FERNBROOK GARDENS WEDDING DESTINATION: AUGUSTINE MUSIC AND EVENT

Supposedly, it was a Christian garden ceremony but because of the incoming typhoon the couple decided to do it indoor and all guests were informed timely to start the ceremony around 5pm inside the Colonial Hall of Fernbrook Gardens that typifies golden splendor. Music prelude was performed by Augustine Music before the rites began expecting some other guests. The wedding musicians kept playing until the ceremony started.

The first to enter was an American Pastor before the procession began. A relative of the groom sang during the processional march and when the bride walked the aisle, a popular song as instrumental music was rendered by the remarkable musicians of the Philippines. The wedding rites went so well and some touching moments where the couple on their own words exchanged wedding vows.

During the lighting of the candle and signing of contract, Augustine Music performed the most requested wedding music, “Canon in D”. It is the most popular music for weddings not only Catholic weddings or Christian weddings but all rites where solemnity is called for. Maybe, another composition will emerge and also become top wedding music that can withstand the test of time like Canon in D that has been used for 150 years and it is still being used for weddings.

The Multinational Baptist Church Choir took over during the pictorial as we proceeded to the reception venue ready for our music when the guests were received. The pictorial for thirty minutes and the guests kept coming as we performed popular requested reception music.

The wedding reception program started with the brother of the groom and the brother of the bride hosting the program. There were some lull moments but wedding music from wedding musicians filled them doing their favorites. Being young couple, their wedding music list were of the popular foreign music without any Filipino music. Well, that was their choice and being the performers must do what they want with a little suggestion to music choices but still theirs prevail.

The prepared wedding program went well and a little longer than expected but more guests still stayed ready for the DJ for some dance music, also to enjoy the myriad of colors scattered all around.

Weddings in the Philippines are romantic in nature and a great time to meet old friends and relatives from far and near to share lavish feast prepared by the couple. It is also a time where best clothes are worn, expensive jewelries are displayed and the best you standing with the rest celebrating the best wedding possible with beautiful music floating in the air, all wedding suppliers giving the best service at hand but most of all anticipating the marital bliss for the newlyweds.

Best wedding music, popular love songs, best food, solemn wedding ceremony, well-prepared wedding program, unique wedding souvenirs, wedding gifts for the couple and all that you can think about making a wedding day truly a special dream wedding is there for you at hand. A Filipino Wedding is kept to last forever.

GOLDEN WEDDING: WEDDING SONGS, MUSIC AND PROGRAM

It was awesome to be involved with an affair prepared by the children to put up a remarkable bash celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents. A golden wedding is a feat to reach and the best has to be offered for the celebrants.

The wedding songs and music selected by the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lucena speaks of their taste in music. The old standard songs and music still top the wedding music choice list and many longs for the forgotten songs of the past to be heard once again because their unique melodies are felt from the hearts. It is during a golden wedding where romantic music lingers in the air. You can feel what the song or music is telling you especially if wedding musicians come to play and musicians in the Philippines are passionate when it comes to the old classics. It is also the reason why Filipino music is one of the best in the world. Everybody loves music from the Philippines.

The wedding ceremony where the couple renewed their vows is a chapel near the middle of the vast Veteran Memorial Hospital where it sits. It is a small circular chapel ideal for an intimate number of people for a mass celebration and far from noise from the busy street nearby. It is cozy, too because it is an open kind of chapel where air passes through and lots of light making scenes photographic.

Before ceremony began, the Augustine Music performed touching wedding prelude music
that captivated the guests around with the solemn rendition of the light classical music which is familiar to many and after the prelude music provided by the wedding musicians, an old beautiful romantic song was rendered for the bridal march timely done even the center aisle is that short for the couple walked slowly to relish the special moment. There was the church choir to do the rest of the wedding songs and music and proceeded to the wedding reception venue where we will manage our instruments to be used as the guests arrived after the wedding ceremony.

It was nearly twelve noon when the guests arrived with reception music the moment guests arrived in droves and to cope up with the time, program started when almost all were in as suggested and let everybody come in from the photo booth section to start the first part of the wedding reception program.

