Marriage License Filed

Thank goodness it didn't take us forever to file. I love my town San Pedro. It has not given me a reason to hate it. Everything went smoothly. 

We filed our application last Sept 24, 2012. We decided to attend the seminar before we submit our documents at the municipal hall.

We arrived at the old municipal hall at around 8am. To my shock, it turned out to be an evacuation center na and I kind of wondered if the seminar was really being held there. But yes, somewhere inside the old bldg., the health dept. still stood there. So we waited for half an hour before the seminar started. I actually thought it would be a boring 3 hour seminar, but nope, it was fun and we learned a lot about marriage and family planning.

Next up, with all the documents in our hands, we headed to the new municipal hall. Wow! Ang ganda! Parang hotel. Hahaha. But seriously, it's the best looking municipal/city hall I've ever seen. Good job to the people responsible for that!

Diba, ang ganda? (Photo's not mine actually)

So we lined up to submit the requirements, they checked and asked me where my parents were. My mom was the one to sign the advice since I'm 24 and I needed that. Kim naman brought the parental advice he and his dad got from Caloocan city hall. It's allowed naman to get the other advice from a different city/municipal hall just as long as your parents/parent will be personally present and then bring the advice form to where you will file the license. After checking our documents, they gave us the form to fill up. 20 mins later, my mom came to personally sign the application. It also has a charge of P650 for the processing of your license. We paid and waited to be called inside for the interview(I think) but we never had one. The lady who signed last said she didn't have a voice so she just validated the information written and signed. Voila! It's done. We will pick up our license on Oct 8.

Prenup Shoot Dilemma

We're supposed to have our prenup shoot on Monday. That's the 24th. Exactly 2 months from our wedding. The location we wanted is at PNR. Yes, the old trains near Divisoria area. We went there 3 weeks ago to inquire. Too bad the front desk girl didn't tell us to talk personally to the Admin staff. Thus, we were not informed a little earlier that they don't allow shoots on weekdays. We were told to just submit a letter of intent indicating the date and time we plan to have our prenup photos taken. We returned 2 weeks after because I caught a flu the following week. Tsk tsk. After submitting our letter and talking to the admin staff, Ms. Scarlet told us that they don't allow weekday shoot at any condition. The deal with it is that our photographer Benjie Tiongco has a full schedule of Oct already. The next free weekend is on the 26th of October. No problem with me and Kim. I just don't want to spoil his prospective clients since it's a weekend and he might get booked anytime. So we're looking for another venue. One that doesn't require a lot of ekek. Now we're trying to consider the Abandoned bldg in Betty Go Belmonte station and La Mesa Watershed. I like the Watershed more. I've seen an e-session shot there it place is lovely. 

The Bike Trail @ La Mesa Watershed( I believe my Photographer can take lovely shots here)

Hotel and Cake: Booked

Yes, just now. We booked Pan Pacific Hotel for our preps. I got their Pacific King Suite for 2 nights. Their rate is P9,000/night and it's nett already. The room I got is spacious enough for my preps. Kim also got the same suite for just a night and late checkout without an additional charge since we'll be getting 2 rooms. I just find that particular suite a bit odd. It has a separate sala but upon entering the room, it's the bedroom that you'll find first. Anyway, it's OK for me and Kim naman. :)

 Here's a picture of the suite we got:

We booked the cake and cupcakes supplier too. We chose Sophie's mom since I loved their Red Velvet cupcake, I want it to be our giveaway for our entourage. Kim and I want cupcake tower since I'm not really a fan of fondant cakes and I don't find them practical. The first and last fondant cake I tasted was bad. Got traumatized by it perhaps? ;) And to think it's super expensive, eh puro styro lang naman yung ibang layers? Hehehe. So we decided to choose a cute design na lang for the cake. I want gradient pink layers. I just gave them a sample of the cake and cupcakes I want. By the way, instead of Red Velvet, it's gonna be Pink Velvets. :) 

The sample cake and Pink Velvet cupcakes that I want:

Hotel Hunting

This is stressful, really. We started conducting oculars last week. After checking out few hotels in Manila, we've already crossed out some on our list. 

1st to be dropped: The Bayleaf Intramuros

This was really our first choice, proximity wise: Check! Price: Check! I think 7k/night. Just not enough number of rooms. They only have 3 executive suites. Too bad our dates have been blocked already by other guests. The next smaller room is TOO SMALL for us. So let go.

2nd: Diamond Hotel

Wow!! Their executive suite has a breathtaking view of the bay. Plus it's huge for my preps. I wanted it. But after days of contemplating, it's way too expensive. 15k/night. Although it already includes the photo op on their lobby and grand staircase etc. It's still over our budget.

Diamond Hotel's Sweet Diamond Memories Rate Flyer

3rd: Hyatt Hotel

This could have been better if we didn't see Diamond's Executive suite before their suite. Their view was not good at all. I tired to convince myself that theirs was OK but I get the same feeling everytime I remember. Hehehe.

4th: G-Hotel

It's small yet affordable. If I remember it right, their rate is 6.3k/night? The room has separate sala and dining already. Just not that convinced since we checked out 5 star hotels before their mini hotel. :(

The Flyer we got from G-Hotel

So we're looking for more hotels na near lang sa church and venue. We're trying to consider Pan Pacific Hotel as well. Their rate is good. But then 1 blog said that their rate almost doubled when they're about to book na. Not really sure about that but we have to inquire first.