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Requirements in Getting A Marriage License

Getting a Marriage License in the Philippines:
Here are the documents you need to submit in order to obtain a marriage license in the Philippines:
1. Birth certificate (new) - 1 orig & 2 xerox copies
2. CENOMAR (singleness) - issubed by NSO - 1 orig & 1 xerox copy
3. Certificate of Attendance - your lady’s hometown where you’ll be having your marriage seminar -1 orig & 1 xerox copy
4. Barangay Certificate - 1 orig & 1 xerox copy
5. CEDULA - 1 orig & 2 xerox copies
6. For ages 18-24 - appearance of both parents with valid I.D
WIDOW/WIDOWER
1. Death certificate of deceased spouse
- 1 orig & 2 xerox copies
2. CENOMAR -from NSO
- 1 orig & 1 xerox copy
3. CEDULA (latest) - 1 orig & 2 xerox copies
4. Barangay Certificate - 1 orig & 1 xerox copy
ANNULED
1. CENOMAR- from NSO - 1 orig & 1 xerox copy
2. Certificate of Finality from the Courth - 1 orig & 2 xerox copies
3. Certificate of Registration from the LCR - 1 orig & 2 xerox copies
4. CEDULA (latest) - 1 orig & 2 xerox copies
5. Brgy. Certificate - 1 orig & 1 xerox copy
FOREIGNERS
1. Passport I.D- 2 xerox copies
2. Date of Arrival (latest) 2 xerox copies
3. Legal capacity - issued by their respective diplomatic or consular officials - 1 orig & 3 xerox copies
4. CENOMAR - from NSO - 1 orig & 1 xerox copy
5. If divorced, judicial decree of absolute divorce - 1 orig & 2 xerox copies
6. If widow/widower - death certificate of deceased spouse - 1 orig & 2 xerox copies
NOTE:
- for naturalized citizens - bring orig & xerox copies of naturalization papers
- at least one of the applicants is a resident from Philippines
Just a piece of advice, reserve a day (you and  your partner) for the seminar. It’s obligatory! Though it’s possible to avoid this by paying somebody like your lawyer/attorney to do it for you but you’ll save a lot of moolaaah if you won’t be hiring anyone. I mean, the process are all the same. It’s your lady who’ll be getting all these documents and not that person you’re hiring.

GETTING A CENOMAR - Certificate of No Marriage Record

NOTE: Please refer to the Family Code of the Philippines for references to any of its article as mentioned in some items below.

 

A Certificate of No Marriage Record(CENOMAR) is simply what its name implies. It is a certification issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) stating that a person has not contracted marriage. The NSO is the central repository of among others, marriage records in the Philippines. It receives copies of marriage certificates from local civil registrars pursuant to the duty of the person solemnizing the marriage to send the duplicate and triplicate copies of the marriage certificate not later than fifteen days after the marriage, to the local civil registrar of the place where the marriage was solemnized.

A CENOMAR is not a requirement for marriage. It is only essential if you want to be certain that the civil status of the person you are marrying is still single and that he or she is unattached. This may be important since any marriage contracted while another one is still subsisting is considered as null and void under Article 35 (4) of the Family Code of the Philippines for being bigamous. Moreover, bigamy (the contracting of a second or subsequent marriage before the former marriage has been legally dissolved, or before the absent spouse has been declared presumptively dead by means of a judgment rendered in the proper proceedings) is also punishable as a crime under Article 349 of the Revised Penal Code. So if you have doubts regarding the civil status of your future spouse, it might be a good idea to procure a CENOMAR.

At times, a CENOMAR may be required by certain parishes. It may also be required if your future spouse is applying for a fiancee visa in your behalf. Moreover, Philippine embassies may also require a CENOMAR for Filipino nationals who wish to get married in a foreign country or in the Philippine Embassy within the foreign country.

