Ria's Bridal Shower at Cafe 1771

My cousin Ria, who I loved to bully when we were kids, is finally marrying her super duper long-time boyfriend, Miggy the Doc this Sunday.

Auntie Stell and Alay arranged her bridal shower which we had at Cafe 1771 (used to be Chateau) in El Pueblo. We were all supposed to come with a clue to describe a famous romantic couple, and Ria could only get her gift if she guessed the answer correctly.

I was so disorganized yesterday,  it wasn't funny.  I couldn't find my camera when I got home, so I only have pictures from the tab, then Sofia played with our props the night before, so our costume was lacking, and I also arrived late because I was stuck in a mtg, and then in traffic. So needless to say, I arrived quite harassed.

Sof sharing the couch of honor with Ninang Ri.

Auntie Stell prepared a lot of clues and she framed the answers.
Ria's lovely earrings were one of her many gifts. 

Sof and I made an entrance as Shrek & Fiona,
with I'm a Believer soundtrack.
Mejo fail lang because we left Fiona's ears at home.

We gave Ria a Piggy Bank, so they can start
saving for their future together.

Alay prepared a lot of pictures that Ria had to guess so she could get her gifts, but our favorite gift was the naughtier one.

My daughter had a blast posing with Ninang Ria's undies.
You can really see how much she's enjoying the shower.

Because I didn't have a real camera I sort of stopped taking photos with my tab when the food arrived. So here's a quick narration instead. My mom didn't prepare any clue because she found all the lines she googled too cheesy and she wanted to go with "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." but thought it was inappropriate,  so she bribed Sofia with a BIG bag of Cheetos, to sing A Whole New World with actions instead. Auntie Judy had a quote from Jerry MaGuire, but we all couldn't remember who Renee Zellweger was playing. Ninang Angeli had pictures from her mobile of Grandma and Angkong, but separately with Sofia. The classic ones were the magninang-tandem of Auntie Ma (MOTB) and Ady, they didn't have to think of any clues because they arrived with no gift. Hahaha. Though MOTB's undoubted contribution is the gift of life (and the prayer). How's that for a complete narration?

Since I hadn't been to Chateau in ages, I was quite surprised that the Cafe had good food. The only thing I remember from before was that they had really good Coffee Pie, which was the first thing I asked if it was still available.

Auntie Stell ordered a lot of stuff to share, among which, the Chicken Walnut Salad and Eggplant Rolls were good.

Ninang and I shared the Eggs Ben and it went really well
with the schublig Ma and Ady ordered.

For dessert, Auntie Stell ordered macarons and the coffee pie I was so eager to try again. 

These two pretended to have their own Tea Party.

The Coffee Pie was as good as I remembered.
Melt in your mouth creamy coffee goodness,
in pie form.

Cafe 1771 is now on my list of possible weekend brunch options. Thanks Auntie Stell for treating and organizing it together with Alay.

We're so excited for your big day Ria, wishing you and Miggy all the best. We can't wait for little Ria to come along so Fifi and Zizi (aka Lukey) can make history repeat itself. just saying. 

Cafe 1771
El Pueblo Real de Manila
Dona Julio Vargas Avenue
Ugong, Pasig
+63 2 6317340