BK and David's Birthday

Yesterday, we met Ronald and Tish of Balay Kandila at the NBC Tent. They've set-up the place for David's (of David's Salon) 50th birthday party. Wow, 600 guests! Well, I guess they've already cut down the guest list cause the first time Ronald mentioned it, it was for a thousand guests. His theme was also medieval and that was actually the reason why we were there. Since we are having a similar set-up on January, Balay Kandila wanted us to see what they've done for David's before we do the detailing for our contract.

Ok, what did we see? First thing I really noticed were the guests' attires. Alright, I know Balay didn't have anything to do with that. But the clothes were really eye catching, and I noticed it right away cause most of the guests were still outside the tent and we could see them from the parking lot. Wow, talk about game! Kinareer! Hehehe. The ladies were wearing ballgowns, and some even had crowns to boot! Others wore their hair in flowing curls, just like in the movies. Come to think of it, I shouldn't have been surprised since they were in the "styling" business afterall. They looked really nice. Now if only I can make our own guests do the same... Nah, that seems impossible. I'm not even sure everyone will follow the "strictly formal" dress code!

So going inside the tent, we saw BK's work. Nice! Ok, so at first it didn't really blow me away. But that's because the place was so big and it was hard to create an intimate effect with all those tables everywhere. Plus it was still bright outside and the lighting effects are not fully in place yet.

Two things I loved...

First is the entrance. There was a wooden gate, which was made of styro according to Tish, but looked quite authentic. It was movable too. Nice, hehehe. Above it, hanging on the arc, was a crest. Really nice. The gate was open when we saw it, and just inside it stood a knight! You know those knight statues you see in castles from movies? Those in full armor and battle weapons? Yup, that's it. Really really nice, hehehe.

The other area that was eye catching was the stage -- as expected. There were columns (or pillars) and a castle wall behind the set-up for the band. There was another knight too, this time in a different position. The thing that really made it great though was the lighting. BK is really great at lighting effects.

Other decors... On both sides of the tent were more pillars with banners hanging on each side, and of course all with the supposedly family crest. Banners were also set-up on the ceiling.

I can totally imagine now how our reception can look like on our wedding. I think it will be more lovely, given that the place is already beautiful as it is. It's more intimate too. Plus we'll have nicer centerpieces than at the NBC. There, they only used banners on the tables, while I believe Ronald is thinking Cantelabra for ours. We're using marble tables too, courtesy of Villa de Oro. Balay will be coordinating with our caterer, Juan Carlo (who is also reputed to create great set-ups) for the centerpieces. Oh, I can really imagine it now! *Sigh*

So that's it for the updates. Hopefully we will have more in the coming week. We've got 6 months to go, oh no! Panic panic panic!

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