the write impression

by mike
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Wedding invitations nowadays come in different styles, shapes, and sizes. Some go for the classic simple invitations, while others go really extreme with there invites. For us, we wanted to have something in between. Not too simple and not too fancy, but still very appealing.

We had been checking out wedding invitations in wedding fairs, and to tell you frankly, there are a lot of invitation designs out there. Of all the invitations we have seen, those from The Write Impression were really interesting. They really can customize to your own taste and still work within your budget. And to top it all off, Jong Messina (one of the owners) is really really nice and very accomodating.


Yesterday, we finally booked them as we were able to decide on the design, the color, the font, and the number of invites we were going to order.
I'm quite excited to see how it would look like. Can't wait to see the draft proof. More or less, we're working around this design..


Anyway, the 29th is two days away, and that would mean 4 months to go. Its already the'ber' months. Exciting....haha =)


Wedding Invitations: The Write Impression

finding father matt

by pia
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The first ever Mass that Mike and I heard together was in St. Andrew the Apostle Parish Church in Makati. It was during Simbang Gabi that we first heard the jolly voice of then parish priest Fr. Matt Garcia. Soon after, we would find ourselves attending Mass as St. Andrew’s regularly. Fr. Matt had a way of teaching the Good News without alienating the community. He brought the point home. He had a distinctive presence about him that really made you listen to him once he stepped up to the podium.

Several years after our initial encounter with Fr. Matt, we found out that he was now assigned as parish priest of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Tondo. Despite the distance, we drove all the way to downtown Manila for a chance to meet with him and formally ask him to officiate at our wedding. We couldn’t think of anyone else who would rather celebrate our wedding rite. He was as gracious and as jolly as ever, kind enough to walk us through the draft of our misalette and make suggestions here and there. He even gave us music tips during Mass and how to capture the finest wedding moments on video!


You wanna know a secret? He and Mike actually share the same birth date, August 12! How cool is that? ☺

sign us up!

by pia
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Back from our respective foreign assignments, Mike and I immediately jumped back on our wedding prep groove. And that means going very basic, instinctual even. Second only to the thrill of fitting the perfect wedding gown, we did the next best thing… we signed up for the R-E-G-I-S-T-R-Y!!! ☺

Rustan’s turned their old bridal registry booth inside out and created Weddings and Beyond in its stead. More than your usual bridal registry wherein you just make an appointment to choose your china, Rustan’s now gives registered brides a pristine white goody bag complete with a wedding planner and crazy shopping vouchers at a host of partner establishments! More vouchers, more SHOPPING! Think Nail Spa and Fully Booked…the latter of which was quickly snapped up by my equally excited fiancé!


Our able attendant also gave us a comprehensive guide on the essential must-haves as we start to build our new home. Next on the agenda… play it safe with white plates or shake things up with black? ☺