Joseph and I spent about 2 months searching for the appropriate venue for our wedding. I was googling like mad. We went to a handful of wedding fairs, Food Tasting events by possible caterers, and spent our weekends visiting some prospects. Our first idea was to really wed in Sonya's Garden, Tagaytay because this happens to be a very special place for us. However, when we considered the pros and cons, Sonyas became a challenging idea. But we still wanted to marry in an English Garden type of venue so we pursued the idea and looked for the perfect place here in Metro Manila.
I discovered Blue Gardens on the internet when I googled for "worry free wedding". And lo and behold, Blue Gardens really turned out to be what they promised. So far, among the NUMEROUS wedding packages that I studied throughout this hunt, Blue Gardens turned out to have the most practical quotation. If you're a BRIDE ON A BUDGET then this is the perfect place! Their garden, where the ceremonies usually happen and their Chateau where their receptions usually take place are LOVELY in a very humble and quaint way. It's SHABBY CHIC! :-) And I am a big shabby chic fan. So when I saw the premises, I just felt that this was the place God reserved for Joseph and me.
Their Worry Free Wedding Packages are complete. Their packages include the Caterer, Photography, Videography, Cake, Favors, and other details. However just a small footnote, don't expect TOP OF THE LINE suppliers for the Photography, Videography and Cake. I mean, they're OKAY as long as you're not expecting high-tech cutting edge services. Of course we all know that the top of the line Photo/Video services nowadays cost no lower than 50k. However, this does not mean that their in house Photo/Video Ferzze Zapata is no good. He's okay. Average at the least. BUT, there's a big BUT... IF we had more money, we would have gotten a more top of the line photo/video services separately. But hey, can you imagine that our whole Blue Gardens package including the ceremony didn't go beyond 150k? YES BRIDES TO BE... YOU CAN GET MARRIED LIKE ME (see our wedding photos) for only 150,000 pesos! :-) ALL IN NA YAN!
But of course, despite the pleasure of availing a COMPLETE WORRY FREE WEDDING PACKAGE, Joseph and I still want to tailor-fit our wedding according to our preferences to make it more personalized. Of course, we don't want to look like we just got a VALUE MEAL TYPE OF WEDDING.
So for our Blue Gardens package, we chose Lina Vitan as the caterer amogn the 4 accredited caterers of BLue Gardens (Hizons, Eloquente, Delica and Lina Vitan). We chose the Lina Vitan package because they're the CHEAPEST :-) hehe and besides I am already familiar with their food beacsue they usually cater t GMA events and as far as I remembered, their food was good. So there, we chose Lina Vitan. And then we signed up for their in-house photo/video which is Ferzze Zapata and just paid additional fees to upgrade the size of our official wedding album. Then we took out the Cake and the plant favors that were part fo the package. So the savings we got from the deductions were exchanged for other upgrades in the menu and other small stuff. We took out their cake because it was small and since I really want cupcakes for my wedding, we ordered our own cupcake tower separately. (see other review for cupcakes).
But you know what I really love about Blue Gardens? -- THEIR STAFF! Special mention to our Account handler ARMIE COLLADO. She's the BEST! She definitely knows what she's doing. She's an Account handler slash Wedding Coordinator mo na rin. Trust me, with Armie there, you don't really need to pay for another wedding day coordinator for your wedding day. Although, my friend Teri volunteered to be Coordinator for the day, she and Armie made a great team.
All in all, we would like to give 4 stars to Blue Gardens. It was jsut right for us but the only reason why I'm not giving them a perfect score because like all things, there are still some improvements that need to be done and some considerations to look at.
One feedback I got was the location was quite challenging. But well, the people who complained about that were my relatives from the province. So ano naman alam nila sa pasikot-sikot sa Manila? Hehe :p But to be fair to them, yeah, I admit Blue Gardens is not really in a prime location but hey Fernwoods is also hard to find. :p Blue Gardens and most wedding venues naman provide maps.
Another thing to consider is the size of the rest rooms, and maybe Blue Gardens can offer valet services for parking. And yes, they should finish that see-through dome/tent over their garden area because it's rainy season already. Thank God in my case, it didn't rain. We really prayed for good weather that day because unfortunately, I was told before by the owners that the cover will be done by April. But April and no cover was to be seen. I really got worried there. But God is Faithful and like he promised, he gave me perfect sunny weather on my wedding day! :-)
Check out their latest rates, venue photos, and other services on these sites:
http://www.thebluegardens.blogspot.com/
http://bluegardens.multiply.com/
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