Okay, I know I have promised crossing off Venue and Catering from the list before August ends...and obviously, now that we are on a new Month, things have not gone as initially planned.
But thankfully and unexpectedly, we were still able to tick another one from our checklist...the Hair and Make-Up Artist!
Out of the blue, while browsing and lurking over W@W yahoogroups, I have read so much good reviews about this particular artist, Tippy Destacamento. And so I quickly checked him through Facebook to get his rates. Initial plan was to just get quotation from him and compare him to other HMUAs. This was basically least of our priorities at the moment, since there were still more important things to accomplish.
To my surprise, he immediately responded to my message (this was the first time I received response right away - as in within a span of just a few minutes, he replied agad-agad! -- I think I was lucky since maybe I thought he was online during the time I messaged him). He shared with me an on-going promotion that he was having...a deal that I knew I couldn't let go off. So to calm my curious mind, I tried checking the rates of other well-known HMUAs via online -- same peg and within the likes of Tippy. My jaw dropped when I found out how expensive they all were compared to him, and moreso now that he had a promo. So I quickly called Papa P and shared with him what I found out. He also agreed with me that we take the promo immediately because it was a good deal. And better to price lock now since even if he did not confirm it, I knew there will soon be price increase, most especially that our event will still be by late next year.
So that same day, we deposited 30% to price lock and reserve the date. Yey!
Even though words don't have feelings/emotions, I can feel excitement from him through our email exchange. He even initiated to send me Whatsapp message so it would be easier for us to communicate. It's all true what I read from the W@W YahooGroups, he is very easy to talk to and very very accommodating. Even though I haven't met him personally yet, alam ko we will both click! So I am very much looking forward to meet him in person soon!
So....there you have it! Another check on the list...
TIPPY DESTACAMENTO for Hair and Make Up!
Let's see how we go along...I won't promise anything na...but I'm still hoping we get to finalize na our Venue and Catering.
Cheers! ^_^
