Almost everything was accomplished in a
rush. Our main plan was to have a garden wedding middle of 2015, but
because PJ has to attend school next year, we need to have his and
Bien's name fixed – so as to avoid inconvenience in the future.
Even more so the confusion it may bring to the kids as to why their
surname is same as mine and not their father's. Since we have not
much time left and the processing for legitimization can reach up to
6 months, we need to hasten the papers for the wedding and be married
asap.
Og wa pud diay miy budget pra sa
garden wedding kung nadaun man gani to karon december..hehehe..sa mga
singsing palang daan hurot na ang bonus..hehehe..So ang garden
wedding ani kay tiguman pa namo..
So, why did we choose my husband's
place? First and foremost is that we don't have a yaya and a
household help to whom I can leave my kids behind while we process
the documents. Second, my husband's uncle is the head of the local
civil registrar in their town, hence the quick and zero-cost
processing of papers even without our presence. Lastly, because of
the long holiday, my kins can celebrate the wedding with us despite
the distance.
Now to the deeper details of the
wedding, we thought of doing the civil ceremony by the beach. We have
actually reserved the venue two weeks prior our planned date,
however, we couldn't finalize it because of the mayor's schedule. To
cut the story short, the mayor said yes to our desired day but he is
only available up to 6 am. Yes, 6 am, that's how busy he was that
day. And he insisted of doing the ceremony at his house. It was
actually his first time to use his own place since all the weddings
he officiated were done at the couples' house or in their desired
venue.
Ka-unfair naman lang gyud sa among
part. Pero lingaw man pud kaau. Di gyud lalim matug og alas onse sa
gabie nya mumata og alas tres kapin sa kadlawn og maligo sa perting
bugnawa nga tubig. Kurog-kurog akong unod oie. Hahaha.
By 5:40 am all of us were already
prepared and dressed up. Naolaw gyud ang mayor kay naa nami sa gate
nila unya ngpa init pa xag tubig. And worse, he was just wearing a
shirt and basketball shorts. Gatoo siguro xa mag-pambalay rami
mgpakasal. Hehehe. And when we were already seated at his living
room, he then decided to change clothes. In all fairness, buotan kaau
ang mayor sa Manjuyod og perting simpleha og balay bisan adunahan
kaau.
Anyways, our civil wedding started at 6
am as promised, and lasted for about 20 minutes only. And we walked
back home. My in-laws' house is approximately 10 meters away from the
mayor's. Perting layoa sa among gbaktas sah. Hehe.
Now for the reception, we couldn't have
it as early as 6 am. We couldn't just wake our visitors up and tell
them to have breakfast at the resort. We were only able to finalize
our reservation and menu on the 24th after the mayor had
confirmed the date. Og nausab gyud tanan plano tungod ana. So after
the civil ceremony, we ate breakfast at home, took a nap, and headed
at the resort for the wedding reception/lunch.
Why did we choose Aroma Beach Resort?
Well, there's no other place in this town that has a function hall
for special occasions. Not only it has a good accommodation, it also
offers a nice view. Despite the LPA, we had a great time, especially
my two boys.
To end this blog, I want to thank the
Lord God above all else for giving us this once in a lifetime
opportunity inspite of the “palpaks” along the way. To my family
for being able to celebrate this wonderful day with us. To my in-laws
and the rest of my husband's relatives for the support, love and
accommodation. Thank you jud kaau ninyong tanan.
Og di gyud malimtan syempre ang
nagbuhat sa lami kaau nga cake bsan pag gi practisan ra to – to
Tita Ralen, Lifty, Ate Aiai, and Tehrrence – salamat kaau sa inyong
kahago sa pgbuhat sa cake..hehehe :)
To God be the Glory!
