Wedding Wishes: The SM Bridal Registry Event

I was one of the lucky couples who were invited to Wedding Wishes, an exclusive event organized by BridalBook, in partnership with the SM Gift Registry. The event, which was held at the Homeworld section in SM Makati, featured several speakers who tackled on different topics such as decorating ideas for your first home, the different cutlery and kitchenware available, and even styling tips for your honeymoon!

Since the event was held at the furniture/appliance section of the department store, we were seated at comfortable, plush sofas with beautiful flower centerpieces on the coffee tables. Relax na relax lang. Haha! And can I just say, I really love their centerpieces. See how pretty they are?

I was late when I arrived at the venue, so the second speaker, Shaira Luna, was already presenting her slides. Yes, Shaira Luna, the Promil kid. I worked with her for a photo shoot before in my previous job, so it was nice to see a familiar face again.

Shaira is a professional photographer so she shared some tips on how to create the perfect pictures for our honeymoon. One tip that I remember is to use the white balance feature of your camera to offset the harshness of the light of your surroundings. Sometimes the lights would cast a yellowish/blueish/greenish tint on the pictures, and turning the white balance on can lessen that effect. I tried it with my camera phone and it did work! Galing noh?

She even showed us a few camera models and explained their features. I really love the Samsung camera (although I forgot the exact model), because not only does it have a built-in WiFi, but it also comes in the color pink. Ang girly lang. Haha!

Shaira Luna

Our next speaker is a familiar face to most of the brides, or at least those brides who are clients of K by Cunanan. Kaye Cunanan-Gonzales, the owner of K by Cunanan, discussed the kitchen essentials that every newlywed couples must have. She enumerated the different types of cutlery, kitchen appliances and even glassware! Who knew that there could be so many different glass types?!

She even suggested to buy airtight storage containers for the leftovers. That way, the food won't easily spoil in your refrigerator. Hmmm.... I should probably buy lots of containers for the leftovers that we would probably have in the future. Haha!

Kaye Cunanan-Gonzales

Our next speaker is also quite well-known in the wedding industry, particularly in prenups. Feliz Lucas, owner of Lifestyle by Feliz and wife of wedding photographer Jayjay Lucas, shared tips on how to dress up for the honeymoon! I love how she looked so stylish and yet was so down-to-earth in her way of talking. In short, baklang-bakla magsalita si atey! Haha! She was also very open to the topic of sex, which made her talk quite funny and interesting *wink,wink*.

One thing that I learned is that to bring monochromatic clothes to make it easier to mix and match. Also, you can wear your sleepwear outside the bedroom! :) Just make sure to pair it with a nice bottom and coverup, and you're good to go. :) And let's not forget, it's your honeymoon so it's time to let loose and be sexy! RAWR!

Feliz Lucas

We also have Anna Theresa Licaros-Lim, who is a former beauty queen and a newlywed as well, to discuss the benefits of signing up for the bridal registry. Honestly, I never really thought of registering for a gift registry because I really wanted cash as our gift. Hahaha! Pera-pera lang yan mga tsong. But seriously, we'll be living at Mox's aunt's condo for the meantime and it already has the furniture and appliances that we need, so I can't think of anything to ask for from the gift registry. But making one seems like fun. Maybe we'll try it out some time. Hehe.

Anna Theresa Licaros-Lim

During the whole event, we were served some pastries and cocktails from Sweet Bella. It tasted quite delicious or maybe that's because I was just hungry. Haha.

And the best part of the day? I got a bag full of freebies! Yey! :) It included everything from discount coupons, including a voucher for a free makeover from Max's Factor Chief Makeup Artist Bobby Carlos, to makeup and lingerie! Happy me! :)

Free makeover from Max Factor!

Discount coupons! :)

Nail polish and lip liner from Max Factor

Lingerie from Gigi Adore

Bra from Triumph

 Whee! Thank you BridalBook and SM Gift Registry for this event! I really enjoyed the talk and of course the goodies! Hehe! :)