I started the day pretty late. Say, I woke up around 8am ( 7am is my normal waking hours during weekends). My itinerary for the day consists of going to Mt. Carmel Church to get permission for the wedding banns. I need to accomplish this so I could give it to my MIL as they will be having a short trip to Singapore last week of August and she needs to speak with her "kumare" who is working as a church staff. After that, If I still have time, I will visit Chocolate lover store somewhere in Cubao as I need to see which chocolate balls taste good for our souvenirs. Then if the time permits, I want to shop for new clothes like tops as I realized I don't have much new clothes for the past two months already.hehee.. Crazy right? but my main agenda is really to get the request for the wedding banns. Since I left the house around 11:30ish I don't want to wait during lunch time so I decided to eat lunch in Gateway Mall. I went straight to Burgoo as it has been ages since I ate there. I am missing the shrimps and ribs platter ( my fave) and the raspberry cheesecake (heavenly). I occupied a large table and the waiters/waitresses might be wondering why I am ordering much when I am just alone. I bet they thought I couldn't finish the meal. Well, I proved them wrong. hahaha. I finished it in just 45 minutes. I felt like my stomach is about to burst. I am so busog. So nice experience. At least it compensated for the loneliness I feel. I miss hubby..
After the sumptuous meal, I went to Mt. Carmel Church. Dealing with them is really a breeze. It took a while before the letters came out but I really did not mind and besides its raining.Can't go out din naman. I asked ate if there is a wedding that afternoon and she told me there is. Right then and there I decided to just cancel my two other appointments and just make "usi" on the wedding.I know its bad to gatecrash a wedding but I have my reasons. I want to know if the sound system is good and not sabog or if its working properly. Make sure that its not mainit inside the church most especially our guys are wearing suits. I need to know if the lighting is ok or is it too dark. I need to know how the priest officiates the wedding so that as early as now, I can scout for possible priests we can invite to bind us in matrimony. Or if I need to upgrade the flower arrangements. Mejo nahiya lang ako kasi I am wearing jeans and they are all wearing semi-formal dress. Halatang I am really gatecrashing. I just seated in the far left most corner of the aisle para di naman ako panggulo. I just noticed lang na parang konti yung guests nung time na yun or is it just raining kasi and maybe the guests will just follow in the church when the rain stops. Ako as much as possible I want my entire guests to witness us swear in front of God and our family and loved ones. Sorry to say but I will really instruct my coordinators to not entertain those guests na straight sa reception pupunta. I know its rude but I think mas rude if pupunta ka lang derecho sa reception. I think napaka-insensitive naman nun. Not unless you have a valid reason for doing so.
Second thing I noticed, the sound system is ok naman but there was a part especially during the entourage procession when the music is heard sa isang part lang ng church. I mean I can hear the entourage song playing in my area and its clear naman but parang hindi sha dinig sa buong church. I don't know if that is how it is done but I need to ensure na dinig talaga from the start pa lang ng procession yung music. It brings out the mood kasi eh. Third is, ayoko ng may pakalat-kalat na guests. I know they want to take pictures and get a better view but I think pwede naman gawin yung discreetly eh. There are lots of area inside the church where you can get pictures at different angles pa. Just don;t do it during the entourage procession. Moreso, during my bridal march. hehehe. I did not finish the rest of the ceremony. I get to note what needs to be noted and what could be avoided for my wedding. Good thing talaga na I stayed to witness a wedding at least I can give an idea to my coordinators what I like to see.Don't get me wrong ha? that wedding I witnessed is more than ok. Its just my being OC talking. I really think kasi the church ceremony is more often na nao-oversee ng mga couples because focused sila on the reception which I think naman talaga is the main concern but flaws like those can be avoided naman. I think kasi it could ruin the entire day if something weird happens. I know imperfections cannot be avoided but at least I can say to myself, naisip ko yung pwedeng mangyari. hehehe.
Will definitely go back again to gatecrash another wedding sometime in October para rin I can speak with the in house florist na rin to discuss my flower preference.
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