#fortheREZofMAYlife: (the making of) The Ring

I was browsing my phone the other day to delete old pictures when I saw our photo while buying our wedding ring. I’ve been wanting to write a blog about it but because of the time constraints while preparing for our wedding, I’ve forgotten about it.

We bought our wedding ring from RL Jewelry in Binondo. It’s the same store where my husband bought my engagement ring (read here the story of his proposal). He read online reviews and dialogues in chat rooms before visiting the store. Knowing him, he wouldn’t buy anything online or in any store unless he is sure about the quality of the product and if the price is reasonable. One million pogi points for my husband for doing “extensive” research about the four C’s, hehehe. I didn’t have any idea what “Four C’s” is all about until he explained it to me. I super appreciated it that he really took time to research about buying rings.

A Filipino Themed Wedding

FINALLY! We had our first conversation about settling down. I was starting to think that he may not have plans of marrying me because we never talk about our “future” together unlike other couples. It was the first Saturday of 2014 and we were to have breakfast at iHOP in MOA. While waiting for our food, I showed him the website of Caleruega in Tagaytay. I wanted to go to that place on a weekend because I’ve read that it is a good place for photo op and to attend a mass (of course! J ). When he saw the picture of the church he said it’s a good place for a wedding since the place is not too small and not too big especially if you don’t plan to invite the whole clan, hehehe. Imagine the smile in my heart when I heard the word “wedding” (kasal). So, to keep my cool and to pretend that I was not excited I just told him that I was also thinking the same thing because I had an officemate before who got married in that place. After a few conversations about marriage, we started to save money and searched for economical suppliers.

We started planning for our wedding January of 2015. That’s right after he proposed to me (here’s the link for the story of his proposal). The first thing we did was to make a church reservation. We didn’t get married in Caleruega because we found a better location plus the fee is cheaper. Our wedding was held in San Antonio de Padua Church in Pooc II, Silang, Cavite. It’s the same church where Karylle and Yael Yuzon tied the knot. We would always pass by this church whenever we go to Tartaria where his brother lives. We had our venue in euf Rocina’s just right beside the church which make it very convenient for us and for our guests. The place has spacious parking lot, it has lodging area which can accommodate 15 pax, the pavilion can hold up to 100 guests, and the price is reasonable.



The (unexpected) proposal

It was a few days before Christmas of 2014. I thought he just wanted to have breakfast so we can have our pre-Christmas celebration together since we will not be seeing each other again until after Christmas. We met at Café France in Mall of Asia. It was around 9 in the morning so we have the whole place for ourselves. After the waiter took our orders he grabbed his camera. We love taking pictures and videos so it didn’t occur to me that he had other plans that day. While “vlogging” he took something from his backpack, opened the tiny box and asked me if I will marry him. I was surprised and I couldn’t stop smiling. We were already saving for our wedding at that time so I wasn’t expecting for a proposal anymore. I was sooo kilig after he put the ring on my finger. I can’t wait to begin our lives together.

I was only able to take some pictures because I was still overwhelmed after the proposal.

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