Bleu Weddings & Events Management

19th December 2009

Preps : Century Park
Church : Shrine of Jesus, The Way,The Truth & The Life
Reception : Oceana, Mall of Asia Complex
HMUA : Pong Nui
P/V : BA Studios
Gown : Jazel Sy
Florist : Go For Flowers
Musicians : The Sentimental Groove
Photo booth : Pose & Print

1st Lt. Joey Larisma is in the Philippine Air Force while Kathryn Basilio flies with Philippine Airlines as an FA...what a great match these two are! I first met Kathryn at the Celebrations! exhibit at SMX and could not help but notice how much she resembles Ms. Korina Sanchez. Kathryn is not only a sight to behold, but she is also has a very gentle, loving and thoughtful nature.

I know it took me sometime to upload these photos due to the workload we had since the last quarter of 2009 ( thank you Lord for all the blessings! +amdg!) but I will never forget these two people... we often met during weekends when both of them manage to be on land at the same time.. well Joey was assigned in Cebu while Kathryn had constant flights here and there.. so imagine how our schedules would, at times, be complicated!

But I would say all worked out well..we managed to pull it off!! We had power meetings with Mark of Oceana to take care of the set-up and the details for the the reception set-up and all... I must say all went according to plan.

December 1, 2009 was a beautiful day to be married... from her hotel room at the Century Park we had a good view of the hotel's helipad and even caught a glimpse of Lucio Tan... ;-) Kathryn's family was at her hotel room where all the activity was for the morning preps. Pong Nui started working on our bride soon as she arrived from her mani-pedi session...

Thinking everything was alright, I was surprised to see Kathryn in tears and Pong doing some 'damage control' as she was already made up..I approached Kathryn to ask what was wrong and she softly said she lost her engagement ring! What followed was a search for a needle in a haystack! We emptied her bags, covered every square-inch of the room, searched the bathrooms and turned the pockets of her jeans inside-out... while Kathryn was trying her best from crying ..her pretty face could not hide her anxiousness ..

Then out of nowhere, someone thought of checking her wallet..lo and behold the ring was safely nestled inside the coin purse!! Her smile could not have been sweeter...but then her tears started to flow down her cheeks ..releasing a flood of tears of joy...

In the photos below you will see a happy Kathryn during her pictorial with BA Studio... and of course we took our own photos with our ever reliable point and shoot camera!

The ceremony was solemn and love was truly all around!! The church was filled with dashing men from the PAF and PAL and beautiful ladies from PAL too and their family and friends.

After the ceremony everyone headed on to the reception venue which was predominantly white and tastefully decorated.with Oceana's own decor..blown glass hung from its ceilings which created a fantastic effect. The sumptuous food was prepared by CCAs expert chefs... and far different from the usual wedding fare we have become accustomed to.

We hope you enjoy viewing these photos as much as we enjoyed working with Joey & Kathryn... these two people have very generous hearts.. I will forever remember your thoughtful gestures during our meetings ..the pasalubongs --the fresh shrimps, dangit, squid and etc from your travels!

You make such a beautiful couple and we will look forward to when we see each other next!! God bless! And in behalf of the Bleu Team..thank you!