The following are the information one needs to provide in securing a CENOMAR:

1. Complete name of the person to be certified
2. Complete name of the father
3. Complete maiden name of the mother
4. Date of birth
5. Place of birth
6. Complete name and address of the requesting party
7. Number or copies needed
8. Purpose for the certification

You can now avail of a CENOMAR through the internet. The e-Census (www.e-census.com.ph) is an online facility that allows you to submit requests for Certificates of No Marriage. According to its website, for local requests, the price for copy issuance for CENOMAR (Singleness) fee per copy is PhP400.00, except if you opt to pay using credit card where your request will be considered as a foreign request and will be charged in US currency. The fees for local requests are inclusive of courier charges for destinations within the Philippines.

For foreign requests, the price is US25.00 per copy for CENOMAR (Singleness) requests. The fees are inclusive of delivery charges using the registered mail service of the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost). For more information, please visit the e-census faq page.

Requirement of An Australian un Marrying in the Philippines:

This information is provided to assist you to complete the necessary formalities to ensure that your marriage is legally recognized under both Philippine and Australian law.

For a foreigner to legally marry under Philippine law, two documents are required:

• Certificate of No Impediment (CNI) (also known as Certificate of Legal Capacity)
• Marriage License

NOTE: Philippine law requires the CNI to be issued by the Embassy of the applicant's country of nationality in the Philippines. Documents issued in Australia or other countries are not acceptable to the Philippine authorities.

The Certificate of No Impediment (CNI) to Marriage, is not a requirement of Australian law. This is issued at the request of overseas countries seeking to ensure that a marriage involving Australian citizens, celebrated in that country, will also be recognized as a valid marriage by the Australian authorities.

A WORD OF WARNING: There have been cases where people have offered to be of assistance in arranging a marriage without completing all the necessary formalities. These marriages may not be recognized for purpose of migration to Australia. If you are encouraged or advised to go through marriage procedures which differ from the following process you should check with the Immigration Section of the Australian Embassy in Manila to ensure your marriage will be recognized as legitimate for migration purposes.

For Australian citizens the quickest and easiest way to obtain a CNI is by mail of from Consular Section of the Australian Embassy.

Australian citizens must complete an application for a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage and lodge the completed form with the Consular section of the Australian Embassy in Manila.

This application form may be obtained from:

• The Australian Embassy in Manila, or from any other Australian Embassy or Consulate overseas
• Any office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia.

Full details of your intended spouse must be included in the application for the CNI. Evidence of the applicant's nationality and date of birth must be sighted before a CNI can be issued, normally an Australian passport or birth certificate. A certified copy of these documents may be accepted if you do not wish to send the original documents in the mail.

If you choose to send the forms to the Embassy by mail, please allow sufficient time for delivery bearing in mind that there are often delays (and losses) in domestic and overseas mail.

PLEASE NOTE: The Embassy does not have the resources to acknowledge receipt of these forms.

We suggest you contact the Consular Section of the Embassy about three weeks after posting, to confirm receipt of forms.

There is no waiting period for the issue of a CNI. A CNI can be issued by the Embassy immediately if all requirements are met.

The applicant must declare that the information contained in the application is true. The declaration must be witnessed by a person who holds the office or professional qualification listed at the bottom of the application. Where the application is declared overseas, it may be witnessed by a person, who holds under foreign law, an equivalent office or equivalent professional qualifications to those listed at the bottom of the application.

An authorization letter is required for a fiancé or fiancée to collect the Certificate. Identification must be produced to confirm the identity of the fiancé or fiancée named on the Certificate.

The processing fee for the CNI, payable on or before collection. Payment should be made by cash or bank cheque (not Australian $). If you would like the Embassy to post the CNI to you, please provide your mailing address. You should allow sufficient time for any postal delays.

Choosing Catholic wedding vows

The Catholic wedding vows are the heart—the essential element—of the sacrament of marriage. Through these simple words, the couple exchange their consent to be married; that is, they choose to give themselves to the other, and to accept the gift of the other. The marriage can’t happen without this declaration of consent.

