Fridate

We (me, h2b, his parents & their family friend) were supposed to visit Dangwa last Friday. But their family friend (who had a flower business) cancelled at the last minute. Well... they informed us the night before but I still think it was a late notice. Anyways, we ended up just visiting the church (luckily there was a mass so we got to see the inside of the church once again). H2B's parents accompanied us as well to our reception venue but unfortunately the hotel was booked so they weren't able to see some of their rooms. There was also a function on-going at the ballroom so they also did not get to see the ballroom. Hehe!

Since it was almost lunch time, we decided to eat at McDonald's which was just walking distance to the hotel. As we were walking we saw another restaurant. H2B thought it was a cafeteria for employees of the hotel. It turns out it was a cafeteria-styled restaurant run by Josiah's Catering. So we went in and gave it a try. I think the prices were reasonable. They had meal deals which costs 80pesos for one viand, unlimited rice and dessert. The food taste isn't so bad either. But a major no-no for me is serving food that isn't warm. I assumed since the food are in chaffing dishes that they would be warm enough. Its just weird that I get to eat Kare-Kare that isn't warm. Hehe! But nonetheless, this makes another option for suppliers meal and also our lunch during wedding preps. Instead of ordering from nearby McDonald's we might just order here at Kitchen Basic.

The Church

Or should I say "the chapel". We've chosen to hold our wedding ceremony at the St. Pancratius Chapel in Paco Park.

St. Pancratius Chapel

It was only a month after getting engaged that we decided to visit and book the chapel. It took us awhile since we couldn't decide on a date. I was already worried that the date we wanted won't be available anymore. Fortunately, there were still slots available for our chosen date when we went there last December.

Some important details discussed to us by the parish office representative:

• The fee is already inclusive of the following: flower arrangements (as seen on the picture above), officiating priest, candles of secondary sponsors, red carpet, use of electricity and aircon.
• Maximum capacity: 150 pax
• Bride will march on time, five (5) minutes before the mass starts with bridal entourage, complete or incomplete.
• If delayed for thirty (30) minutes, only the wedding rites will take place, without mass.
• Time limit is forty five (45) minutes only for the ceremony and fifteen (15) minutes for the picture taking inside the chapel.

Hope this helps future SPC couples. ♥