Sunday, June 01, 2008

Marriage Recognition Ceremony, Our Lady of Graces Parish, Carina, Qld, Australia, 31 May 2008

Sonny and I decided to have a "Marriage Recognition Ceremony" last Saturday, 31 May 2008. The Church will recognize our civil wedding last 8 January 2005 and we will have the grace to seen as married couple in the eyes of the Church and God.

This was a very important event to me because both Sonny and I will be able to receive the Holy Communion again.

It was nearly two (2) years saga for us to process this request to recognize our civil wedding as binding under Church laws. God eventually answered our prayers.

This are just partial photos. I am still waiting for more pictures coming from my friends cameras.

We organized a very simple ceremony and shared this special moment with immediate family and friends at our home.

I am fortunate to have Gina Conde, my best friend who helped decorate our home for our simple reception. Jun Conde, her husband cooked the best pancit palabok! Sonny's twin sisters catered heaps of food.

I decided to surprise Sonny in buying a nice chocolate mud cake wedding cake. I had our wedding picture printed on the edible paper as the centerpiece of our cake. It was a great hit for our guests...we didn't had a chance to have a piece!

Lastly, may I honor Fr. Steve Hartley who were with us in this journey from the time Sonny proposed to marry me about four years ago.

Now the journey is now complete! Thank God!