I hosted the golden wedding program
and enjoyed the moment with the children with their husbands and wives who did fantastic tribute by singing very relating wedding songs for a golden wedding. Even the grandchildren spiced the bash with their special dance number with the music from the thriller of Michael Jackson. The wedding program was prepared by the children and followed the program flow as it was with some insertions were needed.

The wedding musicians enjoyed their time playing beautiful wedding songs and music which are easy to listen to and observed that the couple were very intent when one of their favorite songs were performed like “Stardust” and “Smile”. And even the guests kept humming as they heard those old familiar music played by the Augustine Music.

A golden wedding is best to be engaged with when it comes to intimacy with the wedding program and wedding music. These are two areas where hearts are called to effectively relish the importance of a celebration with such wonderful contributions. A wedding program host or emcee either makes or breaks the affair and wedding musicians’ share with that splendid list of wedding songs and music add glitter to the party.

Once again, I am so glad having given the opportunity to host and sing for a remarkable golden wedding and my very share is, at least made the wedding day as expected.

A Philippine Wedding Story - Little Wedding Details Part One

Once upon a time, there was a Filipino engagement that took place in Manila, Philippines who vowed to love each other for the rest of their lives and now ready to receive the sacred sacrament of marriage.

She woke up one morning and saw that the world was bright enough to enjoy and having said her thanks for another day, the lady went to do the first wedding checklist on hand for two months from now, she will be married to the one she loves. Both had planned their big day for almost six months now and they were on the final touches piecing together the most important wedding considerations. They were both busy with their jobs and slaved themselves to gather enough for a conceptualized DREAM wedding foremost on their minds.

One day, the groom-to-be complained of migraine and future bride sensed it. "Come to rest", said she. "Let me handle the preparations today and tomorrow you can help me", the bride-to-be sincerely said. "Do you have any suggestion what kind of flowers we'll have?" asked the future bride. "Lets opt for red roses", said he. "They are cheaper!” She agreed. So, she hurried herself to Dapitan to attend for flowers. She knew it would be fine for both. Their tastes didn’t clash for they love the combination of white and red as their wedding theme color.

The following day, they went early to Divisoria now that the future groom was ready on his toes. He was eager to carry out buying100 wedding favors and to look for a barong for the future groom knew they were much cheaper there and many to choose from.

Both had their choices and problem was nil. The box of wedding souvenirs was not that heavy, so took more time to scour for something else they fancy. All of a sudden, they thought of fireworks and party poppers. For fireworks, they opted for firecrackers and reflecting to use for their grand entrance walking amidst the firing crackles held by the members of the entourage together with confetti poppers of different shiny colors scattered proceeding to their seats.

It took them around three hours doing their rounds and had their snack in a small crowded Chinese Canteen and devoured a special lomi with lots of liver and some shrimps making it an authentic special Cantonese dish.

They got home nearly six pm, put aside what they bought and rested for tomorrow would be another day.

Instinctively, they were aware that planning a wedding could be done unhurriedly for both knew the value of time and making use of it was paramount.

THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS TAKING THINGS ONE AT A TIME – HASTE MAKES WASTE.

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WEDDING PLANNING, WEDDING MUSIC AND OTHERS - AUGUSTINE MUSIC AND EVENTS

A Philippine wedding is a hand-on event management firstly dreamed upon by the couple-to-be and how to plan a wedding requires not only imagination but a make-believe wedding ideas and themes ready to begin the work. The bride asks herself how to be a wedding coordinator and really starts from there for weddings in the Philippines entail expenses that soar upon belief.

Wedding packages are scrutinized, most often for there are many to prepare beside the simple last options of wedding invitations, wedding souvenirs or favors, but never the wedding gown that comes first and contemplating about where to hold the wedding ceremony and venue for wedding receptions are many but depends on where your guests come from, as considered.

If you have too little a time then planning a wedding requires a help from a wedding planner or coordinator who does most of what you intend to happen during the big day. Wedding planners are ready to start the work with you from scratch not to confuse her or his strategy and a wedding checklist is a must for a wedding planner. A wedding planning checklist has its form and it is a wedding guide, plain to say.

