Top 3 Contenders for the Mother & Child Photo Contest!

One week had passed since Mommy Keepsakes launched its Mother & Child Photo Contest on Facebook. As of today, there are 17 official entries. But who are the top contenders?! Here they are...

Ghraze Pellerin Torres- 281 likes

Danaly Mabini Vita-Ramos- 271 likes

Nikki Tan- 119 likes

There are still 5 days to go before the promo period ends. You can still catch up! Thank you so much to all those who joined and good luck!

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Making Your "I Do" Moment Extra Special

With the perplexing jumble of wedding preparations currently overwhelming you, you may have missed out on one important aspect of the ceremony--- your WEDDING VOWS! Keeping in mind that the wedding ceremony is the essence of the entire celebration, you must also allot time and effort on coming up with good wedding vows. Making your “I do” moment special counts a lot. 

Nowadays, many couples opt to have personalized wedding vows instead of the standard ones that churches have always provided. Don’t you want to commit to your future partner with a heartfelt message that is tailored to your personal experience and relationship as a couple, instead of repeating lines that have been uttered thousands and thousands of times by others? If you do, then you better start planning and writing these personalized wedding vows already.

This is exactly what I did for my own wedding. My husband and I came up with simple yet very meaningful and heartfelt wedding vows that were based on how we really felt for one another and on our love story. You should try it out yourself! If you're not good in expressing yourself with words, perhaps you can ask a friend to help you out.

“…for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part…” may not sound as special as it used to for some. If you wish to keep the original message intact, you can reword the original vows and add your own personal sentiments. Here are some examples of lines that you may want to affix:

• You have brought me utmost joy in the midst of my gloom, bringing out the radiance within me and enveloping me in love and bliss.
• You are my best friend, my other half, the shoulder I could cry on and the rock I could lean on.
• Amidst the chaos of this world, your presence has calmed me and brought a smile to my face.
• My heaven-sent soulmate, you have opened up a world of happiness for me.
• I promise to love you all the days of my life, no matter how difficult, until we grow old together.

Your personalized wedding vows can be poetic or written in simple and easy-to-understand words. Although it would be great for the two of you to actually be the ones to write the words, you can also ask a better writer to help you out in expressing what is deep within your hearts. It is really up to you, as long as you can both internalize the message and truly understand the promise that you are making for a lifetime commitment. 

While it may be tempting to grab some readily accessible phrases and sentences from the Internet or from books to use as your wedding vows, you should reconsider such an option. Take note that if you do this, then these vows are no longer personalized. You can probably browse through some for ideas, but in the end, it is still much better to make up your own. Good luck and enjoy!

***For help with personalized wedding vows, you may email mommykeepsakes@yahoo.com or post a comment here. 

***To make your big day even more special, you can avail of the event styling services of Mommy Keepsakes.

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What is Event Styling?

Lovely floral arrangements lining up the presidential tables at your wedding, topped with strings of crystal beads, placed alongside scattered tea lights glimmering in the dimmed venue. Mood lights creating a beautiful and romantic ambiance. Heart-shaped chocolate wedding favors in personalized miniature paper bags embellished with ribbons and flowers. A single rose lying on top of each napkin rolled and tied with a customized napkin holder. These are just some of the visual ideas that event stylists come up with to make one's occasion breathtakingly magnificent and memorable.

Indeed event styling is an art. It is all about transforming an event into a visual beauty, a masterpiece that makes everything more precious especially for the celebrants. In a way, the event stylist is also a creative director who comes up with splendid productions that leave the guests in awe.

Usually, the entire design is based on a theme and enhanced with a given color scheme. The stage design, the centerpieces, the ceiling decor, and all the other visual essentials of an event are designed by the event stylist. He or she also gives suggestions and recommendations regarding the invites, guestbooks, AVPs, games, and other elements to create a unified concept that will make render the occasion much more special.

Event styling is not only for weddings. It can also be applied for other important, once-in-a-lifetime events like debutante's balls, school proms, anniversary parties, baptismal celebrations, baby showers, and kiddie parties.

***Email mommykeepsakes@yahoo.com or text 09228786040 for a free one-on-one consultation and concept planning.

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My Baby's Milestones at Five Months

Each baby is unique and may develop at a pace that may be slightly different than others. Nevertheless, there are certain milestones that a baby must achieve for each  month that he grows older from the newborn stage.


It's really amazing how babies develop so fast in many exciting ways that are very apparent! Every month, they are learning new skills. For example, at five months old, my baby Khalil can now do the following:

• smile and laugh out loud in reaction to stimuli, such as when we make funny face and create funny sounds and try to converse with him
• coos and makes other baby sounds when we talk to him, as if he can really converse
• grasp different items and if they are movable, automatically brings them to his mouth
• thumbsuck and "eat" all of his fingers
• reach for objects with his hands
• pull objects closer to himself
• be in a sitting position with support
• roll over and flip upside down on his tummy
• explore the surroundings with his eyes
• focus on watching TV or looking at the computer screen
• seemingly "sing" along with the lullaby being hummed to him
• sometimes hold his milk bottle by himself when hands are positioned
• listen to stories

Babies are so adorable! And parents never fail to be amazed at each little milestone that their baby is able to accomplish. I look forward to the other developments that my baby will exhibit in the following months.

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