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Edsa Shangri- La Manila : Unveil 2017

B R I D E Z I L L A N O M O R E

Once again Edsa Shangri-La Hotel Manila marked their 3rd year Bridal Fair : Unveil 2017, held last April 8 & 9, 2017 at the Hotel's Grand Isla Ballroom from 10am to 8pm. Creative people have gathered to showcase their services just for our lovely brides in the making won't turn out to be Bridezillas.

I have documented some of the well sought suppliers within the Wedding Industry who participated in Unveil 2017 event so that you will have a clearer idea for your own wedding, from your flower arrangements and styling , Wedding gowns and little details such as your card invitations, though I wasn't able to capture the wedding cakes, Photographers and Videographers due to the big volume of couples attending the event and it was already day two when I went to the event.

Here are the awesome floral arrangements by our finest stylist. I was really stunned the moment I walked inside the ballroom it was like an eternal blooms and spring everywhere.

D I A M O N D

BY: NIKKI CHATTO

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength

while loving someone deeply gives you courage"

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O c t a g o n

BY : ROBERT BLANCAFLOR

"Love is just a word until someone comes along

and gives it a meaning"

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Round & Square

BY: DAVE SANDOVAL

"The real power of a man is the size of the

woman sitting next to him"

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P R I S M A T I C

BY: GIDEON HERMOSA

"Love is meant to be an adventure"

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Circle & Sphere

BY: TEDDY MANUEAL

"In an endless garden of flowers,

I will always pick you"

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S A P P H I R E

BY: JO CLARAVALL

" It's amazing how one day someone walks into your life

and you can't remember how you ever lived without them"

Biboy's flower shop

of course our bride would also need an elegant gown for her the highlight of her maturity her wedding dress, some would love to wear what their Mother used to wear during their parents wedding and some would like it specially made for them.

M I C H A E L L E Y V A

R O U L E T T E E S M I L L A

Invitation letters are also essential in every wedding , you also do want your guests to make them feel that they are very special and played a big part through out your life journey.

Print & Co.

www.printandcompany.com

Hope this article will help you and make your wedding planning easier and memorable.

~Good Luck and Happy Marriage ~

The Vintage is becoming the Mainstream : SATCHMI

The Kids have turned the Table

It was a Friday Afternoon that me and Dora a great friend of mine decided to go out to grab some food and have a good walk and some catching up to do since we were both so busy with our lives. Then I remember another friend who is actually also my boss told me that there is this awesome coffee shop/record store at 4th floor of the Mega Fashion Hall at SM Megamall complex called Satchmi. Upon entering the café it will transport you back to the old cafes in Brooklyn just like what we see in the Movies and what you imagined in one of the romance novel books you have read, from the red blocks décor on the wall and dimmed warm lighting it really gives off a different vibe compared to the other cafes in town. Wander your eyes and feast your inner Hipster with their vintage displays, vinyl's everywhere, old photographs, old radios, turntables, analog cameras, and earth friendly handcrafted items.

Millennial's have taken the word THROWBACK very seriously. A lot of out dated, Vintage things really looks cool for the kids these days and slowly they are coming back into the scene, one of them is the turntables or Vinyl player. For anyone who doesn't know a turntable according to my buddy Wikipedia a '' Turntable" is a rotating platform of a phonograph a.k.a record player.

Thanks to Satchmi they have revived which is once slumbering , their goal is to bring the nostalgia back to life.

At Satchmi you can get a good combo of Eats and Beats, now who wouldn't want that? , while you are munching on your flavorful treat with the seductive aroma of coffee beans circulating the store combined with the soft music playing in the air it will really make you feel relaxed and rejuvenated.

Different genres vinyl arranged in the wooden shelves. One thing that really captured me was the packaging of the plastic discs, front covers are very artistically made that you could instantly paste them on a white blank wall and in a moment it will transform into a colorful mural.

They also have two small listening room where you can experience listening and operating their turntables, sadly we couldn't try it cause there were people already inside the booth and other people waiting for their turn.

More Random Photos from the Store

Visit their store at the 4th floor Mega Fashion Hall at SM Megamall Complex, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines, operating hours are from Monday - Sunday : 10am to 9pm, you could also visit their Website/online shop http://satchmi.com/ to check their available items and latest updates. Follow them at IG : satchmiteam , for further queries you can reach them at (02) 401-6905.

- May the Soul of Music be with you -

My Analog Life

The Shutter sound and Rewind Lever

A part of being born in the Digital Era I still like shooting photographs in the old school way. After watching this old Japanese movie entitled "Heavenly Forest" which you guys have to really watch, I have no intention of telling a little hint on how the story goes so you should see it for yourself (you can thank me later teehee) so because of this movie I picked up my first film camera , I got it for $5 at a little thrift shop in Singapore and it's a Nikon AF2, a 35mm point and shoot camera, though I'm really not sure what attracted me to shoot analog aside from the crisp shutter sound when you try to click the shutter button when taking photographs and rewinding the film when the frames are all used up in my head I just look cool like that.

Now I am using an old Minolta srt 101 also a 35mm film camera, it's quite heavy but a tank when it comes to durability. The challenging part is that from changing the automatic Nikon AF2 to the manual Minolta srt 101, I have to set all the settings myself from the shutter speed, to IOS there were also days when I forget what type of film I have installed in my camera so I just tend to play with and you will be surely surprise with the outcome, all I have learned from watching Youtube tutorial videos though I still suck in shooting film. I just live by the saying of "Your first 10,000 are the worst" and that keeps me going until I reach 10,001 maybe that will be worst to worse at least it a level better than the other.

I'll just share some of the Photos I took with my first roll