Suppliers Review - San Antonio de Padua Church, Silang

Rating: 10/10 -- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! :)

Kwento: This is our "This is it Church" but we let it go kasi nabulag kami sa Fernridge and dahil morning schedule kami sa kanila. But I always consider it as our backup church, kasi I call them from time to time to check if our booking is still valid. When I learned of our issue with Fernridge, ito ang una kong tinawagan and luckily our slot is still ours, even if we did not follow yun agreement na 1 month after booking dapat full payment na. When I called them I tried to take our chance if may na free up ba na afternoon schedule pero only the 4:30pm slot na lang daw ang available and weighing the pros and cons, better ang 10am schedule. When I went to Tagaytay (together with W@W Sis Ren and my abay Rica), this was first on our agenda, to finally secure our slot by paying in full, and nang maka-start na din kami ng Church requirements. When I was to book na officially yun slot namin, the in-charge there (Ms. Myra) asked me if gusto pa rin daw ba namin ng PM slot kasi yun ang pina-note namin dati, sabi ko, "opo but based on my call kasi (which is day before) yun 4:30pm na lang ang di pa confirmed and its too late na" but she said na "nag-open yun 2PM slot kasi she called yun nag-reserve after ko daw tumawag ang they cancelled". Di nya na daw itinawag sa akin kasi surprise daw! Grabe sobrang saya ko lang!!! The best sa blessings!

So here goes the points for my rating...

Pros:
- Very beautiful church interior and exterior
- With wooden door na perfect for the close door drama for your bridal entrance :)
- With good sound system, hindi sabog ang mic and speakers :)

- Easy to contact, whenever may question ako, tawag lang ako sa office nila

- Super helpful sila for completing the Church requirements, Kim will not be back until less than 1 month before our wedding, pero they adjusted our requirements para di kami ma-delay

- In order to release our Wedding banns on time, pinayagan nila na ako muna mag-isa ang mag Canonical Interview, then to follow na lang yun kay Kim.

- No need to memorize or recite anything for the Canonical Interview, though of course it would be best if tanda mo pa ang basic Christian Living lessons..hehe. Father Dennis, basically wanted to know how prepared are you for the sacrament that you want to receive

- They allowed us to have our Pre-Cana seminar sa ibang Church, in our case sa San Agustin since yun ang mas madali ang schedule. They provided us the endorsement letter nun day ng Canonical Interview ni Kim

- Kinulang kami ng oras to check our marriage certificate before our wedding day pero they allowed us to check it on the day of the wedding, sa morning, and ok lang kahit any family member na alam ang details namin ang mag-check

- They allow bringing your own officiating priest (for December Wedding di talaga kasama sa package yun priest, not sure if kapag di peak season)
- They provide the commentator for the mass

- Personal Vows and Unity candle ceremony are allowed

- They allow using personal choice of songs for the processional and bridal march

- Di mahigpit sa damit during wedding (naka-tube dress ang mga female abay ko..hehe)

- Pwede magpicture dun sa may kampanilya (di ko sure kung yun ang tawag), no special permit needed

- Compared to other church in Tagaytay, mura ang wedding fees: 1,000 for reserving a slot, then 12,000 for the complete payment. Cheaper pa if the couple or any of the couple is from Cavite.

- Sila na mag-aasikaso ng submission ng marriage certificate sa Civil Restry ng Cavite, kaya already registered na sya when you picked it up. Will be available mga week after ng wedding. Just give additional 1,000 for 5 certified true copies.

Cons:

- Bawal ang confetti, shower of petals or any na magkakalat sa simbahan (kahit pa i-promise mo na lilinisin ito after). They are really strict with this.

- Di deducted yun reservation fee namin sa overall fee. Not sure if dahil naging invalid na yun reservation namin 'coz we did not pay in full after a month. Pero not big deal ito sa akin.

Beautiful Church Altar

Closed Door Bridal Walk drama

Church's Kampanilya :)

Special Note: Flowers, Candles, Priest and Choir not included in the package.

Contact Number: 046-4141891 (Ms. Michelle)

--- May :)