A wedding plan has to be laid out from the start of the preparations until the wrap-up job at the wedding reception and the bride’s wedding coordinator has the complete list of everything to be done.

As an addition for our wedding coordination service, we love to share wedding music for any wedding around being passionate wedding musicians here in Manila, Philippines.
Music during the wedding ceremony calls for right songs for a wedding and wedding music list is handy from us to share for some selections the couple might favor – love songs, classical music, top wedding songs at the moment, song or music for the bridal march, song for the first dance and THE WEDDING SONG to their hearts is most meaningful.

A live string quartet adds glamour during the celebration and a violin that carries the sweetest music brings nostalgia for the newlyweds, hand in hand with the dexterity of an outstanding pianist present for a live entertainment and from the rest of the wedding musicians comprising a quartet.

A wedding singer doing a number or two adds flavor during the wedding reception as if listening to a youtube music or merely listening to the music relaxes you during dinner for a live band seems intimate with maybe some involvement with the guests sharing wedding songs, for entertainers during the reception add flavor for the celebration.

A memorable day with the right ingredients for a perfect wedding design envisioned to happen has come true with a creative wedding plan and world class music. That was much asked.

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WEDDING EVENT DESTINATION DIARY - A GLIMPSE

A union of two people in love culminates by exchanging eternal vows through a sacrament called marriage with their guests as witnesses joining the solemn affair. A wedding is always a special event and the presence of relatives and friends fulfills the happiness of the married couple.

This was evident during an early afternoon wedding at Sanctuario de San Jose where for my observation was an organized one. The wedding started at exactly 2 pm and all guests as expected were around to witness the bridal march of Charisma choosing an original Pilipino song, “Ikaw Lamang.”

Special wedding music is an integral part of the ceremony and the couple were very exact with their choice. Yes, it was a part of their wedding checklist to regard important music integrated during the ceremony. The traditionally popular “Take and Receive” was chosen during the offertory and the widely-used communion song “Lead Me Lord” was sung.

Augustine Music Ensemble, dedicated wedding musicians of the Philippines added solemnity for the ceremony doing the best they could to maintain a certain blessedness as the proceeding went. When the ceremony culminated popular romantic music were performed as they had group pictorials that lasted around thirty minutes. The good thing with Sanctuario de San Jose is they let you take your time for pictorials when there is no other wedding to follow not like other churches who'll not let you extend time.

The reception venue is about 30 minutes to reach from the church. Glass Garden is becoming a famous Philippine wedding destination. They have two venues, the wedding reception of Willard and Charisma was set at the Emerald Hall that can house 250 to 300 guests. But the lesser guests, the better for more space but this reception had around 200 guests, more or less.

The wedding reception program started around 6:30 pm doing the most important parts of the program first before dinner. Well, the guests kept up with the time enjoying the first parts of the program prepared by the couple.

When they were introduced, they danced to their chosen music cascading downstairs to their seats at the presidential table. It was fun to watch their guests enjoying the moment. All of us felt the joy from the newly-married couple, enough to say that their wedding celebration was a hit.

The food was very good with three stations. One for the main buffet. Another for salad and desserts. A separate buffet of different pasta with eight sauces to choose from. It was really a big feast and everybody not only enjoyed the program devised by the couple but a superb dinner amidst the lush of the reception venue, subdued spectrum of lighting effects and world class physical set-up similar from foreign styles.

This event is a keepsake worth scribing about to say to ourselves, “We were a part of a wonderful wedding affair.”

WEDDING PLANNER AND COORDINATORS PHILIPPINES - VIEWPOINT

Wedding management is recalled when a good job is done. It simplifies the idea that knowledge always plays pivotal role in any achievement of event planner holding the banner of acceptance and added list to document no matter the celebration was not that grand compared to lavish ones by the rich and famous.

For us, there is no big or small wedding. A wedding event for us is sacred. We accept a service basing from a real need of help. Sometimes, we hate to discuss the fee but the soon-to-be-bride mentions this off hand and we go with the deal basing for what is fair. And most of the times, charity reigns in our hearts and just enough for the other members to have. The head coordinator always thinks that he is the brother of the groom or she is the bride's sister uncompromising.

