Here's the first part of my suppliers' rating habang fresh pa ang experience

Suppliers' rate are based on the number of ★ given - 5 being the highest.
Disclaimer: All prices indicated on my review are suppliers' 2011 rate. I have no idea if they already changed their rates so i suggest you get in touch with them to confirm. Contact information are provided for your reference.
Church: St. Pancratius Chapel
Contact Info: c/o San Vicente de Paul, Paco Park, Paco, Manila | 525.7853 or 524.2022 loc 119
Cha-ching! Power: P18k
Inclusion: Priest, Fresh Flowers, Aircon, Red Carpet and Organ
Rating: ★★★★
My Kwento: I fell in love with this chapel long before I met Karl. So promise ko sa sarili ko, pag ako kinasal, dito dapat! It was a dream come true for me! So kahit may kamahalan sya compare sa ibang churches na malaki, I made sure na dito kami ikakasal. Good thing my hubby loved it too! Very picturesque back drop kahit saang sulok ka ng park magpa-picture. It’s a very peaceful place for intimate & small wedding like ours. Kaso, when we had our precana seminar, nabitin ako! Less than an hour lang yata. I was looking forward to more conversation bet the couple, i thought it was interactive pero di naman pala. Siguro ganun talaga.

When we paid in full, they let us sign a waiver kung ano mangyayari pag na-late kami ng dating sa church - 15mins late wala ng march; 30mins rites na lang; 45mins late cancelled na wedding. Come wedding day, si father ang late! Hubby said ang tagal nilang naghintay ng mga guests and ento and sponsors namin. Tapos umulan pa before the ceremony. Good thing they let us take pictures inside the chapel up until past 4pm to compensate for the delay. Hehe!

FYI, for those want to use the fountain, you have to pay for it separately sa National Parks Admin sa may DOT, it costs P500. Iba kasi ang admin ng Paco Park sa Chapel.
Reception: Ramon Magsaysay Center Hall
Contact Info: 1680 Roxas Boulevard, Manila | No.: (632) 521-3166 to 85
Cha-ching! Power: P20k (16.5k rental + 3.5 catering fee)
Inclusion: 4hrs use of the Hall + ingress/regress time
Rating: ★★★★★
My Kwento:: 20k might sound expensive but considering its size & strategic location, super sulit ang RMC! Some reception venues will charge 10-20% of your total catering fee on top of their rental fee. Tapos iba-iba pa ang electricity charge depende sa wattage & dami ng equipment na gagamitin nyo. pero sa RMC, fixed ang catering fee and the rental fee already includes the electricity. kahit sinong caterer pa yan, kahit ilang parlights and speakers pa ang gamitin! At madali lang magpa-reserve, 5k upon reservation then the balance will be settled 2wks before the event. Good thing is they only accommodate 1 event per day. So you can be sure na di kayo mangangarag with the preps, event proper & packup time. We informed Ms. Start that we need to put up ceiling drapes. Pinaalalahanan lang nya kami to remind yun mga gagawa to be careful with the wood ceiling & walls para hindi masira. They even let our florist start setting up at 11am kahit na 5pm pa ang start ng reception namin.
Hotel for Preps: Hotel Kimberly
Contact info: 770 Pedro Gil Street, Malate, Manila | 5211888
Cha-ching! Power: P5,500 for Executive Suite | P3,600 for Deluxe Room
Inclusion: Buffet breakfast, Wifi access
Rating: ★★★★★
My Kwento: We reserved an executive suite for 2 nights (my room) and a deluxe room for a night (for hubby). We are very satisfied with Hotel Kimberly! When we made our reservations, Manager in-charge, Sir Louie, gave us 15% discount for all the rooms during the duration of our stay. Hindi rin sila mahigpit sa pagpasok ng mga tao sa rooms. We brought our own food, nagpadeliver pa kami for our suppliers during the prep day. They have polite staff, they always greet us with smile on their faces kahit disoras ng gabi.

Mabilis din room service & house keeping nila. Though the bathtub and hair dyer in my room didn't work, they fixed it naman agad.
Wedding Coordinator: The One Exclusive
Contact info: c/o Thoffy Consulta 0917.530.3663 and Kath Tizon 0927.976.7455
Cha-ching! Power: P10k with emcee (2011 rate)
Rating: ★★★★★
My Kwento: I still remember the first time my matron and I met Thoffy and Kath February last year, instant click agad kami! They're not just WC but our friends talaga! Though they had lapses in answering a few inquiries, they know how to make up for their shortcomings & talagang aalagaan ka nila. Especially during my dilemma with my gown & ento dresses, nakatutok talaga sila sa amin. guiding us and giving advise kung ano ang dapat na gawin. they easily get what the couple wants. and on our wedding day, everyone was ontime. napaka-smooth ng araw na yun talaga! i'm the type of person na madaling ma-rattle and sa super OC ko, nasisira talaga ang araw ko pag may nangyaring hindi naka-plano. but TOE did an excellent job in taking care of everything, from our suppliers to taking care of our financials that day, wardrobe malfunction to the reception! Name it, kaya nilang solusyunan. In our case, Kath and Anton usually stay in the hotel with the couple and to assist the other suppliers present during the preps. Si thoffy naman pinuntahan kami sa hotel the night before the wedding so we can turn over unfinished tasks pa like DIYs, mga pending deliveries, he reviewed the program with us, pati yung flow ng mass. He came back the next day sa hotel to meet with the team. Dandy & Patrick usually take care of the technical aspect of the event. As overrated as it seems, super hands down talaga ako sa TOE. Thumbs-up talaga!
PPhotographer: Icebox Imaging
Contact info: c/o Michael Galang 0917.502.4233 |
http://www.iceboximaging.com/Cha-ching! Power: P25k (customized package-2011 rate)
Rating: ★★★★★
My Kwento: I never had any other choice for our wedding photographer but Icebox. Not because its owner, Mike, is a college friend of mine, I saw their potential the first time I saw their photos. They started in wedding photography business 2 yrs ago pa lang but they are soooo good in what they do! very edgy and modern, exactly how i want our pictures to come out. hubby always say "bahala ka na" when i ask him about his creative input pero super mabusisi pag nandyan na ang output. i didn't hear anything from him but praises for icebox! aside sa magaan katrabaho (dahil puro kulit at tawanan lang ang ginagawa naming during shoot) your poses come out naturally pagpitik nila sa camera. even my guests applauded them dahil sa bangis ng mga kuha nila. A few of my guy friends na groom-to-be already talked to them after our program. That’s how impressed they are! You can never go wrong with Icebox Imaging, i swear!
Here are the links to our prenup photoshoot [
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.272496886121169.57473.120018494702343&type=3 ] and to our onsite AVP [
http://vimeo.com/35197054 ]