Farm Weddings

For couples planning to get married in church in Metro Manila, the reception is part of the puzzle. One cannot very well plan to get married in any of the churches in the Diocese of Antipolo and reasonably plan the reception in Makati. The travel time to and from the church, then to Makati would discourage most if not all your wedding guests. And it is the same thing the other way around — getting married in Manila Cathedral would limit you to indoor reception venues within a one hour traveling time limit from the church — any more and you would be asking too much of your guests.

A Way Around the Limitation

To get married in a church outside your parish, you need special permission from your parish church. Put this along with your certification of singleness, the publishing of the marriage bans in both the parishes of the bride and groom, among other paperwork needed to get married. This way, your celebration after the wedding is not limited to an hour of travel time from your parish church — you can choose the church for your wedding. Then your indoor reception venue of choice can be more convenient to all concerned.

If you wish to celebrate at The Mango Farm, keep this in mind. If your parish is located in the Diocese of Antipolo, you are in luck — the Mango Farm will definitely be in your range. Going north or northwest of the Mango Farm, you can reach as far as churches in Tandang Sora, near or around Quezon Circle, and probably as far as Cubao. You can see a list of churches in the respective dioceses. This really is the limit of the Mango Farm scope, if you think of your wedding guests’ travel time and comfort. Just remember that you need permission from your parish to get married elsewhere.

Weddings Outside the Church  

For civil weddings, the procedure is much simpler compared to a church wedding, if you want to get married outside church. For example, if you are on a boat, the captain has the authority to perform the ceremony. For Catholic marriages outside church, you may have to jump through several hoops to get what you want — which is the reason garden weddings are rarely done. Choosing a civil wedding may not hold the same awe of history and ritual as a Catholic church wedding, but it is still legally binding. One workaround is to have the wedding ritual in private, and the garden wedding simply as a repeat performance and reconfirmation of your wedding vows before your wedding guests. This does take away some excitement, though, but it works. If you want to know more about this, ask the Mango Farm management for more information.

Your Indoor Reception Venue of Choice

The point is that you are not limited to your respective parishes if you want to get married. IF either the bride or groom is not even Catholic, a civil ceremony will do just fine. And being free from the constraints of the venue leaves you free to choose where you want to hold the real celebration — at The Mango Farm, if you should choose to do so.