We had a very nice and entertaining evening last night with the beautiful music by the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. It was a 60-piece orchestra conducted by Master Rodel F. Colmenar, a friend in the events industry. Our sincere thanks to Marijo Colmenar for the tickets. We had very good seats and a very good view at the orchestra section.
More power to you MPO and to Rodel and Marijo! God bless!
Dinner after was at Teriyaki Boy by the bay... All the dishes Cheya ordered were delicious! buuurrrppp...
Friday, September 27, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Back again...
HAPPY NEW YEAR Everyone! I'm back from hibernation... that's a 7-month rest from blogging... And since I'm now in a lull from social events, so here I am...
First off I want to thank the Lord for the past year 2012. Its been a really good year overall. There were ups and downs, but I managed thru it all because of God's grace.
So we're now in the year 2013. Several milestones will be happening this year: Gerry's 70th birthday in April and Mama Oray's 100th birthday in June.
The main event of course is Mama Oray's 100th Birthday celebration. We are now on the lookout for a venue and a caterer. The usual venue of almost all of her birthday celebrations, the Santuario de San Antonio Social Hall, is now ongoing renovation and will not be finished by June.
Also this year, we have been assigned as the Life in the Spirit Seminar (LSS) #49 of our community, the Bukas Loob sa Diyos Covenant Community. Its going to be on May 18 & 19, but preparations should have started as early as last December. So that leaves us rushing in on all the preparations. Anyway, we trust the Lord Who we know will help us do everything possible to bring more souls closer to Him as we all work in His vineyard as His arms and legs.
And in relation to this LSS, we are also looking for a venue good for 450-500 persons. for the seminar room, and another room good for at least 100 persons. It also has to be a venue which allows us to bring in food and eat at the seminar room..
We trust the Lord to lead us to the proper venues, both for the LSS and for Mama Oray's birthday celebration... And we ask this in the Name of Jesus. Amen.
First off I want to thank the Lord for the past year 2012. Its been a really good year overall. There were ups and downs, but I managed thru it all because of God's grace.
So we're now in the year 2013. Several milestones will be happening this year: Gerry's 70th birthday in April and Mama Oray's 100th birthday in June.
The main event of course is Mama Oray's 100th Birthday celebration. We are now on the lookout for a venue and a caterer. The usual venue of almost all of her birthday celebrations, the Santuario de San Antonio Social Hall, is now ongoing renovation and will not be finished by June.
Also this year, we have been assigned as the Life in the Spirit Seminar (LSS) #49 of our community, the Bukas Loob sa Diyos Covenant Community. Its going to be on May 18 & 19, but preparations should have started as early as last December. So that leaves us rushing in on all the preparations. Anyway, we trust the Lord Who we know will help us do everything possible to bring more souls closer to Him as we all work in His vineyard as His arms and legs.
And in relation to this LSS, we are also looking for a venue good for 450-500 persons. for the seminar room, and another room good for at least 100 persons. It also has to be a venue which allows us to bring in food and eat at the seminar room..
We trust the Lord to lead us to the proper venues, both for the LSS and for Mama Oray's birthday celebration... And we ask this in the Name of Jesus. Amen.
Friday, July 27, 2012
I'm Back!
The title indicates that I have not been posting for a long time. Well, as I've already earlier mentioned I guess I'm not a real blogger or writer... I really am more of a talker, hehehe...
What are the important events that happened from my last blog until now that are really worth blogging? Let me see...
1. We ended our term as Management Stewards in the BLD Dictrict Council of Stewards last June 30, 2012. We declined to be emerged in any leadership position, and chose to serve the Lord in Community as ordinary members.
2. I had an eye surgery last June 15 due to retina detachment. Am now recuperating, and I sure hope and pray that I will regain my good vision again.
3. We're now back with our former Ministry in BLD, the BLD-GK Ministry. And this evening, I was able to attend the Word Sharing Circle once again. It was held at Ric & Rizza Pascua's McKinley Hill home. Tonight we were given a teaching about the Papacy by Fr. Ted Toribio. And it was very enlightening.
Well, these are all so far... Till next blogging..
What are the important events that happened from my last blog until now that are really worth blogging? Let me see...
1. We ended our term as Management Stewards in the BLD Dictrict Council of Stewards last June 30, 2012. We declined to be emerged in any leadership position, and chose to serve the Lord in Community as ordinary members.
