The "Pamalaye"

The common norms and practices that we have in our country when a couple decides to get married is the pamalaye (in Visayan Dialect). This is when the family of the guy goes to the house of the girl (where their parents meet) and discuss the details of the wedding. As for me, the so-called Pamalaye was held last February 8, 2008 with my lola (my father's mom) as the one who presided the event. This was the second time that our parents met face to face and they were so civilized with each other. (good thing!) Jeff and I were so nervous for fear that our parents might get into a conflict while discussing the details of the wedding just like what we see most in movies.


And so my lola started off with the prayer and asked each of us if getting married was what we wanted and if we were really ready for it. She explains that once we both say YES, there's no turning back and if we had any second-thoughts, it was the time to back-out. Of course, we both said YES and explained to them that we've already decided to get married last April 15 2007 and we didn't have any second thoughts about it.
The night went on with who pays this and who pays what. Dinner came after that. Jeff's family brought a lot of delicious food and we all ate in laughter and smiles.
Here's our pictures during the Pamalaye: