Six weeks. PhP100,000. One hundred and twenty guests.
Those were the crucial factors that I had to work with during my second wedding for Concept Magic. The odds were working against us, but nothing could have stopped Bryan and Mhe-ann from exchanging their vows last February 9.
Mhe-ann was a childhood friend of mine, while Bryan was the rhythm guitarist for my show band (yes, I sang in a show band, folks!) way back during my college days during the early part of the decade. They approached me to ask for help, and since the couple is really close to me, I was able to arrange for the company to handle their wedding (full coordination, mind you) despite the time pressure.
So we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. Most of our suppliers were the couples' (and/or their friends') family friends so we were able to get HUGE discounts on practically everything. Kudos to our friend Michelle (who is, incidentally, the talent behind all those Starbucks planners that we have all been buying signature drinks for every December) for designing the gowns and the color motif - teal green and champagne gold (very unique indeed!)
Since both the bride and the groom were musically-oriented, (Mhe-ann has an amazing voice, while Bryan can really show you a thing or two on his guitar) we decided to inject a videoke theme into the wedding... and man, was it hilarious!
Instead of having the regular bouquet and garter ceremony, for instance, we had the emcee call on five male and five female participants. Next, we had them pick a piece of paper from two separate jars (one jar for the men, one for the women.) Each slip of paper contained an unfinished line from a song which is normally sung during videoke sessions, and what each person had to do was to find his or her "partner" by checking the other participants' slips of paper to see if the line written in their paper matched the line from the other persons' paper. We had really popular and funny song lines, such as "I did it..." and "my way..." as well as "Heto ako..." and "basang-basa sa ulan..." and the like. The invitations were DIY, but again, beautifully designed by Michelle - and the wording was superb! (Come And Share our Happines = CASH, get it?) Also, instead of having the regular guest book, we made some signing sheets out of green parchment paper and had the guests write their song dedications, as well as wishes for the couple. These sheets were then compiled after the reception, after which, I believe the couple will have them bound together in a scrapbook style.
And of course, to top it off, their first dance was none other than Eric Benet's very famous song, "The Last Time," which, mind you, always gets me in tears whenever I hear the song.
And so, we pulled it off without a hitch. Who would have thought that getting it all together in a span of six weeks was impossible? If there was one thing that I have learned from this experience, I realized that it is really not about the budget - it is how you plan it, and how creative you can get. Money and time cannot measure true love, and that's how it was for Bryan and Mhe-ann. ^_^
*Click here to view more images of the wedding.
(Photos courtesy of Ms. Michelle De Guzman)
Those were the crucial factors that I had to work with during my second wedding for Concept Magic. The odds were working against us, but nothing could have stopped Bryan and Mhe-ann from exchanging their vows last February 9.
Mhe-ann was a childhood friend of mine, while Bryan was the rhythm guitarist for my show band (yes, I sang in a show band, folks!) way back during my college days during the early part of the decade. They approached me to ask for help, and since the couple is really close to me, I was able to arrange for the company to handle their wedding (full coordination, mind you) despite the time pressure.
So we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. Most of our suppliers were the couples' (and/or their friends') family friends so we were able to get HUGE discounts on practically everything. Kudos to our friend Michelle (who is, incidentally, the talent behind all those Starbucks planners that we have all been buying signature drinks for every December) for designing the gowns and the color motif - teal green and champagne gold (very unique indeed!)
Since both the bride and the groom were musically-oriented, (Mhe-ann has an amazing voice, while Bryan can really show you a thing or two on his guitar) we decided to inject a videoke theme into the wedding... and man, was it hilarious!
Instead of having the regular bouquet and garter ceremony, for instance, we had the emcee call on five male and five female participants. Next, we had them pick a piece of paper from two separate jars (one jar for the men, one for the women.) Each slip of paper contained an unfinished line from a song which is normally sung during videoke sessions, and what each person had to do was to find his or her "partner" by checking the other participants' slips of paper to see if the line written in their paper matched the line from the other persons' paper. We had really popular and funny song lines, such as "I did it..." and "my way..." as well as "Heto ako..." and "basang-basa sa ulan..." and the like. The invitations were DIY, but again, beautifully designed by Michelle - and the wording was superb! (Come And Share our Happines = CASH, get it?) Also, instead of having the regular guest book, we made some signing sheets out of green parchment paper and had the guests write their song dedications, as well as wishes for the couple. These sheets were then compiled after the reception, after which, I believe the couple will have them bound together in a scrapbook style.
And of course, to top it off, their first dance was none other than Eric Benet's very famous song, "The Last Time," which, mind you, always gets me in tears whenever I hear the song.
And so, we pulled it off without a hitch. Who would have thought that getting it all together in a span of six weeks was impossible? If there was one thing that I have learned from this experience, I realized that it is really not about the budget - it is how you plan it, and how creative you can get. Money and time cannot measure true love, and that's how it was for Bryan and Mhe-ann. ^_^
*Click here to view more images of the wedding.
(Photos courtesy of Ms. Michelle De Guzman)
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