AK Supplier Rating: Val Villarin (HMUA)

L E G E N D

5+ the best                             $                  1 – 9,999

5 – excellent                           $$         10,000 – 24,999

4 – good                                 $$$        25,000 – 49,999

3 – satisfactory                      $$$$      50,000 – 99,999

2 – needs improvement        $$$$$   100,000 – 249,999

1 – fail                                     $$$$$$  250,000 and above

Hair and MakeUpArtist: Val Villarin

Booking: Airbrush HMU for Bride and Groom + 5 Heads with 2 Additional

Inclusions: Second look for the reception and unlimited retouch until reception

Freebie: PreNup HMU (additional fee for OOT)

Cost: $$ (NO OOT Fee)

Rating: 5+ (Highly Recommended)

During Preps:

Val has very good reviews here in w@w that is why I booked him in one of the bridal fairs where I got a huge discount and a waived OOT fee! Yey! Val is not only a HMUA but also a friend. I enjoyed my talks with him during preps although he has a tendency to worry you about your package when you discuss it over the phone. But it’s very understandable because most of the time he is on the go and with all his clients I can’t expect him to remember every single detail of the package.

Wedding Day:

Val is another fairy godmother! He was the first supplier to arrive at Balai Taal. He arrived 1hour 30 mins early for his call time. He made me look very beautiful on my wedding day. It is also worth mentioning that my hair had a perfect hold where the front veil was. The front hair should be able to hold veil otherwise it will fall flat like bangs under the veil.

 

Mama Val was not only my HMUA on my wedding day, she was also my on the day wedding coordinator who is in charge of the bride. He will remind me to smile always. He accompanied me during my pre-walk down the aisle. You can even see him in my wedding video as I walk down the stairs J

I also love my second look. It was one of his assistants who stayed and freshened me and my groom up BUT I really loved it. The airbrush make up suited me very well. I look fresh all day.

Val’s team did very well also making up the whole entourage. They all look so beautiful.  

 

My Wedding Hair and Make Up

My Second Look during the Reception

VAL in Action

Tips:

1. Get a trial make up even if you know the MUA is good. It will develop rapport between you and your MUA.
2. Book VAL in bridal fairs. The discount is huge!
3. Show VAL pegs of the look you want for your wedding day but listen also to his suggestions because he is still the expert.

Wish: I wish I had the courage to pull my hair back haha I’m just wondering what it would look like. Not that I don’t like my hair, it’s just I’m too scared to try something new then on the day of my wedding :)

AK Supplier Rating: Frankie De Leon (Bridal Gown Couturier)

L E G E N D

5+ the best                             $                  1 – 9,999

5 – excellent                           $$         10,000 – 24,999

4 – good                                 $$$        25,000 – 49,999

3 – satisfactory                      $$$$      50,000 – 99,999

2 – needs improvement        $$$$$   100,000 – 249,999

1 – fail                                     $$$$$$  250,000 and above

Bridal Gown Couturier: Frankie De Leon

Booking: Bridal Gown Only

Inclusions: Wedding Accessories (custom made second veil, garter, wedding ring pillows, wedding arrhae pillow, bridal hair accessory)

Freebie: use of body form

Cost: $$$$ (with P5K OOT Fee)

Rating: 5+ (Highly Recommended)

During Preps:

My very good friend (who is also one of my Secondary Sponsors) introduced me to Frankie De Leon. Meeting Frankie is like meeting an old friend. After a few questions, he got me all figured out. He is very talented and very unassuming. After two sketches of his idea of my bridal gown, we sealed the deal. Frankie and his team were simply amazing during the preps. All schedules were kept. All my requests were taken into consideration. Most of all, I saw the gown transform. Even Frankie was amazed of the transformation. We had a collaboration and it was successful.

Wedding Day:

Frankie’s presence during the day of the wedding was most reassuring. I just wish I was able to request a much earlier call time so that RF and his team could have shot the gown with the body form at a much earlier time. Frankie brought with him one manang who helped me put on my gown. Manang also taught me how to put the silicon bra so that it showed a sexier cleavage. 

 

Truly a bride will feel she is a bride when she puts on her wedding gown. And when I did so, it was the most amazing feeling! I never felt more beautiful in my life! It is like I was made one with the dress and the dress transformed me into this gorgeous lady J I almost did not want to take the dress off if not for the fact that the edges of the dress were soiled because it drizzled a bit in Tagaytay.

My wedding dress looked expensive indeed but it was money well spent. The dress was very well praised and adored by EVERYONE.  Even after the wedding, people randomly will message me in FB or add me in FB for that matter, or approach me whenever, just to tell me how beautiful I looked in my gown on my wedding day. I just love my wedding gown…

 

I love the details of my gown. The dreamy layers… The lace train...

 

The intricate beadwork and lace cut outs beautifully put together…

 

I love the veil and the fit of the gown! It was so comfortable to wear :)

 

I love the fineness of the veil..it didn’t cover my face…it complemented the whole ensemble…

I love the dreamy look of my veil here… can you see the little flowers at the bottom of my veil? I love the whole effect!

 

With my lovely husband

 

With my fairy godmother

Tips:

1. Get Frankie De Leon to do your wedding gown. You will get the quality of the most expensive designer at a much much lesser cost. Value for money indeed.
2. Allow him free reign to do his “magic”. His talent, skill and creativity are innate and natural. He challenges himself with every dress. He will not compromise his work for money.
3. Agree on the price early on and don’t worry about your dress after. You will never be shortchanged with the outcome. In fact, one client was overly satisfied with his work she tried to pay him more because she thinks the price she paid was not the real worth of the dress! Frankie just shrugged her off J

Wish: Frankie,  for my 25^th or 50^th  wedding anniversary, please do my wedding gowns please?