Wedding blunder

This year, I know of 8 people who have gotten married or are getting married! EIGHT! Can someone tell me what is so special about this year? Or maybe, it’s just a sign that I am getting old(er) and am at the point in my life where people I know are at that age of getting married.

But of the 8, only a few of them are really special to me anyway. Others are just of acquaintances or (ex) colleagues. One special one in particular is/was Lanie’s Wedding on April 4 (4-4-09)!

When Lanie broke the new to us late last year that was tying the knot, we were all very excited and happy for her – albeit a bit concerned as she only had less than 6 months to prepare!

Regardless, we were ecstatic and even more so when she asked us – all five of her friends based in HK – to be her bridesmaids!

Yay !! The first wedding in our group and my first time as bridesmaid! Later on, Lanie also asked that H and my other friend’s boyfriend to be groomsmen so they would be our partners. Double YAY! (Yay! Yay! Haha). It would be the first time H and I would be attend a wedding together as partners.

Fast forward to night before the wedding…

Four of us flew in (on different flights and times) to Manila on Friday night and checked-in at a hotel close to her venue. As some of our flights were delayed (me included), we ended up sleeping at 3AM!

Finally, the big day! We all woke up early full of energy, even though we only had less than 5 hours of sleep. The wedding wasn’t until 4:30pm so we had plenty of time – or so we thought.

We enjoyed a slow, buffet breakfast, taking in the view and the fresh air. Aaah relaaakssss. It was going to be a good day :)

After a couple of hours, H picked us up at the hotel and we drove off to a salon in Alabang Town Center for our 12noon appointment to get our hair, makeup and nails done.

We were all so giddy and time seemed to pass ever so slowly.. until 3:30pm and two of the girls weren’t done yet! Looking back I can’t figure out why none of us stood up and just said “WE HAVE TO GO!”. It was only until the last girl was done at 4pm that the sense of urgency started to kick in. We still had to run back to the hotel to get dressed. By this time, it was already 4:15PM. Within 10 minutes, we were back in the car and driving off to the church. The 10 minute ride seemed forever and we were all panicking but still had managed to joke around “Let’s hope Lanie is late!”.

But as soon as we got there, we ran up towards the church and I saw it.. I couldn’t believe it but it was true.. I saw Lanie approaching the altar!!

WE WERE LATE!!! :(

It was terrible!! We all felt so bad and embarrassed. We couldn’t believe we didn’t make it in time thus missing our march and Lanie’s as well! And to think, we came all the way from HK! We could blame it different things or people but in the end, there’s just no acceptable excuse.

bad bridesmaids!!

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Side story..

It brought back memories of the last time – which was also our first time - Harold and I attended a wedding together. It was my sister’s wedding in 2006 and I was the MOH (Maid of Honor). Without going to lengthy detail, when my mom and I together with Harold stepped out of the rented villa, ready to go to the church, we discovered, to our horror, that all the cars were gone and everyone had left! Including my dad!! So hurriedly, my mom called my dad telling him to come back for us and pick us up. Instead of apologizing for forgetting us and saying “Be there right away!”, he says “Err..well..” which naturally angered my mom all the more. Haha. In the end, my dad did come back for us and when we got to the church we saw everyone else was waiting for us. Haha.

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So Lanie’s wedding didn't exactly turn out the way we had planned it, but it was a great wedding nonetheless. Lanie, the sweet girl that she is, didn't even seem a bit annoyed that we were late. Or she was probably just too happy to fuss. Good thing she had 5 other bridesmaids (yes, total of 10), so it wasn't like she was left with none.

To talk on the wedding itself... It was beautiful. Lanie was beautiful! Her gown was real splendid and her train was super long! Venue was so dreamy too – as if we were in a fairytale. And the lights.. I love white lights! We were super proud and happy for Lanie – all her hard work and sleepless nights paid off!
Derrick, congratulations! We trust you'll take care of our Lanie :) oh wait, she's yours now. Aww.. haha.

LANIE, sorry again. We LOVE you!! We wish only the best for you! See you sooooon! :)


On May 9, Harold and I are attending another wedding, this time in Bataan. He’s going to be groomsman and I’m just his date. It’s another day to look forward to but please please I don’t want to be late AGAIN! Esp since I'm only flying to Manila that morning! Here's hoping for the best!! :)