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Philippine Wedding Summit 2010

Marbee — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:09:48 +0000

Thank you Cynthia for that beautifully designed birthday greeting! =) You must really heart me Cyn! hee hee =P

And to our dear readers, apologies for not posting weddings this week. Came home from a 3-day birthday trip to find our internet cable whacked down again due to the strong rainfall last Friday. =(

And since we were busy as well with preparations for the Philippine Wedding Summit (currently ongoing ) AND last minute work for the upcoming issue of Wedding Essentials magazine, we have postponed the contest to end of this week.

Regarding the Philippine Wedding Summit:

if you`re a bride-to-be attending bridal fairs and enjoy lovely designed booths such as this (for vanity purposes WE`ve decided to post our own booths, =P)

Wedding Essentials magazine booth

Would you have imagined the finished product from this?

Or this?

WE credit our lovely booth to event styling maven Beth Amat and her crew with amazing hands (shown here with Wedding Essentials managing editor Kitten Zapata and editorial assistant Crae Achacoso)

WE heart both booths carrying brands we heart very much in an event organized by people who heart the wedding industry like us: Dodjie and Sharon Fabian- Thanks Dodjie and Sharon for providing new and talented suppliers, literally, a venue to showcase their products and services.
WE are proud to be among your partners in this and upcoming events of Themes & Motifs!

The power couple behind The Philippine Wedding Summit: Dodjie and Sharon Fabian are all-smiles despite the heat, then the rain the night before the big event.

To all soon-to-weds reading this, see you at the PICC Forum tomorrow! Pls. do visit the www.weheartweddings.com booth and get the www.weheartweddings.com planning notebook for FREE! WE`re giving out a 100 notebooks tomorrow!

Like? =) Drop by the Wedding Summit at the PICC FOrum to get your free notebook, =)

A concert to cap off the week-long event at Eastwood Mall

Marbee — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:34:00 +0000

What better way to cap off the week-long Eastwood Mall- Wedding Essentials` Bridal Bash 2010 than with a heart-stopping concert from Bernie Pasamba and his 12-piece orchestra and choir. WE super like!

The crowd that gathered around super liked it too

Thanks to Eastwood Mall for a wonderful crowd. Nothing broke, =P nor did anything get stolen. We will miss the roving guards and Eastwood Concierge`s sir Alex. As they say, all good things must come to an end…

And although my aunt still always reminds me not to be boastful- I really think our set-up was so so cool. Pasensya na, but I got more kilig seeing the set-up- every day for 7 days than with Gabby Concepcion is his new movie with KC. Although nakakakilig din yun.

And although the exhibit is over, WE won`t forget how beautiful the set-up of Bridal Bash 2010 was. Thank you 4th Wall Productions! You guys rock! WE heart you!

Bouquets and accessories section. Participating event stylists: Beth Amat, Joyce Aguilar of 2171 Floral Creations, Teddy Manuel, Badang Rueda of Victorian Blooms, Charo Sy of 7 Lily, Gina Galang of Royal Flower Shoppe, Justine Bumanlag of Saso Events. Participating accessories designers Vanessa Ang, Cholo Ayuyao and Khakai Villanueva

Cakes section. Participatants: Penk Ching, Peachy Juban, Judy Uson, Karla Magbanua, Joy San Gabriel, Carla Lo- Uy and Eunice C. Pascual

Mich Dulce`s hats

Edwin Tan`s and Pepsi Herrera`s gowns

To the following people who made this event possible:

-The photographers who supported us in this event by lending us their favorite heart-warming wedding images:
Dino Lara, Nice Print, Smart Shot, Wally Gonzales, and Nelwin Uy

Our dear speakers: Joe and Rica Peralejo-Bonifacio, Jason Magbanua, RJ Ledesma, Abby Arenas- de Leon, Charlene Fernandez- Bobis, Edwin Tan, Celia Cunanan, Marex Gaba, Janice Taccad, Paulette Tan- Dimaano, Teena Barretto, Ernest Pascual, Mimi & Karl de Leon, Beth Amat, Teddy Manuel, Michael Lim, Peaches Go- Tiu, Christine Ong- Te, Dr. Windie Villarica- Hayano and hosts Issa Litton, Tetta and Atom Unson

Our lights and sounds teams EMS (Darwin) and BLUEHIVE (Jason),

Our entertainment teams, Bernie Pasamba, Seren8, Intimissimo and Serenata Strings

Our participating videographers: Jason Magbanua, 30fps and Threelogy.

Eastwood Mall`s Tefel, Karen, Beda, sir Alex and the roving guards.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH and WE HEART YOU ALL!!!!

P.S To Wedding Essentials` Kitten Zapata who planned this event and to Cristina Roxas who executed it- THANK YOU! This is such a lovely birthday gift- I`ll definitely age better with you two around (well four na pala with Crae and Stong, and our favorite Mang Mario of course, =P)

Cheers!

