Wedding Reception Venue Hunt- BULACAN

The Greenery -Bulacan

I instantly loved it the moment I set my foot in it. It has a tagaytay-like feel, cool breeze and over looking. I loved the lighthouse spot and their big garden. M and I wanted an outdoor venue and I thought it's perfect for us. 
However, they don't allow outside caterers. I can't recall if there will be a corkage, but I remember they only recommend their in-house catering.
Venue rental is around 60-80k. 

image courtesy of greenery.com

Hardin Spa -Plaridel

Restaurant/ Spa/ Garden setting. It's not as grand as the greenery but this one is more intimate and homey. M liked this better than The Greenery and the venue rental is only 20k. We even planned to have a romantic date here since we're both into spa and love getting a massage.
The only thing I didn't like is the fact that it is walled so it looks secluded, I wanted a venue that is open and the walls aren't visible. But we still considered Hardin Spa as our reception venue rather than The Greenery.

image courtesy of hardin spa fb page

Bulacan brides may want to consider these venues I've found. By the way, there is a nearby church in The greenery-- around 10 minutes drive. I didn't see the church interior though, but from the outside it looks as historical as Barasoain.

Hardin Spa is kinda far from Barasoain, probably 30 minutes drive way from the church.

A month after, we felt we're not ready to get married on 2014 yet. The only decision we made was to postpone the wedding, to 2015 or 2016 maybe. :)

FAES Review- Family Affair Events Specialist

During the time we were planning to have a wedding in Bulacan, I came across FAES when I was searching for Bulacan wedding suppliers. This is the first result that comes out in google. So right after Barasoain, we went to their office located just in front of the church. I had set an appointment with Miss Liza prior to that.

Their office is comfy, bright and professional-looking. A couple was about leave when we came and another couple arrived during my scheduled meeting with Miss Liza (the couple just got finished with their pre-nup pictorial). The team was very much occupied with alot of clients that I never thought twice of getting them. If I'm gonna have a Bulacan wedding, they're the ones I'm gonna entrust it to.

Miss Liza Santos is very accommodating. She showed us their packages and they are VERY reasonable. I lost my copy because its been 2 years already but from what I can remember, the one I saw was just around 180k php which includes catering, photo and video services, coordination, bridal car and some other miscellaneous stuff. For the on-site video, you just have to add 15k. Their photo/video, and catering services are in-house. You can check their website for more accurate details :) http://familyaffairevents.net/

Anyways, as I was talking to Miss Liza, I saw that she knows her craft by heart. She listens intently to her client and covers all the necessary topics that have to be pointed out. She shared some bridezilla stories and wedding mishaps that has to be avoided. She also told me that brides shouldn't be too stressed days before the wedding because even make-ups can't cover eyebags. She's so easy to talk to, and most importantly she won't stress you about the cost of the wedding. From our consultation, I observed that she's sincere and as much as she can, doesn't charge too much and won't let you spend too much. In short, she's not OA when it comes to pricing. 

For Bulacan brides, I highly recommend FAES. Even their on-site videos are presentable and looks elegant. The only drawback is that, their videos of different weddings kinda look the same. Its like there's a ready template they just use hehehe. But trust me, its still looks presentable and elegant.

Their photo shots and photobook passed my taste too. I just find their logo too big and too catchy on every page :) 

Even now, that I have booked a venue for my wedding already--- which is in Antipolo, I still thought of FAES. I'd really like Miss Liza to be my wedding coordinator. I haven't talked to her again about it, just yet. But last december 2014, I inquired about her wedding styling services through FB. She's humble as always and quoted me a very reasonable price (I doubt though if she can still remember me as the girl who went to her office a year before that.), and from her reply, I felt that she's kinda hesitant to do the styling because she said that the out-of town fee is too high and emphasized on it although I already told her that the price she gave is still reasonable even with the OOT fee. 

A day after that conversation, I lost her account for some reason (maybe it was deactivated or something). I found out just now, as I was writing this, that she has a facebook page up (https://www.facebook.com/TheRunningWeddingPlanneRBulacan). I dont have a wedding coordinator yet and I'm just about to ask her if she can take my wedding. She's bulacan based but I remember her telling me that they also do some OOT weddings.

I also, almost forgot to mention that Miss Liza Santos of FAES is very hands-on. She even does pre-nup styling for her clients. :)

For more info, i listed some useful links below:

https://www.facebook.com/bulacanweddingpackagevenue
https://www.facebook.com/TheRunningWeddingPlanneRBulacan
http://familyaffairevents.net/

BARASOAIN CHURCH review

We started planning about the wedding a week after M proposed. It will be a Catholic ceremony, that's for sure -since we both came from Catholic families (and his is active in church). I wanted a cathedral ceremony back then. But I didn't like San Agustin nor Manila cathedral because I think its too common. I thought of Barasoain Church since I didn't know anyone yet who got married there.

M and I, together with his mom went to Barasoain. I wasn't 100% sure if that's where I wanted but we booked it for December 21, 2014 because our target date was a peak season and the reservation fee is only 1,000php anyways. (Can't post photos because I lost the photos from my fone from October 2013-FEB2014).

We liked the fact that the church is historical but not overrated (at least for those residing outside Bulacan hehehe) and we wanted an out of town wedding that won't be too far for our guests. However, the interior of the church wasn't appealing to me. There are some parts that were renovated and some parts that are preserved and I find it contradicting and unattractive. A wedding had just ended when we came, and the aisle was dirty. At the back of my mind, I knew; I didn't like my dream wedding to happen there.

There was also a garden at the back of the church where you can hold the reception. They said it can hold a hundred people. I don't think so because it looks small. The office staff in the church wasn't accommodating too.

It looks good in the picture though. I think it got featured in KrisTV last year. 

image courtesy of google

the garden/outdoor venue

You can rent the garden venue for only 15,000php and the rate of the church is around 8k at that time.


Barasoain church is presentable if you would like to hold your wedding there, but I (personally) don't find it romantic. And it'll look better if you put an effort on the aisle decor coz it will look bare and dark if you don't.


(images courtesy of google)

The beginning...

I wanna skip the proposal part though. It was quiet and isn't grand. But it was sincere and it is a sign that we're taking our relationship to the next level. M have always been so patient with me but I never thought he intends to put up with me for the rest of his life. HAHA!!

December 24, 2013

I dont wanna be too romantic in describing how i felt that day or how i really feel for him because I wanna save it all for my wedding vows and on my wedding day.

We were supposed to get married a year after the proposal but I thought it was too soon for me and I needed more time to prepare (or I'm just too lazy)  hence  

-the 12.11.2015 :)