Today my boss, Rommel, will be married to Rochelle. A week after their wedding, they will migrate to UK where Rochelle is a currently a registered nurse.
The reception was at Santuario de San Jose in Ortigas. Since I'm a GI (Geographical Idiot), I didn't dare venture out on my own but wanted to go with Chris instead. We decided to go together to the reception. Lo and behold, her driver was late - she was scheduled to pick me up at 6pm but they picked me up at 8pm, half an hour before we left, rain started pouring, it was raining quite hard that I contemplated on not going to the reception. It seemed as if the God's didn't want me to attend this wedding.
But finally after a quick 45 minute drive, we arrived at Glass Garden. The guests were eating and the program was in full swing. In fact, everyone was already seated. Entrance to the reception was through a grand staircase so everyone could see that we're fashionably late! Eeek!
Nevertheless, we did catch the wedding pictures and video so that was a relief.
Great things about the reception:
1. Food was served buffet style- so even if we were late, there was still food available.
2. Invest in a good videographer - everything was beautifully captured. I felt like I was there in the reception.
3. Ambiance is everything - the romantic atmosphere of Glass Garden made me teary-eyed
4. Everything started on time - smooth transition of the events- no dull moment
5. keep it simple - fuss free design and program
Since they requested that the gifts should be something they can bring to UK, I thought about giving them an external hard drive since I wanted to buy one for myself. The EHD would store all their new memories as man and wife and as a Brit. Then Jamie thought about covering the EHD with something quirky. So this morning they went to Greenhills and made a picture of Rommel and Rochelle in traditional British garb over the hard drive. I really loved the way it turned out. I hope they'll be happy with our gift.
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