01.30.11 - Church: Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (Tagaytay)



* Our Lady of Lourdes Parish


It was February 14 when I proposed to Joyce. The proposal was uneventful, but hearing "YES" when I asked her to marry me was the most significant answer that mattered most to me. Right after the proposal, we immediately talked about wedding plans. Luckily, we agreed on a lot of stuff we wanted for the wedding. We both wanted it to be held in a calm, peaceful place that is NOT within Metro Manila. She initially wanted Boracay, but I thought that might be too far already. So we settled for probably the most famous wedding destination nowadays, Tagaytay!

Our Options
The search for the church was fairly easy since choices are limited. There are just four in or around Tagaytay - Calaruega, Chapel on the Hill, San Antonio de Padua and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (OLLP). Of the four, Joyce called only two: Calaruega and OLLP, as the other two seemed to be a bit far (well, Calaruega was far as well, but it was famous). The former was almost fully booked having open dates mostly on weekdays. Luckily for us, OLLP had some open dates on weekends.

Our Ocular
Having limited choices, we scheduled a trip to Tagaytay to check out what seemingly was our only choice. OLLP didn't have the rustic charm of Calaruega, but it was beautiful in its own ways. It seems to have been newly painted as well. It was also way bigger than the church in Calaruega. The size of the church was one of the major factor we had to consider considering that the guest list reached 400.

Our Choice
Well, we really didn't have much options. OLLP was beautiful and it was the church easiest to find as it is along the highway. Plus, it was big enough to accommodate our guest list.

Rate: P15,000, I guess cheaper than most churches here in Manila.