Elements of a celebration: The Invite

When we finally decided to have a celebration for my parents' 60th wedding anniversary, one of the first things Dad asked me was if I'd do the invite.

Of course I'm doing their invite!

Using my advertising background, my parents suddenly became clients and my role went from being their son to being their creative director.

Dad and Mom had different visions for the invite. Dad wanted something casual and fun, and his mandatory was a moustache graphic. Mom said that it was still a wedding, so it had to look elegant.

So, the brief was clear. Casual, fun yet elegant.

And after 3 studies, this is what they both approved.

Compared to their 40th and 50th wedding invite, this one is a lot more fun! And it captured what Dad and Mom wanted. 

Client approved!

Sweet 60!

Today is the day!

Celebrating 60 years of marriage is such an amazing milestone. And we're super blessed that my parents have the privilege to celebrate theirs.

Needless to say, this party was in order.

Fantastic at 57

To quote Fr. Xavier who officiated my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary: “Sa mga nagsasabing walang forever, Eton, mamatay kayo sa inggit.”

Today, my parents are celebrating their 57th Wedding Anniversary!

To paraphrase Carl's message some 7 years back, Mom and Dad really set the bar high when it comes to long-lasting relationships. They're both an inspiration and a benchmark that the Morales kids aspire for.

How fantastic is that?

This I gotta C

Richard has been talking to us about this as early as December last year. He told us to take at least 2000mg of Vitamin C a day to keep our body resistance strong against disease. And a lot of us have started taking it regularly, thanks to his advice.

Now, there's another round of talks about how important Vitamin C is, in the context of the virus scare that's been going around.

Thank goodness my folks brought this big bottle of Vitamin C from the U.S. for me.

To C is to be protected. (Hey, that could be a tagline for something.)

FMM: I love it!

My sister posted this photo of my folks in Utah.

This inspired today's Friday Magic Madness post. It was inspired by this lovely photo of my parents in love.

It's one of the classic songs from Boy George and The Culture Club. And it's a song from the 80s, and it's all about love. 

Lovely indeed.

Milestones and numbers

January 8 is a milestone date for two reasons. The first one is highly personal and celebratory, and the other one is coincidental.

Today, my parents are celebrating their 47th wedding anniversary! Woot! Woot!

My parents' on-going love story really is a source of inspiration. And at a time when people quit on marriages easily, it's wonderful to see a couple who really brings to life the vows they made during their wedding day.

The second one is about the number 2013.

When I opened my blog page a while ago, I saw that this particular post i'm typing now is my 2013th post! It's 2013 in 2013! How awesome is that!

This calls for a celebration! (Wait a minute, we already did. Well, my parents' wedding anniversary celebration, at least.)