Can we write our own Catholic wedding vows?

Because consent is essential to the marriage, the Church provides the words by which the parties consent to the marriage. This means that you won't be able to write your own Catholic wedding vows, but there are other ways to make a personal expression of love.

The Rite of Marriage does provide several different options for the
 words of consent ; for example, you can memorize the words, or simply respond to questions from the priest or deacon assisting at your marriage. The different options are reviewed below.

Before the vows: Stating your intentions

The vows occur near the beginning of the Rite of Marriage, after a short address by the presider.


No matter which form you choose, the vows are preceded by the Statement of Intentions. The presider will ask you three questions:

"(Name) and (name), have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage?"

"Will you honor each other as man and wife for the rest of your lives?"

"Will you accept children lovingly from God, and bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?"

The bride and groom respond "I will" or "yes" . Your formal marriage preparation program should explore the significance of these questions, so that your responses will be both honest and meaningful.

Choose from two versions of the vows

In the United States, couples can choose from two different versions of the Catholic wedding vows. The standard version goes like this:

Priest (or deacon): Since it is your intention to enter into marriage, join your right hands, and declare your consent before God and his Church.

Groom: I, (name), take you, (name), to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.

Bride: I, (name), take you, (name), to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.

In dioceses of the United States, the vows may also take the following form:

Groom: I, (name), take you, (name), for my lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.

Bride: I, (name), take you, (name), for my lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.

Decide whether to memorize the vows

Once you've chosen the form of the vows, you'll want to decide whether to memorize the words of consent (vows). There are two advantages to memorizing the vows. First, speaking the vows provides a fuller, richer symbol of your consent to be married. And second, the act of memorizing the words of consent in the months and weeks leading up to the wedding is also a good spiritual practice that will help you to focus on the deeper meaning of your marriage.

If you're worried about forgetting the words, or being too emotional to say them clearly, many priests and deacons will have you repeat the words of consent after them, phrase by phrase. The Rite of Marriage doesn't actually suggest this, though; instead, it offers this simple alternative:

Priest: (Name), do you take (name) to be your wife? Do you promise to be true to her in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love her and honor her all the days of your life?

Groom: I do.

Priest: (Name), do you take (name) to be your husband? Do you promise to be true to him in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love him and honor him all the days of your life?

Bride: I do.

Again, the Rite provides a second option for dioceses in the United States:

Priest: (Name), do you take (name) for your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?

Groom: I do.

Priest: (Name), do you take (name) for your lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?

Bride: I do.

The priest acknowledges that the couple have declared their consent to be married, prays for God's blessing on the couple, and declares, "What God has joined, men must not divide" . This is the point at which, sacramentally, the bride and groom become wife and husband.

Decide whether to have a song or acclamation after the vows

Many couples choose to insert a song, soloist, or instrumental piece after the vows. There is a certain logic to emphasizing the declaration of consent in this way: it's the high point of the wedding ceremony, after all.

However, many liturgical experts strongly advise against inserting a long song or instrumental piece after the vows, because it interrupts the flow and momentum of the Rite of Marriage, and the whole liturgy. Solo and instrumental pieces in particular leave the assembly on the sidelines, and the wedding party awkwardly standing around waiting for the music to finish.

Instead, consider using a short, joyful musical acclamation after the exchange of consent and again after the exchange of rings. If you regularly attend Catholic Mass, you've heard this type of sung acclamation before in the Alleluia, the Memorial Acclamation, the Great Amen, and the responsorial psalm. A cantor (song leader) sings the words of the acclamation first, then invites the whole assembly to sing the acclamation. Generally, the acclamation lasts less than 30 seconds. Your parish music minister or wedding coordinator can help you choose an appropriate acclamation.

