Supplier's Review: Church

CHURCH: National Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish

Dona Juana Rodriguez (Broadway Ave.) , New Manila, Quzeon City

(02)724-5938 , (02) 752-1508 , fax (02) 724-1489

Peso Power:  Php 15000 + 1000 for the use of electricity if you hire different choir/musicians

Inclusion: commentator, red carpet, altar boys, church flowers

Exterior view of the church. Photo by our wedding photographer  Bryan Yap

After deciding which month to get married, I started hunting for the church and venue. I short-listed the churches base on the location and price. Then I asked my sister to call them one by one to inquire. Among the choices, Mt. Carmel’s staff was the nicest, so my sister told me to book them. I wanted to book a church with AC facilities, but my very practical fiancé decided against it when he saw the huge difference in the price. Mt. Carmel’s fee is half the price of an AC church with the same inclusions in the packages. WE don’t want to splurge on that – it’s just for an hour of sacrifice under the humidity versus to an amount that is good enough to book another supplier.

Yes, wedding is a business matter already in the church especially to the known and popular churches.

The aisle's basic decor and the altar. Photo by our wedding photographer Bryan Yap

View from the entrance. Photo by our wedding photographer Bryan Yap

PROS:

with Ms. Carla of Mt. Carmel Parish Office

• Nice and very accommodating Parish staff. From the beginning of the transaction till the very end, Ms. Carla was so nice in assisting us. She is one jolly person.
• Long aisle, grand façade and altar
• Old church feeling which honey and I both like
• Located in a quiet area of the metropolis
• They allow personal vows but we opted not to
• Very prompt with their timings and schedules

CONS:

•        No AC so it’s warm inside, they provided big industrial fans. It isn’t really a problem unless you have fuzzy guest or babies and toddlers.
•        The sounds of the fans are disturbing in the videos.