Normally, our group consists of four coordinators and one wedding program host who is also on the go making things right for wedding preparations to materialize the best possible way by offering needed helping hand. The members are not there to display holding every now and then their radios and mumbling as if detectives. That is not our game. For us, every moment is precious and try damn hard not to waste any. When you are a wedding planner, you are there on your toes as if you are a family member of the couple. Of course, by then the bride feels the same way.

How to choose people to handle your most special event brings us to cast adjectives about your choice:

Sincerity - the bride feels this when she talks to one
Approachable - the bride immediately knows upon meeting one
Knowledgeable - the bride senses this when they discuss
Emphatic - the bride discerns this feeling for sure
Bubbly - the bride wants to deal with someone happy

These are only few traits a Wedding Coordinator must have and considered as the most practical way to find out the best person to hire. Beware to the ones who spread their credentials on a broad sheet mentioning so vividly the celebrities they've worked with, the places they've been to, the expensive weddings they've been with.

You are not there to tell your story. You are there to make history. When I say history - an event to mark as something to remember. Special events like weddings are chronicles to live by and treasure as PRECIOUS MEMORIES. One thing sure, a Wedding Architect to put it nicely is the prime mover.

EASY WEDDING PLANNING - AUGUSTINE MUSIC AND EVENTS

Now that the couple has arranged everything from scratch, a helping hand is called for and a coordinator is needed if a relative is not around to do the job professionally. It is best if a friend or someone else can offer assistance to curtail some expenses but remember that you can not demand if they do accept. Even if it is easier for them to do so, still the knitty-gritty of wedding details has to be attended and a professional coordinator is a solution.

Four coordinators is ideal
Two coordinators are assigned to where the couple are to pick necessary materials needed for the ceremony – flowers for the entourage particularly for the principal sponsors. The bridal bouquet is left for the bride for pictorial purposes. The rest of the entourage who are with the couple can have their needed flowers or bouquet. They are going to have pictorials, too and the best shots are having them at hand.
An hour and a half, the coordinators must be at the ceremonial ground or at the church to attend to the guests and the bridal entourage. Checking is done at the same time pinning buotonnieres for male entourage and handing the bouquet for the female entourage and the rest who don't have theirs yet.
At least an hour before the ceremony, offerings are set and remind those assigned for the offering. This is for a Catholic ceremony. They are grouped near the offertory table.
Fifteen minutes before the ceremony, the bridal entourage is assembled
Then, procession begins with a coordinator assisting with the march and one or two is assigned near the altar to assist members of the entourage for their seats.
Then, the parents of the bride walk until the middle aisle to wait for the bride ready to hand her to the groom waiting near the altar.
Ten minutes before the offertory, the ones to offer are lined up at the back.
When the ceremony is over coordinators assist for the sequence of the picture taking or do a roll call if nobody is assigned.
For the recessional march, entourage and some guests are gathered for some petal throwing and confetti to add gaiety.
Then, we gather everything left-off like the veil, cord, the bible, the unity candle, etc.

When the ceremony is over guests proceed to the reception area.Before the grand entrance of the couple, everybody has to be received. If there is a seat plan then it has to be implemented.

As guests are ushered in, music is played on either live if there are musicians or house music from the sound system.
When everybody is seated, the couple are briefed for their entrance.
Principal sponsors and parents are acknowledged then followed by the presentation of the entourage.
Then the Grand Entrance with all the flair needed like bubbles, smoke, confetti, flaming swords, etc.
The guests are assisted for the souvenir shots with the couple before proceeding to the buffet table.
During dinner, guest book is passed on
Middle part of the program, souvenirs are handed to some guests.
Assist the program host during the bouquet and garter games where single ladies and single guys are needed to participate.
Take care of the suppliers' fees, if designated.
Take care of the wrap-up job like food left has to be brought home by the couple, all paraphernalias are handed over.

These are the most needed details and following them will make a job well done. The reward of having to be in one place at the same time taking care of all the couple and guests' needs is a good feeling of having done something commendable.