Planning Your Catholic Wedding

Congratulations on your engagement! Your parish will be happy to help you plan your wedding. This website can help, too, by giving you an idea of what to expect. The following "Table of Contents" will help you find the information you need to plan your wedding.

1. Getting engaged

• Are you ready for marriage?
  
• Can you be married in the Catholic Church?
  
• The engagement: A time of spiritual preparation
  
• Blessing your engagement
  

2. Contacting your parish

• Choosing a parish for your wedding
  
• Who to contact
  
• The interview
  
• Fees
  
• Forms and paperwork
  

3. Preparing for a lifelong marriage

• Marriage preparation requirements
  
• Pre-marriage inventories
  
• Pre-Cana and Engaged Encounter
  
• Natural Family Planning (NFP)
  

4. Setting the wedding date

• Dates to avoid
  
• Days on which you may not choose your own readings
  
• Dates to consider
  

5. Choosing the form of your wedding

• Who will preside at the wedding?
  
• Rite for Celebrating Marriage During Mass
  
• Rite for Celebrating Marriage Outside Mass
  
• Rite for Celebrating Marriage Between a Catholic and an Unbaptized Person
  

6. Choosing Scripture readings

• Review your options for the readings
  
• Choose qualified readers (lectors) to proclaim the Word of God
  
• What is God saying to you in the readings?
  
• The text of the readings suggested by the Rite of Marriage
  

7. Choosing wedding music

• Work with your parish music minister
  
• Three criteria for choosing Catholic wedding music
  
• Find musicians
  
• Decide when music will be used in the wedding liturgy
  
• Choose songs, hymns, and other music
  

8. Choosing vows

• Can we write our own Catholic wedding vows?
• Before the vows: Stating your intentions
• Choose from two versions of the vows
• Decide whether to memorize the vows
• Decide whether to have a song or acclamation after the vows

9. Choosing roles for family and friends

• Bride and Groom
  
• Presider
  
• Witnesses
  
• The wedding party
  
• Assembly
  
• Ushers
  
• Musicians
  
• Lectors (readers)
  
• Eucharistic ministers
  
• Gift bearers
  
• Altar servers
  
• Flower girls and ring bearers
  

10. Choosing other liturgical elements

• Greeting the guests
• Seating
  
• Greeting the assembly
  
• The wedding procession
  
• General intercessions
  
• Prayers and blessings
  
• Unity candle
  
• Prayer before the Virgin Mary
  

11. Creating a wedding program for your guests

• Plan your wedding first
  
• Decide who will create and print your Catholic wedding programs
  
• Create a wedding program that encourages participation
  
• Don't forget the service music
  
• Catholic wedding program templates
  

12. Dealing with the details

• Decorations
  
• Flowers
  
• Dress
  
• Photographers and videographers
  
• Payment and fees
  

13. The honeymoon and beyond...

• The honeymoon
  
• Resources for "happily ever after"
  

