Wedding Speak
A bit of trivia for starters: did you know that W@W brides have invented a whole new lexicon on weddings? Unbelievable, but it’s true and it’s amazing! It’s a hybrid language that’s an amalgamation of acronyms and shortcuts that’ll leave you in awe and change the way you view communication forever. Mastery of the information contained here will turn you into NNs (wedding speak for: Nuptial Ninjas).
ACRONYMS
| BM | (Depending on the context) Bridesmaid or Best Man |
| AE | Account Executive (mostly used for caterers) |
| W@W Love | Any act of love, help or support given or received by a Wawie |
| AVP | Audio Visual Presentation |
| W@wie | Bride subscribed to W@W |
| B2B or BTB | Bride-to-be |
| BIL | Brother-in-law |
| CENOMAR | Certificate of No Marriage |
| DIL | Daugther-in-law |
| DW | Discovery Weekend (pre-wedding seminar alternate for precana) |
| DIY | Do-it-yourself |
| DP | Downpayment (mostly for suppliers) |
| E-pic | Engagement Pictures |
| E-ring | Engagement Ring |
| E-session | Engagement shoot; engagement session |
| EB | Eye Ball (meet-up) |
| FOB | Father of the Bride |
| FOG | Father of the Groom |
| FIL | Father-in-law |
| FG | Flower girl/s |
| FT | Food Tasting |
| FBIL | Future Brother-in-law |
| FFIL | Future Father-in-law |
| FH | Future husband/fiancé |
| FIL | Future In-laws |
| FMIL | Future Mother-in-Law |
| FSIL | Future Sister-in-law |
| GM | Groomsman or Groomsmen |
| HMUA | Hair and Make-up Artist |
| H2B or HTB | Husband-to-be |
| LS or L/S | Lights and/or Sounds |
| LDR | Long distance relationship |
| MOH | Maid of Honor (for single) or Matron of Honor (married) |
| ML | Marriage License |
| MOB | Mother of the Bride |
| MOG | Mother of the Groom |
| MIL | Mother-in-law |
| OTD | On the Day (mostly used for coordinators) |
| OOTC | Out of the Country |
| OOT | Out of Town |
| PV or P/V | Photographer and/or Videographer |
| Precana | Pre-wedding seminar/requirement for Catholics |
| PS | Principal Sponsors |
| RD | Rehearsal Dinner |
| RB | Ring Bearer |
| SDE | Same Day Edit |
| STD | Save The Date |
| SO | Significant Other |
| SIL | Sister-in-law or Son-in-law |
| SD | Stepdaughter |
| SS | Stepson or Secondary Sponsor (depending on the context) |
| TMUA | Trial Make-Up |
| Wedsite | Wedding website or blogsite |
| W@W | WeddingsatWork |
| WYB | Will You Be |
THREAD/CONVERSATION LINGO
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| HTH | Hope this Helps |
| IIRC | If I Remember Correctly |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| TIA | Thanks In Advance |
CHURCH ACRONYMS
| AP | Archbishop’s Palace (Shaw) |
| BJP II | Blessed John Paul II (Eastwood) |
| COTH | Chapel on the Hill (Tagaytay) |
| CRL | Church of the Risen Lord (UP Diliman) |
| CTK | Christ the King Church (Greenmeadows or QC) |
| ICC | Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Cubao Cathedral) |
| MC | Manila Cathedral |
| MTQ | Mary The Queen Parish (Libis) |
| NSDG | Nuestra Señora de Gracia (Guadalupe, Makati) |
| OLA | Our Lady of the Abandoned (Marikina) |
| PHS | Parish of the Holy Sacrifice (UP Diliman) |
| SAC | San Agustic Church (Intramuros) |
| SADP | San Antonio de Padua (Silang, Cavite) |
| SRdC | Sta Rita de Cascia (Quezon City) |
| SSA | Sanctuario de San Antonio (Makati) |
| SSJ | Sanctuario de San Jose (Greenhills) |
RECEPTION VENUE ACRONYMS
| GG | Glass Garden (Marikina) |
| LOL | Light of Love Events Place (Quezon City) |
| MPC | Manila Polo Club |
| NGC | North Greenhills |
| PSE | Philippine Stock Exchange (Tektite) |
| TBLF | The Blue Leaf Filipinas |
| VV6 | Valle Verde 6 |
CATERER ACRONYMS
| PC | Passion Cooks |
| KbyC | K by Cunanan |
| PD | Purple Dish |
| BP | Blue Petals |
COUTURIER/GOWN DESIGNER ACRONYMS
| CA | Cecilio Abad |
| BKS | Boy Kastner Santos |
| GP | Gretchen Pichay |
| PB | Paolo Blanco |
| RB | Roxoanne Bagano |