Chateau de Busay
Wedding Reception Programme
Although we badly wanted to have the wedding reception at the City View Garden as originally planned, we made a last minute decision to transfer the venue up at the covered Rooftop because it rained early in the afternoon and we are not taking any chances of having a "wet" wedding reception Everything was almost set up by noontime and I can only imagine how tiring it must have been to start setting things all over again. Thanks to the dynamic and energetic staff of Chateau de Busay headed by my cousin, Mr. Arnold Arcilla, the reception was set up again in no time and still came out very nice as it turned out to be. We still had the nice view of the hillside and the cool mountain breeze. The rooftop was as good as the City View Garden and it was a wise decision because it rained again that night before we could finish the reception program.
The Wedding Reception started at around quarter to six. Generally, wedding reception guests have short attention span and little time to linger around especially after they had their dinner. We also wanted to be considerate to our guests knowing that it was a long drive back down to the city and some had to go home early for school and work on the next day.so we kept our program short. Some parts of the original reception programme were skipped. This is how our wedding reception program proceeded: Scroll down below and click on an images to see the pictures.
- Opening Prayer and Welcome Greetings
- Mr. Donald Sabandeja - Emcee
- Introduction and Acknowledgment
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- Bride and Groom's Parents
- Principal Sponsors
- Family and Friends
- Grand Entrance of the Newlyweds
- Dove Release
- Bridal Waltz
- Grace Before Meal
- Rev. Fr. Patrick Martin
- Dinner Buffet
- Bride and Groom Table Hopping
- Distribution of Giveaways to Guests
- Distribution of Tokens to Sponsors and Members of the Entourage
- Cutting of Wedding Cake
- Toasts to the Newlyweds
- Speeches and Well Wishes
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- Mother of the Bride - Dr. Heidi Doncillo-Centenera
- Father of the Groom - Mr. Nicholas Auman
- Gentleman Principal Sponsor - Mr. James Chapman
- Lady Principal Sponsor - Dr. Ma. Janet Porcia
- Bouquet Throw and Garter Toss
- Closing Remarks
- Mr. Donald Sabandeja - Emcee
- Waiting Downstairs
- Wendell and Ivy takes a short rest from their garden pictorial and waits downstairs for the announcement of their grand entrance.
- The Wedding Entourage Line
- The program starts to roll and while the opening remarks and acknowledgement of guests continues, members of the wedding entourage lines up by the aisle to welcome the grand entrance of the newlyweds
- Guests at the Reception Hall of Chateau de Busay
- Before the reception programme started, guests were ushered in by members of the entourage to their assigned seats and tables
- Acknowledgement of Principal Sponsors seated at the left side of the stage
- (from left to right) Mr. Erlito Velasquez, Mrs. Cecilia Blahut, Engr. Frederick David Chiong and Mrs. Leonila Famador
- Acknowledgement of Principal Sponsors seated at the right side of the Stage
- (from left to right) Mr. Modesto Jordana, Mrs. Rita Malagar,Mr. James Chapman and Dr. Ma. Janet Porcia
- The Welcome Party
- Matron of Honor, Ms. Sarah Vercide (right) with bridesmaid, Ms. Careen Remedio (left) and Groomsman, Mr. Heinz York Molijon (center) getting ready to welcome the Newlyweds
- Waiting For the Arrival of the Newlyweds
- Bridesmaid, Ms. ECA (left) with Groomsman, Mr. KHM (center) and Flower Girl, Mist Angela Christine Go (right) all ready to welcome the Newlyweds
- Ready As Can Be
- Groomsman, Mr. Rex Doncillo and Bridesmaid, Ms. Sheila Auman all set to welcome the newlyweds
- Grand Entrance of the Bride and Groom
- Wendell and Ivy showered with petals, bubbles and birdseed by the members of the entourage as they enter the reception hall
- Bride and Groom Reception March
- Wendell and Ivy marching in the midst of family and friends Background music played was an orchestra rendition instrumental entitled "Saphira's First Flight" from the movie "Eragon."
- Centerstage
- Reaching centerstage and facing their guests, the newlyweds gave out their best smile to show their gratefulness for their presence.
- the Bridal Table
- Wendell and Ivy at the Bridal Table and formally introduced by the Emcee as the new couple
- Wendell and Ivy with their Doves
- A pair of white doves is always part of every wedding celebration and a kiss before they are released to their flight
- The Dove Release
- The doves taking flight as they are released in unison with a very enchanting and humming instrumental background music entitled, "Long Nu Zhi Sheng" from the TV Series "Return of the Condor Heroes."
- The First Dance
- Wendell and Ivy dancing the bridal waltz to the tune of "Moon River," a theme song from the movie, "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
- Ready for Dinner
- Wendell and Ivy back at their table feeling warm and comfy surrounded with flowers and trimmings. Now settled down and ready for dinner
- Dinner is Served
- The best part of every celebration is always with food and drink. an indulgence and a luxury to enjoy by both guests and host. Good decorum says, "Ladies first."