Regarding this week`s Wedding of the Week contest:
Voting ends Tuesday at midnight! Pls. scroll down to see the pollbox

Rica Peralejo`s wedding styled by Beth Amat

Marbee — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:55:17 +0000

Rica and Joe`s beautiful wedding set-up was styled by Ms. Beth Amat of Eve & Co.

(Photo by Lito Sy)

I first heard about Ms. Beth from a colleague in the paper I used to work for, who was a former editor of a bridal magazine in the 80`s.

That editor, whom WE`ll call J., explicitly told me to look for a florist whose name she forgot, but who had a flower shop at the basement of the Manila Pavilion because, she was very, very good.

As J is one to trust when it comes to style (and substance), I told her I`d go find her. Several months after, I remember driving to Manila Pavilion, and walking down to the basement alone, to look for this very, very good florist.

To make the long story short, I didn`t find her- or any shop for that matter, there that day.

Weeks later, Ms. Beth, whom I had worked with for a bouquet story, invited me to her newly renovated shop, at an upper floor of a hotel in Manila

WE: Ms. Beth, do you know a florist who had a shop at the basement of this hotel in the 80`s
Ms. Beth: Basement? Of Manila Pavilion?

WE: Yes, in the 80`s.
Ms. Beth: The only flower shop I know in the basement was mine.

That was in 2005. 5 years after, Ms. Beth continues to make beautiful wedding set-ups and is still, very, very good.

(Photo by Lito Sy)

So good that actress Rica Paralejo tapped her, to execute the theme she has so wanted for her once-in-a-lifetime wedding.

From Rica`s pegs of what she had in mind for her dream wedding

Theme pegs

Tent peg

(Pegs courtesy of Rica Peralejo- Bonifacio)

Ms. Beth was able to interpret it to this:

Here`s a little Q&A WE did with Ms. Beth regarding the concept behind Rica`s wedding theme and set-up:

WE: Carla (Rica) had a beach wedding yet her pegs for her set-up was clearly autumn. How were you able to merge it?

Ms. Beth: When Joe and Carla (Rica) showed us the pictures of things that they liked, we were a bit challenged to come up with a theme. There were pictures of autumn leaves, bark, a cake with earthy patterns. Given those images, and the fact that the wedding was to be at a beach, we weren’t exactly sure of what they wanted at first. “Not tropical” is what I remember them saying during our initial meeting.

But as we were doing our research, I remembered a movie called the Nanny Diaries. In the movie, there were scenes of families retreating to their favorite beaches in the South Hamptons. Non-tropical beaches. And then an idea sparked in my head.

So I started looking for things that would take us to the beaches of North Eastern USA, especially Nantucket Island. What I found were weathered pails, drift wood and twigs, of course sand, shells and lots of candles. It fit the bill perfectly.

The thing about these elements however, is that they drown out into the surroundings. They could go unnoticed, which is something we really didn’t want. It was a good thing the Joe and Carla (Rica) were looking into fall colors. So we spruced the flowers up with oranges, reds, yellows and greens to brighten up the otherwise drab elements. We used sunflowers, pomelo roses, green belles of Ireland,etc…

WE: Speaking of flowers, how many types/ dozens were used for her wedding?

Ms. Beth: Around 40 dozens each of 10 different kinds.

WE:How was it working with a celebrity like Carla (Rica)?

(Beth Amat showing Rica Peralejo what a warm, but`non-tropical` beach theme would look like for her reception tables)

Ms. Beth: Unknown to many, Carla (Rica) is artsy-fartsy at heart. A peek into her home showed us that she loves to create things. To bring this side of her into the wedding decor, we detailed each table with rustic looking crafts. Since the couple wanted to add a personal touch and at the same time, let others in on the fun, they commissioned close friends and family to create the little trinkets.

(Wedding planner Teena Barretto checks out the hand-painted pots to be used for the table arrangements )

We coined the term Nantucket Rustic for the theme because it brought together non-tropical, laid back beach with art-inspired nostalgia. It’s the perfect theme for this wedding because it`s who Joe and Carla really are. Joe as the easy going and reflective one, and Carla as the warm and creative one. Two seemingly opposite personalities but actually perfect together.

(Photo by Lito Sy)

Check out Beth Amat`s `Classic Filipiniana` set-up in Wedding Essentials magazine January to June 2010 issue.

Available at leading magazine stands and bookstores nationwide.

Beth Amat/ Eve & Co.
(63) 919.717.1230; (632) 831.8326

Photo Credits:
Mock-up meeting photos courtesy of Teena Barretto and Beth Amat.
All wedding photos of Joe and Rica Peralejo- Bonifacio courtesy of Lito Sy

We *Heart* Weddings » Beth Amat

Philippine Wedding Summit 2010

A concert to cap off the week-long event at Eastwood Mall

Rica Peralejo`s wedding styled by Beth Amat

We Heart Weddings » Beth Amat