Just kidding. Before you throw a fit and ask me to have your name changed back to Alec Ezekiel, the priest thought your nickname was Eekie. Well, don't be confused. It's still Zeke, not unless you go by Alec now. - Mom
Finally, after months of planning and canvassing where to celebrate our little son’s christening, we have decided to do it in Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu (where we got married) then hold the reception at Max’s Restaurant.
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| Zeke before his "binyag" |
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| 10:30AM then lunch time for the reception |
In my previous
post, I have indicated the menu packages and we chose Menu 2:
Max's Fried Chicken
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Oriental Beef with Mushroom
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Sweet & Sour Fish Fillet
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Pancit Canton
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Plain Rice
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Roasted Nuts
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Buko Pandan
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Pepsi Pitcher
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Zeke’s christening has a Noah’s Ark theme with a color motif of yellow and blue. The cake has a baby on a cloud design, made especially for our little boy. Max’s Restaurant Ampid branch also offers souvenirs, invitations and a special gift for the celebrant thus we gave away a smoke glass souvenir with Zeke’s pictures and a framed portrait of our little boy's cutest pictures.
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| Free tarpaulin as well |
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| Zeke's baby on a cloud cake (not too sweet and I love the sponge cake) |
It really depends on you on how you want your child’s christening to take place. In our chosen church, they offer special dates (weekdays and Saturdays) which cost around Php 1000 to reserve the date and an additional Php 200 for every succeeding pair of godparents. If it’s on a Sunday, you’ll only pay Php 200 to reserve the date and Php 60 for every additional pair. We decided to do it on a Sunday so that everyone can come and also, due to the availability of the reception location. The entire ceremony only lasted an hour but due to the photo taking, it took two hours before we could leave the church!
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| Ninong Macky, Ninong Felix, Ninang Tracey, Ninang Emet, Ninang Ria and Ninong Erwin (not in the photo: Ninang Gemma and Ninong Neil) |
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| Family picture! |
It was a blessed but at the same time, tiring for us and our little boy. I guess that's the reason why he was sleeping most of the time. Luckily, Max's Restaurant also included a bassinet as part of their package. At least it was easier for Zeke to sleep in a bassinet instead of his usual car seat carrier (we didn't bring his stroller because it took a lot of space in the car when really, the space is needed for his gifts).
Check out the pictures!
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| Funny priest, he called my son "Eekie" LOL |
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| Solemn candle-lighting ceremony |
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| Buffet-style |
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| Zeke's Papito |
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| Smoke glass souvenir with pictures of Zeke |
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| Lola Dolly and Lolo Omie |
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| Zeke's Mama |
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| With Mama and Mamita |
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| Zeke's Mamita |
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| Zeke's gifts! Thank you!!! |
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| Gift from Ninang Emet! Thank you for the Chicco High Chair! |
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| Zeke: Grabe, I'm tired! Enough pictures please! |
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| Zeke's Papa |
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| Zeke with Mommy |
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| Gift opening time! :) |
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| Zeke's Daddy |
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| Look at his bassinet! Chuckie! |
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| Framed portrait :) |
After the ceremony, the party and the gifts, we must never forget why it is important for our newborns to bebaptized especially for Roman Catholics. More than a sacrament, baptism means that God the Father, the Son, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, give the Christian many very special gifts. To be baptized in the Catholic Church means more then being sprinkled with water on one's head and receiving a Christian name --- it's about being freed of original sin. It brings a person back to God, cleanse.
Welcome to the Christian World Zeke!
