Overheard while waiting in line at the bank last week:
Woman 1: “Heto yung sketch nung gown ng flower girls. Violet na may gold trimmings.”
Woman 2: “Eh, bakit naman violet?”
Woman 1: “Violet ang motif kasi yun ang favorite color ko, eh.”
Woman 2: “Palitan mo motif mo. Hindi bagay sa anak ko ang violet.”
Wow, talk about a demanding stage mother, huh? 
Let me translate that.
Woman 1: “Here is a sketch of the flower girls’ gowns. Violet with gold trimmings.”
Woman 2: “Why violet?”
Woman 1: “Violet is the motif because it happens to be my favorite color.”
Woman 2: “Change the motif. My daughter doesn’t look good in violet.”
In Filipino or in English, it sounds just as bad.
{ 15 comments… read them below or add one }
Mila 11.19.07 at 3:04 pm
Woman #2 is “kapal to the bones”! Take the kid out of the wedding march!
Connie Veneracion 11.19.07 at 3:35 pm
Amen.
Em Dy 11.19.07 at 4:33 pm
Oo nga. I’m sure she’d be demanding more pag napagbigyan. I pity her kid.
Mitch 11.19.07 at 9:08 pm
Napa-aba ako dun! Kung ako si bride, nakatikim yan. Eh fave ko kaya ang violet ay yan din ang motiff ko hahaha! Palitan ba ang motiff dahil lang di bagay sa anak nya? Sino ba ang ikakasal?
Sensya na, carried away hahaha!
Connie Veneracion 11.19.07 at 11:51 pm
Em, next thing she’ll be designing the gowns.
Mitch, I got carried away too kaya nai-blog ko. I was tempted to stare at the mother but my facial expression would have shown it all, so, never mind.
mommy m 11.20.07 at 1:30 am
WOW……WOW……..
Buti hindi sumagot yung bride-to-be right there and then, “Wag na lang kaya?”
Jean 11.20.07 at 3:40 am
Hahaha! Ang kapal
Hubby & I just got married early this year and believe me, we’ve had our share of kapal comments too.
rolly 11.20.07 at 5:39 am
hehe, kung ako yung ikakasal, sasabihin ko, “Ay ayoko sa mga hindi babagayan ng violet, kuha na lang ako ng iba, pero thank you na rin ha.”
Connie Veneracion 11.20.07 at 7:51 am
mommy m, actually, i didn’t hear anymore what the response was kasi it was my turn to transact at the counter. but then it’s possible na wordless yung response. baka sinapak na lang yung nanay nung flower girl.
Hi Jean, I hope you dealt with them firmly. Naku, people like that can ruin a wedding. There’s a comment in an older entry about the mistress of the bride’s father insisting that she be part of the wedding march.
Tito Rolly, hay, naku ako din, that’s what I’d say, sabay taas pa ng kilay. Baka nga with matching irap pa.
julie 11.20.07 at 9:09 am
Grabe naman yung nanay na yun! The bride should think twice getting that woman’s daughter. Kakagigil as in hmph!
Kongkong622 11.20.07 at 9:51 am
oo nga, baka nasapak na nga yun mahaderang stage mother…hahaha
nung wedding ko naman yung isang “stage mother” of one of my flower girls was insisting on putting make-up on her kid when i specifically said na bawal ang make-up sa mga bata. eh 2 years old lang yung bata!! ang kulit ng nanay. so i finally said, “sige pag nilagyan mo yan, magmumukha siyang istatwa ng santo nino.” (kulot kasi yung bata eh) o di, hindi na nag-make up
kitts 11.20.07 at 1:50 pm
Kung ako si bride:
Woman 2: “Palitan mo motif mo. Hindi bagay sa anak ko ang violet.â€
Woman 1: “Sige pero ikaw na lang ang magbayad.”
Woman 2: “Ng gown? Sure!”
Woman 1: “Hindi nang buong kasal.” hmpf.
Kainis naman yan.
Connie Veneracion 11.20.07 at 1:57 pm
Julie, dapat yata before inviting anyone to be part of the wedding entourage, the bride should make the stage mothers sign a contract na “WALANG AANGAL.”
Kongkong, naku isa yan sa mga kainis na practice. Why ruin a child’s face with make-up. I cannot understand some mothers, really.
Kitts, LOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Ayos yun! Panalo yung bride!
Josh Reyes 11.21.07 at 10:03 am
Yung kapatid ko nang ikinasal e 12 yrs old na ung flower girl nya at take note ako ang ring bearer (21 y/o na ko nun). Everything went smoothly & really solemn. Pumayag naman ang church e so…..
Honey21 11.26.07 at 6:49 pm
omg, ganyan din nangyari nung wedding ko! everyone in our entourage had the same gown style (which i also choose and discussed with the couturier) except for the maids of honor (i had 2). so when i requested my mom to bring all the members of the entourage to the couturier for fitting (coz me and my hubby were planning the wedding from outside the country) one of the bridesmaid started choosing a different style of gown and when my couturier told her that the gown was already chosen and they’re just there to get fitted, the bridesmaid told my couturier “hindi sakin bagay yang style na yan eh - hindi flattering sa figure ko.” And she really insisted that’s why when I called my couturier he asked if he should convene. I said “hell no! she can do whatever she wants on her own weddingâ€. I did’nt even want her there, her being a part of the entourage was a request from my mom-in-law.