30 OCTOBER 2006 Pinay maid planned a Celebrity Wedding!
Chinese actor/singer, Nicholas Tse, has recently admitted in an interview he married actress, Cecilia Cheung, in the Philippines. Rumors about their private wedding started to circulate in late September. Both starred in the Warner Brother's movie, The Promise. Nicolas said his Filipina maid, an IT doctorate, took two months planning his luxury surprise wedding set in the Palawan sunset last Sept. 18. He proposed on that same day and he said the shock stunned her for a good eight seconds before finally nodding yes! He said he booked half the island for nine days for the trip. They had 10 guests, including his Filipina maid and several award-winning lensmen on hand to document the occasion. We are assuming that the event's location was Amanpulo since the report stated that the island resort has hosted celebrities like Mariah Carey and that it is accessible only by private plane.Read this interesting news straight from the source.
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26 OCTOBER 2006 W@W's Top 10 Suppliers are now Eleven!
We have just closed the nominations at exactly 11:59PM of October 25, 2006. We have now tabulated the W@Wies'
top choices for THE 2006 W@Wie Awards. Two suppliers were tied at the 10th slot hence we've got eleven names in the line up for the first time ever! Awarding Ceremonies for the Top 5 & W@W Wedding Supplier of the Year will coincide with the W@W Christmas Party to be held on November 24 at Fernwood Gardensin Quezon City.
It's our pleasure to announce this year's Top 10 Wedding Suppliers(in alphabetical order):
Their scores are now back to zero as each W@Wie (70%) and fellow suppliers from W@W-SDG (30%) votes for their TOP 5
choices among those listed above. The supplier who garners the most numbers of votes will be named: 2006 W@W Supplier of the Year!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S TOP 10!
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25 OCTOBER 2006 Get Hitched... and ride in style!
(photo credit: Anton Sheker) Can you envision yourself as a cool groom riding a classic Vespa from your hotel to the church? Or what about taking your bride for a ride for the after ceremony pictorial on the way to the reception? Well then, you can always borrow if a friend has one. If you don't know any Italian scoot rider, there are a couple of white Vespa available for rent here in Manila that would fit the occasion. Other colors are available too! For details, you may contact Rico at 0918.888.1961 or 0917-888-1961 or you may view this forum thread. Read more about Vespa weddings here!
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24 OCTOBER 2006 Wedding Wonderland!
Heads up to all budding and professional wedding photographers out there! Check out the latest issue of Digital Photographer Philippines magazine as they present their wedding issue! Check out the Reader's Galllery (pp. 14-22) for a display of vivid wedding images as captured by some WPPP (Wedding & Portrait Photographers of the Phils.) members. The cover story, "The Big Event" (pp. 34-52) is an 18-page guide that is practically a crash course for anyone seriously considering to be a wedding photographer or a refresher's manual for those already in the business. Head on to the bookstore now and get your copy!
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21 OCTOBER 2006 Calling all W@Wies in Dubai!
Imagineer Digital is inviting all UAE-based W@Wies for a FREE pre-nuptial photo shoot at Dubai! Yes, you read right; FREE pre-nups in Dubai! Of course, eventually booking them for the big day would be great though not required. Imagineer's Senior Partner, Kelvin Montalbo is at Dubai right now until early December. You may get in touch with his at +63917.535.6488 (Globe roaming), +97150.678.0718 (Dubai) or email him at kgmontalbo@yahoo.com for sched. Offer is exclusive to W@W eGroup members only.
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20 OCTOBER 2006 The Home ish!
Tomorrow''s About Weddings will be its Home issue. Featured articles include: "A Home of Your Own" (cover story) and "Starting Out: A Practical Guide for Newlyweds in Selecting their Home". For our PrepTalk this October, we tackled "The Realities of Living Together" with candid and amusing tips from recently-wed W@Wies. These and more in the October 21 issue of About Weddings inserted in Saturday edition of The Manila Bulletin. Grab a copy!
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19 OCTOBER 2006 All about Gift Registries!
Manila Bulletin's About Weddings issue last October 7 was all about Gift Registries. In case you've missed it, you're in luck because here it is! On the cover is "The Beauty of Registries" complete with timeline and guidelines to follow. It also asked the question "What is the essence of a bridal registry?" with two professional wedding planners sharing their thoughts on the matter. Tomorrow, we will share with you the topics appearing for this Saturday's edition (Oct. 21). Stay tuned!
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18 OCTOBER 2006 Star Gazing!
If you're the type who likes seeing celebrity weddings, then this one is for you. Last month, actor Mark Anthony Fernandez married his long-time partner, Melissa Garcia in a Christian ceremony held at Tamayo's Garden in Intramuros. Wedding photographer Richel Mascariņas, who covered the event, shares with us a photo slideshow of numerous black & white images taken during the event. The onsite video made by Richel's team can be viewed below.
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17 OCTOBER 2006 If walls could talk...
