Sharon BoffoWedding Theme: Doing it the Filipiniana Way
September 21st 2008 06:41
If you are a Filipino or Filipina who’s getting married or simply someone who is captured by the beauty and richness of the Philippine culture and wants to inculcate this in your wedding, then why not settle for a Filipiniana inspired wedding?
The fusion of Filipiniana motif and modern inspirations is a very promising mix. It would be a good idea especially for Filipino couples who are getting wed abroad and want to wow their foreign guests with how beautiful Philippine crafts could be in an occasion. However, it is advisable not to overdo things. Just pick some aspects of the wedding that would carry the Filipiniana motif.
Wedding Particulars that can carry the Filipiniana Motif
THE INVITATION
There are so many raw and processed Philippine products that are very suitable to adorn your invitation. I remember my sister’s wedding invitation where they used abaca as their envelope and tied a ribbon to secure the folds. You can also use hollow bamboo cuttings to hold scroll-type wedding invitations. I believe I did this style before for one of my aunties. I bought the bamboo from Divisoria, glued strips of ribbon on it and decorated it with small rose buds.
TABLE CENTERPIECES AND DECORATIONS
Get inspiration for your table centrepiece and event decorations from Philippine products, styles and crafts. Not only would you be able to promote how rich your heritage and the Philippine art is, but it would also give way to opening your and your guests’ eyes to the beauty of Philippine products and ingenuity.
SOUVENIRS
Same as with invitations, the souvenirs can also be decorated with Philippine culture and heritage in mind or created from Philippine products. Have you ever seen “abaniko” (Philippine handheld fan) with the photo of the couples and their thank-you note printed out front? Or perhaps gift bags made of abaca or sinamay with your small thank-you gift inside? Trinket boxes made of capiz would also be a good idea. So you see, there really is richness and variety to raw products that you can use. The possibilities are endless (just with a bit of imagination and resources).
COUPLE’S CLOTHES
Go back in time and don a Filipiniana inspired bridal gown. Remember that very Imeldific pop-up sleeves or those Maria Clara style dresses? You don’t have to look like you borrowed your great grandmother’s old wedding dress. Just pull inspiration from these styles, throw it into those modern makes and presto! You’ll have the best wedding dress you’ll ever wear in your lifetime. On the other hand, your man can wear the very classic barong Tagalog which is now made more famous when Quentin Tarantino wore it to an awards night. It now comes in different colors like blue, green, pink, red, orange, etc. other than the common white or off-white color.
Imeldific inspired wedding gown from Webshots
Maria Clara inspired wedding gown from Webshots
TRANSPORTATION
If suited and if there is available resources, why not opt out of the traditional wedding car or limousine and arrive at your wedding venue in a caritela or a horse-drawn carriage? You would feel like you are Cinderella going to the palace ball.
Horse-drawn carriage as wedding transportation - From Villa Escudero, Philippines website
WEDDING DANCE
Try out your dancing feet in a frenzy of Tinikling or Pandango sa Ilaw or perhaps Sayaw sa Bangko (Dancing on Top of a Bench). Do away with the traditional slow dancing or promenade for you and your partner’s first dance as a couple and bring in a touch of Philippine dances.
The fusion of Filipiniana motif and modern inspirations is a very promising mix. It would be a good idea especially for Filipino couples who are getting wed abroad and want to wow their foreign guests with how beautiful Philippine crafts could be in an occasion. However, it is advisable not to overdo things. Just pick some aspects of the wedding that would carry the Filipiniana motif.
Wedding Particulars that can carry the Filipiniana Motif
THE INVITATION
There are so many raw and processed Philippine products that are very suitable to adorn your invitation. I remember my sister’s wedding invitation where they used abaca as their envelope and tied a ribbon to secure the folds. You can also use hollow bamboo cuttings to hold scroll-type wedding invitations. I believe I did this style before for one of my aunties. I bought the bamboo from Divisoria, glued strips of ribbon on it and decorated it with small rose buds.
TABLE CENTERPIECES AND DECORATIONS
Get inspiration for your table centrepiece and event decorations from Philippine products, styles and crafts. Not only would you be able to promote how rich your heritage and the Philippine art is, but it would also give way to opening your and your guests’ eyes to the beauty of Philippine products and ingenuity.
SOUVENIRS
Same as with invitations, the souvenirs can also be decorated with Philippine culture and heritage in mind or created from Philippine products. Have you ever seen “abaniko” (Philippine handheld fan) with the photo of the couples and their thank-you note printed out front? Or perhaps gift bags made of abaca or sinamay with your small thank-you gift inside? Trinket boxes made of capiz would also be a good idea. So you see, there really is richness and variety to raw products that you can use. The possibilities are endless (just with a bit of imagination and resources).
COUPLE’S CLOTHES
Go back in time and don a Filipiniana inspired bridal gown. Remember that very Imeldific pop-up sleeves or those Maria Clara style dresses? You don’t have to look like you borrowed your great grandmother’s old wedding dress. Just pull inspiration from these styles, throw it into those modern makes and presto! You’ll have the best wedding dress you’ll ever wear in your lifetime. On the other hand, your man can wear the very classic barong Tagalog which is now made more famous when Quentin Tarantino wore it to an awards night. It now comes in different colors like blue, green, pink, red, orange, etc. other than the common white or off-white color.
Imeldific inspired wedding gown from Webshots
Maria Clara inspired wedding gown from Webshots
TRANSPORTATION
If suited and if there is available resources, why not opt out of the traditional wedding car or limousine and arrive at your wedding venue in a caritela or a horse-drawn carriage? You would feel like you are Cinderella going to the palace ball.
Horse-drawn carriage as wedding transportation - From Villa Escudero, Philippines website
WEDDING DANCE
Try out your dancing feet in a frenzy of Tinikling or Pandango sa Ilaw or perhaps Sayaw sa Bangko (Dancing on Top of a Bench). Do away with the traditional slow dancing or promenade for you and your partner’s first dance as a couple and bring in a touch of Philippine dances.
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