Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Jouvin-Arejola Wedding in Balai Taal

VENUE: BALAI TAAL
VIDEOGRAPHER: Bob Nicolas (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
PHOTOGRAPHER: MangoRed
TENTS: Tentworld Services (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
LIGHTS and SOUNDS: Mr. Sensitivity
MUSICIAN: Harpist: Holly Angel Paraiso
CATERER: K by Cunanan Catering (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)


INVITES made by the couple


It was raining cats and dogs the day before the wedding and the garden was literally building pools of muds!!!


We were all worried for my cousin's garden wedding because it was already 3AM and the rain was still pouring.


I would like to commend TENTWORLD SERVICES for their help!
The wedding wouldn't be as lovely as it was if it wasn't for their team!

Their team did not leave the venue and did everything they can to make the venue for the wedding perfect!!!


We woke up and ... voila! Balai Taal was heavenly!
The place was picture perfect!


Again, many thanks to TENTWORLD SERVICES!!! Karlo Santos, you're the man!


Bride Marilyn Arejola was super happy :)


Getting made up:



The bride and her immediate family

The groom and his immediate family



Daniel loved his JC Buendia suit :)  (DFJ - Daniel Francois Jouvin)


Flower girly girl, Geanna Thereze See (Gown by JC Buendia)


Ring Bearer, Sean Xavier Fong (Vest/Shorts ensemble by JC Buendia)


Maid of Honor, Joanne Catherine Tan (Dress by JC Buendia)

The wedding ceremony was so intimate and lovely!
Holly Angel Paraiso, harpist, provided the most beautiful music for the event.

To watch Holly play, click here.


Daniel can't help but cry as soon as he saw Marilyn walk down the aisle




K Cunanan was super kind to lend us her beige carpet :)


Cheese from Santi's deli, Moet Champagne from France, Buko Tarts from Rowena's


Wines were bought from Ralph's Wines and Spirits.
  
The bar was set up by K Cunanan for FREE but we had to pay for the bartender.


All alcohols were provided by the couple while James, the bride's cousin helped with the drinks!


Fanny Wong, event host, and her boyfriend Jon


With the other even host, Stephane Toussaint
         


Cocktail hour was fun especially because of the drinks and Cliquebooth :p



Post nup shots:




While everybody's enjoying the cocktails, the couple went up the road to practice their dance.



K Cunanan did a fabulous job with the table set-ups and food!!!



Splendid evening indeed!!!


Everyone's spirit was up that night! Laughing and crying at the same time :p


Again, a big thank you to TENTWORLD SERVICES for making this day possible!!!
Isabelle was so comfortable and happy that she took her sandals off :)
Almost all the ladies changed to their slippers also on the dance floor!
 

After dinner, MR. SENSITIVITY made sure the fog machine was up and running for the couple's dance number :)
It was awesome! Here's the link to the video: CLICK HERE





The couple's first dance was so great that everybody joined in right after!
Balai Taal's garden 3 was the perfect venue for this!



After the party, guests could just stay on the dance floor or head to bed upstairs!
Kids also get to enjoy because they have their own little party inside the house :p
To watch their onsite video made by BOB NICOLAS, CLICK HERE

For BALAI TAAL rates, please VIEW HERE




To check out BALAI TAAL's SECRET GARDEN, CLICK HERE

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Serenity found at SereniTea

My good old friend, Analynne, is a regular customer of Serenitea San Juan (near Wilson).


She used to drive all the way from Banawe area to San Juan just to have SereniTEA.


To our delight, SereniTea has finally opened their third branch at Banawe!!!
yehey!
The place is really cozy and there's FREE WIFI for the guests to enjoy :)


In SereniTEA, you have the option to choose your level of sweetness:
No sugar (Healthy), Mild Sugar (25%), Half Sugar (50%), Less Sugar (75%) or FULL sugar (Standard)
I always choose the FULL sugar since SereniTea is not too sweet .


You also get to choose your own topping :
Egg Pudding (our favorite)
Crystals (Nata de Coco)
Pearls
Black Bricks (Grass Jelly)
Lime Jelly
Coffee Jelly



Here are some of the drinks that we tried:




CHOCOLATE MILK TEA (S-75, M-85, L-95) - tastes like ordinary milk tea with a hint of choco


HOKKAIDO MILK TEA (S-75, M-85, L-95) - caramel milk tea (YUM)


STRAWBERRY MILK TEA (S-75, M-85, L-95) - so much better than Ersao's strawberry milk tea but I liked the Bubble Tea's strawberry milk tea more :)




OKINAWA MILK TEA (S-75, M-85, L-95) - brown sugar taste. (another FAVORITE)


I love my milk teas with EGG PUDDING and COFFEE JELLY :)


GRAPEFRUIT YAKULT (M-80, L-90) - tastes like sour grapefruit juice but still yummy :)


CRANBERRY SENSATION (M-70, L-80) - i loved it! it's like cold cranberry tea.


TIP: Ask for ice if you want this drink really cold, which is better by the way.




WINTERMELON COOL (L-80) - tastes like black gulaman. Very refreshing!


WINTERMELON SWEET (M-60,L-70) - I don't recognize the difference between the "cool" and "sweet" hihihihi  It tasted the same to me


OOLONG GENMAICHA LATTE (S-85, L-95) - tasted like OKINAWA MILK TEA with GREEN TEA toasted rice crispies. SOOO GOOOD!!!


If Ersao has Spicy Squid snacks to offer, SereniTEA has MORE!!!


Alvin's favorite: PEPPER POTATO (Php 50) - SereniTea's version of french fries :)


FISH and FRIES (Php 95) - juicy and tender!


PEPPER TOFU (Php 50) - The fried basil was perfect with the peppered tofu


Everyone's favorite: CHICKEN CHOP (Php 65) - sooooooooooo goooooooood!!!


HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: PEPPER SWEET CORN (Php 50) - 3 pcs of grilled sweet corn with salt and pepper (everyone should try this!!!)




Below is Serenitea's list of drinks / menu


SereniTea is the place to be!!!
I just wish Banawe branch would extend their store hours :)




SERENITEA
74B N. Roxas St. corner Banawe QC
(near Philippine Orthopedic Center)
238-2545


The following maps from SereniTEA
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