Ivanka Trump Wedding Dress

October 27, 2009

Check out the first official photo from Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s wedding, courtesy of Fred Marcus Photography.I always admired the gorgeous Ivanka Trump, the beauty-and-brains daughter of mega mogul Donald Trump. I keep a close eye on her in the Celebrity Apprentice, all poker-faced and so exquisitely put together. Ivanka walked down the aisle [...]

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Tuscany Wedding for Marie Claire Editor

October 13, 2009
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Myrza Sison must be one of my most interesting brides for this year. She was a celebrated international model in the 1980′s – so with her height and figure, it was so easy to design this wedding dress for her. Myrza is an even more celebrated fashion magazine editor (think Marie Claire).For years now it [...]

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Toccata on Etsy

July 31, 2009

Check out this awesome Toccata Weddings video created by Pink Lemonade Films. I just love the video treatment given to my pieces. If you want a video of your own, hop over to etsy.com! I’m thinking of other ways to showcase my different designs and creations. Lights… camera… action!

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Greenology

July 29, 2009
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I have been bringing my own shopping bag around for years even before being ‘green’ became fashionable. There are nine billion shopping bags that go to the trash every year! This is probably why I ended up being offered this opportunity to design a reusable bag with the Ayala Malls. We were asked to choose [...]

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What’s Your Recent Inspiration?

July 26, 2009
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I discovered that arranging flowers was a truly relaxing experience, it was easy to slow down my day while arranging white orchids en masse. Over the last year, I started arranging wedding bouquets for my brides-to-be. I was still pregnant with my youngest daughter Amanda when I started frequenting the fresh flower market, all the way until the week of my delivery!

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My First Items at Etsy

July 26, 2009
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This wedding bag is called Something Blue. I was quite taken by Filipino bag designer Bea Valdes’ beadwork, hence the adaptation of these medallion like patterns.

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Hello Etsy!

July 26, 2009
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I am absolutely tickled pink to kick off this Toccata blog! Why am I so excited about this? I have been designing customized wedding gowns and dresses for more than fifteen years to date. It is an understatement to say that this business is both exhilarating and exasperating at the same time.

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