Nieves:: Gabi ng Parangal

I have never seen a family as beautiful as Nanay Nieves’. To come up with a production as this in the United States is just beyond me, the grandchildren and children of Nanay Nieves sang and danced Filipino music and OPM’s for an hour and a half straight. 

This song sums how close and admirable they are. I can honestly go on, but words won’t give justice. I was watching them in awe and slight tears. 

Wag ka nang umiyak sa mundong pabago-bago

Pag-ibig ko ay totoo

Ako ang iyong bangka

Kung magalit man ang alon at panahon

Sabay tayong aahon

Kung wala ka ng maintindihan

Kung wala ka ng makapitan

Kapit ka sa akin (kapit ka sa akin)

Hindi kita bibitawan

Wag ka nang umiyak mahaba man ang araw

Uuwi ka sa yakap ko

Wag mo nang damdamin

Kung wala ako sa iyong tabi

Iiwan ko ang puso ko sayo

At kung pakiramdaman mo'y

Wala ka ng kakampi

Isipin mo ako dahil

Puso't isip ko'y nasa iyong tabi

I’ve been asked how do we do these projects away from turf, quite easy because we’ve been lucky enough to have clients who “obey” the design direction we want, and it does super help to have Mavelle - Nanay Nieves’ apo- have an aligned crazy need to have a beautiful party like we do. Oh how fun was the planning part and all those purchasing of what we need. 

Venue:: Holiday Inn, San Francisco USA
Planning and Coordination:: Mavelle Peralta
Floral and Event Styling:: Ava's Cakes and Events
Lights and Sounds:: Colors and Music by Darwin Laurencio
Party Cake:: Ava's Cakes and Events
Printables:: Mavelle Peralta & Buboy Peralta
Choreography and Program Director:: Joel Capistrano, Tonts Peralta, Mavelle Peralta
Musical Arrangements:: Eric Cayetano
Gowns:: Amor Albano

We started with this space and ended up with that loveliness above. We had to bring in the cake, capiz shells and lanterns, buri hats, sinamay, and what nots. 

So this is LOVE:: Chrissy + Glenn

Yes, this is LOVE. As we've wrapped this loveliness for darling Christine and Glenn, I tick off working in a mansion in our event venue bucket list. This gorgeous venue, the Grand Island Mansion, is a gem in the middle of nowhere, tucked in acres and acres of never ending farmlands and the charming Consomnes river with those beautiful drawbridges we had to cross just to get there.

 

When we first heard of the project, I kinda wished we were commissioned to do even just the cake, but as luck would have it, we were asked to work on styling the wedding. Though daunting, because I knew we wont have our crew with us, my excitement was enough to agree and send those proposals. The bride and I coordinated closely amidst the distance, we were in the Philippines, she was in Vegas. I picked the furniture's needed, she rented them. I picked the vases, the candle goblets, the smallest lovely detail, and she would send me confirmation that we have them after a few days.

 

We handcarried enough black shantung overlays and sequined runners from the Philippines to California which looked so beautiful under the intricate vintage vases with those lovely florals in between mercury candle holders. The head tables had white orchid showers, dramatic Black Forest calla lilies, more lovely white florals, and of course more votives that created a very glamorous set up following our palette of black, white, green, and gold.

Christine's bouquet was so beautiful. It had so many textures from the variety of florals we used. We had scabiousas, maiden hair ferns,Ecuadoreans, garden roses, star of bethlehems, black dahlias, Veronica's, chocolate cosmos! Her bouquet smelled sweet and delicious! Believe me.

 

Venue:: Grand Island Mansion, Walnut Grove California

Floral styling:: Ava's Cakes and Events

Photographer:: Passion Studios

Lights and Sounds:: Method Entertainment

 

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