Ask any married couple, and they will all tell you the same thing — there is no such thing as a perfect wedding. Well, the least you can do is prepare for all possible mishaps (that’s what your wedding planner is for). Before Mariel and I went to Cebu, we still had a lot of loose ends to tie up, namely:
- Canonical Interview – Since the wedding was out of town, and we were trying to minimize on costs, we scheduled one two days before the wedding. It was also the first time we saw the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral up close.
- Bridal Car – My aunt was trying to find out if we could get a good deal with one of her contacts, so we had decided to wait it out.
- The Slideshow/AVP – Since I used to do this a lot, and had access to most of the pictures, I decided to do this myself.
- Transportation for the guests – Since the hotel was a good 30-40 minute drive away, we were decided that we had to take care of all guest transportation (if you’re planning on doing the same thing, this is one of the biggest last minute costs you’ll encounter).
Now why did I bother to list these things down? Because coming from someone who has gone through all the stress, the bride or groom should be spending the last few days before the wedding relaxing. Or getting a massage. Or playing videogames. And I did none of these.
The night before the actual wedding, I helped Mariel transfer to her suite. After which, I went down to the lobby area to have a drink with my friends. Apart from having to worry about the arrival of most of our guests and family, it was the first timeI actually got to relax (apart from the sporadic 20 minute “quiet breaks” I would take in my room). We stayed up till about 2 to 3 in the morning, finishing a bottle of vodka and rum in the process.
And then the big day arrived.
Needless to say, everything was a blur from the moment we set foot back in Manila. You can even say we encountered a lot of “resistance”.