My Dad suggested Sta. Rita De Cascia over at Philam Homes. We temporarily booked the date. (If we decide to push through, we need to give a deposit of Php1k by Tuesday, 17 June.)
Inaki liked it a lot. It was cozy and intimate, simple and classy.
Sta. Rita De Cascia
Wedding Fee: Php13,000, reservation Php1,000
Included: clerical jobs (pre and post wedding); stipend for the priest solemnizing minister; fresh flowers decoration; carpet use; soloist; electricity consumption video coverage; and marriage registration fee at the local civil registrar.
pros: small church makes it an intimate affair, very private-no stragglers because it's in a private subdivision, quiet, ample parking space
cons: because of the relatively low ceiling (in contrast to large churches) it's not very airy and ay be very warm even with the fans; and the nearest (as in walking distance) venue for the reception is the Philam clubhouse (Php12k, 4 hours) which cannot accommodate 120 guests - it looks and smells old.
Next, we went to Immaculate Conception Cathedral at Lantana St. I also like this church, but the size is a bit overwhelming.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish
Wedding Fee: Php9,000 - includes mass, organist, soloist, flowers and carpet
Php6,000 - includes mass, organist adn flowers
Php4,000 - includes mass and organist
Php1,500 - no mass, no flowers, ceremony only
Php2,000 reservation fee (non-refundable), Php1,000 upon interview,
Php500 additional for electricity of video.
pros: nice altar, well-lighted, high vaulted ceiling makes it well-ventilated and cool, affordable and walking distance (across the street) reception venue good for 120 pax at the 10th floor of their diocese building, relatively cheaper than Sta. Rita.
cons: church too big for 120 guests, open to the public, making it accessible to stragglers, noise from jeepneys plying the street in front of the church, not so sure about parking
Our last stop was at Christ The King Church on Greenmeadows Avenue.
We weren't able to take a photo because there was an ongoing wedding and I felt inordinately shy going in and disturbing their private affair. We went to the parish office, but I got turned off by the lady because she first served a couple who were behind us in the line. I'll call them tomorrow, to ask about the dates of availability.
Christ The King Parish
Wedding Fee: Php25,000
Includes: fee for aircon, decoration and choir
pros: the church has AC, the altar is beautiful but a bit overwhelming, ample parking space, well lighted, church has a social hall with AC that can fit 300 pax and costs only Php15k
cons: it's pricey, the size is not as intimate as Sta. Rita's
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The requirements for the church are as follows:
- baptismal and confirmation certificates (both original copies, with "for marriage purpose" notation);
- authenticated birth certificate from NSO
- certificate of no marriage/singleness from NSO (CENOMAR) (in Inaki's case, we also need to bring the court ruling and his previous marriage contract stating that it was a protestant wedding officiated by a protestant priest);
- 2x2 ID picture (groom and bride);
- Banns - reply from duly accomplished and signed by the Pastors of respective parties;
- permission of proper pastor - the bride's pastor shall issue a permission allowing marriage to be solemnized outside the bride's parish
- marriage license (from the local civil registrar)
I really want to get married by October 8th.
Counting the weeks: we have exactly 16 weeks before the wedding. Minus 3 weeks for the document deadlines in church, plus 4 weeks for the bureaucratic wheels to process our requests, this gives 9 weeks for the NSO to finalize Inaki's status.
I sincerely hope it all works out.
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