Venue x Date

After the proposal, we don't know how to get started with the wedding planning. We don't have a church in mind, or any specific venue. I wanted to get married on the date of our 10th anniversary, but it would mean 20 months to wait. So here's what we did: we listed down the dates we wanted (based on the holidays, birthdays and other occasions) for this year, then short-listed the churches. We then visited the churches, took pictures and asked around.

We considered the size of the church (we wanted a small one), parking, rules and location.


1 - Small Chapel, Don Bosco Mandaluyong. D's Alma Mater. But they don't hold weddings there. 

2 - Archbishop's Palace, Shaw. D thinks it's too small. But the floor & altar are really beautiful. Gated compound. 

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3 - Sts. Peter & Paul, Makati. No Sunday weddings.

Photo from www.makaticity.com

4. Nuestra Senora De Gracia, Makati - no aircon, but the area is gated and the church is beautiful. 

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5. Chapel on the Hill - Solemn and simple. Though we were thinking that Tagaytay wedding might be more expensive for us.

photo from thescrimpybride.blogspot.com

We booked church #4.