The Venue: Part 2

Since I concealed the venue in my first post, I will reveal it now. the invites has been sent out so many who do not know about it should have researched about it already.

So... tada!!! it's Fernbrook Gardens in Alabang. 

To those who are familiar with Fernwood Garden in QC, Fernbrook Garden is also a collaboration of the same people who developed Fernwood. But, unlike, Fernwood, Fernbrook has a more Victorian feel. With it's architecture and interiors, one would imagine being in Venice, especially with its indoor river where in one can have a romantic Gondola cruise. I wonder if the Gondoliers also sing? hmm...

We would be having both our ceremony and reception here. Fernbrook Gardens has a Mini Basilica, the Notre Dame De Vie, that is allowed to hold wedding ceremonies. It can accommodate upto 250 persons, making the ceremony very intimate. It has a short aisle which I definitely approve of since I don't want to have a long, dramatic march.

The ceremony will start at 2:30 in the afternoon of June 12 and will end approximately at 4:00pm. Cocktails will then be served in the Classical Dome.

We will have photo booth by Click D' Fun Photobooth (I'll have a separate feature for this) and gondola ride for our guests so they would have something to do while waiting for the reception.

Reception will follow at around 6:00 in the evening in the Victorian 2 Gardens which can accommodate a maximum of 400 persons (I'll soon make a separate post on guest list).  The venue itself need no more additional styling since it is already very beautiful.

In dealing with the respective person in charge n the church and reception venue, both King Emmanuel of Fernbrook and Brother Rein of Notre Dame De Vie (Notre Dame De Vie is under Madonna del Divino Amore Quasi Parish-Diocese of Paranaque), are very reliable and easy to talk to.

Fernbrook has a "worry-free" package and it was tempting. But we decided not to avail this since we wanted different suppliers. Their venue package includes air condition for venue, bridal preparation room, free use of venue for prenuptial photo, and basic sound system. The rest like gondola ride and dance panels are add ons. They have five accredited caterers, two accredited florists and one accredited sound system and mobile bar. If you prefer to have different supplier you'll have to pay for corkage fees.

King, our AE, is very kind and accommodating. She replies to my queries fast and she addresses my concerns right away. She even suggests suppliers and she gives us tips. The downside is the venue is really quite expensive, of course, its beauty has a price. But fortunately, King was able to haggle more for us. 

The chapel has a different fee and the air condition has separate charge also.
As for Brother Rein, though he is quite difficult to contact through phone, since his carrying a wireless landline, he can easily be approached to whenever his around Fernbrook. He is also very helpful in all our queries regarding the requirements that we needed to acquire and submit.

So far, our experience with Fernbrook is smooth. Aside from the Bentley car, that we were supposed to use, that needs repair and was replaced, but was informed to us early on. We have not encounter any problem yet.

here's the link to Fernbrook Garden's website if you need more information,
http://www.fernbrookgardens.com/