Updated List. We are now 34 on the list!!!

MAY GOD HOLD EACH ONE OF US & MAY THE HOLY SPIRIT GUIDE US ALWAYS!

My wife will be taking her medical tommorow 04/23/2008. I will update on exam status

YAAY!!! Exciting... Hope everything will be perfect during Sandra's medical tomorrow. May God be with her all throughout!

Glyn is in Manila now. She will be having her medical exam tomorrow (and the next day probably) at St. Luke's. Please keep her in your prayers!

My fiancee Ghe PASSED her medical! YAHOOOOO! Now we can concentrate on her Interview. Thank you God!

Congrats..

SURELY, we will include Glyn in our prayers! Good Success to her. Everything will be perfect for her medical. I will be keeping her in my thoughts and prayers.


Passing the medical deserves a BIG BIG CONGRATS in itself.

My fiancee Ghe PASSED her medical! YAHOOOOO! Now we can concentrate on her Interview. Thank you God!

CONGRATS! AND TO ALL WHO ARE STILL WAITING FOR THEIR MEDICAL GOOD LUCK TO US ALL!

Congrats and good luck on your upcoming interview

I just heard from her and Glyn is done for the day at St. Luke's. She will return tomorrow for her immunizations and x-rays.

Thanks again for the prayers!

That's good news! Will be praying for her too. Good luck

if you want to add us to the list as well: Eric & Abby medical apr 17th: passed visa interview apr 23rd: passed

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Congrats! and best of luck to the both of you!

Did your fiancee go to St. Luke's today? Mine was there too!






Wow! So quick! Very encouraging! Congrats to you both!

Congrats Eric and Abby! the list is for May interview but I am sure there is a thread for April interview as well...

I don't know if you have checked the the January VSC filers thread,, we gave you a jump of joy months back... you guys are number 26 on the list (you can check here who has been approved and who are still waiting among januray filers at VSC): http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=1775862

and on the same thread, dawn(greeneyedgirlfl) has just posted congratulations for you and added PASSED beside your interview date just awhile ago: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=1779897


frank& rhoge, and Jennifer(sj_soulmate) you are also in Dawn's list... if you have time to drop by in our old January VSC thread it is still breathing and you can still share the excitement in getting the Visa and waiting for interview from other people who have waited with us for NOA2. And the wedding plans sharing continue to live on.

Hmm, maybe we could also start sharing wedding plans here.. but of course some of us here are married already.

Hehe, we are married already, but will be having a second wedding in US. This time at church.

I wonder how popular are "giveaways/favors" in US weddings. Anyone have an idea? I thought of getting Philippine-made stuffs for that if it's popular there para may "Filipino touch" wedding ko

-Riza

I have been seeing lots of sites selling wedding favors so I would assume popular din cya... though there is an emerging trend there na "edible wedding favor" and lotto tickets... some brides also opt to give out something that could really be used.

I'm sure you could find lots of great choices sa Cebu, yong mga native native and shell items, it will surely be a hit among your guest. And if you have maid of honor and bridesmaids there, they will surely love those native shell accessories in cebu (lahi man sa ila kay mag-gift-gift pa man ka sa entourage oi, sa ato, "thank you" ra man ang bayad).

this is a site by a filipino-american couple based in new york, they have several philippine native items there and just check out the prices, as in makagisi ug baba: http://www.blissweddingsmarket.com/store/wedding-favors.htm

but their site is great, especially their wedding forum site, you could get lots of budget ideas and the filipino-american couple seem down to earth: http://www.pashweddings.com/weddingforums/index.php

Will you be having lots of guest? What type of wedding do you have in mind? this might help you if you haven't started wedding planning yet, two of my favorite wedding planning and idea sites:
brides.com:http://www.brides.com/weddingstyle/realweddings
theknot.com: http://www.theknot.com/keywords/ch_527.shtml

Kami as in very small wedding lang, just me and the kids(my 2 kids and his 21year old daughter) and his mom & sister cguro and probably some relatives... baka nga elopment style wedding nalang kami eh. or well have ceremony at a park in raleigh and then have a barbeque picnic style reception afterwards. But for sure, I will have my dress done here coz ang mahal ng wedding dress doon.

We were engaged June 30 last year and from that point until January 4, 2008 we planned for a wedding here kaya dami ako wedding related bookmarks... Un nga lang nagchanged mind namin and we went for the K1 instead. Philippine wedding will be 3-5 years from now na lang siguro.

BTW Riz, have you decided on where to stay in Manila? I've been checking and calling some hotel na but i still can't decide kung san talaga.

Hello guys,

Please greet my husband to this topic , it is his birthday.. MY HUSBAND'S BIRTHDAY

Thank you po..

-Shape

great!!! goodluck

Hi Gaye, thanks for the links. I will check it. I asked Ryan kung uso ang wedding favors sa ila, he said, dili daw kaayo. I really planned diri na lang ko palit mga native stuffs. Also, I don't think big among wedding because we will only have his close friends and family. I told him that I want a pastor/priest to ordain our marriage. Ryan is not Catholic so I assume it's a pastor and it does not necessarily have to be inside a church. I really prefer a small and simple wedding para walay daghan gasto, maluoy na ko sa akong bana

About the hotel, naa ko friend kapuy-an sa Manila for the whole week. But I plan nga mag hotel ko a day before sa interview kanang walking distance lang from USEM.

Thank you guys, to those who greeted my husband. i really appreciate so much. Sa hindi pa po bumabati, please greet nyo po husband co.

Happy birthday to your husband shape, wishing him a more blessfull years to come..

