Our Lady of Pentecost Church, Quezon City

It was my first time to visit Our Lady of the Pentecost Church when I attended a friend's wedding. The church looked quite new and different from all the other churches I've been too. It was different because it was long horizontally and there was a second floor (and a third floor!). I liked the  light and airy feel of the church. And even though it was raining that day, the inside of the church wasn't gloomy at all. 

Our Lady of Pentecost Church

Loyola Heights, Quezon City

Parish Office Telephone: +(632) 929-0665 / 434-2397

Wedding Charms: Happy Notes

Sometimes weddings can be so boring right? And more often than not you sometimes get seated with people you barely know, so you end up sitting there, giving a nod once in a while and munch on the appetizers, candies or cookies that's on the table.

I found myself in that situation again, but found these little notes endearing -

And I did enjoy the wedding (and ate a lot too!).

Homemade Wedding Giveaways

Last week I got the chance to attend a friend's wedding and was ecstatic at how simple and meaningful the wedding was. It's the second most beautiful and meaningful wedding I've attend in 4 years and now I truly believe that weddings need not be expensive, overbearing and overplanned. The secret sauce: family and really close friends. 

My creative side was tickled-happy when the bridesmaids distributed the wedding giveaways. Snazzy beadwork (one of my favorite things to do!) and a customized box.

Napkin Holders

Bookmark

Loved it! And now I'm itching to bring out my bead collection to do some experimenting =)

Do-It-Yourself Wedding Invitation

My friends and I have been shocked with the exorbitant prices of wedding invitations. It can go anywhere from 40 pesos to 200 pesos per set! And there are additional fees whenever you add anything to the set, i.e. maps, bridal registry info, calligraphy, RSVP info etc. 

When I did a tight-budget wedding for a friend we resorted to doing her invitations.

The materials:

Board paper

Certificate paper

Envelops 

Ribbons

*We got all the materials at National Bookstore

The equipment:

Printer

Cutter

Cutting board

Puncher

Sheet 1 Suggested Text:

We,

Groom's Name & Bride's Name

with the blessings of our Parents.

Mr. & Mrs. Groom's Parents' name

Mr. & Mrs. Bride's Parents' name

Request the honor of your presence

as we exchange marriage vows on

Date

at Time

Name of Church

Churches' city

Reception to follow at

Name of resto/hotel

Resto/Hotel's city

RSVP Info

Sheet 2 Text

Bridal Entourage

Principal Sponsors (list)

Best Man - Maid of Honor

Jr. Groomsmen - Jr. Bridesmaids

Groomsmen - Bridesmaids

Secondary Sponsors (list)

Candle - Cord

Veil

Ring Bearer - Flower Girls

Bible Bearer - Coin Bearer

Marketing for Wedding Suppliers

I've always talked about what brides and grooms could do for their weddings here in my blog and thought of making a post specifically for wedding suppliers after hearing my dear friend, Ria, share her experience during the Mindanao Bloggers Summit about how she promotes her wedding coordination business.

Promoting your business online is a very important activity especially since searches for wedding related keywords is an important segment online (check it out at Google Trends). Here are some things wedding suppliers can do:

1. Create your content - create our own website or blog. I got a chance to chat with top wedding organizer, Loi Villarama, during a friend's wedding and he mentioned that he gets a lot of leads from his website since he comes out #1 in search results when you search for wedding coordinator. My friend Ria has the same experience and she said that despite being new in the business she gets a lot of customers because her blog serves as testimonials to her work.

2. Promote your website/blog - the easist way to get traffic to your site is to do search engine marketing. It's the most cost efficient way to promote your website/blog. Try Google Adwords for as low as a dollar a day (you can also pay in peso) and I assure you you'd get traffic for your services. It's a D-I-Y way of marketing, here's a tutorial on how to do it.

3. Personalize your email - add credibility to your business by personalizing your email. You can do this for free by getting a domain and registering it on Google Apps for Your Domain. It's easy! Just register it at Google Apps (I also have a tutorial here).

Got any questions? Email me at aileen at twistedweddingplanner.blogspot.com.

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