CHRISTINE ONG-TE EVENTS
Normally, you will only have ONE account manager - but in our case, we had THREE. Not for a reason that we're special couple, but because of some unexpected events that happened during the preparations.
First we had Paula King (I love her btw!), but because she got pregnant and her expected delivery was on the month of our wedding, COTE didn't risk it - when they already found out that she's pregnant, they already looked for another account manager that would handle our wedding. The transition from one account manager to another would be very stressful for many, as you have to detail again your expectations, etc, etc. In my case, it was totally different. I guess the reason behind this is because they have a very systematic and organized approach - every meeting, everything is being logged in their sheet.
SECOND account manager that we had was Dhan Fabian. She's so sweet and practical. She would advise me what would be the best and most practical way to achieve the details that I wanted. She's cool and friendly. We share common interest, we watch the same TV series, we connected and we became friends :) Unfortunately, Dhan got hospitalized two weeks before our wedding. She had a pneumonia and she was advised to take rest - so she no longer could make it on our wedding.
Again, this should be very stressful on my side. Imagine, two weeks before your wedding, your account manager who knew every detail and every gimmicks will not be there. But then again, because its COTE - it never became an issue to me because before I knew it, Achi Pooh had already taken cared of everything. To our surprise, she became our THIRD and final account manager.
We felt really special because its Ms. Christine Ong-Te herself who managed our overall wedding preparations. She's the one who personally made calls to every supplier/partner that we have. She's the one who made our time schedule, etc. Planning a wedding was really stressful, but because it was handled by COTE, a little stress wasn't a bad thing.
Wedding preparations became fun and enjoyable thing to do. Before you know it, you're already done. And even after the wedding, you will miss doing the wedding preps because it was so enjoyable that you would want to do it over and over.
Achi Pooh became one good friend to us. We miss her already - we miss the laughter we shared even for the smallest detail, we miss her being crazy over a restaurant that could be a good meeting place, we miss her jokes and her funny self. We just miss her! :)
To COTE Team, THANK YOU SO MUCH! To Ate Noia and Achi Pooh, and Sir Ace, and the rest of the team, who took care of us on our wedding day itself, thank you so much!
Ate Noia - Thank you for really taking good care of me! You know beforehand what I will be needing! The most memorable was when I needed a spare-shoe, you have it ready-handed even before I ask for it. You saved my feet from getting swollen and because of that I was still able to dance gracefully and enjoy the rest of the evening! You even sacrificed your comfort by siting in the floor of mini cooper (it was too small and I am the only person who can fit in except for my driver) just because you wanted to be with me while heading to the church. I love you ate Noia!!
Sir Ace - You took really good care of my family and Teng's family. I cannot thank you enough for giving my father and mother and of-course the whole family a stress-free and only enjoyable day. You were always there guiding us what to do when we started to look clueless on what will happen next. You're just amazing! Thank you for being there on our day!!!
Achi Pooh - We really dont know where to start! I am starting to get teary-eyed just expressing how thankful I am that you've been a great part of our day. You are the absolute perfect person to go to for this kind of event. You know really well what you are into. You're an expert on your field. Every time you're there giving instructions, coordinating this and that, overseeing what will happen, it shows that you have the passion to do whatever you have to do. Your love and passion to your job was the reflection of how perfectly and smoothly the day went.
It was awesome because your team did an awesome job! We miss you Achi! We will visit you one of these days, that's a promise! :)