The newly-engaged

Good morning Thursdayyyy! :) Woke up to such wonderful news that Bianca Gonzalez and JC Intal are engaged! Waah, yung level ng saya ko, akala mo close friend ko yung na-engage. Hahaha. I’m not sure why, probably because I’ve been reading Bianca’s blog since 2003 (hindi pa siya masyadong sikat non!), and it was crush-at-first-sight for JC when I saw him in that first and only time I watched an Ateneo game. May history talaga, hahaha. Also maybe because nasundan ko yung lovelife ni Bianca and in one of her ‘People Of My Year’ posts (I think it was in 2011) where she mentioned how in awe she is of JC’s good heartedness, I thought to myself I hope she ends up marrying this guy. And now she is one step closer to doing just THAT!!! Eeeeeeehhh!! <3

MY.HEART.IS.MELTINGGGG over this collage posted by JR Intal. Absolutely sweet and romantic! Although it would have been a million times better if JC went with Bianca to London. I could just imagine Bianca’s bottled up emotions, parang sasabog ang puso sa sobrang saya at kilig while she’s on the plane. What I loved about this proposal is how Bianca was in such a simple get-up, makeup-less even! I just think that there’s something about the simplicity (i.e. unglammed) that makes it more meaningful. Okay, yes, it also did remind me of when Erick proposed to me. At least si Bianca nakaligo, ako hindi! Hahaha :P

This year is truly proving to be the YEAR OF LOVE! In February alone, four of my friends got engaged. I know, right? How awesome is that? What makes me even happier is someone very close to my heart, my Ate Cha, also got engaged just a few days ago. FINALLY! I know she has been waiting for this, and I guess it came in a perfect time. I’m so happy!!!! God’s grand plans are slowly but surely being unfolded for her.

And my personal wedding preps worksheet is making its rounds to my newly-engaged friends, hahaha! Ang dami ko din namana na wedding worksheet files from my friends who got married earlier than I did, but I tried to personalize mine and made it as simple and user-friendly as possible. Hindi yung tipong malulula ka sa dami ng info when you open the file, so I hope they’d find it useful too! These days my Skype and Whatsapp conversations are mostly about wedding preps. So much fun sharing pegs and ideas! It’s like going back to my own wedding preps days, except that this time hindi ako gagastos. Hahaha!

I’m so excited for these people close to my heart who are about to enter a new chapter in their lives. It may be a huge transition for some of them, but it really is a privilege to be in this beautiful, life-changing phase. Wedding planning can get very stressful, exhausting, and time-consuming (I know this for a fact all too well! Haha), so my prayer for my newly-engaged loves is to have the time and resources to prepare for their married life ahead as well. After all, wedding is just a one-day event, while marriage goes on forever. It is what really counts.