2. I had an eye surgery last June 15 due to retina detachment. Am now recuperating, and I sure hope and pray that I will regain my good vision again.
3. We're now back with our former Ministry in BLD, the BLD-GK Ministry. And this evening, I was able to attend the Word Sharing Circle once again. It was held at Ric & Rizza Pascua's McKinley Hill home. Tonight we were given a teaching about the Papacy by Fr. Ted Toribio. And it was very enlightening.
Well, these are all so far... Till next blogging..
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Happiness is...
Happiness is:
1. When during the wedding reception, (Mark Mangilit-Gilsie Savedia) as I was going about my work, 5 of my brides went to the stage and called my name to join them and I got a big surprise of my life! They handed me a PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION.
It read:
PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION
CELIA CUNANAN
"FOR GIVING US PERFECT / STRESS FREE WEDDING"
(signed)
Ana Wienecke, December 2, 2004
Atty. Pia Cristina Bersamin-Embuscado, December 16, 2006
Nikki Veronica Bersamin, July 12, 2008
Atty. Gilsie Savedia-Magilit, November 5, 2011
Atty. Bernadette Manulid-Caballero, January 26, 2008
2. The next week, in another wedding reception,(Jens Busch-Bonita Hipolito) when it was the Couple giving the message, the groom suddenly came to where I was, and handed me a big bouquet of roses! The couple and the family were profuse in saying their thank yous. But when even the guests, who were hoteliers from Malaysia, Macau, New York, Abu Dhabi and Manila were the ones giving profuse compliments, whose heart will not burst with joy!
And on Facebook: here's what I got from them!
Thanks to Tita Celia Cunanan who with her team, made this a dream-come-true night.
3. In yesterday's email, I received this from another couple, Kap Aguila-Joyce Reyes:
Dearest Tita Celia,
How are you? I know we have thanked you so many times but please allow me to write you this e-mail to make our thank you official. :)
I want you to know how much I appreciate all the support, thoughtfulness, insight, and care that you showed for the two of us and our families. Honestly, I do not know how we could have survived this wedding without you. And I want to thank you for being so open and positive despite the fears, anxieties, and worries I shared with you. Your presence made me feel much stronger and at ease. We just realized that we were not even doing anything wedding-related during the week prior to the wedding! That's how prepared (or brave) we felt!
Seriously, Tita maraming salamat po! Your professionalism and years of experience helped in shaping our wedding. Thank you for insisting that we do the table set up, that we meet with Gelli and Roger, that we have food in the morning for the suppliers, and that we give some more effort for our first dance! Thank you for making us realize that various flower set ups are better than having a uniform arrangement, coordinating with the rest of the suppliers, and for weaving everything together.
Thank you, Tita! I wish we can say let's do it again soon! How we both wish we can get married again! And if ever we do, we would not change a thing because we both agree that it was a perfect day made up of everything we wished for and more! Thank you for all your patience, understanding, and flexibility. We wouldn't have done it without you!
Our best regards,
Joyce and Kap
Today, I am actually not feeling well because of the unpredictable weather changes. But with these happy thoughts, how can I not feel good?
There is still so much to thank God for! Thank you Lord! You know why...
1. When during the wedding reception, (Mark Mangilit-Gilsie Savedia) as I was going about my work, 5 of my brides went to the stage and called my name to join them and I got a big surprise of my life! They handed me a PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION.
It read:
PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION
CELIA CUNANAN
"FOR GIVING US PERFECT / STRESS FREE WEDDING"
(signed)
Ana Wienecke, December 2, 2004
Atty. Pia Cristina Bersamin-Embuscado, December 16, 2006
Nikki Veronica Bersamin, July 12, 2008
Atty. Gilsie Savedia-Magilit, November 5, 2011
Atty. Bernadette Manulid-Caballero, January 26, 2008
2. The next week, in another wedding reception,(Jens Busch-Bonita Hipolito) when it was the Couple giving the message, the groom suddenly came to where I was, and handed me a big bouquet of roses! The couple and the family were profuse in saying their thank yous. But when even the guests, who were hoteliers from Malaysia, Macau, New York, Abu Dhabi and Manila were the ones giving profuse compliments, whose heart will not burst with joy!
And on Facebook: here's what I got from them!
Thanks to Tita Celia Cunanan who with her team, made this a dream-come-true night.
