Wedding docs 101/Church requirements..

[kazel_marie]

Any San Antonio de Padua (Silang) bride/s here? How long do they process the church requirements? We've been trying to call them but we could contact them. Is 3-4 weeks enough to process both marriage license and church requirements? H2B will be assigned abroad for few months and his return would be a month before the wedding. We could only start processing when he gets back. Aside from birth certificates, CENOMAR, baptismal and confirmation certificates, what else can I process alone?  Ang marriage banns ba magstart lang un once ok na ang lahat sa church? Di ba 3 weekends yun nakapost sa parish ng couple? A week before the wedding ba ang pang-3rd week?

Sorry, ang dami kong tanong. Mejo worried kc ako mga sis na hindi namin macomplete lahat on time. Ang daming items na kelangan namin ire-schedule dahil sa pag-alis nya including our pre-nup shoot. Sana lang available pa ang head photographer na gusto namin sa date na isset namin.

Thanks in advance!

[Missus O]

^ I'm a San Antonio de Padua bride, but unlike you we are already married civilly and will have our church wedding in June. When is your wedding? If it's going to be in 6 months maybe you can start compiling your paperworks. I would suggest to just try keep calling them. My mum is the one who mostly calls them, and she has not had a problem so far. They don't have office on Mondays (like most churches], but are open tuesdays to sundays on regular office hours.

When we went there last year pa[ overseas couple ], we asked for all the necessary documents. Maybe you could do the same. The new registrar is actually so patient and good to deal with.  Try backreading regarding the documents needed for marriage license. Most of our sisters here, have posted their experience here. Good luck sis.

[vhena14]

Sa mga nagtatanong po ng Requirements for Application of Marriage License, kinuha ko kanina sa QC Hall, lalo na sa mga overseas:
1. NSO or Certified True Copy of Birth Certificate or Baptismal
   (If widowed, CTC of Death Certificate of demise spouse, If annulled, copy of Court Decision and Absolute Decree of Finality from the court)
2. Cedula of both applicants
3. One ID photo of each applicant
4. 25 yrs old and above -Family Planning only - Health Department OFFice
    24 yrs old below - Family Planning and Counselling - Health Deve office, Social Services and Dev DEp
5. CENOMAR from NSO
   
   Application form ---- 50php
   Filing fee ------------  100php
   Marriage License ---  100php

   If applicant is Foreigner:
1. Photocopy of Passport (showing data and date of arrival)
2. Certificate of LEGAL CAPACITY TO MARRY, Issued by their respective Consular or Diplomatic Official
3. If divorced, copy of Final Decree of Absolute Divorce
4. Certificate of Family Planning & marriage Counseling and Responsible Parenthood.

NOTES:
   Parent's Consent (18-20 yrs old)
   Parent's Advice  (21-24 yrs old)
   One of the applicant must be resident of the place where they will apply for the marriage license
   The marriage license will be issued on the 11th day after the 10-day posting period upon submission of the application for marriage license. License expires 120 days from the date license was issued.
 

Hope this helps... Happy preps!

[mapoo]

Hi mga sis, how does Parent's Advice work? Pano kumuha? Pano gawin? Sorry, di ko talaga alam e. I mean, is this just a letter from the parents or what? Thank you.

Pati na rin pala yung Family Planning and Counselling, san kukuha neto?

Meron ba ditong Imus Cathedral brides? 

[vhena14]

^ i think sa city hall lahat yan sis, patri yung seminar, ask mo nalang kung san ang venue, sa parent's advice actually no idea, hindi na din kasi ako nagtanong dun since hindi ko kailangan... better search sa google or ask directly sa city hall 

[mapoo]

Thanks sis vhena14. 22 yrs old lang kasi ako and I've read na kailangan pa ng ganun sa age ko. Kaloka!

[fornarina]

Hi girls,

Just starting to read on church requirements. Fiance will only get to come home mga 3 months before our wedding and roughly have 2 weeks to arrange for the church docs. Kinda confused how to start the marriage license, he has to be physically present when we submit this? In regards to marriage seminar (for marriage license) can pre cana fall under this too? I was wondering how to get his cedula he has not lived here for 20 years e. TIA!

[lueeeesa]

Better not to declare he lived abroad for 20 years pero ndi naman tinatanong sa cedula yan. And advice ko lang sis wag niyo sabihin sa church na tumira siya sa abroad na ganyan katagal kasi magpapakuha sila ng documents doon like free to marry sa church at magpapamarriage ban pa kayo.  Mas hassle. Declare niyo na lang na doon siya nagwowork pero annual umuuwi ganon.

