San Juan Nepomuceno Church

Yeng's 2 must haves for the church where we will be wed.

1. must be airconditioned
2. must have a wooden door from where she can make a grand entrance.

My condition was that it should not be too big, as I didn't want it to look empty with our modest guest list.

Other nice-to-have's were:

1. looks rustic
2. lenient in terms of song selection for the bridal march

We actually spent one day driving around Manila to look at the available options and we even wandered into a couple of weddings. Some of the churches were nice. Others were so-so. Some had a very short distance from entrance to altar (sabi namin ni Yeng no chance to emote going to the altar), while some had glass doors (walang dramtic entrance). Some had strange requirements (reservations accepted only when the requirements are complete) while others had stranger terms and conditions (church has the right to unplug the music at any time during the march/ceremony). Some were farely priced while others were skyhigh (like wedding reception venue budget plus plus high)

To make the long story short, we will not be wed in Manila but in San Juan Batangas where there is only one Catholic church where weddings can be held: San Juan Nepomuceno Church.

Wooden door - check
A/C - not a chance
Size - big enough to be the only Church in San Juan Batangas.

One out of three is not really what we were hoping for, but you've got to take the good with the rest of it. Besides do we get props for getting wed in the church people remember more as the Juday-Ryan Church? Lol!

Here's what the facade of the San-Juan Nepomuceno Church looks like. The facade actually has a nice look to it, very rustic and old-world looking. If you look closer, you'll see Yeng in white waving her hands at me to hurry in.

Contract Reviews

Here comes the hard part. After choosing the suppliers and paying their reservation fees, its now time to pour over the contracts. This is hard work!

What's difficult is the need to balance how to protect yourself and your supplier from anything that could go wrong during your wedding day (you can only marry once) vs. appearing as a pushy and demanding client. Too much or too little of either could bring forth a disastrous and expensive event.

To all the married couples out there, did you even review your supplier contracts in detail or did you just sign and hoped that professionalim and etiquette will protect you from all possible blunders that could happen?