Glyn is all done with her medical exam! Thanks be to God for all of His blessings! Thanks to everyone who kept her in your prayers!

Congrats Tim! You're a step to the final stage.

They have non-denominational interfaith ministers man. KOREK jud kaayo, luoy na bitaw ato partners oi, especially sa ako na case na buy 1 take 3... hayy kani lagi sayo nag-igat-igat, di napandol pud ug sayo... may nalang sa ako ra jud naliwat akong mga anak

I also want an outdoor wedding, a small intimate outdoor ceremony and a party/picnic like reception.... my wedding budget is really really small talaga. Ricky used to say it can't be but I know it can, i've read up about brides who had wonderful wedding in the budget i have in mind. Kaya I know it is possible kahit na ba we will end up doing the elopement package.

BTW, one vj member also suggested hitting Divisoria sa manila for wedding stuffs: giveaways, wedding gowns, tela for the gowns, as in super barato jud daw and there is a wide array of choices. You might want to check it out with your friend when you go there.

WOW, CONGRATS!!! Isn't the red PASSED beautiful?... hope we would all have it not only for medical but also for interview.

Kalingaw ba nimo Gaye oi TY about Divisoria, I will try. Also, gai ko tips about sa budget beh

You can check estimate wedding cost sa place ni Ryan by typing his postal code here: http://www.costofwedding.com/

Then you can check how some real brides in the US actually spent on their own wedding: What's your overall budget?

What is/was the budget for your wedding?

Tapos, you can help Ryan check for possible location by surfing wedding venues on the net na pwede nya icheck pud didto.

These are our possible ceremony and reception locations, ang rental price ok ra jud kaayo (there's a $45 half day or tong biger place nila na $120per hour sa lake wheeler) compared to commercial wedding venues (Ricky inquired with one place and the price they quoted was $1000 for ceremony and reception and rehersal venue, wa pa labot chairs and tables and food ana ha, OK RA SILA?? WA SILA KUYAPI??!!! ): http://public.fotki.com/Scars19/attempts_a...ler-raleigh-nc/
http://www.iloveinns.com/innlink.php?innID...st&state=NC (check the rate for elopment package )

nagapangita pa mi dugang na possible sites na mura lang... preferably in the mountains or near a body of water. and some of the wedding stuffs we will do on our own... ang makadako man sa budget jud ang number of guest and your wedding gown + etc. but if you will buy all your bridal stuffs here, mas makamura especially if dili pud ka adto sa established na na bridal shops kay makahubak gyapon ila prices...

my aunt had her wedding gown made for her for less than 10,000 sa davao city. She had her christian wedding with her husband's family(filipino migrants) sa Denmark and everybody commented on how beautiful the gown was.. I will try to beat that price since i will be having a very small and informal wedding dapat less than 5000K ra gani ako budget for gown.... if you know someone na hawod magtahi probably your favorited seamstress/dressmaker then go for it,.. wala sa presyo ang beauty ng gown or any damit, nasa nagdadala. (yan ang motto ng mga nagkukuripot na gaya ko)

Sandra had her medical and must return for sputum testing. So she will not be having her interview on May 12th. She will not get the results back for 4-8 weeks. I pray it comes back negative and she can have an interview in June or July.

Congrats for frank & rhoge who passed the medical... but I hope we could offer a prayer for mogdog's wife who needs to undergo sputum exam, another big reason why early medical is advisable. (if only we could afford to go for early medical )

Mogdog, I am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Just stay strong and have faith that everything will turn out perfect in the end. God be your guide and your strength.

to everyone: Pls include Sandra & Matthew (mogdog) in your prayers, that Sandra's sputum result will be negative and that this will not cause them another long delay in being together... we all know how painful this separation with our love is and so my heart breaks when a couple going through the same process faces more bumps along the way.

I wish and pray that everything will be ok with mogdog soon. and I wish and pray that no one else will face the same in our group. I am keeping everyone in my prayers.

we are back to 33

Will pray for her. God will keep her in His arms.

Gaye, thank you very much sa help and support Sakto gyud ka about sa gown I also want mine to be simple, don't like so many beads. Morag naay barato diri Cebu akong nadunggan. Visit lang ko puhon after the interview, kay focus sa ko sa interview karon

Thank you so much for the kind words and prayers. It's painful to know we will be seperated even longer, but not our will but God's be done.

Matt (mogdog)

ATE GAY AND ATE RIZA,

APIL POD KO SA INYONG MGA IDEAS ABOUT WEDDINGS BE.. LA SA KO BAWOT ANA.. HEHEHE. PLAN POD NAMO SA PASTOR... UNYA SA GAWAS POD MURAG GARDEN WEDDING BA... PERO, ANG BUDGET POD ANG AGDON..... PLS. SHARE ME POD HA? SALAMAT!

SHAPE,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 UR HUSBAND!!!!

LATE NA BA AKO?

Hi Fatima Si Gaye ay, hawod kaayo. Utro pod ko wa idea kay wala ko kabawo unsa ang wedding practice sa US. You can visit the links nga gihatag ni Gaye. Planning nga diri lang sa pinas palit ug wedding gown kay mas barato.

-Ate Riza

I just want to share this story to MogDog, Some of you here in VJ might already know this story but i just want to impart to evrybody that in times of trouble , failures, dissapoinments God only knows the reason WHY...i hope You will love this:

Here it goes:

A sailor was stuck in an Island, where He is the only Survivor.
He made a shelter day and night,
He prays and waits for someone to rescue Him BUT
NO one came.

He stored a food in the hut for his Survival
BUT one day
the HUT burned to ashes and NOTHING was left of it.
He was so angry; He then said!

"God Why have you done this to me???"