So I'm engaged, what's next??

I've been reading blogs and forums since the day we got engaged. Planning was driving me crazy. And getting a full-coordinator will never be on our list. First, they cost too much, we can't spend almost hundreds of thousands for a wedding planner. Second, I am a planner by nature. I wanted to be really hands-on with this. I trust my crafty hands so we'll go with a bit of DIY here :) I know it's gonna be fun, plus, we are a family of artists . Wouldn't hurt to ask for help from our friends and families. I know they'll be happy to get involved :D

First thing we had to decide on is the Church and venue of the reception. Our first choice was Our Lady of Grace Parish in Caloocan. I am from Valenzuela but most of my relatives are from Caloocan. H2b's fam is from Tondo, Manila near Abad Santos. I have attended a few weddings in this church and I thought it was okay. But ofcouse, we still looked around for more options. Thank you to my ever-trusted forum Femalenetwork and pex, I learned about Our Lady Of Victory Chapel in Malabon. I fell in love with the pictures I saw from other reviews. I showed H2b the chapel and he liked it. He liked how intimate the place is, unlike othe churches, the place is very quiet since it is inside a subdivision. The beauty of the church, the ambiance, the proximity! Perfect!

It's just almost 5-minutes away from Monumento Circle. We decided to visit the place with my future in-laws the first time :)  A ceremony is being held when we arrived so we were able to witness an actual wedding! Made me more excited! Here are some pictures from the web. CREDITS to the photo owners.

Here are photos we took from our ipad: