baptism planning

i started planning for kirsten's baptism when i was 7 months pregnant. of course, first on the list was to write down the names of possible ninongs and ninangs (godparents). you see, we have a long queue of volunteers and our baby's birth certificate can only handle so much LOL! eventually, we settled on 10 pairs (yes, you read that right the first time) of godparents. the others will just have to wait for the next baby! :D

ok, back to the event planning. i searched the net and asked around for possible churches, reception venues, caterers, entertainment, invitation suppliers, decors, cake, souvenirs, etc. whew!

and 3 weeks before the event, we have booked most of the essentials (this post has been updated!):

the church (we already attended the baptism seminar):



the lunch reception:



the caterer (in-house catering at the reception venue)

the invites by great concepts



venue set up by valbuena party shop (color theme is white and shades of pink!)

band and sound system (kelly badon project)



cake and mini cupcakes by c is for cupcakes (see inspiration for the cake and minicakes attached)



photographer (jo lim photography)

videographer (mel of matchbox)

minicakes by kraze kitch

tarpaulin c/o my sister-in-law



photobooth by photobooth on scene



baptism and reception dress(we bought from periwinkle at the shangrila mall)

shoes and socks (rustan's)

wines (bought from S&R)

LCD projector (edric rojas of EJM Blitz)

crew meals (c/o the caterer)

to-dos:

lechon (will probably call elarz to deliver)

beer (San Miguel delivery 632BEER)

hope i did not forget any other party essentials! the reason i am writing this post is because i will go back to it for my supplier ratings after the event! :)