Breakfast at Tiffany :: Germaine's 1st

It's quite refreshing to have a party theme that is adapted from an adult movie. Germaine's mommy, Gaia, was choosing between this and Pride and prejudice. Obviously, Breakfast at Tiffany's prevailed.

So our interpretation was to have lots of greens and whites, a few blacks and the signature Tiffany color in different shades.





The dessert bar we styled. Contents from Raffy Danao.


All lined up, nice and lovely.









Germaine's stacked Tiffany box cakes and Audrey Hepburn's ubiquitous sunnies which we made.


Pearls and laces!



Happy birthday little Germaine. Now I look forward seeing you grow up like your lovely mommy and perhaps Audrey Hepburn.

Filipiniana loveliness :: Lara + Vic

With the risk of sounding like a broken record, for the longest time we've been waiting to work on a Filipiniana wedding. And as usual, the heavens never fail us, we were given this project at the right time, the church with the loveliest interior that suits what we have in mind, at the most iconic Ilocos reception venue and of course to the most apt couple - the groom Vic-Vic Magsaysay, a grandson of the late president Ramon Magsaysay and the bride, the lovely Lara Tabifranca.

From day 1 of this project, it was a challenge. I had to drag the mister to the first meeting we did them. He was so reluctant doing a meeting on my birthday. Yet, I'm glad we went, without even knowing who we were supposed to work for nor what nor where. The second challenge was coming up with the proposal. Something as clean as the brides pegs, yet as classy and of course, Filipiniana!

The third challenge was Typhoon Yolanda. If by fate would need to cancel all flights, there goes our flowers... It rode the same plane as their guests rode. I was constantly monitoring the plane schedule while doing the props inventory we needed for this loveliness.

And the biggest challenge and so far the last, was the weather. We had sunshine peeking through then really cloudy skies. Then a few short rain showers which made us hope we will be able to pull through with the garden wedding. The lovely team of Jody Liwanag of Events Experts and I agreed to have it there as long as it doesn't rain by 1 in the afternoon. And like I said, the weather was testing us with the few short rain showers it gave. Yet at close to 4 in the afternoon, an hour and a half before the wedding reception has to start, it gave us a downpour! We had no choice but to move EVERYTHING to the ballroom. For starters, you wouldn't want to know how heavy everything was. Bottom line, we managed, we made it. Thank you heavens!

























































































































































































































































































































Lara and Vic, our most heartfelt congratulations for the both of you. We wish you the loveliest days ahead. It has been truly an honor to be a part of your ever after.

Ceremony venue:: Sta.Monica Church, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte
Reception venue:: Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel
Cake and Event Styling :: Kit and Ace of Ava's Cakes and Events
Event planner and Coordinator:: Jody Liwanag of Events and Experts
Bridal gown:: Cecilio Abad
Photographer :: Dino Lara
Videographer :: Phoeben Teocson
Photo booth :: Iclick photo booth

- kit m.

Order in the court errr not!

It's been quite sometime that I've written my thoughts. For the past few days, though it's not new, we've been preoccupied with lovely projects, paper works, parent duties and so much more.

And of all craziness, again, as we prepare for this weeks loveliness, I insisted we do an inventory of all of our props, catalog them, check if are they boxed accordingly. Frames in one box, Parisian items in another, same colored lanterns in one, wooden candelabras together and so on and so forth! Yikes!

My grandmother would always remind us the need to take cafe of our investments. Taking care is as important as acquiring them. Right! Right!


I love love the collection above. It came from different places. The white inverted thing which I don't know what it is called came from Torrance. The blue molding given by a friend, the chunky candle balusters from my favorite home store in the motherland, the Eiffel Tower tapered candle holders from Kailua, the large metal thing from Carson, frames from everywhere. Tin boxes from Pearl City, oh and the gramophone which I haven't yet returned to the lovely mermaid. Sigh! Everything right there is close to my heart.



Lanterns of different size, look and feel. My personal favorite as of this moment is the wooden large one. It can double as a bird cage!



Those hurricane candle holders are divine. We forgot to wrap them individually with bubble wrap and as they rubbed each other, it incurred chips and so. Glad that the damage actually made them more rustic, natural... Lovelier! I shudder otherwise.



Most if not all in those box are my swap meet finds. The clock still has it's three dollar tag. Teehee!


How do you put sanity in your belongings? In the past, I had been always a stickler to order but not as I need to be now. Believe me, managing all of these lovely things can be crazy at times, specially when you do an impromptu check and they're scattered like of no value at all. Now, the challenge is up to how long can we maintain our props room's orderliness.

- kit m.