It has been a week since  our wedding books arrived and I cannot get over it. I've already wasted hours flipping the pages and ogling at the same thing for days, and it still was not enough. I can't help it. Our wedding is no doubt one of the best days of my life and that i…

When Jan and I planned our wedding, we agreed to keep it simple because it reflects who we are individually and as a couple. And also, truthfully, we're on a tight budget. But we all know that even the simplest weddings can burn a huge chunk of money—in a blink of an eye at that…

The succeeding posts in this blog would most probably be all about our wedding because, honestly, I have not gotten over it yet. Our wedding is nothing short of amazing. It is magical but it's real. It's simple but it's the best. It's cheap (by current standards) but i…

Hello everyone! I'm back to reality... but in a much better reality despite going back to a monstrous work load needed to be done pronto. I'm finally married to my travel buddy, my soul mate, my best friend! I know this blog still has a lot of catching up to do, but for now,…

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope nope nope nope nope nope nope. That's what I keep telling myself every time I come across a hashtag for the wedding. One friend suggested #anJANnasiSARAH . Big NOPE.

Less than 20 days before the big day and I have finally felt a tinge of pressure. I thought we have already settled almost everything when I realized there are a few more things needed to make our wedding personal and extra special. I know we want to keep things simple, but here I am, l…

All this time I thought wedding preps are unbearably stressful it can bring out that bridezilla in you. But that is not the case. You see, we only have less than a month to prepare. With Saturdays as our only free time, technically, we only have 3 days to iron everything out. We are st…

Jan and I went to the casa last Saturday for Bill's periodic maintenance service (PMS). Since we still have 2 hours to spare before our turn, we decided to go to SM to pass time and browse for wedding rings. We went inside Odysseus Suarez and I was glad to see the same friendly man …

After days of anxious anticipation and nights of reading horror stories of rejection and denial, Jan and I reached the highest level of excitement when we received our passports with approved visas yesterday that we did not feel the strong earthquake that shook our city. You see, the bi…