The Couturier

by: Karen

For the bridal gown, gowns of mothers of the bride and groom, maid of honor and bridesmaids, we got Mia Barlaan as our couturier. We were actually looking for a couturier who would meet our budget (which was so hard to find). So as we browsed to some bridal magazines, I saw Mia Barlaan and liked her sample works. We emailed her and asked for quotation and miraculously it fitted just right on our budget. We met her last February 2008 and despite being young she knows her craft well and was very understanding on the client's needs. I will be having my first gown fitting by June 2008 with her.

For our secondary sponsors' and flower girls' dresses, we got Aling Violy. She is actually one of the known seamstress in my Mom's office and have also done wedding entourage gowns. My Mom liked her sample works and since it would be too expensive if we got all our dresses from Mia; we decided to have Aling Violy do the secondary sponsors' and flower girls' dresses. As of now, all measurements has already been taken and still waiting for the final result.

For Bry's barong tagalog, his mother ordered a simple but elegant, pinya fiber, chinese-collared barong tagalog from Taal, Batangas. His father's attire is also from Taal, Batangas.


Mia Barlaan
www.miabarlaan.com

Aling Violy
6059 Gen Ricarte, South Cembo,
Makati City, Philippines
Telephone: 63 2 792 7959, 63 2 728 3080

Juliet K Couture Collections(AJM Bridal Collection)
by: Juliet C. Katigbak
F. Agoncillo st., Taal
Batangas, Philippines
Telephone: 63 43 408 0701
Mobile: 63 928 465 71 09