10 Best Christian Wedding Songs | List of Great Wedding Love Songs That Is Best Fit For Your Wedding

The Best Christian Wedding Songs

1. Arise My Love by Micheal Card – This is my theme song on our wedding day. As if I am singing this song to my bride as she comes and approach the altar to take her vow with me.
2. House Hold of Faith by Steve Green – This is more like a wedding vow song. It’s just amazing that as you take your vow with your spouse, you also take your vow with God as you promise together to build a house hold of faith.
3. Love Will Be Our Home by Sandi Patty – Sandi Patty did sung lots of of beautiful songs. And this one is definitely one of the best. If you are looking for a good Christian wedding song, this one is good.
4. Holding Hands by Steve Green – This Christian wedding song is equally beautiful as the other songs. But it did not became as popular as the rest. But believe me, this one is beautiful.
5. I Will Be Here by Steven Curtis Chapman – This Christian love song was not really intended to be a wedding song. However, this is frequently sung because its lyrics rightly fit the occasion. Though it is beautiful, this song is commonly sung during weddings. So if you are looking for a little bit uncommon, take this out of your list.
6. Only God Could Love You More by Dwight Liles and Niles Borop – Many weddings have used this song already. And this song though short, this is very meaningful.
7. Cherish the Treasure by Steve Green – I am not really sure if Steve Green is the original singer of this Christian wedding song, but this is definitely one of the best.
8. Love of My Life by Jim Brickman – Jim Brickman is more popular in secular world than in Christian gospel singer. Though he is not really a hard core Christian singer, most of his songs, especially the love songs are inspired by Christianity. And he is known to have some association with Christian gospel singers like Micheal W. Smith. According to some sources, Jim is really a Christian who lives faithfully for God.
9. Flesh of My Flesh by Leon Patillo – This song is one of the highly requested Christian wedding songs. However, this one is hard to find nowadays. I got the lyrics though. So, if you’ll have a chance to have a copy of this song, why not share it? The original version sounds like a country music Christian wedding song.
10. This is the Day by Scott Wesley Brown – I have been a long time fan of Scott Wesley Brown. And this song is definitely one of the best out there. This song can be sung during the bridal march or vow song.

Filipino Christian Wedding Program and Ceremony

A Sample of Filipino Christian Wedding Program And Ceremony

One of the most difficult part in having a Christian wedding is where to get a good example of a wedding program which includes the wedding manuscript itself. Well, there is no perfect wedding manuscript, but I believe that this post will help a lot of ministers especially the newbie officiating ministers.
I myself had  lots of problems in searching the net looking for a good wedding manuscript. I ended up combining together what I believe best in my research. I do hope that you like this stuff. Filipino Christian wedding coordinators, this will also help you a lot. I included in it the program and a very short wedding sermon outline.
PRELUDE
PROCESSION
GIVING OF THE BRIDE
Who presents this woman and this man to be married to each other?
• Both sets of parents answer in unison, “I do” or “We do.”
OPENING PRAYER
MESSAGE
Elements of A Good Marriage
1.Communication – Proverbs 13:17, you need to communicate properly
2.Consideration – It is paying attention to what your mate is feeling and not invalidating each other. In Ephesians 4:2 the keywordd is “other”
3.Compromise- love does not demandWho presents this woman and this man to be married to each other?
• Both sets of parents answer in unison, “I do” or “We do.”  your own way.
Things where the couple can compromise
- Discipline- what kind of upbringing your spouse have.
- Finances – you need to talk to each others what are the priorities that you have to buy.
- Sex – talk to each other, when, how, where.
- In Laws – you have to consider each other’s parents and relatives so that your inlaws won’t be your outlaws.
4.Courtship – courtship does not end to  your boyfriend, girlfriend relationship. It should be continuous. Even after having children. Songs of Solomon 8:6 says; “Set me like a seal on your heart, for love is as strong as death.” Matthew 5:32 says; “But I tell you the truth, whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.”
5.Commitment – commitment to take care each other is very important. Faithfulness to your spouse is a must. Malachi 2:6; “’For I hate divorce,’ says Yahweh.”,
6.Christ – there could be no better home than having Christ in your home. Ungodly family adds up to the problem of the society. But godly families builds up the society. Proverbs 127:1 says; “Unless builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.”
CHARGE TO THE COUPLE
I charge you both, as you stand in God’s presence, to remember that love and loyalty alone will serve as the foundations of a happy and enduring home. If the solemn vows which you are about to make are kept permanently, and if you steadfastly seek to do the will of your Heavenly Father, your life will be full of peace and joy, and the home which you are establishing will abide through every change.
CHARGE TO THE PARENTS
Pastor: To the parents, your main role with the relationship of these two individuals is to guide and encourage them to continue to love one another and not to overpower them over their decision making. Remember that you now have a new son and a new daughter. You are to assist them in times that they need you without expecting something in return.
CHARGE TO THE SPONSORS
Pastors: To the Sponsors, you are here not only to witness the wedding but also to take responsibility of assisting the couple for their moral, financial, and even in spiritual needs. You are responsible to help them in times of their needs not only in financial matters but also in your moral advice to them. This is why it is important that we ourselves have been a good example of a happy marriage.
CHARGE TO THE CONGREGATION
Pastor: Your main responsibility is to help the couple in times they need it especially that you have become a witness this memorable day. It is not your job to back bite the couple or to give comments against them, nor to gossip (chismiss) about them but to love them and help nurture their love for each other.
THE PLEDGE
___, will you have ____ to be your wedded (wife/husband), to live together in the covenant of faith, hope, and love according to the intention of God for your lives together in Jesus Christ? Will you listen to (her/him) inmost thoughts, be considerate and tender in your care of (her/him), and stand by (her/him) faithfully in sickness and in health, and, preferring (her/him) above all others, accept full responsibility for (her/him) every necessity for as long as you both shall live?
GIVING OF VOWS
I, ___, take you ___, to be my wedded (husband/wife), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, ’til death do us part: according to God’s holy ordinance, and thereto I pledge you my love and faithfulness.

