Unique and intimate Civil Wedding Ideas

[vainwriter]

Sis simplybrilliant made very good points about this as well. I'll quote w@w's articles for the benefit of future readers *sorry medyo mahaba itong copy-paste na to teehee

on marriage officiant:
Who are authorized to solemnize marriages?
(1) Any incumbent member of the judiciary within the court’s jurisdiction;
 (2) Any priest, rabbi, imam, or minister of any church or religious sect duly authorized by his church or religious sect and registered with the civil registrar general, acting within the limits of the written authority granted by his church or religious sect and provided that at least one of the contracting parties belongs to the solemnizing officer’s church or religious sect;
 (3) Any ship captain or airplane chief only in the case mentioned in Article 31 of the Family Code;
 Any military commander of a unit to which a chaplain is assigned, in the absence of the latter, during a military operation, likewise only in the cases mentioned in Article 32 of the Family Code;
 (5) Any consul-general, consul or vice-consul in the case provided in Article 10 of the Family Code. *

on marriage venue:
Article. 8. The marriage shall be solemnized publicly in the chambers of the judge or in open court, in the church, chapel or temple, or in the office the consul-general, consul or vice-consul, as the case may be, and not elsewhere, except in cases of marriages contracted on the point of death or in remote places in accordance with Article 29 of this Code, or where both of the parties request the solemnizing officer in writing in which case the marriage may be solemnized at a house or place designated by them in a sworn statement to that effect. (57a)

on validity of license on other municipalities:
Art. 20. The license shall be valid in any part of the Philippines for a period of one hundred twenty days from the date of issue, and shall be deemed automatically canceled at the expiration of the said period if the contracting parties have not made use of it. The expiry date shall be stamped in bold characters othe face of every license issued. (65a)

source: http://www.weddingsatwork.com/culture_laws_familycode01.shtml

hope this helps 

[lakwatsa]

base sa mga naback read ko, kung OOT ang venue, pwedeng judge pa rin ang mag officiate pero most likely papalabasin nya na kinasal nya kayo sa office nya kaya kung weekend ang wedding date nyo, weekday yun magrereflect sa marriage contract. tama ba?

pero if Justice ang mag oofficiate, kahit kelan at kahit saan pwede sya mag kasal. tama ba? 

[honeycrushed]

korek sis. ang justice kasi national ang jurisdiction nila. while ang judge, regional. meaning kung saan ang jurisdiction nila, dun ang validity.

share ko lang, meron akong nabasa na blog. they are both catholics but they prefer a garden wedding.  which of course is not allowed by the catholic church.  they got a solemnizing officer registered with the nso.  apparently, the religious sect of this SO do not require that you be a member of their church.  basta you believe in god and christ. 

due to legalities, we are getting married civilly. however parang kulang sa kin kung wala man lang blessing kaya we preferred to have two ceremonies, one civil which will be registered and another na parang religious ceremony lang para naman ramdam namin ang blessing.

[lakwatsa]

^sis yun nabasa mo na blog, yun garden wedding nila meron din ba sila nung candle, veil at cord na ceremony?

[honeycrushed]

^ yes sis meron. though they changed it to make it more modern and fun pero the SO allows traditions to be incorporated in the wedding.

[beanpipe]

Hi sis mercisorel, kainggit ka naman.. nahirapan talaga kami sa guest list namin nuon.. pero buti nalang din meron mga hindi nakapunta so offset lang dun sa mga +1 ng ibang guests.

@ sis honeycrushed, parang wedding ata namin yung sinasabi mo. tee hee!!

[honeycrushed]

^ naku sis! inspiration ko ang wedding mo.  very helpful ang blog mo. buti na lang at nakita mo ang post ko.   

sis, yaman din lamang na kausap na kita, clarify ko lang.  yung religious organization ng SO ninyo do not require na magpa baptize kayo sa religion nila?

[beanpipe]

Naku sis thanks! nakakataba naman ng puso yan. Way ko nadin to pay it forward kasi ang laki din talaga ng naitulong sakin ng mga blogs at syempre ng GT.

