The Weekend Planner

29/07/2025

Nothing screams "core memory" as much as your first dance with your new spouse. 💖

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25/07/2025

We wanna hear it from you 🫵🏻 What's stressing you out right now?

23/07/2025

It's one thing to find the love of your life and another to also find a soulmate in your sister-in-law. 🥹

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21/05/2025

Is your bride squad as cool as Elle's? 👀

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19/05/2025

pov: leaving the church with a new civil status 🤝

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17/05/2025

Did anyone say bridal glow? ✨ Bianca just has that effortless look that every girl dreams of.

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15/05/2025

It's rare to find two people that immediately make you say, "Yup, they're soulmates" and yet, that's exactly what Marc and Nikki made us feel the very first time we met them. 💛

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04/02/2025

A wedding that brought us back to our roots reminding us why we do what we do. 🥹 Intimate and very personalized weddings will always have a special place in our hearts. Thank you, Nikki & Marc!

WE ORGANIZED OUR WEDDING IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH. 🥹

And honestly? Hindi kami nastress, wala kaming utang, and we have zero regrets.

Here are things we did that I’m super thankful for:

1️⃣ I rented my wedding dress.

Instead of spending so much money for a dress I'll wear once, I chose to rent a beautiful, high-impact piece. I've always believed in the “sa nagdadala ‘yan” philosophy. Everyone thought I had an expensive one made! Pero nope, it wasn’t even Php 20,000 lol. Sulit, stunning, and zero guilt.

2️⃣ We only invited 50 guests.

And it was easy to choose who landed on the list... these 50 people were the ones who were truly there for us through thick and thin in the last two years. (Yes, dapat updated!) Imagine walking down the aisle and seeing every person who actually helped you build your relationship. Priceless. 🥰

3️⃣ We kept it short.

Our wedding was a civil ceremony in a secluded venue. The actual ceremony lasted 15 minutes. After nun? Picture-picture tapos derecho dinner. No program, no AVP, no pa-sayaw-sayaw—kain agad! The best part? Since the program was so short, the whole experience became so intimate and so genuine. Puro iyak at tawa lang.

4️⃣ We spent more money on food.

Pagdating ng guests, they were greeted with a grazing table, churros bar, cochinillo, and sushi boats. Tapos after the short ceremony, dinner agad. Walang gutom, walang hintayan. It was really an intimate family dinner na may kasal sa gilid lol. 😅

Oh and the guests were saying that it was the best dinner they had sa kahit anong wedding. I have to thank Marc for that because he was so strict about it!

Yun na kasi yung "souvernir" nila because...

5️⃣ No souvenirs.

Let’s be honest... wedding souvenirs = clutter. (I’m sorry, I really don’t want to display a wall clock with your face on it.) Instead, we focused on giving our guests a great experience. Good food, good company, and good vibes. That’s the best “souvenir” they can get.

6️⃣ No on-the-day uploads.

To keep the event solemn, we instructed our guests to only post photos the day after. We wanted everyone to focus on the actual wedding, not their phones. Also, ayoko ng inbox na nag-eexplode habang nagce-celebrate ako.

7️⃣ No honeymoon.

This is a privilege for us because Marc and I travel abroad almost every month, and each trip already feels like a honeymoon. Wala nang pressure mag-book agad just for the sake of it.

8️⃣ We made our own wedding rings!

Instead of buying overpriced rings, we made our own. Mas personal, mas may meaning, at bawat ukit at imperfection? Part siya ng kwento namin. Hindi lang basta jewelry—it’s something we crafted together, symbolizing our marriage. Plus, we only spent around Php 10,000 per ring.

9️⃣ No entourage.

Onti na nga lang invited, mag-entourage pa? We skipped the traditional entourage setup: no bridesmaids, no groomsmen, no additional gastos on dresses, hair and makeup, or coordination. Less people to manage, less stress, more intimate experience.

1️⃣0️⃣ We specifically requested for money.

No gift registry, no physical gifts. Pera lang. No shame! Half of our wedding cost was covered because of this.

At the end of the day, a wedding is for you and your partner, not for other people...

Hindi mo kailangang sundin ang “dapat” kung hindi naman aligned sa gusto niyo. The goal is a happy marriage, not a stressful wedding. 😁

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04/02/2025

10/11/2024

you, me and a lifetime to go 🥰

07/11/2024

✨ And in a blink of a crinkling eye I'm sinking, our fingers entwined ✨

Aren and Den make us all feel giddy like we're all back in high school. 🥹

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03/11/2024

pov: you’re finally marrying your soulmate 😍