Florist: Mhira's Flower Shop (it pays to be early)

Like what I mentioned from my previous post, it really pays to be early :) We attended a wedding fair this morning, and as early as 10am I was already there checking Tippy's booth. But since they are still not ready, I toured around the fair first and checked some florist.

One of the booths that captured my attention is Mhira's Flower Shop. They are already prepared and one lady is all smiles to me. So I sat with them and checked their albums for flowers. They are one of the Dangwa flower shops that joins wedding fairs.

Prior to this day, I already had a quote from my prospect coordinator regarding the wedding flowers. Both for the church arrangements and bouquets. I gave her a budget and ask her if she can work on it together with all my requests which are: tulips for the bridal bouquet, hand tied bouquets for the mothers, entourage and principal sponsors, buttonniers for groom all male enoturage . As for the church, I am not really particular with the type of flowers, I am ok with calla lilies as long as they are presentable and will have that wedding feel with the red carpet, white tulle and swags and flowers on the aisles, I am all good with that. But then she honestly told me that my budget is too low for her to work on all my requests and politely told me to inquire at Dangwa. So that is my next plan to just go to Dangwa and canvass packages for all my requests. But my matron of honor advised me to be very careful on negotiating at Dangwa, scammers are all over the place.

Anyway going back to Mhira's flower shop, as I sat with them Mhira showed me their actual photos on their flower setups and she did lots of sales talk regarding the ABS CBN's new teleserye "Walang Hangan" and told me that they are the one who did the wedding and debut setup. Her basic package would amount to 20k both for church and bouquets plus the add ons like additional PS, FG, BM. I ask them if they can work on my budget which is way lower than that, 15k. And they said yes. But that time Jaylu was not yet around, that is how early I am. hehehe So I excused myself and told them I'll be back with my financial manager. hehe

So when Jaylu came, I dragged him to the flower shop booth. I made lots of requests and clearly told them that my budget is just 15k, and to no avail they said yes to all my requests. I was actually surprised on how big their hand tied bouquets are for the mothers, PS and entourage. The flower girls will also have pomanders which are all so cute matched with their head dresses, Im so excited to see them :) And my bouquet will be all tulips 18 pcs tulips, wow :) While checking the contract I noticed that for the SC, they will only have corsage so I requested again if they can also have ha

nd tied bouquets, and they said yes to me again :)

As for the church, we will get 10 aisle pots, 3 altar flowers, 2 entrance flowers, 2 candle holders, 1 offertory with throw away bouquet and loose petals. And I am just so happy :) She even told me that during months of June, flowers supplies are abundant so she assured me that she will add more flowers to

my package. She told me that all my requests are granted because we are their buena mano. Not to mention, Jaylu work his charms out, they are fond of him on his comic acts and hirit. Buti na lang good mood ang groom. hehehe Before we closed the deal, we said our wishes to them na sana we are lucky to be their buena mano :)

Lesson learn, it really pays to be early and dont lose hope on finding new suppliers and always stick to your budget :) We feel so productive today, booking 2 suppliers in 1 morning, thanks to wedding fairs we are able to get good deals talaga. hehehe

I am going to have 18 of this :)

Orange Tulips

- Orange is a sunshine colour, this colour is mixture from the colour of red and yellow. With the red colour of flower enthusiasm and yellow colour flower joy, tulips in orange colour carry the meaning of warm and hapiness.

An orange colour tulips bouquet could let you share the happiness with someone you care. It also suitable use as a decoration in your house, it could built out a warm and happiness environment.

With the sentiments and the meaning of tulips in orange colour, it is suitable for any occasion. It could not be less for any happiness ceremony, you may just try it!

http://www.flower-advisor.com/orange-tulip.html

HMUA - Booked: Tippy it is!

Since I became a member of w@w, I have been constantly reading reviews for HMUA that is not just a good one but most importantly affordable and reasonable rates.

I shortlisted Pong Niu and Tippy Destacamento. They are very famous in w@w and got lots of positive reviews from other sis's.

From the two of them, my first choice is Pong, based from her portfolio and reviews from other w@w sisters, eye makeup is her strength. Her makeup style is just simple yet you would see that the brides really look their best. I had 2 of my college batchmate and classmate that got her as their HMUA and they really looked beautiful on their wedding day. My officemate who will also get married this Feb have praises for her during their pre nup session. So I texted Pong and inquired if she is still available on my wedding date. And she said yes :) the next thing I inquired is her rates. Her rates for 2012 already increased from last year. So it was kinda out of my budget, so I politely asked her if I can still have the last year's rate, and to no avail, she said yes again. She seems to be so nice, saying po and Godbless to me, I like her already :) and I am decided to book her the coming weekend.

The next morning I received a text from her asking the time of my wedding, and the unexpected thing happened, she is apologizing for she can no longer accommodate me as her client. Because there is already a prior appointment and that she overlooked her calendar. I even tried to ask if she can make adjustments for the 2 weddings, but the other wedding is scheduled at 1pm and mine is at 230pm so it is really conflicting. And I dont want to put stress on 3 parties on our schedules: the other bride, Pong and me.

So moving on, while reading posts on w@w, I learned that Tippy will be joining the Bridal Fair at Megamall on that coming weekend. And based from the messages he is bringing back her 10k rate, which includes airbrush for Bride, unlimited retouches, free second look, plus 2 heads (which are for the mothers), free for the groom and for flower girls. So right away, I texted Tippy and introduced myself and ask if he is still available on my wedding day. He said his schedule is still peachy. I was lost cause I dont know what "peachy" means. hehe. So I googled it and I didnt get clearer answer, so I asked my officemate what does it mean, and she said, it means free. hihihi. So I confirmed from him if he will be joining the fair and he said yes :)

Cutting the long story short, I attended the fair this morning, I was there as early as 10am and the first thing I looked for was his booth and since I am sooo early, they are still setting up the booth. hihihi. But it pays to be early too (refer to my next post) So I toured around the fair first while waiting for them to be ready. After an hour and booking another supplier, we came back to his booth and oh my a lot of brides are approaching him already. But still I introduced myself and Jaylu to him. And like what other brides are bragging, he really is very accommodating and seems to be sweet. He also is pogi. hehe He told me that he really takes care of his brides and also strict and constantly will remind them on their diets, etc. He assured me that he really acts as a personal assistant to his brides and grooms and makes sure that he will be a friend to his clients during their special day. We had some good laughs and that is a plus factor because it breaks the wall between the client and the supplier. I actually wanted to call my suppliers as "partners" :)

So there, very long story. I am thankful that even though my first choice did not pushed through, God still provided us that person we need :) And now, I can finally say I have peace of mind that me and Jaylu will really look our best on our wedding day :)

http://tippyfield.multiply.com/

Thank God for another "partner" Tippy :)