One of the most important aspect of tying the knot for Catholics is finding the perfect wedding church. It will be the place of the ceremony, a place where your promises for infinity with each other will be witnessed by the most important people on your lives - your parents, your family and your closest friends. But more importantly, it is a place where the two individual become one in the eyes of our Creator.
"But at the beginning of creation God made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate. (Mark 10:6-9)
The soon to be ex-bf even before our engagement wanted us to get married on Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Pasig City. It is the place where he first heard my "i love you", it is where he got my "yes" way back year 2003. No doubt, the cathedral is very beautiful and picturesque. My worry is that since there are a handful establishments within the jurisdiction of the parish, it can be too crowded that might lose the solemnity of the wedding ceremony.
We want a church that is within our hometown, either Pasig or Marikina . Love your own ang peg namin dito (love your own is our peg here). We also want a church near the reception venue in order for a lesser commute activities for us and for our guests. It should have ample parking space to accommodate our visitor's vehicles. We have no complicated preference on the wedding church, we just want the basics because no matter how grand or simple the wedding ceremony place will be, what is more important is God's blessing on your marriage.
Yesterday, we have visited Our Lady of Abandoned Church at San Roque, Marikina, our very first ocular visit for our wedding preps. Indeed it is one of the most affordable wedding church in Metro, for Php1,000 you can already reserve your preferred date. This is deductible from the total wedding fee of Php6,500 (2012 rates) which already includes priest, lector, commentator, ushers&seminar fees with mass, carpet, tulle, candles, chandeliers, choir (for wedding mass), use of electricity and registration fee (marriage contract). Flower arrangement is not included in the fee so we have to consider the additional peso we will spend if we choose the church for our wedding ceremony.
Criteria 1: Within our hometown - Checked!
Criteria 2: Near the reception venue - If we will opt for Kapitan Moy to be our reception venue then the church pass the second criteria.
Criteria 3: Ample parking space - Checked!
What are my reservations on choosing OLA? And I said that we just want the basics (Hehe!). It is not air-conditioned so depending on how hot the weather will be on the wedding day, it can be uncomfortable not only for us but also for our guests. The church is only covered by grilled wall and side doors is not closed during the wedding ceremony that can affect the solemnity of the ceremony. They have no standard wedding booklets and the priest will just be the one to guide you throughout the ceremony though you can customized your own misalletes upon approval of the officiating priest (approval is within the week of your wedding) which might caused the ceremony to be unorganized. The church have a very long aisle (Yes, I have hesitations on marching in a long aisle) that can prolong the nervousness of the bride , yes myself.
We have yet to visit Sta. Clare de Montefalco in Caniogan, Pasig before we can have a comprehensive comparison of the two. Hope we can finally decide for the church before the year ends.
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