Getting Married in UST's Santisimo Rosario Church [Happy Details]

Now that we have finally posted about our happy day, it's time to talk about the details. If you've been following this blog since we got engaged, you probably noticed that though we had a ton of stories to tell, we didn't really post about the specifics. That's because we chose to keep it all to ourselves so our wedding could still have the element of surprise. Well, we can talk about everything now, yay! p.s. Please read our note about suppliers.

The church was one of the things that we talked about at length on this blog. It's the first thing you book, because it's the most important. You can't book suppliers unless you know the date of your wedding, and you can't pin down a date until you've booked the church. 

The Santisimo Rosario Church, better known as the UST Chapel, was our only choice for the wedding because of our history. We're really glad to say that we had a lovely ceremony there that went without a hitch. 

Santisimo Rosario

Angelicum and UST Visit

Last January 7, Aleq and I planned on paying his high school, Angelicum, a visit to get his confirmation document. When his family heard about it though, they asked to come with us. They also asked to visit UST, our university and the church we're getting married in, because it was in the area anyway. They arranged everything - schedule, itinerary. How could we say no? We're happy that they are all being very supportive and are actually excited for the wedding!

So Aleq's mom Tita Inty, his dad Tito Fort, uncle Chitoy, aunt Winnie, cousin Aielle, Mima his grandma, Aleq, and I all hied off to QC and Manila that Sunday. We went to Angelicum first, and I was thrilled to see Aleq's old school for the first time. He got his confirmation document in 5 minutes flat, so we spent a bit of time looking around and reminiscing. He enjoyed it a lot with his family because they had a lot of memories there - first communion, confirmation, graduations, etc. We also dropped by the Santo Domingo church beside the school where he had his confirmation and said a little prayer.

Aleq's confirmation doc

He wanted to take this picture because he said they weren't allowed to hop on that ledge and sit there when he was in school.

Julls in Angelicum! wOOt wOOt!

Church - Check!

Receipt and Requirements

It's official - we're getting married at the Santisimo Rosario Church in UST!

Church Troubles

Our only church of choice is the Santisimo Rosario Church at UST. The University of Santo Tomas is the place where it all began, so it is the only place we want to get married in. My brother and sis-in-law, who both work there, tried to reserve the church for us, but they were told that UST doesn't have a calendar for 2013 yet, and that the couple to be married needs to make the reservation in person. So Aleq and I foolishly set out to book the church on May 1, Labor Day. We asked my sister-in-law if it was open on Tuesday, and she said yes. It probably slipped her mind that it was a holiday then.


So we went there bright and early to avoid the Labor Day rallies. When we got there, the parish office was closed, of course. Aleq and I just ended up having lunch at Coffee Indulgence in P. Noval St. - a place of nostalgia for me because I used to go there back in college with other girl classmates for a shake after P.E. classes.

Labor Day morning in Manila - activist flags, banners, rallyists, the beginnings of a traffic jam.