There are lots of bare and boring walls in your reception hall. Oh, what to do? Cover it with backdrop or some indoor landscape. That could work but it will cost you. Why not try some Wedding Grafitti? As they said, you just "press it on, peel off backing, stand back and admire it!" The text and design is made of vinyl that wouldn't damage the paint on the wall. If the material they use here is the same as those used in customized car sticker kiosks we see in malls, then this could a DIY project to make your big day more special. Visit wonderfulgraffitiwedding.comand be inspired!
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14 OCTOBER 2006 Metro Weddings' Best of 2006!
Hot off the press! Metro Weddings has just came out with its Special Collectors Issue featuring more than 30 real weddings from August 2005 to August 2006 and showing how each bride planned its every detail. Included are some out-of-town weddings in Baguio and Paoay, Ilocos in the north and Boracay and Cebu in the south. There are also fresh takes on celebrity weddings of Raymart & Claudine in Tagaytay, and Aiko Melendez & Martin Jickain's nuptials in Fernwood Gardens. Looks like it's one exciting read so grab a copy!
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12 OCTOBER 2006 Winning Wedding Song!
A W@Wie has won the top prize in My Wedding Song songwriting competition which we announced here early this year. Jane (ni Oliver) feels truly blessed to be chosen as the grand winner! The composition, entitled "Ikaw Na Nga" is a song about finally finding the right person to spend the rest of her life with. It earned the nod of the jurors for its simple melody and the very honest sentiments of its lyrics. The song will be interpreted by wedding singer and former Tux man, Paulo Clemente. As part of the various prizes, the recorded track will be included in a CD compilation/giveaway for her own wedding. An awarding ceremony will be held at the Weddings... Get Set... Go!!! Bridal Fair Year IV to be held at The Rockwell Tent this weekend (Oct. 13-14). See you there!
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11 OCTOBER 2006 W@Wsg 4 BTBs in SGP EB!
A few days ago, a number of Singapore-based W@Wies got together for an EB (eyeball meeting) to get to know the faces behind the emails. The EB has really bonded these b2b's (bride-to-be in W@Wie lingo) that we have decided to start another community especially for them and the growing number of soon-to-weds based in the Lion City. Now, there's W@Wsg! By the way, take notice of the girls' hand gesture in the picture on the left (click to enlarge). That's the not-so-secret code to let each other know that they are W@Wies when meeting the first time. *wink*
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10 OCTOBER 2006 Are you in the Pink of Health?
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the Philippines, breast cancer is the number 1 killer among women. In fact, compared to the rest of Asia, we have the most number of breast cancer cases. What's more alarming is that cases of women in their 30s are becoming common. Early detection is the key in fighting the Big C. The good news is women find 90% of breast lumps on their own. The bad news is that it's estimated that only 33% of women actually perform routine Breast Self Exam (BSE). BSE should be performed on a monthly basis. For pre-menopausal women, the ideal time is 5-7 days after the last day of the menstrual period because this is the time when breasts are least lumpy and tender. This makes BSE more comfortable and also reduces the likelihood of a false alarm due to the finding of a lump resulting from cyclic changes.
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09 OCTOBER 2006 Bling-blings for less ka-ching!
"Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue." Each item in this famous wedding rhyme represents a good-luck token for the bride. It is said that if she carries all of them on her wedding day, her marriage will be happy. So what's there to borrow? One unique concept gaining popularity in U.S. weddings nowadays is BorrowedBling.com. It's basically the same idea when Hollywood celebrities parade their 'on loan' bing-blings every Oscar night as they walk down the red carpet. This time, the same concept has invaded the other carpet that runs down the aisle. In fact, Manila has caught on with the fad as a recent post in our Classified Ads section reveals one local company offering this practical 'rent-a-diamond' service. Check it out!
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05 OCTOBER 2006 Photo Congress 2006
The WPPP (Wedding & Portrait Photographers of the Philippines) is inviting all photo enthusiasts and soon-to-weds to join the Philippines' top wedding
photographers and videographers at The Photo Congress from October 06-09, 2006 (Fri to Mon) at the Megatrade Hall 3, SM Megamall. See the large format photo exhibits on wedding and portraiture that have won
premier awards from the photo contests held locally and abroad. For more details, Visit their official website.
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03 OCTOBER 2006 About your web address in our online directory....
If you are a listed supplier in our online directory, you may have noticed that we have recently added your company website with your contact info as we updated our database. We'll be keeping it that way but only until next week. After which only the web address of our advertisers, Premium Listers, and those sites displaying the W@W logo link in their
homepages. We call it the Two-Way Link -- link us in your front page and we link you in our directory page in return for FREE! You may visit our Supplier's Page for details oremail us should you have any questions regarding the matter. =)
If you're the type who likes seeing celebrity weddings, then this one is for you. Last month, actor Mark Anthony Fernandez married his long-time partner, Melissa Garcia in a Christian ceremony held at 
