Kasal.com's "Most Liked" Wedding Supplier

To our valued wedding clients,

www.kasal.com recently came up with a contest called "Kasal.com's Most Liked Supplier".

(Contest mechanics can be viewed here: http://kasal.com/html/wedding-promo/promo-most-liked-wedding-supplier.html)

If you think we did meet (and hopefully surpass) your expectations for your dream wedding, please "Like" our PROFILE in KASAL.COM and share your comments!

Great prizes await wedding suppliers with the highest no. of votes/comments. Most importantly, you and your partner will also get a chance to WIN 3days/2nights in Bohol Beach Club or an overnight stay in One Tagaytay Place or in City Garden Suites Manila!

Thank you in advance for your support.



~ Gil Macaibay Fashion Studio

Tom and Melanie Wedding

My Wedding Day

I'm giving you my heart 
 We're together now till death do us part 
 I made a vow today to have you in my life 
 And you promised to take me as your wife 
 I'll love you forever and for always 
 And I will cherish you all of my days 
 
 We stood today in front of a crowd 
 Looking on us as we said our vows 
 "You may kiss the bride" 
 Were the words that made our hearts unite 
 
 I'm proud to take your last name 
 I promise I will not put it to shame 
 I've waited my whole life for you 
 And I trust in God to guide us through 
 
 I saved myself for this very day 
 And now in your hand my heart I lay 
 For I knew right a away you're love was true 
 When I heard you say the words "I Do"

Kasalan at Cagayan de Oro City 2011

On Bridal Gowns:Elie Saab makes amazing red-carpet dresses; Marchesa is another one that tends to get it right. Monique Lhuillier is really amazing. They all come up with new, refreshing designs that are also wearable. A lot of designers make amazing couture pieces that are not so practical.

SOURCE: WOMEN'S WEAR DAIL

For Cagayan de Oro consumers, STYLE is simply a matter of wearability and function. And FASHION is often link to cost-effectiveness. Having all these in mind, kasalan 2011 gave me the chance to showcase my couture bridal pieces which i considered refreshing, wearable, rightfully amazing, practical and cost-effective.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Roger Nazaar Lactao Jr. for these wonderful photos. For wedding booking and reservation, you can reach him at this mobile number 0917 722 4589.

Gil Macaibay Fashion Studio: Wedding Attire - Bridal Gowns in Misamis Oriental

Reluctant no more, Gil Macaibay III is now ready to showcase his design talents on the national stage. Being one of the featured designers on Luxewear Night on October 22 is a giant leap of faith for this highly motivated designer.

Though a huge name in Northern Mindanao, Macaibay is a relative unknown in Manila, the epicenter of Philippine fashion. All that will change as he set his sights on a scale much bigger than his comfort zone in Cagayan de Oro. Encouraged by mentors such as Renee Salud, Barge Ramos, Dong Omaga-Diaz and Frederick Peralta, Macaibay is now gearing for the big leagues.

He is now an active participant in the bi-annual Philippine Fashion Week, showcasing his strength as a designer of classy womenswear and putting twists on club menswear.
"I was able to watch the one Fashion Week. From then on, I was encouraged to join the next edition. Honestly, it was Frederick Peralta who convinced me to join, and the extreme influence and support of my friends seem ego-boosting enough for me to take the plunge," tension and resolve evident in his voice.

Patience and continuous research as well as loving your craft, Macaibay knows, are the essentials in running a fashion business. He has dressed all of the city's beauties such as Miss Teen Philippines Maxine Monasterio, local politicos, supermodel Jasmine Maierhofer, Muslim royalty and the Mindanao elite.
For three years in a row, Macaibay has dressed Cagayan de Oro’s most beautiful women in the annual Miss Kagay-an competition. He also ardently participates in prestigious trade shows such as Kasal.com. Macaibay also stages fashion shoots and fashion spectacles that benefit worthy causes that he heartily supports such as “Doctors on the Runway I and II”, which benefited cancer patients, and a Bi-Annual Gala Show for Street Children of Agora. 

"During my high-school years at Xavier University, fashion as a career seemed inevitable. The fad and the colors of the eighties ignited everyone's interest to be fashionably in," he recalls. "I personally love Vivienne Westwood. I'm more into the haute couture aesthetic. I love doing more exciting creations. And I'm passionately mastering and polishing my craft."

Gil Macaibay Fashion Studio, by appointment: 1255, Macaibay Compound, Bolonsire Road., Camaman-an, Cagayan de Oro City, 9000.(63917) 706-1616; http://www.macaibay.com/; gmacaibay@yahoo.com0917-7028000