Arisha' Christening

I am super thankful, my daughter's baptismal celebration was a blast!


Unlike Kenzo's lavish baptismal party last year, Arisha's was not at all grand in preparation but it came out simply elegant.

I am so proud of myself too for being able to manage a very decent party on a low budget.

Let me recount how I did it.

First thing I looked for was the reception, The Imperial Treasure along Shaw Boulevard. I worked closely with the Manager, Mr. Lino Pigue, who helped me come up with a great meal for approximately Php 240 per head only.

This is the menu served per table of 10 and it was indeed plentiful!

Bird's Nest Soup
Oriental Fried Rice
Miki Bihon Guisado
Fish Fillet with salt & Pepper
Braised Pata Tim w/ Vegetable
Fried Chicken in Lemon Sauce
Sesame Balls

Oh, all my guests were so happy with the food. Thanks to Mr. Lino. Now another friend of mine will be having her party there too. And as of today, I heard that our company have already booked the place for our Field Group Christmas party.

The only thing here though is that they don't decorate the place according to theme. But it's not a problem at all since the place is clean, the walls are rich in color, the chairs are new and the tables are neatly covered. But because I wanted to have a theme, I ordered balloon centerpieces at Php203.00 each from National Bookstore in Shangri-la and some pearlized balloon on sticks from Chingkoy's at Shaw Blvd. I also had a personalized 3 x 5 ft tarpaulin for Php575.00 only.

The colorful teddies were our giveaways. We got each at Php60.00 each from Divisoria mall. The cake was from Ms. Beth of Tender Trap for Php1,500. It may look simple but it's what I actually requested for. The simpler, the better.

As for the church, I was actually choosing between St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Our Lady of Fatima Church. The first one does not offer a "special" baptism while the other 1 does. But since I am reminded to work on a budget, I confirmed my booking with St. Francis just 2 weeks before December 1.
There were I think about 4 - 5 babies christened that day. It wasn't bad at all. I first thought mass baptisms wouldn't give us the privilege to have our baby privately attended to, good thing we were seated at the very front row giving us the chance to be closer to the priest.

The invitations were from me. I had to steal some working hours to do it while at the office. Thank you that I have a deskjet printer, the print quality was great.

I made the giveaway tags too.

I Had 60 guests all in all. My closest friends & relatives. My special thanks to my Auntie Lyla ( I know how busy you were but you still managed to surprise me with your presence), Auntie Lou and Ate Josie and her baby girl.

But all could have been better if the party I organized for my daughter was properly documented. I didn't hire a photographer so I just relied on pictures taken by us and by friends. Very unfortunately, the person I assigned to take charge of taking pictures didn't show up. So now, I can only describe the place based on what I have seen. Alas, it could have been described better if it were picture perfect.