Mr. Paul Barrera who is a professional photographer in Dubai and he is experienced in doing prenup photography including Oliver and Girlie’s prenup session in 2012.

We had a meeting with Kuya Paul in one of the food courts inside Dubai Mall. And he was very approachable and open to ideas. He even suggested that I look into Pinterest to gather pegs for our Prenup shoot.

Girlie became our over-all prenup coordinator. She drafted our itinerary, shoot schedule and of course coordinated all our locations. And she did an excellent job 👍 (Thanks mare 😘).

July 18,2015 — the date of our Prenup Session.

As early as 7 am, I had my hair and make-up done in one of the local salons in Dubai. The salon is located downstairs of the Condominium building where Oliver and Girlie resides (and also where we stayed during our trip — thank you Obhey and Girlie for accommodating us).

Since I am not confident in DIY Hair and Make-up, this Pakistani lady became my angel and instant savior (see picture below).

A total of 250 dirhams or 3,000 pesos for the hair and make-up with hand and toe nails cleaning and retouch services.

Although it was a bit expensive (compared to local salons in Manila), still it was a good decision because the make-up lasted the whole day. (Sulit pa rin) 😉

When it comes to our prenup outfits, I did not hire a prenup stylist to save cash.

We just capitalized on Dubai’s famous tourist spots.

And I took charge of mixing and matching our outfits 😉.

For the beach look:

Ronald wore Marks and Spencer Short Sleeves Striped Dark Blue Polo over White Shirt, Khaki Shorts and Rayban Shades.

I wore H&M Pink one sided short dress with gold belt and accessories. Matched with Grendha comfy sandals.

Below are some of the pictures taken at the Jumeirah Beach in front of Dubai’s famous hotel and landmark “Burj Al Arab”.

For the City look:

Ronald had Marks and Spencer Light Blue Longsleeves Polo, Black pants and shoes.

I had my black and white polkadots corset top from St. Francis Tiangge Mall and peach flowing skirt from The Landmark Department Store, matched with my CLN gold strap sandals.

Here are some of the pictures in front of the tallest building in the world “Burj Khalifa”.

Third is our formal look by the desert.

Ronald wore a Black Suit and White Longsleeves Polo from Marks and Spencer, black pants and black shoes.

I wore a beaded white sweetheart neckline and empire cut long gown from Cinderella matched with white wedge sandals with green leaves design from Charles and Keith.

I also bought flowers from the local flower shop to add life and contrast to the dry desert.

Our 4th and final look… The Playful look.

Ronald wore his white shirt, folded his black pants and to achieve a more local look we add a blue head shawl usually worn by Arab Men.

I wore white long dress with colorful floral design from Bangkok.

To have a second look, Girlie suggested to change my hair and achieve a natural look.

We really enjoyed our prenup session and we are very much satisfied with the outcome of our prenup photos.

And since it was our labor of love, I submitted some of our prenup photos to Themes and Motifs’ website and joined their promo.

Luckily, our pictures were chosen and they included us on their top 10 endearing engagement photos for 2015.

The photos were published and released by Themes and Motifs on their “Inspirations for Weddings Magazine” last September 2015. (See pictures below)

Thank you for visiting our wedding blogsite. And we hope you enjoyed reading and looking at our pictures as much as we do. 😍