#vonbride by Von Lazaro

It’s been almost 2 years since I got married and I still continue to receive inquiries about my wedding gown.     Yes, my simple yet superstar wedding gown!

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No heavy beads.  No heavy fabric. No lace.  No flowers.   I kept the design simple and yet it made lasting impression to our guests and my blog readers!   By doing away with all the drama, my gown was able to highlight the clean lines and perfect fit of the bodice and whimsical ruffles of the skirt.   I don’t think I could have achieved those if I didn’t get Carmen Lazaro + Von Lazaro to do my gown.  Their craftmanship is impeccable!   (If you are new into my blog and would like to know how I got them for my wedding, you can read the story here).

Here are the details of my gown, made of 100% jusilin in ivory color:

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I sure am lucky to have found Von and to have worked with him and his mom to make my dream wedding gown come true.    I’ve kept in touch with him through Facebook and am amazed at how he has evolved in a span of just 2 years!   First of all, he has his own label now.  Secondly, his designs are more elaborate and because he’s young, he’s not afraid to experiment – mixing lace and silk fabrics, designing elaborate beaded lace designs, among others.

His design portfolio boasts of eye-popping lace works and multi-layered fabric gowns that can rival those of Veluz and Cecilio Abad.   Of course, that’s just my opinion but that’s how I see it.   Von has finally arrived!    Check him out at #vonbride.

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Here are some of my favorites:

On bride Shielisse

On bride Shielisse.     The lace details are well-done and make a bold statement.

On bride Shane.  I heart the layered fabric skirt!

On bride Shane. I heart the layered fabric skirt!

On bride Kristine.  A back details are both chic + fierce!

On bride Kristine. Her gown’s back details are both romantic + fierce!

I am truly happy to see Von reach this far.   But then again, I see this as just a beginning of a long and successful career as a bridal designer.   So I am really proud and mega yabang to have been one of his “pioneer” brides hehe!

To all future brides out there, get your appointment with Von Lazaro now and see your dream gown come true!

#vonbride by Von Lazaro  |  Bridal Designer  |  2537 Lemery Street, Malate, Manila  |  +63.917.513.0082  |  vonlazaro@gmail.com

 

We turned 1!

Today marks our 1st wedding anniversary.

Can’t believe it’s been a year!  Time flies really fast when you’re having a good time!   

We celebrated our special day by relaxing at Bellevue Hotel, where we also spent the night.  It was a much deserved staycation for us, too.

Will post about our Bellevue experience soon, and we only have good words about their service and amenities.

Thanks to all who remembered to greet us today   =)

 

Mark and Jolina’s Shabby Chic + Vintage + Colorful Wedding

I’ve been waiting for their wedding pictures for weeks!   Knowing Jolina’s colorful fashion accessories, I know that she will somehow channel her love of vibrant colors into her dream wedding.

The result was a combination of shabby chic + vintage + colorful garden wedding held at Splendido Golf and Country Club.   Mango Red did a superb job in covering their wedding, their pictures are all so perfect and the colors are all alive!

Here are some of the photos already available from Mango Red’s website:

Jolina designed her wedding gown (I love the puff sleeves!), which was executed by Larry Espinosa.   She also opted not to have the traditional bouquet and instead had this wand flowers made.   She still looked like the teenager from Ang TV!   So pretty!

Best wedding shoes ever!  Hehe!  Jolina wore wedges covered with lace flowers:

The flowers for the wedding and venue were from Teddy Manuel.

Shabby chic details + guests in colorful attires:

See more of Mark and Jolina’s wedding at Mango Red’s official website.

Congrats to newly-wed couple!

 

Supplier’s Review: Love in Bloom

3 months have already passed since AJ and I said “I do” and I’m still not done with my supplier reviews hehe.   Well, I am actually saving the best for last.

If you’ve been following my blog, you’d know that we got Love in Bloom as our florist.  Well, entourage and bride’s florist only because the flowers for the church were already included in the package we got.

I would say that the package I got from Ate Jo was a steal already, because they’re for 12 people, all hand-tied bouquets (including mine) and they’re less than P10,000!

There were only 2 meetings for me and Ate Jo – the first meeting was to discuss the details of the wedding, and talk about my preferred flowers and sign the contract, while the final one was for the detailing.

I honestly could say that among all my suppliers,  Ate Jo was the one I was able to bond with the most, because of a hot topic at Weddings at Work (w@w) that I asked her about and that we discussed at length.  As her client, I got really worried that her performance at this bride’s wedding would affect her succeeding clients (including me).     It’s a good thing I opened up the topic to her because she’s not aware of the blog post, and with this awareness came the realization that she has to do better now that a bad feedback has surfaced online and it would definitely impact her business.

Come my wedding day, I was both excited and nervous to see the flowers.   They’re the last to arrive and Ate Jo did not disappoint.

Here’s my beautiful, beautiful bouquet, so full and mabango:  

I originally wanted it in all-white (white tulips to be exact), but I would change my mind later when I realized that perfect white tulips might be difficult to find in the “rainy” month of May.   I played safe and opted instead for a variety of flowers (but they still have to be in white) then added some light green blooms for accent.   I also requested some fillers in blue color as I want my “something blue” to be visible.   Ate Jo was able to execute my idea very well and I could not be more happy with the outcome.

The entourage flowers were all beautiful as well but for some reason, none of our photographers were able to take pictures of their flowers up close (huhu).   The flowers for the moms were outstanding; the Anastacia Green Flowers and White Casablancas really stood out.  

Here’s another picture of the mini-bouquets, taken a day after the wedding (they’re amazingly still fresh, after being kept in the car overnight):

From left:  the Maid of Honor’s bouquet, an extra one from Ate Jo (the fuschia pink bouquet), and my “second” bouquet that I was not able to use because there’s no bouquet throwing in our programme hehe.

Btw, I got many other freebies from Ate Jo like the flowers for the bridal car, the groom’s boutonniere that we decided later on not to use, and a flower hairclip for me that I decided to keep hehe.   Ate Jo is truly generous!

SCORECARD:
Service:  Very Satisfactory
Output:  OUTSTANDING!
Price:      Very Affordable!

 

Featured Bride

I was so delighted to find my picture at Von Lazaro’s re-designed blog today:

This is actually my favorite picture of me wearing my lovely wedding gown, made by no less than Von’s mom, Carmen Lazaro.

Thanks Von for featuring me in your blog’s banner   =)   I may not have turned out to be the “cover girl” for Carmen Lazaro Couture’s website (I was secretly wishing for this), but I believe I got a better deal.    =)

Check out our lovely wedding pictures too at Von’s blog.   We got him as our back-up photographer for the wedding.  He’s such a talented guy with natural eye for details.