The Theme

Opposites attract? Well, I can agree with that, but planning a wedding with someone so opposite is a different story… nightmarish, in fact. =) Honestly, it was a great challenge (again) for us to come up with a wedding theme. We couldn’t do cinema or film because I like Gary Oldman, Humphrey Bogart, Marcelo Mastroianni, and Tony Leung. Jas, on the other hand, likes Vin Diesel, Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, and Jackie Chan. We couldn’t do a music theme too because I like Beatles (mod), but he prefers R&B/hip-hop.

Thank God for Wolfgang Petersen’s “Troy” (starring Jasper’s idol Brad Pitt) and the film version of Frank Miller’s graphic novel “300” (which is now Jasper’s favorite movie of all time), we had a fusion of interest of some sorts. Even as a kid I loved Greek mythology so deciding on the Grecian / Greek theme didn’t require the intervention of a referee.

So here we are with our Grecian theme. Actually, the Greek theme is just useful for the women. At least, it would be nice to look at the pictures from the wedding and see all the girls in Greek-inspired outfits. We cannot expect the men to do the same since it would be revolting to see them in white drapes or in full-Trojan battle gear.

Suggestions:
For men – barong (if you want to put laurel leaves on your head, go! Yun nga lang, mukha kayong sasali sa Balagtasan! hehe)
- please don’t wear checkered or plaid shirts!
For women – I see a lot of silk, satin, and chiffon… mostly flowing designs and “drapey” styles (no beadwork, embroidery, lace, and ruffles please)
-please stick to my color palette too para maganda, diba?