Wedding preps

…and eat it too!

I’ve promised to post pictures of our rings earlier but I keep on forgetting to do it. I’ve finally found the time (and the card reader) necessary to doing this. Here are the rings we now wear… sorry I took these pictures in the office and the lighting was horrible…not to mention the fact that I was using a new camera which I didn’t know how to operate yet (come to think of it I still haven’t mastered it now…hehehe) 

Imagine that! After years and years of preparing for this moment, it’s finally here. It’s never really been the wedding I’ve been anticipating, it’s the marriage. As it draws closer and closer emotions start to surface. The most obvious would be excitement, something big is about to happen. A major step which will have major consequences in the future. Exciting would be an understatement. A close second would be sadness. Things will definitely change,for the better? I don’t know, a change is a change is a change. Any change wether it be good or bad would bring about more changes. I’m dreading leaving the house I’ve grown up in (true we have had several houses but the Marikina house will always be the closest and dearest to me) and most importantly the people who’ve seen me through everything. People who’ve been with me long before Ruy even knew me. Sad, because as Patrick said “It’s the end of an era…”

The Liv that a lot of people knew back then seems like a very vague memory. The strong, crazy woman who never knew what was happening in school but would definitely know the latest stocks in Beauty Bar. The woman who has read every fashion magazine the one who spends thousands on make-up. The indulgent, lazy, impulsive, Madonna loving woman.

I look at that description and I don’t even recognize that person…Things have changed so much with me. I have become more serious, more focused, more intense, yet remaining just as crazy.

I look at the change that I went through and I realized that maybe, changing is not necessarily bad. Maybe this new phase would bring about things which are even more fantastic than what I have now.

We got our wedding rings last Friday!! I love love love mine! Ruy’s was nice as well but he was a bit taken aback by how thick it was. My only complain (as Ruy’s) is that the gold is too thick! I guess that’s a nice problem to have right? I’ll post pictures once I’ve figured out how to make my digicam’s USB thingie work. Meanwhile, here are our inspirations , as you can see mine was supposed to have 2 Sapphires and 3 diamonds but I decided to make it 4 sapphires instead, making it look like a half eternity. Mine was absolutely perfect. The brilliance of the diamonds, the color fo the sapphire, the setting, AMAZING!!

Ruy’s was not as dead on as mine. I think they had some problems finding the proper sapphire for him. Oh well, I told Ruy to give it a week and if he’s still not 100% happy then we’ll have it re-set.

I have been so busy lately with work and with the latest developments in my life that I have been neglecting a lot of the other aspects of my life, blog included. Imagine my surprise when I looked at my blog today to see that I already have a thousand views for this blog. WOW! Thanks to everyone who regularly visit this blog, please drop me a line so I can link you up. =) Read the rest of this entry »

Ruy and I applied for our marriage license today. I was sooooo thrilled with Ruy, he really prepared for today! He went to the city hall armed with the forms which were already filled out! Awwwww…Ruy’s becoming just as OC as me…I love it!

The funny thing is this, the marriage license application form has 2 parts one part to be filled out by the girl and another to be filled out by the guy. Ruy had 2 forms in which he filled out the boy part, meanwhile I had  forms which I got myself and the girl parts are filled out.

Ruy insisted that we use his forms because he spent a lot of time trying to make his writing nice. Hahaha, it takes a lot of Ruy’s effort to do that. =)

Would you believe that the entire process of getting a marriage license in Marikina took less than an hour?

How much does the STD look like what we wanted? 70% a lot of details were left out, the pattern was askew. It was not as black as I wanted. The letters were too thin. The gold looked more yellow than gold. The wrap was supposed to be an envelope but didn’t look like an envelope at all, rather it was a rectangular piece of crap.

For the design, Ruy asked me to let go. He said it’s not worth going back and forth to the shop for those small details. As for the wrap, I asked Ruy to let go. I was just bored waiting there and I had an idea as to how to wrap it to still make it look okay.

I have received several reactions with the STD. I’ve had people squeal in delight and exclaim that it’s gorgeous. I’ve had some like my cousin who looked at it and pushed it aside. My grandmother and mother were distraught that I chose the color black.

I realized that after all the conceptualization and all the work. People will spend 5 seconds looking at it. Then forgetting about it. What a reality check. How many people are really going to remember that I tied my wedding bouquet with an antique lace? Most wouldn’t care. I’ve been spending so many hours planning for things that only I would notice. What a waste of time…yet I’ll probably keep on doing it.

 Ruy and I have started giving out our STDs (that’s save the date). We’ve decided to give them only to our principal sponsors, family and bosses. Then the extras to friends. =) Here are some pics.

Last month, while Ruy and I were talking I realized that I had offended Ruy when I made some remarks about his proposal happening “just” inside the car. I felt so bad cause I know that Ruy actually put a lot of thought into his proposal and here I am making fun of it. Ruy’s proposal was actually perfect for me. I would admit that seeing stories and videos of men who propose in public (for the whole world to see) makes me swoon. Yes I am a woman and I do find that romantic. I cannot see myself in those situations though. I’d be so embarrassed, mortified even! I have been very vocal in telling everyone that if anyone does that to me, I’d run away. Contrary to what people think, I don’t like being in the spotlight.

I loved Ruy’s proposal, I really did. I was so surprised, I was with my family, and I was all made up….perfect!!

This whole talk about the proposal got me thinking though….what is my dream proposal? What would have been a swoon worthy proposal for me? The first thing that popped in my head was the first proposal in Sweet Home Alabama. Remember when Reese Witherspoon was led into a Tiffany Store and she was given the chance to choose her ring among all those rings? WOW! It seemed so perfect initially but then I realized, I DON’T WANT TO CHOOSE MY OWN RING!!

I believe the ring your bf/fiance chooses for you is symbolic of how he sees you. I sincerely believe this, this is why Carrie (from Sex and the City) threw a tantrum when the ring she was about to be given was butt ugly. I am now looking at the ring Ruy gave me….what is it saying?

Well, the ring is not plain (take that you Mc. Donald’s lady who called me Plain Girl in Green Blue Shirt), in fact it’s a bit complicated. Might be symbolic of how Ruy sees the complexities in my personality (might also be symbolic of the difficulties Ruy faces in dealing with me). The band features an intertwined design. Hmmmm….what could that mean? It could mean two things….one, it’s symbolic of how our two lives are about to be forever connected or two, it could be symbolic of Ruy’s desire to strangle me when I become too complicated.

Interesting…very interesting.