Yung sa SO sis, hindi na. kasi yung parang "sect" na filed nila sa SEC e ecumenical meaning basta yung religion nyo e naniniwala kay Jesus Christ pwede nila kayo ikasal.

[lakwatsa]

^+1 sa mga nainspire sa blog mo sis. hihi!

pano sis yun marriage certificate nun c/o SO, meron bang kopya sila na tinatabi sa church nila parang yun ginagawa pag sa catholic church?

[beanpipe]

Hi sis lakwatsa, thanks sis! super flattered naman ako.. tee hee!!

Yung sa marriage certificate sis e sa NSO lang kasi technically e parang considered civil wedding lang sya kasi hindi naman sya kinikilala ng catholic church. Wala silang parang actual na religion.

Parang ganito kasi sya, imagine mo na isa syang malaking umbrella na ang tawag e "Jesus Christ believers" tapos sa loob ng umbrella e andun yung catholic, christian, baptist, protestant at lahat ng iba pang religion na naniniwala kay christ. Kung baga sa company e parang subsidiary. tee hee!! so wala ng copy sa kanila kase technically e wala naman silang itinayo na bagong religion.

Sorry medyo magulo yung explanation ko sis..

[icequeen]

to all of those planning, ok magpakasal sa makati city hall. mondays and thursdays ang raffle ng names ng judges, they'll confirm your wedding date in less than a week.

plus air conditioned ang courtrooms di kayo papagpawisan ni hubby and guests.

and since they're located 10th floor and up, you'll get a very nice view of makati while getting married!

maganda din ang building ng cityhall mismo.  we plan to release our doves in front of the cityhall.

dami din nice venues for intimate events around makati, mga restaurants na may private/VIP rooms good for 10-20 people. meron sa rockwell and greenbelt, and restaurants along jupiter street. also, function rooms sa mga makati hotels. 

we will go to a VIP room in one of the 5-star hotels. sasampu lang kmi so di naman masyado magmamahal ang bill. since VIP room nga, we still have privacy to do wedding traditions like cake cutting and wine toasting.

we also hired 1 photographer, 1 videographer to document our event. 

meron din ako make up artist, and we will do the prep in a 3-star hotel near makati city hall. 

sis, hindi ko masyado nagets. so pwede ba mamili ng dates? like if we requested july 18 for our wedding day, ok lang kaya?

also, im worried na may makasabay sa wedding ko. one couple at a time lang ba inaaccommodate nila? hindi kop kasi gusto yung parang kasalang bayan ang kalabasan. hehe

[icequeen]

^ super thanks sis sa reply! Nakahinga naman ako ng maluwag sa one coupke at a time lang. hehe. May I know sis how much binayaran nyo kay judge?

[icequeen]

^ Thank you sooo much sis! Super helpful ng info mo.

Would you know if pwede na magpaschedule kahit wala pang marriage license? Or required yun? Overseas kasi ako and ang alam ko 10 business days pa marelease ang license after ma-file. Ang gusto ko sana magpasched na while waiting for the license to be released para walang masayang na time.

[hann-hann]

^hi sis, pwede ba magpakasal sa ibang city hall kahit sa ibang lugar kayo galing? example, kami ni h2b parehong taga-caloocan and yung marriage license namin sa caloocan din namin kinuha, pwede kami magpakasal sa makati city hall?

[hann-hann]

^salamat sis! 

[icequeen]

sis mercisorel, nagpm ako sayo. hehe!

[kikaygimikera]

^mercisorel: yung requirements ba na ito applicable only to Makati o kahit na saan?

Marriage license (original)
CENOMAR (pwede zerox)
Family planning/premarriage counseling certificate (pwede zerox)

Pati ba CENOMAR?

[icequeen]

Thank you sis mercisorel!

[kikaygimikera]

mercisorel: thanks sis!

i had my first wedding sa beach. ok naman.

Gusto ko lang ngayon, simple lang. Civil wedding then dinner with the witnesses(friends) with cake. may private dining kami.

[kikaygimikera]

Caylabne sa Ternate Cavite sis.