Filipino Wedding Month, Tradition and Culture

If "June Bride"is the popular cliche among the marrying couple in the West, it is likely the month of December, which is the popular choice wedding month for Filipinos . Basically the differences in climate, tradition and culture have something to do with the choice of month. December may be winter in some part of the world but in the Philippines, the cool breeze of December brings up a calming mood to every one, much more for a newly-wed couple who mostly prefers the highland places as their honeymoon get-away.

Most Filipino families make it a tradition to reunite during Christmas season, from wherever country they stay they would find ways to visit their family back home and spend their Christmas in the Philippines. It is mostly during December when family becomes complete, a good chance to schedule a wedding ceremony for the couple. It is the moment when their most cherished member of the family could witness their vows.

In Filipino marriage, the wedding is something like a public show, exhibiting the grandeur and the pomposity of the wedding ceremony. It is something the friends and family wants to talk about. There is always a long list of sponsors that lined the entourage and every friend and friend of the family wishes to include in the invitation list. Tagging at the notion of “wedding occurs only once in a life time of the marrying couple," that planning incurs a serious matter. The planned wedding is no longer a secret and private but should be shared to everyone and since this could entails a big spending, the couple pick the month of December for wedding date to coincide with Christmas celebration, where money is sure to come because of the 13th month pay and bonuses of the employees which is given during November and December.

As a Catholic country, divorce in the Philippines is not allowable. Though the law on annulment has been enacted, it is not that easy to attain. Not all petitioners have been successful in getting the annulment, aside from having to raise a big amount for filing a petition, there is also the need for the conformity of the partner. In the absence of the two precedents the annulment can’t push through. So wedding should be a serious decision to consider. Once it is planned, pushed through and done, the couple in on their way to establish a family of their own. “ No turning back,” as fondly they say. The Filipinos believe in the spirit of Christmas, the solemnity and joy that permeates during Christmas season may serve as guiding star for the couple to pursue a lasting relationship.

Establishing an ideal marrying age

With the opening up of more job opportunities for Filipinos both in local and abroad, the average Filipino tend to embark into matured responsibilities. They begin to embrace the idea of entering working status at an early as sixteen years old. They are exposed to the complexities of life and while sharing their hard-earned money to support family, they tend to put off relationship. The joy of earning money and taking-in family responsibility are factors that push the marrying age to 24 to 25 years old for girls and 25 to 27 for boys. This ideal marrying age gained support from the government. A law was enacted to sets the age of couple to 25 years of age who are eligible to enter marriage without the consent of parents and limit to 18 years of age for those who are allowed to marry only with the consent of both parents. If the couple is below the age of 18, no churches and government officials are vested the right to marry the couple even if there is a parent’s consent,

The establishment of this age limits impacted a great deal to making up a responsible society. For no one knows what the future will bring to the newly-wed couple, but the well-planned wedding and marriage could somehow alleviate the anxieties of their future family.

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