[lueeeesa]

Before siya umuwi prepare everything you can produce tapos lakarin mo na ang pwedeng lakarin sa church sabihin mo na pafinish contract palang siya mga ganun ekek. Sa marriage license kaya pa yan habulin yun nga lang tambling everywhere kayo.

[vhena14]

HI sis fornarina, tama si sis lueeesa, gather all the needed requirements sa church and sa city hall, don't divulge everything! hahahaha!
icomplete mo na yung ibang pwede mong makuha, like NSO certificates, cedula, etc. so that pag uwi nya hindi na hassle na maghihintay pa ng ibang documents bago kayo makapagpasa sa church and city hall... as much as possible, seminars nalang ang aatendan nya

[lueeeesa]

^true , and alam naman na ng church or someone in the cityhall mga ganyan situation kasi maraming mga overseas groom or bride. Better go there and pa assist ka flexible naman usually yan sila lalo na ang church

[fornarina]

Ok salamat girls!iba pa ba yung seminar na pre requisite for marriage license and pre cana? Or pwede na din yung pre cana gamitin for marriage license? Haha sorry cinoconvince kasi ako ng isang friend ko magfixer nalang daw for the license.... Yung mga seminar oks naman kami

[lueeeesa]

Yes magkaiba yun. For the fixers sa license pwede din yun kasi ganun ginawa ng mom ko for my brother's wedding noon wala talagang ginawa kuya ko sa kasal na siya pumunta. Mom ko nagpass lahat yun nga lang hindi yung fixer sa tabitabi ang kasama niya close friend nung taga asikaso sa loob mismo ng local civil registrar yung kasama niya.

[vhena14]

^^sis, magkaiba yung pre cana sa family planning sa city hall

[mapoo]

Hi sissies. Ask lang. Pwede po ba di lang parents maghatid sa bride sa altar. Separated na kasi si mama at papa and parehas my new partners na. Alam ko hindi pwede na hindi isama si papa sa paglakad kasi sya ang tunay kong father and nabubuhay pa naman sya. E gusto ko sana isama din si stepdad kasi super naging tatay sya samen. Medyo pasaway kasi yung tunay kong tatay. Pwede ba yung tatlo sila? Hindi naman bawal sa church yun diba? Thanks

[shygirlme]

^may friend ako ganito ginawa, maka lola sya eh so lola nya naghatid sa kanya sa una, tapos mom nya tapos dad nya nagbigay ng kamay nya sa husband nya. yung isa ko naman friend, wala na father. ginawa nya yung mga ate at mga asawa nila pinaglakad nya mura then mom nya naghatid sa kanya.

[vhena14]

Hi sis mapoo, pwede yung half half, if you want, at first you will be  with your dad then in the middle waiting si mom and stepdad, sila ang mag usher sayo to your groom... or vice versa nakita ko yun sa isa sa mga SDE na napanood ko, can't remember lang kung saan sa dami ng pinanood ko

[pinaydiaspora]

Natuwa naman ako sa mga sinabi nyo sis na wag i-divulge lahat haha But seriously though need kasi personal appearance sa city hall. When I was in Manila, I asked everything. Hindi ko din sinabi nung una na overseas kami or kahit isa sa amin. Personal appearance talaga kelangan. Unless siguro may close kayo na kakilala sa loob na pwede mabayaran. When it comes sa church naman, iisa lang general requirements though when it comes sa pag submit ng docs pwede pakiusapan sila as long as you can provide everything at least 1 month before the wedding. Kami by 1st week December pa estimate ko ma complete kasama marriage banns eh December 23 wedding namin. I talked to the Parish secretary ok naman daw basta complete lahat. Yung marriage banns kasi you can do it naman kahit overseas both couple or kahit isa overseas basta ma complete lang requirements which is Pre-cana seminar. The pattern goes like this as what the Parish secretary told me.


Baptismal + Confirmation certs for Marriage purpose > submit for Precana > Precana cert with Baptismal + Confirmation certs submit to Church for marriage bann > church gives marriage bann request for both B/G churches > wait for 3 consecutive sundays > get no objection permit then submit to church where you'll get married > church docs + civil docs > wedding day! 

[mapoo]

Thanks shygirlme and vhena14. Baka ganun na nga muna gawin ko. Si tunay na papa muna then si mama at stepdad ko. Ayaw kasi ni mama na magkasama sila ni papa. Nako! Gusto ko na maloka sakanila. Haha.

[chocnats]

Sis mapoo, ganyan rin situation ng fiance ko pero in his case, pinili na lang niya na stepmom niya and dad niya maghatid sa kanya kasi yung stepmom niya talaga nagpalaki sa kanya. Kinausap naman niya yung tunay na mom niya and pumayag naman na maging guest na lang para iwas awkwardness hehe