I'm a December Bride

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 24^th 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!