3. In yesterday's email, I received this from another couple, Kap Aguila-Joyce Reyes:
Dearest Tita Celia,
How are you? I know we have thanked you so many times but please allow me to write you this e-mail to make our thank you official. :)
I want you to know how much I appreciate all the support, thoughtfulness, insight, and care that you showed for the two of us and our families. Honestly, I do not know how we could have survived this wedding without you. And I want to thank you for being so open and positive despite the fears, anxieties, and worries I shared with you. Your presence made me feel much stronger and at ease. We just realized that we were not even doing anything wedding-related during the week prior to the wedding! That's how prepared (or brave) we felt!
Seriously, Tita maraming salamat po! Your professionalism and years of experience helped in shaping our wedding. Thank you for insisting that we do the table set up, that we meet with Gelli and Roger, that we have food in the morning for the suppliers, and that we give some more effort for our first dance! Thank you for making us realize that various flower set ups are better than having a uniform arrangement, coordinating with the rest of the suppliers, and for weaving everything together.
Thank you, Tita! I wish we can say let's do it again soon! How we both wish we can get married again! And if ever we do, we would not change a thing because we both agree that it was a perfect day made up of everything we wished for and more! Thank you for all your patience, understanding, and flexibility. We wouldn't have done it without you!
Our best regards,
Joyce and Kap
Today, I am actually not feeling well because of the unpredictable weather changes. But with these happy thoughts, how can I not feel good?
There is still so much to thank God for! Thank you Lord! You know why...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
How time flies!
Gosh! i never realized that I have not blogged for more than a year! I guess I am not a born blogger, nor even a writer... I can talk and talk but too lazy to write...
I was able to visit this because I had not much to do due to typhoon "Pedring" whose heavy winds, though not much rain, blasted thru Metro Manila. Of course, it would be too hard to navigate the streets with such typhoon, so better stay home and listen to the news. I said listen-because our cable antennae is out, too. One reason also why I have more time in my hands for this computer - thus this blog entry...
Everything was put to a halt because of "Pedring": starting yesterday, when I should have gone to Antipolo for an ocular inspection of Sun Valley Golf club and Jardin de Miramar for a Dec. 27, 2011 wedding client. This morning I should have gone to Manila Chancery to submit documents of my Nov. 12, 2011 wedding clients. Then I should have consulted at Caritas Clinic for my long-delayed medical check-up. And this evening we had to postpone the BLD District General Assembly where we had to make a presentation.
Well, the good thing is I was able to get a very much needed rest and sleep after a bout with terrible colds... It seems that these colds virus are getting to be too rampant. I meet so many friends with colds and some confined due to flu or bronchitis.
Ahh... I think its the weather here now - it gets too hot and humid, then it will suddenly rain. And when it rains it really pours, literally! Catching one in the middle with nary an umbrella, nor a jacket! And there starts the sneezing and the coughing...
Praise God I am well now... and getting ready for my wedding on Saturday, 10:00am in San Agustin. So that means a call time of 5:00am for me and my staff at the Manila Peninsula, Bride's prep venue.
I will be working with Derek de los Santos of Redfox Photography. He was the one who recommended me to the couple. This will be my 1st time working with videographer Phoeben Tecson, and hair&make-up artist Faye Young. Another new supplier to me is the very young Abigail Tan of Natural Art, the event stylist for Rigodon Ballroom.
My couple, Kap and Joyce are such sweet and cool guys. They gave me their full trust and confidence which I truly appreciate. It is to such trusting clients like them that we really make it a point to give all our best to hopefully come up to their expectations. Pag kasi totally trusted tayo ng clients, mas merong pressure eh...
And not only that... Kap and Joyce already referred me to another wedding client for April 29, 2012... My sincere thanks to this couple. I sincerely wish them all the best as they spend a new chapter in their lives together.
I was able to visit this because I had not much to do due to typhoon "Pedring" whose heavy winds, though not much rain, blasted thru Metro Manila. Of course, it would be too hard to navigate the streets with such typhoon, so better stay home and listen to the news. I said listen-because our cable antennae is out, too. One reason also why I have more time in my hands for this computer - thus this blog entry...
Everything was put to a halt because of "Pedring": starting yesterday, when I should have gone to Antipolo for an ocular inspection of Sun Valley Golf club and Jardin de Miramar for a Dec. 27, 2011 wedding client. This morning I should have gone to Manila Chancery to submit documents of my Nov. 12, 2011 wedding clients. Then I should have consulted at Caritas Clinic for my long-delayed medical check-up. And this evening we had to postpone the BLD District General Assembly where we had to make a presentation.
