Hello Rutch. If I may add, i know how you feel. I too had those dilemma. I recently got married last 3rd of May. So I used to have the same questions too. I just wanna share my experiences...
Just before hubby arrived. I have to get all the necessary requirements. First thing is my cenomar. It takes about 2wks processing time. My husband arrived at around 8pm saturday. At early monday morning, we arrived at exactly 7:45am at the british embassy. It took us about an hour to get there. We hired a van that cost us 2k php for that day with a driver that travel within metro manila- bacoor. That's from bacoor to 'the fort' in taguig where the british embassy resides. Pls bring your id and your cenomar, and your bf's CNI, and his passport, the interviewer may ask that to both of you. We were escorted to the main building and was interviewed both briefly. We were asked to wait for an hour, but we got the certificate within 30mins only. So we headed straight to the local municipality and submitted the requirements for our marraige license application. Hope this helps... do keep us updated. Cheers. xx