Basic Things You Need to Know About the TING HUN

The pre-wedding Chinese custom of the TING HUN is similar to our Filipino traditional of pamamanhikan. However, there are certain elements and steps that should be followed. The TING HUN betrothal ceremony serves as the engagement’s formal announcement to the public. It is love-centric event, where it’s also indicative of the couple’s celebratory homage to their…

10 Chinese Wedding Traditions and Superstitions

Gong Xi Fa Cai! I’ve noticed that most Chinese Wedding Traditions and Superstitions, are often rooted in making sure you prosper, you get that extra luck and long lasting relationships. Most of the traditions I’ve encountered in my research, focuses on getting that good fortune. Sorry to compare, because most of the Filipino traditions are…

David Tutera’s 3N’S of Wedding Planning

I confess I don’t know everything, but I know a lot of things, but it doesn’t stop me to keep on learning especially from experts in the field. Hey, It’s Lee! Just because I’m Ouine’s Events Management is turning 10 years this Friday, that doesn’t mean, I can absolutely know everything. If there’s something I’ve…

Part 3. CHANCERY MATTERS: When Church Documents Becomes Complicated

If there’s a Golden Rule that I will hold dear to my heart as a Wedding Coordinator, it’s that I NEVER ASSUME especially when it comes to Wedding Documents. One is, majority of our clients Internationally-based, meaning they are either immigrants, Overseas Filipino Workers, Filipinos who decided to tie-the-knot with a foreigner – so that…

Part 2. What to Remember When It Comes to Basic Church Wedding Requirements

When it comes to Wedding Requirements worst thing you can do is delay the gathering of the documents. What if you find out you don’t have a Baptismal Certificate because you were never baptized in the Roman Catholic Church? How can you do your Canonical Interview for your Destination wedding when you don’t have the…

Part 1. What to Remember When Dealing with General Basic Wedding Requirements in the Philippines

You can easily access a list of what are the different requirement of Wedding Ceremonies. Most of which includes the Birth Certificate, the CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage), and Marriage License. Across the Board, these are the basic requirement whatever type of wedding you have. Of course with Roman Catholic Church Requirements there are more…

RENEWAL OF VOWS vs. CONVALIDATION

Being an Event Director of Ouine’s Events Management, I’ve been pretty hands on when it comes to taking care of my wedding clients specifically with their documents, most of which are internationally based. I’ve been familiar with different situations. Though I must admit, I continually learn more different stuff in my more than a decade…

Why Do you Need a Coordinator if Your Friends & Family Can Do It? #InMyOpinion

People always say why hire a wedding coordinator kaya naman ng family and friends to do it. As a coordinator for more than 10 years, there are always, always unique experiences that happens in each wedding that we had to trouble shoot. No event is a cookie cutter shaped like the last one, and wedding…

8 DRESS UP SMALL STUFF TO REMEMBER

Great things stuff start from small beginnings – that includes stress. As your big day starts, it’s best you start it right and without stress. The first venue of your wedding, is your Dress-up or Prep-up Venue, where all – as the name suggests – preparations will be done. It’s the starting point where a…

11 Ways to Honor Your Deceased Loved Ones at Your Wedding Day

“What is grief, but love persevering.” – WandaVision Yes, life moves on, long before they leave us, but that doesn’t mean we should forget them. Our dearly departed loved ones will always be with us, and on our wedding day, we don’t have to shy away from showing how much we remember them and make…