I accidentally deleted my post here... where I ranted about having problems with my beau about our wedding plans..

And unfortunately for me (and for others who might learn a thing or two), I cannot recover the post.

Still, I am grateful for the helpful comments.

WEDDING: Karla & Adrian



Jojo's barkada in high school was composed of some 12 goofy guys. One of them (Adrian) got married last Saturday to Karla (a fellow W@Wie).

It was a very beautiful and expensive wedding which lasted some 9 hours or so, from the Mass at Santuario de San Antonio to cocktails by the Manila Bay to the dinner eception at the Sunset Pavilion of the Westin Philippine Plaza.

We wish them all the best that is yet to come.

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Jojo whispered several times to me during the ceremonies that he can't give me as grand a celebration as the one we were attending.

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Jojo had his PDA where the video of his proposal was saved. He let his friends (and their girlfriends watch it). Of course, they all found it incredibly romantic. One of them (guy named Mark) sarcastically thanked Jojo for raising the bar so high... now they'd have to be as creative as well (esply since their GFs also saw the video).

Jojo laughed and said, since he couldn't afford a really expensive wedding, he decided to compensate me with the sweetest proposal instead.

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I failed to tell my beloved that loving me (in every way possible) has been the most wondeful gift he's given. I also failed to remind him that the grand gestures aren't the ones the public will see... but the little things that continuously assure me of his love.

aNd tHe CoUntDowN BegInS...

We revisited what we've accomplished so far, with our wedding plans.

We're contemplating a very intimate 60-pax wedding (basically, immediate family and principal sponsors and closest friends probably) and then a feast at their place on January 01 for his family (because they usually have a Rufo get-together there every year anyway) and another feast in Lipa for my family (since it's fiesta at my Lola's house anyway). It would still be a Church wedding and i'd still have my pale lemon-colored gown... but the usual fanfare won't be there.

And I am ok with that.

Aside from being poor (I am, a government employee who has no hopes of getting promoted this year, what with the economy), I also don't want to saddle my beau with the weight of the expenses.

And even if we had the money, I feel uncomfy about spending so much when we can use the money in other more practical things... such as a honeymoon, and a downpayment for something more tangible and permanent... like a home.

But of course, he has to run the idea by his parents first... and he feels they probably won't agree to it.

Sigh... let's just see how this union will unfold.

In the meantime, I very much enjoyed the spa day I had with Jojo's Mom and two sisters... a treat from his Dad, day after Christmas. And am looking forward to more bonding times with them.


My Baby and Me at the hammock in my father's driveway in Lipa

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Panggatas ni Baby is the term fondly coined by my beloved to refer to his saving ways... for me, our wedding, our future family.