Before you can really plan the wedding smoothly you have to finalized the wedding date and venue. So, after the
Pamamanhikan we went to the
Immaculate Conception Parish Church to inquire about the requirements and fees and also to reserve the date
March 12, 2016 for our wedding, we choose the
2:00pm schedule instead of 10:00am so that we have enough time in the morning to prepare.
Here's the requirement for the church wedding;
1. Local Birth Certificate - you can get this in the local municipality where you were born.
2.
Baptismal Certificate - it must indicate "For wedding purposes", so an
old one is not valid, get a new one in the parish office where you were
baptisted.
3. Confirmation Certificate - same as the baptismal certificate
4. Cenomar - Certificate of No Marriage, get this at the National Statistics Office near you.
After that, secure a
Marriage License, you can get one in either your or his municipality.
The requirements;
1. Birth Certificate - a local birth certificate is accepted
2.Cedula - you can get this at the barangay or municipal office
3. Cenomar - get this at the nearest NSO
4. Family Planning Seminar - ask the municipal personnel about this
After you schedule the date on the church, its time to look for the
wedding reception venue.
You can now book the place you want because you already have the exact
date of the wedding. Make sure that you have a black and white
reservation and you already pay the down payment to secure that you own
the venue on your prepared date.
If you plan to have a
wedding preparation outside your home like in a hotel near the church,
look for it and reserve it also. So you are not cramming on where to
prepare for you wedding. You can tell
na rin where it is to the entourage especially the secondary sponsors. In our case,
Lina's Orchard offered they we have a free room for the preparation. We get another room
na lang to
make it two rooms for the groom's preparation. For me, it was a great
idea to come from the same preparation venue, it was easier for the
couple and their families because they can help each other in preparing
and for the photographer you hire because they will go to the same venue
they can capture the whole preparation thing better.
When you already done the three, you all are set because that are the most important things to consider in preparing a wedding.
Then, its time to write down the names of the important people who will be part of your
wedding entourage. Inform
and invite them properly by stating the complete details of the wedding
so they can block their schedule on your wedding date. When all of them
are inform and confirmed then lets go to next thing...
The suits and dresses.
Because we have a tight budget we went to
Divisoria to find beautiful wedding gown and classic suit that fits our budget. Luckily, we found
Admel Bridal Botique
in Juan Luna St. Divisoria, Manila. We also got a dress for my Mom and
asked them if they can make suits and dresses for our entourage. They
have ready-made gowns to choose from but we prefer the made-to-order
gown and we prefer gowns with sleeves because of the church requirements
and all of that comes with complete package. And you know what,
my wedding gown was chosen by my groom. I have a design I wanted
sana but when he show me a gown [who actually similar to what I wanted] he asked me to fit it and viola we choose that dress.
This is the idea for the Groom's boys.
This is the idea for the Groom's men.
This is the idea for the Flower girls.
This is the idea for the Female Entourage.
My dream Wedding Gown.
The Groom Suit.
The Red Plate Catering
After
the entourage list, make a guest lists. How many estimated guests are
you having? So that you can talk to your caterer about the budget and
the foods they will serve on the reception. As I write on my previous
post [
The Wedding Bells] that we will be getting his Tita Melda's
The Red Plate Catering as
the food provider because we want to be assured that the food they will
serve on our wedding was taste great and well prepared plus of course
the family discount rate. They will also manage the overall setup of the
wedding reception. From the table and chairs for the guests, the buffet
table, the design of the venue from floor to ceiling, they'll manage it
and we know were in good hands.
The Perfect Grey - Wedding Photographer Philippines
Then, look for a
wedding photographer and
videographer who will cover your wedding. On our case, we just get a
photography package, it was a bit less expensive than the one with
videography/sde package. There's a lot of photography services in town
so you have to choose by looking on their previous works and ask for the
packages that fits your budget. I really love
The Perfect Grey Photography,
they do their works naturally and beautifully its not scripted. When I
inquire on them, their a bit pricey but since Mille of Calamba Jewelry
is a friend of one of the owner of The Perfect Grey, they gave us
friendly discount, and after some exchange of messages, we meet with one
of their photographer, EJ Lagrimas, he showed us their sample output
and we really love it so decided to get them for the wedding.
Calamba Jewelry
After we book the photographer , I just call Mille of
Calamba Jewelry to start the production of our
wedding ring. It took them one month to finish the ring.
Makeup by Jem
Look for a
Hair and Makeup Artist.
You can browse their pages to see their previous work. Meet with them
and ask them if you can do a free trial. Some of them do the trial
during the prenup shoot. We get the services of
Jem Biscocho of
Makeup by Jem.
Upon seeing all her works on her Facebook page, we love how she do her
job perfectly, how she make every bride the most beautiful during the
wedding. We booked her and we never get disappointed. She put makeup
naturally, like a no-make-up makeup look
[hindi OA sa blush on] plus she's so pretty and kind.
Then
its time to look for some ideas for your prenuptial photos, you need
beautiful photos for you wedding papers, invites, tag, table number,
tarpaulin... Prepare some clothes we can use for the prenup, it doesn't
have to be new, you can look for a matching clothes in the closet.
The Principal Sponsors Giveaway idea
Candle holder with a tag written this;
"May you continue to light our path"
The Secondary Sponsors Giveaway idea
Fan with a tag written this;
"To keep you cool"
After the prenup shoot and you now have the soft copy of the photos you can start making the w
edding invitation,
you can do-it-yourself if you have the resources like a printer but in
our case who don''t have, we went back to Divisoria to find a shop who
can do our invites. There's a lot of them in Tabora St., we landed in
MRD2 Invitation & Souvenir Shop. They made our
invitation and souvenirs. And just on the street side, I found some one who can do our signature frame.
When
you were in Divisoria, you can look for some accessories you will be
needed for the wedding. I went to 168 Mall to look for a locket for the
wedding bouquet and a frame we can use for the display of some prenup
photos.
If you want to have a
photobooth for you wedding, you can book them one month before the event. We get the
Smile and Pose Photobooth owned
by a friend of his cousin. They offered discount and they output was
nice and clear and they personalized the background.
After that, you can now buy the
shoes and accessories you will use on the wedding. Buy a shoes that are comfortable to wear the whole event. We buy our shoes on
Gibi Shoes.
Invest on your shoes so it will not worn out or suffer your feet on the
wedding day itself. For the accessories, you can used old ones or buy
fancy jewelries you don't have to think about losing a treasure on the
wedding day.
The bridal car design idea
This Bridal Bear idea
The
bridal car,
you can rent or use your own car for this. In our case, we use our own
car, a silver Toyota Wigo we just bought a teddy bear to be placed on
the hood of the car. To make it more pretty perfect for the wedding.
The
flowers
we use for our wedding was a gift from one of our principal sponsors.
His Tito Gener and Tita Anda manage all the flowers we need for the
wedding.
And lastly, purchase the
bible and the
candle to be used in the ceremony. You can also personalized it with you initials.
So, I think that's it.
Ceremony/Church - Check
Reception Venue - Check
Catering Services - Check
Wedding Gowns and Suits - Check
Wedding Ring - Check
Hair & Makeup - Check
Photographer - Check
Photobooth - Check
Bridal Car - Check
Flowes - Check
Invites and Souvenir - Check
Shoes and Accessories - Check
Wedding Paraphernalia - Check
All done. If I forget something, I'll just update this.
All set for the wedding. Will post the actual photos on my next blog.
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