I will remember always that marriage, like life, is a journey - not a destination - and that its treasures are found not at the end but along the way.
-Anonymous

phew, it's been awhile. got so busy the past few months that now i can try to recap what's been going on in this life of mine. june was filled with many a late nights getting everything finalized and prepared for july. looking back i can't believe how much we did. but i'm so happy at the turnout of all that hard work. have to thank the familia for hosting such an awesome wedding shower for lou and i. we are blessed to have such great families and friends! hahah june and mid july also saw the lowpoint of our checkbooks=P. but again, i will say that it was all worth it! july 19th was one of the best days of our lives.

on to july. hmm well we just got married and went on our honeymoon. that's about it right? heheh. so i'll do my little cheat recaps and list the highlights. bear with me. as i was writing in my journal at the airport waiting for our flight, i listed so much! i swear i might as well have written an account of the wedding day minute by minute-so many good memories that we just wanted to remember..but i'll just list a few=):

-getting ready with all my bridesmaids the morning of. hehe thanks sisters for being the troopers to get hair and makeup done first, ummm at 5am.

-meeting lou at the japanese bridges in front of the hyatt for our first look=). he looked sooooooooo handsome! hahah too bad i felt all sweaty from that long trek around the lagoon just to get to him...well worth it though. we kept trying to look upwards so that we wouldn't cry. hehe my eyes were getting all watery and glassy.

-if anything went wrong that day..i'd have to thank the wedding party and dorothy for being able to shield lou and i from any of it..because to us, everything pretty much went smoothly=P (ahhh except the stupid limo guy..hahah)

-sitting in the limo with my parents parked in front of the church. i could see everyone entering the church, and spotted lou right away=P. haha and to the silly bridal party-they couldn't see into the limo but they'd keep waving and giving the thumbs up to me. it was just a great happy feeling!

-standing in front of the church doors. i was pretty calm up to this point. i kept telling everyone that i wouldn't cry..probably giggle but no crying. but dude, when those church doors opened i just wasn't expecting what i saw. all these faces turned looking towards my parents and i. there were so many more people at the ceremony than i had expected. the feeling was just overwhelming! plus i get kinda shy when people are just watching you y'know? so umm yeah..first step into the church and i already started sniffling..i swear that walk down the aisle i was alternating between giggles and sniffles. ha, i think i'm looking down in all the pictures i've seen too! oh well. everytime i'd look up i saw all these smiling faces and hear loving words from all our family and friends=P..hehe plus my eyelashes would touch my veil, that was funny to me.

-seeing lou waiting for me at the altar. i keep telling him up to now that i can still see his face that day clearly. heehee hubby was crying too=).

-hehe when my dad stepped on my veil and my head jerked back. oh dad..always knows when to have a comedic moment!

-the beatiful singing by the choir and the music by the pianists..thanks again to anne marie, chris, jay, jovan, noreen, robby & trish.

-father michael presiding over the ceremony. he was a pleasure to work with and we were so excited to have him as our officiant! hehe loved his south african accent too.

-aww when lou's twin nieces mikayla and malea(our flower girls) gave us a hug during the sign of peace saying our wedding was beautiful and they liked my wedding dress..hahah..such cuties!

-walking down the aisle as husband and wife!!!..hahah and us trying to do our gangsta walk..yeah i sucked..hahah

-hehe champagne toasts and hennessey shots with the wedding party in the limo=)

-taking pictures with the wedding party at rainbow harbor and the lighthouse. and thanks to tinz's jeff for stopping by and bringing us chicken nuggets...mmm those were like filet mignon to us that day!=P

-being able to change during the cocktail hour into our filipino apparel. hehe we know the aunties and uncles enjoyed it and of course our friends teasing us.

-the whole cocktail hour was crazy! the rotunda was packed and so was the whole 4th floor bc of the other wedding across the way. but it was still good times. man, only wish i bought more candy for the buffet. i thought that almost 90lbs and some yummy chocolate mochi would at least last the whole cocktail hour...ehhh i was wrong..sorry guys..hehe couldn't get everything right=P. glad that our siggy drink turned out good though. charv told me that you'd either get a really blue one (bc of all the curacao) or a greenish one (bc of all the vodka and lime juice) from the bartenders. ah well..still yum.

-getting hyped up for the grand entrance. perfect timing also for lou and i to sneak into the photobooth..hehe it was finally empty for us=P. singing summertime in the lbc in the hallways with the wedding party..taking shots..the guys tucking their pants into their socks, sillies!..the banquet staff coming by with spanakopitas and bacon wrapped scallops just for us..mmmmmm.

-jovan and jay being such freaking awesome mc's! thank you both again!!!

-charv and walt's drunkard speeches and ate's nadia speech..weirdo!

-the guests singing to lionel ritchie's you are the sun, you are the rain during dinner..ahh i love that song, i'm glad it got played! hehe and kenny leading the singing.

-muahahah the papaya dance for the centerpieces. c'mon you know y'all enjoyed that papaya action!=P

-the slideshow..thank you jason and ate for that. we loved the videos=)..heheh and it was cool when everyone sang to hi-5!

-crazy hubby's acting skills during the garter toss! hope you liked the colts garter=). haha and maemae and erica fighting for the bouquet.

-seeing hubby breakdance!!! man i missed the second show w/ the turtle floats..must've been when i had to use el bano..geez that was a workout in itself w/ charvy trying to help me lift my dress..hehe.

-trying to battle the guys during the money dance, singing "the first time" with all the girls..

-catching up with family/friends and meeting new ones. it was a great day/night and we loved everything about it! woohoo 07.19.08!

-muahaha coming back from our honeymoon and seeing the photo album that the photobooth company mailed us..hehe and a cd with a copy of all the pics taking in the booth that night..y'all are funny!

-the honeymoon was just what we needed..the beach right outside our doors..relaxing under the palapas..eating yummy carribbean foods..parasailing/snorkeling off the pirate ship/renting waverunners..hehe getting a couple's massage on the beach and we each had our first body wrap treatments (i felt like a burrito=P)..mm and the frozen cocktails. aruba was beautiful!

there's so much more i wanted to put..but didn't want to bore you. i have most of it already in my journal for lou and i to remember=). wow we'll already be married 1 month next tuesday. hehe being married is fun, i love it. for some reason when we're out ppl can just tell we're newlyweds..didn't think we'd look different..are we just giving each other googly eyes all the time? haha. yay and we're having fun now decorating our house. all that was put on hold bc of the wedding saving. so it's fun to be able to do all of this with louie boy. little sister even commented, wow your dining room actually looks like a dining room now, all homey. hahah thanks.

here's to more wonderful times with my hubby. can't wait til our travels in november and next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so for now, here are some pics from last month..enjoy=)


thanks elwyn/ryan


courtesy of our photographer




ahhhh i miss this already!

looking forward to the pics and video..hehe i keep stalking their blogs to see the updates=P