YEEY! My little pearl is now a certified Roman Catholic!!
:D
Last May 18, 2013, Madge was baptized with the name Fabrienne (Italian word for 'work with the hands' and French term for little blacksmith) Madge (greek term of Pearl) Asico Bongalbal. (Fabrienne Madge A. Bongalbal).
So who named her? Mommy!!
Where did I get those? From the world wide web ofcourse! I researched for it and studied why I should give her that name. First, I don't want her to have a common name. Second, I want her first name to describe her (inaassume kong magiging artistic sya since frustration ko un) and her second name (which served as her nickname) describes what she is for us.
To be honest, I really wanted her baptism to be extra special (I know all mommies do). So we provided her all those extra special stuffs on her big day. From the special individual baptism, to a somehow extravagant catering service.. from the yummy cupcakes and cutie souvenir, plus the photo booth, and the great Kuya Boyet as our photographer.
It was held at Sto. Domingo Parish in Quezon Avenue, Quezon City and I chose the 11:30 a.m. slot since it is not too early for us to cram (i hate cramming early in the morning) and not too late for the lunch as well.
Fritz's friend and Madge's ninong Brix, drove us all the way from Bagong Silang to Sto. Domingo. We left the house at 10:45 a.m. and the time travel from the house to the church took us an hour or so to reach our destination (eerrgh!downside of the 60kph @ Commonwealth). I admit, we were really late and we have no more time to fix everything we need for the ceremony, like the candles. I just asked the Godparents to tie a yellow ribbon I cut on the way to the church on the pink candle (atleast hindi bare masyado..hehe). Good thing, the baptism Ceremony before us is still ongoing that's why I still had my chance to distribute the candles and ribbons to the Godparents.
Here are some photos we had while waiting for Madge's turn.
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| trying to capture her smile |
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| the uber makulit na celebrant! |
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| mommy and baby |
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| ninong Mark, ninang Marilyn and ninang Julien with Jorge |
After a long while, we proceeded inside the chapel for the celebration. the ceremony started with a mass....
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| mommy, daddy and baby in front, Godparents at the back |
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| Father Rudolph (if Im not mistaken) |
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| family and friends |
followed by the tracing of the cross to Madge's forehead by her Godparents...Baby's a little, super makulit thus making it hard for her ninongs and ninangs to trace a cross on her forehead..hehe..
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| Father first..mejo nagtaray ang bata kaya natawa kami. hahaha |
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| then ninong Pao (black shirt) and ninong Bruce (wearing blue) |
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| ninong Jay |
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| ninang N.A. |
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| ninong Brix |
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| ninong Daryll |
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| ninong Budi |
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| ninang Yen |
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| ninang Marilyn |
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| ninong Mark |
Then, the pouring of water on her head..
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| inaasar sya ni tito DJ na iiyak kapag binuhusam, kaya lang tumawa sya pagkabuhos..hehe |
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| cutie pie Madge smiling on her guests |
Then tracing of cross using oil..
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| kala nya naligo lang sya..hehe |
After that, the lighting of the candle..
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| daddy starting the lighting of candle |
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| passing the light |
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| sharing her light |
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| Godparents holding their lights |
The Baptismal Ceremony didn't last that long. After saying our prayers, Father Rudolph asked us to pose for the photo opportunity with him.
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| with father.. (fyi, hinubad na ni Madge ung shoes nya, nainis na) |
..and photo ops it is:
with the family:
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| mother's side |
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| father's side |
with the Godparents:
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| Godparents |
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| wacky nga ba? |
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| Ninongs |
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| Ninangs |
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| Madge's kakulitan caught on continuous shot..haha |
some more pix with friends:
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| office buddies |
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| Jerusalem, so asan si Madge ko?? |
After the photo shoot (hehe) we then proceeded to the second floor for the reception.
Since we are late, I didn't get the chance to have the guest book and message board ready..:(
(sayang ang effort ko pag gawa..huuhuu..bawi-bawi sa persberdey!)
I loved the decorated function room c/o the caterer, Stars n Sun. (see it here)
We had a little of the photobooth after eating (hindi ata uso sa guests ni Madge un..hehe)
Then, some more photos by Kuya Boyet:
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| kulitan with daddy |
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| Mara, Diane and the author |
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| college dabarkads |
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| the super late ninang gets the super cute pose from Madge.. |
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| our extended family |
Madge is one lucky girl. With all the people who showed how much they care for her, and everyone who is willing to lend a helping hand, she is sure to face everything and surpass all with a happy heart and a smiling face..:)