GIVING OF THE RINGS
Minister: “May I have the rings. Let us pray. Bless, O Lord, the giving and receiving of these rings. May ___ and ___ abide in Thy peace and grow in their knowledge of Your presence through their loving union. May the seamless circle of these rings become the symbol of their endless love and serve to remind them of the holy covenant they have entered into today to be faithful, loving, and kind to each other. Dear God, may they live in Your grace and be forever true to this union. Amen.”
Groom: “____, I give you this ring as a symbol of our love, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. With this ring, I wed you.”
Bride: “____, I give you this ring as a symbol of our love, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. With this ring, I wed you.”
UNITY CANDLE
The two outside candles have been lighted to represent both your lives in this moment. They are two distinct lights, each capable of going their separate ways. As you join now in marriage, there is a merging of these two lights into one light. This is wI charge you both, as you stand in God’s presence, to remember that love and loyalty alone will serve as the foundations of a happy and enduring home. If the solemn vows which you are about to make are kept permanently, and if you steadfastly seek to do the will of your Heavenly Father, your life will be full of peace and joy, and the home which you are establishing will abide through every change. hat the Lord meant when He said, “On this account a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall be one flesh.” From now on your thoughts shall be for each other rather than your individual selves. Your plans shall be mutual, your joys and sorrows shall be shared alike. As you each take a candle and together light the center one, you will extinguish your own candles, thus letting the center candle represent the union of your lives into one flesh. As this one light cannot be divided, neither shall your lives be divided but a united testimony in a Christian home. May the radiance of this one light be a testimony of your unity in the Lord Jesus Christ.
BIBLE
The Bible is the symbol of your submission to God giving Him the authority over your marital life being the head of the whole family.
The Couple:
I promise before God that with this Bible, I desire to follow God’s ways and encourage you as my spouse to do the same. I also commit to God, that I will love Him more than I love you as an evidence of my love for you. Today, I recognize that without Him, there is no us. May God bless our family.
COINS
These Coins are the symbol of the union of your faith with each other when it comes to material things.
Husband: I promise to supply your needs and of our family. That I will do my best with all I can to give it willfully with all my heart for the betterment of our family.
Wife: I promise to take care of our finances responsibly to ensure a smooth governance of our assets  and expenses. I also promise to give to the Lord what is due Him.

VEIL AND CORD
(Kneeling), Let us call on the bearer of the Veil and Cord.
The Veil is the symbol of submission of the wife under the husband and it’s purest intention of the couple with each other. On the other hand, the cord symbolizes that both of you are now one and cannot be separated.

PRONOUNCEMENT
Now that ____ and ____ have given themselves to each other by the promises they have exchanged, I pronounce them to be husband and wife, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
You may now kiss the bride!!!
DECLARATION
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Mr. And Mrs. Vien and May Olaer