- Guests from the Bride's Side Having Dinner
- Relatives and friends of the bride savoring their dinner and enjoying the company of "long time seen" personalities
- Guests from the Groom's Side Having Dinner
- Relatives and friends of the groom enjoying their meal and engaging is small talk.
- Newlyweds's First Dinner
- Wendell and Ivy's first dinner together as a couple, Wendell gives Ivy a spoonful of mushroom soup.
- The Wedding Cake
- Wendell and Ivy's 3 layered Wedding Cake coated with creamy mango flavored icing and topped with fruit and flower arrangements
- To the Cake Table
- Wendell and Ivy at the cake table and getting ready for the cake cutting ceremony.
- Cake Cutting Ceremony
- Wendell and Ivy having the privilege of cutting their Wedding Cake. Slowly and surely guys...you don't want to topple it down.
- A Slice of Cake
- Wendell and ivy gets a slice of cake on the plate both eager to have the first bite. That looks really tempting.
- Cake Tasting - Bride
- As always, ladies first, so Ivy gets to taste the cake first while Wendell gives a spoonful to Ivy. Wow!!! That was a big one. Open your mouth wider my dear.
- Cake Tasting - Groom
- Getting his fair share, Wendell takes his first bite of the cake. Yummmy!!!! That was really fast
- A Kiss Is Sweeter than Wine
- Good wine and a kiss goes well together for a celebration like this. They did not want to do the crappy antics of entwining their hands while drinking the wine so they settled for the kiss.
- Best Man's Toast
- A toast was proposed by the Best Man and in the midst of Cheers!! the guests drink up for the newlyweds' blissful and happy life together
- A Toast for the Newlyweds
- Principal Sponsors, Mrs. Rita Malagar and Mr. James Chapman together with other guest gives a toast for Wendell and Ivy,
- Mother of the Bride Speech
- Mother of the Bride, Dr. Heidi Doncillo-Centenera delivering her speech and well wishes to the newlyweds
- Father of the Groom Speech
- Father of the Groom, Mr. Nicolas Auman delivering his long speech and well wishes to the newlyweds.
- Gentleman Principal Sponsor Well Wishes
- Mr. James Chapman conveying his well wishes to the newlyweds in behalf of the gentlemen principal sponsors.
- Lady Principal Sponsor Well Wishes
- Dr. Ma. Janet Porcia conveying her well wishes to the newlyweds in behalf of the ladies principal sponsors.
- Single Ladies Only
- Single ladies stands in line for the bouquet throw while the brides preppares to make her throw.
- The Bouquet Throw
- Get ready ladies and good luck, Whoever catches the bouquet will be the next bride-to-be. At the count of three. One! Two! Three! and off it goes.
- Bouquet Catcher and next Bride-to-be
- Bridesmaid, Ms. Sheila Auman looking good and demure with the bridal bouquet that she just caught.
- Taking Off of the Garter From the Bride
- Wendell taking the garter off from Ivy. Ok all eligible single men please fall in line for the Garter Throw.
- Passing On the Garter to the next Groom-to-be
- There was no need for the Garter Throw since all the single men got so shy to come forward, except for Mr. James Chapman who readily volunteered to have the garter. Even more fitting than the garter throw since in real life, Mr Chapman is getting married soon to Ms. Sarah Vercide. Congratulations in advance, Mr. Chapman
- Putting on the Garter
- Doing things nice and easy, Mr. James Chapman slowly easing up the garter to Ms. Sheila Auman's legs.
- Putting on the Garter....Much Higher
- Higher James! Higher! Everyone cheered. The gentleman would have obliged with the crowd's request but the lady got so shy we have to stop just at the knee.
- The Two-Pair Pictorial
- Newlyweds, Wendell and ivy with Mr. James Chapman as the next Groom-to-be and Ms. Sheila Auman as the next Bride-to-be.
- Closing Remarks
- Best Man and Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Donald Sabandeja makes his closing remarks of the program.
- Goodbye and Thanks for Joining Us
- Wendell and ivy waving goodbye to all. The program ended with the Closing Remarks by Mr. Donald Sabandeja.
- Cake Pictorial
- Oppss!! They forgot to serve the wedding cake. Anyway, there are still guest around but for the meantime its Cake Pictorial with the newlyweds together with the next Couple-to-be, James and Sarah.
- The Bride with the Vercide Sisters
- Its is only "once in a blue moon" that the four Vercide sisters could converge together at such a joyous affair, so it was indeed a great opportunity to have this shot. (from left to right) Ms. Rowena Vercide, Ms. Sarah Vercide, Ivy Doncillo, Dr. Heidi Vercide Doncillo-Centenera and Mrs. Rebecca Vercide Calalang
- The Gentlemen
- Wendell with his father, Mr. Nicolas Auman, Ivy;s Stepfather, Mr. Gabriel Centenera and Ret. Gen Boie Seville.