Our Wedding Reception Venue

Ok. So we are getting married in Tagaytay, the wedding capital of the Philippines daw. At dahil diyan, we expect na mahal ang mga reception venues dito. Based from my research, the budget of weddings held in Tagaytay starts from 300k and up.
At heto kame magpaplano ng isang budget wedding. We accepted the challenge sa isang budget-friendly Tagaytay wedding. Woooh! Kaya yan... :D

Pangalawa sa kumakain ng budget ng kasal ay ang reception venue. At kung sa Tagaytay ka, there are a lot of choices from hotels, gardens, over looking rest house, restaurants, bed and breakfast and clubhouse.
Venues pa lang mahal na, wala pang food.

Simple hotel wedding packages ranges from 200k and can shoot up to millions depending on the number of the guests. Restaurant packages ranges from 100k-200k. Gardens and rest house rental fees ranges from 40k-80k. Venue pa lang.

Pero hindi namin personality ni Ken ang super sosyalan at kagarbohan. Nakakakilabot.
From the very beginning we are consistent that we want a small and simple wedding. That's it.

We're losing hope but God helped us again and pointed us to a different direction.

We visited Pacific Grove, an exclusive subdivision in Tagaytay. At first we were hesitant to look for a clubhouse; nasa isip ko kasi yung itsura ng clubhouse sa subdivision namin. Karima-rimarim. :)
But I was so wrong. I didn't expect to see a beautiful clubhouse. It has a big gazebo, small pool complete with suites! The atmosphere is amazing, pagpasok mo pa lang sa subdivision iba ang ambiance. Ang ganda ng mga bahay, pine trees, tahimik dahil medyo malayo siya sa main road. Nakakatuwa. This is it. Simple yet elegant. and the price? malayo sa kanilang lahat. 

We we're able to book the place for just 18k with discounted price for one room! Nagdagdag lang kame for an additional room for Ken's family. Yey!


Photos lifted from different sites: 

Pagpasok ng main gate, ito ang bubungad sayo. This is quite a short road, mukha lang malayo sa photo nag HH-WW nga lang kame ni Ken hanggang clubhouse. At the end of the street is their clubhouse.

  
But we won't use the pool side during the reception, mas maganda kasi kung lahat nasa gazebo lang. :)

Ang bait pa ni Ms. Aileen, siya ang coordinator ng venue. She's very approachable and she quickly replies to our queries. 

For me, mas ok 'to than hotels, gardens and big rest houses, unang una kasi exclusive kaya tahimik and secured plus mura pa. Well, it all depends on the couple's personality talaga and the number of your guests syempre. Hindi pwede kasi dito ang big weddings.

We booked the place for our July wedding. :)

Church - check
Reception Venue - check
Next... caterer!

Finding the Right Church

JANICE + KENDRICK

After 10 years of relationship and with God's interventions and guidance we finally decided to tie the knot. Sa wakas! Ito na 'to!

With 6 months wedding preparation, ang tanong ng halos lahat ng bride to be: Kailan? Saan? Magkano? Paano? at Paano? at Paano?...

We're both from Dasmariñas, Cavite so our choices of church are limited to those that are within the area. Pero syempre dapat: tahimik at maayos na Katolikong simbahan. 

Immaculate Concepcion Parish is newly renovated, and I can say the new facade is better.At mapapadali procedures and requirements since malapit sa amin and may contacts kame dun.
But we decided to scratch it from our list because of the environment. Dahil nasa sentro siya ng bayan, sentro din siya ng ingay ng samu't saring sasakyan, vendors, and plain curious individuals. I also witnessed one wedding there years ago, open na open talaga yung church and kahit sino pwedeng pumasok.
And the church is too big for the wedding that we want. I want a small intimate church with short isle.

 

                      Immaculate Concepcion Parish, Dasmariñas, Cavite photo from: www.skyscrapercity.com

Our second choice is the National Shrine of Our lady of La Sallete in Silang Cavite. This church is close to our hearts as it witnessed our young love grow. We went here every sunday mass when we were still in high school. At naalala ko pa nga nagdasal ako noon dito "Kung sino man ang lalakeng madadala ko dito, san siya na ang makatuluyan ko." And God is good and hears my prayers all the time. 
The environment is perfect. Very intimate, solemn, the church and the park is so beautiful. 
Unfortunately, when we inquired hindi daw sila nagkakasal. :(

                     National Shrine of Our lady of La Sallete, Silang Cavite photo from: www.inangpag-asa.com

At ito na nga, e saan na? our next choice is Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church in Tagaytay City. We usually 
pass by this church when we go to some restaurants in the area. I researched the place through 
internet and the photos look good plus the location is very easy to find. So we visited the church.
I didn't expect that the church has very nice interior and on the day we visited there was an on-going
wedding. Sumilip ako, and I was like "Wow!" This is perfect. And we're in Tagaytay! :)
The wedding capital of the Philippines. Yes!

And we booked it right away for April 13th but then we moved it to July 13th for my Dad's arrival.
We have a church. The adventure of finding suppliers now begins!

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church in Tagaytay City

 Photo by: pinoychurches.blogspot.com

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CHURCH FEE: 15,000
Inclusive of:
1. Use of Church for 1 hour for the ceremony and 30 minutes for picture taking.
2. Availability of ushers and church staff
3. Six lighted chandelier and red carpet
4. Sound system (9 microphones and CD player)
5. Five pairs of flower stands if needed.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH CHURCH REQUIREMENTS FOR MARRIAGE:

1. Birth Certificate (NSO Copy)

2. Certificate of No Record of Marriage CENOMAR (NSO Copy)

3. Baptismal Certificate

4. Confirmation Certificate

5. 5 pcs. 1x1 and 1 pc. 2x2 colored ID pictures

6. Interview- to be scheduled by the parish secretary one month before the wedding.

7. Pre-Cana Seminar (Couple is allowed to attend seminar in other parish just provide certificate of attendance)

8. Marriage Banns

9. Marriage License

8. List of Entourage

9. Review of Marriage Contract

10. Confessions

*ALL DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED MUST BE ORIGINAL.