What to give as a wedding present?

Tomorrow, Mon and I will be attending the wedding of one of my high school friends. I can’t remember when was the last meeting I have attended, but I surely won’t forget that I failed to bring a present on that one. So we then decided to just visit SM Makati and look at what they have in the department store. After all they are SM — they got it all for us! I first saw a very nice looking wall clock, with cutlery details. But it turned out, Mon was already eyeing the coffee makers at the other end. We ended up buying one because it serves more purpose than a wall clock.

A shelf of coffee makers from SM Makati

A shelf of coffee makers from SM Makati

 

What I love about SM is that they have FREE gift wrapping!

Gift wrapped from SM

Gift wrapped from SM

 

Honestly, I still don’t know what to wear tomorrow. I don’t want to dress up in white because I foresee a possible duplication/approximation of what the waiting staff will be wearing. =D I’ll juts pore over my things and see what I can come up with. We’ll be meeting up with my high school classmates and go to the church together! This will be very exciting to see us all made up!

Perfect photo for Independence Day

It’s a holiday today here in the Philippines because of our 114th Independence Day.

I was just browsing my news feed on Facebook to see what was going on with my contacts, then this picture posted by one of my classmates from graduate school popped up from my screen.

maria clara crisostomo ibarra prenup photoshoot philippines

Ligawan sa Jardin. Circa 1898. (Courtship in the Garden. Circa 1898)

(Photo from my friend’s FB)

Then it hit me. It was HER. Wow! I’m so living for the whole theme of this prenuptial shoot. Maria Clara and Crisostomo Ibarra from Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere.

I thought she was just looking for inspiration for her prenuptial shoot! It was one of the coolest and most beautiful thing I’ve seen in days, and it makes me extra happy to see it in this special day. Happy Independence Day!