By Cyril John Barlongo
JUST like any other couple, Cindy and Gino also dreamt of having a grand wedding—one that features designer suits and bridal gowns, a big church filled with well-wishers and a huge reception in a fancy hotel or venue where they can celebrate a milestone in their lives with all their friends and families.
But the couple chose to be practical and instead of splurging their hard-earned money on a lavish wedding, they decided to just save their money for their future kids.
The couple settled on having a simple wedding that doesn’t require them to break the bank. What’s more important, Cindy and Gino reasoned out, is that they can exchange their vows in the presence of their closest friends and relatives on that special day.
While on the lookout for ideas for their simple wedding reception, Cindy and Gino decided to visit a wedding fair in Mandaluyong City last year. Little did they know that their visit would turn out to be auspicious.
Oakwood Premier Joy-Nostalgia Center, one of the participants in the fair, raffled off a dream wedding package to guests. Cindy and Gino were among the thousands who tried their luck. On September 30, 2014, Cindy and Gino got their wish when Oakwood Premier announced that they won the raffle.
Oakwood Premier’s prize was top-notch reception for the couple. But Oakwood Premier’s Director of Sales and Marketing Michael Celis and PR and Marketing Communications Executive Aleah Alam decided to go the extra mile to make the couple’s wedding dreams come true.
Cindy and Gino initially did not plan on having a church wedding. Oakwood Premier then decided to look for sponsors for the couple–from the wedding gown to the venue of the ceremony.
Ivory and White Bridal Store provided the wedding gown while Nice Print Photography captured the day’s special moments. . Ix-Chel Style Manila’s Anna Angeles and Steph Escobido prettified the bride. Atmosphere Creatives Films edited the couple’s wedding video and ABS-CBN’s Debra Bernales assisted in shooting the video. TME Flowers and Events provided the flowers for the wedding and the reception. The wedding cake was given by Cake Concepts while the wedding reception was hosted by Black Tie Entertainment’s Edroy Lim.
The reception took place in one of the ballrooms of Oakwood Premier. Cindy and Gino, together with their loved ones, feasted on the buffet which featured deviled eggs with caviar, pasta salad with cheese and ham, cobb salad, seasonal mixed lettuce and choice of dressings and condiments, mushroom cream soup, fillet chicken breast with smoked ham, and pan seared red snapper with lemon sauce.
All in one
Oakwood Premier’s Joy and Nostalgia’s ballroom can accommodate as many as 200 persons for cocktail events and is divisible into three separate areas for smaller discussions with sound-proof dividers that allow for simultaneous conduct of meetings which is perfect for your needs.
It also boasts of one of the most powerful videoconferencing systems with high-quality audio and video, high-resolution data collaboration, and high-speed Internet connection to fulfill your 5-star experience at Oakwood Premier.
Providing warmth and relaxation to its guests, Oakwood premier will be definitely in anyone’s bucket list with its swimming pools, spa facilities and fitness center in indulging no-guilt pleasures in your honeymoon.
The property boasts of an indoor swimming pool in an all-blue color scheme with floor-to-ceiling glass walls that provide a feeling of expanse and a stunning view of the city. It is the only pool in the country that features underwater music, and is linked to a Jacuzzi at one end. Saunas are also available in the premier hotel.
With a vision in optimizing one’s health and maximize quality of life, its staff consists of physical therapists and nutritionists who are professionally trained to give the proper advice to guests and deal ably with their concerns, giving careful consideration to their current health status and condition.
A range of spa services and treatments can also be enjoyed in the Massage Room at the pool area or in the privacy of one’s residence. These include body scrub, massage, hand and foot reflexology, facial massage and manicure and pedicure.
The state-of-the-art fitness facilities in an exclusive environment which is catered for residents and members, is equipped with treadmill machines, stationary bikes, and other cardio-vascular exercise equipment, as well as strength and resistance training equipment and an aerobics studio that can be used for special fitness sessions.
Recently, the premier hotel was named as the best hotel in the 2015 Travellers’ Choice Award by the Trip Advisor.
The multi-purpose building is a mixed-use office and hotel catering fine dining, business conferences, birthday parties and wedding ceremonies.
The strategic location of the hotel and its offices is a great edge of the company with its highly accessible convenient stores, cafes and malls, government and corporate offices vacated along ADB Ave., where it stood.
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