marriage license, marriage banns, pre-cana seminar. check!

i just want to post these for our own satisfaction and while i still have free time. :)) knowing we're done submitting and attending all these makes me pat myself in the back. --ok, shoulders. i can't reach my back. XD

marriage banns were posted at our parish bulletin:

saw this with my family when we attended church a few sundays back. seeing this made me feel how this is really happening for us soon. i still can't describe the feeling i have as days grow nearer. i'm still waiting for it to kick in. hehe.

we got our endorsement from SSJ by early june this year. we claimed the endorsement when we had our pre-cana seminar on the first saturday of july. then, we submitted it monday the following week. we paid php 300 for this in our parish. i'm not sure if this is the standard payment. but i'm glad oso and i are from the same parish. else, we'll submit and pay on two different parishes.

marriage license was submitted:

you'll need to submit:  filled-out marriage license application, cenomar and birth certificate from nso, 1x1 picture and cedula. you will also attend a family planning seminar at the city hall.

after all these are done, you will have your marriage license.

also, please do not make mistakes writing in the marriage license. they do not accept applications with corrections. so fill in the boxes carefully.

we're also done attending our pre-cana seminar early this july. haha. XD

SSJ do not allow late comers. if you're late for 30 minutes, they will not allow you to attend anymore. believe me when i say this. it happened to us last june. haha. XD

you can do walk-ins, no problem. and they also allow couples to attend this even if they are not to marry at SSJ. you will be given a certificate after the session. it went from 9am to 6pm. whole day, i tell you. but it was worthwhile. it made me reflect on things. they have answer sheets for each modules they discuss. if i remember it right, you are to pay php 600 for this. they provide snacks, water and coffee the whole day. and the session room was cold. so better be ready for all these things.

now, let me leave you with a picture for you to know how happy we are to be done with all these. =)) this bread was eaten for lunch when we had our pre-cana seminar. lovely! :)

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