02 / A note
We wanted small. We wanted you.
We have been together for nine years and living together for seven, so this is less a beginning than a signature. We did not want a ballroom. We wanted the people we actually call, in a room we actually like, eating food we actually eat.
There is no entourage, no program, and no seating chart. Sit wherever. Stay as long as you like.
H & R
03 / The day
Short ceremony. Long dinner.
Doors
Come up to the roof. There is a drink waiting and a view of the city going orange.
Ceremony
Eleven minutes, we timed it. Judge Reyes, two witnesses, and a very short vow each.
Photographs, quickly
One of everyone, on the roof, while the light is good. Then we put the camera away.
Dinner
Downstairs, one table. Six courses, family style. Tell us what you cannot eat when you reply.
Cake, then records
Ren is on the turntable. Requests will be considered and mostly declined.
Whenever
The restaurant is ours until midnight. After that, there is a bar next door.
04 / The place
Toyo, Poblacion.
A small restaurant on a quiet street off Kalayaan Avenue, with a roof deck upstairs. Karrivin Plaza, 2316 Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Makati. The roof is up the stairs at the back.
- Parking
- Inside Karrivin Plaza, free after 4:00 PM. Rideshare drop-off at the gate.
- Getting home
- Ride vouchers on the table for anyone who wants one. Please take one.
- Staying over
- Ask us. We know three good places within ten minutes.
05 / Dress
Whatever you would wear to a good dinner.
No dress code, honestly. A jacket if you like, a dress if you like, linen because it is May. The roof is warm at five and the dining room is cold at nine, so bring a layer.
- Chalk
- Stone
- Moss
- Charcoal
- Clay
06 / Gifts
None, please.
We mean it. We have a small flat and everything we need. If you are the kind of person who cannot arrive empty-handed, bring a bottle of something you like and we will open it at the table.
07 / Questions
Things people have asked.
Can I bring someone?
The invitation is for the names on it. It is forty seats and we have counted twice. If your partner is not named and you think they should be, message us and we will talk.
Kids?
We love yours, and this one is adults. It is a late dinner in a small room. We will do a lunch with everyone's children in the summer.
Is there a program?
No. No speeches unless someone stands up on their own, no games, no bouquet toss. Dinner, records, cake.
Photos?
Please. There is one photographer and she will be discreet. After the ceremony, take whatever you like. We are not doing a hashtag.
08 / Reply
Are you coming?
By 3 April 2027, please. The restaurant needs the number and we need to sleep.
Thank you, friend.
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Plans change? Reply again.
09 / The date
Saturday, 8 May 2027.
Doors at 4:30 PM, ceremony at 5:00 PM, dinner at 6:00 PM. Toyo, Karrivin Plaza, Makati.