Well, the good thing is I was able to get a very much needed rest and sleep after a bout with terrible colds... It seems that these colds virus are getting to be too rampant. I meet so many friends with colds and some confined due to flu or bronchitis.
Ahh... I think its the weather here now - it gets too hot and humid, then it will suddenly rain. And when it rains it really pours, literally! Catching one in the middle with nary an umbrella, nor a jacket! And there starts the sneezing and the coughing...
Praise God I am well now... and getting ready for my wedding on Saturday, 10:00am in San Agustin. So that means a call time of 5:00am for me and my staff at the Manila Peninsula, Bride's prep venue.
I will be working with Derek de los Santos of Redfox Photography. He was the one who recommended me to the couple. This will be my 1st time working with videographer Phoeben Tecson, and hair&make-up artist Faye Young. Another new supplier to me is the very young Abigail Tan of Natural Art, the event stylist for Rigodon Ballroom.
My couple, Kap and Joyce are such sweet and cool guys. They gave me their full trust and confidence which I truly appreciate. It is to such trusting clients like them that we really make it a point to give all our best to hopefully come up to their expectations. Pag kasi totally trusted tayo ng clients, mas merong pressure eh...
And not only that... Kap and Joyce already referred me to another wedding client for April 29, 2012... My sincere thanks to this couple. I sincerely wish them all the best as they spend a new chapter in their lives together.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Autumn Harvest Themed Wedding
This Tuesday, Sept. 7, will be the wedding of 2 beautiful people, an engineer and a lawyer. I was blessed to have a very kind and cooperative couple. Jean might be a hands-on bride, but she's very nice and very creative. Their wedding theme is Autumn Harvest, and where else should they hold it but in Fernwood gardens, typical of the old aristocratic tradition of holding celebrations in the ancestral house gardens after the harvest.They conceptualized and designed a beautiful invitation, together with Adworks designer/printer, depicting bountiful harvest:
The background of the invitation connotes autumn winds; the color connotes the beautiful weather during harvest season, slowly changing from summer to fall, which begins in September, their wedding month; and the pattern symbolizes bountiful grains harvested. So the totality truly represents the wonderful nature in abundance and prosperity which we fervently wish for them and their future family.The total ambience of the church and reception shall be true to the harvest theme: flowers with fruits, vegetables and grains - these will be present on the church decor, on the tables, and even the bride's bouquet.
TO ALBERT and JEAN: May you have a happy, healthy and prosperous life ahead together as a family! Congratulations as you start your new life together! CHEERS!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The Chancery
Yesterday I went to the Diocese of Parañaque Chancery with Johann and Kristine, both of foreign citizenship, to get all the necessary info for their wedding on Feb 14 at Madre de Vie, Fernbrook. Rein, the guy in charge, was very helpful and amiable (except he did not offer me any chair, so I was standing the whole hour). He really went into details and explained each item to the couple, even the way on how to secure the particular requirement abroad... He showed samples of the documents (as submitted by other couples), photo-copied some, etc...
Some Chanceries require the CENOMAR even if they're already married abroad, and even if they're of foreign citizenship. The reason they say is that the guy or girl might have come home from abroad, one time or the other and got married to someone here. They just really want to make sure that there was really no marriage solemnized here in the Phils, and abroad (proven by the Certificate of freedom to marry from their embassy). But Rein said it was not necessary with them anymore, since they're already married abroad. This was really good for us, because that's one requirement off our load.
But some other Chanceries stil ask for CENOMAR acquired from Phils' NSO. Why dont they (the Catholic Church or the Chanceries) have uniform policies?
Just asking...
Some Chanceries require the CENOMAR even if they're already married abroad, and even if they're of foreign citizenship. The reason they say is that the guy or girl might have come home from abroad, one time or the other and got married to someone here. They just really want to make sure that there was really no marriage solemnized here in the Phils, and abroad (proven by the Certificate of freedom to marry from their embassy). But Rein said it was not necessary with them anymore, since they're already married abroad. This was really good for us, because that's one requirement off our load.
But some other Chanceries stil ask for CENOMAR acquired from Phils' NSO. Why dont they (the Catholic Church or the Chanceries) have uniform policies?
Just asking...
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