The Wedding Fact Sheet

I have a confession to make. If I wasn’t married in church, I’d probably have a beach wedding. There’s something about it that’s refreshing and naturally photogenic. With the sight of coconut trees, flowers and fine white sand, you’d hardly need any decor, except perhaps the glimmer of candle light or canvas tents to shade your guests.

A recent visit to the sea town of Mactan, Cebu made me fall in love with the idea of a beach wedding again. More so because we were billetted at the elegant Crimson Beach Resort & Spa, the newest resort in Mactan at the moment. Experiencing Crimson and its topnotch garden view villa certainly made hubby and I feel like we were on a honeymoon again.

What I like about Crimson is that it’s not as big as the other five-star resorts in Cebu so the feeling of privacy and intimacy is there. If you’re planning a small wedding with 100 guests or less or even 200, the resort has three venues to choose from.

Whether at dawn or at dusk, the small garden by the beachside Azure Bar of Crimson provides the perfect backdrop for the beach wedding of your dreams. Romance surely pervades the air with the view of the ocean and swaying coconut trees. All you’d need is a chair, a wide-brimmed hat and a sunny attitude about how beautiful the milestone moment is.

For an indoor ceremony or reception, Crimson has three function rooms that can be joined together to make a grand ballroom to accommodate as many as 200 guests in a banquet or cocktail style. The resort has prepared wedding packages for a minimum of 100 persons and this already takes the hassle out of preparing for the reception. The basic wedding package at the resort already includes the buffet, sound system, flower arrangements, two-layered fondant cake, overnight room accommodation with welcome basket, complimentary lechon, free use of the venue for four hours and other additions.

For an added amount, they would also include your wedding giveaways, photo and video coverage, bridal car… even a trio of violinist, flutist and guitarist. Click here for more details.

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Pearl Farm Beach Resort in scenic Samal Island in Davao is one of the best beach resorts in the Philippines. My friends and I spent time here last July, and I couldn’t help but think of it as a good honeymoon place as well. Think of it: a suite on an island for the two of you, away from the hustle and bustle of the big crowds, a good time to establish your enduring bond after the wedding.

I liked best our view here of the sea. For accommodations, one can have a choice of hilltop rooms (garden view), those houses on stilts or any of the seven exclusive villas. Room rates can be gleaned from their website. We stayed in the Samal Suite, a two-storey suite which had a queen size (matrimonial bed) on the second floor, flatscreen TVs and an iPod dock. Modern contemporary meets Muslim traditional design

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