Vintage romantic :: Renemar + Ivy

Just a little trivia on this wedding. Melody, Harmony, Ivy, Charity, Dwight. Done with the first three. We have two more, and I hope we get to do the other two weddings for the family still. Teehee!

From a lovely dinner last night and deprived sleep, I am so glad we were able to pull this off. We just decided last night on what materials we shall be using for the hurricane lamps. So I called an impromptu meeting (again!) and tasked them to secure what I needed. Ha! Ha! What a slave driver.

So this morning, I woke up a little later than usual... Lo and behold, the staff were set to go... Along with what we needed.





I love how vintage-y the cake is. Very very simple... Yet still lovely.





Ace took that shot above. Very clever!














Again, I am quite pleased with the outcome of this wedding. And from the responses I got, the loveliest came from married ones... Wanting to get married again for lack of words on how to describe what they are seeing. Yay! Thank you! And even if I had to cut my lovely rolls of lace, it was all worth it. The drama that came with that... I dont mind now. Ha! Ha!

Ivy and Renemar, thank you for entrusting us to do your wedding. To lots of nights and days of blissful togetherness, much love!

Mickey lovin' this December:: Ivan's birthday

The challenge whenever we are tasked to do a character themed party is that we have to come up with something that isn't yet done (which is very hard to do). For Ivan's party however, I'm a little bit thankful that it fell on this month. It's actually a cross between Mickey Mouse and Christmas.


The sorcerer mickey was a find I got at Hawaii's swap meet. Teehee! I told you, all the parties we have this December have traces of Alohaland on it.





The black Christmas wreath was a score from National bookstore. It was a garland which I halved and converted into two lovely wreaths. The ribbon was from Costco.


The framed Mickey icons... I love. Ace and I DIY-ed it on the spot. The frames, I had it done at my good friend Joy's frameshop, Arwen's. the patterned paper for Mickey mouse's head was from Ben and Franklins.


The Mickey topiary heads was a spur of the moment thing. I needed plants for the planters, teehee. Again, I used my edger puncher to make Mickey's ears.


Yay! I hope the little one's happy with what we did. 1st Kiddie party for the month done... Ready for the next? We sure are!

- kit m.

Location:Laoag City,Philippines

Simply Elegant:: Monica + Jason

I am lost of words on how to describe this wedding, more so, put a title on this post. Believe me, the instructions for this event was that it should be done as simply as possible, yet come out as lovely as it can be.

And whenever we do weddings here at Sitio Remedios, my excitement is more than usual. There is something in Sitio that makes it special and that it is just but a few, a select few who can understand the loveliness this quaint place can offer.

Our couple for the day must be the most laid back we've ever had. It was actually a little hard at first because I am clueless on what they wanted.When I thought we'd be doing very grand arrangements, we did just the opposite. If I remember correctly, I was instructed to use flowers half or much lesser than we normally use. Teehee!

Paper roses all lined up.

Roses and berries so pretty.

The bride's bouquet was a mix of lovely blooms in purple and orange hues. When I showed her the photo's of the blooms we were using, her face just lit up. I wonder what she thought of the bouquet after.

Drummer boy cake

Christmas icons as cupcake toppers

Monica and Jason's unconventional wedding cake

 Their wedding cake was a cupcake tower of Christmas icons. The cake they sliced was topped with an edible replica of their drummer boy's. We just made the other one, a drummer girl though. It had curled eyelashes, teehee!

Come dusk, this was how the place looked like. I love how simple yet elegant it had become.

And to Ms. Monica and Sir Jason, may you be blessed with a marriage filled with bliss and love. And thank you, for having us, as a part of your special day.

Venue:: Sitio Remedios, Currimao Ilocos Norte
Caterer:: Chef Nick of Bistro Candon
HMUA:: Mara Manuel
Cakes & Cupcakes:: Ava's Cakes
Floral Styling:: Kit and Ace of Ava's Cakes

Fashion party::Hunter Daphne Alcid's 3rd

We've been home exactly a week already... And this party is the first we've done since we've arrived. Before we left, Daphne's chic mom, Jo already made arrangements for this one. It was just yesterday though that the venue was finalized and we were given the green light to start assembling what we need. Good luck! In 24 hours we were tasked to do this.





I choose the sketches and had them printed just this morning. Talk about cramming. I am just glad that the people who work for us and we work with have a parallel mind set like ours. That is to finish what we've started with flair... Grace under pressure.


My hat bags I scoured from the flea markets of Hawaii. My rainbow boa rested on a cute body former from Jo's friend designer, Joel D.


Who says you can only put cupcakes on a cupcake server? Teehee!


We made different fashion boards as part of the center pieces. And since the affair was just for a few, we made the tables, dessert tables as well. Cookies, wafer sticks and cupcakes by Leila's took the stage.


See the measuring tape I used as a ribbon? Lovely yarns in different colors. Sigh!








Patterned paper I got from Ben and Franklin's. I couldn't find the heart to cut it at first, but them again, it was intended for little Daphne's birthday.





Cute cupcakes on top of the stacked magazines.


Used my mirrors as trays for this event. Teehee!


What cute way to ask for monetary gifts? Very clever!


The brown paper bags were drab at first, but with a little help from my edger puncher... We made lace edges then tied lovely ribbons to make it fab.














The ghosts artfully decorated with boa's, sketches and pearls.

I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome of today's party. To think of the time restraint we had, jet lag and all.

Happy birthday to the little one and thanks to Jo and Bryan, for time and again, entrusting their kiddo's birthdays to us. Much love!

Kailua beach:: as pristine as it gets

In my existence, I have never seen a beach as pristine as Kailua's. The sand is soooo unbelievably white and fine. The water is very clear and blue. It was calming to be there.

















We let Ava loose. When the waves catches up on him, he was shrieking and laughing like crazy... Very priceless must I say. Again, how ironic that it is priceless... It actually do comes with a price tag that equates to three round trip airfare tickets to and fro Hawaii. Teehee!













While the little one was frolicking in the beach, the big one went hiking. In slippers! He went hiking a few miles away from the beach, overlooking the town and the beach. He says, it was so nice and chilly up there. I am just too a sissy that I'm not too fond of hiking, unless I get to see pretty stuff on the way up. Ha!ha!







And in just a few days, we shall be back home. Sigh! And so I learned that once we touch home base, we are back to work. Well, the price we need to pay for a few weeks off. Nevertheless, this beach lovin' trip is priceless.

Location:Kailua beach, Hawaii